My Animation Era

Bugs Bunny is very old.

The birth date of the original animation should not be too different from that of "Tom and Jerry", both of which belong to the "Golden Age of American Animation".

Bugs Bunny's English name "Bugs Bunny" literally translates to Chinese as Crazy Rabbit. He first appeared in "Pig Boy Hunting Rabbit", the sequel to "Pig Boy Hunting Duck".

Yes, you heard it right!

The world-famous Bugs Bunny was originally just a supporting character, used to set off the green leaves of Little Pig. He didn't even have a name when he first appeared.

"Porky Pig" was a huge success, and the cute and cunning rabbit in the animation was also loved by people.

After realizing this, Warner Bros., which produced the "Pig Brother" series of animations, believed that this rabbit was very likely to become the company's signature animated character, so they gave him a name.

since then.

Bugs Bunny has reached the sky in one step. He has been upgraded from a nameless supporting character to an animated protagonist. Not only does he have a name, but he also has a new "screen image".

Bugs Bunny is an interesting figure.

In the earliest days of Bugs Bunny, when he was playing a supporting role, his producers even complained that the rabbit was "too cute."

In order to make people all over the world know and fall in love with this crazy, funny, nonsensical, and cute rabbit, they performed "plastic surgery" on Bugs Bunny.

Same as Tom Jerry.

The character styles of "Tom and Jerry" have been revised and adjusted many times over the decades, and "Bugs Bunny" is no exception, having undergone many facelifts.

Over the past 70 years, Bugs Bunny has had a total of seven modified looks. Among them, the fourth one is the most familiar to everyone. As for the first three looks, because they are so old and the image is so retro, no one remembers them.

Among the seventh edition images, Gu Miao prefers the stereotype of "Bugs Bunny" from the seventh edition.

Why not a classic?

This has to do with the issue of age. Some classic animation screen images are not not good-looking, but the aesthetic taste is too old-fashioned and retro, and they are not suitable for the audience of the new era.

The seventh Bugs Bunny character image is relatively recent and does not look so old-fashioned, so it is definitely the best choice.

You can't drive in reverse!

The old Bugs Bunny image is indeed a god-level design in the minds of one generation or even two or three generations. The classic will never fade.

It's a pity that I'm too old...

Gu Miao and Qiu An chatted for a long time around Bugs Bunny's styling design. They continued to chat about related topics until they flew to Beijing Airport and checked into the hotel.

If Gu Miao hadn't had a dinner date tonight, he would have wanted to drag Mr. Qiu to talk all night long on the hotel's soft and spacious double bed.

…

Gu Miao stayed in the capital for three days.

In addition to attending the annual meeting of the Animation Industry Association, symposiums held by the cultural department, and film and television industry forums, and receiving more than a dozen honorary certificates and trophies, he also met with Director Wang.

Comrade Lao Wang told him that after discussions and research among multiple departments, the matter that Gu Miao had been pushing for had finally come to an end.

"Grading is impossible."

"But it's still okay to leave some room for you to develop and make some more in-depth animations..."

Lao Wang spoke very tactfully, roughly meaning that official documents should not be issued to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings from the outside world.

But without official documents, it does not mean that certain themes and types of animation cannot be produced.

"I see!"

Just turn a blind eye, as long as it doesn't cause any big trouble, it won't be easily banned and removed from the shelves under normal circumstances.

Gu Miao was very excited.

Although he did not see the official document approval, which made him a little regretful, getting a supportive attitude from Lao Wang was enough to satisfy him.

Don't underestimate this attitude.

What are the demands of these people in the animation industry? I hope that the review standards for animations can be closer to those of TV series and movies, and don’t always use the “flowers of the motherland” as a shield.

This request went unanswered.

Gu Miao guessed that some leaders felt that animation still had a larger audience of minors, so they could not easily adjust the review red line to avoid harming children.

But Lao Wang’s attitude also shows that although the standards have not been adjusted, the official does not object to these domestic animation companies exploring and developing animations for adults.

This sentence is enough.

Animations that I didn’t dare to do in the past for fear of touching a red line and attracting criticism and controversy from the outside world can now be done.

For example, "Hell Girl"!

As an original horror-depressing animation that Gu Miao likes very much, he has actually wanted to make it for a long time.

But the reality is cruel...

If he really dares to make such an animation, let’s not talk about whether it can successfully pass the review. Assuming that he passes the review, what will the parents and teachers do?

"What kind of animation are you doing? How can you poison the future flowers of the motherland? Who allowed you to do this?"

"In what era are you still promoting feudal superstition? Save the children and take care of the animation!"

Gu Miao admitted that she was timid.

He really didn't dare to take such a big risk and do something that was very likely to cause public outrage.

He even thought about it. Since Wanbao headquarters has no hope of making such animation, he might as well hand over the project to the Neon branch and let Seto and others do it.

Anyway, the original version of "Hell Girl" was also a neon animation. It was handed over to the neon branch to do it, so it can be regarded as "returning the property to its original owner".

What?

You said that the original version of "Hell Girl" can also be watched online without any impact, so why can't Wanbao do it?

Anyone who can ask this question shows that they don’t understand what “basic national conditions” are.

In those early years, you could still watch X: Sora online! Hey, do you think domestic animation companies have the guts to make a Chinese version of X: Sora?

Anyway, Gu Miao didn't dare.

At most, he can only imagine that one day if the review standards are relaxed and the public opinion environment becomes better, he can make some more interesting and in-depth animations for the old two-dimensional viewers who like animation.

Now is your chance.

Lao Wang's attitude allowed Gu Miao to work on animations such as "Hell Girl" without worrying about being broadcast.

It’s not just Yama’s love!

The arm is equipped with a six-tube Gatling gun, and it clicks like the God of War's black mechanical cat Cooler. You can also try to make it.

This is what Gu Miao wants to do.

When he was a child, he especially loved watching the "Super Cool Cat" animation on the Xuandong Cartoon Channel. The omnipotent and ferocious cool cat was definitely one of the animated characters he admired most in his childhood.

Unfortunately, due to the bankruptcy of the production company, the animation did not give a happy ending, which has become an eternal regret for countless children...

Gu Miao was also one of the children who had regrets back then. If possible, he would like to make up for this regret and personally create a happy ending for CoolCat.