Gofmaniada
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| Directed by | Stanislav Sokolov |
| Produced by | Akop Kirakosyan |
| Written by | E.T.A. Hoffman Victor Slavkin Stanislav Sokolov |
| Music by | Shandor Kallash |
| Release date(s) | 2008 |
| Running time | 78 min |
| Country | Russia |
| Language | Russian |
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Gofmaniada (Russian: Гофманиа́да) is an upcoming stop motion-animated feature film from Russian studio Soyuzmultfilm. The concept and all of the art design was done by Mikhail Shemyakin and it is being directed by Stanislav Sokolov.
It will be based on the tales of E.T.A. Hoffman. The film will use puppet animation exclusively and will avoid using computer animation for special effects. The first 20 minutes of the film were screened on November 20, 2006, in St. Petersburg[1] and got positive reactions from various news outlets. [2] A 2006-11-21 article says that the money to continue filming could not be found in Russia and that the filmmakers will probably try to find Western investors.[2] The finished film will run around 78 minutes and be completed by the end of 2008 at the earliest.[1]
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[edit] History/technique
The project was initiated by Soyuzmultfilm director Akop Kirakosyan (Акоп Киракосян), who invited Shemyakin to the project; the idea of doing a film about E.T.A. Hoffman's stories was Shemyakin's. Work began in 2001. It is the biggest project that the Soyuzmultfilm studio has worked on since the collapse of the Soviet Union. The 22 puppets which were used in the first 20 minutes of the film were brought to the November screening. Each puppet took no less than a month to make.[1] Actual filming for the pilot began in late 2005.
The full film will have over 150 puppets, some of which will appear on the screen for only a few seconds. The spring of 2008 will be devoted to creating these puppets, and the actual filming period for the rest of the film will begin in the summer.[3]
[edit] Plot
The film will feature several of Hoffman's tales, with the main character being Hoffman himself. In particular, it will focus on the duality between the imaginative universe of his writings and his real-life profession as a government clerk (which will be based on his letters and journals[4]).
[edit] Crew
- Director: Stanislav Sokolov
- Writers: Stanislav Sokolov and Victor Slavkin, who've worked together on many previous films
- Producer: Akop Kirakosyan
- Main artist: Mikhail Shemyakin (film is based on his drawings and sketches)
- Art director: Yelena Livanova
- Cameraman: Aleksandr Vikhanskiy
- Animator: Olga Panokina
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Шемякин оживил сказки Гофмана (video)", НТВ (NTV.ru), 2006-11-20. Retrieved on 2006-12-16.(Russian)
- ^ a b "«Гофманиада» Михаила Шемякина", Культура, 2006-11-21. Retrieved on 2006-12-17. See also: video version of this story.(Russian)
- ^ «Гофманиада» Михаила Шемякина. 04-02-2008.
- ^ ЦИОПА, Алина. "ШЕМЯКИН "ЗАБОЛЕЛ" АНИМАЦИЕЙ", Невское время, 2006-11-22. Retrieved on 2006-12-17.(Russian)
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