Mamá Coco is played beautifully by legendary Mexican actress Ana Ofelia Murguía. #CocoWatchParty pic.twitter.com/lUCYrXkkgD
2020-05-15 08:10:55Coco’s Sets team hid some Easter Eggs from my favorite movie in the shot of Dante waking up. In the background you can see the axe from The Shining, as well as a red drum. Get it? Red…drum? REDRUM #CocoWatchParty
2020-05-15 08:11:15I wanted Miguel’s homemade guitar to look like it was really made by a kid, so I had my son, Max, copy De la Cruz’s guitar. Max also did all of the drawings and handwriting displayed on Miguel’s ofrenda to De la Cruz. #CocoWatchParty pic.twitter.com/CwGnFUn5b3
2020-05-15 08:11:52The sequence of Miguel playing along to the old De la Cruz movies grew from an early concept by @AdrianTheMolina. We needed to really FEEL Miguel’s deep love for De la Cruz, and his deep love for music. #CocoWatchParty
2020-05-15 08:12:35The character of Ernesto de la Cruz was inspired by many legends of Mexican cinema, such as Pedro Infante and Jorge Negrete. #CocoWatchParty pic.twitter.com/kZ9RZ3IfJG
2020-05-15 08:12:50It was very important to me for all the musicians in Coco to really be playing their instruments. We filmed GoPro reference of the musicians playing, which the animators used to create their animation. #CocoWatchParty
2020-05-15 08:13:17Shout out to the voice of Papá, @jaimecamil — a wonderful actor who probably wondered why we never asked him to sing! Wouldn’t have worked out too well with a mother like Abuelita… #CocoWatchParty pic.twitter.com/w1Eh0K6XYU
2020-05-15 08:14:51On a research trip to Mexico, I saw a dog trying to sneak in and eat food off the family ofrenda. That inspired this gag with Dante. #CocoWatchParty
2020-05-15 08:16:02Some early design concepts for Mamá Coco by @mannymator and @galstyan911 and a painting by @tonkohouse. #CocoWatchParty pic.twitter.com/lMbEh2cKuA
2020-05-15 08:16:40Tio Berto is played by Luis Valdez, a great actor and director! #CocoWatchParty pic.twitter.com/g8u8ikXnWl
2020-05-15 08:17:14We tried hard to make Abuelita a force to be reckoned with, while still being a doting, loving grandmother. #CocoWatchParty
2020-05-15 08:17:44Some early design sketches of Miguel. These are just a few of the hundreds — perhaps THOUSANDS — we created before landing on Miguel’s look. #CocoWatchParty pic.twitter.com/VUeWgaEotq
2020-05-15 08:18:49This drawing, by @galstyan911, was the one that most inspired Miguel’s look in the film. @galstyan911 pic.twitter.com/WYIUVgdWzh
2020-05-15 08:19:18That cemetery shot is one of my favorite shots in Coco. #CocoWatchParty
2020-05-15 08:19:47We spent a LONG time deciding upon the color of Miguel’s hoodie. We looked at hundreds of color and design combinations. We went with red so Miguel would stand out on screen. The white stripes were meant to mimic skeleton arm bones when he’s in disguise. #CocoWatchParty
2020-05-15 08:20:06Miguel accidentally shifting the lid of De la Cruz’s tomb is something I put in that must have come from my dark side. I didn’t want audience to forget that this was probably kind of scary for Miguel to be in here. #CocoWatchParty
2020-05-15 08:20:43Here’s the crew who created Miguel’s hoodie, as well as all the other cloth and costumes seen in the film. A Herculean task! #CocoWatchParty pic.twitter.com/IRqs2Ronqo
2020-05-15 08:21:19My fingers are turning into flaming nubs trying to tweet so fast!! #CocoWatchParty
2020-05-15 08:22:20It was a joy to work with @alfonsoarau1, who plays Papa Julio. Another actor/director! #CocoWatchParty pic.twitter.com/HJhxAqvcU8
2020-05-15 08:23:20Tia Rosita was played with a perfect sweetness by @SeleneLuna! #CocoWatchParty pic.twitter.com/7osEjdVQ9B
2020-05-15 08:23:40I still have PTSD from that bridge effect… #CocoWatchParty
2020-05-15 08:25:02This was the most complicated shot in Coco. It was the result of a TON of work by some very talented people across many disciplines. I think we had a wrap party just for this one shot! #CocoWatchParty pic.twitter.com/e0vlWAYm37
2020-05-15 08:25:09Fun creating the Alebrijes, inspired by the wonderful folk artists of Oaxaca! #CocoWatchParty
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