Special feature of 1905 film network Members of the Communist Party of China (CPC), a famous animation artist, chief animation designer and first-class director, died at 4: 24 am on December 26th, 2022 at the age of 86.
Yan Dingxian used to be a director of the China Film Association, a director of the Shanghai Film Association, a vice president of the Chinese Animation Society, and a member of the International Animation Association (ASIFA), enjoying special allowances from the State Council. Graduated from Beijing Film School in 1953, majoring in animation, and successively served as the animation designer, director and factory director of Shanghai Film Studio.
As a famous couple in the animation film industry, he and the first generation of animation artists trained in New China participated in the creation of classic films such as "Making a scene in Heaven" during their stay in Shanghai Animation Film Studio.
In the 1960s, it took four years to make a scene in Heaven, which was the first feature film of color art in New China and a monument in the history of animation in China.The film owner gongsunrealizeemptyThe animated image of is deeply rooted in people’s hearts.
At the beginning of creation, the director put forward three conditions for Yan Dingxian: bright colors, outstanding images and concise lines. Yan Dingxian and his wife watched a lot of operas at that time, and absorbed inspiration from the stage. They omitted the image of the Monkey King to a heart of hearts and green eyebrows, and there were two lines on both sides of his mouth to show that his cheeks were sucked in.
On the basis of Mr. Zhang Guangyu’s styling design, Yan Dingxian finalized the image of the Monkey King after many revisions and adjustments. Wan Laiming finally affirmed with the words "energetic, brave and vigorous".
Since then, he has served as an artistic consultant for the 3D version of "Make a scene in Heaven", tracking and repairing the whole process and creating a new version. The film won the Outstanding Achievement Award for Animation at the Hawaiian International Film Festival and the Copyright Gold Award (China) of the World Intellectual Property Organization.
In addition, "What’s wrong with the sea" won the Excellent Art Film Award of the Ministry of Culture in 1979, the Outstanding Youth Creation Award of the Ministry of Culture, the Best Art Film Award of the Third Popular Film and the Special Award of the Second Manila International Film Festival;
The Golden Monkey Demons Won the Excellent Fine Arts Film Award of the Ministry of Culture in 1985, the Best Fine Arts Film Award of the 6th China Film Golden Rooster Award and the Excellent Film Award of the 1st Shanghai Literature and Art Award.
More than 30 well-known cartoons, such as We Love the Countryside, After School, Trumpeter (with cooperation), (with co-screenwriter), (with Wenxiao Lin in one to six episodes), and so on, are all produced by him.
Cartoon is Yan Dingxian’s lifelong ideal and belief. He has made constant innovations and breakthroughs in one film after another, and made great contributions to the "China Animation School" and the national animation in China. May Mr. Yan Dingxian have a good trip!
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