Overview

With an output of more than 250,000 minutes annually, and with roughly 5,000 producers and production units, the Chinese are leading the field of animated films. Although it is almost impossible to completely cover 90 years of filmmaking, this book provides a comprehensible introduction to the industry's infancy, its Golden Age (Shanghai Animation Film Studio) and today's Chinese animation (in feature films, television series and student films). There are classics such as Princess Iron Fan (made at the time of the Japanese occupation) and the color Havoc in Heaven, both starring the Monkey King Sun Wukong, as well as countless TV stars (Blue Cat, Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf) and many almost unknown works by young filmmakers who are not focusing on an audience of children (like most of the industry output).

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Author:   Rolf Giesen
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.413kg
ISBN:  

9780786459773

ISBN 10:   0786459778
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   20 January 2015
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction and Overview: A Strong Nation of Animation 1. The 1920s: The Wan Brothers and the Origin of Shanghai Animation The Films 12 2. The 1930s: Japanese Invaders and the Dancing Camel The Films 14 3. The 1940s: Shanghai, Changchun and Back The Films 16 4. The 1950s: The Classic Period—Watercolors, ­Cut-Paper, Origami, and Puppet Animation The Films 23 5. The 1960s: Havoc and the Cultural Revolution The Films 33 6. The 1970s: The Aftermath of Cultural Revolution The Films 51 7. The 1980s: Reform Period, Transitional Stage and Decline The Films 54 8. The 1990s: The End of Shanghai Animation Studio’s Monopoly The Films and Series 76 Between pages 80 and 81 are 8 color plates containing 16 photographs. 9. 2000 and On: Relaunching Animation in China The Animated Series 82 The Animated Feature Films 105 Education in Animation 119 Selected Students’ Work and Short Films 124 Selected Animated Science and Educational Films 180 Selected Animated Commercials 181 Mobile Content and Webtoons: A World in Flash Animation 182 Selected Mobile Animation 183 Selected Webtoons 185 Afterword The Digital Future in Cartoons and Interactive Games 189 A New Era 189 Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

Reviews

an excellent resource...thoroughly researched...a substantial addition. --<i>ARBA</i>; fascinating...profusely illustrated with posters, stills, and photographs of directors and production crews --<i>Animation World Network</i>.

Author Information

Rolf Giesen, a former visiting professor of animation at the Communication University of China and president of an animation museum in Changchun, China, has compiled a special effects collection for Deutsche Kinemathek in Berlin and has co-written several animation features. He is an expert on early fantasy and science fiction films.

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