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James Baxter - Belle
Belle, the go-it-alone, independent heroine and salvation of Beast was animated by James Baxter. Receiving a series of 'battlefield promotions' during production on Who Framed Roger Rabbit and later on Beauty and the Beast, this moved Baxter into the animation of a major character.
Belle's appearance was developed from a sketch by story man Roger Allers, slightly modified to give her 'a more European look' - the shape and angle of her eyes, in particular, were intended to give her a more mature appearance than earlier heroines. Inspiration for angle and perspective - crucial when producing convincing animation of a human character - came from studying video of actress Shari Stoner. (You know, I'm sure I saw her credited for writing an Animaniacs episode...?)
Trivia buffs will already know :-) that Belle is only the second dark-haired heroine in a Disney feature - the first was Snow White.
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