howtotrainyourdragon:

“In the first film, when Hiccup reaches out to touch Toothless, the audience had to believe that he is real. If the audience is not in love with Toothless as much as Hiccup is and if you don’t get lost in his eyes, the movie won’t work.” –Simon Otto, head of character animation

Storyboards by Tron Mai, Ryan Savas, Paul Fisher, & Johane Matte