Privisa, a Beautiful New Animated Film
Privisa is an upcoming animated feature film made in Poland. The film revolves all around a child who does not want to be grown up. Those who are looking for adventurous animation experiences, year 2016 has been a great start for them already. Apart from the best of the shining titles from the usual animation studios in America and Japan, there has also been a showcase of the variety of full-motion features for those who are less talked about. Like one of the most enchanting animation film came from Brazil, another came from France, and now here it is, the beautiful film Privisa from Poland!
Privisa is an awesome combination of the traditional as well as the contemporary techniques. It is a “2.5D film;” which implies that it employs all flashy dimensionality keeping the gesture of the classic line work intact. To get an idea what this style is and how exactly would it play, go watch this teasing animation film once it gets released.
The film is around the life of Wilkan, son of the great hunter Borzymir, who is about to get his first haircut. Soon he gets aware of the fact the oldest of the tribe will be soon “taking the ritual of last journey”. His beloved grandfather Stanimir is among them. The distraught boy will do everything to stop the ceremony, which gets him and the whole village (Privisa) in a lot of trouble.
The movie has a perfect blend of animations and spiffy character designs. The concept of art pieces will give you an idea of how life worked in ancient town of warriors in Eastern Europe.
It’s being directed by Marcin Karolewski and is a team effort between Polish studio Juice Platige Films and Flat Foot Films.
The release date of the film isn’t set, so this can be kept aside as a vision of the future.
Minions, 2015
‘Minions’ is an American 3D computer animated family comedy film released in the year 2015. The movie can be called as a spin-off or a prequel to the Despicable Me Franchise. The movie has been produced by Illumination Entertainment for Universal Pictures and has been directed by Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda. The writer of the film is Brian Lynch and the producer Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy.
Minions, the ones that evolved from the single-celled yellow organisms at the dawn of time, lead their life to serve but eventually trapped themselves to work continuously under different tyopoes of unsuccessful masters. Soon did they realise that it is humans that they love the most to serve. Without a master, when the entire minions fell into deep depression, Kelvin came up with a plan. He was supported by his friends Stuart and Bob. The plot revolves around how he founded a new evil boss for his brethren and the search finally led them to Scarlet Overkill, the world’s first-ever super-villainess.
The film stars Coffin (as the Minions), Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm, Michael Keaton, Allison Janney, and Steve Coogan, and is narrated by Geoffrey Rush. It was first foreshadowed in the end credits of Despicable Me 2, where Kevin, Stuart, and Bob, three of the Minions, are seen auditioning for the film. The dungaree- and goggle-wearing yellow sidekicks from the two ‘Despicable Me’ films are upgraded to leading-minion status in ‘Minions,’ look very cute and kid-friendly. The Minions’ film premiere held on June 11, 2015, in Leicester Square, London, and was first released in US on July 10, 2015.
The film received both praise and criticism. Some were excited by comedic aspects of the film and the performances of Bullock and Hamm but others felt that the three characters or Minions were not able to carry the film on their own. It is named as the highest-grossing non-Disney animated film.
The Jungle Book, 2016
The Jungle Book 2016, a masterpiece where Disney went wild. It is a 3D animation movie that is set in the remote jungle of India. The film tells the story of an orphan who was loved and guided by his animal guardians and friends, and was later sent to the village to remain safe from the wild fearsome tiger. While crossing the jungle and leaving his friends, the boy, Mowgli, discovered his strength and much more about himself all the while evading the frightening tiger.
The story of the film is written by Rudyard Kipling, Director and producer Jon Favreau and the screenplay by Justin marks. The role of the orphan boy is played by Neel Sethi.
The movie has been in development since July 2013, and Jon Favreau was confirmed as director during November 2013. The picture is an excellent showcase of the latest advancements in photorealistic rendering, computer-generated imagery, and motion capture technologies.
The Walt Disney Studios was made in a way to facilitate a live in jungle to show you the life in jungle. The main photography took place in sound stages at L.A. Center Studios[21] in downtown Los Angeles. Some distant and remote locations of the Indian forests were photographed later and used as a reference to the post-production.
The film is an excellent piece to ascertain the progress the animation industry has made so far. Every minute detail has been taken care of to make each and every scene look so real. The creation of the animal characters entirely in key frame computer animation with the assistance of footage of real animal movement is really commendable and worth appreciating.
Favreau beautifully used the motion capture keeping the real effect of the valley and jungle intact. The visual effects of the film are created by the Moving Picture Company (MPC) and Weta Digital.
How has Technology Helped Storytelling and Animation
As technology has advanced, it has help storytellers complete their lost parts. If we take Toy Story into perspective, we can see that Andy doesn’t have a dad. Why is that so? We might not have thought a lot about it, but then, just imagine adding another character to the already complex development and stop motion art that was present.
The CCO of Pixar and Disney Animation, John Lasseter once said; “The art challenges the technology, and the technology inspires the art.” We couldn’t agree more as technology has been handy in providing creative directors and animators another decision-making tool, to look at the other side of storytelling, which was usually left incomplete. Technology, art, and animation have become a one-way street. Many animations and production studios now provide their Research and Development department with an insane amount of money, and their investments are handsomely paying off. However, we can look at the other side too. Apart from animation storytelling such as those done by Pixar and Disney, many sci-fi movies also rely heavily on technology, stunts and animations to deliver a wow effect. But here, many ideas lack the story, which is a steep contrast to what we see in stop motion or 3D movies.
Amongst the latest blockbusters that made The Mark, Inside Out, Kung Fu Panda 3, Zootopia, and Frozen were outstanding. One cannot deny that they set the bar much higher than what we used to see a decade ago. There are great stories, there are more characters, the animation is wow,and they keep their audience engaged. Animation as per the Disney principle has always been towards keeping the audience engaged, and there is no doubt, technology is making hits happen for sure.
Up – The 3D Computer Animation Movie
Up is a 3D computer animation film that is a comedy drama. The film was produced by Pixar Animation Studios, directed by Pete Docter and released by Walt Disney Pictures in the year 2009.
The film is plotted around a widower of 78 years of age named Carl Fredricksen (Ed Asner) and a young explorer named Russell (Jordan Nagai). The aged widower ties thousands of balloons to his home in order to fulfill his dream to see the wilds of South America and to complete a promise made to his late wife, Ellie.
It took Docter 5 long years to complete the film. He began working towards the story in the year 2004 trying to make it as close as the fantasies of escaping from life after getting irritated. It took a lot of research to turn the imagination into a film like Up. The characters were made to wear realistic clothing that was a real challenge to this world of animation. The floating house in the film is attached by the number of balloons, somewhere around 10k to 20k.
A lot of considerable efforts went into the making of the film and providing the experience to make each character look like a reality. Docter and his team spent three nights Venezuela painting and sketching, and encountering ants, mosquitoes, scorpions, frogs, and snakes. They flew to Matawi Tepui and climbed to Angel Falls.They also visited Sacramento Zoo to observe a Himalayan monal for Kevin’s animation.
While Pixar is usually associated with designing the caricatured characters, Carl was one step ahead. He was not given any artificially elderly features rather was given the natural features of an aged person like the wrinkles, pockmarks on his nose, a hearing aid, and a cane. He was given a squarish appearance while Russell a roundish. The main challenge faced in making these characters was to make them look natural and realistic humans.
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