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Jiří Trnka

Jiří Trnka. Thomas Wilkowski & Richard Taggart. The Early Days. Born on February 24, 1912 Grew up in Bohemia (Czech Republic) Began sculpting puppets from wood. Attended the School of Applied Arts in Prague (1929-1935). Life as an Illustrator.

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Jiří Trnka

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  1. JiříTrnka Thomas Wilkowski & Richard Taggart

  2. The Early Days • Born on February 24, 1912 • Grew up in Bohemia (Czech Republic) • Began sculpting puppets from wood • Attended the School of Applied Arts in Prague (1929-1935)

  3. Life as an Illustrator • Moved on to illustrate many children's books • Most were geared toward Czech traditional stories • Completed over 130 works • Was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Award for his works by the IBBY

  4. Influences • Much of his work was affiliated with the life under communist regime • Themes were subtle enough that the government administration did not black list his work • However, some films were banned based on religious or other controversial topics • Based some animations on musical scores that he heard before creating the animation

  5. Contributions to Animation • Used mainly stop-motion puppet animation • Changed lighting and framing of a scene to project the illusion of changing emotions “Puppet films are truly unlimited in their possibilities: they can express themselves with the greatest force precisely when the realistic expression of the cinematographic image often faces insurmountable obstacles.”1 1) Quote from Jiri Trnka: http://oddballfilms.blogspot.com/2011/12/im-your-puppet-puppet-film.html

  6. Life as an Animator • Created a puppet theatre in 1936, but was dissolved in WWII • Co-founded Trick Brothers animation unit • Created some short films including: • ZasadilDedekRepu (Grandfather planted a beet), 1945 • Zviratka to Petrovsti (Animals and Bandits), 1946 • CirkusVeselý(The Merry Circus), 1951 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ehVfobr-Go • The Hand, 1965 • Felt that traditional animation was too limiting, so he moved into puppet animation

  7. Feature Films • Špalíček(The Czech Year), 1947 • The Good Soldier Švejk(adapted from the Czech novel), 1955 • Sennocisvatojánské(A Midsummer Night's Dream), 1959 – Adaptation from Shakespeare’s work http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjHklvgLaN4&feature=BFa&list=PLDD7126FC2923D924&lf=results_main

  8. The Hand • The last work that Trnka produced • Was a political allegory, that criticized Joseph Stalin • Banned for 2 decades because it mocked the state of a totalitarian society. The Hand Part 1 The Hand Part 2

  9. Questions?

  10. Sources • "Jiri Trnka -- Walt Disney Of The East!” http://www.awn.com/mag/issue5.04/5.04pages/dutkatrnka.php3 • Jiri Trnka, New World Encyclopedia. http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Jiri_Trnka • Jiri Trnka at BFI Southbank in April 2012. http://www.close-upfilm.com/2012/03/jiri-trnka-at-bfi-southbank-in-april-2012/

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