The clothing had to be specifically developed. In 1930s New York, Alfred Lion initially worked as a warehouseman and newspaper delivery man and was finally drafted into the army. During a punch-up, he sustained a few injuries. For these scenes, our virtual character had to be specially dressed and “made up”.
For the main characters, such as Alfred Lion in this example, we also had to develop different age ranges.
The NDR film makers also attached great importance to a physical resemblance to the actual persons. This was a further challenge in this highly complex project. Illustrated here are Francis Wolff and Alfred Lion in a younger version.
This is where Alfred Lion has his key moment: the musical fire of the Afro-American musicians will never again leave him. The two 14-year old boys are thrown out of the concert hall by the janitor.
The storyboards, too, need to be created quickly now. They concern more than 30 minutes of animation that have to be realised according to the script by Silke Schütze and the director Eric Friedler. Here is an early scene from the life of the two protagonists: In 1920s Berlin, they experience a performance of the […]