| The Paper Castle deals with an the interaction between
children and adults. This way, the audience is very general from the eyes of
adults and children. Both young and old can enjoy the film. This is a
lighthearted fable that places the crossroads of two lives in the hospital
room. One reason for making The Paper Castle was to show that Macromedia Flash and film can form a friendly combination. The Paper Castle shows the versatility of Flash animation, and shows that a film with any budget can utilize Flash to convey important meaning just as a long, expensive time consuming traditional or 3-D computer animation. The imaginary world is set apart from the real world as its own heaven. The main reason for this project, however, is to offer the possibility of life extending into other heavens. Someone old may touch the life of someone very young. Even a picture or a drawing provides an afterlife or an immortal state for those who pass on. Imagination is where our ideas of heaven are thought up. The Paper Castle was filmed on 16mm KODAK Vision 320T Color Film. The genre for the film is children's, family or drama. The Paper Castle is a graduate thesis short (17 minutes) that combines the use of both 16mm-film and Flash animation technology. Q: What happens at the end of the movie? A: Watch to find out. Q: What format was The Paper Castle shot in? A: 16 mm film Q: What film stock was used? A: Kodak 320 T Vision Q: How long did it take to make the film? A: Nine months. Q: What was used for the animation? A: Macromedia Flash. |
