The Little Prince By Kung Fu Panda s Mark Osborne

It just is. French animation has had a natural talent to being beautiful. Looking at the works of Sylvain Chomet Paul Grimault as well as great films like Ernest Celestine, Persepolis and Time Masters. And whilst some have received high praise, commercial success and even an Oscar nomination or two, one film has slipped off a lot of people s radars - Mune, le Gardien de la Lune or it s English title - Mune: The Guardian of the Moon and although the film only came out in 2015, it didn t get a release in the US or the UK and hasn t really been talked about at all. The film is directed by Benoà ®t Philippon Alexandre Heboyan and produced through Onyx Films who also produced the critically acclaimed The Little Prince by Kung Fu Panda s Mark Osborne. Mune has garnered a lot of support through their production process, whether that was in their crew through working with Nico Marlet as a character designer or being backed creatively by Disney Veteran Glen Keane (although no details have been revealed as to Keane s involvement in the production). The visual style of Mune can be broken down into numerous points, but this article will only focus on: Cinematography (Which is further broken down into camera movement, shot size and angle) Lighting Composition Colour Very few films use all these elements to their full capacity and in a dense medium - Mune stands out. Animation has little boundaries, a virtual camera is a blessing and a half as it can be used to create