my animation era

Among the four great classics, the one Gu Miao likes the most and is most eager to adapt is definitely "Journey to the West".

The classics of the Three Kingdoms Water Margin and Red Chamber are classics, but to be honest, these three masterpieces are not very suitable for animation, and no matter how they are adapted, they can't keep up with half the effect of live-action film and television dramas.

No way, subject matter.

Take the animation Three Kingdoms as an example, no matter how exquisite and beautiful it is, it is not as magnificent as the scenes of live-action film and television dramas.

But "Journey to the West" is different.

Journey to the West is a famous novel with fantasy elements. The characters in it are very suitable for animation. On the contrary, it is a bit difficult to adapt to live-action film and television dramas.After all, for non-human characters like "Monkey King", it is very difficult for actors to perform souls.

of course!

This is normal.

Abnormal circumstances, that is, the 86 version of the "Journey to the West" TV series, that's another matter.

All in all, among the four famous novels, only "Journey to the West" is more suitable for adaptation into animation, and at the same time, it is most likely to achieve the ultimate adaptation.

This is also one of the reasons why Gu Miao cares so much about the animation "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

The news that the four major novels will be adapted into animation has already spread throughout the industry, and the animation version of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is just an appetizer.

Well done, Wanbao still has a chance to get involved in the next animation adaptation of famous works.If it is not done well, the remaining masterpieces will not have much to do with Wanbao.

"The Red Chamber of the Water Margin doesn't matter, but Journey to the West still has to fight for it!"

Gu Miao said with a smile: "I believe that with the quality of the animation version of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", we will definitely get the opportunity to adapt the animation of Journey to the West."

"That is, apart from our Wanbao, who else in China dares to pat their chests and guarantee that they will be able to complete the animation adaptation of the four classics?" Ma Kui said proudly.

"Don't be too inflated!"

"Although our Wanbao is powerful, we are not absolutely invincible." Dissatisfied with Ma Kui's arrogant face, Gu Miao rolled her eyes and said, "There is no Wanbao, but there are giants like Meiying Factory."

Oh yes, and Meiying Studio!

Ma Kui slapped his forehead and suddenly woke up. If Mr. Gu didn't say anything, he would have almost forgotten that there is such a low-key animation giant in China as Meiying Factory.

No wonder he didn't remember it.

The main reason is that in recent years, Meiying Studio has not reported any new works, so that everyone almost forgot their existence.

"Speaking of Meiying Studio... If I remember correctly, Liang Xiaodong seems to have a good relationship with them, and they often work together, right?"

"Correct!"

Ma Kui nodded and said, "Since "The Story of Avanti", the relationship between Meiying Studio and Puppet Studio has always been good, and they often work on projects together."

Gee!

Judging from this trend, Liang Xiaodong, the head of the puppet studio, will sooner or later become a double agent of Meiying Studio.

But it doesn't matter.

The close relationship between Puppet Studio and Meiying Studio was originally the result of Gu Miao's efforts to promote it.After all, he had given Liang Xiaodong an order to get more bosses from Meiying Studio to quit.

Meiying Factory is Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon!
Founded 60 years ago, this large state-owned factory has produced nearly 500 classic animation works, and there are many veteran masters inside.

If Liang Xiaodong really has the ability to recruit a few masters from Meiying Studio, then Gu Miao will not be too happy.

Taking a step back, even if Liang Xiaodong fails to recruit someone, it is worthwhile to simply learn from the bosses of Meiying Studio.

what?

Look down on other people's old antiques?

Regardless of his age, Old Antique is not bad at his skills. If he learns a little bit of skills, he is good enough to be the art director of some animation companies.

"What has Liang Xiaodong been doing lately?"

Out of curiosity, Gu Miao casually asked about the recent situation of Liang Xiaodong and the puppet studio.

After all, as the boss, he hasn't heard anything about the puppet studio for a long time.

"I'm working on a new work!"

As Wanbao's socialite, Ma Kui knows more than Gu Miao. The puppet studio also has his good buddies, so he naturally knows what Liang Xiaodong is up to recently.

According to him, the silence of the puppet studio during this period is just to hold back a masterpiece.

Ma Kui actually doesn't know much about the new works of Puppet Studio. After all, he still has his own work to do, so how can he have the time to pay attention to others?

All he knew was that the animation being produced by the Puppet Studio seemed to be a work adapted from folklore. The plot roughly told the story of seven gourd dolls with different abilities working together to defeat the scorpion spirit and the snake spirit.

"Gourd baby? Scorpion essence?"

Hearing this, Gu Miao suddenly lost her composure.

Although Ma Kui didn't know the specific name of this animation, but through these two settings, he subconsciously asked: "Isn't it called "Calabash Brothers"?"

"Yes, yes, Brother Calabash!"

"It seems to be called this name. Seven gourds were formed on a gourd vine, and then they turned into gourd brothers to defeat the monsters..."

Good guy!
Are you really Brother Calabash?

It was a random guess at first, but she didn't expect it to be the gourd baby in her memory, so Gu Miao was also shocked.

How did Calabash Brothers become the work of Puppet Studios?Isn't this a classic from Meiying Factory?

Gu Miao, who was so curious, didn't even care about the business at hand, and went straight to the puppet studio with Ma Kui.

When he arrived at the puppet studio, he realized that what Ma Kui said was true. Liang Xiaodong was really making gourd dolls, and he was almost done in silence.

"This paper-cut animation was originally suggested by Meiying Studio."

After learning about Mr. Gu's intentions, Liang Xiaodong smiled wryly and said, "But Meiying Studio has not been having a good time recently, so they put the project on hold."

"I think the story of the Hulu Brothers is very good, and the paper-cut design is also very innovative, so I consulted with the film maker, and the two co-produced it."

"I see. No wonder... Wait! What did you just say, paper-cut animation?" Gu Miao suddenly realized.

"Yes, paper-cut animation!"

Liang Xiaodong was a little surprised and said, "Didn't Ma Kui tell you? "Calabash Brothers" is an animation made of paper-cut!"

Ah this...

Gu Miao was at a loss for words for a moment.

Liang Xiaodong didn't say that he really didn't realize that the "Calabash Brothers" he watched when he was a child turned out to be a cartoon made with the art of paper cutting.

It's really not his fault.

After all, he has never been in contact with paper-cut animation, and he is not very familiar with this craft, so it is understandable that he cannot recognize it.

But now that I know the truth, and through Liang Xiaodong's introduction, I have a deep understanding of the production process and steps of paper-cut animation, and many questions that I was puzzled when I was young have finally been answered.

Why does the screen of "Calabash Brothers" look like a plane, and the characters mostly appear in "profile"?
nonsense!

The character is a paper-cut villain, so it must be based on the profile!Is it possible to give you a 3° rotating bird's-eye view like a 360D animation?