Before being animated, “The Killing Angel” was originally a free game created by Zhentian Cheng using “RPG Master”. Let’s listen to the author and talk about the creative opportunity of the work. .
Since childhood, Sanada is a child who loves to create novels, paintings and other creative activities. Therefore, during high school and university, Sanada studied and studied courses related to the stage performance. However, what he is eager to do is not the technical work of the stage, but the script writing, mainly considering that writing scripts can be free from the restrictions of location and environment, and it is easy to stick to it. .
After graduating, Sanada entered an ordinary company to work. After taking office, despite the enthusiasm for creation, but his company is located in a remote village, it is difficult to find a platform for his ambition. Just as Sanada was worried about his grief, he happened to know that a free game he had played before was made with the “RPG Master” software, and he had a strong interest. .
The stage art taught by Sanada is an artistic expression that is kept equidistant from the audience from the opening ceremony to the curtain call. It is equivalent to keeping the camera in a fixed position, and then adding lighting, sound, art, actors and other elements to create An overhead world. Sanada Intuition, which is very similar to the scenario in the 2D game made by the “RPG Master” software. At the beginning of his creation, he did not care about it, but now, in retrospect, it should be faintly aware of the commonality between the two. .
Even if you are not proficient in programming, you can create the performance of stage art. This feature of “RPG Master” software makes Sanada heart. But when he really made it, he still encountered various situations, big and small, but in the end he finally completed the task. The name of the game is called “The Fog and Rain”. .
After the small test of the knife, Sanada began the production of “The Angel of Killing”. According to him, the inspiration for this work was suddenly flashed in the process of making “The Fog and Rain”. At first he just thought of “a simple framework for a murderous madman to wait for the ambush girl’s building on each floor”, followed by a process of gradually adding details to the details. In the previous work “The Fog and Rain”, the atmosphere of the work is mainly depicted by the monsters or the fears born by people’s inner karma. In this work, Sanada does not want to use such extraordinary existence. Instead, the roots of terror are directly focused on human nature itself. .
Although it is a big category of horror adventure games, this book has a strange difference in the atmosphere rendering with the typical “harmony style of horror wind”. On the other hand, these two works are Both emphasize the concept of “contract” in the composition of the plot. In this regard, the explanation given by Sanada is that when the relationship between the characters is deeply digging, it will touch a certain “contract”, which may be due to his own attachment to the “contract”. The “contract” that Sanada refers to is not a casual statement, but a solemn commitment that has considerable difficulty in fulfilling. “The Angel of Killing” is to express the important principles of interpersonal communication through the form of obeying the relationship between the characters. The above is the original intention of the creation of Sanada. .
In terms of character shaping, the female singer of “Fog and Rain” is a cheerful and active activist. If this type of girl is regarded as an ideal female image, then Regier can be regarded as adolescent The spokesperson. At first glance, Regier seems to be indifferent to everything around him, and his mind is unpredictable. During this period, the child’s heart is extremely delicate and sensitive, full of various unrest factors. According to the experience of Sanada, the young boys and girls of that age can always understand the loneliness of “not understood by anyone” when looking at the surrounding people. In his opinion, that feeling, both boys and girls have experienced. Of course, compared to ordinary children, Regis still has another layer of shadow, but overall, it is still the unique loneliness of the age of 13 years old, and Sanada wants to focus on depicting, desperate because of isolation and helplessness. The self-defeating psychology transformed by emotions triggers a mode of action in which the characters are unscrupulous and fearless. .
Remove the female lord, waiting for the master of each floor, each murderous sex, but these characters have many resonating qualities. For example, Zach, an important person, follows his own unique aesthetic standards in his life and strictly implements it in practice. Such a distinctive and outstanding personality, even in the real world, is unique because of the “persistence of faith.”
In contrast, Dr. Danny hides the incomparably fragile complex mood behind the violent extreme words and deeds, and when the plot advances more than halfway, the person will also stage the scene in which the emotions move in. According to Sanada, the character’s excellent “on the spot” Play to make it grow into a key clue to the presupposition. .
And the animated version of the character changes with the plot, not only limited to Daniel, Regis, Zach, but also establishes mutual trust earlier than the real imagination, according to him, after feeling the original third, all The process is beyond his original arrangement and begins to accelerate forward. Because the works were broadcast on Amazon’s distribution letter, Soda prepared a four-word outline in advance, but did not expect that there would be two such “do not listen to the command” role. As a result, the plot quickly evolved into a relationship between Regis and Zach, and they shouldered the problem and broke the wall. The two advance and retreat together give a strong sense of rapid advancement. .
From the time node, after two and a half years of the game, the work ushered in animation. It is said that the earliest Sanada was not very convinced when he heard that he was expected to make changes. Until the reorganization plan was officially put on the agenda, Sanada was still worried about more joy. In the case of acting as a script and a mirrored supervisor, it is still skeptical that Sanada is suitable for animating the content of the work. Until the PV was published, and the scene was vividly seen, he finally experienced the excitement and joy of being the original. .
Similar to the puzzle game like “The Killing Angel”, the characters need to frequently shuttle through the rooms to find various clues to solve the puzzle. It is reasonable to say that it is not suitable for animation performance. However, it is exactly back and forth. In the process, the inner orientation of the character and the firmness of the will undergo a subtle change. Therefore, Ida hopes that the depiction of this part of the psychological change can be preserved as much as possible. Then there is that as many copies as possible have little effect on the main line of the story, but they can show the character’s personality and bring back the lines that the player recalls. In short, I want to find ways to convey more of the benefits of only the original powder. .
The tour changes and converts the loaded media. The original air feel cannot be 100% restored, and it is not necessary. In the view of Sanada, the animated version has tried to achieve most of the effects. According to the theory, the biggest limitation of animation is the limitation of the length of the film. The manufacturer has taken this factor into consideration and decided to ensure the integrity of the original work in the form of additional distribution. This makes Sanda grateful and at the same time It is very unreasonable to increase the supervision and staff burden. .
Also, the animated version of the adaptation also injects a new charm into the original. In particular, Casey’s active performance in the film has exceeded the expectations of Sanada, adding a lot to the role of the role, I thought that the game version of Casey has been given a considerable sense of movement, this time, really let the real field to teach The powerful expressive power of the animation on the screen, plus the aid of the sound, instantly makes the viewer’s mood ups and downs. .
About the voice actor, because Santian is not familiar with the situation of seiyuu, he did not specify someone from the beginning. Therefore, after listening to the DEMO belt, he just talked about his own opinions objectively from the original position. But when I heard the voice of Regier’s CV Millennium, I couldn’t help but smile. In his original words, “I feel that when I made the game, the voice of Reggie, who echoed in the brain, suddenly became concrete in reality.” The sound of the millennium is neither like a child nor an adult. It is a special sound line that mixes multiple complex elements such as cute, empty space and dark side. It is Reggie himself! It is said that before this, the staff responsible for the casting of the corner is also very troublesome for finding a suitable female seiyuu. Sanada had previously expected that the female lead casting would not be smooth, but I did not expect to find a compromise. The ideal candidate is really gratifying. .
Speaking of the highlights of the work, in view of the high expectations of the original animated version of the original, Sanada suggested that there will be many new discoveries when comparing the two. Previously, because of the limitations of the game production software, or the lack of his own ability, the effect of the position was not achieved, and the animated version was painted into a very powerful image, so it is definitely not to be missed. For those who don’t know the original, Sanada invites you to follow the sights of Regis and Zach and experience an unprecedented thrilling adventure. .
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- 18th August issue “NewType”