Rudolf Pap
Encyclopedia
Rudolf Pap is a Hungarian
-born award-winning animator
and model.
He was born in Budapest
, Hungary
, in 1991 and he is most famous about his exceptional skills in 2D animation. He was discovered in 2009 when he won an international competition held by Australian singer Kylie Minogue
.
, fashion and famous artists like Walt Disney
, Hayao Miyazaki
and Gábor Csupó
. Then he started to try to do animations when he was 10 - inspired by Sailor Moon
and Dragon Ball
.
During this time he developed his skills both as an animator and background painter into professional level although he never attended any art school - he taught himself only from books.
He both writes and creates his products.
He started to work on the video for "Speakerphone", then he sent a 20 second long preview to the singer's management. Soon after that an international competition was announced by Kylie Minogue for her "Speakerphone" track. Pap finished his video and submitted along with a lot of other submissions internationally but in the end he won the contest with his first work and at the age of 19.
On 4 October his music video premiered in Hollywood before Minogue's concert in the Bowl. The video can be seen on her official website.
Next to the big attention, Pap received a lot of offers for music videos both from Hungary and internationally.
He told in an interview on Viva TV he already picked the two best offers - one from Hungary and one from Russia.
In mid October he was invited to Kecskemét (the Hungarian basis of animation) to premier his video first in Hungary in a local cinema.
To bring something new to this event, Pap created a short film - a crossover with the characters of his two biggest inspirations - Sailor Moon
and Dragon Ball
. The short film called Cross Tale and its trailer were shown on the Hungarian MTV on October - after that, Pap got an offer for dubbing if he would make a decent cartoon from Cross Tale. Because of this Pap converted the short film into a teaser trailer - to not reveal the story of Cross Tale. According to this trailer, he will make an OVA and it will premiere in 2010.
In the august issue of AS Magazine there was an interview with him, where he said that he has some difficulties with the rights, so the progress of the project is slowed down.
He was the cover model for the 2010 fashion exhibition "Face killed the reality" in Prague and featured in the May issue of In Style Magazine.
At the end of 2010 he was featured in various international editorials and was one of the face of Hungarian label, Poster Urban Outfit FW2010.
According to some of his interviews and his Deviantart
account he is making a comics series called "Snow Petals" - The first chapter was released in 28 May in Animestars Magazine, followed by the second in august. Currently he is searching for publishers internationally.
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
-born award-winning animator
Animator
An animator is an artist who creates multiple images that give an illusion of movement called animation when displayed in rapid sequence; the images are called frames and key frames. Animators can work in a variety of fields including film, television, video games, and the internet. Usually, an...
and model.
He was born in Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
, in 1991 and he is most famous about his exceptional skills in 2D animation. He was discovered in 2009 when he won an international competition held by Australian singer Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing...
.
Discovery and childhood
He was born 16 November in Budapest as an only child. He was raised in Érd. He began to draw very early - his biggest inspirations were the classic Disney movies, Andersen paintings, animeAnime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
, fashion and famous artists like Walt Disney
Walt Disney
Walter Elias "Walt" Disney was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon, and philanthropist, well-known for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. Along with his brother Roy O...
, Hayao Miyazaki
Hayao Miyazaki
is a Japanese manga artist and prominent film director and animator of many popular anime feature films. Through a career that has spanned nearly fifty years, Miyazaki has attained international acclaim as a maker of animated feature films and, along with Isao Takahata, co-founded Studio Ghibli,...
and Gábor Csupó
Gábor Csupó
Gábor Csupó is a Hungarian-born animator, writer, film director and music producer. He is co-founder of the animation studio Klasky Csupo, which has produced shows like Rugrats, Duckman, and Aaahh!!! Real Monsters.-Career:...
. Then he started to try to do animations when he was 10 - inspired by Sailor Moon
Sailor Moon
Sailor Moon, known as , is a media franchise created by manga artist Naoko Takeuchi. Fred Patten credits Takeuchi with popularizing the concept of a team of magical girls, and Paul Gravett credits the series with "revitalizing" the magical-girl genre itself...
and Dragon Ball
Dragon Ball
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. It was originally serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1984 to 1995; later the 519 individual chapters were published into 42 tankōbon volumes by Shueisha. Dragon Ball was inspired by the classical Chinese novel Journey to the...
.
During this time he developed his skills both as an animator and background painter into professional level although he never attended any art school - he taught himself only from books.
He both writes and creates his products.
Competition winning and international career beginnings
In early 2009, Pap decided to make his first own cartoon, but because he wouldn't be able to dub it he decided to create a music video.He started to work on the video for "Speakerphone", then he sent a 20 second long preview to the singer's management. Soon after that an international competition was announced by Kylie Minogue for her "Speakerphone" track. Pap finished his video and submitted along with a lot of other submissions internationally but in the end he won the contest with his first work and at the age of 19.
On 4 October his music video premiered in Hollywood before Minogue's concert in the Bowl. The video can be seen on her official website.
Media attention
After the premier in Hollywood, the Hungarian media discovered that a Hungarian contestant had won - then the next few weeks Rudolf Pap was the main new in several magazines and television programs.Next to the big attention, Pap received a lot of offers for music videos both from Hungary and internationally.
He told in an interview on Viva TV he already picked the two best offers - one from Hungary and one from Russia.
In mid October he was invited to Kecskemét (the Hungarian basis of animation) to premier his video first in Hungary in a local cinema.
To bring something new to this event, Pap created a short film - a crossover with the characters of his two biggest inspirations - Sailor Moon
Sailor Moon
Sailor Moon, known as , is a media franchise created by manga artist Naoko Takeuchi. Fred Patten credits Takeuchi with popularizing the concept of a team of magical girls, and Paul Gravett credits the series with "revitalizing" the magical-girl genre itself...
and Dragon Ball
Dragon Ball
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. It was originally serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1984 to 1995; later the 519 individual chapters were published into 42 tankōbon volumes by Shueisha. Dragon Ball was inspired by the classical Chinese novel Journey to the...
. The short film called Cross Tale and its trailer were shown on the Hungarian MTV on October - after that, Pap got an offer for dubbing if he would make a decent cartoon from Cross Tale. Because of this Pap converted the short film into a teaser trailer - to not reveal the story of Cross Tale. According to this trailer, he will make an OVA and it will premiere in 2010.
In the august issue of AS Magazine there was an interview with him, where he said that he has some difficulties with the rights, so the progress of the project is slowed down.
Other projects
Next to being an animator he is a university student and has been a model for 2 years. He was discovered in 2008 by his agent in a restaurant while he was with one of his friends. Since then he signed to Visage Models and working internationally.He was the cover model for the 2010 fashion exhibition "Face killed the reality" in Prague and featured in the May issue of In Style Magazine.
At the end of 2010 he was featured in various international editorials and was one of the face of Hungarian label, Poster Urban Outfit FW2010.
According to some of his interviews and his Deviantart
DeviantArt
deviantART is an online community showcasing various forms of user-made artwork. It was first launched on August 7, 2000 by Scott Jarkoff, Matthew Stephens, Angelo Sotira and others. deviantArt, Inc...
account he is making a comics series called "Snow Petals" - The first chapter was released in 28 May in Animestars Magazine, followed by the second in august. Currently he is searching for publishers internationally.