Elsa Has "Frozen" the World

Definitely gotta applaud Disney's attempt to globalize. I love that they're taking their songs and having them performed by artists from countries all around the world in their own language. Here are the versions I found and they all sound beautiful. Enjoy!

Demi Lovato - Let It Go (English)

La Reine des Neiges - Libérée, Délivrée (French)

Martina Stoessel - Libre Soy (Spanish)

Dương Hoàng Yến - Let It Go (Vietnamese)

And my personal favorite...

Hyorin - Let It Go (Korean)

Team 7 Vlog - Episode 10 - Orlando 2013: EPCOT, Universal Studios CityWalk

Team 7 Vlog - Episode 9 - Orlando 2013: Disney's Magic Kingdom

Team 7 Vlog - Episode 8 - Orlando 2013: Disney's Hollywood Studios

Team 7 Vlog - Episode 7 - Orlando 2013: Downtown Disney, Disney's Boardwalk

Movie Marketing: You're Doing It Right

For those of you who don't know, Disney and Pixar have created a sequel to Monsters Inc. called Monsters University. The movie isn't set to come out until June 2013, but the Disney company has already worked on marketing it. There was already a lot of hype about the trailers that were released, but now Disney and Pixar have added something else to their marketing scheme: a website for Monsters University. Now I'm not just talking about the movie. The companies have created a university website complete with information about professors, alumni, and even financial aid. There's even a store where you can buy actual Monsters University merchandise. I believe that  Disney and Pixar have raised the bar for movie marketing. The site is already viral. This is one of the reasons why my ultimate goal is to work for Disney. Their advertising creatives are top notch. I really, really hope I get to be part of their team one day. Until then, I gotta start small. Hooray for being a server at Studio Movie Grill.

To see the Monsters University site, click the link below:
http://monstersuniversity.com/edu/index.html

To see the Monsters University trailer, click the link below:
http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/monsters-university/trailers/monsters-university-teaser-trailer-29717274.html

A flower that blooms in adversity is the most rare and beautiful of all...

My acceptance card from last year.

Sooo those who know me know that I was really looking forward to doing the Disney College Program. It was part of my career plan since forever. I got accepted last year so I assumed that I'd be able to nail the job again. Nope. I bombed my phone interview so badly on Sunday that they didn't have to take 2 weeks to make a decision. They took less than 24 hours. Ouch.

Why would I want to take part in the Disney College Program? I mean, it's only an opportunity to work in one of the Disney parks on an hourly wage. That's because the Disney name has that much value to it. On top of that, based on what I've read, if you start at the bottom of the pyramid you can work your way up to higher internships and eventually corporate positions. Disney does have a graphic design program. On top of that, the Disney College Program is a "magical" experience. It's a great way to make connections. Plus, it's a good idea to get out and be independent if you haven't had a chance to (like me). I've lived at home with my parents for my entire life.

Some of you are probably wondering why I didn't take the opportunity last year. There's really one reason: my parents. My dad was concerned that if I took a break from school to go work that I wouldn't come back and get my degree. I guess that is a somewhat legit fear although I'm not sure about the percentage of people who take a break from school and don't finish their degree. I'm actually really regretting not taking the opportunity last year. I know that I'm determined enough to finish everything that's necessary in life including finishing my degree.

So what's the plan now? I'm just trying to build up some kind of work experience. This is an area I'm seriously lacking in. Tomorrow (or more like later today) I'm heading to the UTD Career Fair to see if I can land any good internships.

Billboard by The Richards Group

I tried to apply for an art director internship at The Richards Group. If you don't know, The Richards Group is basically the largest marketing firm in Dallas. They have worked with several huge clients including Chick-fil-a, The Home Depot, and Zales. They have quite an impressive portfolio and it would be awesome to work for them one day. My friend Shirley is actually interning there right now and based on what she's said it's a great place to work.

Maybe I'm being really ambitious in the way that I approach things. Ambition is what killed Caesar but without ambition you have no goals and accomplish nothing. Here's to being ambitious and hopefully landing a job before my parents can nag me about being a good-for-nothing artist.

For more about the Disney College Program, click the link below:
http://cp.disneycareers.com/en/default/

For more about The Richards Group, click the link below:
http://richards.com/index.html

Disney Dream Portraits

Here are Annie Lebovitz's newest photos for her Disney Dream Portraits collection.  These photos have already been out about a month now and I just found them. This time the photographs feature Russell Brand as Captain Hook and Jack Black, Jason Segel, and Will Ferrell as the hitchhiking ghosts from the Haunted Mansion. Seriously, I love Annie's work. My favorite image is probably the one where Scarlett Johansson is Cinderella. I also enjoy watching the process.

You can check out behind-the-scenes shots here.

Obviously, there's going to be some heavy Photoshop going on, but the end product is still fantastic. For those of you who don't know where you can find these pictures, you can probably see them in some magazines. These portraits were designed for print advertising for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts. What do you guys think of these portraits?

Wreck It Ralph

So I haven't seen or heard much about this new Disney movie coming out in November (or maybe there's been stuff and I haven't been paying attention), but I remember writing something about it in my Disney brand audit project. It's called Wreck It Ralph and it's basically about this guy named Wreck It Ralph who's tired of being a bad guy in his video game. So he goes game jumping in an attempt to try and play the hero. It's a really cute concept. There's going to be some appearances of famous video game characters like Eggman from Sonic, Bowser, and the ghost from Pacman. I think I'm probably going to go see this movie when it comes out. I feel like it's been a while since Disney has released an original movie instead of releasing old movies in 3D. Actually, I take that back. It's been a while since Disney released an original movie that was worth looking into. I think there was that one movie, The Odd Life of Timothy Green, that came out in August. I wasn't really super interested in that. There's another animated movie coming out that's directed by Tim Burton called Frankenweenie. I've never watched a Tim Burton film before so I dunno. From most of what I've seen, he's not really my cup of tea. But I dunno.