How to Train Your Dragon concept art by Nico Marlet. Credit: Marina Bay Sands
DREAMWORKS Animation will, for the first time in Asia, give the public a peek into what goes on behind the scenes in making some of its biggest blockbusters, includingMadagascar and Kung Fu Panda.
From June 13, DreamWorks Animation: The Exhibition will feature 31 films and more than 400 displays, allowing visitors to experience how these animation works make the leap from initial sketches to the big screen.
Curated by the Australian Centre for the Moving Image in collaboration with DreamWorks Animation, the exhibition will be held at Singapore’s ArtScience Museum and feature concept drawings, storyboards, reconstructions of DreamWorks’ real-life workspaces and behind-the-scenes footage of the creative process.
The exhibition takes a complete look at two decades of the studio’s feature films, from its first film, Antz (1998), to recent releases, How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) and Home (2015).
Visitors can step into three main galleries: Character, Story and World, to witness what it takes to create and bring the films to life.
In the Character section, 47 preliminary character sketches and video interviews with the production teams illustrate the thought and detail poured into each character during the development process.
Meanwhile, in the Story gallery, visitors can watch filmmaker Conrad Vernon perform his pitch for the infamous ‘Interrogating Gingy’ scene in Shrek.
The world of Kung Fu Panda as drawn by Ritchie Sacilioc. Credit: Marina Bay Sands
The World section focuses on the creation of the vivid worlds in the films, where fans will see the work of directors, production designers and concept artists.
The gallery also offers a 180° projection of a never-before-seen vision of Berk, the Viking township from How to Train Your Dragon.
Visitors of all ages can learn the basic principles of animation while creating their own short movie at The Animation Desk, using a simplified version of DreamWorks’ software.
Tickets to the exhibition are now on sale.
