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The Passage of the Comic Book to the Animated Film: The Case of the Smurfs

The purpose of this study is to explore the influence of history and culture on the passage of the comic book to the animated film. Although the comic book has both historical and cultural components, the latter often undergoes a cultural shift in the animation process. Using the Smurfs as a case study, this investigation first reviews existing literature pertaining to the comic book as an art form, the influence of history and culture on Smurf story plots, and the translation of the comic book into a moving picture. This study then utilizes authentic documents and interviews to analyze the perceptions of success and failure in the transformation of the Smurf comic book into animation: concluding that original meaning is often altered in the translation to meet the criteria of cultural relevance for the new audiences.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc84167
Date08 1900
CreatorsBaldwin, Frances Novier
ContributorsKoop, Marie-Christine, Chaguinian, Christophe, Williams, Lawrence
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
FormatText
RightsPublic, Baldwin, Frances Novier, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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