Chapter 287: Pikachu’s “Loss of Weight” (Please Subscribe)

"Pleasant Goat, Beautiful Goat..."

"Don't look at me as just a sheep!"

Just as the third season of the animated Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf "A Happy Year of the Goat" continued to be popular and set off a frenzy of discussion about the characters in the animated plot, Gu Miao came to Feiyang Studio.

Hou Bin called him.

On the phone, Director Hou expressed with joy that the production of the animated "Pokémon" is progressing at a good pace, and everyone in the studio is looking forward to Mr. Gu coming to see the results.

By the way...

Guide the next stage of work!

Gu Miao couldn't resist the warm invitation. Even though the "Master Chef Liu Pleiades" incident happened recently and "Snake Comes Around" affected his energy, he still found time to come.

"Mr. Gu, look at this!"

As soon as she stepped into Feiyang Studio, Gu Miao was pulled by the enthusiastic Hou Bin and went inside the studio to watch the latest finished film.

"Hmm! It's okay...wait!"

At first glance, Gu Miao didn't realize the problem, but when he took a few more glances, he couldn't help but frown.

There's something wrong with this frame rate!

At first glance, he thought it was a traditional standard 24-frame animation, but after a few more glances, he discovered that there was definitely no 24 frames in this frame.

And one more thing, why does the way of coloring this line drawing look more and more like flat “celluloid” painting?

So, he asked tentatively.

"Celluloid?"

"Um!"

Hou Bin nodded and said: "The celluloid picture style is simple and strong, and the most important thing is that the coloring is more efficient!"

High emotional intelligence: efficient!

Low EQ: Save money!

Gu Miao has no objection to Hou Bin's use of "celluloid" in the production of the animated "Pokémon".

Although, cel is a relatively primitive and "old-fashioned" animation production method. To describe it in an abstract way, it is probably: artificial PS layer, or shadow puppetry.

That's right!

In the barbaric period of animation that had not yet entered the "digital age", there was no such portable "computer software" available today.

Animation producers, in order to reduce the workload of hand-painting and coloring as much as possible and save costs as much as possible, so "Celluloid" was born!

certainly!

The original celluloid actually refers to a resin material, which actually has little to do with "animation production".

But it doesn’t matter. After so many years of calling it, everyone has become accustomed to the name “Celululu”.

Celluloid has an iconic feature!

Heavy line drawing!

As the saying goes, "if the line draft fails, you have to go back and redo it." This is nothing new in the industry.

After entering the digital age...

Celluloid gradually evolved from an "old-school animation production method" to an "illustration style and painting method", and a new genre emerged.

Hou Bin's approach is actually to draw line drawings first, and then apply flat colors on the exquisite line drawings. He pays more attention to the "exaggerated" expressiveness of the line drawings' shapes and bold and vivid colors.

What are the benefits of doing this?

On the one hand, there is the consideration of "saving" production costs, and on the other hand, it is because the celluloid style is actually very popular with "audiences".

That's right!

Gu Miao doesn't know much about the illustration and comics circles, but in the animation world, celluloid is quite popular.

Hou Bin has his own ideas.

According to him, he has also played the Pokémon game. Most of the original paintings or illustrations that appear in the "Pokémon" game are in this style.

He wants to stay consistent with the game!

This allows gamers to fall in love with the animation at first glance and improve the "reduction" of the animation.

"sure, no problem."

Gu Miao nodded, not surprised by this.

very few people know.

The earliest animated "Pokémon" Unprinted Chapter, which is the first season of the animated adaptation, was actually produced on "celluloid" film.

After entering the 21st century, new animations were converted to "digital" production, and celluloid film was never used again...

So, why is the Muji chapter so enjoyable to watch? Because it’s celluloid film, purely hand-painted!

"Mr. Gu, take a look at this again..."

After showing the finished film, Hou Bin used the computer to call up the original painting of a "Pikachu" and explained it to Gu Miao carefully.

"We also made some fine-tuning in the animation for Pikachu's appearance!"

"Oh!"

When Gu Miao saw this Pikachu, he immediately stopped in his tracks.

what?

Pi Shen went to the gym and got a membership card, right? I haven’t seen you for a few days, and the weight loss effect is obvious!

"In the game, Pikachu's appearance is too plump! It is undeniable that many players think it is more cute and charming this way."

Hou Bin shrugged and said: "But this is because the game graphics are not high-definition enough and have a blurry beauty. If the animation style is the same, it is obvious that Pikachu will become very bloated and obese."

"That's right!"

Gu Miao nodded wildly.

He has long wanted to complain about being chubby and round. These are certainly "cute" labels, but was the early Pikachu too "fat"?

That's totally a "ball"!

The Pokémon IP has been in operation for more than 20 years. As the classic Pokémon characters, the "looks" of Pikachu and Pikachu have also gone through many rounds of updates and iterations.

Many people only know the current Pikachu. If they were asked to see the old version and the Pikachu created by the original designer, they probably wouldn't believe it...

Is this fat, yellow-skinned rat really my leather god? Don't make trouble! How could Pi Shen be so fat?

slander!

Pure slander!

Pikachu sent a lawyer's letter warning...

In any case, Gu Miao, who was used to the "slim version" of Pikachu, really couldn't accept the original version of Pikachu, which was plump and round.

That thing is really annoying!

If Hou Bin hadn't said this, he would have almost forgotten that Pikachu had such an unforgettable "fitness and weight loss" experience.

It’s not too late to think about it now.

At the very least, he can correct the mistake from the beginning and keep Pikachu slim in the animation.

I can’t be fat anymore!

If I keep getting fatter, I'm afraid all my female fans will disappear. Fitness and weight loss is the right way. How can there be any precedent for a serious Pokémon to become so fat?

What?

You said Charizard is also quite fat?

He's fat, but he's a "big spray teacher", so that's understandable.

After all, Mr. Big Spray's professional Pokémon career has long been finalized. From the time he slept until he retired, he couldn't even answer the question "What kind of skin do you have?" He was a typical bastard.

Isn't that Pokémon stain?

Well……

Although the two have similar body shapes, after carefully measuring the results of the competition, Gu Miao suddenly felt that it was a bit insulting to compare the stains with Mr. Big Spray.

In general.

The appearance of Pokémon is actually not static.

Just like Pikachu has also experienced "fitness and weight loss", many Pokémon's styles have undergone changes.

Therefore, Gu Miao did not object to Hou Bin helping Pikachu lose weight, and even supported it with both hands and feet.