Screening of Neil Gaiman's ''Coraline” – directed by Henry Selick, running time 100’, 2009.
Film interior design - design and scenography workshop
"Coraline” – dir. Henry Selick, running time: 100’, 2009.
Coraline is the protagonist of Neil Gaiman's horror/fantasy novella as well as the main character of Henry Selick's fim adaptation of the British book. To faithfully render the literary original Selick decided to rely on the technique of cutting-edge animation that superbly transfers Coraline, alongside her parents and their mysterious, eerie house, onto the silver screen. It is inside this house that Coraline comes across a set of unusual doors, leading to another world, to a parallel reality. At first glance, the universe behind the newly-found door seems most fabulous. However, with time the land ceases to be as welcoming and friendly as Caroline thought it to be. Accompanied by her new friend - a black cat, she will have to fight the fight for her own future as well as for the future of her family.
Apart from being a master class in animation, “Coraline” is suffused with a rare, somewhat dark climate that is evocative of Tim Burton’s movies. Undoubtedly, “Coraline” is one of the most unique and most intriguing animated films created in recent years.
Film interior design - design and scenography workshop
Scenography is part and parcel of cinematic semantics - it is an art and craft of creating and shaping the scenery (the space and background) where the film plot unravels, only to be seen and admired later on the silver screen. Containing scenery (the painted or computer-generated background), scenography also includes other elements of on-set decoration, costumes, props, characterisation of actors and actresses, and lighting. Although it is by default real-looking, scenography is more often than not created out of light materials and fabrics, such as wood, plywood, chipboard, canvas, cardboard, papier-mâché.
It is critical to be able to convey a fitting mood that corresponds to the plot and to duly convince the viewers that the film is set in particular time and space.
During the workshop participants will be given a chance to become a set designer and create a simple piece of furniture or any other basic fixture using cardboard, paper, and other easily available materials.
Children aged 7-13 are invited to take part in the workshop.