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The Tale Of Despereaux. A Delightful Story Of A Mouse, A Princess, Some Soup, And A Spool Of Thread, Opened In The Us And Uk On 19 December 2008.

Directed By Sam Fell, Gary Ross, And Robert Stevenhagen, And Produced By Ross And Allison Thomas, The Film Has Been Created By Framestore In Partnership With Universal Studios. The Tale Of Despereaux Is Based On Kate Dicamillo's Novel Of The Same Name, A Newbery Medal-Winner For Children’s Literature.

Created By An Animation Team Led By Executive Producer David Lipman, (Producer Of Shrek 2), The Film Is Framestore’s First-Ever Feature Animation, And Was Created In The Company’s London Premises Using A Largely European Talent Base



Interview with David Lipman, Managing Partner Feature Animation, Framestore

IT'S ART: What Motivated Framestore To Initiate Such A Production In 2006?

David Lipman: Framestore Always Had A Desire To Work On An Animated Feature. This Was The Right Opportunity At The Right Time.

IA: What Was At Stake For Framestore In This Project?

Dl: We Partnered With Universal On This Project. We Had To Prove That We Were More Than A Vfx House.

IA: How Did Framestrore Convince Investors And Such Renowned Actors To Get Involved In The Tales Of Despereaux?

Dl : Universal Funded The Film.  Universal Producers Gary Ross And Allison Thomas Developed The Story And Cast The Film.

IA: You Say That "Despereaux Does Not Look Like Anything Else Out There, Employing A Palette And Lighting Drawn From The Dutch Masters." Can You Let Us Know More About The Work On Color?

Dl: Colors Are More Muted And The Use Of Light Very Naturalistic.There Is A Lot Of Black And Dark Space In The Film, Very Unusual For An Animated Movie.



IA: What Are The Main Tools That Framestore Has Used For This Production?

Dl: Maya/Renderman Pipeline With A Lot Of Propriety Tools.