"Fantasy Mountains and Seas" ended. After a quick glance at the different world called Shanhai Realm, the story stopped on several suspense, which was quite sad and nostalgic and eagerly anticipated.

"Fantasy Mountains and Seas" ended. After a quick glance at the other world called Shanhai Realm, the story stopped on several suspense, which was quite sad and nostalgic and eagerly anticipated.

This remarkable animation should be seen by more people.

The dream entrance of "Shan Hai Jing"

I wonder if you will have deep feelings for the ancient fantasies of "Shan Hai Jing" that are full of rare beasts. Those old legends will not weaken their brilliant nature because of the changing stars. On the contrary, the mystery and magnificence accumulated by time will bloom unexpectedly strange flowers in a new context.

is like "Fantasy Mountains and Seas". It is based on "Shan Hai Jing" and related myths as its foundation, but the surface is a big drama in the current time and space. The interaction between generations and dimensions is integrated, and a new type of magical and strange story is formed.

The core entry point is the marriage that ended in tragedy by the nine-tailed fox princess Luo Xia of Qingqiu, which touched the fiance of that year, Feng Yi of the Thunder Beast Dynasty, rescued Xiao Xia, who was killed from the mountain and sea world to the human world, and tried to turn her back to Luo Xia.

And while pursuing Xiaoxia's whereabouts, friends such as Chu Yao and Bai Hua embarked on many adventures in various strange regions, encountered various gods and demons, continued to experience and grew rapidly. The love, hate, love and hatred in the past and present lives gradually unfolded in that novel and strange field full of unknowns.

The extremely charming part of "Fantasy Mountains and Seas" is the construction of the wonderland based on "Shan Hai Jing". The Xuanyuan Tomb, Qingqiu, and the Kunlun Mountains, Buzhou Mountains, etc. that Chu Yao and others went to are all familiar places, carrying long-standing legends.

The divine beasts and monsters they met, such as Qiongqi, Wanzi, Nine-tailed Fox, Phoenix, Phoenix, and Luan, have been passed down through word of mouth and have been passed down to this day, carrying all kinds of strange natures and meanings in various variations. The animation

This animation re-smelted these places and characters with their own information. One of the exciting points of watching TV series in comes from this idea of ​​breaking the old and establishing the new.

. In this typical monster-killing upgrade mode echoes past and present life, it also encompasses a whole complex time, space, characters and upgrade system. But complexity refers to the richness and pioneering nature of the story, rather than the height of the threshold.

Its threshold has long been worn out by modern context. As people who live in the same "world" with us, Chu Yao and others have common understandings, and are all familiar with live broadcasts, holographic and other things today. Moreover, when they speak, trendy words will pop up at any time, which is completely different from the ancient times in the Shanhai Realm, but this is just right, allowing the audience to exclaim, feel nervous, and enter the fantasy world side by side with their perspective.

"Three Rendering Two" stunning Chinese style

Once you step into that bizarre dimension of imagination, the audience will understand quite thoroughly that there is always a possibility that animations in this kind of story are more unrestrained than real people.

At this time, we must mention the amazing style of "Fantasy Mountains and Seas". Every episode of has an extremely beautiful presentation. It is not an exaggeration to say that this animation is the result of the national style.

Peach Blossom Forest is an extremely unforgettable scene. From a distance, the prosperous peach forest under the stars is in line with the experience of the owner's weak clouds, and has a unique sad and beautiful mood. Looking closely, the peach blossoms are painted in fine brushwork to the patterns and stamens, and the blooming breath is almost blowing to the nose.

Qingqiu, there have been many stories being presented, which fits the rapidly withering of Luo Xia and Feng Yi. The underground scenes are more and more desolate as the new tomb.

Turning his head to the Baize Valley, changing to the green and green scenery. The pool and lotus, water and clouds intertwined a beautiful picture. Chu Yao and his team drove away gracefully, and the cool and refreshing feeling would also seep out of the picture.

These scenes are just a small part of them. What I sighed is that every place has a completely different appearance and a highly unified style. Overall, the realm it wants to reach is elegant and simple, elegant and timeless, with the wind passing by and water flowing, and the light waves and rhythms.

It can be said that this beautiful national style, especially the fantasy national style, always has an ethereal situation. When it comes to the brushwork, it is mostly highlighted by "intention". If it is "real", it is always a bit clumsy or abrupt, and it is too close to reality and current cognition, which will reduce the level of imagination and aesthetic blank space.

animations are dense and will mostly become shoddy online game scenes, not to mention real people with CG. At least at present, no technology can accurately set it off.

Therefore, "Fantasy Mountains and Seas" is a bigger experience. This "three renderings and two" that takes a different approach is worth talking about. , a technology that can achieve derealization, refers to "3D modeling + 2D rendering", that is, rendering 3D characters or objects into 2D. Therefore, 3D images will have a 2D hand-painted texture, and 3D effects can also be achieved through 2D pictures.

Anime power Japan has already opened up production lines for related categories, and Sony also claims through "Spider-Man: Parallel Universe" that this stylized standard can bring more comic and conflicting vivid pictures.

Indeed, the advantage brought by "three renderings and two" is that the uses mirror more free and smooth, more suitable for the smooth operation of the action scenes, and more in line with the national style of freehand painting.

Moreover, characters and scenery can be more harmoniously integrated, that is to say, it must consider panoramic composition considerations, making 2D more energetic and not over-looking.

But "three renderings and two" also have disadvantages, that is, it is easy for the character's modeling to show a not vivid and real impression. The faces of the characters in "Fantasy Mountains and Seas" are not as "hidden" as in "Spider-Man: Parallel Universe", which is inclined to "hide". It copes with the impact of various strong emotions. Frequent appearances can easily bring the audience a relatively slow and dull impression, which is a disadvantage, especially in the early stages.

Why few people in China dare to challenge this skill is also the reason.

To a certain extent, the bold attempt of "Fantasy Mountains and Seas" does have a great adventure. After all, it is difficult to require the public to appreciate it with their usual aesthetic thinking in a short period of time. But after looking at the whole story, even if the song is a little bit high, the landscape artistic conception and plot development will soon fill the so-called discomfort, and even further open up a rare agile realm of domestic animation.

Innovation of domestic animation

As long as we pay more attention, it is not difficult to find that in recent years, domestic animation has indeed greatly improved in terms of quality and quantity. , but there is also a very obvious phenomenon, that is, there are too many developments in some topics. How to break the deadlock in homogeneous creation in should be a question that the main creators should think first.

"Fantasy Mountains and Seas" handed over its own answer.

Following the previous article, in terms of visual effects, "three renderings and two" is a great magic weapon that distinguishes it from similar animations. With this, can use true classical charm to restore the traditional romantic beauty and move dynamics of China, and show endless imagination.

Specifically, as a work that can be called original in the Chinese style, "Fantasy Mountains and Sea Ballads" breaks out of the increasingly similar ways of adapting other animations and takes its own unique style.

It focuses on ancient themes and classic charm to show its own characteristics, especially the unique style of painting, which is very recognizable.

The extremely high aesthetic integration makes every frame a superior picture. For example, when Qi Taigong mentioned the scene of Tai Chi fish, the clear white fish wandered around the peach branches, the light and agile body of the fish and the rhythm of the peach blossoms shone together, facing the faint blue brilliance, the artistic conception is wonderful. When the characters are painted, the homogeneous colors not only do not overestimate the main points, but can harmoniously form a balanced highlight. Seeing this scene, it is hard not to think of the elegant and flowing ancient Chinese paintings that have a clever integration with modern techniques.

Correspondingly, many familiar gods and monsters have also found novel variants in this modern story, breaking the shackles of traditional thinking.

For example, the relationship between phoenix, phoenix and phoenix, I didn’t expect that there was a very interesting reset here. The phoenix is ​​ashes as the fire, and the phoenix roars in harmony. When the phoenix tribe is taken out here, there is a dilemma that is sandwiched between them. On the one hand, the phoenix wants to marry the phoenix, but the phoenix has a deep root in love with the phoenix. This doomed tragic relationship also has the shadow of Chinese classical literature.

This is rooted in the classics, but it has a new idea, and this new idea can reach people's hearts, which is very amazing.

And we want to see that this animation is mainly for women's adventures.

Many similar works that focus on male protagonists will focus on individual monster-fighting and upgrading, and will regard cultivation as the main task, and more to reflect passion.

Here, as the heroine, Chu Yao will perceive the beauty of that strange world with the same human identity as the audience. It’s not that there is no adventure – adventure is also very exciting – but that there is more emotional numbness and flow in adventure, which is more moving.

Furthermore, its close relationship with the present also contributes to the audience's strong empathy for . has a very wonderful fantasy component, but it is not a completely unconventional story, because the background is set in the same current time and space as the audience.

So it is very similar to our daydream, providing a picture that is not necessarily achieved even if it is exhausted, allowing the audience to become participants or even adapters. So Chu Yao and his friends' experiences are like the adventures of the audience themselves. In normal times, it is indeed difficult for us to encounter such animations.

It can be said that even if you grab inspiration from the classic "Shan Hai Jing", "Fantasy Mountains and Sea Ballad" has creativity and courage that cannot be underestimated.

And its adventure steps will inevitably give its peers a lot of creative inspiration. This is another reason why I really hope that more people can see this animation.

escort supported by the major platforms

Another thing that cannot be ignored, that is, the support of the platform and investors.

At the moment, at the stage of domestic animation booming development, major platforms hope to push perfect works and even impeccable data to every audience. Therefore, we can very intuitively realize that even the most powerful platforms and investors will inevitably have cautious plans, or even restrainedness.

So what I admire very much is that Tencent Video where "Fantasy Mountains and Seas" is located still allows works to innovate and try and error. Of course, this is a decision made through a comprehensive consideration. Trial and error is not a perfunctory and vulgar works to bet on the audience's preferences, but rather provides resources to fulfill the efforts of creators to update their expressions, so as to achieve real progress in animation and even film and television.

In the real world where success or failure is judged by data, this is a rare feat for Tencent Video, which always values ​​and respects original works, and is not an unexpected feat.

I am very concerned about this animation platform with extremely strong creative power. Over the years, I have witnessed the continuous construction of high-quality brands such as " Dou Break the Sky HTML ", " Douluo Continent HTML ", " Painting Jianghu ", and "Fox Demon Little Matchmaker". It is not difficult to understand why fans are gathered.

After having a strong foundation, it can deeply participate in the construction of the domestic animation industry with a very conscious attitude. The solid launch of high-quality works such as "Fantasy Mountains and Seas" is a key step, and the launch of projects such as the "China Youth Animation Director Support Plan" is the icing on the cake.

In the final analysis, it is still forward-looking and sense of responsibility. cannot stop at the stable development of several old IPs, but also pave the way for the platform's continuous diversity and vitality, and even provide necessary feasibility for domestic animation to introduce new ideas.

"Fantasy Mountains and Seas" is a clear proof and also a spark. Its greater significance lies in the ignition of future possibilities. When you look back, you will naturally see the clouds and the moon.