Rebirth of the Father of Anime

"Unfortunately, there don't seem to be many themes suitable for this method..."

After Nanzawa Shiba studied it carefully for a long time, he regretfully discovered that although this method is very good, its scope of application is too narrow. Not all animations can be expressed using this "limited movement" method. %

For example, for a serious subject matter, if the originally very smooth picture is suddenly changed in this way, I am afraid that the strong sense of dissonance it brings will be enough to drive the audience away.

"Eh? These seem to have no shadows! But they don't give people the feeling of 'paper figures'. How did Mr. Porter do it? If the three-dimensional effect can be reflected without shadows, Wouldn't that save some money again?" After watching it for a long time, Nanze Shimamen suddenly discovered a problem, that is, there were no shadows in "Tom and Jerry", but even so, it actually made him feel... A three-dimensional feeling!

As we all know, in flat paintings, shadows are used to express a sense of layering, so that people can feel a three-dimensional feeling in a flat painting.

If you don't add shadows and don't have that layering, people will see "paper figures".

However, that's not entirely true. You can actually create a three-dimensional effect without using shadows.

This is the "no shadow technique", which relies on the movement and changes of the outline of the figure to create a three-dimensional effect.

There are no lines in "Tom and Jerry" and it relies on the visual expression formed by a large number of exaggerated movements. This is also the most suitable stage for using the "shadowless technique".

So He Chen simply used this method in "Cat and Mouse". The technique is perfect and there is no distinction between high and low. It’s not that it’s a boring work. This technique was used. Just for a moment, it became very interesting.

The main body of animation is still interesting after all. He Chen used these techniques as an example to show people more expression techniques.

Just like the reasonable use of montage techniques and long shots in "Magical Girl Pussy Face".

The reasonable use of various expression techniques will add a lot of color to the animation and bring a higher visual experience to the audience.

However, Nanze Shiba was wrong about one thing...

"Limited movement" does save money. However, the "shadowless technique" is not as economical as he imagined. Because this technique is only suitable for flat paintings - after all, it is a technique born in flat paintings. To use this technique in flat paintings, you need to keep the picture in constant motion. During the production process,

This requires a large number of drawings...

It is precisely for this reason that animators like 3D motion - to save money, flow... By the way, whether it is smooth or not depends on how much money is spent.

Some people call it stingy. 3D is already enough to save money. Wanting to save money is simply a realistic template for the "I studied animation for three years" series. A fairly normal work, but Cheng Xiang was tricked.

He Chen didn't know that the two new methods he showed made someone fall into the obsession of saving money.

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At the end of June, the preparatory work for the Cartoon and Animation Festival finally came to an end. Submissions were due. All submissions have been wholesaled to Ping'an City and the provinces surrounding Ping'an City, and printing began overtime.

"Everyone must be exhausted during this period." Zhuang Bufan greeted his editorial team.

During the days of submission, the most tiring person was none other than their review editor. After all, the country has its own laws, and the sky has its own rules. Although He Chen held an animation festival and released the copyright on this day, it was only limited to those who cooperated with him, and not everyone was willing to open the copyright.

Therefore, Tianman's review editors have to carefully review the submissions from all over the world, and eliminate those works that have no cooperation with Tianman and do not have open copyrights, and eliminate some works that cannot be distributed in China (too pornographic and bloody). Then organize the remaining works according to categories and submit them.

Then some editors began to review whether the submitted works were paid for. Tianman can provide transportation conditions to the exhibitors, but it will never bear the printing fees. He Chen is not SB. If he bears the printing fees, what will happen? After that, Tianman should file for bankruptcy protection.

Submit those that have been paid, and keep those that have not yet been paid. You will not submit them until payment is received within one week of the submission date.

Finally, a dedicated person distributed the submitted fanfics in batches to printing plants in Ping'an City and the provinces and cities around Ping'an City that had signed cooperation contracts with Tianman, and began to print them at full capacity.

Before the end of submission, for three months, the entire review and editorial department could not rest for a day.

"Master, what did you do to become so powerful now?" The review editor asked a very naughty master in a certain industry for advice.

"Have you ever seen Ping'an City at four o'clock in the morning?" The master asked with a confident smile, which meant that he had seen it before, getting up so early every day, and working unremittingly to achieve today's achievements.

"I've seen it before! This is the time when we get off work every day. You don't know. We don't even have to take the bus when we get off work at this time. Fortunately, the company has a special car to pick up and drop off..." The review editor replied like this.

"..."

This is a joke, although Tianman is not really as crazy as working overtime until four in the morning every day - if he really does that, Tianman is afraid that Tianman will accept labor arbitration.

But it is a fact that I worked overtime every day in those days and was extremely busy. I used to get off work at 6 o'clock at the latest every day. However, in those days, I worked overtime until eleven or twelve o'clock every day.

After all, these are submissions from all over the world.

In those days, in order to cope with the number of submissions that exceeded everyone's imagination, a rotating leave system was adopted, and each editor could only take two days off per month. Even some editors from other departments of Tianman were transferred to help the review editor.

Working overtime is hard, but fortunately, everyone knows that they will only be busy these days. Moreover, the benefits provided by Tianman have always been very generous, and some people are rushing to get the rewards for working overtime.

"Serve Tianman!"

It's finally over, and the entire review and editing department is like a deflated ball. It dried up instantly. Lying in his chair. Not wanting to move at all.

After hearing Zhuan Bufan's words, everyone immediately sat up straight, as if they had been given a shot of blood, and roared excitedly.

"Come on." Zhuang Bufan laughed. Since He Chen and others are very young in Tianman, the company atmosphere as a whole is full of the passion and vitality of young people, and the atmosphere is very harmonious. This is also one of Tianman's attractions. .

"This happened suddenly. I didn't expect that there were so many submissions. Thanks to everyone, it was completed! Thank you for your hard work! Let's not talk nonsense. In addition to this overtime bonus, our big boss also gave us all Everyone has been given a bonus to reward everyone for their hard work in recent days!" Zhuang Bufan said to all review editors.

The so-called big boss is He Chen. He Chen has countless titles within Tianman.

"Oh!" The entire editorial office instantly burst into cheers.

After everyone cheered for a while and released the pressure accumulated recently, Zhuang Bufan raised his hand and pressed down in the air. Everyone fell silent, and everyone's eyes were on the editor-in-chief, who had lost weight three times.

"Everyone has finished their tasks. I'll give you five days off! Let's all have a good rest!"

"oh!"

There was another burst of howling in the editorial department, which made other departments look envious... You have money and a vacation, how can you not be envious?

However, they have also experienced those three months of inhumane days, and they deserve this money and this vacation.

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"Where are you going on vacation?" Xiaocheng asked Xiaoliu.

The work was completely finished. Although the body was tired, the spirit was very relaxed. Xiaoliu hummed the brisk melody of "Toward the Pokémon Master", the first theme song of "Pokemon", and packed up the desk. In the past three months, Come, this is the first time I have come home from get off work so early, and I feel particularly comfortable.

"Where else to go? I just want to lie in bed and hold my body up for five days." This is probably the common thought of everyone.

After such a long period of high-intensity work, I finally waited for the holiday. If I no longer hold my body at home and still run around, in their eyes, it is simply an idea that can only be thought of.

"It's so boring. By the way, you are in charge of the island country. I heard that the island country has a lot of these books. Do you have a few of them left?" Xiao Cheng looked around, then suddenly lowered his voice and asked Xiao Liu with a wink.

With that obscene tone, any man would know what he was asking.

Due to the large scope of submissions, Tianman has also assigned regions to review editors. In order to take care of more creators and avoid some problems caused by language barriers, editors who understand the language of each region are assigned to each region.

Just like Xiaocheng, he is proficient in Chinese, Japanese, and English, so he was assigned to the team that reviewed the island country's books.

Reviewing and editing are not all boring scanning of books. Sometimes they will encounter some interesting things, such as seeing various fan books in advance, and all of them are unabridged versions.

Some of them suck, but many of them are very exciting - after all, many professional cartoonists will also participate in this event.

As for the island country, it seems that a large number of very exciting books have emerged, but they are not in line with China's national conditions.

The review team of the island country is the most envied of all the review and editing teams - they read the book openly and get paid, so why not!

"Of course not, it's not like you don't know the rules." Xiaoliu replied.

Spreading this stuff is a crime, and the fine is a small matter, but the jail time is a big deal. Under normal circumstances, no one dares to spread it-unless they can ensure that they will not be caught.

"Don't you think I'm a brother..." Xiaocheng put his arm around Xiaoliu's shoulders and shook them hard. The two of them hooked up and looked like a pair of good friends.

"Don't you want my winter horse collector's edition figurine? I don't think this is possible, but it still depends on your attitude..."

Xiao Liu was indifferent.

"...I feel so sorry for my sister. She is too obedient and well-behaved. She still doesn't have a boyfriend. As a brother, I am really worried about her future happiness..."

"Deal... I'll give you a copy tomorrow. Don't spread it around. Even if you spread it, don't say I gave it to you... Otherwise, brothers will really have nothing to do."

"Okay! Of course I understand this! Let's go, let's go on vacation. It's okay. Why don't you two go have a drink first? I'll treat you..." (To be continued...)

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