Chapter 1685: The Design of the Renaissance
Is the image you want to design this time is Wonder Woman?
After hearing Bai Ningyuan's words, Wilkinson couldn't help but be slightly stunned.
Does this need a special design? The image on the comic is already very clear, okay.
Star panties, big legs, red boots, and bandeau armor, although Wonder Woman's image in the comics has changed all the time, but the general change is not very large.
What's more, in the previous two American dramas, her image has been interpreted very clearly, where is there anything that needs to be redesigned?
Wilkinson felt that the Oriental man in front of him was really nonsense, obviously he didn't understand the essence of American comics at all, and he still wanted to point fingers.
"Don't you think, the image of Wonder Woman in the comics and the previous two adaptations into TV, although it is very in line with the setting, but whether it is the material or image of the costume, it is too cheap, far behind the current aesthetics, from their bodies, I can't see what the hero should have, but like a clown who sells meat. Probably seeing what Wilkinson was thinking, Bai Ningyuan did not have any dissatisfaction, but said to Wilkinson with a calm face.
After speaking, before Wilkinson could respond to anything, he took out two A4 papers from the side and displayed them in front of Wilkinson, which were the two photos he had printed out with the printer in the room.
One is the image of the main character in "Wonder Woman" TV, which was cut after only one episode aired last year, and the other is the image of Black Widow in "The Avengers".
"Looking at the comparison of these two photos, I think the gap is already obvious, if you are an ordinary audience, between these two characters, not in terms of fame, but in terms of appearance, which one do you prefer?" Bai Ningyuan said calmly to Wilkinson.
Wilkinson looked at the two photos displayed in front of him and hesitated, he had to admit that from the perspective of the audience alone, the shape of Black Widow was indeed more in line with his aesthetics.
As for the Wonder Woman, the leggings, the greasy red rubber boots and the bandeau armor, what is alive is the sense of déjà vu of a low-cost knock-off film, which looks very amateurish.
"It turns out that the current outfit is really outdated, and it can't arouse the audience's desire to watch it at all!" Bai Ningyuan put the photo away, and then looked at Wilkinson with a serious face: "I want to create a new Wonder Woman, so that people can only look at it, and the first feeling is that it is both beautiful and extremely cool." ”
By this time, Wilkinson didn't say anything more, but put on a serious look, listening to the requests that Bai Ningyuan said.
"First of all, we have to make it clear that the positioning of the movie, although this is a movie adapted from comics, it should also be classified as science fiction, as a highly commercial movie, the elements that the audience likes are what we want to pursue, and since the Marvel series became popular, what is the most popular element? When Bai Ningyuan said this, he first paused, glanced at Wilkinson, who looked serious and thoughtful, and then continued to speak: "Anyway, Wonder Woman is a woman, and men, as the main force of watching movies, no one wants to see an incomparably strong woman kill all sides in the movie, this is a problem of substitution, because of this, we need to make up for these from other aspects." ”
"The first is the costume, as I said earlier, now the mecha is one of the elements that can make a man's blood boil, why is "Iron Man" so popular? The reason is that he has a very cool armor, so we can apply this element to Wonder Woman, of course, I didn't let Wonder Woman turn on the mecha, so it goes against the original intention, I mean, why can't we improve the costume on Wonder Woman, use armor instead of star pants, Rubber boots, in this way, Wonder Woman can add a warrior's breath to her body, and it is easier to resonate with men!" Bai Ningyuan said as he took out another picture.
It's a simple sketch of a tall figure standing on top of a statue overlooking the city, and although it's just a simple drawing, Wilkinson is immediately drawn in.
He took the drawing from Bai Ningyuan's hand, and then looked at it seriously with a frown.
Combined with what Bai Ningyuan said just now, a new image in his mind was gradually becoming clearer, and then, he spoke for the first time: "That's right, you are right, the costumes in those previous works are not at all chosen by a warrior, not to mention a superhero like Wonder Woman who has lived according to the setting for more than 3,000 years, I think it is very good to join the style of gladiators, and after adding this ancient atmosphere, it is more in line with her setting." ”
Now Wilkinson has completely entered the state of work, and has discussed with Bai Ningyuan on the issue of this setting.
As he spoke, he also took the pen and paper, and then quickly traced it on the paper.
As a clothing designer, Wilkinson's basic skills are also quite good, so it doesn't take much effort for an image to gradually reveal itself in his pen.
He once designed the costumes for "Spartan 300 Warriors", and naturally he also dabbled in this kind of ancient clothing, so when he was depicting, he had a feeling of confidence.
At the beginning, those costumes still seemed to be a little unable to get rid of the shadow of the comics, after all, Wilkinson had also read the comics of Wonder Woman, and was deeply influenced by the comics, and he himself was also aware of this, his brows couldn't help frowning, and then he kept scribbling on the screen.
Gradually, the style gradually became very different from before.
Metal and leather are cleverly interspersed to form a uniform with an atmosphere of ancient Greek culture and gladiator style.
The original lo to the extreme star shorts have been modified into a slotted skirt made of leather, and the red rubber boots, which originally looked very cheap, have been replaced with leg armor with beautiful lines but with a unique cold and glamorous sense of metal, and the leather straps interspersed during the period add a bit of ancient primitive atmosphere.
At this time, Wilkinson, as if he had entered a state of madness, was constantly desperately revising his image, and with the gradual clarity of this image, his originally frowning brows gradually began to stretch.
Bai Ningyuan sat beside him, watching the image of his pen gradually become clearer, I have to say that Wilkinson is worthy of being recommended by Harvey Weinstein, and he has a lot of experience, although the characters in his pen obviously borrowed a lot from the image he had depicted according to his dreams, but after adding his own creation and understanding of some ancient civilizations, the whole image suddenly became full, much more vivid than the image in his previous dreams.
Although Bai Ningyuan doesn't know much about the character of Wonder Woman, he himself admits that the image on the paper is no longer just a simple show of flesh, but truly reflects the heroic posture of a warrior, and gradually realizes a balance between elegance and majesty, strength and femininity.
What's more, the current Wonder Woman, after no longer the obvious "American symbols" in the previous comics, has become more in line with the aesthetics of all the public.
If a film wants to be truly successful, it can't rely on a certain market alone, so now Hollywood movies are gradually blurring the concept of national symbols, at least in terms of image, they will not particularly highlight American things, in order to expect to gain more recognition in the global market.
The same is true now, according to Bai Ningyuan's idea, Wonder Woman, who was reborn in Will Gold's hands, has gradually transcended the shackles of the previous comics on her and has become more lovable.
"Mr. Bai, the thoughts in my mind are quite messy now, please allow me to go back and sort out the set questions, and then hand over the final sample to you as soon as possible......" Wilkinson muttered for a moment after finishing the line draft at hand, and then said to Bai Ningyuan.
It can be seen that at this time, he is still a little dissatisfied with the work in his hand, and this line drawing can only be regarded as a draft, he needs to spend more time to complete the final design, and then hand over the rendered work to Bai Ningyuan.
I don't know why, Wilkinson at this time also has a hearty feeling, as if he is creating something amazing.
Of course, Bai Ningyuan knows very well that good design is not achieved overnight, what is needed is to strive for excellence, and he has high hopes for this movie, as he said, he wants to make Gal Gadot a symbol of Wonder Woman, so that people can't help but think of her as long as they mention Wonder Woman.
Therefore, he naturally did not refuse Wilkinson's request, as long as he could get the best result, he was willing to wait patiently and slowly.
But he also believes he won't be waiting too long.
When Wilkinson left, Bai Ningyuan suddenly sketched the image of Gal Gadot's makeup in his mind, and after a while, he drove these messy thoughts out of his mind, and then opened his notebook and revisited the information on it.
With Wilkinson, he didn't have to think about the image design anymore, and the next thing was to focus on solving the other thing first......
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