The Special Effects of Karel Zeman : PART 1

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Documentary on Czech filmmaker Karel Zeman's incredible special effects. Karel Zeman (November 3, 1910, Ostroměř near Nová Paka, then Austria-Hungary - April 5, 1989, Prague, then Czechoslovakia) was a Czech animator and filmmaker. He is considered the co-founder of the Czech animated film. He started to be interested in puppet theatre while studying at business school. Soon after, he decided to study at the Art School of Advertising in France, and after graduating he took a job with an advertising studio in Marseilles. His first experience with animated film was making an ad for soup. When he returned home he continued working in advertising, now for big Czech firms Bata and Tatra. Zeman showed a sample of his work to the filmmaker Elmar Klos, and was offered a job at the animation studio in Zlín. He accepted the job in 1943. Once there, he met animator Hermína Týrlová, who had just finished animating the all-time children's favorite Ferda Mravenec (Ferda the Ant, based on a story by Ondřej Sekora). Together, Zeman and Týrlova made the animated film Vánoční sen (Christmas Dream) and won the award for Best Animation at the 1946 festival in Cannes. Zeman was well on his way to becoming a world-renowned animator.

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  1. by Maeve — @ 12:12:08

    thanks a lot!!

  2. by Rapere — @ 12:35:07

    i remember watching his mouvies when i was a child,it was magic then and it's still magic now!

  3. by JOHFRIT — @ 12:58:06

    I love this stuff!

  4. by Joslyn — @ 13:21:05

    Really interesting stuff. I love your channel.

  5. by DEV — @ 13:44:04

    amazing it would be great to get all of his stuff on u -tube.

  6. by Skylor — @ 14:07:03

    GREAT!!!!

  7. by Nicolas — @ 14:30:02

    Thanks! Such brilliant work. Zeman's films were such a big part of my childhood. More, please.

  8. by ZOLA — @ 14:53:01

    wonderful to brings his work here!

  9. by Mildred — @ 15:16:00

    Wonderfull!:)

  10. by Irwin — @ 15:38:59

    Many thanks for sharing this short film on Karel Zeman's special effects. His films are simply FANTASTIC in all senses of the word...

  11. by Alison — @ 16:01:58

    Great post, thanks!!!!

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