My Animation Era

Gu Miao has always had the idea to make an animation that shows off his muscles with unlimited stacking regardless of cost.

It's just that the time is not ripe.

On the one hand, making such an animation requires choosing a good popular theme and a good script.

On the other hand, it takes a lot of money and manpower to produce an animation that is purely showcasing the strength of the animation industry.

so……

This is not a decision that can be made on a whim, and Gu Miao can't guarantee it to anyone.

Who knows what the future holds?

If one day, the little essay he wrote came true, and Wanbao Group really went bankrupt for some reason, then what qualifications are there to talk about it?

But then again.

Although Wanbao has no plans to create a "Galaxy Battleship" industrial animation similar to "Battle of Two Cities", it can still show its muscles in the field of "art animation".

The animation "Tom and Jerry" was born for this.

Speaking of this project...

Sitting on the flight back to Jiangchuan, Gu Miao suddenly thought of the content of the email Dave sent him yesterday afternoon.

In the email, Dave mentioned two very critical small details.

One is a character issue.

In the plot of the animation "Tom and Jerry", in addition to the happy friends Tom and Jerry, there are many supporting characters who have left a deep impression on him.

Like, Spike the Bulldog!

There are also three stray cats, white cats, Jerry's cousin and little follower, ducks, swans and other animals.

besides!

In the cat and mouse animation, there is another important supporting role that is easily overlooked, but is no less important than the bulldog Spike.

Namely Tom's master...

The owner of Tom is not a fixed character, but has been changed several times in the middle. The earliest and most classic one is the aunt with "dozens of layers of skirts and pants".

The problem Dave encountered was whether the owner of Tom cat needed to "show his face".

"I don't think you need to show your face..."

"Tom and Jerry is a one-man show, and the core protagonists are Tom and Jerry, two happy friends. Unless the role of the other characters requires it, don't show your face easily and steal the scene."

Leaning back on the comfortable seat of the first-class cabin, Gu Miao used her laptop to edit the email reply to Dave and his team.

He believes that it is better for Tom's master not to show his face, even a little too much, and there may not even be "human characters" in the play.

There is a reason for this.

His main concern was that the frequent appearance of human characters would destroy the comedic atmosphere created by "Tom and Jerry".

It's best not to show up, if there is a human character, or if Tom's master has a part in the show, don't show your face, just show your lower body.

As of this writing, Dave's first question is almost resolved.

Here is the second question.

This is also the issue that Dave used a lot of words to describe and describe its importance in the email, and repeatedly emphasized it countless times, which attracted his attention.

...

Do cat and mouse need lines?

This is a question that Dave's team has debated countless times and failed to reach a result when making animations.

Similarly, Gu Miao didn't know either.

It is reasonable to say that Tom and Jerry is an animation that does not require lines. Tom and Jerry do not speak during the whole process, and they only need to watch the performance to understand the plot.

This is a bit like the mime of the year!

It's just that compared to mimes, cat and mouse still has some sounds, such as Tom's painful wailing and laughter after he succeeds in a prank after being hit by various sanctions.

And it's not dumb either!

Not only Tom, Jerry and even the bulldog Spike, in fact, have spoken in the animation, not the kind of pure dumb.

It's just that they speak too little, and the general lines are only one or two sentences, and the repetition rate is still high, so they rarely attract attention.

Should they be allowed to speak?

Dave told Gu Miao that the production team of the animation "Tom and Jerry" was divided into two factions because of this issue.

One group is the open-mouthed party. They say that the era of silent films represented by Chaplin is over, and the current performance needs the assistance of lines.

The other faction is the shut up party. They firmly believe that excellent animation, even if there are no dialogue lines, can still make people understand the plot at a glance.

In general.

The number of people who support "shut up" far exceeds the number of people who "speak up".

Because the idea of ​​the Shut Up Party is very appetizing to these old artists, including Dave himself.

"...boss! I think animations that require the assistance of lines to make people understand the plot are not excellent animations."

"Tom and Jerry are definitely a good performer, they will perform with their bodies, so that everyone can read the story with their eyes instead of hearing it with their ears."

Eyes and ears?

As a category of literature and art that focuses on visual experience, animation should really focus on visual experience rather than auditory experience.

Just doing this, seems a bit against the "trend".

After all, the era of silent films has passed. Can the current audience still accept this kind of "silent" animation that understands the plot purely by character movements and expressions?

"No sound, it's too monotonous."

"But adding lines and having Tom and Jerry talk, that's not quite right either..."

After thinking about it seriously, Gu Miao tapped the keyboard and said in an email to Dave: "The development of modern animation also regards hearing as a very important component."

"Since the character speaks, many people can't accept it, and it can't be completely silent... Then we might as well change the way, how about adding a little music?"

"Classical music, a symphony?"

"For music selection or composition, I will try my best to help you find a suitable helper. Of course, if you have a suitable symphony orchestra or composer, you can also communicate..."

upper class!

This is the tone goal that Gu Miao set for the music part.

The reason why classics are classics is that every part is done to the best, even if it is a soundtrack used to set off the atmosphere of animation, there must be a flu in a tuxedo and a goblet.

"Tom and Jerry" in the previous life is also known as the "appreciation class of classical music and world famous music" that children first come into contact with.

I couldn't hear it when I was a child.

When I grow up, when I listen to those soundtracks, I will immediately say a classic "grass grip", and then I can't help sighing, so the animations I watched when I was a child are so "upper"?

This is a good example.

Gu Miao believes that being the ultimate in this aspect can completely make up for the regret that Tom and Jerry rarely speak.

This is not much better than those shitty animations with a lot of long-winded lines, and they didn't explain to the audience what happened after talking for a long time?

Come back late, the second chapter will be a little later