‘A Curious Chapter in the Manual of Animation’: Stan VanDerBeek’s Animated Spatial Politics

Buchan, Suzanne

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“…It applies a technique that can combine a wide variety of graphics, abstract forms, indexical photography, text and other visual materials within a single frame. Animation can create a density of juxtaposition, visual metaphor, satire and other effects to support and visually underpin cultural or political agenda (Suzanne Buchan, 2010). Also, Paul Wells (1998) explains that the state of animation that is integral to the animated film relates to 'the artificial creation of the illusion of movement in inanimate lines and forms'.…”

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Upín y IPIN : promoviendo la cultura malasia a través de los valores de la animación

Ghani

2015

Hist. Comun. Soc.

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Malaysian children lately have been exposed or influenced heavily by digital media entertainment. The rise of such entertainment tends to drive them away from understanding and appreciating the values of Malaysian culture. Upin and Ipin animation has successfully promoted Malaysian folklore culture and has significantly portrayed the art of Malaysian values including Islamic values by providing the platform for harmonious relationship among different societies or groups or religious backgrounds. The focus of this research is to look into the usage of Malaysian culture iconic visual styles such as backgrounds, lifestyles, character archetypes and narrative (storytelling). Therefore, we hope that this research will benefit the younger generation by highlighting the meaning and importance of implicit Malaysian culture.Key words: Upin and Ipin; animation; narrative; folklore; culture; character archetypes. Upin e Ipin: promoviendo la cultura malasia a través de los valores de la animación ResumenRecientemente los niños en Malasia están siendo fuertemente expuestos cuando no influenciados por los medios masivos de entretenimiento digital. Esto les lleva una falta de comprensión y apreciación de la importancia de los valores de su propia cultura. La serie de animación propia Upin & Ipin ha promovido con éxito las diferentes culturas de Malasia y obtenido valores culturales significativos que representan a su arte, incluyendo el islámico, y proporcionando así una plataforma de relación armónica entre los diferentes grupos que componen la sociedad en Malasia, ya sea civil o religiosa. El foco de esta investigación analizará el uso de su cultura icónica como fondo, con elementos tales como su estilo de vida, los arquetipos de personajes y su narrativa (storytelling). De sus resultados se espera puedan beneficiarse a las generaciones más jóvenes de Malasia, al conocer el significado implícito y la importancia de la cultura de su país.Palabras clave: UPIN y IPIN; animación; narración; el folclore; la cultura; los arquetipos de personajes.

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Section: Animation and Culture Significancementioning

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Upín y IPIN : promoviendo la cultura malasia a través de los valores de la animación

Ghani

2015

Hist. Comun. Soc.

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“…This article begins by questioning a universal definition of animation, which includes the combined ideas of genre, technology, art form and media, to name only a few. Some animation scholars (Buchan, 2010: 175) pointed out the current definition of animation seems to be ‘an unsatisfying, fuzzy “catch-all” that heaps an enormous, historically far-reaching and artistically diverse body of works into one pot’. This study does not intend to completely resolve such ambiguity but rather aims to actively enrich a related discussion to enable a more defined spectrum of what is now the divergent ‘cultural field’ of ‘animations’.…”

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Dong for Movements, Hua for Paintings: A Transdisciplinary Approach to Investigating Chinese Donghua

Kim

2018

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This article questions a longstanding definition of animation that lacks aspects of cultural diversity in part; it reexamines the socio-cultural formation of modern animation from less known regions of China and investigates Chinese animation known as donghua (动画). The goal is to demonstrate the transdisciplinary nature of donghua acquired through dynamic interactions in this heterogeneous site of production of visual culture in modern China. The author suggests a concept-based framework to more accurately describe animation in China composed of three specific dimensions of donghua: translinguality, transnationality and transmediality. To conclude, the author reveals that the study of donghua helps generate a more widely defined spectrum of the now divergent 'cultural field' of 'animations' and therefore leads to a 'translocal imagining of animation' appropriate for today's increasingly mobile world.

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‘A Curious Chapter in the Manual of Animation’: Stan VanDerBeek’s Animated Spatial Politics

Cited by 2 publications

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Upín y IPIN : promoviendo la cultura malasia a través de los valores de la animación

Upín y IPIN : promoviendo la cultura malasia a través de los valores de la animación

Dong for Movements, Hua for Paintings: A Transdisciplinary Approach to Investigating Chinese Donghua

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