By early 1986, ‘Who framed Roger Rabbit‘ was being developed under Amblin Entertainment direction on the Universal Studio lot… although the title, ‘Who framed Roger Rabbit‘ had not yet been finalized. Peter Seaman and Jeffrey Price had written a couple of treatments for Roger Rabbit during their time on the …
A second portion of the proof-of-concept test involved Jessica. It utilized the technique of tonal and shadow mattes that had been developed by Chris Knott for commercials at Richard Williams Animation. The test-of-concept with Roger Rabbit was presented on the 2003 2-disc Vista Series DVD release of ‘Who framed Roger …
Both Bob Zemeckis and Steven Spielberg had been aware of Disney’s Roger Rabbit project in its early stages, but the first formal meeting between Disney and Amblin was in October 1985. The Amblin team of Frank Marshall, Kathleen Kennedy, and Steven Spielberg were Executive Producers. Robert Watts was chosen …
The Roger Rabbit design of the early Disney development period was more ‘clownish’. When Robert Zemeckis became involved, he wanted Roger Rabbit to be more like Michael J. Fox, the star of his most recent film, Back to the Future. Roger Rabbit’s character evolved through the story process and his …
