Introduction Of Chinese painting animation
Research Number One : What is Chinese traditional animation
My research of animation for this term will focus on the traditional Chinese animation. Although, Chinese animation is not as famous as Japanese animation and American animation, It has special style, that is different with other countries. Chinese traditional animation is a great sample for Chinese animation. Chinese tradition animation always connect with some traditional Chinese art genre, such as Chinese shadow figure, Chinese painting, Chinese Calligraphy and so one. In the following few weeks, I will research and study on the Chinese painting animation and Chinese shadow figure animation.
Chinese painting animation is a kind of the ink-painting animation. It is a blockbuster, which is very unique and creative animation style. It brings the traditional art of ink-painting into the animation production, featuring exquisite landscapes and haunting traditional music. It is complex, yet graceful in its artistry.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HH7-v8Tv2s&feature=plcp&context=C3253611UDOEgsToPDskKgixGpsk6_lpGc0mOvqnwy
The above video is a example of Chinese painting animation created by Yu Ji, which connect with Chinese Calligraphy. Since Chinese words is a kind hieroglyph, people are able to recognize the meaning of the world by just watch the shape of the word. In the animation, the audience will see lots of objects that represented by Chinese words. (bird, dog, people, horse, carriage, sun, moon, fire, water, dragon and so one.) Those words will move combine together to demonstrate a story in the animation. Over all, this animation is base on the Chinese painting technique, and every thing shows in the animation are built by Chinese words. it include Chinese traditional culture and background, that is special and interesting.
The above video is a example of Chinese painting animation created by Yu Ji, which connect with Chinese Calligraphy. Since Chinese words is a kind hieroglyph, people are able to recognize the meaning of the world by just watch the shape of the word. In the animation, the audience will see lots of objects that represented by Chinese words. (bird, dog, people, horse, carriage, sun, moon, fire, water, dragon and so one.) Those words will move combine together to demonstrate a story in the animation. Over all, this animation is base on the Chinese painting technique, and every thing shows in the animation are built by Chinese words. it include Chinese traditional culture and background, that is special and interesting.
First Chinese painting animation
小蝌蚪找妈妈 (Where is Mama)
The story described the adventures and misadventures of a group of tadpoles. Since the tadpole looks totally different with the frog, they could not recognized their mom before they grow up. In the animation, as the tadpoles become mature and mature, their body was changing as well. They tried to ask a lot of different animal such as fish, cram, turtle and so on during the story. At the end of the animation, they finally found there mother.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cpspc7it3SY
-Where is Mama (小蝌蚪找妈妈) was the first Chinese painting animation that produced by Shanghai Animation Film Studio in 1960. This wonderful Chinese animation was created by Te Wei.
-Te Wei was one of the most famous contemporary artist in Chinese, who did a great job on Chiese animation. Where is Mama is one of Te Wei’s first attempts to break away from Western style animation and aim for a painterly style and more in keeping with native Chinese aesthetic sensibilities.
-The characters in Where is Mama are from the artworks of the most famous contemporary Chinese painter Qi BaiShi. This cartoon has won quite some awards both domestically and internationally.
- Where is mama attempt to break away from Western style animation and aim for a painterly style influenced by Qi BaiShi and more in keeping with native Chinese aesthetic sensibilities.
- Since the sample story line and repetitive script, it is very suitable for children who are just beginning their study of the Chinese.
-I watched this animation when I was very young. At that time, every children were love this animation. The style is totally different with Japanese cartoon and Western animation.
First Practitioner
Link: http://hand-drawn-animation.blogspot.com/2010/02/chinese-master-traditional-animator-te.html
Wei Te (1915~2010)
Brief Introduction & Contribution:
Te Wei was a famous Chinese animator, artist and painter whose career in cartooning, painting, and animation spanned more than five and a half decades. Te Wei was a dependable and miraculously dedicated artist fascinated with finding new and innovative balances of art for educational or other purposes. He influenced far and wide, contributing to more than one so-termed "golden age" of animation in China, and his individual body of work, though small, is concise and pure, decades after their creation. From about 1960 his animation style was influenced by the painter Qi BaiShi. Not permitted to carry on his animation during the Cultural Revolution, Te Wei regained a position of artistic influence in the late 1970s and the 1980s with a series of animated films in painterly style.
Main Projects:
Te Wei's tremendous influence is chiefly traced through four animated short films he directed:
- “The Conceited General," 1956;
- "Where is Mama?", 1960;
- "The Cowherd's Flute," 1963;
- "Feelings of Mountains and Waters," 1988
Time Line:
-Te Wei got his start as a successful cartoonist for entertainment newspapers and magazines in the early- to mid-1930s.
-From 1935 up until the '40s, Te Wei spent his time as part of a traveling propagandist brigade following the Japanese invasion.
-Te Wei took the 1940s to immerse himself into water/ink painting. Te Wei was master for advancing watercolors, and subsequently watercolor animation.
-Around 1949, Te Wei was invited to become head of the art department at Shanghai Film Studio. He work there for the next three to four decades.
-1956 "The Conceited General," the first animated film from Te Wei's directorial collection.
-1960 "Where is Mother?" one of the most famous chinese painting animation.
-1963, "The Cowherd's Flute" was created by Te Wei. This is a very successful animation.
- Te Wei regained his post as the head of the film and animation studio's art unit in 1976
-in 1988 "Feelings of Mountains and Waters" finished production. This was his final chinese painting animation and it was the best best one.
-In 1995, the global professional animation community ASIFA rewarded Te Wei a Lifetime Achievement Award.
-2010, Te Wei pass away. (94-years-old).
Wei Te (1915~2010)
Brief Introduction & Contribution:
Te Wei was a famous Chinese animator, artist and painter whose career in cartooning, painting, and animation spanned more than five and a half decades. Te Wei was a dependable and miraculously dedicated artist fascinated with finding new and innovative balances of art for educational or other purposes. He influenced far and wide, contributing to more than one so-termed "golden age" of animation in China, and his individual body of work, though small, is concise and pure, decades after their creation. From about 1960 his animation style was influenced by the painter Qi BaiShi. Not permitted to carry on his animation during the Cultural Revolution, Te Wei regained a position of artistic influence in the late 1970s and the 1980s with a series of animated films in painterly style.
Main Projects:
Te Wei's tremendous influence is chiefly traced through four animated short films he directed:
- “The Conceited General," 1956;
- "Where is Mama?", 1960;
- "The Cowherd's Flute," 1963;
- "Feelings of Mountains and Waters," 1988
Time Line:
-Te Wei got his start as a successful cartoonist for entertainment newspapers and magazines in the early- to mid-1930s.
-From 1935 up until the '40s, Te Wei spent his time as part of a traveling propagandist brigade following the Japanese invasion.
-Te Wei took the 1940s to immerse himself into water/ink painting. Te Wei was master for advancing watercolors, and subsequently watercolor animation.
-Around 1949, Te Wei was invited to become head of the art department at Shanghai Film Studio. He work there for the next three to four decades.
-1956 "The Conceited General," the first animated film from Te Wei's directorial collection.
-1960 "Where is Mother?" one of the most famous chinese painting animation.
-1963, "The Cowherd's Flute" was created by Te Wei. This is a very successful animation.
- Te Wei regained his post as the head of the film and animation studio's art unit in 1976
-in 1988 "Feelings of Mountains and Waters" finished production. This was his final chinese painting animation and it was the best best one.
-In 1995, the global professional animation community ASIFA rewarded Te Wei a Lifetime Achievement Award.
-2010, Te Wei pass away. (94-years-old).
The Milestone Of Chinese Painting Animation
山水情 (Feeling From Water and Mountain)
-Feeling from Mountain and Water, also referred to as ''Love of Mountain and River'', "Feelings of Mountains and Waters". is a short film about an impoverished old guqin master who saved by young girl. The old master recognized that the young was very interested in guqin, so he stared to teach her the guqin. After a period of time, the young girl improved a lot. However, the master wanted his student to be better. One day, he took the young girl to go to outside, and feeling the wonder of the nature, they went through the river and high mountain. After the travel, the old master left and gave his guqin to the young girl. The young girl star to play the guqin, this time, she became a real master.
-Feeling From Water and Mountain was a wonderful animation that described the culture of Chinese. The theme of this animation was clear and strong, which was not only good for adults to watch but also available for children. The painting technique in this animation was
traditional Chinese painting. The skill of drawing in this work was extremely excellent which is already beyond the mean and theme of the animation.
-Feeling From Water and Mountain did not contain any dialogues allowing it to be watched by any culture. The only noises are that of the sound of the wind or other earthly elements. The film is considered a masterpiece at the artistic level, since it was essentially a landscape painting in motion. Artistically, it uses a Shan shui painting style through out.
-Feeling From Water and Mountain was produced by Shanghai Animation Film Studio under the master animator Te Wei in 1988.
-Feeling From Water and Mountain was one of the most famous Chinese animation , which as a milestone in Chinese painting animation. This animation gave a big influence and direction to other Chinese animation that produced after it.
-Feeling From Water and Mountain was a wonderful animation that described the culture of Chinese. The theme of this animation was clear and strong, which was not only good for adults to watch but also available for children. The painting technique in this animation was
traditional Chinese painting. The skill of drawing in this work was extremely excellent which is already beyond the mean and theme of the animation.
-Feeling From Water and Mountain did not contain any dialogues allowing it to be watched by any culture. The only noises are that of the sound of the wind or other earthly elements. The film is considered a masterpiece at the artistic level, since it was essentially a landscape painting in motion. Artistically, it uses a Shan shui painting style through out.
-Feeling From Water and Mountain was produced by Shanghai Animation Film Studio under the master animator Te Wei in 1988.
-Feeling From Water and Mountain was one of the most famous Chinese animation , which as a milestone in Chinese painting animation. This animation gave a big influence and direction to other Chinese animation that produced after it.
link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxz9iZHjbiU
-Awards:
Prize at the 1st Shanghai International Film Festival in 1988
Best animated Film Awards at the 9th Chinese Film Golden Rooster Festival in 1989
Excellent Film Awards issued by the State Broadcast, Film and TV Department in 1988
Prize at the 1st Film, TV and Animation Program Exhibition
Courage and beauty prize at the 1st Moscow International Film Festival for Children and Youth
Excellent Film Awards at the 6th Varna International Animated Film Festival of Bulgaria
Best short Film Awards at the 14th Montreal International Film Festival of Canada in 1990
Second Practitioner
The Wan Brothers:Wan Laiming (1900~1997); Wan Guchan (1900~1995); Wan Chaochen (1906~1992)
Brief Introduction:
The Wan Brothers (Chinese: 万氏兄弟) were born around the early 20th century in Nanjing, China. They became the founders and pioneers of the Chinese animation industry and made the first Asian animation feature-length film. (Princess Iron Fan in 1941). Since China would endure the World War II and the Cultural Revolution, Wan brothers operated was a very challenging one for building an animation industry.
Main Projects:
- "Shu Zhendong Chinese typewriter" 1925
- "The Dance of Camel" 1935
- “Princess Iron Fan” 1941.
- "Little Hero", 1953;
- "Pig Guy Eating Watermelon," 1958;
- "The Monkey King" 1960
Time Line:
- 1925 The first Chiese animation "Shu Zhendong Chinese typewriter" was produced by Wan brothers
-1930s, the Wan brothers stared to use cut-paper and cel animation for entertainment and patriotic films.
-1935 The first Chinese animation that include the sound in. "The Dance of Camel"
-1953 The first Chinese Puppet films "Little Hero" was created by Wan brothers
-1958 They began to work on a new technique of cut-paper animation, The first colourful animation "Pig Guy Eating Watermelon" was created by Wan brothers
-1960 one of the most famous Chinese animation “The Monkey King" was produced by Wan brothers-2010, Te Wei pass away. (94-years-old).
The Wan Brothers (Chinese: 万氏兄弟) were born around the early 20th century in Nanjing, China. They became the founders and pioneers of the Chinese animation industry and made the first Asian animation feature-length film. (Princess Iron Fan in 1941). Since China would endure the World War II and the Cultural Revolution, Wan brothers operated was a very challenging one for building an animation industry.
Main Projects:
- "Shu Zhendong Chinese typewriter" 1925
- "The Dance of Camel" 1935
- “Princess Iron Fan” 1941.
- "Little Hero", 1953;
- "Pig Guy Eating Watermelon," 1958;
- "The Monkey King" 1960
Time Line:
- 1925 The first Chiese animation "Shu Zhendong Chinese typewriter" was produced by Wan brothers
-1930s, the Wan brothers stared to use cut-paper and cel animation for entertainment and patriotic films.
-1935 The first Chinese animation that include the sound in. "The Dance of Camel"
-1953 The first Chinese Puppet films "Little Hero" was created by Wan brothers
-1958 They began to work on a new technique of cut-paper animation, The first colourful animation "Pig Guy Eating Watermelon" was created by Wan brothers
-1960 one of the most famous Chinese animation “The Monkey King" was produced by Wan brothers-2010, Te Wei pass away. (94-years-old).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoYBcbPtWrY
Influence:
Wan Brothers were the pioneer of the Chinese animation. They did a lot of work that really effect the style, content, format and theme of the Chinese animation. They also wrote some paper that mentioned the way of how could Chinese animation developing in the future. Wan Brothers broke through the quality and the technique of Chinese time after time. It was really hard to imagine that what Chinese animation would look like without Wan Brother.
China Shadow Puppet Animation
After the Chinese painting, animation, my research moved on the Chinese shadow puppet animation. The Chinese shadow puppet also known as shadow pay (Chinese: 皮影戏) was an ancient form of storytelling and entertainment using opaque and articulated figures in front of an illuminated backdrop to create the illusion of moving images. (paper-cut animation)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NpPwXlrNdQ
The Chinese shadow puppet animation have a very long history. It was pretty popular in different cultures, and it as a form of entertainment for moth children and adults in folk of China. The shadow puppet was a cut-out figure, which always held between a source of light and a translucent screen. The translucent color was introduced into the cut-out shapes to provide a different look and different effects. It could be achieved by moving both the puppet and the light source. A talented puppeteer was able to make the figures walk, dance, fight, nod and so on.
Shadow puppetry was appeared during the Han Dynasty (more than 2000 years ago in China). In the Song Dynasty of China, the shadow theatre became popular. During the Ming Dynasty there were 40 to 50 shadow show troupes in the city of Beijing alone. After the 13th century, the shadow show became a regular recreation in the Mongolian troops and introduced to other Southeastern Asian countries. It was a kind of play show at very beginning, but developed to a genre of animation.
The Chinese shadow puppet animation have a very long history. It was pretty popular in different cultures, and it as a form of entertainment for moth children and adults in folk of China. The shadow puppet was a cut-out figure, which always held between a source of light and a translucent screen. The translucent color was introduced into the cut-out shapes to provide a different look and different effects. It could be achieved by moving both the puppet and the light source. A talented puppeteer was able to make the figures walk, dance, fight, nod and so on.
Shadow puppetry was appeared during the Han Dynasty (more than 2000 years ago in China). In the Song Dynasty of China, the shadow theatre became popular. During the Ming Dynasty there were 40 to 50 shadow show troupes in the city of Beijing alone. After the 13th century, the shadow show became a regular recreation in the Mongolian troops and introduced to other Southeastern Asian countries. It was a kind of play show at very beginning, but developed to a genre of animation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_TOZrnjLKM
The above video was a example of Chinese shadow puppet animation created by Yun Da Qian, in 1964. This animation was a story about the Chinese soldier and common people. It used a lot of techniques from shadow play, which included the paper cut, the transparent, light and the way of movement. It could made the animation very vivide and interesting. There were a lot of Chinese animation following this technique, I would post more example and detail for some specific animations on my blog later on.
Pigsy Eats Watermelon
Pigsy Eats Watermelon (Chinese: 猪八戒吃西瓜)
The background of the story was from one of the most famous Chinese novel "Journey to the West". The story happend during the long journey. One day, monk XuanZang felt hungary, so he wanted monkey king and pigsy to find some foods for him. Since pigsy was too lazy, he did not follow the monkey king to find the foods, but rest on under a huge tree. Then, pigsy find a big watermelon. First, he separate the water to four equally parts, and ate only one part. Later, however, he ate all the four part as well. Unfortunately, Monkey king saw what pigsy did, so he changed to a piece of watermelon peel, and teased pigsy in order to punish pigsy. The pigsy finally admited his mistake to monk XuanZang and monkey king.
The background of the story was from one of the most famous Chinese novel "Journey to the West". The story happend during the long journey. One day, monk XuanZang felt hungary, so he wanted monkey king and pigsy to find some foods for him. Since pigsy was too lazy, he did not follow the monkey king to find the foods, but rest on under a huge tree. Then, pigsy find a big watermelon. First, he separate the water to four equally parts, and ate only one part. Later, however, he ate all the four part as well. Unfortunately, Monkey king saw what pigsy did, so he changed to a piece of watermelon peel, and teased pigsy in order to punish pigsy. The pigsy finally admited his mistake to monk XuanZang and monkey king.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGh6JBgzLd0
-Pigsy Eats Watermelon was produced at 1957. However, at the first time, the producer did not get the ideal result. (the animation was not smooth and clean)
-Pigsy Eats Watermelon is a chinese animation, which produced at the Shanghai Animation Film Studio by Wan Laiming and Wan Guchan. It is also referred to as "Mr. Pig Eats Watermelon" or "Zhu Bajie Eats Watermelon".
-In 1958 Wan Guchan create a new paper-cut technique which from the idea of Chinese shadow puppet technique, and this film was one of the first to utilize the method.
-Pigsy Eats Watermelon is one of the most famous Chinese animation, that represent the Chinese shadow puppet animation.
-Pigsy Eats Watermelon give a huge influence for the Chinese animation. It not only open up a new Chinese animation style, but also push forward the progress of it.
-Pigsy Eats Watermelon involve one of the most famous Chinese traditional novel "Journey to the West" as it's story background, which represent and spread the Chiese traditional culture. Pigsy Eats Watermelon is easy to understand, which is suitable for all the age level audience.
-Pigsy Eats Watermelon is a chinese animation, which produced at the Shanghai Animation Film Studio by Wan Laiming and Wan Guchan. It is also referred to as "Mr. Pig Eats Watermelon" or "Zhu Bajie Eats Watermelon".
-In 1958 Wan Guchan create a new paper-cut technique which from the idea of Chinese shadow puppet technique, and this film was one of the first to utilize the method.
-Pigsy Eats Watermelon is one of the most famous Chinese animation, that represent the Chinese shadow puppet animation.
-Pigsy Eats Watermelon give a huge influence for the Chinese animation. It not only open up a new Chinese animation style, but also push forward the progress of it.
-Pigsy Eats Watermelon involve one of the most famous Chinese traditional novel "Journey to the West" as it's story background, which represent and spread the Chiese traditional culture. Pigsy Eats Watermelon is easy to understand, which is suitable for all the age level audience.
Cricket Fighting by Ji Gong
Cricket Fighting by Ji Gong(济公斗蟋蟀)
The story happened in the Southern Song Dynasty. Zhang Yu, a carpenter working at the residence of Prime Minister Luo, who learned that the Prime Minister’s son won a lot of money from cricket fighting. Therefore, he had a peep at the cricket. Unexpectedly, the cricket escaped from the jar just as he opened the lid. The Prime Minister’s son broke out in a rage. He gave Zhang Yu a good beating, and required Zhang to compensate for the lost cricket within three days. In the desperate situation, Zhang was fortunately rescued by Ji Gong. Ji Gong wanted him to buy a half-die cricket and took the cricket to the Prime Minister’s son, claiming that his cricket could beat a rooster. Then, the Prime Minister’s son ordered a servant to bring him a rooster and made a bet with Ji Gong. In the end, the cricket defeated the rooster, so the Prime Minister’s son bought the cricket with 500 ounces of silver. However, the cricket fooled the Prime Minister’s son and upturned the whole residence. The Prime Minister’s son was buried under the ruins. He was finally punished for his evil deeds by Ji Gong.
The story happened in the Southern Song Dynasty. Zhang Yu, a carpenter working at the residence of Prime Minister Luo, who learned that the Prime Minister’s son won a lot of money from cricket fighting. Therefore, he had a peep at the cricket. Unexpectedly, the cricket escaped from the jar just as he opened the lid. The Prime Minister’s son broke out in a rage. He gave Zhang Yu a good beating, and required Zhang to compensate for the lost cricket within three days. In the desperate situation, Zhang was fortunately rescued by Ji Gong. Ji Gong wanted him to buy a half-die cricket and took the cricket to the Prime Minister’s son, claiming that his cricket could beat a rooster. Then, the Prime Minister’s son ordered a servant to bring him a rooster and made a bet with Ji Gong. In the end, the cricket defeated the rooster, so the Prime Minister’s son bought the cricket with 500 ounces of silver. However, the cricket fooled the Prime Minister’s son and upturned the whole residence. The Prime Minister’s son was buried under the ruins. He was finally punished for his evil deeds by Ji Gong.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dsy79uN2kjg&feature=related
- Cricket Fighting by Ji Gong was produced by Shanghai Animation Film Studio. The Shanghai Animation Film studio was the one most important Chinese film company that produced a lot of wonderful animation.
- Cricket Fighting by Ji Gong was Released in 1959. 1959 was a very special year, there were a lot of awesome chinese created in that year.(one year after Pigsy Eats Watermelon )
- Cricket Fighting by Ji Gong was directed by Wan Guchan and written by Wu Lun. Wan Guchan and his brothers were three of the most famous producer for the chinese animation. This animation was one of the most significant magnum opus that made by Wan Guchan.
- Cricket Fighting by Ji Gong was a great example about Chinese Shadow Puppet Animation. It was pretty much like the "Pigsy Eats Watermelon", which use the paper-cut technique. This animation was a milestone of Chinese Shadow Puppet Animation that gave a big influence to the people who lived in those years.
Third Practitioner
Qian Jiajun (1916~2011)
Brief Introduction:
Qian Jiajun was a very famous animator for Chinese earliest and award-winning cartoons and animation who born in 1916 in Jiangsu province. Although he was not as famous as most of his students dubbed as the "golden generation" of Chinese animation industry, Qian was regarded as one of the important industry founders, and gave a huge influence for chinese animation. Qian Jiajun developed a great interest in literure and art. He did a good job in Chinese water painting, and regarded as the first generation of the artists working for the Shanghai animation film studio after the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949. During the time he word in the Shanghai animation film studio, many techniques were created from his ideas that he had proven to work with numerous experiments.
Brief Introduction:
Qian Jiajun was a very famous animator for Chinese earliest and award-winning cartoons and animation who born in 1916 in Jiangsu province. Although he was not as famous as most of his students dubbed as the "golden generation" of Chinese animation industry, Qian was regarded as one of the important industry founders, and gave a huge influence for chinese animation. Qian Jiajun developed a great interest in literure and art. He did a good job in Chinese water painting, and regarded as the first generation of the artists working for the Shanghai animation film studio after the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949. During the time he word in the Shanghai animation film studio, many techniques were created from his ideas that he had proven to work with numerous experiments.
http://www.fawan.com/UploadFiles/Article/2011/8/201108181303032715.jpg
Main Projects:
- "Happiness in Peasant Family" (1940)
- "Why are the crows black?" (1955)
- "The new discover by Dr. Gu" (1958)
- "A piece of Tongjin" (1959)
- "The Cowherd's Flute" (1963) [with TeWei]
- "A deer with nine colors" (1981)
- "Happy number" (1983)
Time Line:
- 1911~1949 He work as the director of Chongqing Educational Film Animation Studio, the board director of an animation school in Hong Kong and the director of China Film Production Factory in the Republic of China.
- In 1935, he graduated from Suzhou Fine Arts College and became a professional cartoon artist.
- In 1940, his maiden animation "Happiness in Peasant Family", a black and white movie with soundtracks. This animation won wide accolade in the fallen country during the anti-Japanese Aggression War (1937-1945).
- 1948, Qian became to a animation lecturer at BeiJing animation college. Many fantastic animator who did great job for chinese animation were his students.
- 1953, Qian moved to ShangHai and worked as the main director at Shanghai Film Studio. After that He created a lot of excellent animations there.
-1983, Qian Jiajun created the animation "A deer with nine colors". This was the most famous animation that he made. He got idea from Dunhuang frescoes, and combined the animation with the specific chinese culture. It was a great break through for chinese animation.
- August 15, 2011, Qian died of lung infection.
The Cowherd’s Flute
The Cowherd’s Flute (牧笛)
The Cowherd’s Flutes was a beautiful short animated film. This was story about a cow and a cowboy. One day, the cowman rided cow taking and playing in a river. The cowboy took a nap, after he woke up, the cow disappeared. He seek the cow for a while, and found the cow beside a fall. The cow was attracted by the sound of the fall, so it did not followed the cowboy but stayed colse to the fall. The cowboy then, cut the bamboo and made the bamboo to a flute. As the cowboy played the flute, the cow was very exciting, and finally backed to the cowboy. In the end of the animation, the cowboy rided on the cow and left.
The Cowherd’s Flutes was a beautiful short animated film. This was story about a cow and a cowboy. One day, the cowman rided cow taking and playing in a river. The cowboy took a nap, after he woke up, the cow disappeared. He seek the cow for a while, and found the cow beside a fall. The cow was attracted by the sound of the fall, so it did not followed the cowboy but stayed colse to the fall. The cowboy then, cut the bamboo and made the bamboo to a flute. As the cowboy played the flute, the cow was very exciting, and finally backed to the cowboy. In the end of the animation, the cowboy rided on the cow and left.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXqKcYRCpKU
- The Cowherd’s Flutes was created by Te Wei and Qian Jiajun in 1963. They both were the most famous and important pioneer for Chinese animation.
- The Cowherd’s Flutes began to create at 1960. This was a fantastic Chinese painting animation. The most of equivalent of animated ink paintings, which were most influenced by painter Qi Baishi.
- The Cowherd’s Flutes was created by Shanghai animation film studio. Shanghai animation film studio was the sample of Chinese animation. All the best Chinese animation were born in this studio, which include the Cowherd’s Flutes.
- The Cowherd’s Flute was perhaps the best example of chinese painting animation style. it was wordless, just image and music, almost like a Chinese version of one of the interpretations of musical pieces in Disney’s Fantasia.
- The Cowherd’s Flutes was short and easy to understand. Even though the story of the Cowherd’s Flutes was very sample, it had a very strong theme. It showed to audiences that the art was from the nature but beyond the nature.
- The Cowherd’s Flutes involved a lot of Chinese culture elements. Unless, the technique of the animation (Chinese painting animation), there were traditional chinese music. Beyond the art, the animation described the life style of Chinese people and the relationship between human and the nature.
- The Cowherd’s Flutes began to create at 1960. This was a fantastic Chinese painting animation. The most of equivalent of animated ink paintings, which were most influenced by painter Qi Baishi.
- The Cowherd’s Flutes was created by Shanghai animation film studio. Shanghai animation film studio was the sample of Chinese animation. All the best Chinese animation were born in this studio, which include the Cowherd’s Flutes.
- The Cowherd’s Flute was perhaps the best example of chinese painting animation style. it was wordless, just image and music, almost like a Chinese version of one of the interpretations of musical pieces in Disney’s Fantasia.
- The Cowherd’s Flutes was short and easy to understand. Even though the story of the Cowherd’s Flutes was very sample, it had a very strong theme. It showed to audiences that the art was from the nature but beyond the nature.
- The Cowherd’s Flutes involved a lot of Chinese culture elements. Unless, the technique of the animation (Chinese painting animation), there were traditional chinese music. Beyond the art, the animation described the life style of Chinese people and the relationship between human and the nature.
The Fight Between the Snipe and the Clam
The Fight Between the Snipe and the Clam (鹬蚌相争)
Then the clam slammed the shell shut, gripping the snipe's beak in between. The Fight Between the Snipe and the clam was evolved from a chinese idiom. At beginning of the story, a clam was sitting out in the sun and took a little fish. Suddenly a snipe flew down to peck at the fish. Then the calm pinched snipe's foot. They battled with each other, and no one wanted to make a concession. Suddenly the clam slammed the shell shut, gripping the snipe's beak in between. So that the snipe could not fly and the clam closed the strong mouth. While they were still grappling with each other, a fisherman passed by and netted them both. Finally, the fisherman got the benefit.
Then the clam slammed the shell shut, gripping the snipe's beak in between. The Fight Between the Snipe and the clam was evolved from a chinese idiom. At beginning of the story, a clam was sitting out in the sun and took a little fish. Suddenly a snipe flew down to peck at the fish. Then the calm pinched snipe's foot. They battled with each other, and no one wanted to make a concession. Suddenly the clam slammed the shell shut, gripping the snipe's beak in between. So that the snipe could not fly and the clam closed the strong mouth. While they were still grappling with each other, a fisherman passed by and netted them both. Finally, the fisherman got the benefit.
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- The Fight Between the Snipe and the Clam was a Chinese animated film produced by the Shanghai Animation Film Studio in 1983. It was also referred to as "Snipe Clam Grapple".
- The Fight Between the Snipe and the Clam was directed by Hu jinqing, who was a very famous animator in Chinese. He was the student of Qian Jiajun.
- The Fight Between the Snipe was based on the Chinese proverb concept of when neighbors fight, nobody wins. This was a very famous traditional Chinese idiom, that taught many people.
- The Fight Between the Snipe and the Clam involved the Chinese traditional culture and Chinese idiom. Therefore, this animation not only gave audiences a strong lesson, but also identified the Chinese identity.
- The Fight Between the Snipe and the Clam was a amazing animation that combine both of the Chinese painting animation and Chinese shadow puppet (paper-cut) Animation together. It was very interesting and extremely creative.
- The Fight Between the Snipe was a sample of the developed of Chinese animation.
- The Fight Between the Snipe won a lot of prizes, which include the second place of Berlin international film festival, the special prize Canadian international film festival and the first place of Chinese film festival.
- The Fight Between the Snipe and the Clam was directed by Hu jinqing, who was a very famous animator in Chinese. He was the student of Qian Jiajun.
- The Fight Between the Snipe was based on the Chinese proverb concept of when neighbors fight, nobody wins. This was a very famous traditional Chinese idiom, that taught many people.
- The Fight Between the Snipe and the Clam involved the Chinese traditional culture and Chinese idiom. Therefore, this animation not only gave audiences a strong lesson, but also identified the Chinese identity.
- The Fight Between the Snipe and the Clam was a amazing animation that combine both of the Chinese painting animation and Chinese shadow puppet (paper-cut) Animation together. It was very interesting and extremely creative.
- The Fight Between the Snipe was a sample of the developed of Chinese animation.
- The Fight Between the Snipe won a lot of prizes, which include the second place of Berlin international film festival, the special prize Canadian international film festival and the first place of Chinese film festival.