Big Manga

For a director, producing two TV series at the same time is definitely a nightmare. However, He Xi has produced more than two animations at the same time. He also has manga and other things to do. Cherish the effort.

Bai Yan admired Meng Huo's attitude very much, especially after finding those professional books in the car, her appreciation became even stronger. She believes that many things in the world are determined by attitude, and He Xi keeps learning after work. This attitude indirectly proves that he is a person who is very attentive to things.

It is only natural that such a hard-working person has achieved today's achievements...

"To be honest, before I met Teacher He Xi, I was very worried that you are a person who thinks highly of yourself because of your talents..." During the dinner, Bai Yan said: "Now this worry is gone, if you cooperate with Teacher , the quality of the work should not be a problem.”

She hasn't visited Manga Island yet, but she is already a little moved. The first impression Meng Huo gave her was very good, and the two should be able to cooperate well at work.

"Then tonight's visit is unnecessary?" Meng Huo asked with a smile. Bai Yan shook her head: "That's not okay. Although Alice said that animation directors are not more difficult than TV directors, I still have to take a look at the specific situation."

She doesn't know much about new things like animation, and Bai Yan didn't dare to draw conclusions before she was sure enough: "Mr. He Xi, before visiting, please tell me how animation is made!"

"Okay." Meng Huo nodded, and then told Bai Yan about the process of animation and animation film production at dinner. Bai Yan asked a lot of questions, and the two discussed this topic for more than half an hour, and then went to the comics. On the way to the island, he talked endlessly.

"I basically understand." Before arriving, Bai Yan had a general understanding of the production process of an animation, and she was very satisfied: "Although the way of expressing animation is different from that of TV dramas, the duties of the director are similar, and many of the experiences are also common."

From Meng Huo's explanation, she feels that it is not difficult for her to transform into an animation director, but this requires further investigation.

When the two arrived at Manga Island, the main departments of Phoenix Company were off work, but the animation department stayed behind. The members finished their dinner early and waited for Meng Huo's arrival in the department.

"This way, please..." When Meng Huo led Bai Yan into the department, all the employees were very excited--for these animation creators, a top-notch film director is no different from an idol.

The current Chinese animation industry is developing rapidly, but the status of animation creators is not as high as that of traditional TV and movies. Including the employees of Phoenix Company, many practitioners still have longing for directors like Bai Yan.

Bai Yan received a warm welcome. What Meng Huo did this evening was not to make "The Rebellious Lu Luxiu", but to use a small idea that came out on the spot, and took Bai Yan to experience animation production in the animation department. of each process.

It took them several hours to produce an animation of only a few minutes, with nondescript dubbing by the artists in the middle. In general, this animation can already be regarded as a small finished animation.

"It's not as simple as making a movie..."

After watching the whole process, Bai Yan sighed, she understood the reason why animation is so popular. It is not as simple as it seems on the surface. This new type of "art" is very refined. Every minute of animation is composed of countless pictures. Each picture is carefully drawn by painters. .

"How is it?" Meng Huo asked, "Can you join us?"

"..." Bai Yan fell into silence. She looked at the dozens of painters around her, and couldn't help thinking of the scene when they were making animations—the scene where the painters were immersed in drawing together and working together was very quiet, but it gave her The feeling is very shocking.

"I'm afraid I can't control these painters..." Bai Yan thought,

Some technical things are not a problem, the problem is that she doesn't have enough vision for "manga", all animators have to form a unified style, and draw the shots according to the director's instructions-an important job of the director is to guide the best shots.

Bai Yan can't do this. She knows how to behave in live-action TV series and movies, and how to behave the scenes and characters. In theory, animation is the same, but comics are comics, and real people are real people. Put it in the paintings that she rarely touches.

She shook her head, expressing that she could not join Phoenix Company, and the animation department immediately became cold.

The painters looked disappointed, but Meng Huo was not in a hurry. He asked, "What is the reason for not joining? Are there any difficulties?"

"There are too many difficulties." Bai Yan said helplessly: "I originally thought that the animation would be simpler, but I didn't expect that each shot would require so much effort to produce. To shoot a movie, I can let the actors change constantly, But animation is hard...."

In the process of shooting a movie, if the shots are not shot well, some actors who need them can shoot and shoot again. But when making animations, if there is any mistake, all the artists have to start over and start over again, and draw again.

Bai Yan doesn't know much about animation, which leads to a lot of mistakes in her judgment. Working under her, the artists will be under tremendous pressure, and nine out of ten days may be revised and repeated. No way.

"It turned out to be this one...it doesn't matter." Meng Huo laughed: "Any director will do this at the beginning, don't look at how smooth the painting is tonight, I usually ask them to redraw, and they are used to it. "

No animation can be successful in one go, just like a movie, the animation lens has to be changed again and again. This is a major job for the painters. Meng Huo explained this to Bai Yan, hoping that she would not have a psychological burden.

He could see that it wasn't that Bai Yan couldn't do it, but that he felt that there would be many mistakes at the beginning, and worried that it would increase the work pressure on the artists and cause them to be dissatisfied—but in this case, no matter which new director came over, he would definitely meet.

"Hmm..." After listening to Meng Huo's explanation, Bai Yan's expression improved a lot, but she still frowned, not confidently saying, "But I see the situation tonight, the animation production speed is too slow, so that the animation production speed is too slow. It’s still unrealistic for me to animate.”

The animation is aired with one episode a week, but from her observations just now, she found that the production speed of the animation is very slow, and one episode must be completed within a week, which means that there should not be too many mistakes in the middle - and if she is in charge The director, certainly cannot guarantee to finish one episode a week.

Unless the quality is low, but if so, it would be meaningless for He Xi to invite her over.

"..." Meng Huo pondered, and he said the same thing. At the beginning of the year, he felt that one episode a week was very difficult. He has cheating tools and experience in his previous life, and he is very familiar with comics and animation styles. Others It can't be done to this extent.

"How about the movie?" he asked suddenly.

"Movie?" Bai Yan's eyes lit up, "A movie like "5 Centimeters Per Second"?"

"Yes." Meng Huo nodded, and said empirically, "Have you watched "5 Centimeters Per Second"?"

"Of course." Bai Yan laughed. Coincidentally, she was persuaded by Alice precisely because she had watched "5 Centimeters Per Second" - when that animated film was released, it gave her a great shock .

"Five Centimeters Per Second" is an animated movie with a completely different style from the live-action movie, and the feeling it brings to the audience is also very different. When Bai Yan heard about this movie and went to see it for the first time, she was attracted by it. This style is deeply attracted.

"For a director like me, money can't be seduced." Bai Yan said with a smile: "We are pursuing better expression techniques. "5 Centimeters Per Second" is a delightful and unique movie...I want to touch This animated movie style."

She told Meng Huo that in fact, the reason she was willing to come here was for animated films. She wanted to make animated films, and wanted to tap the charm of this kind of film that was different from traditional films. But at first, she thought that animated movies were more difficult than animation.

"Before I came here, I was thinking that if you want to make movies, you must first learn how to make animations." Bai Yan said: "If you can't even do animation well, how can you make animated movies? But now, listening to the teacher... Doesn't it seem like that?"

Meng Huo shook his head: "Of course not." There is no distinction between animated films and animations. The two positions are different. In fact, he feels that it is more convenient for film directors to switch to animation film directors than animation.

"For animated films, I can give you plenty of time..." Meng Huo said, "It's enough to release one in a few months or even half a year. The abundant time should be enough for you to play."

"But..." Bai Yan looked at the artists around him: "Animated movies are movies after all, and their pictures are not as simple as animations. If there are any major mistakes, it will be more troublesome to solve, right?"

"Don't forget I'm still here, I'll help, and besides...can't you grade the score first before making the movie?" Meng Huo said helplessly, "Or make a simple animation of the same length first, and combine every animation with the same length. After all the shots and details are confirmed before making a formal movie, won’t there be no mistakes?”

The serialization time of animation is very fast, and it is troublesome to modify it, but animation movies have plenty of time, so this problem does not exist at all. Watching Bai Yan's eyes light up slowly, Meng Huo knew in his heart that her answer would change.

"The first director has been negotiated..." He thought so, after getting the first director, with her example, the second and third will be easier, just as he plans to make an animated film in the next year, That movie is also a good fit for those directors to exercise. R1152