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Tempest
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I couldn't write this in the news, but I assume that he was honored because the camera techniques he inovated were later copied by Japanese animators.
Therefore his work would have directly contributed to the quality of moden anime. This is just supposition on my part, for now. |
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Proman
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Great, now I have an excuse to talk about Russian animation - which is absolutely brilliant
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Speaking of Yuri Norstein, did you know that "Tale of Tales" was/is shown in the Ghibli Museum? I also heard that he's very popular and respected in Japan. I remember being very impressed by "Hedgehog in the Fog". It's a very visually impressive and intresting cartoon. If you never seen anything by Norstein, I suggest you check out his cartoons (assuming you can find them, of course). You will be very impressed. I assume that he was honored for a lot more than just using innovative camera techniques. I also recommend "The Masters Of Russian Animation Series" which collects some of the best examples of Russian animation. If you think there's a lot of variety in anime, chances are you will be blown away by what you there. Some of my favorites are: "Padal Proshlogodny Sneg", "Plastilinovaya Vorona", "V Sinem More, V Beloy Pene" and "Ish Ti Maslenetsa" (is that enough of wierd sounding titles for you  ?).
It is very unfourtinate that there's been a sharp decline in Russian Animation in the recent years. Hopefully, that will change soon (especially after the success of Little Longnose). Last edited by Proman on Thu Nov 04, 2004 5:43 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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roxfan
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Some modern Russian animation:
http://vision.rambler.ru/cartoons/ Page about Norstein at Wikipedia (needs work *hint* *hint*): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_Norstein BTW, he was a voice actor in Jubei-chan 2
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.com person
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Yah!!!!! It's so concidenal that a few weeks ago I learned about Cherburksha ( dunno if I spelled that right). I haven't even really been to the link yet and I can't wait to check it out.
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Proman
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It's "Cheburashka" and it uses stop motion animation. Who told you about it? |
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jfrog
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He did one segment for the anthology film Winter Days, which also features a short by Isao Takahata and some Japanese stop-motion animation. God, I want to see that thing.
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TMBounty_Hunter
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been so long since i moved to Canada, used to watch good old Soviet cartoons back in the motherland.
@Proman im surprised that a person from the USA knows so much about Russain animation. i take my hat off to you sir. brings back some good old memories *starts singing the song from Plastelinovaya Vorona* |
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roxfan
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Speaking of Cheburashka, there were news some time ago that Japan is planning to do a series with it. Couldn't find much info in English except this:
http://www.banff2003.com/main/bulletins/2003Bulletin5_Thu.pdf (search for "Cheburashka"). |
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Proman
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I'm very sorry to disapoint you but the main reason why I know so much about Soviet Cartoons is because I was born in USSR (guess this makes us zemlyakami .
However, I'm a lover of animation in general and know a lot about cartoons from different countries. You're right about one thing though: those cartoons sure bring back some great memories .
Last edited by Proman on Sat Nov 06, 2004 3:28 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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bnewhall
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Can anyone recommend some good Russian animation that's available on VHS or DVD? Or even for download? I'd like to check out more Russian animation, but I don't even know where I can find any.
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jfrog
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Check out the 'Masters of Russian Animation' series that Proman mentioned. I've never seen it for sale in a brick-and-mortar store, but many online retailers sell it.
There's also a DVD series called 'Stories From My Childhood' (put out by the same company) but I'm not very familiar with it. I think the first volume includes The Snow Queen, which reportedly almost discouraged Miyazaki from getting involved in the animation industry, because he felt that he couldn't ever create anything that good. |
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roxfan
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It was the other way around. Quote from nausicaa.net:
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TMBounty_Hunter
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heh, guess it was too good to be true 
*sigh* as good as life is here, something you still miss |
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Ranmah
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Ah I think I remember him. I think I saw him pictured in a Ghibli Museum Book. I think he helped with the interior design.
I'll look at his work. cool work. Ranmah |
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Olya
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Sorry for digressing, I saw Yuri Norstein's animetion in the theater on June 18.
I understood why he is called "the poet of image". His animetion is artistic, and very exquisite. I saw "Little Hedgehog in the Fog" "A Tale of Tales" "The 25th- The first Day of the Revolution" "The battle of Ker zhenets" "The Fox and the Hare" and "Her on and Crane." It is rare that his works is screened in Sendai. Last edited by Olya on Thu Jun 23, 2005 7:28 am; edited 2 times in total |
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