My Animation Era - Chapter 733

Chapter 733 Cameo Timon (for subscription)

Facts have proved that the animation soundtrack, which was criticized by many people, has become the most dazzling existence of Wanbao Animation in the past.

Master Cao has contributed a lot!

If it wasn’t for his joining and hard work for so many years, the theme songs and soundtracks of Wanbao’s related animations would not have won the love of so many audiences.

The popularity of the animation music digital album of “Super Beast Armed Forces” can only be said to be accumulated over time. Although it is surprising, it is reasonable to think about it carefully.

“It is not necessary to divide into companies.”

“All the income generated by this digital album will be used as a bonus, and the tax will be paid by the financial verification and distributed according to the rank.”

Gu Miao was very happy, and decided to reward Master Cao and the soundtrack production team in recognition of their contributions to Wanbao Animation over the years.

I’m ashamed to say…

Master Cao has been working in Wanbao for more than four years, and has been fulfilling the original promise and agreement. He only receives a salary of one yuan a month.

Gu Miao mentioned many times that he would give Master Cao a salary increase. After all, one yuan is too shabby. If the rumors spread, people might think that Wanbao treats employees harshly!

But Master Cao was very firm. He told Gu Miao that the reason why he accepted Wanbao’s invitation back then was not money, but hope, the hope of a Huaguo animation going to the world.

“As long as you can stick to your heart and don’t forget what you said to me at the door of my house that year, I will be very satisfied.”

“I will never forget…”

Gu Miao was very moved, and quickly patted her chest to promise: “I will definitely do what I said.”

Break out of China and go to the world!

If we want to do it, we must be world-class, refuse to dominate the country, let Wanbao become a banner, and let the world know Huaguo Animation.

This is the promise Gu Miao made when he took Ma Kui to visit Master Cao four years ago, when Corporal Li Xian invited him to join Wanbao.

Now four years later…

The distance to achieve this goal is getting closer and closer. Taking the first step out of China, with the current scale of Wanbao Animation, it must have been done.

After all, it is No.1 in Asia!

As for the second step to the world, it is actually coming soon. When the production of “The Lion King” is completed and the number of “Tom and Jerry” episodes increases, Wanbao will definitely become a world-renowned animation company.

Speaking of “The Lion King” movie, Gu Miao remembered something Du Hao told him on the phone…

The simple story outline of the movie, that is, the drawing storyboard, has been drawn. And in this adaptation of “Hamlet,” there was one question that stuck with the animation team.

Anime character faces!

Regarding the selection of the face shape of the animated character, the animator chose to draw it according to the “lion” at the beginning, but everyone was not satisfied with the result.

Why?

Because the characters lack a kind of “recognition”, all lions and all animals look similar, and it is difficult for you to tell who is who.

just right…

During that time, the animation production team was in Egypt, and many people went to see the pyramids and the famous Sphinx.

So someone proposed.

Just like the sphinx, adopt “human face, lion body”, which can improve the recognition of animated characters and make them unique.

“I think so!”

“It can even be extended, why not paint someone’s face?” Gu Miao said on the phone.

“Whose face?”

“Mine, yours, his…”

Gu Miao explained: “Whose face is not important, what is important is to be recognizable, not to have a passerby’s face on it.”

“Scar, for example, is synonymous with fierceness and ambition. Then you can refer to some villain star faces with more fierce and gloomy appearance and more distinctive features.”

“I see.”

Du Hao roughly understood what Mr. Gu meant, probably to find a real “reference person” and draw according to the face shape of this real person.

“Will this have copyright issues?”

“I asked you to refer to it, but I didn’t let you reproduce it as it is. It looks like it, not like it. What’s the problem?”

Gu Miao said speechlessly: “Besides, it’s enough to tell this kind of thing in advance. No matter how you say it, it won’t sue us for infringing the right of portrait, right?”

“If you are really afraid of accidents, then try to choose some reliable people, such as… me!”

“you?!”

Du Hao on the other end of the phone almost died laughing when he heard this, and couldn’t help complaining: “Stop making trouble, Mr. Gu!”

“I admit that your face is very recognizable, but there is no character in the movie that suits your face shape! Don’t tell me, you want the animator to look at your photo and imagine that this is Simba?”

Blanch!

The animator probably couldn’t figure out how to match this face, how dare he say that he belongs to Simba?

“Simba can’t do it, what about Simba’s father?”

“That’s not OK!”

Du Hao politely refused: “Your face, I guess only the proprietress in the whole world can see it pleasing to the eye.”

“I do not care…”

Seeing the disillusionment, Gu Miao simply said, “Anyway, I must see my face in the movie, otherwise you will know the consequences.”

“OK! OK!”

Du Hao really couldn’t stand Gu Miao’s coquettish offensive, he bowed his head decisively and said, “Well, I’ll tell the animator to draw Timon according to your photo and your face shape.”

“Who is Timon?”

“Oh! A small meerkat who claims to be smart and unrestrained. It also has a partner named Peng Peng. Let’s just follow Vice President Ma’s drawing.”

“Who is Peng Peng?”

“A warthog with tusks, Timon’s trusty sidekick!”

Gu Miao: “…”

Dude, is he a meerkat and Marquis a warthog? Are they still partners? What combination of cancerous villains?

All right, all right!

Although it is not the desired Simba, or Simba’s father, Gu Miao is already very satisfied that her “face shape” can be requisitioned by the production team and drawn as an animation character.

He actually loves cameos.

When he was still a drama director, he liked to play guest roles in those “corpses” or supporting roles without lines.

Unfortunately, since entering the animation industry, most of the characters are virtual paper people, and he has lost this opportunity to guest star.

In fact, it can also…

The collection of face shapes in “The Lion King” gave Gu Miao great inspiration.

Who said he can’t make a guest appearance as a virtual paper man? Facing his photo, asking the original artist to draw two characters of soldiers and passers-by, isn’t this a kind of “guest appearance”?

“Good good good good!”

The more Gu Miao thought about it, the more excited she became.

He seems to have seen how embarrassing it would be for the audience to find that a villain who was “knocked down” by the protagonist had Gu Sanshui’s face on his face when the audience was watching the animation.

Stan Lee made a guest appearance all day long, and Marvel fans have no objection. He, Gu Miao, made a cameo appearance in his animation, so no one would dare to point it out, right?

(end of this chapter)