| Mr Prokouk : by Karel Zeman : Episode 1 |
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Karel Zeman (November 3, 1910, Ostroměř
near Nová Paka, then Austria-Hungary - April
5, 1989, Prague, then Czechoslovakia) was a
Czech animator and filmmaker. He is
considered the co-founder of the Czech
animated film.
He started to be interested in puppet theatre
while studying at business school. Soon
after, he decided to study at the Art School
of Advertising in France, and after
graduating he took a job with an advertising
studio in Marseilles. His first experience
with animated film was making an ad for soup.
When he returned home he continued working in
advertising, now for big Czech firms Bata and
Tatra. Zeman showed a sample of his work to
the filmmaker Elmar Klos, and was offered a
job at the animation studio in Zlín. He
accepted the job in 1943. Once there, he met
animator Hermína Týrlová, who had just
finished animating the all-time children's
favorite Ferda Mravenec (Ferda the Ant, based
on a story by Ondřej Sekora). Together,
Zeman and Týrlova made the animated film
Vánoční sen (Christmas Dream) and won the
award for Best Animation at the 1946 festival
in Cannes. Zeman was well on his way to
becoming a world-renowned animator.
The first project Zeman did on his own was a
popular series of short films about a
character named Mr. Prokouk. These humorous
stories revolved around the problems of
everyday life: Mr. Prokouk at the Office, Mr.
Prokouk the Inventor, and so on. Zeman's
first longer film was Král Lávra (King
Lavra, based on a poem by Karel Havlíček
Borovský), which earned him a National Award
in 1950. In 1955 Zeman made his first film
combining live actors, animation, and special
effects— Cesta do pravěku (Journey to
Prehistory), a work that stunned the world.
Four years later, he released his masterpiece
Vynález zkázy (The Fabulous World of Jules
Verne), opening a new world of possibilities
that he explored in his other adaptations of
Jules Verne novels — Ukradena vzducholod
(Stolen Airship) and Na kometě (Off on the
Comet) - and classic stories such as Baron
Prášil (Baron Munchhausen), Bláznova
kronika (The Jester's Tale), and many more.
Zeman used sets painted in the style of
Victorian illustrations (mainly engravings by
Gustave Dore), and then had live actors
wandering through animated settings. The
great success of these science fiction and
fantasy features is a tribute to Zeman's
sense of humor and storytelling abilities, as
well as his technique and originality. Though
most of Zeman's films are meant for children,
they possess a sophisticated wit and visual
style that enchants adults as well.
His most unusual film remains the short
Inspiration (1949). Here Zeman employed an
astonishing technique, using series of glass
figurines to produce remarkably smooth
animation with an exquisite sense of timing,
movement, and narrative structure.
Another of Zeman's feature-length animated
films, Pohádky tisíce a jedné noci (Tales
of One Thousand and One Nights), consists of
seven short stories about Sinbad the sailor.
Later, in Krabat, čarodějův učeň (Krabat
- The Sorcerer's Apprentice, 1975), and the
Grimm Brothers' fairy tale O Honzíkovi a
Mařence (Hansel and Gretel, 1980), he
returned to classical forms of animation.
He died before the Velvet Revolution in
Prague.
Tags : karel zeman czech childrens mr prokouk king lavra krabat sorcerer special effects prague jesters tale john and mary |
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Affichage : 7464
Durée : 458 s |
| Mr Prokouk : by Karel Zeman : Episode 2 |
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Karel Zeman (November 3, 1910, Ostroměř
near Nová Paka, then Austria-Hungary - April
5, 1989, Prague, then Czechoslovakia) was a
Czech animator and filmmaker. He is
considered the co-founder of the Czech
animated film.
He started to be interested in puppet theatre
while studying at business school. Soon
after, he decided to study at the Art School
of Advertising in France, and after
graduating he took a job with an advertising
studio in Marseilles. His first experience
with animated film was making an ad for soup.
When he returned home he continued working in
advertising, now for big Czech firms Bata and
Tatra. Zeman showed a sample of his work to
the filmmaker Elmar Klos, and was offered a
job at the animation studio in Zlín. He
accepted the job in 1943. Once there, he met
animator Hermína Týrlová, who had just
finished animating the all-time children's
favorite Ferda Mravenec (Ferda the Ant, based
on a story by Ondřej Sekora). Together,
Zeman and Týrlova made the animated film
Vánoční sen (Christmas Dream) and won the
award for Best Animation at the 1946 festival
in Cannes. Zeman was well on his way to
becoming a world-renowned animator.
The first project Zeman did on his own was a
popular series of short films about a
character named Mr. Prokouk. These humorous
stories revolved around the problems of
everyday life: Mr. Prokouk at the Office, Mr.
Prokouk the Inventor, and so on. Zeman's
first longer film was Král Lávra (King
Lavra, based on a poem by Karel Havlíček
Borovský), which earned him a National Award
in 1950. In 1955 Zeman made his first film
combining live actors, animation, and special
effects— Cesta do pravěku (Journey to
Prehistory), a work that stunned the world.
Four years later, he released his masterpiece
Vynález zkázy (The Fabulous World of Jules
Verne), opening a new world of possibilities
that he explored in his other adaptations of
Jules Verne novels — Ukradena vzducholod
(Stolen Airship) and Na kometě (Off on the
Comet) - and classic stories such as Baron
Prášil (Baron Munchhausen), Bláznova
kronika (The Jester's Tale), and many more.
Zeman used sets painted in the style of
Victorian illustrations (mainly engravings by
Gustave Dore), and then had live actors
wandering through animated settings. The
great success of these science fiction and
fantasy features is a tribute to Zeman's
sense of humor and storytelling abilities, as
well as his technique and originality. Though
most of Zeman's films are meant for children,
they possess a sophisticated wit and visual
style that enchants adults as well.
His most unusual film remains the short
Inspiration (1949). Here Zeman employed an
astonishing technique, using series of glass
figurines to produce remarkably smooth
animation with an exquisite sense of timing,
movement, and narrative structure.
Another of Zeman's feature-length animated
films, Pohádky tisíce a jedné noci (Tales
of One Thousand and One Nights), consists of
seven short stories about Sinbad the sailor.
Later, in Krabat, čarodějův učeň (Krabat
- The Sorcerer's Apprentice, 1975), and the
Grimm Brothers' fairy tale O Honzíkovi a
Mařence (Hansel and Gretel, 1980), he
returned to classical forms of animation.
He died before the Velvet Revolution in
Prague.
Tags : karel zeman czech childrens mr prokouk king lavra krabat sorcerer special effects prague jesters tale john and mary |
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Affichage : 2093
Durée : 580 s |
| Mr Prokouk : by Karel Zeman : Episode 4 |
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Karel Zeman (November 3, 1910, Ostroměř
near Nová Paka, then Austria-Hungary - April
5, 1989, Prague, then Czechoslovakia) was a
Czech animator and filmmaker. He is
considered the co-founder of the Czech
animated film.
He started to be interested in puppet theatre
while studying at business school. Soon
after, he decided to study at the Art School
of Advertising in France, and after
graduating he took a job with an advertising
studio in Marseilles. His first experience
with animated film was making an ad for soup.
When he returned home he continued working in
advertising, now for big Czech firms Bata and
Tatra. Zeman showed a sample of his work to
the filmmaker Elmar Klos, and was offered a
job at the animation studio in Zlín. He
accepted the job in 1943. Once there, he met
animator Hermína Týrlová, who had just
finished animating the all-time children's
favorite Ferda Mravenec (Ferda the Ant, based
on a story by Ondřej Sekora). Together,
Zeman and Týrlova made the animated film
Vánoční sen (Christmas Dream) and won the
award for Best Animation at the 1946 festival
in Cannes. Zeman was well on his way to
becoming a world-renowned animator.
The first project Zeman did on his own was a
popular series of short films about a
character named Mr. Prokouk. These humorous
stories revolved around the problems of
everyday life: Mr. Prokouk at the Office, Mr.
Prokouk the Inventor, and so on. Zeman's
first longer film was Král Lávra (King
Lavra, based on a poem by Karel Havlíček
Borovský), which earned him a National Award
in 1950. In 1955 Zeman made his first film
combining live actors, animation, and special
effects— Cesta do pravěku (Journey to
Prehistory), a work that stunned the world.
Four years later, he released his masterpiece
Vynález zkázy (The Fabulous World of Jules
Verne), opening a new world of possibilities
that he explored in his other adaptations of
Jules Verne novels — Ukradena vzducholod
(Stolen Airship) and Na kometě (Off on the
Comet) - and classic stories such as Baron
Prášil (Baron Munchhausen), Bláznova
kronika (The Jester's Tale), and many more.
Zeman used sets painted in the style of
Victorian illustrations (mainly engravings by
Gustave Dore), and then had live actors
wandering through animated settings. The
great success of these science fiction and
fantasy features is a tribute to Zeman's
sense of humor and storytelling abilities, as
well as his technique and originality. Though
most of Zeman's films are meant for children,
they possess a sophisticated wit and visual
style that enchants adults as well.
His most unusual film remains the short
Inspiration (1949). Here Zeman employed an
astonishing technique, using series of glass
figurines to produce remarkably smooth
animation with an exquisite sense of timing,
movement, and narrative structure.
Another of Zeman's feature-length animated
films, Pohádky tisíce a jedné noci (Tales
of One Thousand and One Nights), consists of
seven short stories about Sinbad the sailor.
Later, in Krabat, čarodějův učeň (Krabat
- The Sorcerer's Apprentice, 1975), and the
Grimm Brothers' fairy tale O Honzíkovi a
Mařence (Hansel and Gretel, 1980), he
returned to classical forms of animation.
He died before the Velvet Revolution in
Prague.
Tags : karel zeman czech childrens mr prokouk king lavra krabat sorcerer special effects prague jesters tale john and mary |
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Affichage : 2108
Durée : 483 s |
| Mr Prokouk : by Karel Zeman : Episode 3 |
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Karel Zeman (November 3, 1910, Ostroměř
near Nová Paka, then Austria-Hungary - April
5, 1989, Prague, then Czechoslovakia) was a
Czech animator and filmmaker. He is
considered the co-founder of the Czech
animated film.
He started to be interested in puppet theatre
while studying at business school. Soon
after, he decided to study at the Art School
of Advertising in France, and after
graduating he took a job with an advertising
studio in Marseilles. His first experience
with animated film was making an ad for soup.
When he returned home he continued working in
advertising, now for big Czech firms Bata and
Tatra. Zeman showed a sample of his work to
the filmmaker Elmar Klos, and was offered a
job at the animation studio in Zlín. He
accepted the job in 1943. Once there, he met
animator Hermína Týrlová, who had just
finished animating the all-time children's
favorite Ferda Mravenec (Ferda the Ant, based
on a story by Ondřej Sekora). Together,
Zeman and Týrlova made the animated film
Vánoční sen (Christmas Dream) and won the
award for Best Animation at the 1946 festival
in Cannes. Zeman was well on his way to
becoming a world-renowned animator.
The first project Zeman did on his own was a
popular series of short films about a
character named Mr. Prokouk. These humorous
stories revolved around the problems of
everyday life: Mr. Prokouk at the Office, Mr.
Prokouk the Inventor, and so on. Zeman's
first longer film was Král Lávra (King
Lavra, based on a poem by Karel Havlíček
Borovský), which earned him a National Award
in 1950. In 1955 Zeman made his first film
combining live actors, animation, and special
effects— Cesta do pravěku (Journey to
Prehistory), a work that stunned the world.
Four years later, he released his masterpiece
Vynález zkázy (The Fabulous World of Jules
Verne), opening a new world of possibilities
that he explored in his other adaptations of
Jules Verne novels — Ukradena vzducholod
(Stolen Airship) and Na kometě (Off on the
Comet) - and classic stories such as Baron
Prášil (Baron Munchhausen), Bláznova
kronika (The Jester's Tale), and many more.
Zeman used sets painted in the style of
Victorian illustrations (mainly engravings by
Gustave Dore), and then had live actors
wandering through animated settings. The
great success of these science fiction and
fantasy features is a tribute to Zeman's
sense of humor and storytelling abilities, as
well as his technique and originality. Though
most of Zeman's films are meant for children,
they possess a sophisticated wit and visual
style that enchants adults as well.
His most unusual film remains the short
Inspiration (1949). Here Zeman employed an
astonishing technique, using series of glass
figurines to produce remarkably smooth
animation with an exquisite sense of timing,
movement, and narrative structure.
Another of Zeman's feature-length animated
films, Pohádky tisíce a jedné noci (Tales
of One Thousand and One Nights), consists of
seven short stories about Sinbad the sailor.
Later, in Krabat, čarodějův učeň (Krabat
- The Sorcerer's Apprentice, 1975), and the
Grimm Brothers' fairy tale O Honzíkovi a
Mařence (Hansel and Gretel, 1980), he
returned to classical forms of animation.
He died before the Velvet Revolution in
Prague.
Tags : karel zeman czech childrens mr prokouk king lavra krabat sorcerer special effects prague jesters tale john and mary |
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Affichage : 2276
Durée : 459 s |
| The Christmas Dream : by Karel Zeman |
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Karel Zeman (November 3, 1910, Ostroměř
near Nová Paka, then Austria-Hungary - April
5, 1989, Prague, then Czechoslovakia) was a
Czech animator and filmmaker. He is
considered the co-founder of the Czech
animated film.
He started to be interested in puppet theatre
while studying at business school. Soon
after, he decided to study at the Art School
of Advertising in France, and after
graduating he took a job with an advertising
studio in Marseilles. His first experience
with animated film was making an ad for soup.
When he returned home he continued working in
advertising, now for big Czech firms Bata and
Tatra. Zeman showed a sample of his work to
the filmmaker Elmar Klos, and was offered a
job at the animation studio in Zlín. He
accepted the job in 1943. Once there, he met
animator Hermína Týrlová, who had just
finished animating the all-time children's
favorite Ferda Mravenec (Ferda the Ant, based
on a story by Ondřej Sekora). Together,
Zeman and Týrlova made the animated film
Vánoční sen (Christmas Dream) and won the
award for Best Animation at the 1946 festival
in Cannes. Zeman was well on his way to
becoming a world-renowned animator.
The first project Zeman did on his own was a
popular series of short films about a
character named Mr. Prokouk. These humorous
stories revolved around the problems of
everyday life: Mr. Prokouk at the Office, Mr.
Prokouk the Inventor, and so on. Zeman's
first longer film was Král Lávra (King
Lavra, based on a poem by Karel Havlíček
Borovský), which earned him a National Award
in 1950. In 1955 Zeman made his first film
combining live actors, animation, and special
effects— Cesta do pravěku (Journey to
Prehistory), a work that stunned the world.
Four years later, he released his masterpiece
Vynález zkázy (The Fabulous World of Jules
Verne), opening a new world of possibilities
that he explored in his other adaptations of
Jules Verne novels — Ukradena vzducholod
(Stolen Airship) and Na kometě (Off on the
Comet) - and classic stories such as Baron
Prášil (Baron Munchhausen), Bláznova
kronika (The Jester's Tale), and many more.
Zeman used sets painted in the style of
Victorian illustrations (mainly engravings by
Gustave Dore), and then had live actors
wandering through animated settings. The
great success of these science fiction and
fantasy features is a tribute to Zeman's
sense of humor and storytelling abilities, as
well as his technique and originality. Though
most of Zeman's films are meant for children,
they possess a sophisticated wit and visual
style that enchants adults as well.
His most unusual film remains the short
Inspiration (1949). Here Zeman employed an
astonishing technique, using series of glass
figurines to produce remarkably smooth
animation with an exquisite sense of timing,
movement, and narrative structure.
Another of Zeman's feature-length animated
films, Pohádky tisíce a jedné noci (Tales
of One Thousand and One Nights), consists of
seven short stories about Sinbad the sailor.
Later, in Krabat, čarodějův učeň (Krabat
- The Sorcerer's Apprentice, 1975), and the
Grimm Brothers' fairy tale O Honzíkovi a
Mařence (Hansel and Gretel, 1980), he
returned to classical forms of animation.
He died before the Velvet Revolution in
Prague.
Tags : karel zeman czech childrens mr prokouk king lavra krabat sorcerer special effects prague jesters tale john and mary |
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Affichage : 6841
Durée : 629 s |
| Krabat : by Karel Zeman |
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Scenes from "Krabat" - "The Sorcerers
Apprentice" (CARODEJUV UCEN) - 1977, 90 min.
Inspired by an Eastern European folktale,
Krabat was written and directed by Zeman, and
designed with the assistance of his daughter
Ludmila, a noted illustrator of children's
books.
In KRABAT, a young boy becomes apprenticed to
a notorious sorcerer - but when the magician
tries to come between the boy and his
girlfriend, the young people organize a
revolt pitting true love against wizardry.
In films like THE FABULOUS WORLD OF JULES
VERNE and BARON MUNCHAUSEN, Zeman combined
cartoon and stop-motion animation, puppetry,
matte paintings and live action, creating a
fantastic mechanical clockwork that
anticipated the work of later
animator/directors such as Terry Gilliam and
Tim Burton. Born in 1910 in Ostromer,
Czechoslovakia, Zeman began his career as a
window dresser and poster artist, graduating
to filmmaking in the mid-1940's with a series
of shorts featuring his animated alter-ego,
Mr. Prokouk. Inspired by the pioneering films
of magician/director Georges Melies and the
fiction of Jules Verne, Zeman began
animating, art directing and often writing
his own features in the early 1950's,
overcoming miniscule budgets and rudimentary
equipment to create his elaborate adventures.
The joy of Zeman's work is often in the
details: stop-motion owls against a crescent
moon sky, a gold pocketwatch trapped in a
bottle, a crew of sailors who literally paint
their ship into existence.
Tags : karel zeman czech childrens film fantasy krabat sorcerer special effects prague jesters tale john and mary |
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Affichage : 36244
Durée : 431 s |
| Inspirace : by Karel Zeman |
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Karel Zemans amazing short "Inspiration"
(Inspirace), made in 1948, is a love-story
set inside a single drop of water, which
Zeman animated by heating and bending fragile
blown-glass figurines.
The films of master Czech animator and
director Karel Zeman (1910 - 1989) are a
glittering jewelbox filled with wonders spun
from ancient myth and modern science: moon
men and underwater pirates, pedal-powered
airships and diabolical engines of
destruction.
In films like THE FABULOUS WORLD OF JULES
VERNE and BARON MUNCHAUSEN, Zeman combined
cartoon and stop-motion animation, puppetry,
matte paintings and live action, creating a
fantastic mechanical clockwork that
anticipated the work of later
animator/directors such as Terry Gilliam and
Tim Burton. Born in 1910 in Ostromer,
Czechoslovakia, Zeman began his career as a
window dresser and poster artist, graduating
to filmmaking in the mid-1940's with a series
of shorts featuring his animated alter-ego,
Mr. Prokouk. Inspired by the pioneering films
of magician/director Georges Melies and the
fiction of Jules Verne, Zeman began
animating, art directing and often writing
his own features in the early 1950's,
overcoming miniscule budgets and rudimentary
equipment to create his elaborate adventures.
The joy of Zeman's work is often in the
details: stop-motion owls against a crescent
moon sky, a gold pocketwatch trapped in a
bottle, a crew of sailors who literally paint
their ship into existence.
Tags : karel zeman inspirace inspiration czech childrens film fantasy special effects prague krabat jesters tale john and mary |
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Affichage : 8004
Durée : 594 s |
| 1001 Nights : by Karel Zeman |
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Karel Zeman (November 3, 1910, Ostroměř
near Nová Paka, then Austria-Hungary - April
5, 1989, Prague, then Czechoslovakia) was a
Czech animator and filmmaker. He is
considered the co-founder of the Czech
animated film.
He started to be interested in puppet theatre
while studying at business school. Soon
after, he decided to study at the Art School
of Advertising in France, and after
graduating he took a job with an advertising
studio in Marseilles. His first experience
with animated film was making an ad for soup.
When he returned home he continued working in
advertising, now for big Czech firms Bata and
Tatra. Zeman showed a sample of his work to
the filmmaker Elmar Klos, and was offered a
job at the animation studio in Zlín. He
accepted the job in 1943. Once there, he met
animator Hermína Týrlová, who had just
finished animating the all-time children's
favorite Ferda Mravenec (Ferda the Ant, based
on a story by Ondřej Sekora). Together,
Zeman and Týrlova made the animated film
Vánoční sen (Christmas Dream) and won the
award for Best Animation at the 1946 festival
in Cannes. Zeman was well on his way to
becoming a world-renowned animator.
Tags : karel zeman czech 1001 nights mr prokouk king lavra krabat sorcerer special effects prague jesters tale john and mary |
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Affichage : 28425
Durée : 474 s |
| The Hamster : by Karel Zeman |
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Karel Zeman (November 3, 1910, Ostroměř
near Nová Paka, then Austria-Hungary - April
5, 1989, Prague, then Czechoslovakia) was a
Czech animator and filmmaker. He is
considered the co-founder of the Czech
animated film.
He started to be interested in puppet theatre
while studying at business school. Soon
after, he decided to study at the Art School
of Advertising in France, and after
graduating he took a job with an advertising
studio in Marseilles. His first experience
with animated film was making an ad for soup.
When he returned home he continued working in
advertising, now for big Czech firms Bata and
Tatra. Zeman showed a sample of his work to
the filmmaker Elmar Klos, and was offered a
job at the animation studio in Zlín. He
accepted the job in 1943. Once there, he met
animator Hermína Týrlová, who had just
finished animating the all-time children's
favorite Ferda Mravenec (Ferda the Ant, based
on a story by Ondřej Sekora). Together,
Zeman and Týrlova made the animated film
Vánoční sen (Christmas Dream) and won the
award for Best Animation at the 1946 festival
in Cannes. Zeman was well on his way to
becoming a world-renowned animator.
Tags : karel zeman czech the hamster mr prokouk king lavra krabat sorcerer special effects prague jesters tale john and mary |
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Affichage : 2685
Durée : 491 s |
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