From Lubang III to Little Nemo, the Japanese animation of the bumpy Hollywood Road

When it comes to Hayao Miyazaki’s work, he has to mention the theatrical version of “The City of Caroline Stro.” The car chase scene of Youyong and Xiu’s paintings left a deep impression. At the invitation of Otsuka, Miyazaki came to Telecom Animation Film as a supervised person to participate in the City of Cariostro

Telecom was under the care of Fujioka Fung of the parent company Tokyo MOVIE (currently・TMS Entertainment) and is planning to cooperate with the US for a long-term work. Holding the dream of breaking into the world, with the plan of “Little NEMO”, he entered Hollywood. However, due to the lack of progress in actual production, in order to prevent the animators from being unfamiliar with their crafts, the theater version of “Lubang III VS Replica” and TV version “Lubang III” Season 2 were produced. It was the second theater version of the City of Cariostro. At that time, Telecom had a big fan and a long animation. It was so popular in the animation industry that everyone wanted to go. Even the friends of Oh-Production, who belonged to Youyong and Xiu, were clamoring to quit to Telecom. When I said that I would change jobs, I would like to go. Of course, I would like to go. In the end, I will go to Telecom to help draw the city of Cariostro

Although the painting is a scene of car chase, but Yong said that he did not expect to let himself paint the car. Not to mention drawing a car, it is not yet to test the driver’s license, and I don’t know the car at all. Although the paintings were painted at the time, such as driving the car to the distance or driving to the front, there are still parked cars, but these are just the general performance of the mark. When the painting meeting was held, when it was assigned to that scene, Yu Yongna called a guilty conscience. “This is a miserable.” In the past, it was good to draw robots and fighters. After all, there is no reality in the past to fool the past. However, the car is the most common means of transportation in everyday life, just running on the outside. Of course, after you have drawn the original painting, you can really move it when you join the cut. However, it will only move, but it will move vividly and highlight its sense of existence. Let people feel the weight of the car when the tire touches the ground. It must be manifested in this sense of reality, and Friendsong was blank in his mind at the time, and he did not know where to write. However, Miyazaki’s mirror actually told him what it feels like Fiat to run, how to compete with the car under the count of Captain Carriostro, from the mirror, you will feel it. The heat that Miyazaki invested. So instead of how to express the car, it is better to say how to reproduce the atmosphere of the mirror. Convert the energy felt in the split mirror to the original painting, and that’s it. Fiat broke into the forest and the section where the bird flew out was asked to amend it. Which is a comic-style performance, which is a real-life performance, for this control of the friend forever hurt his brain. Because it is too comic, please help me to fix it. Youyong also really felt that he couldn’t paint at the time. It was also difficult to correct the changes of Hayao Miyazaki and Otsuka, and finally he was able to use it

The ratio of the size of Fiat’s window to the ratio of Lubang and Dimension is “deceptive.” Lubang and Dimension paintings are slightly larger. In the real words, people should be smaller than the window. If this is the case, when the lens is placed right in front and viewed from the front window, Lubang will appear smaller and the overall picture will appear empty. In addition, when Fiat was moving, it was to reflect the feelings of Lubang and Diyuan sitting inside, and “the combination of people and vehicles” was generally alive and kicking. At the time of painting, the occasional proportion was too large, but Miyazaki seemed to be very satisfied with such a painting. It was okay to be used, and it was used as it was. Friends Yong also expressed his satisfaction

Such a work, from the initial production lineup to the completion of all the original paintings, took place from July 1979 to November and half of the year (Yong Yongheu’s participation was in August), which took less than half a year. It’s like the team that painted “The Future of Conan” is drawn to the end without interruption. At that time, everyone was still in the limelight. Youyong and Xiu were almost 26 or 7 years old. The current chairman of Telecom, Fuze Xinxiong, was almost like him (1 year old), and Ghibli’s talented animator, Tanaka, was only 22 years old. The other original paintings are almost in their 20s… Only Miyazaki and Otsuka Kangsheng are over 30 years old. At that time, there was not much time to release from the theater. What can I do to save these performances? This problem has also annoyed Miyazaki for a long time. The first thing to consider is the whole work, instead of spending too much time on some pictures. The right part is also available, but it is important to connect these pictures together and form a film. If there is ample time, every card will be checked every card, and there will be more and more troubles. After all, we must also consider the Adventures of Little Nemo Dreams” that is still in preparation…

Telecom Animation Film is actually a subsidiary of Tokyo MOVIE at the time to make “Little Nemo Dreams”. At that time, Fujioka Fung of Tokyo MOVIE had no plans to touch TV animations with less budget, and always wanted to do animations for the whole world. “So, what is the animation for the whole world?” President Fujioka’s mind has been thinking about this problem. In short, let’s go to the United States to see what animations people are watching, and the feeling of being bare-handed. I also met George Lucas of the Star Wars series and went to Disney’s studio. Friends never know how he was associated with these celebrities. They also expressed envy, after all, the animation industry has not had such a person

You Yong was also invited to participate in the lineup of “The Adventures of Little Nemo Dreams” and prepared with the American production team. At that time, there were also Daisuke Kang Sheng, Gao Yixun, Hayao Miyazaki, Kondo, and Yamamoto, who was in charge of fine arts. As a performance assistant, he had to feel straight, and when he arrived, he felt the cultural difference. I returned to Japan a month later, and after a month, I flew to the United States, so I ran back and forth between Japan and the United States. I painted with the Americans and participated in the meeting of the story

In order to study the American practice, the original artist of about 10 people went to the Disney studio in Los Angeles. They also saw the legendary “Disney Nine Elders” who were still alive at the time, listening to Pixar’s founder John Lasseter and Brad Bird’s Brad Bird. Lecture. Youyong had forgotten what he had heard at the time, but it was interesting enough to hear from Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston of the “Nine Great Elders” how they built the golden age of Disney. Youyong still remembers the details of their conversation. Ollie said: “I just got this scene from the director.” “What kind of scene?” Frank stretched his neck and leaned in front of Orly. “Wow, it’s fun. What about this character?” What about painting?” “My words will be like this, how about you?” “I will paint like this.” The dialogue between the two is very interesting, just like acting. “It’s more fun to draw this picture!” The mutual learning between the two shows them how a character can move from monotony to fullness. Benefited a lot. But this is different from the Japanese work method, and there is no such discussion at the production site in Japan. Because of the Japanese, when you ask for advice, it is very likely that you will be hated by the other party. After all, these questions are irrelevant to each other. But like Frank and Orly, they are different. They are interacting and learning from each other, letting a character make a story rich and full

Youyong personally believes that in Japan, the most powerful thing is supervision, while in the United States, the authority of the production commander is much larger. In the early stages of “The Adventures of Little Nemo Dreamland”, the producer of “Star Wars” Gary Kultz is equivalent to the production commander. As long as he is not satisfied, the whole plan will not be able to start. The idea that Miyazaki took out was also dismissed, forcing him to opt out. Gao Yuxun chose to stay for the time being. First of all, he took a fancy to the charm of the American market. He also wanted to hear the opinions of Disney. He was very interested in the story and concept of Ray Bradbury. How to express the feeling of reality in the story of fantasy, and how to implement it into the final image. However, for Gary Kurtz’s request again and again, Gao Song was also trying to give up the plan, still being completely negated, and finally chose to quit. The night before Gao’s departure from the United States, You Yong went to see the musical with Gao Song, Kondo, Tanaka, and Katori. After reading it, Gao said, “It’s fun! Then I will say goodbye.” The next morning, You Yong and others woke up, and Gao Hao had already taken the flight

“Little Nemo Dreams of the Adventures” sample version.

The now-preserved sample version by Kondo and Wen Yong, in the view of You Yong, should not be called a sample. After all, this story is part of Ray Burberry’s long story. The “essence” of the film condensation is chosen. Because it is not related to the big flow of this article, it can be independent for a scene. Regrettably, both Ray Blybury and Gary Kurtz were taken down. At that time, as a producer, Takeuchi Hiroshi said, “I really don’t want to spend so much effort and accumulate it. It’s drifting. I want to leave these results through other images.” This other image is this sample, which is the result of years of training. Kondo is responsible for supervision. The mirror is a past painting by Youyong. Character design, painting supervision, and animation inspection are also friends. However, Yu Yong said that more of the part was completed by Kondo, and although Yoon is a painting supervisor, his paintings also require Kondo’s correction. After all, Kondo is a super original artist

For the early death of Kondo, Yu Yong also felt very sorry. You Yong said that the level of Kondo can’t be described as well by painting. It is already another level of dimension. To express people’s daily life, feelings are good… He can catch the root. I have seen the book written by Kondo naturally. You Yong said that as long as he can draw handsome on the surface, Kondo wants to draw a deeper performance… Kondo is also a person who is deeply influenced by sorghum, or people who generally like children’s literature can notice other Different perspectives. Youyong sometimes thinks, if Kondo is still alive, what will he do? When he painted “The Adventures of Little Nemo Dreamland,” Kondo once said to Friends, “No matter how many teenagers, I also I want to make it into a movie.” It is with such a profound thought that this hope is a sample of the film standard. Yu Yongben thought that after making this sample, Kondo had exhausted all his strength. I didn’t expect to have painted such a terrible work as “The Tomb of Fireflies”

The final release of “The Adventures of Little Nemo Dreams” was completed in 1989. It was supervised by You Yonghe and Xiu and Fuze Xinxiong. Because it is a full animation, the lines need to be on the mouth, so you must use American acting. This is also the experience that Youyong has never had in the past, and there is only less than one year left when the film is fixed. That will make the production team in the United States all disbanded. If you want to complete the only way on this tight schedule, you will only stay in the studio and paint every day and night. Fortunately, everyone at that time was still young and energetic. For example, Qingshan Haoxing, who is still active in the front line and painting the future of the future, was still in his 20s. Unfortunately, the final box office in Waterloo, Telecom also began to take other routes after that

“Little Nemo Dreams”

Looking back at the overall picture of “The Adventures of Little Nemo Dreamland”, You Yong said that if it was smooth at the time, it would be possible for Japan’s animation history to change. After that, Fujioka Fung was very remorseful, and it was a great loss for not being able to leave Gao Yixun. Fujioka was also caught in the fog at the time. Whether it is to seize the American producers, or to seize Gao Yixun. After all, this is the first time that Japanese animation has entered the United States, and the pressure is big. Either you hit the wall and say goodbye to Hollywood, or you are relying on it. It takes a lot of courage. Today’s Japanese animation is an indispensable commercial means. There are also many people who like Japanese animation in the United States. The famous directors in the United States also have many loyal fans of Hayao Miyazaki and Takahashi. How to say that Japanese works can also be nominated at Oscar at least. Youyong sighed that it was a pity that it was a coincidence. At that time, I talked to Americans about Japanese animation. In their eyes, they were the second-rate and three-stream paintings that were shown to children every Saturday morning. Even though “The Adventures of Little Nemo Dreamland” ended in failure, Friendsong admired Fujioka’s courage and admired Fujioka’s great adventure that year. However, because he insisted on his own way, he lost the high-ranking and Miyazaki generals. “The US system does not apply.” Gao Song and Miyazaki left this sentence back to Japan, using their own theories and doing their own methods. Satisfied with the answer, but the Americans who looked down on Japanese animation in the past looked at each other, and Friends never sighed, this is too ironic

Finally, Yu Yong talked about his own friend who had to say – Jin Tian Yi Gong. Friends Yong and Jin Tian also met in the 20s, which is a golden age. Although Youyong regards Jintian as a strong enemy, Jintian has long been famous and has no match. Jintian Yigong has its own unique aesthetics, likes the movements like Daxun Kangsheng, and also likes the impact of the works of Shinsaki. In Jintian’s view, “animation is a kind of mark”, adding an impact style to the actual description, and extracting the most impactful part to express. The actions of Youyong’s pens are cluttered and unconventional, while Jintian follows his own aesthetic attention. The action is like this, and the screen is the same. Therefore, young supervisors and performers are now more likely to pay tribute to Jintian. You are very fortunate that you can know Jintian. Unfortunately, he left the world in his 50s. Youyong once again lamented how he would behave if he was still alive. The original painting of Jin Tian Yi Gong is in the hands of Miyazaki and is still intact. His movement aesthetics cannot be described in words

First of all, Jin Tian’s action shows strength. Moreover, when you consider perspective, you will always consider the vanishing point, and Jintian will destroy the vanishing point. Jin Tian certainly knows how to deal with the perspective, but it is necessary to destroy this vanishing point and give an impact. In addition, there are vanishing points everywhere in the picture, and it also forms a very interesting composition. Youyong also wants to try to draw the style of Jintian, but the imitation does not come. It’s so incredible

This is also related to his character. Jintian is a very free person. He is not attached to which company he belongs to. He organizes a group with friends, rents a flat, and if he is interested, he will go overseas. These will be turned into him. The energy of creation. Therefore, he is not the kind of person who will hone his skills under the door, but also gives people an unfettered feeling, so he can give birth to such expressions. People like him are rare in the industry. However, Yu Yong sighed that the management of animators is now more and more strict, and the company is not as loose as before. Then suddenly I can’t find someone to work, and naturally it’s gone. However, it is better to say what it is than the past when the “animation is what” is unclear. How big is the world, how many animators are there

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