History Of Animation Reading Paper 4

Reading Assignment 4 Readings from The World History of Animation by S. Cavalier: pages 241, 280, and 359, 366-7, 370-1, 386 1. What was the name of the studio where Hayao Miyazaki began his animation career? Studio Ghibli 2. Who founded Studio Ghibli in 1985 with Miyazaki? Hayao Miyazaki Toshio Suzuki Isao Takahata Yasuyoshi Tokuma Gorō Miyazaki 3. What is the primary animation technique used at Studio Ghibli? The primary animation technique used at Studio Ghibli is traditional hand-drawn before being put together to create movement. 4. Who directed the film Grave of the Fireflies? Isao Takahata 5. Suzie Templeton directed the 2006 adaptation of this symphony by Sergei Prokofiev. What is the title of this film and medium or techniques were used in the creation of this film? The title of this film is Peter & the Wolf, and the medium and techniques that were used in the creation of this film were using hyper-realistic sets and puppets. 6. Whose point of view is presented in the 2007 film Persepolis? 7. The point of view is presented by Marjane Satrapi, in Iran. Don Herzfeldt, nominated for the Academy Awards, creates surreal and personal films using hand drawn animation. Why or how does he maintain appeal with audiences? Don Herzfeldt can maintain appeal with audiences because his work is simultaneously tragic and hilarious and philosophical and crude and deeply sad and fatalist and yet stubbornly and resolutely hopeful. He attracts the kind of fanatical support from the student and alternative crowds usually associated with indie rock bands. 8. How did Director Wes Anderson create a lo-fi feel in the 2009 film Fantastic Mr. Fox? Wes Anderson allowed the mistakes such as animators finger impressions to be visible in the characters.