Loving Vincent, an homage to Vincent van Gogh, promises to be “the first fully painted feature film in the world.” What does that mean exactly? According to filmmakers Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman, every frame of Loving Vincent will be an oil painting on canvas, created with the same techniques Van Gogh used over a century ago. To make these frames, Kobiela and Welchman plan to hire skilled painters and put them through a 3-week intensive training course, teaching each to paint like Van Gogh himself. Or so that’s how they explained things during their Kickstarter campaign several years ago.
Although production is still ongoing, you can see the first fruits of their labors. Above, watch a trailer for Loving Vincent, which features (according to the Youtube blurb accompanying the video) “12 oil paintings per second, all done by over 100 painters trained in the same style.”
If you’re a talented painter and want to contribute to making this original film (you can get an idea of what that looks like below), please visit the Loving Vincent website and scroll down to the recruitment section. The site also includes other material that takes you inside the making of this innovative film.
Enjoy…
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This is SO AMAZING! Where can we see and/or buy the full-length film when it comes out? Or is it already out? Also – I would love to suggest a NEW project based upon the famous artist who came from my state in the U.S. – Charlie Russell, famous Montana artist. His paintings were full of amazing action and color too – of the old west! And Charlie was a character! I think his work would also make a PHENOMENAL animated film! Please pass this suggestion on to the makers of the Van Gogh film if you can. Thanks!