Pinocchio

The Museum of Modern Art
“Animation is a medium, not a genre” – Guillermo Del Toro

Guillermo del Toro

14.04.23
In Pinocchio exhibition in MoMA, I got to see the process and materials used to create a film. Guillermo del Toro was inspired to work with the stop-motion technique. Del Toro connects the story “The Adventures of Pinocchio (1883)” by Carlo Collodi, portraying a wooden boy against the adult world. I was intrigued seeing many handmade materials made for the film’s production. There were so many details in sculpting and painting the figures/creatures.

There were documentary videos on loops that shows them making the film in front of their sets. This helps the audience visually see how they made it. Due to it being stop-motion, a lot of these materials are well organised and planned in many charts/paper which was fascinating to see. Being able to visit this exhibition made me realise how time consuming stop-motion films are. However, the amount of effort towards this piece of art gave it more purpose and a beautiful expression to the film.