'O'Apostolo', first European film in stop-motion and 3D

Under the direction of Fernando Cortizo with John Craney in charge of modeling and making the dolls, the Galician Artefacto Producciones Audiovisuales are working hard on the production of what will be the first European film shot with the stop-motion technique and in 3D. Apuntolapospo will be in charge of special effects, image composition, color correction and stereoscopy.

For the first time in Europe, a film shot using the stop-motion technique will be released in stereoscopic. Its director, Fernando Cortizo, locates O'Apostolo (The Apostle) on the Camino de Santiago developing in a totally exportable way the values ​​and traditions of Galician culture, tourism, the Santa Compaña, the Church... own myths and legends, forgotten by foreign traditions present centuries later in Galicia. Sinister old men, strange disappearances, spirits, a strange priest and even the archpriest of Santiago himself appear in a story of horror, humor and fantasy.

The modeling of the dolls made of latex foam and Lightwave 3D is being developed by John Craney, who, together with Cortizo, is giving O'Apostolo a certain Tim Burton feel (The Corpse Bride).

The soundtrack will be composed by Philip Glass, nominated for three Oscars for Diary of us scandal (2006), The hours (2002) y Bundle (1997) and author of the music for numerous films and operas.

Actors such as Carlos Blanco, Jorge Sanz, Paul Naschy, Jose Manuel Oliveira “Pico”, Celso Bugallo, Luis Tosar, Atilano Franco, Isabel Blanco, Manuel Manquiña, Víctor Mosqueira, Pedro Alonso and Jacobo Rey participate in the film, which will have a length of 80 minutes, also featuring the special collaboration of Geraldine Chaplin.

Financing and post-production

Aparte del hecho de que sea la primera película europea rodada el stop-motion y 3D, quizás el aspecto más relevante sea su financiación ya que se ha realizado a través de la ventade participaciones desde 30 euros, que permiten a cualquier interesado coproducir la cinta.

Regarding special effects, image composition, color correction and stereoscopy, Artefacto Producciones Audiovisuales has delegated this work to Apuntolapospo, which has created a specific workflow to work remotely with the Galician production company that created the film. In addition, Apuntolapospo will carry out the DCDM, the master for digital cinema, which will allow this film to reach cinemas in 3 dimensions next July, coinciding with the Xacobeo celebration events.

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