My Animation Era

  Chapter 469 What kind of champion are you? (seeking subscription)

  Gu Miao does not reject 3D.

  As an animator, he doesn't have a particularly obvious inclination towards 2D and 3D, and he won't say that 3D is all **** and 2D is the real meaning of animation.

only…

  Many times, 3D animation with low cost and short production period is indeed more eye-catching than 2D animation of the same level.

  No way, conditions do not allow.

  No matter how bad the 2D animation is, at least it still has a "human appearance", and some means can be used to cover it up.

   But the 3D animation is so bad, it is really hard to hide.

  The original version of "The Devil Soldiers of Maoer Mountain" is a 3D animation. Although the character modeling is very distinctive, especially the "Devil Soldiers" in the play are all very distinctive.

   But yeah, that doesn't hide the fact that the 3D effect is rough.

  However, this animation was filmed relatively early, so it is understandable to make it like this. After all, the early Guoman industry was sluggish, and the overall level was relatively poor.

  The original production and broadcast time of the animation "The Devil Soldiers of Maoer Mountain" was probably around 2006...

   What are the works in the same period?

  "The Legend of the Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit", "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf", "Pig Man", "The Wandering Story of San Mao" and so on.

  In this period, although the development of Guoman is not bad, 3D animation is indeed hard to describe, and it is not too much to say "spicy eyes".

   I won’t talk about the first season of Pigman.

  There is another disaster-level 3D animation next door, which is "The Adventures of Qi Qi Ke Ke" that Gu Miao often talks about!

   It was because of the poor production level of Guoman 3D during that period, or the technology could not keep up with the development, which made the finished film very eye-catching.

  So Gu Miao has a lot of resentment.

  In his opinion, it is a good starting point to make large-scale 3D cartoons on anti-Japanese themes. But he was afraid that Hou Bin would be too constrained by the cost and create eye-catching 3D effects.

  So before confirming the approval of the project, he must emphasize that there is no need to deliberately save money!

  The money that should be spent must be spent.

  Anyway, it is an anti-Japanese theme. It tells the story of the struggle of folk heroes against the invaders. This animation cannot be regretted because of saving money.

   "I understand, Mr. Gu, don't worry."

  Hou Bin took a deep breath and said confidently: "Since I choose to do this subject, I will definitely do my best."

   "I hope you can do what you say."

   Gu Miao muttered, told Hou Bin not to forget that after Huyou's friend came to Wanbao to work, she waved him to tell him to leave.

  …

   Time came to July.

   Adapted from the comic of the same name, the project of the animation "Yu-Gi-Oh: Duel Kingdom" directed by Gu Miao is coming to an end.

   After all, there are not many episodes!

  If it’s the complete episodes of “Yu-Gi-Oh! DM”, it’s really not that fast. Let’s say there are more than two hundred episodes. Even if one episode lasts 10 minutes, there are 2000 minutes.

  But it’s just the “Duel Kingdom” chapter, forty or fifty episodes, and the construction period is really not long.

  Wanbao is not what it used to be.

  If it is the previous Wanbao animation, it may take half a year to produce a TV animation with a total of 40-50 episodes and an average of about 20 minutes per episode.

   Maybe half a year is not enough, and it may be delayed until the end of the year, or even the second year.

  But now Wanbao Animation has a strong workforce, including the receptionist and cleaning lady, the total number of employees is close to 2,000.

  A TV animation of this scale, with a length of less than 800-1000 minutes, really won’t take too long.

   Actually.

  Gu Miao was already "procrastinating".

  If you don’t care about the quality and are simply rushing to meet the deadline, it is estimated that “Yu-Gi-Oh: Duel Kingdom” will be finished as early as early June.

   But it sure doesn't work...

  As an animation project rated "S" internally by the company, and a money printing machine that Gu Miao placed high hopes on, how could he be so hasty?

   It's okay to procrastinate for a while.

  Anyway, there are almost no competing works of the same kind on the market, and there are no fans of the original comics to urge the production team to update.

certainly!

  It is indeed a bit too much to shoot an animation for several years. Do you think this is the animation of "Three-Body Problem"?

  Since the movie "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf: Snake Comes Around" was released in early March, and the company decided to set up the "Yu-Gi-Oh" project, it took a full four months.

  The "Yu-Gi-Oh" project has finally changed from a paper comic to an animation.

  The mid-term production is basically over.

  The rest of the work is nothing more than providing guidance to the editor, discussing the editing plan, guiding and supervising sound effect synthesis, digital special effect synthesis, etc.

   There is no rush for these jobs.

  Now that the project has entered the final stage, it means that it is possible to communicate with the TV platform in advance to discuss prices, schedules and many other matters.

   Gu Miao had already decided on the broadcast time.

  Early August!

  Although it will run into Plum Blossom Animation's new work "Dragon King City Tour", this will not dissuade various TV stations, they are still very enthusiastic.

   Don't underestimate Gu Miao's charisma!

  Although Plum Blossom Animation, by virtue of the popularity of the remake of "The Immortal Ruffian", has jumped to the first-tier domestic animation factory.

  But compared with Wanbao Animation, especially Gu Miao, it's still not worth mentioning...

   Which year were you the ratings champion?

  伱 How many ratings champions are there?

No way? No one can win a ratings champion, or a monthly champion, and think that they can surpass the annual triple crown, right?

   Hurry up and get lost!

  Wanbao Animation, that is the "rating king" who has ruled the screen for the past three years and overwhelmed all colleagues.

to the opposite.

  Although Plum Blossom Animation made a big splash this June with the remake of "The Immortal Ruffian" and won the ratings championship in one fell swoop, but the foundation is still too shallow.

  TV stations in various places trust Wanbao Animation and Gu Miao far more than Plum Blossom Animation.

  Besides the flamingo cartoon…

  This level of trust directly leads to. It is also scheduled for August, and with the same production cost, "Yu-Gi-Oh" is more popular than "Dragon King City Tour".

  More than 28 TV stations, and even some overseas TV stations, came to inquire about the "Yu-Gi-Oh" animation.

  As for Plum Blossom Animation, after wandering around for a long time, there are only four or five TV stations making inquiries about "Dragon King City Tour".

   This is just the beginning.

   Anyone with a discerning eye knows that Plum Blossom Animation and Flamingo Animation cooperate closely, and they almost wear the same pair of pants. Therefore, the desire for competition is not strong, and the first-round transaction price cannot be speculated.

   On the other hand, look at Wanbao Animation.

  Because Wanbao and Flamingo Cartoon had a "quarreling", he was regarded as a free agent when the contract expired.

   In order to win this superstar to join and win Gu Sanshui's new work, various TV stations competed fiercely, and the price also went up.

   It's just that Gu Miao is still hesitating.

   "Yu-Gi-Oh" is a typical "peripheral > main body" animation, that is to say, the bulk of the money is in peripheral derivatives.

  He is considering whether to sell the broadcasting rights cheaper, or sell more companies. From the TV station, ask for more "advertising" resource replacement?

  (end of this chapter)