The Development History of Chinese Animation

TheDevelopmentHistoryofChineseAnimationWhatisanimation?•Animationisaconsciousformofartisticexpression,whichcanexpresspeople'semotionintuitivelyandconvertunrealitytoreality.•Asearlyastwenty-fivethousandago,theStoneAge,peoplealreadyhadtheconsciousnessofanimation”andtheanalysisdiagramofrunningbisononthecaveistheearliestevidencethathumantrytocapturetheaction.EarlyExplorationofChineseAnimation(1920s~1949)•(2)Inthe1920s,WanShibrothers,Chineseanimationpioneers,begantostudyanimationproduction.•In1922ChinesefirstadvertisingcartoonShuZhenDongChinesetypewriterwasproduced.•(1)TheadventofDingJunShan,thefirstfilmthatmadebyChinaitself,hadlaidthetechnicalfoundationforChineseanimation.•Althoughtheplotwasverysimple,itwasverydifficultandhardtocompletethefilmintheconditionsoflackingfinanceandtechnologyatthattime.ItisasignthatChina'sanimationindustryhasstarted.Andit’sonlyseventeenyearsafterMr.WinsorMccay,thefatherofAmericananimationfilm,madethefirstanimationshortfilmthattheworldrecognizedin1909.•(3)In1926WanShibrothersmadethefirstanimationfilmcalledMessingStudio.•(4)In1935WanShibrothersproducedtheChina'sfirstaudioanimationCamelDance.Anditisonlysevenyearsafterthefatherofcommercialanimation,WaltDisney,madethefirstaudioanimationcalledSteamboatWillieintheworldin1928.•(5)In1941,WanShiproducedChina'sfirstlarge-scaleanimationPrincessIronFaneffectedbytheanimationSnowWhiteintheUSA.Intheworldfilmhistory,itisthefourthlargescaleanimationafterSnowWhite,LilliputandPinocchiointheUSA,markingtheChineseanimationlevelisclosetotheleadingleveloftheworldatthattime.Atthismoment,itisjustthemostdifficultperiodofChineseAnti-JapaneseWar.UnderthebackgroundofthewarofresistanceagainstJapaneseaggression,theimageofSunWukonginPrincessIronFanhasnofearofpowerandrisenuptofightback,whichhadbeensodeeplyintothehumanmindandappropriatelyexpressedtheauthor'sdeterminationofresolutearmedresistance.•Duringthisperiod,thereisnodoubtthatChineseanimationhasdeservedaleadingplaceinAsia.ThepioneerofJapaneseanimationwereinfluencedbyearlyChineseanimation,suchasthefatherofJapaneseanimationTezukaadmittedhedeterminedtoparticipateintheanimationafterseeingthePrincessIronFan.•私は手塚虫治です。「鉄の扇子を持ち姫」という中国のアニメを見てから、恩惠を受け、同じようなアニメを作りたいと思ってました。TheVigorousDevelopmentofChineseAnimationandTheStagnationofTheCulturalRevolutionPeriod(1950~1965)•(1)AfternewChinafoundedin1947,wemadethenewChina'sfirstpuppetanimationcalledEmperordream.In1948,wemadeanotheranimationcalledWengZhongZhuoBie,takingthenortheastliberationwarasthehistoricalbackground.•(2)AfternewChinafoundedin1947,Chinaanimationoncreationandproductionshowthefollowingfeatures:onthesubject,usingfairytalestorytomeetchildren,weproducedKittenFishing(1952),etc.•Onthestyle,webegantocreatenationalstyle.In1955,JinXiandYouLeidirectedapuppetfilmcalledMagicBrushandashortfilmcalledProudGeneralin1965.MagicBrushProudGenerals•Alsoonthetechnology,thefilmturnedblackandwhitetocolourfilm.WeproducedtheChina’sfirstcolorpuppetfilmLittleHero(1953).ThefirsttraditionalcoloranimationWhytheCrowisBlack(1955).In1956,ProudGeneralsopenedthedoorofChina'snationalstyleanimation,playinganimportantroleinthehistoryofChineseanimation.LittleHeroWhytheCrowisBlack•(3)Duringtheperiodof1957-1966,weproducedtheworld-famousclassicmovieHavocinHeaven(twoepisodes,1961,1964).•Afterthat,newkindsoffilmshavebeencreated.In1958,thefirstpaper-cutfilmwithChinesestylePigEatWatermelonhassuccessfullytrial-produced。•In1960,thefirstpaperfoldingfilmIntelligentDuckhasbeencreated。•In1961,thefirstinkanimatedcartoonLittleTadpoleLookingForMomwasborn,addinganewkindoffilmsthatcanrepresenttheChinesestylefortheworldanimationfilm。•In1963,anotherinkanimationTheReedPipe,usinginktoshowthecharacters,livestock,andlandscape,andexpandingthefieldoftheinkanimation.•(4)DuringtheCulturalRevolution,Chineseanimationsufferedfromseriousdamagebywrongideologicaltrend.Myths,fairytales,folkstoriesclosures,cartoonshadbeencompletelyforbidden.Chineseanimationwentintothedarkestoftenyears.ButatthisperiodinJapan,ithasbeguntoriseofanimationindustry.RedevelopingandExploringPeriodofChineseAnimation(1978—now)•TenyearsaftertheendoftheCulturalRevolution,Chinahasexperiencedtwoyearsofwandering.Frombreakingtwowhateversattheendof1978,Chinahasenteredreformandopeningup.Thisperiodofthe20thcenturyChinesecartoonsrecoveryanddevelopment.•TheShanghaifilmstudiomadethefilmNezhaConquerstheSeain1979,ithasbeencelebratedasaclassic.ShanghaianimationfilmstudiomadeanotherfilmcalledTianShuQiTanin1983,Itwasfilledwithcomedystyle,rhythmandlively,entertaininganditisalsothedomesticanimationclassicmasterpiece.•Atthesametime,therearealotsofgreatanimationproduced.Forexample:•TheFoxHuntingMan(1978)•MyFriendLittleDolphins(1980)•TheSnowChild(1980)•TheMonkeysFishingMoon(1981)•NaGuoXianSheng(1981)•ButterflySpring(1983)•TheChildofFire(1984)•GoldenMonkeyDemon(1984-1985)•TheRemainings(1985)•CliptoSavetheDeer(1985)•NvWaBuTian(1985)•Landscape(1988)•Atthesametime,forthefirsttimeweproductedTVanimationanditalsoproducedabatchofexcellentworksofliteratureandartlovedbythemasses,suchasGourdBrothe