Tour at贸mico: When stop-motion visits Chernobyl with puppets
In the world of cinema, Bruno Collet has decided that the best way to approach dark tourism is with clay and infinite patience. His short film Tour at贸mico takes stop-motion puppets to places where few would dare to go with a normal camera, proving that even nuclear tragedies can be told with a touch of absurd humor. 馃幁
"If your school trip was boring, try visiting Chernobyl in stop-motion"
A miniature Chernobyl (with radiation and all)
This 12-minute short presents:
- Miniature sets: More detailed than your science project model
- Mixed techniques: From clay to 3D printing
- AI as assistant: Because even puppets need technology
- Black humor: To laugh at what we probably shouldn't
The secret recipe for creative chaos
To create this peculiar nuclear tour, the team needed:
- Kilos of clay (that probably ended up on the walls)
- 3D printers prone to jamming at the worst moments
- Stop-motion cameras and a lot, a lot of patience
- Coffee in industrial quantities (the true creative fuel)
The result is a mix of traditional craftsmanship and modern technology that would make any art teacher cry with emotion. 馃枌?/p>
Filming with puppets: harder than herding cats
Behind the scenes, the team faced epic challenges:
- Puppets that refused to hold their pose
- Lights that changed mood faster than a method actor
- The eternal battle against time (and budget)
- The need to reuse sets like in a school play
But like any good artistic project, the problems turned into anecdotes... and the anecdotes into stories that probably deserve their own documentary. Because when you work with puppets in Chernobyl, chaos is guaranteed. 馃槄