The Beginning of the Journey – First Steps of Animated Films (Poliektova sisters)
2022 All audiences 241 min
Synopsis:
The Poliektova sisters will speak about transforming the initial idea of a story into a film, about the process of initial artwork, visuals and storyboarding. What are the important questions in the story and how can we create the main character?
- Year:
- 2022
- Country:
- Czech Republic
- Running time:
- 241 min.
- Original title:
- The Beginning of the Journey - First Steps of Animated Films (Poliektova sisters)
- Production type:
- Professional
- Production:
- CEE Animation
- Distribution:
- CEE Animation
- Genre:
- Making of
- Tag:
- Educational
- Audience:
- All audiences
- Language:
- English
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