The Tram Was Going, Number Nine

The Tram Was Going, Number Nine is a Ukrainian animated film about a tram that traces how people discuss their everyday lives. It was created by Ukranimafilm studio in 2002.[1][2]

The Tram Was Going, Number Nine
UkrainianЙшов трамвай дев'ятий номер
Directed byStepan Koval
Written byStepan Koval
Music byIhor Zhuk
Production
company
Ukranimafilm
Release date
  • November 1, 2002 (2002-11-01) (Ukraine)
Running time
9:23 min.
CountryUkraine
LanguageUkrainian
BudgetUS$15,000

Interesting facts
  • The movie production was difficult, due to lack of funds in the state studio.
  • The director initially proposed the use of paper animation, but decided to use Plasticine due to the lack of availability of paper.
  • The working title of the film, "Bus Number 8," was recorded at the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine. In the late stages of development, the director decided to rename it to "Tram Number 8."
  • Filming started in 1999 but was suspended until November 2001.
  • Due to these changes in timing, the director had to condense the filming from the original 8–9 months to 5 months.
  • Recording costed about ₴80,000 (US$15,000), funded largely from a presidential grant issued to Stepan Koval in 1998.
  • The authors did not have time to create subtitles, so the tape was provided without them at the Berlin Film Festival. However, it was very well received by the public.[3]
  • The film won a 'Special Mention' award from the 2003 FANTOCHE awards.[4]

Plot

The film tells about a familiar situation: a morning tram filled with passengers, which people are trying to catch to get to work. Children, seniors, a young family and neighbours are discussing the show. This is what the average Ukrainian experiences on his way to work, as the transport situation shows. The situation is shown in an interesting, bright and witty way.

The film uses a Plasticine animation technique to portray these events intelligently.[5]

Cast
  • Stepan Koval — writer, director, art director
  • Eugene Syvokin — artistic director
  • Igor Zhuk — composer
  • R. Boyko — arrangements
  • Olexander Nikolaenko — cameraman
  • Vyacheslav Yaschenko — sound engineer
  • L. Mishchenko — artist-animator
  • A. Tsurikov — artist-animator
  • A. Pedan — artist-animator
  • S. Koval — artist-animator
  • Alexander Fomenko — decorator
  • B. Hahun — decorator
  • A. Radchenko — decorator
  • Svitlana Kutsenko — editor
  • Lydia Mokrousov — installation
  • B. Kilinski — Director[6]

Sound
  • E. Shah
  • Ruslana Pysanka
  • I. Kapinos-Pavlyshyno
  • Yuri Kovalenko

References
  1. ukranima (2012-11-06), Короткие истории - Йшов Трамвай №9 (2002), retrieved 2016-11-04
  2. 24tv.ua. "2003 – рік, коли український мультфільм сколихнув світ - Телеканал новин 24". Телеканал новин 24. Retrieved 2016-11-04.
  3. ""Срібний ведмідь" українському "Трамваю..." - Інтерв'ю - KINOKOLO.UA". www.kinokolo.ua. Retrieved 2016-11-04.
  4. "Awards 2003 | Fantoche". fantoche.ch. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
  5. "Сучасні українські мультфільми, які варто переглянути кожному (відео) | Рідна Черкащина". Retrieved 2016-11-04.
  6. "Йшов трамвай дев'ятий номер - мультфільм українською онлайн". Укрмульт (in Ukrainian). 2011-10-09. Retrieved 2016-11-04.
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