Hello All
Here is a link to a bit of video about the production of the feature film "Chico & Rita" that we are currently working on.
http://www.tv3.cat/videos/1075779/Mariscal-i-Trueba-associats
It is in Spanish (Catalan), but even if you do not understand it is interesting.
Here is a link to an English fact sheet about the production
http://www.designmuseum.org/media/item/75103/2070/Chico-Rita-Film-Release-FINAL.pdf
From the tv clip it seems that the animation is simply rotoscoped from live action, but that is not the case.
The director, Fernando Trueba, is basically a Live action director, so one could say that they made the animatic in the live action medium. I am not at liberty to show you any images, but the actors looks nothing like the animated characters, and at several occasions they swap actor for a character. I guess it's is because at some point the first actor wasn't available. Several actors also play several characters. Selected frames are rotoscoped with TV Paint, and only these relatively few painted images are directly available to the animators.
Animation is 2D on paper + 50%+ 3D backgrounds and 3D props
The film is being produced in 6 studios spread out over Eastern and Western Europe and Brazil, managed by HoBSoft.
What do you think ?
HC
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Chico and Rita will be shown at Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2010.
Screening Times
Thursday September 16 9:00:00 PM VARSITY 8
Friday September 17 9:00:00 AM Tiff Bell LightBox 1
Sunday September 19 9:15:00 PM SCOTIABANK THEATRE 4
HC
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Chico and Rita will apparently also be shown at London Spanish Film Festival 6 Oct at 08:30pm
THE LONDON SPANISH FILM FESTIVAL takes place at:
Ciné lumière
at the Institut français
17 Queensberry Place
South Kensington
London SW7 2DT
Box Office: 020 7073 1350
http://www.institut-francais.org.uk
HC
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Chico & Rita - Special Preview
25 September 2010, 19:00, Cinema 1
Recreating 1940s Havana, this is beautifully animated love story from Javier Mariscal and Oscar winner Fernando Trueba, with original soundtrack from legendary Cuban musicians
25 September 2010
http://www.barbican.org.uk/film/event-detail.asp?ID=11211
HC
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Man, I'm waiting to see the finished product.
I've worked a bit on it during an internship in the keckskemet animation studio (hungary) (inbetween + clean-up.. with markers)
and I'v seen some stuff of it.. is awesome
Me too :-)
According to this:
http://www.tellurideinside.com/2010/09/telluride-film-festival-line-up-for-2010.html
Chico and Rita was shown at TFF37-Colorado Saturday.
Did any one see it ?
HC
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturevideo/filmvideo/cinema-trailers/7992132/Chico-and-Rita-exclusive-trailer.html
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HoBSoft and ToonBoom developped a very integrated and highly automated pipeline for this production. In this video the Production managers around the world gives their view on this way of producing.
YouTube HD
You may also have a look at http://www.hobsoft.net/cases/chico for more insights on the production of "Chico and Rita".
HoBSoft Automated animation workflow for feature and tv-series
http://www.yelp.com/events/los-angeles-los-angeles-premiere-chico-and-rita
When: Sunday, November 7, 2010 7:00 pm
Where: Egyptian Theatre
6712 Hollywood Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90028
(323) 461-2020
How: Tickets
Cost: Free (apparently...)
Get your free tickets at http://www.afifest.com starting October 28th.
HC
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ChicoAndRita :
We've created our very own Chico and Rita playlist on Spotify featuring music from the film along with some extra inspiring jazz tracks thrown in, enjoy!
http://open.spotify.com/user/chicoandrita/playlist/7DmW5aH4xj55fZrvkj62pp
HoBSoft Automated animation workflow for feature and tv-series
The DVD and BD is out:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Chico-and-Rita-DVD/dp/B004MEZOKG
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Chico-Rita-Blu-ray-Mario-Guerra/dp/B004MEZOTW
Graphics novel:
http://www.amazon.com/Chico-Rita-Javier-Mariscal/dp/1906838291
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... and it is nominated for an Academy Award for best animated feature :-)
HC
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