The cartoon poster (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - A new 20-minute animation on a popular historic legend hasgone viral among Vietnamese internet users in the past few days.
Thecartoon features the legend of Lac Long Quan (a holy dragon) and Au Co (a fairybird) and their children (50 boys and 50 girls), who hatched from 100 eggs. Thecouple together fought various evils to gain peace for the country. Theirchildren then settled down throughout the regions to build and protect thecountry.
Uploadedto YouTube on November 4, Con Rong Chau Tien (Offspring of Dragon and Fairy),produced by Biti’s footwear company, has been viewed more than 5,250,000 times.
Thecartoon was produced by 100 artists under the guidance of director Leo Dinh(Dinh Kieu Anh Tuan) and took 10,000 working hours over 180 days to make.
Theteam spent two months brainstorming and searching for historical documents withconsultancy from historian Duong Trung Quoc.
Thecartoon features the legend of Lac Long Quan (a holy dragon) and Au Co (a fairybird) and their children (50 boys and 50 girls), who hatched from 100 eggs. Thecouple together fought various evils to gain peace for the country. Theirchildren then settled down throughout the regions to build and protect thecountry.
Uploadedto YouTube on November 4, Con Rong Chau Tien (Offspring of Dragon and Fairy),produced by Biti’s footwear company, has been viewed more than 5,250,000 times.
Thecartoon was produced by 100 artists under the guidance of director Leo Dinh(Dinh Kieu Anh Tuan) and took 10,000 working hours over 180 days to make.
Theteam spent two months brainstorming and searching for historical documents withconsultancy from historian Duong Trung Quoc.
Then, the team spent four months to animatethe cartoon, with the combination of 2D and 3D techniques to create a cartoonof 20 minutes.
The theme song for the animation is Cung NhauTa Thap Sang (Together We Shine) composed by Thanh Bui and performed by BichNgoc.
“In legends, Dragon and Fairy is the start ofVietnamese people with their core values,” commented historian Quoc, “Allpeoples want to understand their origins.”
“Con Rong Chau Tien is a folk legend, whichhas been scored in official historical documents to explain the origin ofVietnamese people and why we formed a nation,” he said.
However, Quoc said that the legend has notbeen placed in its deserving position in Vietnamese literature and in the heartof Vietnamese people.
He worries that in the next 10 to 20 yearsthere may not be any young people interested in folk legends, which inspiredthe team to make a cartoon that appeals to the young.
“We have done serious research on theappearance of characters, their costumes and landscapes in the cartoon so thataudiences can see vivid moving images,” said director Leo Dinh, “I’m proud tosay that this is a cartoon was made totally in Vietnam with Vietnameseidentities.”
“Beside interesting content, the soul of the cartoonlies in images and visual effect,” he said, “Thus, dozens thousands of sceneshave been drawn by leading cartoon makers of RedCat Motion.”
“The cartoon is a very special project,” LeoDinh said, “It challenged us not only technically but also pushed us overcomelimits in telling stories with images and techniques we have never used.”
“For simply the image of the pile of 100 eggs,we thought over and over on how to create the eggs, which looks like sparklinglight,” said creative director of the cartoon Kieu Thien Van.
Van also said the team encountered someobstacles, including limited historical data and technology when combining 2Dand 3D images.
“I think this is the first short cartoon byVietnamese artists with proper investment and sophisticated implementation,which meets international standards of cartoons in terms of images and movingeffects,” noted artist Linh Nguyen.
“I strongly believe not only children but alsoadults like us want to see such cartoons,” commented Hoang Thu Huong under thecartoon on YouTube.
According to Hung Vo, an official from Biti’scompany, who is in charge of the project, the cartoon is the second of its kindin a 20-year-long series of projects makings cartoon from folk literature runby Biti’s company between 2017 and 2037.
He said next year, the company will invest ina bigger project.
“We will coordinate with schools and parentsto transmit the love for folk culture among children,” he said, “We will bringcultural tales to our footwear products to make children proud of their shoesand Vietnamese tales, so they can step forwards as offspring of dragons andfairies.”-VNA
The theme song for the animation is Cung NhauTa Thap Sang (Together We Shine) composed by Thanh Bui and performed by BichNgoc.
“In legends, Dragon and Fairy is the start ofVietnamese people with their core values,” commented historian Quoc, “Allpeoples want to understand their origins.”
“Con Rong Chau Tien is a folk legend, whichhas been scored in official historical documents to explain the origin ofVietnamese people and why we formed a nation,” he said.
However, Quoc said that the legend has notbeen placed in its deserving position in Vietnamese literature and in the heartof Vietnamese people.
He worries that in the next 10 to 20 yearsthere may not be any young people interested in folk legends, which inspiredthe team to make a cartoon that appeals to the young.
“We have done serious research on theappearance of characters, their costumes and landscapes in the cartoon so thataudiences can see vivid moving images,” said director Leo Dinh, “I’m proud tosay that this is a cartoon was made totally in Vietnam with Vietnameseidentities.”
“Beside interesting content, the soul of the cartoonlies in images and visual effect,” he said, “Thus, dozens thousands of sceneshave been drawn by leading cartoon makers of RedCat Motion.”
“The cartoon is a very special project,” LeoDinh said, “It challenged us not only technically but also pushed us overcomelimits in telling stories with images and techniques we have never used.”
“For simply the image of the pile of 100 eggs,we thought over and over on how to create the eggs, which looks like sparklinglight,” said creative director of the cartoon Kieu Thien Van.
Van also said the team encountered someobstacles, including limited historical data and technology when combining 2Dand 3D images.
“I think this is the first short cartoon byVietnamese artists with proper investment and sophisticated implementation,which meets international standards of cartoons in terms of images and movingeffects,” noted artist Linh Nguyen.
“I strongly believe not only children but alsoadults like us want to see such cartoons,” commented Hoang Thu Huong under thecartoon on YouTube.
According to Hung Vo, an official from Biti’scompany, who is in charge of the project, the cartoon is the second of its kindin a 20-year-long series of projects makings cartoon from folk literature runby Biti’s company between 2017 and 2037.
He said next year, the company will invest ina bigger project.
“We will coordinate with schools and parentsto transmit the love for folk culture among children,” he said, “We will bringcultural tales to our footwear products to make children proud of their shoesand Vietnamese tales, so they can step forwards as offspring of dragons andfairies.”-VNA
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