Chapter 862: The movie is progressing smoothly
Of course, unlike before, when Meng Huo stayed in Yanjing for a few days, his residence was no longer a hotel, but the company headquarters of the "Animation DreamWorks".
In fact, since the end of March, "The Magician of the Early Century" has already started the formal production process. Two days ago, Meng Huo was busy with the exam and did not pay attention to it. Others knew about his situation and did not disturb him - but as soon as the exam was over, Meng Huo immediately turned his mind.
On the afternoon of the last exam, although it was raining in the sky, Meng Huo still did not stay at Yenching University and returned to the film company early.
Bai Yan, who was on the rotation, had been waiting for him for a long time. When she saw Meng Huo enter the door, she immediately walked over: "The exam is over?"
"Yes." Meng Huo nodded, then smiled and said, "You can take me to see your achievements... But before that, my requirements may be higher than you thought. If I am not satisfied, it is normal to ask you to rework."
Bai Yan smiled: "I saw this when I watched you make "Wine of Eternal Life."
She and the other three directors each went to Ninghai to help Meng Huo produce an episode of "Wine of Eternal Life". They said it was helping, but in fact it was just about the same observation. Now the four of them have completed a round of rotation and witnessed the detailed production process of the complete animation. Although the directors cannot be clear yet, they have at least understood it in terms of being generous.
So Bai Yan was very confident at this time - DreamWorks had already made several small clip animations, which could be checked by Meng Huo. The clips were really small. Each one was less than a minute on average, and there was only three in total, and one was a copy of the classic opening of "Detective Conan".
Here I will explain the animation opening of "Detective Conan". It is quite special in all animations. Almost every episode begins with the origin of the protagonist, that is, the causes and consequences of a genius high school student becoming a child - this is a necessary opening for new audiences to quickly understand the protagonist.
"The Magician of the Early Century" is no exception, and as a movie, it attracts more new audiences than the new audience in the animation. Without this opening, many movie fans would not know why the protagonist was a child and why he was so smart.
Of course, this work is very simple. The beginning of the animation is already very concise and deeply rooted in people's hearts. Just copy it and insert it into the beginning of "The Magician of the Early Century". The key to copy lies in the clarity of the picture - animation and movies have different requirements for picture quality, so Meng Huo can analyze whether the picture quality of the entire movie meets the standards through the picture quality of this opening.
The painters of DreamWorks did not disappoint him. After watching this opening clip, Meng Huo discovered that the picture of "The Magician of the Early Century" had reached the level he expected. It even exceeded some.
This means that the training over the past month has been effective, and the characters have not been deformed. The guidance of Tomato and Xi Wenlin is very successful. The second and third clips also gave Meng Huo the same feeling, especially the third clip, which he liked very much.
"Your monster thief Kidder is more gorgeous than I thought..." He praised Bai Yan. The third scene is the scene where the monster thief Kidder is chased by the police in the night. His white cloak turns into a glider and soars freely among the tall buildings.
The figure was chic and mysterious, perfectly showing the positioning of the monster thief Kidd - "bold and fearless. At the same time, it was extremely gorgeous". With the lifelike urban night view, Meng Huo felt very stunning.
This stunning is not just the simple picture. In fact, no matter how good the picture is, it will not surprise Meng Huo. The monster thief Kid of DreamWorks is naturally not as good as the character he drew. In addition to the picture that meets the standards, what is more important is the portrayal of some shots.
The elegant movements of the monster Kidd, the close-ups of the side face, and the use of some lighting and backgrounds, etc. - the directors successfully incorporated some of their skills in live-action movies into this clip. They knew how to describe them to look good and what kind of shots can impress the audience the most.
This was really beyond Meng Huo's expectations. He was happy that these directors were so amazing. They made progress too fast! The same clip may become vulgar if it is put in the hands of others. But in the hands of these directors, it becomes very, very good!
He couldn't help but want to applaud these directors, but Meng Huo did not do so. He was worried that his praise would make these directors misjudgment, thinking that they had done a good job, so he let go of his enterprising spirit.
Bai Yan and the others did a great job, but Meng Huo believes that they still need to continue to have a deeper exposure to animation. They have not successfully transformed. After they understand animation better and understand the expression of comics more, the works produced by these directors may even be at a disadvantage.
This is a very likely thing. They are strong professional directors. As long as they can understand comics and animations, the things they produce will naturally be easily surpassed Meng Huo.
So while Meng Huo praised the clip, he also pointed out the problems that needed to be improved, which made Bai Yan discover their shortcomings while being confident.
"We still have a lot to learn..." After Meng Huo finished commenting on all the clips, Bai Yan sighed so much.
"You have made great progress very quickly, and I have a lot to learn." Meng Huo said sincerely. The progress of several directors exceeded his expectations. He could not wait for them to surpass. While Bai Yan and the others were learning, Meng Huo also had to observe and learn some of their skills and ideas.
However, he finally gave Bai Yan a positive reply: "If you make "The Magician of the Early Century" at the current pace, it will likely become a successful work."
Although there are still a few problems, judging from the directors' learning and adaptation to animation, Meng Huo feels that "The Magician of the Early Century" will most likely be more and more smooth in the following months, and there should be no problem with the release of the on-time quality.
His work seems to have been reduced by half compared to the initial expectations. He doesn't even have to be called a director. His director is similar to supervisor. It doesn't matter whether there is supervision in "The Magician of the Early Century" has supervision...
The self-change of several directors is enough to deal with the need for bug fixes in The Magician of the Early Century.
Chapter completed!