Behind the scenes of "Peter and the Wolf"
As The Phoenix Symphony's concert "Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf" creeps closer, we want to share with you some of the incredible behind the scenes photographs that show just how much effort goes into creating an Oscar-winning stop animation film.
Once you've seen the fascinating photographs, visit our homepage for a video preview to see actual scenes from the film!
2 Comments:
I was disappointed with the darkness and visual coldness of the film, to accompany such Springlike, light-hearted music...and totally inappropriate for children/families who were in attendance. Whatever happened to beauty and color and life, has the economic downturn over-
come these, too?...or can the symphony perhaps seek to encourage their patrons (not with the likes of Loops--a screechy screen door swinging amid the sound of a bee-
swarm). I feel like its another rendition of the Emperor's New Clothes...I'm not seeing it.
Hello MomMaddox, I'm sorry you were not happy with the film director's choices of color and seasonality. I think Ms. Templeton was trying to fit a lot of detail into a short span of time, including relationships between characters and a broader feeling of the lives of the characters before the story itself commenced. Did you have children with you? What did they comment on?
The comments I received from parents were that a couple of the scenes were more intense than they expected but that their children were fascinated by the experience of the orchestra playing with the film and the expressiveness of the characters.
As for the economic downturn, I would respectfully ask you how many concerts you've attended since the recession took hold? If you are a regular concertgoer you no doubt have realized that our attendance is up - notably.
If you haven't attended many concerts, I'm sorry you haven't experienced the enormous diversity we are presenting from week to week. Our community is responding to that variety in meaningful ways. The Adams is a continuation of a larger season-long project so I can imagine if you dropped in for just this concert the context wouldn't have been there. Regardless, it is an interesting piece and I'm sorry it didn't resonate with you.
I'm sorry, I don't get your Emperor comment, especially in the context of the robust response from our patrons.
Thanks so much for attending and sharing your thoughts.
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