Uproar in the Studio
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Wan Guchan
Wan Guchan
- 1926
| Uproar in the Studio | |
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| Directed by | Wan Laiming Wan Guchan |
| Produced by | Wan Laiming Wan Guchan |
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Running time | 10-12 minutes |
| Country | China |
Uproar in the Studio (simplified Chinese: 大闹画室; traditional Chinese: 大鬧畫室; pinyin: Dà nào huashì) is a black and white Chinese animation short made in 1926 by Wan Laiming and Wan Guchan. The short film helped the Wan brothers become recognized as the pioneers of the animation industry in China. The film is now lost.
The film was combined with live footage. It is about an artist working in his studio. Suddenly he is disturbed by a small paper person jumping out of the page causing an uproar. The artist in the footage was Wan Guchan.
History
Uproar in the Studio was created for non-commercial use by the Wan brothers when they were working at the Great Wall Film Company. The animation ran for 10–12 minutes in black and white to showcase the technology.
