Pigsy Eats Watermelon
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Pigsy Eats Watermelon is a chinese animation
produced at the Shanghai Animation Film Studio
by Wan Laiming
and Wan Guchan
. It is also referred to as "Mr. Pig Eats Watermelon" or "Zhu Bajie Eats Watermelon".
, the Chinese folklore character from the literature Journey to the West
. Though the story was considered more of a spin-off
. The character was used, since pigs were often associated with greed in the culture.
innovated a new paper-cut technique
and this film was one of the first to utilize the method.
Chinese animation
Chinese animation or Manhua Anime, in narrow sense, refers to animations that are made in China. In broad sense, it may refers to animations that are made in any Chinese speaking countries such as People's Republic of China , Republic of China , Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, etc.- History :The...
produced at the Shanghai Animation Film Studio
Shanghai Animation Film Studio
Shanghai Animation Film Studio is the animation division of the Shanghai Film Group Corporation in Shanghai, China. It is responsible for the production of Chinese animations.-History:...
by Wan Laiming
Wan Laiming
Wan Lai-Ming was born in Nanjing, China. He was one of the Wan brothers who pioneered the Chinese animation industry, and became China's first animator. As the director of the Shanghai Animation Film Studio, he would raise the standard to International level before other historical events...
and Wan Guchan
Wan Guchan
Wan Guchan was a Chinese filmmaker. Born in Nanjing, China, he was one of the Wan brothers who pioneered the Chinese animations industry.-Early history:Wan Guchan joined his twin brother Wan Laiming in most of the animation projects and experimentations....
. It is also referred to as "Mr. Pig Eats Watermelon" or "Zhu Bajie Eats Watermelon".
Story
The main character was Zhu BajieZhu Bajie
Zhu Bajie, also named Zhu Wuneng, is one of the three helpers of Xuanzang in the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West. He is called "Pigsy" or "Pig" in many English versions of the story....
, the Chinese folklore character from the literature Journey to the West
Journey to the West
Journey to the West is one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. It was written by Wu Cheng'en in the 16th century. In English-speaking countries, the tale is also often known simply as Monkey. This was one title used for a popular, abridged translation by Arthur Waley...
. Though the story was considered more of a spin-off
Spin-off (media)
In media, a spin-off is a radio program, television program, video game, or any narrative work, derived from one or more already existing works, that focuses, in particular, in more detail on one aspect of that original work...
. The character was used, since pigs were often associated with greed in the culture.
Background
In 1958 Wan GuchanWan Guchan
Wan Guchan was a Chinese filmmaker. Born in Nanjing, China, he was one of the Wan brothers who pioneered the Chinese animations industry.-Early history:Wan Guchan joined his twin brother Wan Laiming in most of the animation projects and experimentations....
innovated a new paper-cut technique
Cutout animation
Cutout animation is a technique for producing animations using flat characters, props and backgrounds cut from materials such as paper, card, stiff fabric or even photographs...
and this film was one of the first to utilize the method.