Lady and the Tramp research

 I watched the extras on Lady and the tramp to find out how they created the charatcers. Before starting any concept art the researchers and artists researched into the background history of dogs. They looked into & main dog groups, which most of are in the film.
They decided that Lady would be a cocker spaniel therefore they looked into the behaviour of sporting dogs, how they act, what they like then, ulitmately, what they look like. They then researched into Hounds and terriers to understand the size of the dogs and the behaviours, For example, what makes the hound so famous for sniffing and hunting.

Terriers are usually small dogs however, at times, can have a bad attitude, especially with new people and new dogs. When watching the film again it is clear to see that Jock, the terrier, is a very loyal and loving dog to his friends but when a new dog arrives, Tramp, he growls and becomes defensive. This particularly interests me as you can see from this concept art that he can be happy and loving but can suddenly change to insecure and angry. After watching the extras on the DVD I watched the film again and it is obvious that the concept artitsts really captured the personalities of the dogs.

Image Source:FancySomeDisneyMagic, online, accessed 17th of February 2012 http://fancysomedisneymagic.tumblr.com/post/4184325826/concept-art-for-lady-lady-and-the-tramp

BlackWingDiaries, online, accessed 17th of February 2012 http://blackwingdiaries.blogspot.com/2006/02/on-story-simplicity.html

A Jo with a Blog, online, ccessed 17th of February 2012 http://ajowithablog.tumblr.com/post/7764842381/jock-concept-art-from-lady-and-the-tramp