{"id":6364,"date":"2023-05-05T19:31:36","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T19:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/?p=6364"},"modified":"2023-10-14T19:33:40","modified_gmt":"2023-10-14T19:33:40","slug":"stop-using-chemicals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/2023\/05\/05\/stop-using-chemicals\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop using chemicals"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"twoclick_social_bookmarks_post_6364 social_share_privacy clearfix 1.6.4 locale-en_US sprite-en_US\"><\/div><div class=\"twoclick-js\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\njQuery(document).ready(function($){if($('.twoclick_social_bookmarks_post_6364')){$('.twoclick_social_bookmarks_post_6364').socialSharePrivacy({\"txt_help\":\"Wenn Sie diese Felder durch einen Klick aktivieren, werden Informationen an Facebook, Twitter, Flattr, Xing, t3n, LinkedIn, Pinterest oder Google eventuell ins Ausland \\u00fcbertragen und unter Umst\\u00e4nden auch dort gespeichert. N\\u00e4heres erfahren Sie durch einen Klick auf das <em>i<\\\/em>.\",\"settings_perma\":\"Dauerhaft aktivieren und Daten\\u00fcber-tragung zustimmen:\",\"info_link\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.heise.de\\\/ct\\\/artikel\\\/2-Klicks-fuer-mehr-Datenschutz-1333879.html\",\"uri\":\"https:\\\/\\\/greenfilmshooting.net\\\/blog\\\/en\\\/2023\\\/05\\\/05\\\/stop-using-chemicals\\\/\",\"post_id\":6364,\"post_title_referrer_track\":\"Stop+using+chemicals\",\"display_infobox\":\"on\"});}});\n\/* ]]> *\/<\/script><\/div><p>The world of stop-motion animated films is colorful and delightful. And what could be more fun than playing with puppets? But if we take a closer look at the production reality, it\u2019s a different story. Hazardous substances used in synthetic materials and textures, paint, and glue for stop-motion animation are harmful to both human health and the environment, so studios must provide their employees with safety instructions, respirators, and gloves.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>These issues are addressed in the international training program of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stopmolab.pl\">StopMo Lab<\/a>, a project headed by Ola Wawrzynkiewicza and Paulina Zacharek. Green Consultants Birgit Heidsiek and Anika Kruse, experts on eco-conscious solutions for film production, developed a sustainable stop-motion animation curriculum that they used to train writers, directors, puppet makers, art directors, and producers throughout the world. The initial results of the workshops were presented at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animarkt.pl\/start\/\">Animarkt Stop-Motion Forum<\/a> in Lodz in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6369\" src=\"http:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/workshop-300x182.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/workshop-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/workshop-1024x620.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/workshop-768x465.jpg 768w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/workshop-630x381.jpg 630w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/workshop.jpg 1057w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>One result of this exchange between experts is the Green StopMo Guide, which features minimum ecological standards for studios, production companies, freelancers, and students. The Green StopMo Lab seminar participants included Mexican director Arturo Tornero and puppet maker Nab\u00ed Orozco, who were looking for a biodegradable alternative to replace silicone in stop-motion animation production. They teamed up with research professor Sandra Pascoe Ortiz, who developed a nontoxic, renewable material made from cactus resin, which won the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property\u2019s National Invention Award.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6370\" src=\"http:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/cactus-300x231.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/cactus-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/cactus-768x592.jpg 768w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/cactus-630x485.jpg 630w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/cactus.jpg 819w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n<p>The bioplastic is useful for stop-motion animation production because it can be easily cut with a knife, just as silicone, but it can also be stripped out of an armature. \u201cAll of the material disappears in a month\u2019s time in water or compost \u2013 and it can even be eaten!\u201d says Arturo Tornero. \u2018Cactus jelly\u2019 tastes good, and it\u2019s a little spicy.\u201d As with any new material, the scientist and the filmmakers still need to invest time in its development and test its applications. This material is more complicated than inorganic chemical ones because it has more limitations.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6371 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/kike-300x222.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/kike-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/kike-768x570.jpg 768w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/kike-630x467.jpg 630w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/kike.jpg 859w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Instead of searching for more eco-friendly materials, Kike Ortega, director and animator at Pataka production in Santiago, Chile, is using available materials. As with the production of live action films, it\u2019s all about communication. The whole team needs to pay attention to the materials they are using and wasting to produce in an eco-friendlier way. \u201cIt\u2019s best to have eco-friendliness in mind to use resources efficiently, instead of the other way around, namely, to have this idea in mind and then get the resources to make it\u201d, Kike Ortega points out. \u201cA more sustainable approach is to be aware of the available resources and to use an eco-friendly methodology. I start there and come up with an idea of what I can do with it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6366\" src=\"http:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/franci-300x195.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/franci-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/franci-768x499.jpg 768w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/franci-630x409.jpg 630w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/franci.jpg 975w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The award-winning stop-motion animation filmmaker Francesca Nobili developed her own shooting technique for the short films she presents on<br \/>\nher Circle Entertainment platform. Her approach is to find materials and turn \u201csomething into something else\u201d \u2013 a plastic dental floss cylinder can be turned into wheels or cups. When she needs something that she can\u2019t buy, she tries to find a work-around. While she was working on her stop-motion animated short film <em>Guacamole<\/em>, she spent hours in the supermarket searching for the perfect tomato. People were looking at her suspiciously, so she simply replied: \u201cStop staring at me. I\u2019m just looking for a tomato I can animate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Photos: \u00a9 GFS, Arturo Tornero , Kike Ortega, Jess Ferrara<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The world of stop-motion animated films is colorful and delightful. And what could be more fun than playing with puppets? But if we take a closer look at the production reality, it\u2019s a different story. 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