Rebirth of the Father of Anime

"If a style like Tom and Jerry becomes a trend, it will be a devastating blow to the dubbing industry!"

Neither of the two main characters with the biggest roles in "Tom and Jerry" have their voices heard!

For the animation production department, it can also save money. After all, with the prosperity of the animation market, the salaries of some top dubbing are not low, and some fans who like certain dubbing very much, even if the animation is average, will watch the dubbing they like, which has led to animation companies At that time, the animation production was relatively poor, and more money was spent on dubbing.

"If animation companies all learn from animations like Tom and Jerry, doesn't that mean that all the voice actors will be unemployed?"

Some fans who like certain dubbings are worried about their idols.

"Although "Tom and Jerry" is very interesting, I also want to hear Mamiko's voice. Only hearing Mamiko's spotless voice can bring peace to my heart."

Such questions and concerns naturally reached He Chen's ears.

"Do you think dubbing is important for animation?" Yi Jingshuo asked He Chen. Although she didn't have to worry about losing her job, she was thinking about the characters she dubbed. Would people still like those characters without dubbing?

"You are simply overthinking. "Tom and Jerry" is just a style. It does not represent the development direction of the animation industry, and it will not have an impact on the dubbing industry." He Chen chuckled and shook his head to Yi Jingshuo explain. "This kind of pantomime and animation with dubbing can be said to have their own characteristics. To put it simply. This kind of pantomime allows people to focus more on the movements of the characters, which is a kind of visual stimulation. And animation with dubbing , which allows the audience to get deeper into the inner feelings of the characters. Generally speaking, pantomime is very suitable for comedy and action movies - you see, don't most action movies not speak during the battle? And those with dubbing , is suitable for scenes that express emotions, even if the characters in the story don't speak. But sometimes there will be inner monologues or sidelines to express their emotions for them."

He Chen's words spread, and a large group of people who were dubbing or aspiring to do dubbing breathed a sigh of relief - they no longer had to worry about unemployment.

And He Chen's words. It also inspired some dubbing - dubbing is not about reading out the written lines, nor is it just using one's own voice characteristics, but is to use their voices to show the introspection of the characters to the audience.

This is the art of performance.

"Tom and Jerry" also had a huge impact on Star.

After joining Tianman.

He finally realized his dream - he wanted to be a movie actor.

Although he is still affiliated with Tianman Dubbing, He Chen also fulfilled his original promise to him - giving him the opportunity to make movies.

In addition to the "Shaolin Soccer" filmed with Yao Hua, since Tianman established its film and television department and Yao Hua also joined Tianman, he has now filmed "The Deer and the Cauldron", which is also a series of movies. I will take a lot of pictures.

These were all just comedies, they didn't win any awards, and the reviews were mixed. However, the box office was very good, and it also brought him a lot of popularity.

And all this is thanks to Tianman and the man who brought him everything - He Chen. He is very satisfied and his dream is to make movies. He has acted in many, many movies. As for those movie awards and the like, it can only be regarded as a small regret. What he likes is movies, not movie awards.

He knows that these are not easy to come by, and he is not a genius. So I work very hard and seriously. Whether it's dubbing or movies. He completed everything meticulously, and even if the director thought this was enough, he also kept improving himself.

Dubbing is not just a simple job for him. Dubbing is also acting. He learned a lot of language expression art that he had never paid attention to in his previous acting roles. Then he used the language expression he learned The technique was used in movies and formed a style of his.

However, "Tom and Jerry" allowed him to see another side, one that was popular a long time ago, but was gradually eliminated over time, completely abandoning the auxiliary expression of language, and relying only on over-exaggerated body movements to produce An expressive technique with great appeal.

"This technique of expression is just a technique. There is no level of skill, and it will not be eliminated. It just depends on whether the place where it is used is appropriate or not..." Mr. Xing fell into deep thought about "Tom and Jerry".

He is not satisfied with the current situation. As long as there is a way to make his performance better and bring more intense feelings to the audience, he will not be satisfied.

The language alone is indeed enough in animation, because the visual appeal of animated characters has been completed by other animators, but it is not enough when used in movies.

Because he is required to act in the movie.

So in order to improve the appeal of his performance, he looked in the mirror and simulated various expressions. It seemed that he didn't feel anything like this, so he took out the DVD again, thought of a scene at home, and performed it. This time he learned from "Tom and Jerry" and added a lot of exaggerated body movements. After the performance, he Hold the DVD and see what you are performing from the audience's perspective.

Sometimes he frowned, sometimes shook his head, and kept replaying the content of his performance, watching his own performance carefully, and examining the flaws in his performance from another angle. If you feel dissatisfied with something, perform it again, and then compare the two to find the feeling.

His performance improved rapidly due to his own encouragement.

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"Tom and Jerry" is just a hilarious farce, a very small short story, and many people like to watch it, but it has not caused much international sensation. However, he brought a brand new experience to animation companies around the world.

In addition to being interested in this style, there are also some people who have seen the content shown in this animation. The audience does not understand it, but it is extremely important to the animation company.

For example, Nanzawa Shiba, who followed Noto Takumi, saw how to save money, save money, save money... Forgive him, after experiencing poverty, he understood the hardship of life, and saving money became an indispensable part of his life. part of the split.

However, so far, he has only learned tricks to save money in still pictures - such as not showing the characters' mouths in certain scenes of the animation, and focusing on their eyes, so that the characters are not needed when speaking. You can save a lot of money by moving your mouth.

Moreover, only a small part of the money saved will be invested to make the effect of these still pictures better. Not only will the audience not notice anything, but they will also sigh "conscience". This kind of fame and fortune Thing, he felt great!

Perhaps it is because of this strength that he became Noto Takumi's right-hand man, and he was asked to produce some heavy-duty animations.

How to save money on dynamic images has always been a big problem for him. Although he likes to save money, he does not make crude animations. Saving money is just his style. He takes every animation very seriously because he loves animation!

As for actions, each set of actions requires a lot of original paintings. The only thing that can save money is 3D - if 3D modeling is used to realize movement, only one set of actions is needed, which is smoother than the picture, and the overall cost is still low. Low. How much lower it can be depends on how many movements there are. The more movements there are, the greater the advantage of 3D.

This is why a large number of animations now use 3D to express the action part - but sometimes, if the 3D model jumps, it will be terrible. This is generally a problem that only occurs in small companies, and will not happen to large companies like Tianman and Sony.

However, in "Tom and Jerry", he actually saw another model of saving money - completely abandoning the coordination of movements. When moving, other parts remain unchanged and only the parts that need movement are allowed to move.

For example, when Tom grabbed Jerry, his whole body didn't move. Only his hands held Jerry straight. This does not comply with the rules of sports at all - in other words, it is contrary to common sense for Tom and Jerry to be able to walk upright.

This kind of action can reduce a lot of repetitive work in animation. Although it seems lazy, it produces an unexpectedly funny effect here. Not only does the audience not feel it is inconsistent, but they easily accept such a picture, and I am so amused by this scene.

Nanze Shiba was deeply fascinated by this expression technique. He didn't know whether Tianman used this expression technique to save money or increase the fun of exaggerated movements. Two words can be seen in the expression - save money!

Except for the difficult period at the beginning, He Chen never cared about money. In order to make the animation sophisticated and perfect enough, he did not hesitate to invest money that others would not dare to think of.

This technique has a name called "limited movement", which means that the character's body can be fixed, but other parts must have independent movement. For example, when a character blinks, other parts of the body should remain fixed. When the arm reaches out to pick up something, the body remains stationary and only the arm moves.

During the most difficult period of "Tom and Jerry", due to financial difficulties, its authors had to consider how to reduce costs and improve the comicality of the animation, so "Limited Activities" was created.

In addition to the fact that this technique is very funny and in line with the style of "Tom and Jerry", He Chen just wanted to use "Tom and Jerry" to show this technique to everyone.

Not every company is as profitable as Tianman. (To be continued)

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