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Friday, October 29, 2010
Friday, October 8, 2010
The Grey Wolf and Red Riding Hood
I've been swamped recently and haven't have time to work on my personal project. So, here's an update, the most recent remastered animation from the Russian genius Garry Bardin.
The Grey Wolf and Red Riding Hood.
It's a masterful 25-minute claymation musical.
He takes a bunch of pop culture fables and parables and reinvents them. The Grey Wolf eats everything in his path and he's the classic trickster, like Loki. Red Riding Hood bakes a loaf of bread with her mother in a musical exchange before Riding Hood sets out on the road, mother's words of wisdom in hand. She narrowly escapes the Grey Wolf time and again, crossing through a border checkpoint. A dentist dances in the Grey Wolf's stomach like Jonah in the Whale with all the other consumed parables. The 7 Dwarfs and other classic animated characters make appearances. And at the end, well, you just need to watch to the end. Period.
I just found a translation and I'll be posting them as annotations soon.
This is the kind of animation I want to see on the big screen more often. Feature length. You can't tell me with a straight face that no one wants good claymation just because we live in an age of ubiquitous digital animation. I work in digital primarily, but I've done a few time lapses and stop motion projects by hand.
It's hard to do right.
A claymation feature with a seasoned artist, filmed on a nice digital camera and coupled with good acting talent would kick ass and cost a fraction of all these cookie cutter 3D family fests. It's good to know your audience, and Garry Bardin does. He knows how to entertain kids without pandering, or kowtowing to pre-screened humor.
There's a rough edge to it, and that's what people need old or young. Our animated films are for the most part a reflection of our society. Mind numbingly safe and insulated, trend chasing, and focused on style over substance:
PART 2:
The Grey Wolf and Red Riding Hood.
It's a masterful 25-minute claymation musical.
He takes a bunch of pop culture fables and parables and reinvents them. The Grey Wolf eats everything in his path and he's the classic trickster, like Loki. Red Riding Hood bakes a loaf of bread with her mother in a musical exchange before Riding Hood sets out on the road, mother's words of wisdom in hand. She narrowly escapes the Grey Wolf time and again, crossing through a border checkpoint. A dentist dances in the Grey Wolf's stomach like Jonah in the Whale with all the other consumed parables. The 7 Dwarfs and other classic animated characters make appearances. And at the end, well, you just need to watch to the end. Period.
I just found a translation and I'll be posting them as annotations soon.
This is the kind of animation I want to see on the big screen more often. Feature length. You can't tell me with a straight face that no one wants good claymation just because we live in an age of ubiquitous digital animation. I work in digital primarily, but I've done a few time lapses and stop motion projects by hand.
It's hard to do right.
A claymation feature with a seasoned artist, filmed on a nice digital camera and coupled with good acting talent would kick ass and cost a fraction of all these cookie cutter 3D family fests. It's good to know your audience, and Garry Bardin does. He knows how to entertain kids without pandering, or kowtowing to pre-screened humor.
There's a rough edge to it, and that's what people need old or young. Our animated films are for the most part a reflection of our society. Mind numbingly safe and insulated, trend chasing, and focused on style over substance:
PART 2:
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