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Animated Views has an article about the final portion of the battle at the end of Prince Caspian.  They interviewed Prince Caspian’s Art Director, Frank Walsh, who provided many pictures and explanations for how things worked.

Animated Views: So, tell me, Frank. What will your last story on Prince Caspian be about?

Frank Walsh: Towards the end of Prince Caspian there is a climactic scene where the Telmarine Army, lead by King Miraz, march against the Narnians. Andrew Adamson, the director wanted to precede the final battle by setting Miraz the challenging task of having to ford a monstrous river to reach his enemy. In much the same way Julius Caesar, in 56BC, had taken his army against the Germanic tribes by a building bridge across the Rhine, so Andrew set us the task of achieving the same for his film. Caesar accomplished this task allegedly in 10 days; we had 40, accompanied by the predictable ‘flood’.

Read the whole thing at Animated Views

Animated Views’ Jeremie Noyer e-mailed us to tell us that his newest Caspian article is online: a second interview with art director Frank Walsh, on the Final Battle, with exclusive pictures and blueprints. Here’s the summary from the top of the article, followed by a link to the rest!

You may remember that, in our first interview with Prince Caspian Art Director Frank Walsh, there were some memories of his experience on set that he wanted to save for another time.

Now, that time has come to share with you all these amazing behind-the-scenes stories that make us realize today’s animation is not only about making animated features and shorts, but also that the present and the future of this art is in its co-operation with all the exciting disciplines at work in filmmaking. Frank Walsh’s position in the process, at its core, made him the perfect expert to tell us about that, and he has several stories to share with us!

So, let’s begin with some aspects that may be taken for granted on screen, but that prove to be highly characteristic of state-of-the-art visual effects filmmaking: the Telmarines’ weapons in Prince Caspian’s final battle. As you shall see, there’s more than meets the eye!

Frank Walsh: On set with Prince Caspian ’s Final Battle