Lion

King

The Lion King is a 1994 American animated epic musical film

produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by
Walt Disney Pictures

By Talia-Marie Mannion

The first scene of the lion king is a song

representing the circle of life:
Nants ingonyama bagithi Baba [Here comes
a lion, Father]
Sithi uhm ingonyama
[Oh yes, it's a
lion]
Nants ingonyama bagithi baba
Sithi uhhmm ingonyama
Ingonyama
Siyo Nqoba
[We're going to
conquer]
Ingonyama
Ingonyama nengw' enamabala [A lion and a
leopard come to this open place]
[Chant repeats]
From the day we arrive on the planet
And blinking, step into the sun
There's more to see than can ever be seen
More to do than can ever be done
There's far too much to take in here
More to find than can ever be found
But the sun rolling high
Through the sapphire sky
Keeps great and small on the endless round

It's the Circle of Life

And it moves us all
Through despair and hope
Through faith and love
Till we find our place
On the path unwinding
In the Circle
The Circle of Life
It's the Circle of Life
And it moves us all
Through despair and hope
Through faith and love
Till we find our place
On the path unwinding
In the Circle
The Circle of Life

The lion KingThe title of this film the lion

king Represents the jungle and
the system of the jungle in the
order they are typically stated;
(the lion is the king of the jungle)

Production
Companies
Walt Disney Pictures
(presents)
Walt Disney Feature

Distributors
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Buena Vista Pictures (1994) (USA)
(Brazil) (DVD)
(theatrical)
Buena Vista International (Sweden) Buena Vista Home Entertainment
(Brazil) (VHS)
(1994) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Buena Vista Home Video (1995)
Buena Vista International (1994)
(Netherlands) (VHS)
(Argentina) (theatrical)
Buena Vista International (1994) (UK) Buena Vista Home Video (USA) (VHS)
Gativideo (1994) (Argentina) (VHS)
(theatrical)
Gativideo (2003) (Argentina) (DVD)
Buena Vista International (1994)
Gativideo (2003) (Argentina) (VHS)
(Japan) (theatrical)
(re-edited)
Buena Vista International (1994)
IMAX (all media)
(Netherlands) (theatrical)
Image Entertainment (USA) (all
Falcon (1994) (Czech Republic)
media) (laserdisc)
(theatrical)
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Feelgood Entertainment (2011)
(2003) (USA) (DVD)
(Greece) (theatrical) (3D)
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Gaumont Buena Vista International
(2003) (USA) (VHS)
(GBVI) (1994) (France) (theatrical)
Laurenfilm (1994) (Spain) (theatrical) Walt Disney Home Video (1995)
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Netherlands) (VHS)
(2011) (Argentina) (theatrical) (3D) Walt Disney Home Video (1995) (USA)
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (VHS)
Walt Disney Studios Home
(2012) (France) (theatrical) (3-D
Entertainment (2011) (Netherlands)
version)
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Blu-ray) (DVD) (Diamond Edition)
(2011) (Netherlands) (theatrical) (3-D Walt Disney Studios Home
Entertainment (2011) (Netherlands)

Directed by

Budget
$45 million

Roger Allers
Rob Minkof

Box office
$987.5
million

Produced by
Don Hahn
Written by
Irene Mecchi
Jonathan Roberts
Linda Woolverton

Starring
Matthew Broderick
James Earl Jones
Jeremy Irons
Jonathan Taylor Thomas
Moira Kelly
Nathan Lane
Ernie Sabella
Rowan Atkinson
Robert Guillaume
Madge Sinclair
Whoopi Goldberg
Cheech Marin
Jim Cummings

Running
time
88 minutes
Country

The Lion
King tells the
story of
Simba, a
young lion
who is to
succeed his
father,
Mufasa, as
king;
however,
after Simba's
uncle Scar
murders
Mufasa,
Simba is
manipulated
into thinking
he was
responsible
and flees
into exile in

Upon
maturation
living with
two
wastrels,
Simba is
given some
valuable
perspective
from his
childhood
friend, Nala,
and his
shaman,
Rafiki,
before
returning to
challenge

The target audience is children and adults of all ages and is

a family favourite!

Sex & Nudity

None.
Violence & Gore
Contains mild animated violence

Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking
0/10
No drugs, smoking and alcohol
are present in this film
Frightening/Intense Scenes
Contains some upsetting scenes
and mildly intense fight
sequences
Profanity
Contains very mild language

It is suitable for all ages

because it doesnt have any
bad language but have hidden

Several uses of "geez." A hyena

calls his barb-covered fellow a
"cactus butt." A yell substitutes
for an unspoken profanity when
we hear, "Why do I always have

Characters

Simba is a very
open and honest
creature. His light
colours represent
the essence of
good, yet he is
still very
dependant on his
father Mufasa.

Scar on the other hand is a very

scheming character, his entry
words in the film were "Life isn't
fair, is it?" These words show
Scar's tainted and vicious jealous
streak against Simba. These
words were spoken whilst
taunting a small mouse which
was about to be his next meal.

CINEMATOGRAPHY

amera shot types;

Establishing shot
Full body shot
High angle shot
Low angle shot

Close up

Camera
movements;

Cinematograp
hy

Horizontal movement, left and right.

Pan

Technically this isn't a camera move,

zoombut a change in the lens focal length
with gives the illusion of moving the
camera closer or further away.

follo
w
tilt

The camera physically follows

the subject at a more or less
constant distance.

Vertical movement of the

camera angle, i.e. pointing
the camera up and down (as

Sound;
The first five minutes of the lion king is a
song representing the circle of life, it is a
song explaining what life is in the wild and
gives us an idea of what the story is about.

getic + non diegetic sound

There is digetic sound in this section of the film
but not a lot only small things in the background
of the music made by animals.
There is no non diegetic sound during this scene
of the film.

Mis-en-scene
set in Africa in pride rock but is a
Set Its
cartoon version, trying to recreate the
setting and its wildlife.
The first scene is very bright to
Lighting
create a sense of happiness.
The characters do not wear costumes as
they are animals in wildlife not humans.

Costumes

Make upThere is also no makeup.

Props Theres also no props.
The characters all act happy and proud to
be apart of this pack and this group of

Acting / dialogue

The EndBy Talia-marie