This spring’s animation “Comic Girls” (hereinafter referred to as CG) is a small surprise. Nexus’s intention in production and the talents of the masters have made CG exceed many expectations. The CG production schedule is ideal, the number of performances is fixed, and there are four (or) five people in the reverse, and there is no episode in the 12th episode of the animation. It is rare in today’s TV animation. But what I want to talk about today is not the production strength of Nexus, but the use of frame for CG performance, and the use of frame and SD characters. .
CG’s protagonist Kaoru sees the negative attitude of the problem, people are embarrassed, and there are many negative elements in their own stories, so there are many elements of animation funeral. But the animation is also a cute, need to let the audience relax, certainly can not let the audience receive too many negative emotions from the animation. .
So how to make funeral elements easy and happy is a problem. In the end, the way we saw it was to use the SD character and the picture frame to combine and guide the negative atmosphere, try to make the sad things easier, and make the pessimistic things vomit. It is also possible to make a sense of vomiting only through changes in vocal tone, but it should not be enough for a relatively depressed story. .
CG has been implementing this policy since the first episode. For example, the first episode of Kaoru and Xiaomeng have no friends since they were black. The fifth episode of Yu Ji Tucao has no time to fall in love. The last episode of Kaoru knows that everyone wants Weep apart and so on. After a heavy thing, go directly to a cute picture. The reason why the frame and the SD character are used to change the mood, the sudden frame cut into the sound effect and the dubbing can create a strong sense of spit, and the combination of the SD character and the cute frame adds to the mood of the picture. The sum of the two can bring the character out of the heavy atmosphere. .
There is also a small box inserted in the screen, and then the characters in the box spit on the screen, which is often used in other cute animations. One of the more intentive points in CG is to design different frames and color schemes for the characters. Yu Ji is a purple rabbit, Xiao Meng is a yellow four-leaf clover, Kaoru is a red cat, the wing is a blue diamond, and the pattern in the frame and The color matching also has different designs depending on the character and the scene, and all efforts are made to increase the character’s feeling with the picture frame. .
A lot of everyday animations will use SD characters, cute backgrounds, picture frames, etc. on bridges that need to be funny and spit. Especially the animation of the literary system, because the story itself is relatively warm and gentle, and there is a demand for Meng, the insertion of more cute elements is very helpful to the work. .
The reason why I want to take CG is that the usage of the frame in CG is more diverse, not only to adjust the mood, the change of the frame itself, and the changes of multiple frames can be used. When doing a show, it is rare to see works that use the frame to split the picture so frequently. In particular, the use of the changes in the frame itself to make the effect of the show, through the combination of changes in the frame and the scene, often get the appropriate comedy effect, first look at a video (with sound). .
The first paragraph is the first episode. Kaoru first came to the dormitory to open the door and saw some people in the dormitory. The frame of the frightened Kaoru was in a corner, and the little dream was a big box. The difference between the characters can be seen from the size of the frame. After that, the timid Kaoru knows to be frightened by cohabitation with Xiaomeng. With the scared expression and voice, the frame is reduced from the big one, and the mood of the fear of the Kaoru is expressed through the change of the frame. It is very vivid to describe a timid The image of fear of things. .
The second paragraph is the second episode. Xiaomeng learned that he was not in a class with the other three people. Xiaomeng and Kaoru and others said goodbye, using the sound effect of the train and the reduction of the picture frame, the camp caused the farewell at the train station. Atmosphere. Parting is not a positive element, but after turning it into an unrealistic and interesting station, you get a bridge that makes you smile. .
In the change of the frame, the Chinese and Western can also be said to be the MVP of the film, especially the fifth episode of the original painting by one person. This episode is also the most interesting episode of the whole film. The movement of the frame is based on the directionality of the character’s behavior, and the use of comics also appears in this episode.
The third paragraph comes from the fifth episode. The wing touches the head of the little dream on the Ferris wheel. The little dream faces the questions of others, and the Chinese and Western will put the mood of the little dream into the face of the little dream. The emotion of Xiaomeng is the joy and disguise, but it is overflowing with words, and then Yu Ji from the left with a picture frame into the painting to punctuate the dream of a small dream, accompanied by a small dream shy and then the frame is followed by a small beating. Through the words to reveal the mood of the little dream, and through the sputum of Yu Ji, the shy little dream frame becomes smaller, and the change of the frame is used to strengthen the process of changing the little dream into a shy emotional change. .
After the Kaoru was compiled, the compilation was hand-drawn and the frame was taken out, and the Kaoru was taken away, with a very creative interaction. Because of the weakness of Kaoru, the frame is small, and it floats from the bottom. It is more timid with the tone of the promise, while the editor is very strong and reaches out from above to catch the Kaoru. The interaction between the frames is the highlight of the Chinese and Western. On the basis of adjusting the atmosphere and increasing the cuteness of the character, the character’s emotions are strengthened through the change of the frame, and both Meng and narrative are achieved. .
In addition, it is also very interesting to cut the picture with multiple frames. The frame cut picture can first compress the picture, forcing the viewer to pay attention to the objects in the picture, and secondly can break the spatial relationship and display the impossible in one picture. A picture taken through a single position. Let’s look at a few clips (with sound) and pay attention to the position of the character. .
The first paragraph is the first episode of the animation. Kaoru first came to the dormitory downstairs. After the door was opened, the door was directly given to the close-up of the tube. The tube looked at the Kaoru, and the Kaoru looked at the tube. In one shot, “two people see each other” is installed. When the door is opened, the distance between the two people can only be used with a distant view, or two close-ups. To be clear about the expressions of the two characters, using a close shot is much more straightforward. Here, Deben used two frames to put the close-ups of the two characters in one picture, which can not only express the confrontation of the character’s line of sight, but also give a clear explanation to the expressions of the two people. .
The second paragraph is also the first episode, Kaoru eavesdropping and then the little dream on the left side is a smirk, this is also a picture giving a small dream of sneer and Kaoru carefully eavesdropping expression. There are many more in the animation to narrative through the appearance and disappearance of a frame in a shot, rather than through the mirror. .
Put two or more character close-ups and even close-ups in one screen, put the reactions between the characters together, so that the audience can see the behavioral reaction of the characters more quickly. This kind of practice is more like watching a comic strip seeing another grid from a grid, but it is more mandatory than comics, and the sound effects are more vivid. Moreover, the original animation is a comic book, and it is also a comic book comic. From this point, it can be regarded as a feeling of restoring comics. .
CG does not have too complicated performances. The CG itself does not pursue too complicated performances. How to remove the negative elements in the animation and add fun in the daily plot is even more crucial. From the results, I did play a lot of tricks and increased the visibility of the work.