I have known the Czech animation master Jan Svankmajer since I was a student
The “Quay Brothers” who were born in Philadelphia, USA and worked in the UK started
I can’t help but be fascinated by the tactile videos produced by stop-motion animation
Especially if there is a touching story and touching soundtrack
In fact, the attractive charm of stop-motion animation
No less than the current Hollywood-style commercial films
Handmade puppets, tailor-made handmade costumes, props, scenes, every plant and tree...
They are all so organic and exquisite that it is difficult to copy in large quantities
Therefore every scene and thing is quite precious
It is a treasure under the lens of language
Dina Velikovskaya from Soviet Russia
Studying at Russian State University of Cinematography
As soon as she started studying film, she refused to follow the good mainstream
In today’s Soviet Russia, hand puppet theater has long been out of fashion
She is indeed so persistent and loves the charm of hand puppet stop-motion animation
In an interview with “Animateka” she mentioned:
Now in Russia its forgotten.I don't know why.
Maybe its very difficult to make puppet stop-motion, puppet animation…
maybe its not contemporary now
“In Soviet Russia, hand puppetry has been forgotten, I don’t know why?
Maybe it’s because hand puppet stop-motion animation is difficult to produce
Maybe it’s not popular anymore..."
Although she said this with emotion, she still chose to go to "Tiger Mountain Tour"
I want to try my best to preserve this beautiful art creation technology
So we used stop-motion animation technology to create "My Strange grandfather ”
This eight-minute long, poetic short film
It deeply touches peoples hearts
Describes a little girl who lives on the beach with her grandfather
The deep ancestral relationship with my grandfather
Grandpa is a low-key inventor
Picked up the trash discarded by tourists at the beach
Create a “bionic beast”
(The editor personally feels that it is very similar to the bionic beast of Dutch artist Theo Jansen)
Come and keep your lonely granddaughter company
The homemade musical instruments are the bridge of communication between the grandfather and grandson and the bionic beast
This short film is as poetic as a dream
Delicate light and shadow, just like the atmospheric music
Although it is the work of a student, the details are not sloppy at all
Dina’s subtle heart and rich emotion for hand puppet animation can be seen everywhere
Wave made of plastic cellophane
Add sparkling light and shadow processing
As if in a dream
The last scene
Grandfather and grandson are leaning on each other and staring into the distance
Thinking about the future of mutual dependence
It’s really disappointing
……
But the precious thing is that they still have each other
Cherish the time you have with me
