Character Image Research Articles

On the Shaping of Characters in Dance Drama

Dance performance is a kind of artistic dynamic image soaked with "emotion", and only by grasping the unity of inside and outside and the situation, can we completely shape the character image and achieve a certain artistic aesthetic effect. In dance creation, the creator is an inseparable and complete process of artistic creation, from deeply capturing the dance image, creating and organizing the dance language, arranging and designing the dance section, to finally reflecting the artistic conception on the stage by the actors through rehearsal. This paper takes the dance drama "Zhaojun Out" as an example to discuss how to shape the characters with dance, improve the dancers deep aesthetic thinking on the dance image, and shape the character characteristics of the main characters in the dance drama.

Stone inscription image segmentation based on Stacked-UNets and GANs

To overcome the challenges posed in effectively extracting stone inscriptions characterized by highly self-similarity between the foreground and background, a character image segmentation framework is proposed that integrates Stacked-UNets and Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs). Initially, a convolutional rule tailored for self-similar feature extraction is introduced to enhance the image detail segmentation. Subsequently, in improving the stacked units, multi-scale character masks with Spatial Transformer Network (STN) are added to guide the character segmentation. Finally, with two GANs and datasets, the character recognition and generation capabilities of the Stacked-UNets are trained, and further constructing its character segmentation and restoration abilities. Ultimately, the edge segmentation performance was enhanced, both in extracting characters from stone inscriptions with self-similar blocks and in effectively recovering partially incomplete characters. Compared to state-of-the-art methods, the Stacked-UNets demonstrates improvements of 6.41%, 7.39%, 8.43%, 8.11%, 4.13%, and 2.58% across six indicators, respectively.

A new species of the genus Notodoma Lacordaire, 1854 (Coleoptera, Histeridae, Exosternini) from Korea, with a revised key to species of the genus

A new species of the genus Notodoma Lacordaire, 1854 (Coleoptera, Histeridae, Exosternini), Notodoma koreanum sp. nov., is described from Korea. Most of them recognized from various fungi colonies, feeding on small insect eggs or larvae, as well as fungi. We present the descriptions and images of diagnostic characters for Korean Notodoma species, including Notodoma fungorum Lewis, 1884. Additionally, a revised key to all seven species of the genus Notodoma worldwide, including the newly described species, is provided.

ІЗТАЙ МӘМБЕТОВТІҢ «САЛ САРЫ» ПОЭМАСЫ: ТАҚЫРЫПТЫҚ ИДЕЯЛЫҚ ІЗДЕНІС, СЮЖЕТ ҚҰРУ ШЕБЕРЛІГІ

The article provides examples from collections of poetry by lyricist, poet Iztai Mambetov, who came to Kazakh poetry with their tone, analyzes the poet's poems, analyzes thematic and ideological searches, analyzes the author's poems. The poet's poems cover such topics as humanism, propaganda of the peaceful life of mankind, peacefulness of the people, friendship, reverence for cultural and historical values. In the epic genre, excerpts from poems were given, which told in which direction the story unfolds, depending on each chapter of the poem – Sarah's sala. The poem, based on a complex plot, has been comprehensively examined from a theoretical and practical point of view and is still of interest to researchers. It is necessary to highly appreciate the artistic value and originality of writing this poem, having studied the vital Accordion of Sarah Batakula, who consolidated her place in the history of poets-singers. In the process of writing the poem, the poet Iztai Mambetov searched a lot, understood the works of the author, was familiar with the history of each work of the poet-sala. The author's skill in plotting, the desire to give the work artistic significance, as well as one of the approaches to revealing the character's image - portrait-characteristics enhance the power of the work. In more than a dozen of the poet's poems, the plot, mastery of composition, concreteness, as in the lyrics, are vividly expressed.

Особенности интерпретации дастана и мифологические отступления (на материале «Сказа-ния о дочери Шана» Микаиля Башту)

This article examines the images of mythological characters and interprets the text of the dastan “The Tale of Shan’s Daughter” from the point of view of folklore studies. The author of the dastan is considered being the ancient Bulgarian poet and educator Mikail Bashtu. The author solves the super-task of his dastan - the conversion of a pagan to the Muslim faith - with the help of several artistic techniques, among which an important place is occupied by a dream, which is equally characteristic of archaic folklore and ancient Eastern literature. Forces of good and evil, love and rejection, procreation, expressed by the concept of “woman” point to the most ancient layers of traditional everyday culture of the Turks, and the transformation of these images into divine forc-es of the Islamic persuasion allows us to trace how the Turkic peoples passed from one religious hypostasis to another. The genre definition of the work is determined through the analysis of its poetics. In particular, the features of the plot structure and artistic language are considered.

Retraction Note: Light image enhancement based on embedded image system application in animated character images

Retraction Note: Light image enhancement based on embedded image system application in animated character images

Research on animation design of woodblock print characters based on audience aesthetic differences

Traditional woodblock prints are a kind of Chinese folk traditional painting art, with a long history and unique artistic style. It has a long history and unique artistic style. The richness of its themes and wide range of applications cover many aspects such as New Year festivals, wedding banquets and birthday celebrations, religious rituals and lanterns and toys. The wide range of themes and wide range of applications of woodblock prints creates a rich and colourful connotation, especially traditional stories and character images, which constitute an important part of the woodblock prints, there are very rich story resources and character resources in the woodblock prints for animation creators to refer to, different creators of woodblock prints have different understandings and re-designs, and the audience has mixed feelings about the effect of character design. With the development of modern animation production technology and the increasing attention to traditional culture, more and more practitioners have begun to explore the animation of story characters in the non-heritage culture, and this paper aims to explore the feasible path of animation of the elements in woodblock prints under the aesthetic differences.

FOLKLORE BASES OF ALASH LITERATURE

The object of the study in this article was to consider the influence of folklore on the development of new Kazakh literature of the early twentieth century. The formation of new Kazakh literature fell on a difficult period of change and upheaval. A significant part of the works of the national intelligentsia was associated with the development of national literature, literary criticism and folklore studies. In particular, the myth of Alash was laid in the political platform of the Alash movement. At the same time, not to mention their initial research of Alash figures in folklore, their use in folklore literature as a source material in the development of the plot of the work, the creation of character images is studied, it was used in making ideological decisions and also as an ideological means of influencing the masses, which are compared with the work of writers of the Soviet direction. The works of an outstanding representative of national literature, the writer of Alash - M. Zhumabayev were used as analytical material. Attention is drawn to his use of folklore material in his work. What spiritual values did he adhere to and popularize them using folklore heritage for artistic purposes. During the study, attention is drawn to the trends in the use of folklore in other areas of literature. The main attention is paid to the issues of the place of folklore material in the continuity of traditions and the popularization of the idea of independence, its use in expressing the author's position, on the basis of which the results are revealed and the corresponding conclusions are made on the study.

STRUCTURAL AND SEMANTIC ORIGINALITY OF THE SEMANTIC FIELD ‟POWER” IN VLADIMIR MAKSIMOV’S NOVEL ‟TO LOOK INTO THE ABYSS”

The article characterises the semantic field ‟Power” in the novel by the famous Russian prose writer of the 2nd half of the 20th century, Vladimir Maksimov (1930–1995). The purpose of the study is a comprehensive analysis of the structural and semantic features of the field, determination of the originality of the textual functioning of its core components, which are the semantic dominants of the work, actively involved in the organisation of the narrative, in the artistic depiction of historical events and the creation of images of literary characters. The theoretical concepts of the semantic field and semantic space of the text, which unites its conceptual, denotative and emotive meanings, are defined. Linguistic modelling of the field structure is based on the principles of discourse analysis of the text and is determined by the specific linguistic personality of the writer, genre-stylistic and plot-compositional features of the work. Characteristic of component composition of the field, its core, centre and periphery, microfields is given. Semantic connections and intersections of field components are determined with contextual synonymy and antonymy revealed. The core of the field includes the key lexemes “power”, “strength”, “leader”, “will”. The semantic field unites five microfields: the central part of the field structure includes the microfields ‟White-Guard Power of Alexander Kolchak” and ‟Soviet Power of Vladimir Lenin”; the peripheral zone includes the microfields ‟Power of Social Elements”, ‟Military Force of Foreign Intervention” and ‟Power of Selfless and unselfish Love”. The semantic dominants of the text, being the key components of the field, contribute to the dynamics of the narrative, create an artistic chronotope, reflect the author’s position, and convey the bright features of the writer’s linguistic personality.

The influence of entertainment and brand characters on children's object preferences and monetary judgments

Companies often use images of popular characters from children's media on their products. The current study investigated how different types of popular characters (i.e., entertainment or brand) influence children's trust, preference for, and monetary judgments of objects. Additionally, we explored whether children's own parasocial relationships with such characters influence their preferences and judgments. Participants included 66 four- and five-year-olds (Mage = 5.06; SD = 0.48; 34 boys; 32 girls). First, children completed a selective trust task measuring their preference for information from a familiar or unfamiliar character. Then children asked which object (i.e., damaged with a familiar character image or undamaged without a familiar character image) they would want and which people would pay more money for. Results indicated regardless of character type (i.e., entertainment or brand), children did not trust (i.e., seek out new information or endorse specific testimony) the familiar marketing character more than an unfamiliar character. Children across all character conditions did not display a preference for either object, however they were more likely to rate the undamaged object as more valuable than the damaged object featuring the familiar character. Parasocial relationships for all types of characters were high and did not relate to children's preferences or judgments. These findings expand on previous research suggesting that although the presence of familiar media characters can influence children's preferences for individual objects, children can also weigh more relevant features of an object, such as potential flaws in the design, when making other decisions (e.g., value).

Image segmentation of Komering script using bounding box

The development of deep learning technology is widely used for various purposes, including recognizing characters in a document. One of the scripts that can benefit from this deep learning technology is the Komering script, which is a local script in the South Sumatra region. However, there are challenges in reading documents written in this script, requiring a method to separate each character in a document. Therefore, there is a need for a technology that can automatically segment images of documents written in the Komering script. This research introduces an innovative technique for segmenting images of characters in documents that contain Komering script characters. The segmentation technique employs bounding box technology to separate each Komering script character, subsequently recognized by a pre-trained deep learning model. The bounding box approach imposes restrictions on the segmented object area. To recognize Komering characters, a deep learning model with a convolutional neural network (CNN) algorithm is employed.

Body Language and Emotional Transmission in Dance Movies

In dance films, body language and emotional transmission are important artistic means. Body language includes dance movements, facial expressions, and body language, which work together to shape character images, express emotions, and drive plot development. Emotional transmission is achieved through music, sound effects, camera language, and narrative storytelling, enhancing the audience’s emotional experience, resonating, and conveying the theme and values of the film. This article will focus on exploring the application of these elements in dance films and their impact on audience emotions, in order to promote the development of dance film creation.

The Transformation of Animated Character Images: A Perspective on the Shift in Contemporary Chinese Public Aesthetics

As a rising star among various film categories in China, animated films hold a pivotal position. Directly targeting a vast audience of children and teenagers, they enjoy a natural advantage in cultural dissemination and ideological guidance. Since the creation of China’s first animated film, The Big Stir in the Studio in 1926, a distinctive national style has been one of the most prominent hallmarks of domestic animation. With the integration of modern artistic concepts and advanced animation production technologies, Chinese animation has, after a rich developmental journey, ultimately formed its unique creative paradigm and aesthetic philosophy. As a “young” art form, animation employs a wide array of content expression methods, encompassing artistic forms such as ink wash painting, sculpture, watercolor, and oil painting. Its “all-encompassing” nature also determines that animation art possesses a strong “moldability,” making it more susceptible to the influence of various cultural trends during the creation process. This is particularly evident in the evolution of character design influenced by aesthetic preferences in different periods since the founding of New China. This article will delve into the transformation of public aesthetics since the establishment of New China by examining the artistic expression and gender body structures in characters from domestic animated films. It aims to contribute to the development of China’s animation industry and promote outstanding Chinese culture.

Deep learning-based digitization of Kurdish text handwritten in the e-government system

Many government institutions in developing countries such as the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) keep a variety of paper-based records that are available in printed or handwritten format. The need for technology that turns handwritten writing into digital text is therefore highly demanded. E-government in developed and developing countries is a crucial facilitator for the provision of such services. This paper aims to develop a deep learning model based on the mask region convolutional neural network (mask-RCNN) to effectively digitize kurdish handwritten text recognition (KHTR). In this research, typical datasets, which includes the isolated handwritten Central Kurdish character images, an extensive database of 40,410 images, and 390 native writers have been produced to determine the developed approach’s performance in terms of identification rates. This approach achieves adequate outcomes in terms of training time and accuracy. The proposed model gives higher performance for detection, localization, and recognition when using a dataset containing many challenges, the results were 80%, 96%, and 87.6 for precision, recall, and F-score respectively. The findings revealed that the proposed model obtained better results compared to other similar works. The accuracy of optical character recognition (OCR) is more than 99%.

중국 신화 IP를 활용한 3D 애니메이션의 캐릭터 개발 전략 연구 - <나타지마동강세>(2019)를 중심으로

『Ne Zha: Birth of the Demon Child』 is the first 3D animation based on the popular Chinese mythological IP, Ne Zha, and has achieved great success, giving hope to China's 3D animation market. This study aims to compare and analyze the character development process of the animation character based on the existing Ne Zha IP with the characters in 『Ne Zha: Birth of the Demon Child』 to understand how to utilize Chinese mythological IP in modern animation production. The research results show that the character of Ne Zha in 『Ne Zha: Birth of the Demon Child』 retains traditional features while modernizing to breathe new life into the character. Secondly, by adopting Disney's character design strategies and actively utilizing 3D graphic technology, the character's details were enhanced, breaking away from traditional character images. Thirdly, the traditional character was adapted to fit modern social backgrounds, providing audiences with a strong sense of immersion. It is hoped that this study will serve as a basic reference for creators and researchers who aim to produce animations based on traditional mythological IPs.

Интерпретация образного строя картины «Сын человеческий» Р. Магритта в рекламном продукте 2008 г. концерна Volkswagen AG: компаративный подход к анализу рекламы как текста культуры

Through a comparative approach, the research aims to identify the ways in which the advertising artist Kirill Chudinskiy (the 2008 Volkswagen AG advertising campaign) interprets the imagery of René Magritte’s work “The Son of Man” and to discover the main means of representing the cultural meanings of the classical painting in the advertising product. The paper examines the features of Chudinskiy’s creative interpretation of the images of the classic painting masterpiece, as well as various means of artistic representation (allusion, symbol, allegory, depersonalization, antithesis, anthropomorphism), which help create the image of the advertising reality. The scientific novelty of the research is accounted for by the fact that the comparative approach to studying an advertising product (poster) allows for deciphering the content of the cultural dialogue between a contemporary artist and the legacy of the past; revealing the aesthetic value of a digital painting; and identifying affective techniques used in the process of creating a mass product and provoking the consumer to perceive the experience of classical art through the discovery of cultural text structures. In addition, the studied advertising product of 2008 by Volkswagen AG has not previously been the focus of researchers’ attention. As a result, it was found that, firstly, the interpretation of the image of the central character in Magritte’s work allows the advertising artist to create a hero of his time, expose his vices, while simultaneously engaging the viewer in an intertextual dialogue. Secondly, by offering his own compositional solutions in the poster, Chudinskiy, to some extent, provokes the viewer, ironically commenting on the subordination of modern people to the world of things, while simultaneously encouraging the viewer to acquire a thing, i.e., a product, through advertising. Thirdly, by transforming the images of the sky, the sea, and man, which are symbolic on the canvas of the Belgian surrealist, Chudinskiy, on the one hand, actualizes the reality of the advertising product, and on the other hand, inspires the recipients with the idea that they will become part of this reality the moment they acquire the product. Fourthly, the creator’s intellectual game with the recipient through the work of art encourages the consumer to decipher the cultural text, i.e., to engage in cognitive activity, relying on knowledge, associations, and memory.

Chip Surface Character Recognition Based on OpenCV

Chip surface character recognition is an important part of quality inspection in the field of microelectronics manufacturing. By recognizing the character information on the chip, automated production, quality control, and data collection and analysis can be achieved. This article studies a chip surface character recognition method based on the OpenCV vision library. Firstly, the obtained chip images are preprocessed. Secondly, the template matching method is used to locate the chip position. In addition, the surface characters on the chip are individually segmented, and each character image is extracted separately. Finally, a Support Vector Machine (SVM) is used to classify and recognize characters. The results show that this method can accurately recognize the surface characters of chips and meet the requirements of chip quality inspection.

Cultural MemoryA Dream of Red Mansions

This paper applies the theory of cultural memory, proposed by Jan Assmann, to the study of the Chinese classical novel A Dream of Red Mansions. The first part of this paper introduces the historical development of Cultural Memory theory and its features. In the second part of the paper, it applies Cultural Memory theory to the narrative structure and novel characters research of A Dream of Red Mansions. Through analysis, the complexity and inherent contradictions in the narrative structure of A Dream of Red Mansions provide evidence for the hypothesis that A Dream of Red Mansions is a combination of Mirror for The Romantic and The Story of Stone. A Dream of Red Mansions may have more than one author, besides Cao Xueqin, another author is Cao Xueqin's elder, who experienced the rise and fall of the Cao family firsthand. This also explains the contradictions in the character images in A Dream of Red Mansions, especially the persona of Jia Baoyu, which consisted of the authors' life experience and ideal personality. The novel A Dream of Red Mansions has a dual nature of cultural memory.

Exploring Psychological Realism in Bijay Malla’s “Sunglasses” and “The Prisoner and the Dove”

This article explores psychological realism in Bijay Malla’s two stories: “The Prisoner and the Dove” and “Sunglasses.” The study addresses how the characters construct certain thoughts, emotions, and feelings in their minds after observing and experiencing real-world events and conditions. It analyzes the psyches, thoughts, and psychological intricacies of individuals in lifelike situations in Malla’s stories from the viewpoint of psychological realism. The methodology involves a detailed analysis of Malla’s narrative techniques and character portrayals, using the theoretical framework of psychological realism to interpret the mental and emotional states of the characters. By examining the intricacies of the characters’ inner lives and their responses to their environments, the study aims to uncover the psychological depth in the stories. It reveals that Malla effectively presents photographic images of characters’ minds and psyches in both stories. In “Sunglasses,” Malla portrays the contradictory mental state of the narrator after observing his wife’s relationship with another man. In “The Prisoner and the Dove,” Malla presents the psyches and mindsets of political prisoners in jail. These two stories depict the protagonists’ contradictions and complex psyches within contemporary socio-cultural and political environments.

4D Analysis and Research of Art Painting Intelligent Fusion Based on Calligraphy Character Image Edge Recognition Algorithm

4D Analysis and Research of Art Painting Intelligent Fusion Based on Calligraphy Character Image Edge Recognition Algorithm