Eduard Nazarov, Soviet animator, director: biography, creativity

Edward Nazarov worked on the creation of funny and kind cartoons for many generations of children. It's not just about the Soviet guys, but also about the modern ones, who watch with pleasure the domestic "Winnie the Pooh" or the comic cartoon "Once upon a time there was a dog". How was the life of the talented animator and what awards did he receive for his work, other than the gratitude of the audience?

Biography

Edward Nazarov devoted his whole life to the art of animation. Little is known about the personal biography of the artist and director.

The future creator of "Winnie the Pooh" was born at the end of November, 1941. Education Edward received, as befits a professional, in the Stroganov School.

Issue their own projects on the screen Nazarov did not start right away: first he worked as a painter in Michael Tsekhanovsky's team. Tsekhanovsky is for the most part known as the creator of the old Soviet cartoons "Tsvetik-Semitsvetik" and "Tsarevna-Frog". Over time, Mikhail Mikhailovich made Eduard Nazarov his assistant.

To advance on a career ladder to the status of the artist-director was possible only in the team of another animator - Fyodor Khitruk ("Fly-Tsokotukha", "Scarlet Flower").

Also since the late 70's Eduard Vasilievich is teaching. And in 1993 the artist managed to organize his own school-studio multipliers.

Edward Nazarov: cartoons. A series about Winnie the Pooh

Perhaps you will not find a more popular project among Nazarov's works than a series of animated films about Winnie the Pooh.

As a production designer, Eduard Nazarov released three cartoons of 10 minutes each about the adventures of a bear, who was very fond of honey. The script for animated cartoons was designed by Fyodor Khitruk and writer Boris Zakhoder based on the eponymous work of Alexander Milne.

In fact, the director of the project was Fyodor Khitruk. He solved many issues, for example, related to the selection of actors for voice acting, developed a general concept of the cartoon. Nazarov also held the post of art director along with a certain Vladimir Zuikov.

The series about Winnie the Pooh refers to the drawing cartoons. To voice the heroes were invited to such actors as Yevgeny Leonov, Erast Garin, Iya Savvina. To the voices of artists fit well into the overall humorous concept, they were passed through the accelerator, so that they sounded more comical.

Director Eduard Nazarov and his cartoon "Once upon a time there was a dog"

"Once upon a time there was a dog" - this is an independent project of Nazarov. And I must say, quite good.

The plot of this feature film is uncomplicated, but the audience fell in love with him for one very hilarious scene in the finale. The action begins with the fact that in the Ukrainian peasant family there lives a dog that serves as a masters of faith and truth. But because of old age he is being kicked out into the street. A hungry old dog is helped by his first enemy - a wolf, whom the dog used to drive before. The wolf helps to play a "performance", as a result of which the old dog is again taken to the master's house. However, the main character does not forget his fanged friend: he secretly leads him to a rural wedding and feeds scraps from the table. Relaxing, the wolf howls and scares away all the guests. The following remarks were made by the crown phrases of the cartoon: "Sho, again?" And "I'll sing it right now!".

Edward Nazarov for his work received an award at the French festival in Annecy, as well as the prize of the ICF in Tours and Odense.

"Boniface Vacation"

The Soviet animator gave the children another good and good cartoon - it is about the "Boniface Vacation".

The plot for the animated film was written by Fyodor Khitruk on the basis of the Czech fairy tale by Milos Matsourek. He also directed the project. As for Nazarov, he was part of the multiplier team.

Speech in the cartoon is about the lion Boniface, who serves in the circus. When he enters the arena, he begins to portray himself as a malicious predator. Outside the scene, Boniface is kind and affectionate, and also very fond of his grandmother. Recalling that he had not seen her for a long time, Boniface asked the director of the circus and went on vacation. While sailing on a ship to Africa, the lion gave himself up to dreams of how to fish in the lake. But his plans were not destined to come true. Instead of fishing and rest, the circus had to entertain the Aboriginal children.

E. Nazarov in our days, too, continues to engage in animated films, but already as director of the animated studio called "Pilot."