Multi-chapter format: four short films go hand in hand
"Our Winter Olympics" is divided into four chapters, which are respectively the same as the Xiaobalouqiang and Xiong Da Bear in "Bears" 2. The four major IPs, including the modern immortals in "Inhuman", the little tiger girl in the traditional stop-motion puppet animation, and the classic animation image represented by the Monkey King from Shanghai Fine Arts Film Studio, are surrounded by four animated short films. The Winter Olympics tells a story about unity, dreams, courage and hard work. The current "top stream" mascots Bingdundun and Xueyongrong also played an important role in the story.
Talking about the original intention of the film's creation, Wang Yuren, the film's chief producer, revealed that as early as 2019, when they saw the designs of Bing Dun Dun and Xue Rong Rong were made public, they contacted the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee and expressed the hope that they could do it. An animated film based on these two mascots. "This is something that has never happened in the history of the 100-year Olympic Games. The idea was submitted to the International Olympic Committee through the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee, and they were also very supportive. They replied to us in 2020 and agreed to do it. But in 2021 , we only completed the authorization of all these images with them, as well as the approval of the production."
Wang Yuren introduced that the reason why the film was created in the form of multiple chapters is because the film is based on the Winter Olympics, and they hope Taking this opportunity to show more high-quality Chinese animation IP images to the world audience, "Many IPs have their own worldviews, but the elements of the Winter Olympics are relatively simple. If you break the inherent worldview of all IPs and integrate them into a new story,There may be various problems.” Time is another major factor. “Our overall production cycle is only six to eight months. It is still quite a challenge to create a high-quality feature film, so we finally chose to go hand in hand, There are four short films in progress at the same time. "
"Bears" chapter: Bingdundun Xuerong Rong 2D becomes 3D
"I can contribute to the Winter Olympics, so that "Bears" and Bingdun and Xuerong are in the same frame, We were very pleasantly surprised and excited. ” said Lin Yongchang, the director of the “Bears Haunted” chapter in “Our Winter Olympics”.
In this chapter, the little bald head wanted to send a special gift to the Winter Olympics athlete Xiao Xue, so he and Xiong Da Xiong Er together They embarked on a journey in ice and snow. On the way, they met Bing Dun Dun and Xu Rong Rong, and gained courage, growth and friendship along the way. The theme matches the Olympic spirit.
Bing Dun Dun and Xu Rong Rong in the film It is not just a simple appearance, but runs through the main line of the story as an important character. He went on the road with Xiao Baoqiang and the others, overcame difficulties, and helped them solve many crises, and finally became good friends with Xiao Baoqiang." He Xuerongrong was a two-dimensional animation image at the beginning, and "Bears" is a three-dimensional animation, so we need to change the two-dimensional into three-dimensional, which will test the ability of the modeler. "Lin Yongchang introduced that the design of these two characters has been done for two months. After many rounds of optimization, at least six or seven editions have been significantly revised, and the final effect has been obtained." They need to be bound, and the material details of their bodies should be richer. For example, the ice crystal shell of Bing Dun Dun should be made real and three-dimensional, and the lantern material of Xue Rong Rong should be textured. At the same time, their shapes should remain original and cute, and the proportions should be suitable. "The well-made image still needs to be shown to the Olympic Organizing Committee. It must meet the specifications. Only after passing the review can it be created.
The film will be skiing, ice hockey, figure skating, sledding and other Winter Olympics. The project is cleverly integrated into the story. "For example, the skiing scene at the beginning of the show, the little bald head likes skiing and is a little afraid of it, which is the beginning of the story. We hope to bring joy to the audience and show the charm of ice and snow sports through such a thrilling, funny and exaggerated animation story."For this reason, the creators have learned the professional knowledge of the Winter Olympics in advance. How to compare these projects, and which clothing and equipment to use, they must make up a lot of lessons in advance to restore various ice and snow sports in the movie." This time also involved a lot of Ice and snow animation effects are very difficult. For example, in the avalanche crisis at the climax of the story, it took us a month to restore the snow texture. Including the characters in the story leaving footprints in the snow every step of the way, and the snowflakes brought up by snowboard when skiing, the special effects are very large. "
"Inhuman" chapter: "September" and Bing Dun Dun met
"We received this cooperation invitation in early 2021, and we were very surprised at that time, because we were able to participate in the Olympic Games in this way , is a very honorable thing. At the same time, it is also accompanied by pressure, which is a very important responsibility. We need to complete the work with high quality in a relatively short period of time. Xu Bo, the screenwriter of the "Inhuman" chapter in the film, said. "At first we thought about what kind of meaning the Winter Olympics would bring to young people, hoping to resonate with young people. Xu Bo said that although the main characters of "Inhumans" are legendary gods with great powers, the story does not float in the sky, but the daily life of young people who are very down-to-earth. They saw the live mascot, and a series of stories happened. "We let 'Jiuyue' (one of the protagonists of "Inhuman") meet Bing Dundun in an unexpected way, and Bing Dundun gave 'September' Bringing a perfect holiday, 'September' also interacted with friends in the process, and gained his own knowledge and growth. "
Hutong, carrier pigeon, Beihai Park, Nine Dragon Wall... Many Beijing elements appear in this chapter and become a highlight. Xu Bo said that the stories of "Inhumans" themselves all happened in Beijing, "We hope 'September', and also all young people, can put down their phones from time to time and feel the city they are in. "It is necessary to reflect the style of Beijing, but also to have ice and snow sports. The main creators think of the ice surface of Beihai Park and Shichahai. These scenes are also very important ice memories for Beijingers, so they naturally interact with the ice. winter sports combined,integrated into the whole story.
Beauty Studio Chapter: Make Sun Dasheng Fat
Sun Wukong, Hu Tutu, Black Cat Sheriff, Snow Child, Huluwa... Shanghai art with many classic Chinese animation image IPs The film studio, this time, has made a big splash to let these classic characters make a collective appearance in the fourth chapter of "Our Winter Olympics", which can be said to be unprecedented.
Sun Wukong in " Havoc in the Heavenly Palace " and Hu Tutu in " Big Ears Tutu " became the leading characters of other characters in this chapter. Qu Qiang, the director of the chapter, revealed that they mainly started from the story when they were creating, which was both interesting and fully integrated into the elements of the Winter Olympics. "Our screenwriting team brainstormed, everyone came up with a lot of ideas, and thought about several versions of the story, such as purely about competitions, and finally decided to use Sun Wukong and Tutu as the protagonists. Sun Wukong is a classic image of the beauty studio. It is also a symbol of an era of Chinese animation. Tutu is a young and well-known IP image of Meiying Studio in recent years. These two images are combined together, sometimes echoing in space, and the appearance is also quite different. It's easy to collide with sparks."
Sun Dasheng, who appeared in the film, surprised many audiences at first, because he had been pampered in Huaguo Mountain all day, and his figure had obviously grown out of shape. Talking about the idea of making Sun Wukong fatter, Qu Qiang said with a smile, everyone has seen Sun Wukong since childhood, and the image in their minds has been deeply ingrained. This time, when he came across the theme of the Winter Olympics, the first thing he thought of was that people will become fatter if they don't exercise, even if The Great Sage could not escape either. "If Sun Wukong becomes a fat man, there will be a strong visual contrast, which is very interesting, and it can also convey the effect of exercise and fitness through the story."
However, it is not a simple matter to make the great sage fat. The degree and which parts of the body are fat, all made the main creator spend a lot of time. "We did a lot of experiments, such as very exaggerated fat, lazy fat, and solid fat ... because suddenly making him fat, there is a risk in appearance,Many changes will make the audience unable to recognize that this is Sun Wukong, so we have added some flesh to his face after many modelings, including his belly, and his legs are also thickened, as long as a comparison is still quite obvious.
(Original title: Bing Dun Dun, Xue Rong Rong and Sun Wukong, Xiong Da Xiong Er, Black Cat Sheriff, Huluwa play together in the ice and snow animation movie "Our Winter Olympics" to be released tomorrow)
Source: Beijing Evening News Reporter Yuan Yuner
Process editor: u027
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