Flight of the Bumble-Bee from opera „A Tale of Saltan the Tsar”

The film was inspired by classical music. It was made using a mixed technique of a real set animated with post frame-camera. Following the rhythm of the Rimski-Korsakov’s music, the world is seen with the eyes of the flying insect. The conclusion of the film, which explains the intriguing picture, is a great surprise to the audience.

Directed, screenplay, artwork by Hieronim Neumann
Music composed by Nikołaj Rimski-Korsakov
Music arranged and performed by Zbigniew Kozub
Animated by Hieronim Neumann, Krzysztof Brzozowski
Special cinematography by Zbigniew Kotecki
Editing and sound by Wiesław Nowak
Produced by Grażyna Lipińska
Pixilation, 35 mm, colour, 144 m/e, 05:15′, format 4:3
Date of production: 13.12.1993 © TV SFA-TVP SA

AWARDS:
DIPLOMA for the film direction, International Festival of Animated Films for Children – Biennial of Animation BAB’99, Bratislava, Slovakia / 1999
SILVER POZNAŃ GOATS AWARD for the best TV film, 13th National Festival of Films for Children, Poznań, Poland / 1994
SPECIAL AWARD in the category of children’s entertainment and show programs and video clips, 4th International Festival for Musical and Entertainment Programs ‘The Golden Antenna’94’, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria / 1994
SPECIAL DIPLOMA for artistic – editing, 4th International Festival for Musical and Entertainment Programs ‘The Golden Antenna’94’, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria / 1994
PRESS AWARD – „MY OSCARS” granted by Professor Marek Hendrykowski: This year, I would like to grant ‘local Oscars’ to: Hieronim Neumann for animated film ‘The Flight of a Bumble-bee’, another successful production of TV Animation Film Studio in Poznań, Poznań, Poland / 1994