From a Clear Line to a Perpetual Motion: Realism and Dynamism in the Film Adaptation of The Adventures of Tintin by Steven Spielberg
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https://doi.org/10.24310/Trasvasestlc.vi3.12153Keywords:
Film adaptation, comic, realism, dinamysm, camera movement, motion capture, expressivenessAbstract
The Adventures of Tintin is one of the most famous series in comic history. Among the various audiovisual adaptations of Hergé's work, the film The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (2011), directed by Steven Spielberg using motion capture technology, stands out. This article reflects on some of the challenges and cinematographic solutions used by the director to adapt Hergé's characteristic visual and narrative style to the big screen. Based on statements of the creators and theorists of both media, the research analyzes the process of stylistic negotiation undertaken by Spielberg in relation to two key aesthetic concepts: realism and dynamism.
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