Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp - Animation of Death by Strangulation.

Bluth, Don--1937 -

©1991

Animation (Cinematography).

Video Games.

After the success of Dragon’s Lair, the studio began developing Dragon’s Lair II: Time Warp in 1983. It takes place years after the original; Dirk and Daphne have married and produced numerous children. When Daphne is kidnapped by the evil wizard, Mordroc, Dirk must save her. The game was not released until 1991 as an arcade game. The gameplay differs from the original in that it was linear instead of random and the player was able to collect treasure and extra points. Dirk progresses through seven dimensions with the help of a time machine, until he gets to the final battle with Mordroc’s minions. Another level with Dirk on a pirate ship was storyboarded for the game, but omitted from the 1991 release.

If the player was not quick enough Dirk would become the prey of Beethoven's cat.

Animation drawings of Dirk, presented as an MOV animated clip and also as a PDF of individual drawings. This will help the viewer understand how the action appeared in the scene and allows examination frame by frame of how the animation was executed. This animated clip approximates the animator’s original intent and is meant for purposes of demonstration, only.

Sequence 017, Scene DDD1, Drawings D-1 through D-39

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Original materials house in box DLII 12-2

Images

Drawings, Animation

10 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches

Pencil on paper

The Don Bluth Collection of Animation, Jen Library Archives and Special Collections, the Savannah College of Art and Design.

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