The Making Of Frozen Part 3

Frozen: The Making of a Disney Animated Classic Part 3

The Story of “Do You Want To Build a Snowman?”

Did you know that “Do You Want To Build a Snowman?” almost didn't make the final cut? Peter Del Vecho (Frozen Producer) said that there was a screening as late as February 2013, not that far from release, once they went through the film, they could see that the individual parts for that scene were strong, but it just didn't add up, and so the song had been taken out. Robert Lopez and his wife (Musical Writers) said that they sneaked it in again, but it was out, in, out, in and then it was kind of a groundswell in Disney, where the ranking file people wrote emails saying “Why is it out? Put it back in.” it wasn't put back in the film until the witching hour they released it. Thankfully they did because I think it’s one of the best songs in the movie. This song give the movie some sentiment and seriousness that makes it a masterpiece, its magnificent.

The Creation of Arendele

While the animators were creating the characters, the design team needed to create Arendele, and for this matter the design team went on a trip to Norway. They found what they were looking for. One of the design team members said that putting Arendele in the bottom of towering fiords gave the film an essence of uniqueness. Chris Buck told the crew “open your ears, open your mind, and open your heart, because you never know what you’re going to find.”

One of the most important things the design team noticed was a Norwegian pattern called Rosemaling. Rosemaling can be found anywhere in Norway, in columns, ceilings and even dresses; this was used in the film’s castle, characters, and Elsa’s Magic. The snow was also considered a sort of character in the film, for the sole reason that this was the first film to have characters actually interact with the snow. So for the crew to understand the snow’s movements and it’s interaction with people, they took a 3 day trip to Jackson Hole, Wyoming to play with snow.  People were impressed on how the snow gave the film character and originality.

Next Blog:  Queen Elsa’s Castle & The Story of “Let It Go”.