After three years, the 90-minute 3-D cartoon is now in the last stage of production. Of nearly ten films made to celebrate Hanoi’s 1000th anniversary, the only 3-D cartoon that can be released in time is entitled “Story of the Dragon’s Son,” scheduled for September 2010.
This cartoon tells about the childhood of King Ly Cong Uan, who was sent to a pagoda by a golden dragon. This is the first 3-D animation of Vietnam, which was produced at a cost of over 6 billion dong ($316,000).
The movie is directed by Pham Minh Tri, who directed other familiar cartoons like “The Adventures of Yellow Bee.” The Vietnamese filmmakers studied 3-D technologies in China with several experts. Since this is the first 3-D cartoon produced in Vietnam, the filmmakers met with difficulties and couldn’t fulfill their ambitions to build great scenes.
According to Director Minh Tri, there is not enough money to convert the 3-D cartoon into celluloid film for cinema screenings, so the film will be released as a DVD and broadcast on television.
Director Pham Minh Tri (photo: Tuoi tre)
A scene from “Story of the Dragon’s Son” .
