my animation era

Chapter 331 The Trough of the Big Big Wolf (Subscribe)

Drama must have a turning point!
Without a dramatic turn, animation with a straightforward plot will lose its appeal to the audience.

In the movie "The Snake Comes Around"...

At first glance, the grassland ecology is destroyed, and the story of the flock of sheep joining hands with Big Big Wolf to subdue the rampant weather, help prosperity and turn dragons, and save the green grassland sounds very ups and downs.

But there's really no "surprise".

Huang Kun thinks so. He thinks this story puts too much emphasis on the "funny" element, while ignoring the "touching" that should exist in the movie.

Where did this emotion come from?
The answer is, Big Big Wolf!
As the richest man in Qingqing Grassland and one of the best inventors in the grassland, Big Big Wolf can be said to be the "winner in life" at the beginning of the film's plot.

But then it doesn't work.

Because of making the Weather Rubik's Cube in an attempt to break through Yangcun, the Weather Rubik's Cube got out of control and the grassland fell into disaster. Big Big Wolf was collectively rejected by the grassland animals.

His wife and son also left him.

In fact, Gu Miao didn't pay much attention to this plot, she just mentioned it in the script, and it was quickly accelerated until Big Big Wolf came to his senses and decided to join hands with Pleasant Goat to save the grassland.

"This cannot be omitted..."

After Huang Kun took office as the acting director of the production team, he quickly gave instructions to everyone to focus on portraying the "low period of life" of Big Big Wolf and fully describe his mental journey.

"Big Big Wolf was very successful in the past. Not only did he become the richest man in the grassland, but he also let his wife and children live in the luxurious brand new Wolf Castle."

"But in a sense, he was also a failure at that time, because he neglected his family..."

Huang Kun talked eloquently in the meeting room: "When he lost the aura of the richest man in the grassland, was driven out of Wolf Castle by angry animals, and was reduced to the point where he couldn't even eat, what do you think he would think of?"

"regret?"

"Maybe! But at this time, all he can think of is the egg fried rice that Red Wolf fried for him back then."

What Huang Kun meant was simple.

He wants to focus on portraying the trough period of Big Big Wolf, sending everyone a wave of razor blades, and tricking the audience into tears.

"The length of the movie..."

Someone frowned and said, "If it was shot like this, Big Big Wolf's scenes would have been extended by nearly 10 minutes. Then the duration of the whole movie will break through 100 minutes?"

It was originally more than 90 minutes.

For an animated film, this length is just right, neither too long nor too short.

If it is extended to more than 100 minutes, don't look at it, it just changed from two digits to three digits.But the production cost will increase significantly, and it is not a good thing for an animated film to delay for so long.

Movie length is critical.

Let's not talk about live-action movies, after all, they are only watched by adults, so don't pay too much attention to this detail.

But animated movies are different.

Since the main audience of animated films is teenagers and children, it is necessary to consider a very critical issue: the time that children can concentrate is limited!

That's right!

Children who are naturally active and active, especially boys, may be able to watch an entire movie patiently, but there is a limit to their patience.

90 minutes? OK!

It's only an hour and a half at most. If the plot is attractive, it will pass without knowing it.

Drag it back, two hours?
Even two and a half hours?
No matter how attractive the plot is, the children can't take their eyes off it.Sitting in the same seat for so long, there should be ants crawling on their buttocks.

Most don't last that long.

Children have poor patience and can't sit still. This is the consensus in the film circle.It's not that your movie is bad and can't attract them, but that they sit for a long time, and it seems that there are ants crawling on their buttocks...

Say something secretly.

In fact, most adults also feel this way when watching those "stinky and long" movies.

no way!
I bought all the tickets, and if I don’t finish watching it, I feel like I’m losing a hundred million yuan. If I continue to watch it, I feel bad, it’s just torturing myself.

Therefore.

The best viewing time for most commercial movies is actually about 80-90 minutes.

On the one hand, this length of time "scheduling" has advantages, on the other hand, it can also avoid the audience to watch the movie for too long, which will lead to distraction.

"I see."

Huang Kun nodded and said, "As for the duration, I think it will not have much impact if it exceeds ten minutes."

"And on this point, I will communicate with Mr. Gu later, you don't have to worry about this issue."

Ok!

Huang Kun took the initiative to take full responsibility, what else can everyone say?Of course he did as he said.

Big Big Wolf's trough period, right?
You wait!
Don't look at everyone laughing and joking all day long, they can only make funny animations.But if everyone really started a "depressive" plot, that's also a good hand.

Let's start with the image...

What was the previous image of Big Big Wolf?Dressed in a white coat, elegant and refined, the halo of the richest man in the prairie is dazzling, and he can be called the idol of a generation of wolves.

The weather Rubik's Cube is out of control, collectively rejected by grassland animals, driven out of Wolf Castle with nowhere to live, what kind of image should it be?
His eyes are slack, his beard is unshaven, and he wears a broken hat that has been mended countless times before. He is so hungry and skinny that he is completely different from the richest man in the prairie in the past.

Frogs passing by dared to mock him.

The former wolf king, the richest man in the prairie, has been reduced to such a situation, which makes people think, is Big Big Wolf really a heinous crime?
It seems that there is no such thing!

He just wants to catch sheep and create a happy living environment for his wife and son.Isn't it the law of nature that the wolf catches the sheep?

"Big Big Wolf, what are you doing?"

"Daddy, daddy hug!"

The call of his wife and son appeared in his mind, and the desperate Hui Tailang decided to find his wife and son.

But this road is extremely difficult.

Crossing a river, I was bitten all over by piranhas.Walking through a forest, I was chased and stung by bees.I want to pick a fruit to quench my thirst, but the monkey on the tree throws stones...

10 minutes!
To be precise, nine minutes and five seconds.

This is the time when Big Big Wolf encountered all kinds of bullying and torture after falling from the peak of his life to the trough of his life, and it is also a very important "literary drama" of the whole movie.

After nine minutes and five seconds, Big Big Wolf regained his original intention and decided to join hands with Pleasant Goat to subdue the "weather" released by him and restore the peace of the grassland to the past.

what?
You ask what is the key point of Big Big Wolf's transformation?
Of course it's Red Wolf and Little Huihui!

Xiao Huihui cried for his father, Red Wolf relented and decided to come back to find her husband, but was attacked by violent weather on the way.

Big Big Wolf can bear this?

He is down and out, anyone can step on him, but his wife and son will always be Big Big Wolf's opponents, whoever touches him will die!
What the hell!

Is it on fire?
Looking at the final product, Huang Kun thought proudly, after Mr. Gu came back, wouldn't his jaw drop from shock?To praise his genius?
(End of this chapter)