Chapter 19: The effect is stunning
As soon as the camera turned, a pair of thin white calves under the warm light appeared in the picture. With the red high heels stepping step by step, the red skirt is also fluttering.
The full picture of the owner of the high heels, and then appeared, and sure enough, it was a amorous girl with big wavy red hair.
She is a courtesan, and she is showing her charm in the midst of a brightly lit banquet, accompanied by music. Moments later, she pulled a young nobleman onto the central dance floor. Looking forward to it, her eyes looked at the top of the banquet hall from time to time, where a dignified middle-aged man was surrounded by a group of bigwigs who were either rich or expensive depending on their clothes.
From the composition of the picture, the viewer can clearly distinguish who is the main character. Standing in the center of the frame, the one who is strongly highlighted in the composition is naturally the villain of this short film and the target of the assassins: the Count of the Eagle.
The decoration on his body, as well as the Earl's insignia on his chest, perfectly recreates the setting of the Earl who was assassinated and killed in the backstory of the game "Assassination Squad".
Accompanied by music and dance steps, the woman in red is approaching the assassination target step by step. At the same time, the screen keeps switching, and the two assassins in the shadows are also constantly approaching the banquet hall, and there are many clips of them teaming up to kill the guards on the way in various ways along the way.
Here Fan Zhe uses the technique of montage to edit the two lines together.
The tension was quickly heightened until the two Assassins took their positions above the banquet hall, and the woman in red had already reached the edge of the dance floor, approaching the majestic middle-aged nobleman.
Then, the most exciting part of the whole film came.
I saw the woman in red, shaking off the young nobleman who was at a loss, and striding towards the Eagle Count. On her right forearm, black magic was like a tangled mist; Under the black mist, a short cone made of magic stabbed fiercely towards the Eagle Count.
The Earl did not panic in the face of the assassination. With a serious face, he raised his left hand. On his left index finger, he wears a ring set with a red gemstone.
The ruby on the ring suddenly burst into light, and a flame erupted violently, forming a flame impact in front of him, knocking the woman in red back.
A knight in civilian clothes, who was guarding the Earl, took the opportunity to draw his sword and pounced on the woman in red, and the two fought together.
The banquet hall, which was still drunk a moment ago, became panicked because of the sudden outbreak of assassination. The gates around the banquet hall were opened almost at the same time, and heavily armed guards poured in, armed with weapons, ready to protect their lord.
But the assassination operation had just begun.
The failure of the Lady in Red's first wave of attacks was expected by the Assassins.
As the guards poured into the ballroom, there was a sudden bang from the ceiling. At the top of the banquet hall, the huge crystal chandelier fell, and at the same time, there were two black figures.
This extremely luxurious crystal lamp is as big as three or five people hugging. The moment it fell to the ground, the delicate crystal lamp suddenly turned into countless fragments and flew in the banquet hall. Under the crystal lamp, I don't know how many nobles and noblewomen who participated in the banquet were pressed down.
The visual effects of this section are extremely shocking. The huge crystal chandelier itself is very beautiful. When Fan Zhe designed this lamp, he borrowed from many lamp models made by top designers, which is absolutely gorgeous.
The more beautiful something is, the greater the shock when it is destroyed.
Such a gorgeous crystal chandelier, after falling, the whole process of turning into pieces is vividly displayed on the picture. The flying crystal shards scattered across the screen.
Under the powerful calculation ability of the 'dimension', the physical effect of this scene is extremely excellent, as if such a crystal lamp was really smashed.
Originally, Fan Zhe was still thinking about whether to show those who were stoned to death by crystal lamps. However, after thinking about it later, he deleted this aspect of the design. The main consideration is to ensure the harmony of the picture. Otherwise, if it gets bloody, it may cause some unnecessary trouble.
The shock of the extreme picture has not yet dissipated, but the animation continues to play.
The two people who fell after the crystal lamp were naturally the two assassins who lurked in from outside the castle at the beginning of the animation.
Among them, the female assassin clasped her hands together, and a purple translucent demon snake flew out from her cuff, and in mid-air, her body quickly expanded, turning into a giant python. The bloody mouth opened wide, as if it could swallow a person whole.
The purple magic serpent pounced on the Eagle Count.
Looking up, the Count drew the sword at his waist and stabbed it into the serpent's mouth with the momentum of the magical serpent's pounce.
The figure of the magic giant snake suddenly stopped, and inside its huge purple body, some fire faintly appeared, and then a large stream of flames rushed out of its body, and the demon snake turned into a fire snake, and its body gradually dissolved.
But in the midst of this firelight, a vague figure came to the side of the Eagle Count. A deadly dagger stabbed the Count in the neck.
But just as he was about to stab, a flame shield suddenly condensed, blocking the short sword.
After a moment of stalemate, Count Eagle turned his head to look at the male assassin who had appeared, and smiled mockingly.
The masked assassin pulled a black crystal from his bosom and smashed it on the hilt of his sword. The rich black magic spreads outward. From the tip of the dagger, a streak of black infected the flame shield and rapidly expanded, disintegrating the defenses.
In the darkness that erupted, the smile on Count Eagle's face vanished.
Here, the change in the Earl's facial expression is actually very small, and it is not as exaggerated as in ordinary animation works, and it can even be regarded as a change at the level of micro-expressions.
This kind of technique is rarely used in animation. The most important point is that even some big productions are difficult to portray the details of the face so realistically and exquisitely. The lack of details will bring about a lack of authenticity, and if you want to convey emotions through expressions, you need greater changes in expressions.
Want to play with micro-emoticons and still convey enough information? That's a huge technical cost.
And the effect of this is good enough: the change in the micro-expression of the Count of the Eagle conveys enough emotions and ensures realism. This is the finishing touch for a realistic work.
Then, the face of the Count Eagle was drowned in darkness, and the picture became dark. After about a second or two, the logo of the game "Assassination Squad" appeared in the darkness.
This is the end of the film.