Authors

Kulikov Maksim V., Trukhina Alexandra V.
ANIMATION TECHNOLOGIES IN MODERN DOCUMENTARY CINEMA

Architecton: Proceedings of Higher Education №3 (67)

The article examines such a phenomenon of inter-species synthesis in cinema as documentary animation using systems and comparative typological analysis. Animation is characterized as a variety of cinema art. Its contemporary capabilities connected with the development of computer technologies are highlighted. Forms and purposes of using animation for creating popular science films are examined. The article describes the concepts of applied documentary animation and "animadoc", supporting the descriptions with concrete examples of films from this movement created abroad and in Russia since 1918, the year when W.McCay produced his documentary «The Sinking of Lusitania». The experiments of Ural cinematographers are reviewed. The authors propose an independently identified set of genres and functions of documentary animation and their characteristics. Prospects are outlined for further studies of the creative potentialities of documentary animation.

Kulikov Maksim V.
DEVELOPMENT OF A CHARACTER FOR THE NARRATIVE ANIMATION MOVIE

Architecton: Proceedings of Higher Education №2 (66) June, 2019

The article is devoted to the ways of creating characters in narrative animated cinema as one of its directions which is based on a dramatic story with the characters being its drivers. The development of the plot, the turns of events depend on the actions of the characters: the movie begins with the heroes, and ends with them. Therefore, in the process of shooting the film, it is necessary to pay great attention to the characters and, first of all, to the development of the main one. There are rules and techniques which make it possible to avoid mistakes in creating an animated character. The article analyzes animated films created by different authors. It is concluded that the general impact of the story on the viewer depends on the use of archetypes, careful study of the character and its characterization, and on the precise formulation of its goals and desires.