The Fight Between the Snipe and the Clam (Chinese: 鹬蚌相争; pinyin: Yù Bàng Xiāng Zhēng), also translated as Snipe–Clam Grapple, is a 1983 Chinese animated short film directed by Hu Jinqing and produced by the Shanghai Animation Film Studio. It won the Silver Bear for Best Short Film at the Berlin International Film Festival in February 1984.[1] The film combines painted and cutout animation.[2]
| The Fight Between the Snipe and the Clam | |
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| Traditional Chinese | 鷸蚌相爭 |
| Simplified Chinese | 鹬蚌相争 |
| Literal meaning | Snipe and clam fight each other |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Yù Bàng Xiāng Zhēng |
| Directed by | Hu Jinqing |
| Distributed by | Shanghai Animation Film Studio |
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Running time | 10 minutes |
| Country | China |
| Language | none |
Background
editThe film is based on the Chinese proverb "in the fight between the snipe and the clam, the fisherman has the best of it".[3]
Plot
editA clam is sitting out in the sun when suddenly a snipe flies down to peck at it. The clam slams its shells shut, gripping the snipe's beak in between. The snipe says, "If it doesn't rain today, and it doesn't rain tomorrow, I shall see a dead clam on the beach." The clam retorts, "If I don't open today, and I don't open up tomorrow, I shall see a dead snipe on the beach." While they are grappling with each other, a fisherman passes by and nets them both.[citation needed]
Credits
edit| Screenwriters | Gu Hanchang Mo Du |
顾汉昌 墨犊 |
|---|---|---|
| Director | Hu Jinqing | 胡进庆 |
| Art Design | Lu Ruhao | 陆汝浩 |
| Animation Design | Ge Guiyun Wu Yunchu Zha Kan Lu Songmao |
葛桂云 吴云初 查侃 陆松茂 |
| Photography | Geng Kang | 耿康 |
| Character Drawing | Yue Huimin Gong Jinfu |
岳慧敏 龚金福 |
| Painted Scene | Wu Zhongwen | 伍仲文 |
| Composer | Duan Shijun | 段时俊 |
| Effects | Bai Weimin | 白伟民 |
| Recording | Zhan Lei | 詹磊 |
| Editing | Mo Puzhong | 莫普忠 |
| Conductor | Song Guanghai | 宋光海 |
| Played by | Shanghai Film Orchestra | 上海电影乐团 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Zhang, Yingjin (2012). A Companion to Chinese Cinema. John Wiley & Sons. p. 257. ISBN 978-1-4443-3029-8.
- ^ Global Animation Theory: International Perspectives at Animafest Zagreb
- ^ Lent, John A. (2001). Animation in Asia and the Pacific. Indiana University Press. p. 22. ISBN 978-0-253-34035-1.
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