While the new version of The Lion King is 100% animated, the filmmakers did use real-life locations when designing their environment. Here are some of the spots that were the basis for Simba’s world… Disney Masa Marai, Kenya was the inspiration for the Pride Lands. Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP / Getty Images, Carl De Souza / AFP / Getty Images And the rock formations around Chyulu Hills, plus the landscape of Borana, Kenya, influenced the design of Pride Rock and its surrounds. The tufa formations at Mono Lake in California provided inspiration for the elephant graveyard. Sean Gallup / Getty Images As did the geothermal areas around Dallol, Ethiopia and Yellowstone National Park in the US. Carl Court / Getty Images, Mark Ralston / AFP / Getty Images Sesriem Canyon, Namibia, was used to inform the design of THAT canyon, where Mufasa dies in the wildebeest stampede. ...
Comments
Post a Comment