(共10张PPT)
Ms. Huang
Unit 1 ART
Talk about works of art
Using Language
These pictures are representatives of
ink wash animation films.
Have you seen any of them before
What do you know them
Useful Words and Phrases
· ink wash animation film
· ink wash painting
· Qi Baishi
· frame
· Tadpoles Searching for Mother
· The Cowboy's Flute
· Feeling from Mountain and Water
· guqin
· symphony
· hand-painted
P6 1
It was produced by
Shanghai Animation Film
Studio in 1963.
It was the second ink wash
animation film in the world.
The Cowboy's Flute
The story is about a young
boy who likes to play the
flute dreams that he has
lost his water buffalo(水牛).
The film won an award in
Odense International Film
Festival(欧登塞国际电影节) in
1979.
It was produced by Shanghai
Animation Film Studio in 1960.
Tadpoles Searching
for Mother
The story is about a school of
tadpoles want to know where is
their mother and an interesting
and affecting mom-searching
journey started.
The inspiration of it comes from
Qi Baishi's ink wash painting.
It was the first ink wash
animation film in the world.
This movie tells us that where
there is a will, there is a way
(有志者事竟成).
Feeling from Mountain
and Water
It was produced by Shanghai
Animation Film Studio in 1988.
The story is about an
impoverished(贫困的) elderly
scholar and a young girl who
cares for him briefly in return for
guqin lessons.
It is the most Award-Winning
Film in ink wash animation.
It combines with Chinese
traditional music and paint, the
film is considered a masterpiece.
Listen to the presentaion and put the following items in the order that you hear them.
P6 2
____ the background of ink wash
animation films
____ a short review of the film
____ introduction to the topic of the
presentation
____ a description of the story in the film
____ an explanation of the decline in ink
wash animation
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Listen again and tick the signpost words that you hear.
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Making a presentation
I'm glad to have this opportunity to…
Today, I'd like to talk/speak(to you) about…
My topic today is…
I'd like to share some thoughts on…
Introducing the topic
Let me/Let's start by…
First, let me tell you about…
I've divided my topic into… parts…
Let's turn now to…
Starting
a point
For instance,… For example,…
Take…for example,… Let me illustrate,…
To illustrate,… Let me give you an example,…
Giving
an example
In conclusion,… To conclude,…
In short,… To sum up,…
All in all,… In brief,…
Summaris-ing the points
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Listen for signpost markers
Signpost markers are phrases and expressions that are used to tell a listener what is going to be talked about next. Speakers use signpost markers when they want to introduce a new topic, to start a new point, to give an example, to summarise, etc. By listening for signposts, you will be able to follow what is being said.
An ink wash animation film
Today, I'd like to speak to you about the ink wash animated film Feeling from Mountain and Water. Let's start by talking about the background of ink wash animation, an animation style that is unique to China.
This style combines Chinese traditional art with modern animation techniques.
In the late 1950s, inspired by the ink wash painter Qi Baishi, the Shanghai Animation Studio began to explore ways to turn Chinese traditional paintings into cartoon form. The first ink wash animation film, Tadpoles Searching for Mother, was produced in 1960, and it received international praise. Following this, The Cowboy's Flute was produced in 1963, receiving the golden prize at an international film festival. Finally, in 1988, the ink wash animation masterpiece, Feeling from Mountain and Water was created.
Tapescript
Let's turn now to the film itself. The film tells the simple story of an old musician and a young boy. In the film, an old musician falls ill while travelling and is helped by a young boy. To thank the boy, the musician teaches him how to play the guqin. With the change of the seasons, it is time for the musician to leave. As the musician says goodbye, he gives the boy his gugin, and then disappears into the mist. Then, when the boy sits down to play the guqin, all of nature joins him in a visual symphony.
The film has no dialogue. And, unlike typical cartoons, the film has no bright colours. In short, it is like a fine ink wash painting which has been brought to life - a painting with movement. The animation and the music make the film not only appealing to the eyes and ears but also rich in emotion. Therefore, this 18-minute film is regarded by many as a masterpiece of Chinese ink wash animation.
After the late 1980s, the high cost of producing ink wash animation caused film studios to stop making them. The techniques used to produce such films simply required too much work, as each frame of the film had to be hand-painted. However, in 2016, new artists have begun to make ink wash animated films using computers. It is hoped that these new techniques will breathe new life into this art form.
