A whole new world:
Raya and the Last Dragon drew on diverse Southeast Asian influences and culture to create the fantasy realm of Kumandra
When you make a dream a reality, there comes a time when that whole world reveals itself. For James Romo, UT grad and production supervisor on Disney s magical fantasy
Raya and the Last Dragon, it was when the writing team sat down with the art department to explain the five disparate lands of the mystical realm of Kumandra: not just the geography but the people, their cultures, and how the three elements were interwoven. It was a big moment for me, Romo recalled. I remember thinking, OK, this is our world that we are making.
The Daily Texan spoke to James Romo, a graduate of UT’s radio-television-film program, about working as a production supervisor on Disney's newest film, “Raya and the Last Dragon.”