My Animation Era

Although he was very reluctant, because Ma Kui was so active, Gu Miao still let him join the production team of "Super Cool Cat" as a powerful deputy director.

He and Director Wang collaborated, and the two of them took care of the rest, so there shouldn't be much of a problem.

What if something goes wrong?

There's no need to rush, Gu Miao just took the time to do other things, and he didn't completely abandon the project. With him watching from the side, I believe there won't be any trouble.

not to mention……

Thanks to Gu Miao's efforts, the main frame and core storyboards of the animation "Super Cool Cat" have been almost completed.

There is nothing particularly noteworthy in the rest of the work. Ma Kui and Director Wang are both experienced and will not make any stupid mistakes easily.

So, Gu Miao safely entrusted Cooler Cat to the two of them, while she pulled up another team and started working hard on "Hell Girl".

"Can you make it?"

Lao Zhang was puzzled by Mr. Gu's multi-tasking approach, because in his opinion, there were only more than three months left. What kind of animation could be produced in three months?

"It's coming in time, don't worry!"

Gu Miao explained with a smile: ""Hell Girl" is a unit-drama animation, and each episode is a separate story."

"And I didn't say I would finish this animation within three months! Can't I just make the first season?"

The first season only has 26 episodes.

According to the standards of Neon Animation, this is a standard "half-year series". It is only a half-year series, and three months is completely enough.

"That's good!"

After learning that the first season of this animation only had 26 episodes, Lao Zhang was relieved.

This episode count is pretty good.

Taking a 100-day production cycle as an example, the average total episode is 26, which means it takes about four days to produce one episode.

Although there is still some embarrassment, if you think about it carefully, this production cycle is only a little faster than those weekly animations that are "produced and broadcasted at the same time."

"Hell Girl" has a special nature.

Because it is a unit drama animation similar to Pleasant Goat and Infested Bears, there is no possibility of cascading the plots, so Gu Miao needs to spend a lot of energy on writing the script.

The original work has been released for too long.

Gu Miao had almost forgotten some of the details.

So at this time, he needed to call other screenwriters to discuss how to tell the story well.

By the way.

Although the original story is set in Neon, many of the events that occur in this animation are stories that do not distinguish between national boundaries.

Therefore, Gu Miao does not need to localize the main plot, just change the names and locations of some secondary background characters.

certainly!

What Gu Miao said does not need to be changed refers to those events that are common in daily life, whether in neon or in China. The key is that they will not touch the red line.

For example, school bullying, workplace bullying, friendship breakdown, etc...

If it was an incident like the second episode of the original work that might hit a red line, then Gu Miao would have to make modifications and adjustments to avoid being invited to tea.

Gu Miao felt that the Peeping Tom episode was not appropriate, so he changed it.

For local transformation, there must be events with local characteristics and events that can resonate with people.

"How about touching porcelain?"

A screenwriter had a sudden idea: "A kind and lovely girl was framed as a murderer because she helped an old man who fell on the road, and she was trapped in a dilemma where she couldn't defend herself."

"Forehead……"

As soon as he said these words, the temperature of the entire conference room dropped several degrees, and everyone seemed to think of that famous case.

"This is good, very unique!"

Unlike others, Gu Miao really appreciated the idea put forward by the screenwriter and felt that this was what he wanted, an event with local characteristics.

"I'll improve it. I think it's a bit inappropriate to hit someone while walking."

"Well, let's change it to a girl riding a bicycle to school. She found an old man who was hit by a car. She kindly helped her and called for an ambulance, but she was framed."

Gu Miao became more and more enthusiastic as she continued to talk: "None of the classmates, teachers, and parents around her believed her. They all thought she was the murderer who hit someone on a bicycle. This made the girl resentful..."

Helping the elderly, this is so classic.

Gu Miao felt that it was very appropriate to use this as the plot of the second episode of the animation. It was also in line with the national conditions and could arouse the emotional resonance of countless viewers.

So besides touching porcelain, what other events have more local characteristics?

Gu Miao thought carefully.

There are many vicious incidents related to minors in China, probably school violence that parents and teachers ignore.

"Children are making noise!"

"There were no wounds left..."

Many people believe that only violent incidents that harm the body and cause personal injury can be called campus violence.

actually not.

Psychological harm is also harm!

Often fights that leave no wounds and are insignificant in the eyes of teachers and parents can cause psychological damage to children that will last a lifetime.

This is also something that Gu Miao feels needs to be reflected in the animation, using a realistic plot to tell everyone a truth:

Don’t think that school violence must cause physical damage. Psychological damage is also worthy of attention!

"Mr. Gu, are you repeating yourself?"

Some screenwriters questioned: "Isn't the plot of the first episode of the animation also about this aspect of the story? If we make another episode, won't it be similar to the story of the first episode?"

"No, this is different!"

Gu Miao thought about it seriously, and then gave her reply: "The first episode is about school bullying, and what I'm talking about is school violence. These are two fundamentally different things."

School violence is often accompanied by vicious violent incidents, and mainly refers to school bullying related to physical bullying.

The methods are also more direct.

If we talk about campus bullying, the bully will also put on a layer of "hypocrisy" for himself and make up or fabricate a reason to bully the victim.

Campus violence is completely different. If you don't like it, I'll just roll up my sleeves and give you a beating. It's a completely vicious incident of violence.

"but……"

After explaining the general difference between the two, Gu Miao explained: "Actually, there is no need to do two separate episodes. What I said is just a rough idea, and you don't necessarily have to do what I say."

There are so many things you can do, and you don’t necessarily have to be obsessed with the difference between the two.

In addition to touching porcelain, Gu Miao also thought of an event with local characteristics, which can also be said to be a special group - left-behind children.

This group, if they really wanted to do it, could actually do an episode alone, and the effect would probably be very explosive and tear-jerking.

But ideas are ideas.

The time is limited and the number of episodes is also limited. It is impossible to include all the events in the first season. Otherwise, would the second and third seasons be made?