Chapter 133: Theatrical Animation and TV Animation (Part II)

"No, we didn't actually have the idea of adapting the work 'Empty Realm' into a TV anime...... We tend to make theatrical animations, and we distinguish them by the original chapters, in order to ensure the restoration of the worldview of the novel and the best perception of the audience. Miyadai explained his production ideas to the object of his enlistment.

"Creating theatrical animation in the order of the chapters of the novel? That is, it is divided into seven parts? Will also disrupt the chronology of the story? ”

The old otaku sitting across from him is the famous Mr. Mushroom. Good stories are written by cute girls.,This setting is obviously not valid.。

"Yes, I think this is also a more preferred production method for TYPE-NOOM, and we are also more optimistic about the advantages of theatrical animation. In terms of story understanding, telling the story according to the order of the novel is more conducive to showing its charm than telling the story in the chronological order of the plot. ”

"To put it simply, the disorder makes the story more obscure, but there is no logical problem, and it brings to the heart of the work's most appealing – the mystery based on a particular worldview."

Miyadai Kano believes that the most attractive part of the work "The Realm of Emptiness" is neither the character nor the plot, but the structure of a special worldview, the so-called "mystery...... This is a very good way to take care of the psychology of the audience, and only with something mysterious can it stimulate their curiosity.

At the same time, this kind of structural "mystery" does not carry the "brain-burning feeling" of in-depth thinking, and the plane sense of the worldview of "empty realm" is more than the sense of hierarchy, and it has more sense of "popularity" and "readability", which are its advantages.

If you make a TV animation, you create the picture in chronological order, and the work will lose a considerable degree of interest and charm, and if you also shuffle the order, the plot will be too fragmented and messy.

In terms of the input cost and sophistication of production, theatrical animation is superior to TV animation.

As for the difference between theatrical animation and animated film...... This is a good explanation.,If you have to say,Theater animation can still be understood as TV animation broadcast on the big screen.,There's still a big gap between the production level requirements between theater animation and animated films.。

This can be reflected in the characters and movements, and the character design and body movements of the animated film are more plump...... Well, it should be said that "full", the characters of theater animation are much flatter, and it is similar to TV animation.

"Can President Gong elaborate on that again? If you are producing a theatrical animation, what are the specific production specifications? ”

"In terms of total duration, it is roughly equivalent to a TV animation of 14 to 15 chapters, which will be released in theaters in seven chapters, and the duration of each episode is about 50 minutes...... which is just enough to maintain the integrity and independence of the chapter story without making the way of telling too long

There is also a rather important reason, which Gong Daisa did not mention, they always need to consider the constraints of production budgets, right?

"As for the way of release, considering the format of the film, it can only be a small-scale screening or even a fixed-point single theater screening."

"In other words, the main way to recover the investment in the project is to sell the discs?" Wu Neichong, an illustrator on the side, interjected and asked.

"Of course, after all, it is difficult for us to make any special achievements at the box office when considering various conditions." Gong Daiyu said very frankly...... The box office results of theatrical animation have never been worthy of "big letters".

"President Gong seems to be confident in this animation project, and at the same time takes into account the problem of reality." Uncle Woonay said.

"Actually, TYPE-NOOM's huge fan base is the foundation on which I build that confidence." Gong Daiyu secretly praised.

Miyadai is naturally confident, although his confidence may be difficult for others to understand...... He said in his heart that everyone's cognitive ability itself is not on the same level, okay, I still know Suzuhara Emily, can you do it?

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There is no problem with the communication between Miyadai and TYPE-NOOM, because many of the questions have "realistic references", and he has made quite sufficient preparations in advance, so he has questions and answers to the two of them.

During this meeting, after repeated exchanges, at least in the concept of both parties, the animation project of "Empty Realm" was gradually improved.

Miyashiro and Iwami spent a total of three days in Tokyo, and then before leaving, they were given the approximate budget for the anime project that had been approved by both parties.

In other words, the cooperation intention of the two sides has basically been reached.

The production time of the seven theatrical animations was about 350 minutes, and the total production budget was about 420 million yen, which was a relatively large investment for such a project...... However, in terms of the average production cost per minute, such a "Void Realm" is about one-third lower than the "Little Forest" that Mad Poihat is working on.

This is mainly a matter of positioning, the former is a theater animation, and the latter is a movie...... Although the investment in "Little Forest" is not too high in the category of animated films.

For the "Empty Realm", in fact, Miyadai has plans to further increase the budget level, and the reason he is ready to give is nothing more than "ensuring the quality of production" and the like.

Of course, his actual purpose is not so pure - increasing the budget means increasing the overall risk of the animation project, and the higher the risk, the more likely it is to "discourage" other funders...... Including TYPE-NOOM.

If he can scare the other party, then Mad Poihat can occupy a higher proportion of the investment with his "bold and aggressive" strategy, and Miyadai is naturally happy to see this. After all, he knows that no matter whether he invests 400 million or 1 billion in this project, there will be no loss.

However, his attempt was "ruthlessly" stopped.

Although TYPE-NOOM may not be short of money, from the perspective of risk aversion, Miyadai Nao estimates that their investment in this animation project will not exceed 30%.

This kind of decision is relatively easy to understand, based on the laws of the industry and the rationality of enterprises, no one will make an excessive proportion of capital investment in a venture capital, which has nothing to do with their financial ability.

So far, it seems to have been as Miyadai had expected, but that was the end of it, because although many things needed to be discussed further, at least one thing was determined: Mad Poihat's contribution should not be higher than that of TYPE-NOOM.

This is one of the prerequisites for the cooperation between the two sides, and the person who made this limitation is Uncle Woone, who turns out that he is not just an old otaku...... Obviously, this ratio limit is to guarantee their voice in the production committee.

Sure enough, whoever has the copyright is awesome.

I have to say that this is a situation that is unexpected by Gong Dai, but when he thinks about it, he is relieved, everyone is out to mix, no one can expect to be smarter than anyone, let alone someone who will be stupider than himself.

TYPE-NOOM is not to hinder the possible benefits of Mad Poihat, but to ensure its own rights and interests, and Miyadai is helpless about it.

As for making up for the budget gap, to be honest, it's not that difficult, and if you want to bring in third-party funds, you can always do it.

How many plastic figurines did the toy seller sell because of the type month? How many discs did the discs sell because of the type month?

WHAT IS THE ROI ON TYPE-NOOM ADAPTATIONS?

Therefore, even if it is just to maintain a good cooperative relationship with TYPE-NOOM, many original partners need to pay when they should pay for it.

Of course, these aspects of the situation are not very much wanted to be seen by Gong Daizuo, but obviously he has to look at it. On the whole, he achieved his goal; However, the way in which he achieved his goal was not perfect.