The term “animation” mentioned in
Refers to the intermediate painting in the animation painting and the painting staff responsible for this work. In animation production, the original painting is only responsible for several key nodes of a shot, and the animation draws each frame in the complete motion process according to the original painting. The broadcast picture we saw was made on the basis of animation. The original Japanese language is retained in the text to distinguish it from “Animation” in Chinese
For more knowledge about animation, please refer to Anitama’s previous article: P.A.Works Animator’s Work.
A netizen posted on Twitter a legendary animator Ichino Itano who starred in “NEWS な 2 people” this year. In the video, Itano criticized the “education in positioning (タ ッ プ 切 り ”) ”of educating young people in vocational schools, that is, dividing a camera action evenly and fairly. The technique of ground drawing animation; he requires that animation should have the acting skills and draw the movements. Itano accused that it was precisely because the vocational school taught young audiences the “unwillingness to see” painting method, so no one can draw the original painting now
(https://twitter.com/Tsubaki_Mikoto/status/1198130325525712896).
Itano Ichiro’s name should be known to everyone, and many of the outstanding paintings in the animation industry are also his disciples. However, many in the industry who saw this video frowned
Painting of Kameida Xianglun said that if his original painting was so divided by others, he would be very worried. Although he is grateful for this performance, he hopes that the animation will split the action normally
(https://twitter.com/59033ihcimihsoy/status/1198216519726977024).
Painting On the one hand, Kojima agrees with Itano’s idea of “representing what he wants to see”, thinking that this can improve painting skills. He asserted that if the painting was dead, even if it was amended by the supervisor, it would still be a mess. However, at the same time, Kojima also believes that in places where smooth movements are required, it is usually better to use mid-position positioning
(https://twitter.com/kkeisuke220/status/1198512839545110531).
Performer Tanaka Yuta believes that the paintings of Itano in the video are now called “full original paintings”. The original painting + Zhongcheng and his approach are different. The specialized school teaches pure cut, which is also an important basic technology
(https://twitter.com/tanakarion/status/1198414564926189569).
Painting and performer Hiramatsu Hiroshi also said that teaching animation and teaching original painting have different contents. If it is an animation, then it is not a big mistake to use the video as a negative teaching material; if the original painting is taught, then Ban Ye’s statement is the most famous
In the video, the teacher of the specialized school stated that he would give the students both ways. Ping Song believes that it may be that they have adopted an education method adapted to different job types, which may be suitable for job hunting. The fun of animation and the joy of expressing movements can transcend the profession. Itano probably made criticism from this perspective
Hiramatsu himself once painted a mid-cut like Itano after getting the two original paintings in the video. But if you do that, it will not be cut in the first place. It was originally not advocable
(https://twitter.com/Hiramatz/status/1198212644743700481).
And another well-known painting Kiyoshi, starting from this topic, points to the problems existing in the Japanese animation industry today
Qingji believes that the idea of “dividing the middle of the original painting” is not correct. The correct (or ideal) approach is to “paint the original painting into animation”. If you think these two sentences mean the same thing, then you have to reflect on yourself. “Animation” and “Cut” are completely different
“completing (splitting) the gap between two different paintings (middle)” is called “middle cut”. The “painting animation” is called “animation”. This is not a word game. Using the word “middle cut” loses the meaning of “animation”
When doing animation (painting animation), the middle position (middle cut) of the original painting often needs to be completed in the work content, and clearing up does not negate this approach. But animation is more than that. Animation is not the work of “middle of the original painting and the original painting”, but “to complete what was not drawn in the original painting.” If you don’t understand this, you are despising the job. Both the issuer and the receiver are waste
(https://twitter.com/info_nekomataya/status/1198374964262404096).
To better express himself, Qingji drew 3 short videos. The original pictures at the beginning and the end of these 3 videos are the same, but because of the different painting methods of animation, it feels completely different when moving
Of course, in these three painting methods, there is no such thing as “the only correct answer that is always correct.” There is only “whether this lens is suitable for this film.” Even the first version, which is the most boring at first glance, is just because it is boring, so there are many times when you need to draw it
Then, of course, there will be people who care. When animators, when painting, can they correctly determine which method to use?
Qingji said that if there is an animation supervisor on the scene (often as a painting supervisor or an animation inspector at the same time), and the animator can have a meeting with the performer (or animation supervisor), then the animation can be left to judge. If this is not the case, the animation’s self-assertion will make the important final acting plan out of control and not worth encouraging
Especially when animation is outsourced, if the outsourced company does not have core staff that can be trusted, it will definitely not work. Or if the time (schedule) is not enough for the staff to cooperate, it is absolutely impossible
This is not a question of “painting skills”, but a question of “production system”
Carrying on the previous article, Qingji pointed out that whether the “animation” is regarded as “painting (professionals who control acting and motion)” or “the master of mechanical labor”, the difference is here. At the moment, many studios do not take animation as a painting. In today’s production situation, if an original painting draws “an original painting with no established acting skills” and handed it over to animation, it is not only the original painting, the responsible performer, production progress, and painting supervision all renounce their responsibility. Dross
Qingji hopes that everyone should not forget that you obviously do n’t consider animation as painting in your working conditions (you do n’t even think of him as an adult), but you also require them to master “painting skills”, which is too shameless. If we want to improve this situation, we must first start with reasonable treatment of staff
(https://twitter.com/info_nekomataya/status/1198763031192227841).
Qingji said such a long list, and the words are more spicy, everyone may not like to watch. Zhu Longzhi, the artist, expressed a similar point in a shorter language:
It is the same as wielding a bamboo sword. Whether you are swinging in practice or attacking in a match, the way of swinging will certainly be different. The key then is whether you can choose the painting method and movement method that is suitable for this scene, which is close to the best answer. The two paintings demonstrated in the Itano video have no pros or cons, they are both correct answers; and if they are not suitable for the scene, then neither of them may be correct answers
The work of the original painting is to convey to the animation how to move the picture and let the characters perform. If the original painting is not explained enough, the method of segmenting the animation may even change the meaning of acting, then there will be problems in the performance. This is the time when “the original painting is not enough”
A few days ago, episode 19 of the animated series “One Strings of Tune” featured very weird character movements that caused a topic on the Internet
(https://twitter.com/kuboyamama/status/1194785000362672128)
Some people think that the original painting is not enough, and the animation does not know how to draw it. However, in the view of Du Zhu, the original painting of this scene is enough. Those who do not have enough original paintings will not be able to divide, just because they can’t draw the acting skills that Ban Ye and Qingji said, they will only “middle cut” and complain This one
(https://twitter.com/RyuckTBC)