Art is very multifaceted. It’s so great that it can be both serious and entertaining. Not only children but also adults enjoy watching cartoons. A special niche among them is occupied by cartoons from plasticine. You will not surprise anyone with the drawn ones, computer graphics are too boring, but this option always causes a sea of delight.
Why is this so? Probably, because plasticine cartoons require a lot of patience and time to create, and therefore real artists and lovers of their craft undertake their implementation.
What is required in order to remove them? Fans of creativity and even professional directors claim that anyone can create plasticine cartoons at home. To do this, you will need:
- plasticine of different colors;
- camera with a tripod;
- a special program on the computer (Sony Vegas, for example);
- inspiration and desire to create.
First you can make a mini-project to see what happens in the end, and what you need to consider next time. Blind a simple figure, mount the camera on a tripod (or on a stack of books, if there is none) and start shooting. In order for plasticine cartoons to turn out to be as high-quality as possible, take pictures as often as possible. For example, if you made a human figure, then “raising your hand” should take about 10 frames. This is really a very time-consuming process, so it can take from several months to several years to make a full-length plasticine cartoon.
After all the necessary pictures have been taken, you need to transfer them to the computer. Video processing programs, as a rule, have an intuitive interface that is intuitive, so it’s easy to put together all the images, adjust the speed and apply sound.
However, before creating your own masterpieces, it is better to familiarize yourself with what has already been created by professionals. They work on cartoons as a whole team: there is a director, a screenwriter, a cameraman, and an artist ... In general, things are the same here as on the set of a regular film. Actors are also involved, only they are not removed, but only voice plasticine characters.
Recognized Masterpieces
- Cartoon "Plasticine crow." Released on Soviet screens in 1981, he immediately captivated the audience. It tells about the unusual adventures of a simple Russian peasant.
- Series about Wallace and Gromit. There are 3 of the most famous half-hour episodes (the first of which is 1989's Picnic on the Moon), 10 short episodes, and a feature film. These plasticine cartoons tell us about the life and adventures of the inventor Wallace and his silent, but intelligent dog, Thunder.
- "Coraline". This cartoon appeared on large screens relatively recently, in 2008, but the story of a girl who fell into a parallel world is beautiful at first glance, and in the second one full of dangers, she managed to win the love of people around the planet.
Of course, there are still many plasticine masterpieces, and, of course, each of them is filled with a special charm.