Bolt
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Country
Production
Budget
$150 000 000
Box office
$309 979 994
Website
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Clark Spencer, John Lasseter, Andrew Millstein
Camera operator
Composer
Artist
John Kahrs, Ralph Zondag, Dick Zondag
Audition
Editing
Tim Mertens
Whole Team (155)
Whole Team (155)
Short description
Bolt is the star of the biggest show in Hollywood. The only problem is, he thinks it's real. After he's accidentally shipped to New York City and separated from Penny, his beloved co-star and owner, Bolt must harness all his "super powers" to find a way home.
What's left behind the scenes
- The film used NPR (Non-Photorealistic Rendering) technology, which allowed for special forms of displaying the route of Volt and his friends across America. To obtain the 3D image, artists used a new patented technology applied in the production of special effects for cinema.
- "Bolt" was the first full-length 3D animated film made entirely at Disney Studios from start to finish. Previously, two full-length animated films – "Chicken Little" (2005) and "Meet the Robinsons" (2007) – had been released in 3D, but the conversion to this format was done outside the studio.
- In the English version of the film, Bolt is called "Bolt" (translated as "Lightning"). In the Russian version, "Bolt" sounds rather coarse, so the creators of the Russian dubbing had to change the main character's name to "Volt". The lightning bolt drawn on the dog’s side only confirmed the correctness of the choice. Besides the Russian version, a name change was also made in the French version of the film. The French Bolt is named "Volt".
- Jenny Lewis, the performer of the song "Barking At The Moon", also voiced an episodic character in the film – the assistant director of the "Bolt" TV series.
- The 3D model of the hamster Rhino in a plastic ball was created by the animators based on the producer John Lasseter’s pet chinchilla.
- The number on Volt's collar is the address of the Disney animation studio.
- Before creating the image of Volt, the artists spent a long time studying the behavior of real dogs.
- Despite the very limited time remaining before the planned premiere after a complete change in the film's concept, the script versions were constantly changing. A major difficulty was coming up with a moment and setting in which Volt would discover he has no superpowers and is just a regular dog. In one version of the film, Rhino found himself in mortal danger in his ball – in a fast river with huge boulders. Hearing cries for help, the brave Volt, despite the protests of the cat Varezhka, jumped into the water from a high bridge. Once in the water, he discovered he couldn't swim at all and began to frantically dog paddle to stay afloat and catch up with the disappearing Rhino. Running along the bank ahead of the current, Varezhka managed to pull Volt out of the water with a broken branch that happened to be there at the time. Rhino ended up on the shore because his ball slammed into one of the boulders and flew onto the bank. However, he saw Volt jumping from the bridge and was convinced that he had saved him. The wet and frightened dog noticed a blurry spot on his side, which had once been a painted lightning bolt, and rubbed it with his paw, realizing everything when he saw paint smudges on it. This entire scene was later removed, but the moment of Volt examining his painted paw so pleased the directors that they decided to keep it and eventually included it in the main plot. In another version, Volt realized he lacked unique abilities when the three of them ended up in Las Vegas. 'Making a face,' he once again begged for a treat at a small cafe. It turned out to be a substantial piece of meat, which Volt carried to his friends through a dark alley to take a shortcut. They were met by two menacing large dogs who decided to take the loot from the little Volt. A terrible fight ensued, in which Volt was seriously injured. When Varezhka accidentally found her friend lying on the ground and bleeding, Penny's voice was heard. It turned out that around the corner, Rhino was watching the just-started 'Volt' show on a large street screen. Somehow managing to limp towards the sound, Volt saw the show on the screen and understood everything. This scene was removed by the authors as it was self-contained and too violent for a children's cartoon.
- When Volt holds Varezhka over the roadway, a bus with the number 2525 on its roof drives by below – a similar bus featured in the film "Speed" (1994).
- When Volt holds Mitten over the roadway, a bus with the number 2525 on its roof passes below—a similar bus appeared in the movie "Speed" (1994).
- "Bolt" became the first full-length 3D animated film created from start to finish at Disney Studios. Previously, two feature films—"Chicken Little" (2005) and "Meet the Robinsons" (2007)—had been released in 3D, but the conversion to that format had taken place outside the studio.
- Jennie Lewis, the performer of the song "Barking At The Moon," also voiced a supporting character in the film—the assistant director of the "Bolt" series.
- The 3D model of Rhino the hamster in his plastic ball was created by animators based on the appearance of producer John Lasseter's pet chinchilla.
- Despite the very little time remaining before the scheduled premiere after a complete overhaul of the film's concept, script versions were constantly changing. A major challenge was devising the moment and setting in which Bolt would discover that he had no superpowers and was just an ordinary dog. In one version of the film, Rhino in his ball found himself in mortal danger—in a fast river with huge boulders. Hearing cries for help, the brave Bolt, despite the protests of Mittens the cat, jumped into the water from a high bridge. Once in the water, he discovered that he couldn't swim at all and began to struggle desperately to stay afloat and catch up with the disappearing Rhino. Running along the shore downstream, Mittens managed to pull Bolt out of the water using a broken branch that happened to be nearby. Rhino ended up on the shore because his ball collided head-on with one of the boulders and bounced onto the land. However, he had seen Bolt jumping from the bridge and was convinced that Bolt had saved him. The wet and frightened dog noticed a smudging spot on his side, which had once been a painted lightning bolt; he ran his paw over it and realized everything when he saw traces of paint on his paw. This entire scene was later deleted, but the directors liked the moment of Bolt examining his painted paw so much that they decided to keep it and incorporate it into the main plot. In another version, Bolt became convinced of the absence of his unique abilities when the three of them ended up in Las Vegas. By "making a face," he once again begged for a treat at a small cafe. He received a substantial piece of meat, which Bolt carried to his friends through a dark alley to take a shortcut. Two mean, huge dogs came toward him and decided to take the prey from little Bolt. A terrible fight broke out in which Bolt was seriously injured. When Mittens accidentally found her friend lying on the ground covered in blood, Penny's voice was heard. As it turned out, around the corner, Rhino was watching the just-started "Bolt" show on a large outdoor screen. Limping toward the sound, Bolt saw the show on the screen and understood everything. This scene was removed by the authors as it was self-contained and too violent for a children's cartoon.
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