Where is Mama

Where is Mama or Where's Mama (Chinese: 小蝌蚪找妈妈; lit. 'Little Tadpoles Looking for Mama'), is a short Chinese animated film produced by Shanghai Animation Film Studio in 1960 under the artistic guidance of Te Wei. The narrated film describes the adventures and misadventures of a group of tadpoles in search of their mother.[1] It is one of Te Wei's first attempts to break away from Western style animation and aim for a painterly style influenced by Qi Baishi and more in keeping with native Chinese aesthetic sensibilities. Because of its simple story line and repetitive script it is ideal for children who are beginning their study of the Chinese language.

Creators

English Production	Crew	Original Version	Romanized
Art Direction	艺术指导	Te Wei	特伟
Technical Guidance	技术指导	Qian Jiajun	钱家骏
Animation Design	动画设计	Tang Cheng Qiang Qiang Yan Dingxian Xu Jingda Dai Tielang Jiao Yesong Lin Wenxiao Duan Yi Pu Jiaxiang Lu Jin Yang Suying Ge Guiyun	唐澄邬强严定宪徐景达戴铁郎矫野松林文肖段浚蒲家祥吕晋杨素英葛桂云
Background Design	背景设计	Zheng Shaoru Fang Yurian	郑少如方澎年
Photography	摄影	Duan Xiaoyu You Yong Wang Shirong	段孝萱游涌王世荣
Composer	作曲	Wu Yingju	吴应炬

References

Vilas-Boas, Eric; Maher, John, eds. (October 5, 2020). "The 100 Sequences That Shaped Animation". Vulture. Te Wei is unlike anyone else featured on this list. The cartoonist and animator did not come to the medium out of passion for the art or a desire to further innovate it; rather, Wei entered the world of animation because a government official ordered him to. A year after being hired by his China’s Ministry of Culture to run the animation division of Changchun Film Studio, he, along with a number of artists, moved to Shanghai to form the Shanghai Animation Studio, where together they would pioneer three new animation techniques: paper cutting, paper folding, and Wei’s speciality, ink-wash animation.

External links

Where is Mama at IMDb

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[1] Vilas-Boas, Eric; Maher, John, eds. (October 5, 2020). "The 100 Sequences That Shaped Animation". Vulture. Te Wei is unlike anyone else featured on this list. The cartoonist and animator did not come to the medium out of passion for the art or a desire to further innovate it; rather, Wei entered the world of animation because a government official ordered him to. A year after being hired by his China’s Ministry of Culture to run the animation division of Changchun Film Studio, he, along with a number of artists, moved to Shanghai to form the Shanghai Animation Studio, where together they would pioneer three new animation techniques: paper cutting, paper folding, and Wei’s speciality, ink-wash animation.