'Still image' references

I've been hunting high and low for some inspiration for these still images and our tutor put us onto these gems.

The opening scene of Ralph Bakshi's 'Wizards'...

The flashback scenes in 'The Thief and the Cobbler', Richard Williams...

And the dissolving/mixing between keyframes instead of inbetweens on Gene Deitch's 'Where the Wild Things Are' is something we're looking into for the transition into the still images in Kelpies.

I also stumbled upon the short film 'The Legend of Mordu' on the Brave DVD, and it is literally perfect for what we're trying to do. Beautifully digitally painted scenes with great animation effects on top!