Polygon (film)
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Directed by | Anatoly Petrov |
Written by | Sever Gansovsky Arcady Snessarev |
Starring | Vsevolod Yakut Oleg Mokshantsev Alexander Beliavsky Anatoly Kuznetsov S. Martynov |
Cinematography | Vladimir Zarubin Anatoly Petrov Michael Druyan |
Music by | Vladimir Kutuzov |
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Release date |
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Running time | 10 minutes 14 seconds |
Country | USSR |
Language | Russian |
Polygon or Proving ground (
.Plot summary
The plot is based on an
In the not-too-distant future a
The film has an
Voice cast
- Vsevolod Yakut
- Oleg Mokshantsev
- Alexander Beliavsky
- Anatoly Kuznetsov
- S. Martynov
Production Information
Polygon was directed by Anatoly Petrov (born 1937) and it was based on a screenplay by Sever Gansovsky (edited by Arcady Snessarev). The short film was produced by Lubov' Butyrina and released by Soyuzmultfilm studio. It featured the artwork of artists Elena Karavaeva, Olga Bogolubova, I. Kulakova, Elena Bogolubova and N. Ivancheva. The art director was Galina Barinova.
The animator was Vladimir Zarubin under the supervision of Anatoly Petrov. It was filmed by cameraman Michael Druyan and the sound effects and music were created by Vladimir Kutuzov.
Animation Technique
The film was drawn in an unusual animation technique called photographica that consists of two celluloid layers for each character with special color schemes and with one of the layers out of focus to imitate the three-dimensional space rendering. The animation then actively moves the virtual camera to change perspective dynamically for each scene and give a sense of realism, without the use of any CGI methods (which were not available at the time).
The characters in this animated film were designed with faces very similar to those of several famous
Music
The French
led by Claude Morgan and Laurent Rossi.Awards
The film won the following awards:
- First Prize at the Yerevan Film Festival (USSR, 1978).
- Official Selection at the Oberhausen Film Festival (Germany, 1979).
External links
- Polygon at IMDb
- Полигон - Polygon (With English subtitles) 1977 on YouTube(English subtitles)
- Polygon at Animator.ru
- "Soviet dreams of the future". Sudo Null IT News. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- "THINK-TANK: POLYGON". Paneurasianist Weeb. 3 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- "Polygon". The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. Retrieved 24 September 2021.