That little thing in the planning stage

If a manga wants to become an anime, it's hard not to be popular.

If a work that is usually serialized in a popular magazine such as "Shonen Jump" or "Shonen Sunday" achieves a certain ranking and sales, then it is basically a matter of time before it becomes animated; If it is serialized in a relatively unpopular or less widely available magazine, then it is relatively difficult.

The benefits of this are obvious. Animation can be seen as a re-amplification of the original work, only the comics have risen because of the animation, and no comics have collapsed because of the animation. Under such a premise, considering the cost of production, the works that are animated by the feature should have their commercial value and broad prospects, and the works that have a certain popularity and sales have a fixed fan base, and the possibility of losing no pants is relatively small.

The general guò of the planning case: from marriage proposal to engagement

This process is a bit like a marriage proposal in layman's terms. For example, "Shonen JUMP" praises "Assassination Classroom", so good, the emperor's daughter does not worry about getting married, and the bosses of major animation companies will find the agent copyright owner of the comics "Shonen JUMP", does your daughter shoot animation? Marry me! "JUMP" thought about it: My daughter has to wait, don't shoot it yet. Or hook up with a rich boy (like Toei or Fuji) - not now, I'll marry you in October!

Of course, marriage proposal has always been a matter of being picky for everyone, and it is good for a small household to be willing to marry. If the animation company finds a comic from an unpopular magazine, the author is basically secretly happy, because once an animation is played, there are basically examples of comics becoming popular every year.

After deciding who to marry, it's a matter of rights. For example, how to divide the surrounding money after your daughter marries? How to divide the dish money? The in-laws also have to settle accounts. If this series is all solved - congratulations! The animation planning of the comic is basically clear!

Bride price money is a big issue: the importance of funding

Why do you say basic? Because marriage also costs money! How do you animate without funding? After the planning case is cleared, it is time for the animation company to hug his thighs and pull sponsors. Although the procedure of this link is much worse, the situation is similar to that of the marriage proposal link - everyone is beautiful and thousands of people are robbed, and small households can kowtow if they can have it. It is not new for the planning of small families from poor families to fail because they are not appreciated by sponsors; As for the big households, the story of Bandai clinging to copyright and starving for the death of the surrounding businessmen is staged every year.

Funding is a very important part, and it can be said that it is the basis for the quality of animation. A lot of domestic animation can't get Japan.,It's not because the technology is not good.,Or because the funding can't be compared.。 Plenty of money - good picture! Fame Yuu! Full frames! None of this is a problem. If the funds are insufficient...... Similar to some domestic TV versions, two of the same trees will appear when the screen is repeatedly swiped,Or... It's like the PV of "Che Ji".

Good! Now that the animation plan of a popular comic has been approved and funded, what else do you need to do after that?

From the director to the crew

First of all, it's basically impossible for animation companies to do everything on their own. What to do? Outsourcing. Interested students can take a look at the production list after the animation, and you can often see many Korean and Chinese names in the original artwork - yes, this episode is outsourced to Korean or Chinese outsourcing companies. As for the sound - what sound effects, soundtracks, voice actors, most of them are outsourced to audio-visual production studios. Of course, what is the quality is still the issue of the bride price above - the proportion of funds.

For example, a few years ago, there was an animation called "Four Holy Beasts", the voice actor was gorgeous to death, the ending song was changed back and forth, and the picture scum couldn't be looked at directly - yes, the funds were all eaten by the audio-visual production zuò shed, because it was the voice actor card that was played. Probably the most famous example of the same is "The Most Travelogue". The weight of the funds basically depends on what route this animation takes.

The top layer of the food chain: the backbone of the zuò group shows their own powers

Anyway, at least you have to get the script done first. After all, a manga is a comic, and after it becomes an anime, how much to shoot in an episode, which ones to shoot, which ones to cut out, and which ones to add originals, whether it is necessary to take a detour and drag on for a while - this has to decide the script first. The script is not very easy to write, after all, the follow-up staff have to point to it to play, so it must be fine. For example: "Sasuke glared at Naruto" - this seems to work, but it is actually not. Sasuke slowly turned his head and glared at Naruto with his right eye, and for two seconds, Naruto's stunned face was reflected in his dark eyes.

In addition to the script, the rest of the staff also had to be determined quickly. Generally we see "XX Animation Lineup Revealed"! This will be followed by a STAFF sheet. Anime fans and manga fans will basically run to see if there is a voice actor they like, and come in a little bit - oops, the voice actor hasn't decided - then close the page! In fact, this staff sheet that most anime fans are not interested in is the key to mastering the quality of animation, and some veteran animation fans often look at the lineup and will be full of blood. Due to space limitations, we can only pick a few introductions.

Supervision: The supervisor is the director, the guy who can decide a qiē. This "one qiē" includes finalizing the plot direction with the script worker and finalizing the character shape and background with various designers, holding the power of life and death. said that the actor would be removed if Asuka was really removed, and it was not ambiguous. Of course, I have to be responsible for editing, audio and video synthesis and other trivial things, so to speak: the scenery is dry, and the butt wiping must also be done.

Character designer/background designer/color designer: the guide of the surrounding circle money, and the three visual brothers of the audience. Because Japanese comics are generally black and white, I can't broadcast it when I encounter this unreliable messy coloring like Fujian Yoshihiro, which will be green and blue for a while. So what the characters and buildings look like and what colors they are, these three people have the final say. One might ask: Aren't all the characters in the comics ready-made? What else does the animation adapted from the manga need character design? There are two reasons: (1) The characters drawn by the comic book author are too complex and delicate, which is really not convenient for batch animation work, so the character designer needs to run to simplify the character lines. (2): When you meet a cartoonist like Tomiyanu who draws drafts wildly and a manga artist like Isayama who has a very low face recognition and basically can't tell who is who, can you stand it and copy it directly into the animation?

In addition, there are concept artists, concept art instructors, and sound supervisors...... I won't introduce them one by one here.

Oh, and it's worth mentioning the voice actor that many classmates care about. The voice actor basically starts dubbing in the pull film stage (only the stage of black and white pictures and simple lines), and he doesn't wait until the finished film appears, so it is a special test of skill. Every time I see the seamless animation, I can feel the magic of the voice actors...

At the bottom of the food chain: the original artist

If the students who graduated from the animation department want to enter the animation industry, a large part of them have to start here.

So what does the original artist do? Students who are watching the topic before this can make a fun game: draw a picture on a blank piece of paper first, and do whatever you want. Then take a slightly more transparent piece of white paper and fold it on top of it, and draw the same picture with a slight change (e.g. the direction of the butterfly's wings is different). Then roll up the top piece of paper, stack it on top of the first paper, and quickly pull the top roll with a pen, and you will see the "animation".

Yes, 2D animation is made up of slightly different drawing cards together.

The more original artwork and the higher the frame rate, the smoother the animation will be.

Generally speaking, the original drawings of an episode of TV animation are basically around 4000-5000 or even more. Although the original paintings are basically done on the computer, it is still very boring and huge workload. The salaries of the original artists are meager, but it is their tireless work that makes for the birth of wonderful animations episode by episode. If you survive the original painting stage and your luck and strength are good enough, the original artist may become an original artist and original art instructor.

So speaking of which, you may understand why domestic animation looks stiff - because the budget is not enough or the deadline is tight, so the original painting is not enough, and the number of frames is not enough. Of course, the picture looks extremely cheating! Drawing a turn back with 20 sheets is the same as drawing a turn back with 3 sheets!

Turn on the disc brush peripherals

After the original painting is completed, it has gone through quality inspection, centralized shooting, editing, and special effects... and so on, a word of animation is completed in this way, and it can be delivered to the TV station to start broadcasting! After the wedding is over, the time has come for the investors and the staff who are rushing for the wedding to eat candy! The next step is to advertise and sell goods!

Generally speaking, the broadcast of animation can more or less boost the sales of original comics. Some have a limited role in promotion, while others can do miracles (such as 2012's "Kuroko's Basketball" or "Cosmic Brothers"). For example, the animation of Shueisha's works can be regarded as a single advertisement, and the quality is generally relatively urgent, of course, there are occasional wonders like "Gintama" that create infinite possibilities with a limited budget. Animation because of catching up with the progress of the manga.,Or end or come to a large number of original things also happen from time to time.,For example, "The Magic Flute MAGI" began to change the plot indiscriminately... The most famous example of this is Fullmetal Alchemist (2003).

It's important to note that animation doesn't just rely on selling DVDs. If you only expect the DVD to return to its original cost, many animations will have to lose their pants! After the animation is broadcast, all kinds of derivatives and peripherals are a powerful weapon to make money. In this regard, the channels in Japan are quite developed! From snack packaging, to hand-made backpacks, to luxury goods, only the unexpected, there is nothing that cannot be done. I once saw a plane with Doraemon at Haneda Airport in Japan......

epilogue

From every simple manuscript to every wonderful animation, behind the animation that anime fans can watch in about 20 minutes is the hard work and sweat of countless staff. After reading this feature, if making zuò animation is still your dream, please be prepared to endure hardships and climb hard!