" Three Monks " " Nezha Naohai " " Butterfly Spring " " San Mao's Wandering Story "... Each classic work, each interesting classic image, each section shines brightly. childhood memories. There is a common name behind these animations, animation artist Ada.
2024 marks the 90th anniversary of the birth of the famous Chinese animation artist Ada. In his short creative career, he left us classic animation works such as "Three Monks", "Nezha Haohai" and "New Doorbell" that are well-known at home and abroad. On the afternoon of August 24th, the "Super Time and Space Dialogue" jointly organized by Shanghai Art Film Studio Co., Ltd. and hishorts! Xiamen Short Film Week - Shangmei Film's "Legacy Pearl" The Shanghai Film Critics Society co-organized the "90th Anniversary of Ada's Birth" special forum with the theme of "Talk about Ada's creative story from "Butterfly Spring"".
At the event,
animation director and national first-level animation designer Chang Guangxi, composer Jin Fuzai, animation director Sun Zongqing and national first-level screenwriter Yao Zhongli were invited to attend. Starting from Mr. Ada's works, four SFA artists who have worked with Mr. Ada shared his creative stories, recalled interesting events from the past, and led the audience to have a nostalgic "time and space dialogue" with this great animation artist. .
He is a truly outstanding animation artist
Ada, formerly known as Xu Jingda, was born in Shanghai in 1934 and his ancestral home is Kunshan, Jiangsu. He loved cartoons since he was a child. After graduating from the animation class of the Central Film School (later Beijing Film Academy) in 1953, he came to work in the art department of Shanghai Film Studio (the predecessor of Shanghai Art Film Studio). In addition to participating in animation creation,
is also a slightly famous cartoonist. His works combine Chinese and Western artistic concepts and have won many important awards at home and abroad. For example, "Three Monks" was the first Chinese film to win the Silver Bear Award at the Berlin International Film Festival. He has served as a director of the China Film Association and the Chinese Artists Association, a judge of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, and a director of the International Animation Association. He is an important figure in promoting the development of Chinese animation and integrating it with the world. Such a talented animation director
died young due to illness at the age of 53, leaving behind more than 20 excellent works and countless regrets.
Screenshot of "Butterfly Spring"
The commemorative event kicked off with a movie viewing. Three classic works directed by Ada led the audience into the creative world of Mr. Ada. The lyrical beauty of "Butterfly Spring", the entertaining and entertaining "Thirty-Six Words", and the humorous irony of "Super Soap" all affect the emotions and memories of moviegoers. The applause from the audience at the end of each film shows that the charm of old animation remains undiminished today.
Artists who later became the mainstay of Chinese animation and the "grand masters" talked about Ada's talent with awe during the post-screening communication session. Chang Guangxi, the former director of the Art Film Studio who collaborated with Ada on "Nezha Haohai" said, "Ada is a person born for animation. His works have different styles, diverse forms, and are rich in philosophy. In his creation, He chooses not to use language but to use animation language. He likes to brainstorm and has the mind and state of mind of a great artist. These are inspiring to contemporary animation directors. "
Screenshot of "Thirty-Six Words"
once served as "金". Animation artist Sun Zongqing, who worked on the original paintings for films such as "The Monkey Conquers the Demons ", " Landscape Love ", " The Adventures of the Sloppy King " and other films recalled, "Ada is a person who never leaves his hand to draw. He can draw anything, no matter when. , he can draw anywhere, and his painting skills are very important, which is very important for animation creators."
Yao Zhongli, the screenwriter of " Hulu Brothers ", believes that "Ada's personality charm can be revealed to the world. , discover excellent ideas, excellent topic selection, excellent planning, and excellent talents. When we are together, we are always talking about art. He is a truly outstanding animation artist.Jin Fuzai, a famous composer who has composed music for many animations, remembers, "As a director, Ada has a very clear directorial idea of coordinating music and images. Contemporary Chinese animation creators need to pay attention to the combination of music and images in order to create truly outstanding works. "
Screenshot of " Super Soap "
I didn't see the butterfly's collection, but left a timeless classic with my imagination
The animated short "Butterfly Spring" screened that day is the common intersection of the creative careers of several animation artists. This animation is adapted from The Ethnic Legend of the Bai People in Dali was filmed in 1983. It was a rare love tragedy-themed animated film at that time. It won the Ministry of Culture's Outstanding Film Award and the National Ethnic Minority-themed Film "Tenglong Award". I watched this animated short again after many years. The many memories also opened up the conversation.
As the co-director of "Butterfly Spring", Chang Guangxi was just starting out at the time, and this was also his first film as a director. Chang Guangxi recalled on the scene, co-directing with Mr. Ada. "Butterfly Spring" was his "directing enlightenment". He revealed that at the time, the factory was a little hesitant about whether to do this subject, thinking that the story was very cliché, but because Ada was the director, everyone felt that it could be done. "Ada was the one to do it. There is this ability to capture the exciting parts of the story and make the work full of sparks. "
Screenshot of "Butterfly Spring"
Yao Zhongli, one of the screenwriters of "Butterfly Spring", shared interesting stories about the filming crew's collection of scenery back then. The enthusiastic crew went to Yunnan to collect scenery, but did not see a single butterfly, so they could only console themselves by "doing animation" The key to the film is imagination." The old buddies gathered together to reminisce and actually solved an "unsolved case" - Teacher Jin Fuzai, who arrived in Yunnan before the large army to work, lamented the beautiful scenery of Yunnan, although he did not see butterflies. Still, he used a four-character telegram to "seduce" the film crew to come to Yunnan. "After that, Teacher Jin was nicknamed 'Jindie Sheng'. "Chang Guangxi also suddenly realized, "I finally found out today that you didn't see a single butterfly either! "
Screenshot of "Butterfly Spring"
Sun Zongqing, one of the animation designers, certainly did not see butterflies, but she still showed impressive shots of butterflies flying in the film. When talking about the process of painting butterflies , Teacher Sun seemed a little helpless: “They (went to Yunnan) didn’t see butterflies, and I didn’t even see butterflies. I could only rely on imagination to draw them. "There were no computers back then, so each butterfly was hand-drawn individually. "One or two can be done, but the entire picture is hundreds of dollars, which is very laborious. "Sun Zongqing said that the movement trajectory of butterflies is different from other animals, and each frame must be drawn separately. "Director Ada's only request is to draw vividly and let me 'draw boldly'. "All this hard work finally condensed into the magnificent scene of beautiful flying butterflies that we see in the film.
"Butterfly Spring" does not have a single line of dialogue in the entire film, relying entirely on music to promote the plot and heighten the mood. Composers Jin Fuzai and Ada He is an old partner who has been working together for many years. In addition to the three films screened at the event, he also composed music for classic works such as "Three Monks", "Nezha Haohai" and "San Mao Wandering", which he shared with the audience. The difference between early music and post-production music. In the creation of art films, early music is proactive, and Teacher Ada’s directorial idea is that music should be coordinated with the picture, "sound and picture are combined to tell a story." Among the directors, Ada is the one who understands music better,” recalled Mr. Jin Fuzai. “He knows the power of music and how to use music to tell stories. "The film "Butterfly Spring" has a narrative style, which is unique among the films directed by Ada. It requires lyricism and a nice melody. In the end, Teacher Jin chose to compose the music for the film in the form of a septet, which became an integral part of the film's success. A missing part.
Screenshot of "Butterfly Spring"
In addition to directing works, Ada also participated in the creation of various animations during the 34 years he worked at Meiying. "Innovation" is his creative keyword. He participated in the development of "ink animation filming technology". He is the puppet designer of the puppet animation " True and False Li Kui " and the art designer of the ink paper-cut animation "Monkey Catching the Moon". In 1986, he made a mark in Chinese animation with two super short films "New Doorbell" and "Super Soap" Modern themed door. Several old artists also mentioned that he and his works are the best embodiment of Shangmei Film's "do not imitate others and do not repeat yourself".
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