Sandman Defies The Passage Of Time

Stop-motion suggests computer animation no German children’s series is successful, no other can claim to have accompanied generations of children. There is talk of the Sandman. The news portal news.de reports on the 50th anniversary of the birth of only 24 inches of small, but still big stars. At a time where cartoons called anime and comes every second series in 3D, the Sandman may seem almost slightly dusted. Still produced using stop-motion technique, it looks like from a different time. Explains the News.de editorial staff for media animation professionals bring the dolls by hand for every second in 24 positions. The images are recorded individually and finally strung together like a flip-book.

The effort is immense and the production by just three seconds of footage per day is not uncommon. Fans around the world will appreciate it. Not only that the Sandman successfully intruded in West German living room after the reunification. Self-international is known. So is our Sandman”broadcast in 14 countries worldwide. On the occasion of the 50th birthday of the Sandmannchen character for the film Museum invites Potsdam until December 15 to a special exhibition. It is divided into three areas.

At the first stage are not only to see 100 dolls and 70 original vehicles. Visitors travel through 7 different worlds of Sandman and see three complete sets of the film. A kind of expedition, during which the children and their companions experiment with Sandman equipment forms the second section. The journey through the exhibition is rounded off with stories and sounds from the dreamland.

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