my animation era

Chapter 703 Who Says 8 Minutes Are Not An Animation? (seeking subscription)

Animation is an art!
Previously, Gu Miao didn't have a deep understanding and feeling for this sentence, because most of the animations he came into contact with and produced were commercial animations for "money".

of course!

The meaning of this sentence is not to belittle commercial animations in order to raise the status of other animations.

It just does feel different.

In this short 8-minute sample, Gu Miao could see Dave and his team working hard on the animation "Tom and Jerry" project.

This kind of work that is taken seriously and devoted to painstaking efforts can be distinguished with the naked eye.

before this.

He has only seen this quality in animations produced by Puppet Studios such as "The Story of Avanti", "Peacock Princess", and "Chicken Run".

However, the animation produced by Puppet Studio belongs to the category of "stop motion animation" after all, and the look and feel is completely different from "Tom and Jerry".

This time, he really felt what an animation work at the "work of art" level is.

It's really great!
Every shot and every frame is as beautiful as an oil painting, and even the frame size has been carefully selected, and the 16:9 has a very cinematic quality.

There is a cold knowledge:

The animation "Tom and Jerry" is actually a film project. In the late 50s, it was also produced according to the film aspect ratio, so it was a "widescreen" version.

However, in the process of introducing it to many countries, in order to adapt to the "narrower" TV screen, the aspect ratio was changed from 16:9 to 4:3, and a portion of the picture was cut around.

So when you were young, the "Tom and Mouse" animation you saw on TV was actually incomplete...

Of course, this is not a problem.

Cropping the picture to fit the TV screen is a thing many old movies do, and the movies shown in the open air are not the same as what you see on the "big ass" TV!

And this problem no longer exists.

Because many households have installed high-definition widescreen LCD TVs, the 16:9 aspect ratio is becoming more and more common. At least Wanbao’s new works this year are all in this aspect ratio.

"how do you feel?"

"The money is not wasted..."

Gu Miao thought for a moment and said, "Although the duration is a bit short, this film is indeed very good, worthy of the title of the seven-time Oscar winning team."

It's just a little less efficient!
It took only half a year to do this for 8 minutes. On average, it only took 1 minute and 20 seconds a month?
Gu Miao, who was about to say something, suddenly remembered what Dave told him on the phone last time, and sighed.

Slow work and meticulous work?
There are factors in this aspect, after all, the higher the quality of the animation, the more time and painstaking efforts will be spent!
But, there is another reason.

The average age of employees in the North American branch, which is the "Seven Oscars" team led by Dave, is approaching 50 years old.

They are older, and with better social welfare in North America, they will not stay up late and work overtime like young people in China.

Not to mention working overtime, there are not many people who can go to work on time.

There is nothing he can do.

expulsion?All replaced by young people?

Stop it!
Not to mention that the young people over there are also like this, and the young people are not as experienced as these bad old men, and they can't make such an artistic animation!
"Half a year, 8 minutes."

Gu Miao shook her head and said, "Are all artists so abstract? I can't understand."

"It's actually fine!"

"You can see that Puppet Studio is also slow in making animations. Probably this is the attitude of keeping improving the works!"

Lao Zhang reassured: "If it's shorter, it's shorter. What's wrong with the feature film being only 8 minutes? It doesn't affect our broadcast or application for awards."

"what?!"

Gu Miao froze in place and said, "Can you sign up for the Oscars in 8 minutes? Don't people think it's disgusting?"

"What do you dislike?"

"It's called the Best Animated Short Film at the Academy Awards, short film! Isn't our 8-minute short film considered a short film?" Lao Zhang retorted.

Hold the grass!

It makes sense...

Gu Miao, who was a little depressed about Dave's team's inscriptions, immediately regained her spirits when she heard these words.

yes! What happened to 8 minutes?
Who said that 8 minutes cannot be declared for awards, and who said that 8 minutes is not counted as an animated short film?No one stipulates that everything must be finished before it can be broadcast!

Can't we broadcast one episode after another, apply for one episode after broadcasting, and compete for Oscars every year?

"Good good!"

"I'm going to call Dave right away and ask him to quickly add the opening and ending credits, and then add the soundtrack, and we will immediately arrange for the animation to air."

Gu Miao excitedly took out her cell phone and was about to dial Dave when she suddenly thought of something and asked Lao Zhang, "That's right! What month does the Oscars usually go out?"

"February to April!"

After Lao Zhang finished his answer, he asked with a puzzled face, "What's the matter? Are you in a hurry and use the first episode of "Tom and Jerry" to hit the Oscars at the end of the year?"

"is it not OK?"

"Okay, but..."

Lao Zhang showed distress and said: "On the one hand, the time is too tight, and there is no time to operate. And I think the first episode should be almost interesting."

Indeed it is.

Gu Miao thought about it carefully, and it seemed that there was nothing wrong with what Lao Zhang said.

The first episode of the animation "Puss Gets the Boot" does not show many scenes, and the plot is relatively thin. Although the quality is excellent, it is almost meaningless to win an award.

of course!

If Wanbao is willing to find someone to operate it, it is not impossible to take it, but it is the end of December, and there is no time to operate it.

"We still have to fight for it..."

Gu Miao thought about it: "It doesn't matter whether you win the award or not, the main thing is to show the outside world that we have produced a work like "Tom and Jerry" that is worthy of being famous in the history of animation."

"At the same time, even if we don't get an award, it would be nice to get a nomination!"

So it's settled.

Considering the time constraints, after calling Dave, Gu Miao immediately asked him for a copy of the original film to arrange broadcasting matters in North America, Europe and China.

Because the nomination deadline is almost here.

In order to catch up with the Oscars at the end of the year, Gu Miao must arrange and let the animation broadcast smoothly before the deadline, that is, within half a month.

It's actually quite simple.

If it is an animation with dozens of episodes, hundreds of minutes or even thousands of minutes, it may not be so easy to arrange.

But the animation "Tom and Jerry" has only one episode, and the duration of this episode is only 8 minutes...

No matter what the TV stations do, they can squeeze out the 8-minute slot.

With Wanbao's background, the TV station is still willing to sell face. After all, they will have to deal with each other in the future, so they can't just give up some face, right?
Is there really someone who doesn't give face?
That's easy to do, just buy an 8-minute advertising space, and broadcast the first episode of the animation "Tom and Jerry" during this time period.

Now there is no objection.

(End of this chapter)