The domestic animated drama "Three-Body Problem" adapted from Liu Cixin's long science fiction novel of the same name has recently been launched. As the first film and television adaptation of "The Three-Body Problem" to be officially released to the audience, the animated versio

The domestic animated drama "The Three-Body Problem" adapted from the Liu Cixin science fiction novel of the same name has recently been launched. As the first film and television adaptation of "The Three-Body Problem" to be officially presented to the audience, the animated version of "The Three-Body Problem" exceeded 100 million views on the first day it was launched. It was searched more than 120 times on the Internet, making it a veritable annual phenomenon-level domestic animation.

This animation is jointly produced by bilibili platform, Trisolaran Universe and Wuhan Yihua Kaitian Cultural Communication Co., Ltd. . It tells the story of the information exchange and life-and-death struggle between human civilization on earth and Trisolaran civilization, as well as the rise and fall of the two civilizations in the universe. It is reported that the production process of this work lasted nearly 55 years, with more than 5,600 participants, more than 510,000 original painting designs, and more than 52,000 sets of digital assets such as scenes, characters, and props. It is currently the largest investment project in the Chinese animation drama industry.

Chinese characteristicsTop IP

The original work of "The Three-Body Problem" won the International Science Fiction Award in 2015 - Hugo AwardBest Novel Award, a record ht The overseas sales record of ml5 contemporary literature is the highest. In addition, "The Three-Body Problem" has been selected into the top ten annual national IPs in 2021. It can be said that "The Three-Body Problem" is a miracle in the history of Chinese science fiction novels and the most valuable Chinese science fiction IP. It is deeply favored by film and television creative teams.

Faced with such a highly anticipated super IP, the creative team of "Three-Body" animation carefully added details on the basis of respecting the original work, and worked hard to find the best balance between fans of the original work and ordinary audiences. At the same time, highlights the local style and is in line with the aesthetic habits of the Chinese audience. The producer insists on using a local team for production. embodies the Chinese elements and the core of Eastern philosophy in terms of language and urban scene design to the greatest extent. , role People will say "Nice to meet you" when they meet, and you can see "Shaxian Snacks" and "Stewed Braised Chicken" on the street corners. The ubiquitous details of urban life can always inadvertently poke the softness in the hearts of Chinese people, and also allow international audiences to see China's cultural connotation and social life. The animation "Three-Body" will become a top IP that showcases China's cultural confidence and animation style, leading Chinese animation to sail overseas and increasing the international influence of Chinese animation .

Advanced technology and brave innovation

Animated drama series are different from animated movies. Because of their long length, they have extremely high requirements on the size, efficiency and technical level of the production team. As the production team of the "Three-Body" animation, Yihua Kaitian used many advanced technologies and conducted a series of independent research and development in order to pursue the exquisiteness of the characters and the smooth movements of the works. The team built its own motion capture studio and carried out various technical developments based on the characteristics of the Vicon motion capture system such as accuracy, stability and high compatibility, achieving fine motion capture . At the same time, combined with AI and other top technologies, it achieved a joint improvement in production efficiency and character expression.

Audiences who are familiar with the novel "The Three-Body Problem" may know that there are a lot of literary dramas in this work, which also means that there will be more character dialogue scenes in the animated drama. This kind of drama is more sophisticated about character micro-expressions , and only better technical skills In order to maximize the expression of subtle but complex character micro-expressions, Yihua Kaitian invested a lot of manpower and energy to develop , a real-time performance capture virtual live broadcast and recording system , combined with the animator's hand K key frame method, through dozens or hundreds of expression control points to achieve precise control of the character's facial muscle groups and facial detail control points.

Rigorous and meticulous hard science fiction

During the production process, the main creative team of "Three-Body" cooperated with a number of scientific research institutions. conducted scientific research and judgment on the plot and scene design to strengthen the hard science fiction attribute of the Three-Body animation, and rationally display the high-dimensional concepts and grand scenes in science fiction works to the greatest extent through technical means and content creativity.Take the space particle collider as an example. There are only a few descriptions in the original book, but the production team designed 7 different versions for it, verified its feasibility with a professional academic consultant team, and accumulated 120,000 words of relevant notes. Wu Linfan, vice president of Yihua Kaitian, said in an interview, "In what direction do particles collide? How should the collider be placed in space? For the final effect, we strive for the best combination of artistic presentation and scientific laws."

Chinese animation The future is promising

"Creating the "Three-Body" animated drama is both a tribute and a challenge. It can be said to be a demonstration of the achievements of the industrialized system of the Chinese animation industry." Wu Linfan said, "In the future, we will have many possibilities." Yihua Kaitian and the "Three-Body" animated drama have explored a replicable and learnable path to the industrialization and internationalization of 3D animation for the domestic animation industry, which has greatly improved the industry confidence and national confidence of Chinese animation, allowing us to see the brilliant future of Chinese animation!

Conclusion

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