In January of this year, “A place farther away from the universe”, relying on the shape of a large figure and a solid setting, vividly tells a new story of “high school girls going to the South Pole”. .
After the journey of the protagonist and his party, “Febri” magazine produced a full 36-page “Farther than the Universe” topic in July 2018. Through interviews with the founders, we will review this for us. Works that bring me many unforgettable memories. .
During the animated broadcast, the March issue of the same magazine has been carried out for the supervision of Shih-Dong Tengzi (いしづかあつこ). 采访. At the end of the animation, looking back, the production of this work has experienced a lot of hard work. .
In terms of screen design, hard work comes from the meticulous distinction between the equipment and the land environment. The production team originally thought that the Antarctic was an empty wilderness. But in fact, the Showa base also has its own topographical structure: there are buildings on the hills, and there are ice seas in front…
Know this, and then go to the simple wilderness, you will feel wrong. The Antarctic, like the place we live in, has the direction of the mountain and the direction of the sea; there is the direction in which the sun rises, and the direction in which the sun sets. This information must be reflected in the picture. However, no one in the production team has been to the South Pole. Therefore, they have to spend a lot of effort to establish a common geographical impression and what should be in different directions. Moreover, even if you understand the terrain structure, there are few intuitive features that can show differences in various directions in the animation. .
The land parts of the ice sea and the Showa base are also significantly different in the state of the foot, for example, whether the rock formation will be exposed. The exposure of this rock formation will also be greatly affected by the weather. If it is sunny, the sun is stronger and the snow will melt. Therefore, even if it is the same piece of land, depending on whether the day before is snowy or sunny, how many rock formations will be different. If there is a blizzard in the plot, there must be a description of snow at the foot of the Showa base; if the day before is always sunny, then there must be no snow. Animation must pay attention to this subtle description. .
In order to reflect these details, the number of places farther away from the universe is very large, which puts a heavy burden on setting up the production of the ancient filial piety. However, if you don’t convey these things to the producers in an easy-to-understand format, it will lead to errors. For example, the snow that appears on the light-lifting screen, the angle of the solar light and the angle that cannot be taken, will also determine whether there will be snow. Therefore, when the snow on the roof of the 10th shovel is shovel, it is necessary to determine where the roof is located. .
If this detail has been kept on, it will be endless. Therefore, there are many places in the work, but it has already been taken once because it is an animation. For example, in the Antarctic, people must carry a walkie-talkie when they go out. Even if you want to leave the base, you can’t act alone. You must team up with others and contact the base to make it clear who you are going with. The range that can be acted upon alone can be moved between buildings and buildings only under the eaves of buildings and when the weather is good. But if the animation is written without any detail, it will slow down the rhythm, so they just pay attention to ensure that the four protagonists are always together. .
In addition, in reality, you must wear a helmet when you are working around the base. However, like the head of the Japanese team, if you bring a helmet, the picture will be difficult to maintain balance, let them painstakingly think about how to design. Ishigaki supervised and self-deprecating: There may be no more animations that use girls as a selling point, and girls will wear helmets that have been worn for so long. Not only the helmet, but also the girls wear windshields, long-sleeved trousers, not to expose the skin, and even the body curve can not see. .
In the outdoor work, four people wore the same equipment, and most of the appearance features were blocked. However, if you look closely, you can still recognize the difference. This is also a point that Shijie supervision wants to achieve. .
Speaking of the landscape description of the Antarctic, Shijie supervised himself to see the photos of the Antarctic when the sun was strong, and found that the reflected light of the snow was stronger than the light directly irradiated by the sun. I heard that the snow reflected in the Antarctic is so strong that it can even burn your eyes.
The outline of the character “A farther than the universe” has a circle of highlights, not only for good looks, but for the Shiji supervision to show that the Antarctic sunshine is strong, and even the people will reflect the glare. Therefore, she asked people to set up Jisong Xiaobo to add this element when designing characters. Not only does the design take this layer of thought, but at the stage of photographic processing, it is necessary to select the white part, plus the special effects of light reflection. Whether it is hair or clothes, the highlights are painted white. . The
Animation final episode of the aurora is also impressive. Ishigaki said that the aurora here is the “combination technique” of 3DCG and photography. The material made with 3DCG adds a little gradient, and the color is already very beautiful. In the photography session, the layer is further superimposed, and the glare of random colors is added. The aurora at the end of the final set, the amount of data is very large, it takes half a day to render. The control of the intensity of photography time is also very beautiful, and the layers are piled up to the point where the computer is not moving. Ishigaki supervised with confidence that the animation is difficult to make such a vivid aurora. I am able to do this in the TV animation, and she is very grateful to the CG and photography staff. .
In terms of the plot, the proportion of adults increased from the second half, especially the team leader, Tengtang, who became the axis of the story. This is not the intention of the main creative team, but when they find out, 吟 has become so important. .
For the inevitability of the story, the main creative team wants to make the protagonist and the Antarctic connected, and this role is naturally born for this purpose. Shi Yan supervision remembers that at first, the setting of 吟 is more irony, just like the film that has been used, will not sympathize with others, hide their own hardships, stubborn, difficult to deal with. .
However, the painting was drawn, and the main creative team also had a feeling for her, and began to understand her mood, so she did not paint her so cold. He also bears the sin of the past, and he should have ideas for his daughter. Thinking of this, in their eyes, you are no longer iron-faced and ruthless, and become a clumsy person. As a result, the gentle expression of this clumsy talent began to appear in the work, completing the shaping of this role. .
And the admiration of such a sly communication team member Ken Mie, although it is only a supporting role, but also very sense of existence. The seiyuu Matsuoka who voiced him, starred in the “Sakura Zhuang’s Pet Girl” and “No Game No Life” directed by Ishigaki Supervisor, can be said to be old friends. .
Ishigaki Supervisor said that although she had long thought of letting Matsuoka participate in this work, the role of Minf was not originally conceived by Matsuoka. However, when I noticed, Minf has become a person who bullies everyone’s love. Once the switch is turned on, it will talk about the non-stop character. It is completely a portrayal of Matsuoka. She originally wanted to make Matsuoka a penguin, but thanks to the existence of Minf, Matsuoka’s role became a human. Great, Songgang Jun.
The relationship between 吟 and one of the protagonists, Xiaoyuan Zebao’s mother, Xiaoyuan Zegui, is a dark line of the work. Shi Yan supervision hopes that these two roles can prompt the protagonist to decide and report on the future relationship. For both, each is indispensable. Your son is free and open, and he is cautious and serious. Your son is the courage to give you forward, just like the existence of a small smile for the revenge. .
An animation has also appeared in the recall scene of the high school era. However, Shi Jie’s supervision did not have any specific assumptions about the youth of the two. She imagined that when the child said “want to go to the South Pole”, it was only a serious high school student who found his own goal. Then, in order to be able to go to the South Pole, the two began to learn, grow together and become a member of the expedition. They are partners who share the same dream. .
After arriving at the loss of my son, he and her daughter reported that there should be very few contacts. There is also a flashing description in the works: He came to the altar of the Buddha’s photo, and the tabloid looked at her back. This may be one of the few contacts between the two. It is because of the seriousness of being a man, so he will have a strong sense of guilt about the disappearance of the son, and will not go to Xiaoyuanze’s house where the tabloids are frequent. Whether the tabloids see her crying or expressionless, she will feel guilty. Even if the two meet again, she will not look at the face of the newspaper. And the newspaper also can’t see the sly face. There is such a long distance between the two.
For the newspaper, she may hate it at first. He was the one who should take her mother home, but did not bring her back. Not only that, when the mother went to the South Pole, he also went together. So she might even think that she took her mother away. Even if the mother said that she wanted to go, but for the newspaper, she certainly did not want her mother to leave her, but wanted to let her mother stay with her at home. Although the dream of Takako is to go to the South Pole with the newspapers in the future, but he did not have time to let the newspaper understand this dream, and passed away. The thought was that she took her mother and might even kill her mother. The newspaper was initially afraid of hate. .
After three years, the newspaper finally understood that “she should have done her own efforts.” However, although rationality knows this, it is still not sensible, and the feelings of confrontation should be very complicated. The newspaper wants to understand, but still does not know how to face her. Shijie supervision can easily imagine the sense of distance between the two: they can’t look at each other directly, and they can’t say what they really want to say to each other, just exchange for a general dialogue. Although this is not a simple, symbolic relationship, she did not feel confused when she expressed her sense of distance in her creation. .
More than just 吟 and 濑, the characters in “Farther than the Universe” are also considered so well. They are not simply angry, sad, but will consider the mood of others in their hearts. .
Ishigaki said that when she was in high school, she would work hard for herself, but looking back, it was also the age at which she focused most on how to get along with others and the most slender. She began to pay great attention to her identity when she was in junior high school, and when she was in high school, the surrounding society was different. The students took a step from the concept of the school district, and the people they came across came to the school from different places through the senior high school entrance examination; and, when they went to high school, they also began to think about their future. With the broad horizons, the chances of caring for others’ eyes have increased. Shijie supervision believes that although people do not remember when they grow up, will we actually be the most concerned period of the surrounding people when we are in their teens? The reason why the characters in the works care about others is probably influenced by the idea of supervision. .
In Episode 6 and Episode 11, the Japanese don’t want to be cared for by others, so they are particularly concerned about others. This slenderness is very lively. In the eyes of Shi Jie’s supervision, high school students are like this. She opened her diary when she was in high school. When she received her birthday present, she would write it down one by one to avoid forgetting to return to her birthday. Surprise from friends, I have to go back one by one. At that time, she seemed to feel a strange pressure. Looking at it now, I think everyone is a friend, why bother to care so much, just accept the gratitude and accept it. However, when she was reading the diary, she even worried about herself at the time: “When I was with my friends, did I wait and see?” Also, at that time, various things were arranged every day, she I don’t know when I was sleeping. . The
Animation has only 13 episodes, and the content that can be accommodated is limited. Although Shi Jie supervision thinks that she has already painted very well about the plot, there are still many anecdotes that often occur in the expedition team, which are not reflected in the works. For example, the players will play the ball on the deck of the scientific research ship, but the ball will fall into the sea. As the journey goes further and further, the ball will of course become less and less, and the in-flight broadcast will also inform that “only Next x balls.” Also, when the deck is on, the hat is often blown away by the wind. Although she can imagine that their hats will be blown away, there is no suitable time to insert such a scene. .
Also, because the work is not about the story of an adult, there are many things that cannot be done. For example, on the way back to Japan, the expedition team members had to drink all the duty-free wines on the ship that they would not return to. This is the last and greatest event on the trip. Even those who can no longer drink alcohol must also participate in the treatment of these wines. Both happy and painful. If the protagonist of this work is an adult, she really wants to make this story.
In addition to the youth of 吟 and 贵子, “A place farther from the universe” has many themes that can continue to be explored. Shijie supervision also has the heart to continue to expand this work. The adults who appear in the show should have wonderful stories behind each one. She also wants to show the audience the daily changes that have changed because of their decisions. However, it would be a shame if you talk too much, which leads to the addition of a snake. The Shiji supervision also wants to give the audience their own imagination. This made her feel like a complicated mood like a parent. .
Finally, the interviewer asked Shi Yan to supervise and summarize what the original animation that was first directed was for her. Shi Yan supervision said with a smile, although every interview will be asked this question, but she always does not know how to answer. She has been busy with this work for a long time, so even now that the animation is over, she feels that the world and the characters in the work seem to be on their own side, and there is no feeling of goodbye. She hopes that “A place farther from the universe” will continue to grow with her in the future. Because she also passed this work, she and her team have grown up in all aspects. .
References: .
.
“Febri” VOL.49