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In this follow-up talk to the November 2 film screening, Yan Zhong brings her personal knowledge from the projection room of Chinese film studios to her work as a writer and literary editor on film and animation. She will introduce the story of Chinese style animation, one different from the form’s Western counterpart, by focusing on traditional practices of ink wash painting and papercutting. Yan will explain how the difficult and costly technical aspects of ink-wash painting animation restricted this practice to the fine arts, while computer technology, faster and more economical, has led to a modern revolution in animation style and production. She will also discuss five award-winning Chinese 2D ink-wash animations and offer teaching suggestions for bringing the art of animation to life in the classroom.