Chapter 58: Twenty-Four Frames Per Second (Second Update)
Although he wanted to make an artistic masterpiece like later generations, he was not unfamiliar with worldly affairs. He refused the requests of Zhang Shankun, Bu Wancang and Katress to them. However, on second thought, even if there are some differences in dubbing, it may be unique and not necessarily worse than the original work of later generations.
So, the voice actor was decided. All the voice actors were cameos by Xinhua employees, and the cameo employees were given nicknames that matched the roles. For example, Zhang Shankun was called the "Jade Emperor" by everyone, and Chen Yunshang was called "Fairy Sister" by everyone...... These nicknames come and go, and it can be described as extremely joyful.
Of course, the difficulty in the production of cartoons in this era goes far beyond dubbing. Because Yu Sheng and the Wan brothers want to make a long-form animation with color and sound. After the sound and character image are completed, the color and the picture quality of the animation itself become the main concern for the rest of his life.
The skeleton of the cartoon is the original painting, while the flesh is the middle painting.
Concept art creation is the animation designer who draws some of the key images of the animation. In later generations, it is common for a designer to be responsible for only a fixed figure or other role. In this way, it can not only ensure the production of the assembly line, but also improve the speed. Single-minded character drawing also makes it easier to make the characters shine.
The original drawing depicts the key points of the specific movement changes of the characters in the cartoon, and must meet the corresponding lens angle requirements. The original painting is only important because the original painting can already reflect a cartoon, the main animation of the character's movement range, rhythm, distance, route, shape change and so on. Whether the character's movements are expressive and appealing has a lot to do with the original design.
In other words, the characters in the original paintings, such as the Monkey King. is equivalent to an actor in an ordinary movie, and the quality of the original painting is basically equivalent to the actor's appearance, personality, talent, etc.! Who dares to say that the success of a movie has nothing to do with the appearance of the actors! According to the logic of the star system, of course, the more beautiful and temperamental, the better!
Of course, with Yu Sheng, the boss who has watched the original version of "Havoc in Heaven" in later generations, it is not too much of a problem to check the original painting. And the most money-burning thing is not the original painting, but the middle painting!
The middle painting refers to the picture of two important positions or frame drawings, which is generally a painting between two or three original drawings. The drawings with interpolated continuous movements added between the original drawings should be adapted to the specified movement time so that they can be expressed close to the natural movements.
As we all know, all movies are constructed according to the physiological phenomena of human visual afterimage! When a moving object appears in front of a person's eyes, its image can remain in the person's vision for twenty-four seconds!
So under normal circumstances, movies are 24 frames per second, and TV is 25 frames per second, in other words, to make the picture express smoothly, it is generally necessary to meet this standard!
This is not a problem in live-action films, after all, the camera is only to capture the image. However, in cartoons it is different. The animation is frame-by-frame, and the human eye can't tell how many frames have flashed in front of your eyes in a second!
So, although the cartoon is still twenty-four frames per second, but, in order to save costs. Sometimes, many frames are the same!
Generally speaking, American animation is 24 frames per second, and Chinese animation is 12 frames per second. And in order to save costs, Japanese animation is all eight frames per second! And eight frames is already the bottom line of cartoons. When it is less than eight frames per second, the picture will feel unsmooth. Therefore, in the film and television industry, animations that are less than eight frames per second are called semi-animations!
Anyone who has learned basic arithmetic knows that there are more than eight images per second and twenty-four images per second. Of course, the more images and the more pictures in between, the higher the cost!
Of course, the amount of the middle drawing can also represent the quality of the animation. If the number of pictures drawn in the middle is smaller, the movement of the animated character will be faster and more abrupt, while the number of pictures drawn in the middle is more, and the movement of the animated character will appear smooth and soft.
Disney's "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", because the number of middle pictures in the animation is so much larger, that the characters in the film are soft and elastic. It looks slightly better than the "Iron Fan Princess" of the four Wan brothers of the same era!
Although, in real history, this was due to the lack of funds in the later stages of the production of "Iron Fan Princess". But it's still a pity. However, now that there is a big funder for the rest of his life, there must be no more financial problems! Therefore, the rest of his life requires the Wan brothers that all series of cartoons in "Journey to the West" will adopt a 24 frames per second system!
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And when Yu Sheng and the Wan brothers were busy with the picture "Havoc in Heaven", the United States on the other side of the Pacific suddenly set off a Chinese kung fu frenzy! And the breaking point is the rest of my life's "The Great Wall Will Never Fall"!
Originally, after Albert Warner signed the contract and shipped the copy to the United States, Warner Bros. began to produce posters and promote them. However, the effectiveness of the propaganda has been extremely unsatisfactory. The evaluation before reading is by no means the preserve of later generations of experts. At this time, in the United States, although the Chinese Exclusion Act existed in name only, it still existed in name! American filmmakers and audiences did not show the slightest enthusiasm for this film from China, and there was no shortage of cynicism.
So, the box office is pitifully low! For each movie, the attendance rate is less than 10 percent!
And just when Warner Bros. was about to admit that he didn't have enough eyesight and release the movie, a miracle happened!
In 1938, American boxer Louis met German boxer Smilelin at the Yankee Stadium!
Because of the Johnson affair, black Americans did not have a high status at home. Louis, the grandson of a black serf, was born in Alabama, but moved his family to Detroit in the north. At this time, Detroit was still an extremely industrially developed city. Louis's parents can find a job that will allow the family to survive.
However, they only survived, living in the black bottom slums. The living environment is extremely harsh. However, there is no end to it, and Louis has a very strong physique, which is the capital he relies on to make a living. So, when Louis was very young, he started boxing.
At that time, there were many people practicing boxing in the United States, and before this fight with Smilelin, Louis was just one of the many people. Moreover, he was once defeated by Smilelin!
So, this battle has received the attention of all Americans! As long as Louis can defeat Smilelin, he will become an overnight success!
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It seems that a more serious injury to character! Our click, favorite, and recommendation data is too low. Resume two shifts today, tubes, all kinds of begging!