Carl Plantinga understands film emotions as the elicitation and evocation of emotions in audiences by movies. He believes that films trigger emotional responses in viewers, engaging them within the cinematic world. Plantinga argues that emotions are not passively consumed but rather interactively engaged with during the viewing process, rooted in the narrative, characters, and plot…

Stopmotia Interviews: Jan Švankmajer (youtube.com) STOPMOTIA’s interview with Jan Svankmajer holds significant research value regarding Jabberwocky and the artist himself. It delves into the origins of his creations and the impact of his upbringing on his artistic endeavors. He also mentions several influential figures who have shaped his creative process. “Among those whom we try…

Zdeněk Liška (16 March 1922 – 13 August 1983) was a Czech composer who produced a large number of film scores across a prolific career that started in the 1950s. He was revelatory in his contribution to the development of electronic music. His music in this field is noticeable and dramatic, based on a unique musical feeling achieved through using…

In Švankmajer’s career, there were three periods of exploration of the “touching”: The first period was 1964-1972, during which Švankmajer mainly created short animation films, and he collected a wide range of objects for use in his animation work, with the intention of finding the “touch” of neglected objects. The second period was 1973-1980, the…

“This was supposed to be a regular feature film, but since we didn’t have the money we had to use a much simpler technique: paper cutout animation.”  Jan Švankmajer in the opening half apology Stop-motion has always been one of Jan svankmajer’s primary forms of animation expression, and the emotional and narrative characterisation brought about by…

As Laura Ivins-Hulley points out, however, performance through stop motion “carries a paradoxical indexality: the puppet tangibly exists outside the film, but its movement does not” (2008, p. 61). “Bring life to everyday obejects.”Švankmajer’s use of stop-motion animation in his filming technique is similar to the way children manipulate dolls during their childhood.Children make an…

In this part we can see Arcs and Staging here.The bell moves in a rounded arching motion here.At the same time we can see the cat running on the roof.And his body is also arched.And we can see both of these two characters from the specific angle，which makes the fight in the scene more intense…

http://zhangnan5.myblog.arts.ac.uk/files/2023/11/JABBERWOKY-3.pdf I chose the jabberwoky to research and the reason why I chosed it thats because jan svankmajer is one of my favorite artists and most of the time before I just watched his work so I think it might be a good chance to know him and his work deeper. I think if we…

He has always been one of my favorite directors. I am deeply fascinated by his narrative style in his works. When creators delve into social issues, philosophy, or human nature, it often feels heavy for the audience. However, he expresses these topics in a more relaxed manner through stop-motion animation, highlighting the overall theme of…