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The schnozz of the title revealed in THE NOSE (1963). Alexandre Alexeieff and Claire Parker animated the film using their signature pinscreen technique.
Pinscreen animation is not for the faint of heart as each image must be destroyed.
https://moviessilently.com/2017/03/28/the-nose-1963-a-silent-film-review/
Pinscreen animation is not for the faint of heart as each image must be destroyed.
https://moviessilently.com/2017/03/28/the-nose-1963-a-silent-film-review/
Based on Ukrainian author Nikolai Gogol's famous short story, the short is silent with an improvised score by Hai Minh.
Pinscreen is one of the few animation styles that is dominated by women.
Michèle Lemieux used the last surviving Alexeieff/Parker pinscreen to make HERE AND THE GREAT ELSEWHERE, released in 2012.
https://moviessilently.com/2018/03/04/here-and-the-great-elsewhere-2012-a-silent-film-review/
Michèle Lemieux used the last surviving Alexeieff/Parker pinscreen to make HERE AND THE GREAT ELSEWHERE, released in 2012.
https://moviessilently.com/2018/03/04/here-and-the-great-elsewhere-2012-a-silent-film-review/
Pinscreens use thousands of pins under high tension. The style emphasizes using found objects-- spoons, barrettes, etc.-- to press texture into the surface of the screen. It can take years to animate even a brief film.
