MASTER'S THESIS INFORMATION
1. Student's full name:Phan Bich Lien
2. Gender: Female
3. Date of birth: 09-05-1980
4. Place of birth: Hanoi
5. Decision on recognition of students No. 2998/2013/QD-XHNV-SDH dated: December 30, 2013 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi
6. Changes in the training process:
7. Thesis topic name:Children characters in Vietnamese feature films (Through the ringed bird, Mother away from home, Bi, don't be afraid)
8. Major: Historical Theory and Criticism of Cinema and TelevisionCode: 60.21.02.31
9. Scientific instructor:Associate Professor, Dr. Vu Ngoc Thanh-Faculty of Literature - University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi
10. Summary of thesis results:
Based on the use of interdisciplinary research methods, especially the theories of Cinema and character building, the thesis has pointed out the main factors that contribute to the success of building children's characters in Vietnamese feature films. With artistic techniques, using cinematic language in a subtle way, children's characters are built with refinements and variations to create an attractive character, creating the character image as well as an attractive, lively film. Children's characters enter cinema from life, and also come out of cinema with a certain aesthetic image and artistic image. Each director needs to select suitable actors and create story situations and valuable details so that actors have a place to act and express the character's life. The thesis wants to analyze in depth and synthesize all the factors that contribute to the success of children's characters, especially in the way of building characters using cinematic artistic techniques. From there, when filmmakers want to build children's characters, they will have an accurate and comprehensive view. Through studying children's characters through three filmsThe White-ringed Bird, Mom is Away and Bi, Don't Be Afraid, we explain specifically how filmmakers build child characters. How are cinematic techniques used to build the image of child characters from staging, using sound and light and giving space for child characters, especially avoiding dogma, rigidity... All will be pointed out specifically in the thesis.
11. Practical application:
Films about children are getting more and more attention as the country develops and integrates. Building children's characters and the image of children's characters in feature films is a big issue. This is a topic that has not been summarized, is new, has theoretical and practical value, and is feasible for writing a master's thesis. Moreover, currently the field of films about children is lacking and has not met the demand. The young audience lacks films, and orients themselves to another childhood world through foreign film products, where the lifestyle and culture are different from ours. In terms of practical basis, the 3 research films were evaluated by experts as successful at the time of their release and some works are considered classics of Vietnamese cinema. This research will be of great practical value, and will be a reference for screenwriters and filmmakers.
12. Further research directions:
Recently, Vietnamese cinema has made significant changes and achieved certain successes, however, in the field of children's topics, exploiting children's characters is still open. Especially films adapted from children's literature. The author wishes to learn more about how to successfully adapt a film because the treasure trove of literature for children is very rich and also very suitable for national aesthetic culture. Learn the artistic techniques to build children's characters in adapted works so that when the film is released in theaters, it not only has good revenue but also has high artistic quality.
13. Published works related to the thesis:
- Phan Bich Thuy (2005), Central characters from literary works to cinematic works, Master's thesis, Ho Chi Minh City University of Education.
- Bui Thi Thuy Ha (2007), Villain characters in Vietnamese feature films from 1959 to present, Master's thesis, University of Theatre and Cinema.
- Vu Thi Phong (2007), Youth characters in Vietnamese feature films in the early 21st century, Master's thesis, University of Theatre and Cinemaimage.
INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS
1. Full name: Phan Bich Lien 2. Sex: Female
3. Date of birth: May 9, 1980 4. Place of birth: Hanoi
5. Admission decision number: 2998/2013/QD-XHNV-SĐH, Dated December 30, 2013 by the Rector of University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Vietnam National University, Hanoi
6. Changes in academic process:
7. Official thesis title: Kid characters in the Vietnamese film drama (in the films: Con chim vong quan, Me vat nha, Bi, dung so)
8. Major: Historical and theoretical critique on Cinema - Television Code: 60.21.02.31
9. Supervisors: Assoc.Prof, PhD. Vu Ngoc Thanh, Literature Faculty - University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
10. Summary of the findings of the thesis:
Based on using interdisciplinary research methods, especially the theory of movies and building characters, the thesis points out the major factors to build children characters successfully in the Vietnamese movie films. With the artistic crafts, cinema language used in a subtle way, children characters that are built with the refinement and variations will create iconic characters as well as attractive and lively films. To build children characters from the real life entering the cinema, and also from the movie come to life with the aesthetic icon, a certain artistic image, each director should choose suitable actors and create comic situations, as well as more expensive details for actors to depict characters' life. The writer wants to go deep analysis on all the elements to the success of the children characters, especially in how to build characters by the artistic crafts of cinema in an integrated manner. From there, the filmmakers who want to build children characters will have an accurate and comprehensive look. Through understanding the children characters through three films:The White-ringed Bird, Mom is Away and Bi, Don't Be Afraid, we explain how the filmmakers built these children characters in a specific way as well as the cinematography crafts were used to build children characters images from the staging, sound and lighting use and creating good conditions for actors, especially avoiding dogma, hardening ... All the thesis will be shown in a concrete way.
11. Practical applicability, if any:
The films on the subject of children are increasingly concerned during the country's development and integration. Building children characters, iconic children characters in the movie film is a big problem. This is a topic without summation, newness, theoretics and practice, considerations for writing the graduate thesis. Moreover the current arrays of films on the subject of children are deficient and failing to meet the demand. Because of a lack of these films for children audiences, they have self-directed to the other childhood world through foreign movies whose lifestyle and culture is different from our country's. As a matter of fact, experts rated these 3 studying films as successes when the films were born and considered classics of Vietnam's cinema. This study will bring a great practicality and will be a reference material for the playwrights and filmmakers.
12. Further research directions, if any:
Recently, Vietnamese cinema has been taking significant steps forwards and achieving certain success, but the array of topics on children, child characters exploitation is left open. Especially the films were adapted from the works of children's literature. The writer wants to learn more about how a film is adapted successfully because literary treasure for children is very rich and also very consistent with the national aesthetic culture. Learning the artistic craft to build children characters in the adaptation movies at the cinema brings not only good profit but also gets highly artistic quality.
13. Thesis-related publications:
- Phan Bich Thuy (2005), the central characters from literature to cinema, Master's thesis, The HCM City University of Education.
- Bui Thi Thuy Ha (2007), the villain characters in Vietnam's cinema films from 1959 to the present, Master's Thesis, the Academy of Theater and Cinema.
- Vu Thi Phong (2007), the youth characters in Vietnam's the early 21stcentury cinema films, Master's Thesis, the Academy of Theater and Cinema.
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