These are great! Thanks, Flathead!
(Boy, if there was ever an expression of gratitude that would only be taken the right way on the GOF, that was it!
) With movies (especially animated ones) I always find it very interesting to learn about the genesis and development of the characters, early ideas for the plot, and how the plot changed to its eventual form, how the visual aspects were designed (character concepts, color palettes, etc.), and any research that was involved in the making of the film.
I certainly never envisioned the gang as being that big.
For a long time I thought of them as being really tiny (maybe two or three feet long). More recently, I imagined Cera and Spike as being two or three feet high (Littlefoot would be at least a foot taller because of his neck), and around six feet long, maybe a little more. If they were really supposed to be THAT big, however, then unfortunately their parents were A LOT bigger than their respective species in real life.
Whoever wrote the movie description on the second page of the first article sure needs to hit the zoology books (not to mention the dinosaur books) if he/she thought Ducky was a
platypus.
(Seriously, what kind of platypus is scaly, has a bony crest on its head, walks on two legs, and is thirty feet long as an adult?
)
I sure don't remember Cera being pink at the end of the movie. :blink: As I recall, it was actually her father who had a pinkish/purplish hue.
Do you know when the second article was published, Flathead? I can’t find a date on it.
