The creator of half-action, half-animated films – especially Journeys into Prehistory (1955), The Invention of Destruction (1958), Baron Dusty (1961), The Stolen Airship (1966) and On the Comet (1970) – as well as a number of animations, is often referred to as a successor to Georges Méliès. who at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries brought innovative special effects and the science fiction poetics of Jules Verne to the emerging film industry.
Zeman inspired, for example, Steven Spielberg (76) for filming Jurassic Park (1993). And according to Gosling Barbie director Greta Gerwigová (39) also “described” from him. “Techniques from silent films were used, it looked like a film by Karel Zeman,” says the actor in a video revealing the filming of some scenes. “At the same time, there were only four seconds on the screen. So much love put into every detail…” he added.
“The journey from Barbieland to the real world is a sequence of means of transport, in the style of a 2D endless strip of backgrounds,” described Barbie, namely Margot Robbie (33). And so here we see a rather “old-school” one-sided model of a Volkswagen hippie van, a motorboat swings on paper waves, a snowmobile plows through the snow… All this, of course, in a rich range of pink colors.
“Every time we shot one of those traffic sequences, it was an incredibly satisfying spectacle,” the director praised herself. She was said to have been inspired by the dioramas in the museum. “Each box contains one scene. I wanted them to always go through that scene and move on to the next one.”
No digital effects
“None of this is digital effects – it’s like you’re in a theater,” added comedy veteran Will Ferrell, 56.
Gosling became acquainted with Karel Zeman’s work when he visited his museum in Prague during the long filming of the action blockbuster Gray Man. “He was with us with his partner Eva Mendes and their daughters the year before last on the eighth of July, they spent about half an hour in the museum,” museum director Lenka Lukáčková revealed to Bleska. “They were interested in everything, they tried out all the trick installations, Ryan and Eva showed and explained to the children the trick procedures and Zeman’s films on the screens,” she added. At the same time, wearing masks during the pandemic, they remained incognito and had peace of mind for the tour.
“It’s beautiful to see inspiration across artists and eras, and even more beautiful when someone can recognize it,” the museum boasts on Facebook.
