Recently added articles from Animation Journal:
FROM THE EDITOR
Jan 01, 2006; ... Writing on animation is flourishing and becoming more diverse in its focus. A look through the 'new books' section at the end of this issue provides a number of examples. I've seen an increase in the number of essays submitted to Animation Journal, with increasing emphasis on international work, ...
LIFE AND DEATH IN THE LITTLE MERMAID: THREE CONTEMPORARY ADAPTATIONS OF HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN'S FAIRY TALE
Jan 01, 2006; ... What constitutes a happy end?The question is culturally relative: when, where, why and to whom, we may ask. In Disney's Fantasia 2000 (2000), Hans Christian Andersen's tale of "The Steadfast Tin Soldier" (1838) is chosen to accompany Shostakovich' Piano Concerto No. 2, Allegro, Opus 102. In the ...
ACTION, ANIMATION, ARCHIVAL ABYSS: VIRGIL WIDRICH'S FAST FILM
Jan 01, 2006; ... Fast Film (2003) by Virgil Widrich quite remarkably fuses the forward-driving rush of acentury of industrially produced, live-action narrative genre cinema-especially American western, adventure, suspense, and thriller films-with a distinctly meticulous, slow, artisanal process characteristic of ...
THE PURSUIT OF A NATIONAL STYLE OF CHINESE ANIMATION
Jan 01, 2006; ... Recent years have seen increasing support for animation production within China. However, the question remains as to how animation will develop-as an industrial product following the lead of industries in other countries or with uniquely 'Chinese' form and content. Actually, the pursuit of ...
SHUI MO DONG HUA THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF BRUSH PAINTING ANIMATION
Jan 01, 2006; ... Developed during the 1960s, 'brush painting' animation technique (shut mo dong hua) is the most unique of the Chinese animation methods. It is complex, yet graceful in its artistry, attractive to Chinese and non-Chinese audiences alike. Shrouded in mystery, the technique of brush painting ...