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The master class of Carlos Lascano, the Argentinian director, animator and producer, was probably today most awaited event. The self-taught artist spoke about his childhood, in a family where everything was more or less related to art, even his grandmother was a puppeteer. He was breast-fed his ability to draw, while his father transmitted him the love of short stories. When he was still a kid, Carlos tried to create his own cartoons, but they never turned out the way he wanted.  ‘I was able to achieve my fantasies only thanks to computer programs’, he explained.

Today he shared his experience and knowledge with guests and participants of the Multimatograf. In his works he has proved that concision is the sister of talent: his cartoons are only a couple of minutes long. Does he manages to tell a story then?! Well, watching the cartoon “Inspiration” would convince anyone -in only two minutes, this animation allows us to apprehend the process of creation, through research and unfructuous first tries.

Carlos Lascano’s method is mixed media animation, using differents techniques: stop motion, puppets... He explained how lifeless puppets come to live under the hands of a master. ‘Its horribly complicated to make’ - we found out that the 12 minutes long cartoon « A Shadow Of Blue », required two years of work- ‘but eyes and mouthes are the key’ said Lascano. ‘It gives harmony to the image, and you could not tell it was made entirely on a computer’.

We also discussed the ways of combining business and creativity : -‘Sometimes, I like a person, an idea, a song, and making a movie for free can happen –admitted frankly Carlos. ‘And from unintersting works, like, let’s say, advertisements, I can get money. Here is the equation.'

At the moment Carlos Lascano is writing a book ‘about the tragic fate of puppets’ as he put it himself. ‘I feel like a puppet sitting in front of my computer’ he confessed.

Thanks again, Carlos!