Film: Pigsy Eats Watermelon
Year: 1958
Length: Less than 1 an hour
2: Wan Guchan
Type: Chinese paper-cut animation
Company: The Shanghai Animation Film 3
Plot (情节):
Monk Xuanzang and his followers are on their way to the 4. On a hot day, when they are hungry and thirsty, Pigsy finds a watermelon. Instead of 5 it with the group, he eats it all by himself. The Monkey King 6 Pigsy by making him fall on watermelon rinds again and again.
What's 7 about the film:
The film is based on Chinese paper-cutting art and uses some tricks from shadow puppetry.
How the film was made:
* In 1956, Wan Guchan 8 to Shanghai from Hong Kong. He wanted to make a film to show traditional Chinese arts.
* In early 1957, Wan's team began to make this film in the form of stop-motion animation. Each small movement was 9 frame by frame.
* At first, the film looked too shaky. But after many tries, the team made the film 10 in the end.
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