#alys posting in the year of our lord 2022???

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Welcome to the Afton sends Asks Experiment! I know this doesn’t look like it’s from @willynillynonsense, but trust me. It is.

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Now, onto a personalized question…

Do you have a favourite animatronic? Or at least a favourite set of them? I’m obviously fond of the Funtimes, but you seem to be a Sun and Moon fanatic. Well, judging from your blog colors. - W. Afton

Oh? I suppose this is slightly unexpected. I don't remember forwarding my information forward in such a solicitous fashion, but, I suppose spam is expected to make its way into my inbox every now and again, and it would be considered rude to ignore it completely. Regardless; fanaticism seems like somewhat of an exaggeration. I'm fond of their designs respectively, the Art Nouveau inspirations which almost lends this air of Celestial cachet. Despite what appearances would lend to expectations, I do prefer the mannerisms and overall persona of the Moon in contrast to its' solar counterpart. I'm not particularly certain if the manufacturer was lending towards nostalgia riding off the 70's astrological motif, or if it's just a 90's resurgence, but- Well, perhaps I should just answer the question and cease this (admittedly) self-serving monologue whilst I'm ahead. I enjoy Ballora the most; visually, and through other aspects of her relatively sparse appearances. Life imitates art, and the humane elements, whilst a pinch Uncanny Valley to some, have their own unique charms. I hope this satisfies your correspondence. - A. Hydrick.

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the Into the Spiderverse #QuarantineWatchParty on twitter yesterday revealed a lot of neat stuff about the film. a lot of the creative team (directors, writers, producers, composer, editors, animators, and Shameik Moore) participated. 

there were also a few tidbits about the sequel I found interesting. no plot stuff was revealed, but I found confirmation that certain names that are back on the team, which I found reassuring (especially since I am a little wary of Joaquim Dos Santos being on the sequel, but that’s just me)

behind-the-scenes ITSV

Co-Producer Chris Miller: “We pitched the Sony brass an ambitious tag involving Spider-Ham, Tobey [Maguire], Andrew [Garfield], and Tom [Holland]. They felt it was “too soon””

the Spider-Verse edit suite (during the final crunch weeks)

ITSV stuff:

Visual effects/computer graphics supervisor Michael Lasker: “We built about 140 uniques buildings for Manhattan and Brooklyn, and every building had a night and day variation. We build skyscrapers, residential, modern, industrial, pretty much anything you'd find in New York!”

Co-Director/Scriptwriter Rodney Rothman: “We recorded Shameik Moore singing "Familia" too. The movie almost opened with that.”

Peter Parker would order a latte from Foam Party “and that's what we love and hate about him.”

Co-Producer/Scriptwriter Phil Lord: “[Miles’s science teacher] is based on my cousin @ceciliacallero5 who is very funny and inspiring science teacher.”

“Pine recorded a lot of very silly ad libs with us in London and I will never forget him for it.”

During the death scene, Chris Pine had to “lay down on the ground for a few minutes because he was breathing so heavily. He got light headed.”

Associate Editor on ITSV/Film Editor on ITSV2 Andy Leviton: “An early version had Miles breaking the USB on the train tracks.”

Phil Lord: “The movie started with this scene [introduction of Peter B. Parker] at one point. at the end of the opening sequence. And we zapped Peter B we went to Sunflower.”

Other ideas for animals that Peter B would be crying over (instead of seahorses) included albatrosses and gibbons

Doc Ock’s desktop was based on Phil Lord’s desktop

Michael Lasker: “Doc Ock's villain costume was the most complex outfit that we created. Her tentacles have fx wire geometry published on a per shot basis, and her suit has subsurface scattering, chrome and other metals and translucent materials.”

“Turning Doc Ock into a woman was a Bob Persichetti idea. He and Katherine Hahn are friends through their kids. In earlier drafts she was a Big Lebowski type dude.”

“A whole lot of really good stuff in the movie came from the comics” (this image he shared is from the Spider-Men mini-series, where Peter meets Miles)

Andy Leviton: “We often ask all actors to give us some efforts (such as laughs, yells) whether we need them or not at the time. We asked Nic Cage to laugh. He gave us a small one. Then we said, make it bigger. HE WENT FULL CAGE! The most insane laugh I have ever heard. Sadly, Not in the movie.“

John Mulaney improvised an entire Spider-Ham theme song called “Spider-Ham, the most handsome Spider-Man.” Andy Leviton said on Twitter that he would try to look for the theme song to share it. He also confirmed that everything John Mulaney said in this interview with Jimmy Fallon is correct and not made up.

Rodney Rothman: “There was a moment Mahershala Ali didn't want to perform the death scene again -- the way he explained that to us taught me a lot about how to handle oneself at work. He is an amazing performer and person.”

Tom Rothman (Chairman of Sony Pictures) was behind the scene with Jefferson at the door speaking to Miles. originally it was going to be Aunt May but then Tom basically said "you guys are dumb."

Chris Miller: “Whether Spider-Ham was allowed to say that legally was a real question for several months but thankfully we have a good relationship with our friends at Warner Bros.”

Phil Lord: “There were many versions of Gwen's goodbye where she and Miles kissed. None of them felt right. This [ending] is so much better”

Phil Lord: “Directors felt really strongly that Miles needed his own one on one with Kingpin after everyone left... and they were really right”

Chris Miller: “On the last day of animation I forced Josh Beverage to reanimate the Kingpin punch of Miles with only one hand because the two handed punch killed Peter”

Chris Miller: “This final Miles V.O. Was a real 6-person team effort written during the final mix by the directors, Phil, me, and editor Bob Fisher. It was the last piece of dialogue written and recorded for the film”

Rodney Rothman: “My 4-year-old was really upset Peter B. Parker never got to eat a bagel and he made me storyboard a post-credits scene where he got to eat one at home, it's in my sons room and it really should'vee been in the damn movie”

behind-the-scenes ITSV stuff

The team was inspired by Japanese contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama’s work

Composer Daniel Pemberton, Dec 2019: “Last month I went back [to Sony Animation Studios] for the first time since finishing #Spiderverse. The whole building was now covered head to toe in everything spiderverse. It was genuinely quite a moving moment for me...” (Megan note: I happen to have a wonderful friend who works at Sony Pictures and showed me pictures of these cut-outs a few months ago, and now that someone “official” has shared them, I think everyone should see them because they’re delightful)

behind the scenes photos from Rodney Rothman one / two / three / four / five. One interesting photo:

Rodney Rothman shared a lot of photos, one of them a text convo with Phil Lord when they were back in production stages

stuff about ITSV2

Phil Lord is working on the sequel. in what capacity, he didn’t say, but presumably a producer. Producer Chris Miller is also apparently returning in some capacity but I couldn’t find hard confirmation; it’s probably a good bet he will also be a producer, since they are a creative team. On the sequel Lord said on May 6 2020: “worked on it all day yesterday and had a ball. Watching this got me pumped for all the surprises in store for 2022″

Michael Schroeder, who animated the opening logo for ITSV1 and also did the ITSV2 announcement animation, is also working on the sequel, apparently on and off. Someone asked if he was going to [do] a similar variant to the first film’s opening logos for ITSV2 and he said “I believe so”

Japanese Spider-Man will be in the sequel, or at the very least, he has been designed (I know that’s an old link but it was news to me!)