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Chapter 87

In today's era, almost everyone can see animation from TV or movies, but in 1951, it was too difficult to bring a story familiar to readers to the big screen and let them live in front of the camera!

This kind of creation is very different from the original comics. The most basic point is that comics can be used to interrupt the picture. That is to say, the contents of the first picture and the second picture can be much different, while the anime is different. Anyone with some basic knowledge knows that every second on the movie screen requires 24 frames of pictures to be shot in a coherent manner to achieve the effect of making the characters move. Therefore, each of these 24 pictures must be created in a fixed pattern. Moreover, because of the special nature shown in the Naruto storyline, there are relatively many action scenes, which raises the requirements for the creator. The movements cannot be exactly the same between the two coherent pictures, and the movements must not be changed too much.

These special requirements made Touyu Ankang, the director of the animation department, very worried: it was not the first time he had done this operation, but it had been more than half a year since he let it go, but now he picked it up, but he felt that it was not going well! Fortunately, Ai Fei also took the initiative to come to the office downstairs and joined Touyu Ankang, Ankang, Animation Department editors Heisei Mizuno, Kowada Nishikawa, Che Bangxiu and others in the creation of the works. Finally, he helped Touyu a little bit.

Putting the paintbrush used to color next to him, Xiaowada stood up and walked to Ai Fei who was painting on the side: "………?

Ai Fei felt someone beside him and said without looking back: "What's wrong? Are you not used to watching someone standing and painting?"

Xiaowada smiled: "This seems to be the president's habit? I once heard my colleagues talk about your creative habits, but I have never seen them..."

"I finally saw what I'm alive this time?" Ai Fei teased, put down his brush and turned his neck a few times: "What a hard work? Your creation is completed? Can you give me some appreciation?"

"Hi Yi!" Xiao Wada quickly took his drawing paper and handed it to him. Well, a very thick stack. Ai Fei took it and spread it on his drawing board, carefully examining: "Kowada-kun graduated from the Art Department of Tokyo Imperial University, right?"

"Hi Yi! I graduated from Showa in 22 years."

"..." Ai Fei nodded speechlessly and continued to look at his homework: "Here... is the beginning of the film. Fengyunji and the Demon King duel in the film. In the storm, the clothes of the two people and their comrades around him were blown by the wind, adding a strong and intense sense of sadness to the picture. It was originally a good style and skill, but in the eyes of the characters, it should be expressed as much as possible in the different positions of the two people. For the Demon King, if it was the kind of disdainful, cold and cruel one; for Fengyunji, if it was a firm, high-spirited, unyielding look, it should be expressed on the painting paper of Xiaowada Jun."

"Hi! I understand."

"There is nothing else. Just keep it as it is."

"Hi Yi! Thank you very much for your tips."

"Stay working hard." Ai Fei turned around and looked at Kowada Nishikawa: "This time the work is very hard, so do you."

"Where! I...is an honor to work with you."

As the two of them were talking, a crisp sound of glass breaking came from the next room: "Pi Li! Crash!"

"Oh no!" The two of them quickly ran over, and saw Sanyuan Heisei and Che Bangxiu standing in the middle of the room with awkward face. The ground was covered with broken glass, and there was a black object similar to a cylindrical shape. Ai Fei could tell at a glance that the shattered photometer was a photometer!

"I'm sorry! Mr. President... it's really..." The two middle-aged men had red faces: "We will compensate!"

"Forget it..." Ai Fei suppressed his anger: "Didn't you hurt anyone?"

"No. We... were accidentally."

Niaoyu Ankang also heard the movement outside and came out of the office inside: "Why... Sanquanjun, Chejun, see what you did? This is very expensive!"

"Forget it!" Ai Fei stopped him and shouted: "We also have a backup photometer, so be careful in the future! Oh, Sanquanjun, Chejun, how are your shooting going?"

"Hi Yi! The picture has been taken for a few minutes... Do you want to take a look?"

"Look at it, look at your work results. If even the shooting is not done well, you will have to be responsible for the compensation for the photometer?"

Sanquan and Che Bangxiu looked at each other and smiled: "Hi Yi! It will definitely satisfy you! Please wait..."

After pulling the curtains, Sanyuan and Che Bangxiu were busy hanging the curtains. The projector's lens was adjusted, the film was installed in place, and the machine was turned on. A rhythmic squeaking sound came from the quiet room. The projector started working. The picture soon appeared on the curtains. Fengyunji was caught by the kidnappers, but after a smog of smoke, it turned out that Fengyunji was just Sakura's incarnation. With the help of Sasuke, the kidnappers were caught. Of course, the scene where the protagonist Naruto used the shadow clone technique to fight the enemy on the streets.

The time was very short, and in less than 1 minute, the curtain turned white again, the blank film continued to rotate, and the sound of razzles continued on the screen, but no one expressed his opinion: "Switch it off."

The machine was turned off, the curtains were opened, and the light was once again replied in the room. Ai Fei never moved his body, still sitting in his position just now, as if thinking about something: "Niuyujun..."

"Hi?"

"You have also seen the shots. Do you feel anything?"

"Uh..." Listening to the president's low tone, Torii knew that he was not very satisfied with the work of the staff, but he didn't know why: "What does the president mean?"

"I know everyone has made great efforts in this work, but there is still a big gap between the results now and what I need. Do you know the gap? Some details...Niuyujun, take the pictures of the animation that have been shot!"

"Hi!"

Before Bird Island could approach, Ai Fei snatched the picture and spread it out on the desk next to him. He flipped through a few pictures and immediately found the problem: "Why are there only a few close-ups and pictures of the characters, but no city landscape processing? Don't you know that the story happened in the city?"

Niaoyu was shocked and walked closer to take a look. Isn’t it? There are only scenes of characters and actions on the drawing paper, but there are no scenes around it. In fact, there are not none. It’s just that buildings like this on the drawing paper are consciously blurred by the painter, and they look a little blurred on the drawing paper, not to mention the effect after being photographed with a 16mm camera and then screened?!

"Sorry...I'm not sorry? This is my negligence!"

"Of course it was your negligence!" Ai Fei did not leave any face for Niaoyu, and violently scolded him in front of his subordinates: "Your position is the director of the animation department. You should not be responsible for your own work. If any problems arise in your subordinates' staff at work, you should discover them as soon as possible. Don't always wait until others find out the problem, and you will take responsibility!"

"I'm sorry! Please forgive me!"

"The content drawn and the content shot in this part are all pushed down and started again!" Ai Fei turned around and glanced: "Everyone cheer up. In this first anime movie launched by the company, the details are the first priority. Please remember."

Back in the office upstairs, Yumiya Jingzi might have heard his roar, doing things lightly, for fear of angering him. Ai Fei has always left an impression of a honest and naughty little boy. Even as the president of the company, few people are afraid of him, but they regard him as their own child. This time, he suddenly got angry, but he received unexpected results.

"Sir, your tea."

"Oh, thank you."

Yumiya Jingzi did not leave immediately, and looked at him with a slight tilted his head: "Sir...Niyujun, isn't you a serious mistake?"

"For others, it may not be considered serious, but for him, it's different." After taking a few sips of tea and resting upstairs for a while, his mood gradually calmed down a little: "Do you know? Niaoyu is a very good editor. The mistake he made today is very inappropriate for him. This is simply... too low-level! Do you understand?"

"That is, he should have noticed these issues before you?"

"That's what!" Ai Fei snapped his fingers: "Niuyu's nickname is the Prime Minister of Civilians. Few people can compare to his grasp of the details of the manuscript, but the problem that appears in the picture this time? Alas, maybe my requirements are too high, right?"

"Maybe it's because Nyuyu Jun doesn't know what the president means?"

Ai Fei didn't hear it clearly for a moment: "Hmm?"

"I mean, does he not understand what you are pursuing?" Yumiya Iko smiled mischievously: "For him, maybe he just regarded this anime... as a comic book published in an ordinary magazine?"

Ai Fei was silent for a moment and grabbed the phone suddenly: "Is it Niaoyujun? Can you please come up once?"

Niaoyu's face was still so red, but his expression became much more dull: "Mr. President?"

"Sit down." Ai Fei smiled and greeted him, but did not chat with him too much: "Niuyujun, in your heart, how do you view the anime movie we are operating this time?"

"Eh?" Obviously, he didn't expect that the president asked him to come up and asked about this. Ninyu was stunned: "In my opinion, the animation products should be with..."

"The same products as the comics published in all our published magazines are just to bring them to life on the screen. Does Torishima think so?"

"……………” Looking at Niaoyu Ankang's slightly dull expression, he undoubtedly agreed.

"Wrong, Ninyujun,...Anime movies are definitely not the same cultural products as you imagine as comic books. On the contrary, there is a huge difference between the two. Simply put, comic books are static and leave people with imagination space; while animation movies are dynamic and intuitive, completely imposing the author's intention on the audience, and using a huge audio-visual charm to allow the audience to accept directly. It is hard to say whether these two methods are more suitable for readers and audiences to accept. What we can provide is just two different choices for the public to choose."

"...This change is not just about taking comic pictures that you can see, but also about making great improvements based on comic pictures. Some of them cannot be seen in books, which originally made the space that readers imagine become real pictures, so the content that appears in the camera will be much more than the requirements in the book."

"...And, if the first anime movie is successful - I am optimistic about this - the subsequent launch of corresponding products will also bring great profits to the company!?"

“…………”

"Don't understand what related products are? It's very simple, such as Naruto's clothes, Kakashi's mask, Sasuke's straps, and even props, darts, and flying knives used by ninjas, can be produced and put to the market!"

At this time, Niaoyu finally asked: "Will anyone be willing to buy such things...?"

"Of course! Maybe the market cannot be formed in a short period of time, but soon after, when the economic situation is better and the people have more money, there will definitely be people willing to buy it, even if it is used to make toys for their children!"

Niaoyu burst out laughing: "Ah, I'm sorry."

"Nothing. Regarding the production of anime movies, this is the company's first attempt, so it must be perfect in all aspects. Just now..." He touched his nose embarrassedly: "I got angry with you when I was downstairs, and I hope you don't mind!"

"Ah, please don't say this! This is indeed a mistake in my work. I'm sorry to let your expectations down."

"It seems that Ayumi's words are not wrong. There is still a long way to go to produce anime!"

“Eh?”

"It's nothing, I'm just talking to myself." Ai Fei waved his hand and made a decision in his heart: "Niyujun, the matter of animation... You are not responsible for the time being, I will check it myself!"

"Ah?" Nyu stood up in vain: "Mr. President?"

"Don't get me wrong. This is not a denial of your work. It's just that your unfamiliarity with this work will cause you to have greater trouble in your future work. I personally take charge of it and can improve work efficiency faster. Of course, if Niaoyujun is interested in this matter, I can also provide assistance to me."

"Okay...right. If this is your decision, I will act as you ask."

"I'll explain this to them in person when I ask Chejun and the others to come up."

"Hi!"

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"According to the multi-area lighting method, the picture can have several changes in light and dark tones. The purpose of this is to make the picture more layers, but remember to make the light where the portrait is located as bright as possible, because the talent is the visual center of gravity of the picture. Even comic works are the same."

"I understand." Che Bangxiu, who was holding the light board, nodded, causing the light board to shake up and down, and quickly supported it.

"Don't use zoom, don't use anti-shake barrier, don't use lp, use sp..." Ai Fei muttered in his mouth about the precautions when shooting with a handheld DVD, slowly retreated to the back of the camera, facing the picture hanging on the wall, and pressed the start switch: "Great! The next one!"

The anime movies shot may be very good, but they are very boring in the production process. It can even be said that they are just repeating their work again and again, constantly shooting at the pictures on the wall. There is no big difference in the specific content of the picture. Except for Ai Fei's different requirements for light will make everyone cheer up and act according to his orders, there is nothing attractive about this work! But after three days, several people from the animation department came to the above conclusion. Ai Fei saw that everyone was bored, but he had no way to solve it. I believe that when the film was officially shot, they would change their inherent concepts, right?
Chapter completed!
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