Adventures of Tintin: The Mystery of the Unicorn

«Adventures of Tintin: The Mystery of the Unicorn"Is the first animated film shot by Steven Spielberg. What made the famous director abandon the traditional filming in favor of motion capture technology?

Film "Adventures of Tintin: The Mystery of the Unicorn"Is based on comics about the adventures of the young newspaper reporter Tintin, who were created Erzhe, a famous Belgian artist, in 1941-1944. Spielberg wanted the characters of the film to be as much like the characters of the original comics, that's why the creators of the picture preferred computer graphics.

The film was shot using motion capture technology, which is an alternative to simultaneously livingshooting and manual three-dimensional animation. In the film, live actors were shot, but then with the help of computer graphics they were given the appearance of the characters. This helped, on the one hand, to convey the facial expressions of actors and achieve realism, and on the other hand, to preserve the features of Erzhe's drawings.

So, Tintin is a young journalist. He travels the world, from time to timegetting into different alterations and becoming a participant in the most fascinating adventures. This time, he receives an ancient manuscript, the author of which was the ancestor of Captain Haddock, Tintin's friend. The manuscript shows the way to the treasures that are hidden on the "Unicorn," a sunken frigate. So begins the exciting plot of the film, combining the elements of the sea novel, adventure story and detective.

Information about the film

Name: Adventures of Tintin: The Mystery of the Unicorn
Original name: The Adventures of Tintin
Tagline: This year, discover how far adventure will take you
Year: 2011
A country: United States, New Zealand
Genre: cartoon, adventure, detective, family
Producer: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Daniel Craig, Tony Curran, Toby Jobs, Gad Elmaleh, Mackenzie Crook, Daniel Mays, Kim Stengel
Scenario: Stephen Moffat, Edgar Wright, Joe Cornish
World premiere: October 23, 2011
Premiere in the Russian Federation: 3 November 2011
Duration: 107 minutes

Interesting Facts

Steven Spielberg always gave preference to traditional surveys,But, since the animated film seemed to him the best option for the film adaptation of the comics, he abandoned the traditional filming in favor of digital technology.
The draft script was written Stifen Moffat, but he could not "bring him to mind" because of the strike of the US writers Guild in 2007-2008. After the strike, he became the executive producer of the series "Doctor Who." Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson kindly allowed him not to continue working on the script and asked Edgar Wright and Joe Cornish complete the script picture.