World Class Animator Ben Stassen Helms “THE HOUSE OF MAGIC”
An animated
full-feature film, “The House of Magic” is based on an attraction film that was
seen and experienced around a decade ago.
Ben Stassen, known for his wonders in animation production adapts the
attraction film into a full-feature film – an attraction film is a 4D film that
lasts 10-15 minutes.
Stassen, a Golden Globe nominee
under Best Foreign Film category for his film “My uncle’s Legacy” is also
co-founder of nWave Pictures that is considered a world leader in multiplatform
digital cinema. His first feature “Fly Me To The Moon” is the first animated
work that was completely produce in 3D relief.
Stassen director and producer of the movie shares that, “In the
beginning, the English title was “The Enchaunted House” (enchanted/ haunted),
but the word “magic” fits better with the film because the house belongs to a
magician and because the characters use magic. So we preferred to call it “The
House of Magic.” And it’s not a scary film at all. Even the scene where the
potential buyer for the house ends is scared and leaves the house screaming
“the house is haunted!” is completely fun because the audience knows the whole
thing has been orchestrated by the characters who live in the house.”
There are 50 characters in “The House of Magic” where each one is
drawn and entailed a lot of research. “For Thunder, we needed a young cat,
somewhere between a kitten and an adult cat, so in terms of proportions, we did
different tests to get the effect we wanted,” shares co-director Jeremie
Degruson. “We also did sketches of the
other characters, the annoying characters that we enjoyed mistreating. And for
Lawrence, we looked for actors that might look like him. Initially, I was
looking at Pierre Richard – I thought he was the archetypal old man with crazy
gray hair. If it had been a live-action movie, Pierre Richard could have played
the role,” continues Degruson.
Opening December 3 in theatres nationwide from CrystalSKy
Multimedia, “The House of Magic” brings to life a unique whimsical story for
the family with strong positive values and universal appeal. Rated G for General Patronage by the local
censors board.
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