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Given that "We Don't Talk About Bruno" is No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for a third week in a row, I can safely assume that the world is not over Encanto's spell.
Just last week, I shared a whole bunch of behind-the-scenes facts straight from director Jared Bush's Twitter, and this time I figured I'd dig through the tweets of the cast, crew, animators, and Lin-Manuel Miranda himself to see if I could find any more cool details about the making of Encanto that are worth sharing with you.
Here are 60 of the most interesting ones:
1. Before Bruno's visions were a thing, Mirabel originally had done detective work to figure out why the magic was fading, and had to hide the clues from her dad. This differs from when she (badly) hid the emerald glass vision from her dad in the final version of the film.
“Before we had the concept of Bruno's visions, Mirabel had to do a lot of detective work to piece things together. We tried a version where Agustín walks in on her clues. His stunned reaction stuck, as well as Dolores hearing every word.” - Michael Herrera, Story Artist #Encanto
2. "We Don't Talk About Bruno" was designed to look as if it were a live performance. The shot in which Mirabel falls through the sand and then walks out through a dark tunnel as she's surrounded by family members was also inspired by dark rides at theme parks.
The cinematography for this song was designed to create the sense of a live performance. For this shot, the layout team was inspired by dark rides at theme parks, where the viewer is moved through the story in a carefully crafted space. Layout by Tyler Kupferer #Encanto
3. Lin-Manuel came up with the whole "Dolores is in love with Mariano" plot when he wrote Dolores's "betrothed to another" line in "We Don't Talk About Bruno."
I made up the plotline while writing it, just to give Dolores some Eponine counterpoint energy, it was such a fun detail to pay off... -LMM #Encanto https://t.co/IGCZIlJvQU
4. Lin-Manuel was inspired by the song "Belle" in Beauty and the Beast when creating "The Family Madrigal."
Facts. "I NEED SIX EGGS!" -LMM #Encanto https://t.co/Fy9F6Fvxdw
5. Abuela's backstory was a bit different in an early draft of "The Family Madrigal." First off, her name was originally Alba, not Alma. Second, in this version, she was still pregnant with her triplets when her husband was killed/when she arrived at the Encanto.
So originally, this backstory was in the OPENING NUMBER! Here's the lyrics, sung to the same tune as the one you know, with Mirabel narrating backstory. (Also Abuela was still expecting!!!!) -LMM
"Mirabel: Abuela Alba had to be stronger. A second chance and a brand new baby on the way.
Abuela Alba gathers building materials.
She rolled her sleeves up and built our home,
A house all by her lonesome in just one day.
Surrounding villagers/survivors sing along the Whoa!
Whoa, that would be enough for you or me
Whoa, Abuela take a siesta beneath that tree
Whoa, Abuela Alba does things differently
She didn't have one kid, she had three!"
6. If you listen closely, you'll notice that the melody behind Abuela as she sings in the song is the same as "Dos Oruguitas." Lin-Manuel wrote "Dos Oruguitas" after he had already written "The Family Madrigal" and then worked it back into the song.
Wrote Dos Oruguitas, then worked it into Family Madrigal afterwards. -LMM #Encanto https://t.co/OoMjBZAWyp
7. This means that before the melody for "Dos Oruguitas" existed, Abuela's part was a bit different in the original version of "The Family Madrigal," as shown below by Lin-Manuel.
Before I wrote Dos Oruguitas, this was the Abuela section of the opening #. My late friend Doreen Montalvo sang the demo, it was our last time working together. -LMM #Encanto
"Abuela Alba sits holding her three babies.
Abuela Alba: I'll keep you safe.
Mirabel: Who could ask for more?
Abuela Alba: I must be strong.
Mirabel: But this land had more in store.
Abuela Alba: Our blessings grow...
Mirabel: Soon butterflies would flower...
Three spectacular and unique (in personality and design) butterflies enter through the window. Alba is stunned as one butterfly lands on each of her babies' heads.
Abuela: Time moves along...
Mirabel: Each child has a special power."
8. And if you've never caught it before, actor Olga Merediz does the singing voice of Abuela. This is different from Alma's speaking voice, which is done by María Cecilia Botero. Olga is famously known for playing Abuela Claudia in Lin-Manuel's musical In the Heights.
Now Abuela sings to the tune of Dos Oruguitas in the opening, and the great @TheOlgaMerediz sang it for us...I'm two for two with Olga as Abuela! #Encanto https://t.co/5mPh8xLMLI
9. She's not the only In the Heights alum, either. Javier Muñoz, who's played Usnavi in the Broadway musical In the Heights as well as Alexander Hamilton in the musical Hamilton, was part of the vocal ensemble in the film.
Just watched @EncantoMovie I sing in the vocal ensemble (Rare credit). I had no idea how beautiful this story would be when recording in my living room during lockdown! Ugly crying! The incomparable @TheOlgaMerediz @iamstephbeatz & @JohnLeguizamo shine☀️ Watch for your hearts❤️
10. Animators Jackie Koehler and Andrew Ford worked on the scene in which Abuela Alma and Abuelo Pedro meet. As it turns out, the two animators are also a married couple.
The first moments of Alma and Pedro meeting were animated by Jackie Koehler and Andrew Ford, who are married in real life. 🕯️❤️#Encanto
11. Speaking of married couples, the two animators who did the reference footage for Alma and Pedro's wedding in the montage are also a married couple.
#Abuela wasnt always so serious. For #Encanto we had to capture the feeling of young love & the giggles & silliness that come with it. To get capture this my wife @reblynk & I shot reference more times than I can count each time giggling more & more. @DisneyAnimation
12. There's a Lion King Easter egg in the montage where Abuela Alma and Abuelo Pedro meet as well. Animation supervisor David Stodolny revealed that the two were actually talking about Simba and Mufasa during this moment.
For this shot in #Encanto, directors @ByronPHoward and @thejaredbush said this is where Abuela & Abuelo connect for the first time. You know that feeling when you geek out over your favorite movie with someone & realize they get you in ways that others don’t? That’s this moment
So to make this real I wanted to actually make them talking about a scene from a movie. So, I chose one of my favorite #Disney movies, The Lion King. I wrote out the dialogue and then to make it more true to #Colombia for the film translated it into Spanish.
Abuelo Pedro: “..and Simba is ready to give up…” Abuela Alma: “I know. And then Mufasa appears in the clouds.” Abuelo Pedro: “Y Simba esta listo para rendirse…” Abuela Alma: “Yo se. Y entonces aparece Mufasa en las nubes.”
Unfortunately, once the song was layered in it looked like Abuelo was singing the song. So we toned down his mouth movement. You can see the difference between the rough pass and the final version.
13. He, just like the couple above, had to act out what they were going to animate so that they had some sort of reference footage to work off of. In these clips, he plays Mirabel, Isabela, and Luisa. Now, that's talent!
To all the haters who said I couldn’t grow up to be a #disneyprincess. To #animate this shot for #Encanto I had to become three at once. It was such a treat to animate all 3 sisters together. #isabella #mirabel #luisa @DisneyAnimation
14. Rhenzy Feliz, who voices Camilo, listened to Lin-Manuel's demo of "We Don't Talk About Bruno" for a week straight in preparation for his recording session.
I played Lin’s version of we don’t talk about Bruno for a week straight before I went into shoot it. Riding around the car singing along. Couldn’t help myself. But how could you guess it would hit the way it did? So cool :)
15. After he did his verse in the song, he was a bit hard on himself, given that it was his first time singing in a studio and he feared he'd be recast.
So nervous going in to do my verse! First time ever in a studio trying to sing, never taken any lessons, just not really where I feel most comfortable. Left thinking I had totally screwed it up and if they were considering recasting 🙄. We can be a little hard on ourselves :/
16. The idea of Bruno being 7 feet tall originally came from a story Camilo tells a group of kids (versus what we see in the film, where he first mentions it during "We Don't Talk About Bruno"). Camilo then changes his mind and goes with "8 feet."
I think I remember this actually! The very first audition (I did a couple) I remember a line where I’m telling a scary story to a group of kids and im talking about how someone scary was “7 feet tall” and then I say “no, 8!” I guess that’s this :) https://t.co/HnK0u2AkNM
17. Mariano's walk has since become a TikTok trend, so assistant choreographer Kai Martinez shared the reference footage animators used to create that famous walk.
Mariano’s family walking to the casita 👯♀️🕺🏽👯♀️ #encanto #animationreference https://t.co/LdW9SoncPJ
18. The Casita was originally in competition with Mirabel, as opposed to being friendly with her. In this early preproduction test from Disney animation supervisor Michael Woodside, both the Casita and Mirabel fight for Abuela's approval.
In preproduction, we were playing with the relationship between Mirabel and the House. I did a test where they competed for Abuela’s approval but Mirabel didn’t stand a chance. Ultimately, the House was a more friendly character but it was fun putting this together! #encanto
19. While writing "What Else Can I Do?," Lin-Manuel called his former botanist neighbor Fabián A. Michelangeli in a panic to learn about Colombian plants as well as other exotic plants.
Our next door neighbor Fabian in our last apartment is a botanist for the NY Botanical Gardens.Called him in a panic, saying, "I need to know everything about Colombian plants, & other exotic weird plants you can give me." An hour later, all these GREAT NEW WORDS! -LMM #Encanto
20. That same song once had a line that Stephanie Beatriz, the voice of Mirabel, loved before it got cut: "Hey, that's my sister! Watch her push beyond what's new!"
ALSO this song used to have a line that got cut that I loved "hey that's my sister! watch her push beyond what's new!" #Encanto
21. The layout team looked to Disney's Tarzan for inspiration when creating the action for Isabela and Mirabel during "What Else Can I Do?"
When Isabela opens up more to Mirabel, the Layout team looked to Tarzan as a source of inspiration for how the camera could capture this high-action moment in the song. #Encanto
22. If you didn't notice, Antonio has a desk in his room that looks like a chigüiro (capybara) and a chair that looks like two toucans.
Have you seen this adorable detail? Right as Antonio enters his room, you can spot a chigüiro-themed desk and toucan-inspired chair designed by Camille Andre, Art Director, Environments. #Encanto
23. John Leguizamo, who voices Bruno, improvised the rat telenovela plot.
@JohnLeguizamo improvised the plot of the rat telenovela, and it’s one of my favorite jokes in the whole movie #Encanto
24. Bruno's walls had art depicting his rat friends in imagined acting roles.
Have you spotted some of Bruno’s artwork on the walls? Visual development artist Jose F. Martinez imagined Bruno creating new acting roles for his rat friends, which inspired these pieces. 🐀 #Encanto
25. According to Lin-Manuel, in the first draft of the script, Pepa was indestructible (as opposed to controlling the weather), Dolores healed with food (as opposed to having super hearing), and Julieta controlled the weather (as opposed to healing with food). There was some evidence of this in the early unreleased Mirabel song below:
In the first draft, PEPA was indestructible, DOLORES healed with food, and JULIETA controlled the weather. Here's some lyrics from an early Mirabel song in this spot. -LMM #Encanto
"(to Isabela)
If only you could grow me a gift.
(to Luisa)
If only this was something you could lift.
(to Camilo)
Or find a way to transform.
(to Dolores)
Or wash away in a storm.
(her parents)
But I know that there are things I feel. That my mother's home cooked meals won't heal. So reveal to me the time it'll take, when you finally give me my big little break because..."
26. "All of You" was originally seven minutes long and had to be cut down to four minutes.
This finale All Of You was originally 7 minutes long but we were OUT OF TIME. They were like, "we can only animate four minutes." Y'all wanna see what I cut? -LMM #Encanto
27. There was a sweet exchange between Mirabel's parents in the song that didn't make the final cut. You can read it below:
There was an extended moment with Mirabel's parents in All Of You: Agustin: She takes after you. [We see Mirabel leading the rebuilding effort Agustin: That's exactly how you were. Julieta, looking on: Oh honey, no one heals like her... -LMM #Encanto
28. The scene in "All of You" in which the townspeople come to help the Madrigal family rebuild originally had three extra lines that we never saw.
The part where the town comes in always make me cry--I'm a sucker for community coming together. This was the longer first draft. - -LMM #Encanto
The townspeople were supposed to say:
"We heard the news (and we came running)
Are you okay? (You'll be okay)
We came to help."
29. The first draft of Abuela's enterance in this final song was also much different from what we saw.
This was the first draft of Abuela's entrance in All Of You. -LMM #Encanto
"Abuela: And I'm sorry for what I've done wrong. I've been holding on too tight.
Julieta: Mom?
Abuela: I was so afraid of losing what we've made, focused on the dark instead of letting in the light.
[Abuela regards Julieta]
I lost your father far too soon, I couldn't bear to lose you too.
[Abuela holds Bruno's hand.]"
part two -LMM #Encanto
"Abuela: The miracle is not some magic we forgot. The miracle is you, not some gift, just you...
Abuela/Mirabel: The miracle is you, all of you, all of you."
30. Animators felt it was important to create mannerisms that were unique to the characters' personalities. For example, Dolores never claps with both hands, since she's sensitive to noise, so she claps with the tips of her index fingers.
“Each character has their own unique personality. Since Dolores can hear a pin drop from across town, she wouldn't necessarily clap loudly like the rest of her familia. We decided we would have her clap with the tips of her two index fingers!” - Rebecca Perez, Animator #Encanto
You can see that here:
#encanto #dolores clapping with her fingers
31. Speaking of tiny details, in the scene where Mirabel comforts Antonio prior to his ceremony, she points to the gift she made for him with her lips. This is a common gesture for many Latin American people.
Ok listen you see that gesture Mirabel just made? Pointing with her lips? That is a super common way to gesture in Latin cultures. It’s super common in my house and when I was little and going to school I got made fun of for making this gesture because the other https://t.co/wyxZf7qRzw
This was, of course, added intentionally and drives home just how much detailed care went into creating this film.
It makes me so happy to see that people are noticing this stuff. Animation takes so long that every tiny thing in the film is intentional & rarely an accident. This is the stuff Disney is spending lots of time to try to get right & Im so proud to be part of this team right now https://t.co/8rc9FE65YE
32. This touching scene was also the first to go into production, and everyone knew it would survive the many iterations that scripts and films go through as they're completed.
This scene was the first one to go to production, right @thejaredbush? It was so good we knew it would survive all revisions. -LMM #Encanto https://t.co/y3e8t7HHtc
33. Camilo saying "Worth a shot" after he impersonated Dolores was a nod to Maui's "Worth a shot" joke in Moana.
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Another great group of #Encanto questions today! I’ll sign off with this tidbit - we tried to avoid too many winks in Encanto, but I had to add this one, Camilo saying “Worth a shot” is a nod to the #KandellBrothers who wrote Maui’s “Worth a shot” joke in @DisneyMoana. 🌊🌴🦋✨
34. Animator Hyrum Osmond couldn't quite use the dance reference footage for the scene in which the family dances around Mirabel in "We Don't Talk About Bruno," so he improvised with the help of his wife and came up with that final dance sequence himself.
I loved this song so much 😂 261 frames, 7 characters and a fish. You’ll see that the dance ref wound up not being exactly what I needed so I improvised. Huge thanks once again to my wife for helping me plan it all out. (Story boards and layout are not my work) #encanto #disney
35. Speaking of helpful wives, Michael Woodside's wife also modeled for him so he could create this pose for Isabela.
Early in #Encanto preproduction, I did a pose of Isabela who needed to look effortlessly graceful. My wife @BrittWoodsy was kind enough to model options for me to begin with. She wants me to say she didn’t know I would put this pic online for all of you… gotta love the outfit😉
36. You may not have noticed that Señora Pezmuerto (aka the lady with the dead fish) is swapped out for Dolores when she goes offscreen in this scene as well. This was because the directors wanted both Dolores AND the "fun energy" of Señora Pezmuerto with "reduced complexity," so Hyrum found a workaround.
Many have asked why Fish Lady turns into Dolores. Directors wanted Dolores and the fun energy of Fish Lady, but with reduced complexity. Solution-a quick swap off screen. I pulled the camera over to show how I handled it. I don't think Dolores has Camilo powers😂 #disney #encanto
37. The first draft of the bridge on "Surface Pressure" had Luisa questioning if she would ever feel joy. Dark.
My first draft of the bridge of Surface Pressure, still exploring the ramifications of Luisa's gift... -LMM #Encanto
"And hey, I don't feel pain. Not in the same way. But is that also saying I might never feel joy? Or exultation? Or simple pleasure? How does one measure, this growing pressure..."
38. Luisa was originally supposed to say, "I'm taken for granted, ah!" instead of "And I glow 'cause I know what my worth is" at the end of the first verse of her song.
Oh, the first draft of the end of that first verse: "I'm TAKEN FOR GRANTED AH!" -LMM #Encanto #Surfacepressure
"On the surface, I've got nerves, yes. And my skin is completely impervious. Diamonds & platinum, I find 'em, I flatten 'em. I break what I'm handed, I'm taken for granted, ah!"
39. The first animation dialogue test with Jessica Darrow (who voices Luisa) contains a line we didn't see in the film. She says to a donkey, "You shouldn't have seen that, I'm sorry. I'm fine. I'm strong. I just...god, there's just so much pressure, you know?"
The first animation dialogue test with @itmejessdarrow voicing Luisa in #encanto! Animation by me! Cloth simulation by no one (hence the balloon skirt)! More info here: https://t.co/JgTlbAn2cg
40. Speaking of the donkeys, they were not "built" to be able to dance, but once animation supervisor Michael tested it out, it was clear they were natural dancers.
“When I saw the storyboards of dancing and singing donkeys, I jumped on a quick animation test to see if our donkeys could stand up and sing. (1/2)
Olga Parshina then animated them, and they've been instantly iconic ever since.
They were built to do neither of those things but it seemed to work out of the gate, like they were born dancers. I love how they turned out in the film, which were animated by Olga Parshina!” - Michael Woodside, Animation Supervisor (2/2) #Encanto
41. Right after Luisa floats into the sky while dreaming of a life without pressure, there was supposed to be a following couplet that says, "Pressure like a snap, snap, snap, till you get it right, oh. Pressure like a tap, tap, tap in the dead of night, oh."
A discarded couplet from Surface Pressure. -LMM #Encanto
42. Lin-Manuel called up songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez for advice while writing "Waiting on a Miracle." Both are known for their massive hits in Frozen, Coco, and WandaVision.
Shout out to Bobby and @Lyrikris10, who I called for advice countless times writing this tune. I love them so much. -LMM #Encanto https://t.co/pG8CMJ5ZCj
43. Adassa, who voices Dolores, successfully recorded her verse for "We Don't Talk About Bruno" in ONE take and just did other takes for the fun of it.
We were like done after the first take, the rest was for fun! You're incredible @adassaofficial! -LMM #Encanto https://t.co/WZb2z2dgLT
44. She also noted that the directors wanted Dolores to have a distinct sound, so they recorded multiple noises that are unique to her character before settling on the famous squeak.
@pironomy @thejaredbush @Lin_Manuel @yvettmf @ChariseCastroS1 @DisneyAnimation @thejaredbush and @ByronPHoward had an amazing vision to give Dolores a distinctive little sound and we had some fun trying some things in the studio and then eureka 💡 the squeak!
45. Aside from being the first all-Spanish song written by Lin-Manuel, the Oscar-nominated "Dos Oruguitas" was also purposely written as if it were a folk song "that has been sung for generations."
“Dos Oruguitas” is the first song @Lin_Manuel ever wrote beginning to end in Spanish. The song is written as if it were a folk song that has been sung for generations and is performed by the incredible @SebastianYatra! #Encanto 🐛🦋
46. Germaine Franco, who is the film's composer, used a 12-person choir from Colombia to record vocals for the film's score.
For the score, @germaine_franco worked with a 12 person choir from Colombia to record vocals! #Encanto
47. A Zoom link was set up so that the entire crew and studio could silently watch Germaine record the score to the film.
A cool fact, @DisneyAnimation setup a zoom link to allow the entire crew and studio to be a fly on the wall and listen to the recording of Encanto's score. Thank you @germaine_franco!!
48. In order to create the cool 3D effect in Bruno's emerald glass, animators had to create a brand-new "teleport shader" that could embed one object inside another.
For the emerald shard treatment of Bruno’s vision, a new teleport shader was designed that could embed a three-dimensional object inside another object's volume. The end result is a physically correct refracted holographic effect directly in the final render. #Encanto
49. New technology was also used by animators to give each character's eyes more depth and speckled highlights.
A new naturalistic eye shader was employed on #Encanto that strictly follows human eye anatomy and adds speckled highlights. The new technology gives artists more control of the look of the characters’ eyes and adds more depth.
50. Pepa, Felix, and Antonio were dancing champeta at his gift ceremony party. Champeta is an Afro-Colombian dance style that you may have seen Shakira famously perform during the 2020 Super Bowl.
#Encanto fun fact Pepa, Felix and Antonio are dancing #champeta at the family party
Here's an example of what that looked like:
#encanto #antonio #pepa #felix
51. The magic of the Encanto had its own "shape language." In the candle's case, it created orbs that looked like "bokeh" that's created in a picture. Bokeh is defined by Nikon as "the effect of a soft out-of-focus background that you get when shooting a subject, using a fast lens."
“The candle’s eternal flame creates orbs that look like bokeh created in a picture, but we call them ‘faux-keh’ since it’s not a lens effect. That helped inform the shape language of the magic of the #Encanto.” - Erin Ramos, Head of Effects Animation
52. Mirabel's skirt is embroidered with icons of each of her family members, such as florals for Isabela, weights for Luisa, a chameleon for Camilo, a candle for Abuela, etc.
If you love Mirabel’s skirt, here’s a closer look! The skirt features icons of each family member, which were designed by Neysa Bové. Look Development Artist Jose Luis “Weecho” Velasquez virtually stitched all of the embroidery and Mary Twohig led the simulation setup. #Encanto
53. The palm trees behind Casa Madrigal are called wax palms and are known to be the tallest type of palms in the world. They can grow up to 200 feet, and directors Byron Howard and Jared Bush showed just how massive they can be in the video below.
🌴Just how big are those palm trees behind Casa Madrigal? Jared and I found out during our visit to the Cocora Valley in Colombia! Join us at 2 PM Pacific for behind-the-scenes tweets during our live #Encanto Watch Party! #DisneyAnimation
54. The magic behind the doors in the film was inspired by their beauty in real life. Byron shared a colorful one he found in Salento, Colombia.
The real doors in Colombia are just as magical … you can see Colombia’s impact on every frame of the film (I took this photo in Salento, near the Cocora Valley) #Encanto Watch Party #DisneyAnimation
55. Antonio is so small that when he sits at the dinner table, he has to be on his knees just to be able to eat and converse with the family.
A fan noticed that #Antoniomadrigal gives himself a little boost! #Encanto
56. While the film was being made, Latinx Disney employees had many conversations in their "Familia" group about displacement, pressures to succeed, gratitude for the sacrifices of parents/grandparents, and navigating responsibilities.
@RoshanaMN Beautifully said. While making this film we had a group in the studio called #familia (w/ Latino employees).We often talked about exactly this. Displacement, pressures 2 succeed, gratitude 4 the sacrifices of our parents/grandprnts & how we navigate the responsibilities we felt.
57. Carolina Gaitán, who voices Pepa, arrived two hours early to her first audition and was incredibly nervous and anxious, as I'm sure we'd all be.
This was the day I went to do my first #encanto audition. I remember I arrived literally 2 hours before incredible nervous, anxious and happy. All together!
58. The credits alone took three months to finalize and put together, given that 800 people worked on the film.
I'll never look at credits the same again. It took us about three months to put together and finalize #Encanto
59. It took between 125 and 150 recording sessions involving three countries and five time zones to get this film finished.
Thank you @yvettmf!!! I looked back...we had about 125-150 recording sessions across three different countries, five time zones, and a moving target on Covid protocols between them all! Definitely the toughest but most rewarding aspect of my work on #Encanto https://t.co/v7Oxem8Ne4
60. And finally, the film was screened eight times over three years before the team settled on a final version.
Our story team was lead by #JasonHand, #NancyKruse & our awesome Production Supervisor, Story #KellyFeeg. Together w/ our PA of Story @hollynellis & our amazing story team we screened the film 8 times over the past 3 years. Each time building a bit more of the story. #Encanto
These facts only scratch the surface of the time and energy it took to complete a project as magical as this, so to the Encanto team: Y'all DID THAT.
