A Comparative Analysis of the Women Characters Characteristics of Aladdin of Disney s ANIMATION and Live Action Film

Purpose: In this study, how the identity of women characters in Disney s animation of “Aladdin” was changed among the live action film characters, and how they were visually reflected were analyzed, and the value with providing help for the new contents development for the production of live action films. Method: Princess Jasmine, Aladdin s woman character, was selected as the research subject, and the scenes overlapping with the original animation were extracted from the live action film scenes, after which the characters, makeup, hairstyle, apparel styling, and apparel colors were compared and analyzed. As for the color analysis, it was performed by using the Korean Standard Color’s Color Analysis(KSCA) program. Results: Princess Jasmine s character orientation was completed with a new character who sought to become the Sultan of Agrabah by breaking away from a passive and male dependent woman. In the live action film, the eye shadow and lip color were changed to produce the angular eyebrows and clear eyes, while the hairstyle was changed to colorful accessories, braided hair, parting position, and upstyle, respectively. In the anime, blue is the primary color for apparel on the exposed tops and pants, and depending on the situation, a sexy image was cre-ated with the color of red. In the live action film, it was a formal dress and pants, while purple, gold, orange, and green were primarily used since the signature colors is blue green. Conclusion: The identity of Princess Jasmine s woman character has transformed from femininity to an entre-preneurial leader, and it is expected that the character analysis and research will continue to develop creative and original films when producing the live action films which recreate animation characters.