ANIMATING BY PAINTING

Vincent van Gogh’s paintings are the fundamental aesthetics of the film. The story is told
through vivid colors, vibrant oil paint and the dynamics of a paintbrush. But because of the
dual nature of the film – the real world in which our character lives his last day, – and the world
of his paintings, the film operates two slightly different means of expression. The first one is
as a form of personal (author’s) way of expression and the second one is a reproduction of
Van Gogh’s style.

We will model the characters and sets in 3D CG animation, composed according to the
storyboard and animatic, creating a dramatic blueprint for the traditional animation, and
enabling us to bring more dynamism and depth to the film.

This combination of techniques will allow full control over all the images and the film’s artistic
direction. But first of all, it will help to predict and plan all the production stages before starting
the most important painting process. It will also enable the film’s painters to work
simultaneously and express their artistic flame freely.

VINCENT ON THE WALLS OF THE WORLD

To accompany our film Vincent, an exploration into the character of Vincent Van Gogh
through his paintings, we are proposing to run a series of workshops with children animating
onto walls in Cities connected to Vincent.

The Van Gogh Wall Animation, will bring together a group of children to create an animation
based on the art of Van Gogh on a city wall. They will be bringing the wall and the vivid
artwork to life, under the direction of Artistic Director Dorota Kobiela.

The workshop starts with a painting animation masterclass, and the participants sketching out
the designs and key frames for their section of the animation.

The group then moves to the wall, which can either be inside or outside, and together
animate the pre-prepared wall painting frame by frame. The workshop is aimed at developing
co-operation and teamwork, as well as allowing for individual artistic endeavour.

At the end of the day there is a new painting on the wall, created by the participants, and also
an animated film (length depends on level of group).

The following day the animation film is finished by Dorota Kobiela, and additionally the
BreakThru team can edit a making-of documenting the workshop.

The end result is an animated film made by the workshop participants, an educational
making-of film, and a large scale collaborative work of art.