My Animation Era

  Chapter 160 Hidden double-faced character design (seeking subscription)

   What a big deal to call out master!

  For these interns, let alone calling them masters, as long as they can catch up with Gu Miao's line, it's not impossible to call them dad.

  It's a pity that even if he is the son of President Gu, Vice President Ma is the first in line, and they are not interns.

   Alas!

  Thinking that everyone is an intern and he is still in the stage of running errands, Guo Hongwei has already become the "Prince of Wanbao".

  That's Mr. Gu!

  Jiangchuan is one of the best burners... Oh no, big star!

  He has a series of auras like the shepherd of the Qingqing Grassland, the founder of the Lei Sudeng Club, the conductor of the Chuangjie Mountain Scenic Area, and the Sailor Black Hole, a man worth billions!

  Being able to be his apprentice is definitely a step up to the sky for an intern who has not yet graduated.

  This thigh is too thick.

  People who are not in the animation industry can't even imagine what the name Gu Miao means in the domestic animation industry.

  Actually, Guo Hongwei doesn’t understand either…

  He just heard from his teacher that among domestic animation companies, Wanbao is the only company with extensive influence in the world.

   Gu Xuechang, who founded this company, although young, has a very important position in the industry.

   Xiao Guo didn’t quite understand exactly how big it was.

  It wasn't until he came to Wanbao for an internship and saw those high-ranking TV stations scrambling for the broadcasting rights of Wanbao's animations like crazy, that he had a little understanding of what the teacher said.

  “The work is the foundation of our life.”

   "We don't need those vain things in animation. As long as we do a good job, whether it's reputation or money, we will naturally flock to it."

   This is the first sentence his master taught him after he joined the "Happy Baby" animation production team.

  Xiao Guo thinks this makes sense.

  So, he hurriedly picked up a pen and paper, ready to write down this sentence, but was stopped by the master halfway through writing.

   "Why remember these?"

  Gu Miao glanced at Xiao Guo angrily and said, "I asked you to be an intern assistant director, but I didn't ask you to take notes. Tell me, what do you think of "Happy Baby"?"

  My...opinion?

  Guo Hongwei scratched his head. He was just an intern. Before that, he had no experience in making commercial animation.

  Although Gu Miao had already introduced him to the general situation of the "Happy Baby" animation project. But to be honest, as a newcomer, it would be good if he could understand the project plan, so how could he point out the problem?

   But then again.

  For this animation, Guo Hongwei does have a rather unique view.

   "The three words happy, sweetheart and careful are commendatory in a broad sense, while carelessness and playful are derogatory terms..."

  Guo Hongwei explained: "From this point of view, does every superman's character setting have two sides?"

  Careless superman, careless in doing things.

  But apart from his shortcomings, does he also have "advantages" or shining points?

  Happy superman, optimistic and cheerful!

  Happy Superman looks perfect at first glance, but is there any unknown "shortcoming" or insufficiency?

"exactly."

  Gu Miao glanced at her apprentice in relief, she never expected that he would see through the most attractive part of "Happy Baby" less than a day after joining the group.

   Really spiritual!

  Guo Hongwei is right. Compared with the plot style, the rich and vivid character design is the secret to the surprise success of "Happy Baby".

  Hidden double-faced character design!

  In the animation "Happy Baby", there is no absolutely perfect character. Whether it is a decent superman, or the villain big monster and little monster, they are all characters with both advantages and disadvantages.

  Does Happy Superman have a mouth?

  It's really cool, the well-deserved first protagonist, the setting is perfect. But he is too reckless and mischievous, and often causes troubles, which makes Dr. Zhai a headache.

  Fantasy superman stinky fart, right?

  Corresponds to the green mechanical stone, which represents a confident superman. Although he is smug and narcissistic, he is extremely face-saving, but he is careful and active in thinking, and can be called the brain of the team.

  Big blame and hateful, right?

  The big monster who commits all kinds of evil and wantonly invades other planets, but has a great personality that is tenacious, extremely empathetic and righteous, and admired by everyone.

  Heroes have weaknesses, and villains have strengths.

  Gu Miao secretly guessed...

   This should be the successful experience that Director Huang summed up after experiencing the hit of "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf".

   I have to say that compared to the perfect "saint" character, this kind of character with advantages and disadvantages is more likable.

   After all, cartoons also pay attention to a "sense of substitution".

  A character with perfect character setting is too detached, and it is difficult for the audience to feel a sense of substitution.

  On the contrary, characters like Happy, Playful and Careless Superman, who are flesh and blood, whose advantages outweigh their disadvantages, are more popular with the audience.

  The character design is basically determined.

   This set of "double-faced" character set made by the original version, Gu Miao thinks it's okay, just keep using it and it's over. But in terms of script design, Gu Miao and his apprentice had great differences.

  Gu Miao decided to let "Be Careful Superman" appear early, and "temporarily" blacken as a villain for a period of time.

  So in terms of plot arrangement, the villains that Superman fights in the early stage are basically careful Superman.

  Guo Hongwei thinks this is not good.

   "Master, be careful that Superman has guest roles in so many episodes of villains, isn't he a bit too tired?"

   Play so many episodes in one go.

  Even if Superman is made of iron, he is not afraid of tiredness or hardship, but the audience always sees the same face, and sooner or later they will get tired of looking at it.

   "Makes sense."

  Gu Miao was very dissatisfied at first, thinking that the apprentice was not sensible at all, and contradicted the master when he first came. But when he thought about it carefully, he realized that this problem was indeed serious.

   Be careful that Superman can't show his face frequently.

  If the battle scenes in the early stage are all four Supermen vs. Be careful Superman, it will indeed be a bit aesthetically fatigued and make the audience feel boring.

  How many more cannon fodder...

   You can’t run into any trouble, so if you’re the big one, just send out the Superman, right? That's too much! Such a disheartened planet, is there no other cannon fodder?

  The answer is definitely yes!

  First deal with a few cannon fodder villains, give the Four Supermen a casual fight to practice their hands, and let the Be Careful Superman show his face from time to time, just brush up his presence and it's over.

   As for the source of cannon fodder...

  The Discouraged Planet is still a big mess, making a few small inventions, and sending a few capable generals to support the big monster, isn't that an easy thing to do!

   Entering the middle and late stages, Dr. Zhai can almost "encounter" and be careful of Superman.

  Under the influence of Dr. Zhai, Be Careful Superman finally abandons the dark and turns to the light, and the disheartened planet also sends "highest technology".

  Ending five Superman VS discouraged the highest technology, the thinking becomes clear at once.

  (end of this chapter)