New Photos From Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Short THE BALLAD OF NESSIE

In mid-March we showed you three new stills that Disney sent us from Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “THE BALLAD OF NESSIE,” an animated short appearing exclusively with the upcoming WINNIE THE POOH. Today we have some new photos, along with some concept art, visual development paintings and character designs sketched for the film.

THE BALLAD OF NESSIE and WINNIE THE POOH will open in theaters in select international markets in Spring 2011; the U.S. release date is July 15, 2011. Be sure to check out WINNIE THE POOH’s Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/WinniethePooh

ABOUT THE SHORT

Set in the “bonny blue highlands” of Scotland, “The Ballad of Nessie” is a whimsical and colorful tall tale about the friendly Loch Ness monster, Nessie, and how she and her best friend MacQuack the rubber duck came to live in the moor they now call home. Setting the adventure into motion is a greedy land developer named MacFroogle, who decides to build a mini-golf empire on top of Nessie’s home.

Directed by the Emmy® Award-winning team of Stevie Wermers-Skelton and Kevin Deters (“Prep & Landing,” and the 2007 Goofy short “How to Hook Up Your Home Theater”), “The Ballad of Nessie” is animated in classic Disney hand-drawn style. Written by Wermers-Skelton, Deters and Regina Conroy, the film is produced by Dorothy McKim and Tamara Boutcher, and features a musical score by Oscar®-winning composer Michael Giacchino (“Ratatouille,” “Up”). Animation on “Nessie” was supervised by five of Disney’s top talents: Andreas Deja, Mark Henn, Randy Haycock, Dale Baer and Ruben A. Aquino. Scottish comedian Billy Connolly narrates the film.

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