On October 24th, the second season of the animation of the same name adapted from Ma Boyong’s original classic adventure novel, "Whale Riding in the Four Seas", was released exclusively on iQiyi. The smooth 3D effects, the enthusiastic script, the gorgeous character modeling, and the richer sense of plot always surprise the audience.
The Maritime Silk Road continued last season. The second season of "Whale Riding in the Four Seas" starts a new journey. Jianwen and others went to the Axia to save Qili. They fought bravely against the female pirate. After saving Qili, the news came that King Yan became the throne, and Haizangzhu appeared in the world. In order to take revenge, Jianwen began to explore the mysterious power behind Haizangzhu.
The second season of "Whale Riding in the Four Seas" is twice as long as the previous season, and the plot is richer and more substantial. Based on the concept of creating "Youth" cartoons, iQIYI has added pen and ink to the plot in terms of emotions such as men and women, sisters, and apprentices. At the same time, a first-class team was invited to join, striving for excellent results. Gorgeous upgrade of special effects for
: Asya naval battle hero
at a glance, the Asya floating on the sea looks magnificent. The facilities on the ship are full of exotic customs, giving people unlimited imagination and longing. The sea is magnificent and the underwater jellyfish are very romantic. The three-dimensional characters are vivid and realistic. The naval battle action is smooth and magnificent, with splashes of water.
The majestic seascape at the opening ceremony of the second season of "Whale Riding in the Four Seas" depicts the fantasy style and smooth texture that will continue to be presented to the audience in the second season. Compared with the realistic tone of the first season, it is really amazing and shocking. According to Yang Xiaoxuan, due to the lack of production cycle last season, there was not enough time and energy to polish the special effects. The second season made up for the regret left by the first season. Xu Zheng, director of
, said that it would take two months to model the Asia, and it took a few days to complete a scene rendering. The stunning Asya is not the most time-consuming scene of the second season. The martial arts hall that will appear in the future makes the entire production team crazy.
There is no doubt that the handling of naval battles is the most difficult part of the production process. Because Ma Boyong's original description of naval battle pictures is too grand and abstract, even the best two-dimensional producers cannot show the magnificence of the original. In addition, since this season’s animation involves scenes or characters from different regions such as Persia, Rakshasa, and Japan, the presentation of ethnic characteristics should also be more distinctive. Therefore, the second season of "Whale Riding in the Four Seas" has very strict requirements for special effects and art direction.
In order to pursue the most perfect restoration and presentation, the second season of "Whales in the Four Seas" comprehensively improved the production team. In the mid-term production, the original color culture with high-quality game production experience was introduced. The art and screening team participated in the production of large-scale film projects such as the Great Wall and Wolf Warriors. With the help of these teams, the effects of the second season almost reached the level of movies.
According to Yang Xiaoxuan, the production team of "Whale Riding in the Four Seas" has designed multiple versions of the scenes and continuously improved them. The purpose is to make the marine elements and the hull structure more perfect combination, so that the character characteristics more in line with the environment. It is reported that in the middle and late stages of the second season of "Whale Riding in the Four Seas", new characters will continue to be thrown out, opening new scenes, and the level of surprise is no less than that of the Asya.
Giant Tortoise Temple design drawing
There are 24 episodes in the second season, which is twice as long as the first season. Due to the comprehensive upgrade of special effects and plot, the total output is actually three times that of the first season. In addition to gorgeous, exquisite, and gorgeous special effects pictures, new characters will continue to appear this season, and clues will continue to surface. Compared with the previous season, the plot is more fascinating.
In order to make the plot younger and more network-like, Xu Zheng of Beijing Film Academy was invited to be the director of the second season of "Whale Riding in Four Seas". As a young female director, Xu Zheng's control of the story is more delicate and moving, making the audience more likely to have emotional resonance.
First of all, the most obvious change in the second season of "Whales in the Four Seas" is the addition of ink to the depiction of emotional drama. On the basis of maintaining the main line of adventure and escape in the first season, the emotional drama of Jianwen Qili, the sisterhood of Qili, and the apprenticeship of Admiral Zheng and Jianwen will be more clearly portrayed. The characterization will be more three-dimensional and full of flesh and blood.
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, Jianwen's power will gradually burst out, and he will grow into a passionate youth, and the character's sense of mission will become stronger and stronger. The relationship between Jianwen and Qi Li will also be a highlight of this season.
In addition, the heroine of the Asya is also an important role. Although she and Qili are on opposite sides because of their different personalities and missions, they share the same fate, are intertwined, and can understand each other's pain. Therefore, they sometimes intimacy, sometimes killing the diagonal drama is also very exciting, let the audience see the CP feeling of the sisters.
director Xu Zheng emphasized that female characters will be the highlight of the second season of "Whale Riding in the Four Seas". In addition to seven kills and seven miles, the smart and cute little Chimera girl, powerful Raksha girl and other female characters will be the highlights of this season's animation. Female characters of different styles will exert their own charm to meet the needs of different audiences.
