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D E PA R T M E N T 39 KEYFRAME reinforce different moods," he adds. "Our third act has a motivation for the Internet going dark which gives us that nighttime mood we hoped to reinforce." The deep web's green and red palette gives a dark and uneasy feeling that's almost toxic and contrasts sharply with the bright, buoyant digital landscape. Another challenge was the sheer geometric complexity of the Internet, says Leach, "giving every site that's ever existed on the Internet some sort of physical representation…[while also] organizing the scene to direct the viewer's eye to the specific story point. For Leach, lighting evokes the emotion of the scene. At the beginning, when Vanellope first realizes that her life is about to change dramatically now that Sugar Rush is broken, she sits atop an arcade game as Ralph starts to cheer her up. "Vanellope doesn't really think that what Ralph thinks is the perfect world is her perfect world," he says. "So we literally have the sun set during that conversation and you get this sort of juxtaposition of this beautiful sunset as this rift is developing in their relationship." It kicks off the journey, which becomes a test of their friendship. As for the artists' journey behind the film? It's always a collaborative adventure. "Vanellope doesn't really think that what Ralph thinks is the perfect world is her perfect world. So we literally have the sun set during that conversation and you get this sort of juxtaposition of this beautiful sunset as this rift is developing in their relationship." FALL 2018 39