Jungle Book: Comparison Table

	Jungle Book 1967	Jungle Book  2016
Production	-Walt was at the centre of all decisions -black jazz music was used with the orang-utans, this was changed in the 2016 version to avoid racism -they didn’t make it for money they made it to make Walt happy due to the flop of ‘Sword in the Stone’ -live action version in 1994 -made in Walt Disney Studios in California -Disney’s personal control affected all stages of production and distribution -the film was inspired by the Kipling books -Larry Clemmons was the script writer -the drawings were based on the voice actors -it was directed by Wolfgang Reitherman -some characters were cut out during the development process -all backgrounds where hand painted except for the waterfall which was real footage of Angel Falls in Venezuela	-produced by Walt Disney Pictures -directed by Jon Favreau -written by Justin Marks -focused more on Kipling’s original books, gave it a darker tone -most of the films CGI -Favreau wanted it to be a tribute -it fades from hand drawn into CGI -all animals and landscapes are created on computers by MPC -the movie has a realistic look -Disney was open to Favreau’s new approach -he took key parts of the book to keep nostalgia -to attract new audiences and keep it modern they used popular voice actors people know, such as, Scarlette Johansson who plays ‘Kaa’ the snake -for this movie they had white voice actors for the orang-utan to avoid racism -the voice influences the animation -they went to India to take picture of the forest and different settings to create a realistic landscape -they used original music from 1967 movie -used Disney’s huge archive to take ideas -original song writer Richard Sherman was used
Technology	-Cel animation was used, used different layers of glass so they can layer characters and make it seem like its moving -the Cel animation was painted by Earl Hurd in 1914 -xerography= copying animator’s drawings onto a light sensitive aluminium plate and then onto cells -Cel animation was expensive and was too time consuming	-the majority of the film was made with CGI, apart of Mowgli which is a who is a real boy
Ownership, marketing and distribution
Regulation	Profanity: None Alcohol, drugs and smoking: None Sex and nudity: mild, for example, Bagheera pulls on Mowgli’s underwear, Mowgli having to use his feet in order to kick him off and get him to let go (butt cheek briefly spotted) Frightening and intense scenes: mild, for example, Shere Khan clawed Baloo and he faints (made kids cry in the past) Violence and gore: mild, for example, the tiger bites the bear	Profanity: None Alcohol, drugs and smoking: mild, for example, when the camera shows Mowgli’s village there are people holding drinks Sex and nudity: none, however some people thought there was some nudity as Mowgli was only wearing a loincloth Frightening and intense scenes: moderate, for example, when Shere Khan kills the wolf and Mowgli finds out, it can be emotionally upsetting for the viewer Violence and gore: moderate, for example, when Shere Khan attacks, bites and throws a wolf off a cliff
Economics/ funding	-budget was $4million -made $141 million in the US -made $205 million worldwide -highest grossing film of all time in Germany	-cost $175 million -opened with $103.6 million in North America -biggest April debut -grossed over $966 million -35th highest grossing film of all time -$2.56 billion globally -top four grossing films of the year -Disney’s rival is Warner Brothers -the film was released in 70 different countries -a sequel is planned -there was a 3D version
Maintaining audiences		-highly developed corporate synergy -Disney advertises their own products -appeal to wide range of age groups -49% over 25 -51% under 25 -97% of audiences rated it an A or a B