With the development of film technology, film and television special effects have become an indispensable part of film production. Those shocking scenes bring the audience an unparalleled visual experience. As a professional film and television special effects company, Manazhonghe Studio has participated in the production of many classic blockbusters including "The Secret of the Dragon", "The Trilogy of the Gods", " Under the Stranger", etc. The props carefully designed by the team , the unique special effects makeup left a deep impression on the audience. Recently, reporters came to Manazhonghe Studio to listen to the manager Siji telling the story behind their team.
From handicraft artist to film and television production
Manazhonghe Studio is located in the Oriental Film City on the west coast of Qingdao. When I met the manager, Four Seasons, he was instructing the students in the handicraft training class. "I started my career by making figures." Speaking of the figures in front of him, Siji said that although he studied oil painting in college, he worked in the advertising industry after graduation to make a living. “I really liked figurines when I was in school, and I often bought some foreign figurines, especially when I saw those figurines made by foreign masters with realistic shapes and breathtaking details, and I thought that I would be able to reach this level! "Siji said that with this dream in mind, his studio was established.
"When the studio was first established, there were only five people. Since there were no ready-made materials for making figures in China, I could only learn bit by bit online, and then buy the materials and fumble around to create." Siji said, after a period of silence , they gradually figured out how to make figures. Later, as the works became better and better, they regularly displayed their satisfactory works online. Unexpectedly, they attracted the attention of director Wu Ershan.
"The Secret of the Dragon" received a good response after its release. The studio's biological concept design added a lot to the success of this film, and Four Seasons also successfully entered the film and television production industry from a figure artist.
Strive for excellence in every character
Four Seasons strives for excellence in the treatment of characters, especially some characters based on traditional culture.
The original work describes Lei Zhenzi as "two feet long with fleshy wings on both sides, a face like indigo, hair like cinnabar, bulging eyes and everlasting fangs, and a thunderous mouth protruding from the outside of the lips." "The Thunderous Mouth refers to an image with a long upper lip structure. The Sun Wukong we are familiar with is often called the monk with a hairy face and a Thunderous Mouth." Four Seasons said that they made some more personalized adjustments in the design around the needs of the movie's styling. After finalizing the general direction, everyone quickly entered the stage of collecting materials, collecting and studying Taoist water and land paintings, murals and colored sculptures."In the end, the ghosts in "Erlang Searching the Mountains" provided skeletons for Lei Zhenzi, the ghost mother and child statues in Dahui Temple were given clay bodies, the traditional Chinese colors of azurite green dyed the skin, and the details and textures came from the birds and beasts of Kunlun. We On the basis of maintaining the traditional sculpture style, some anatomical structures and muscular textures were added, making Lei Zhenzi, who was originally a clay and wood sculpture, finally full of flesh and blood with the addition of dynamic special effects," said Siji.
Carefully restore real details
As audiences accumulate more and more professional knowledge, this puts forward higher requirements for the design of movie shapes and scenes.
"You can't just rely on imagination, you must also respect history." Siji said, for example, the team is currently doing a Ming Dynasty drama, and many viewers have studied Ming Dynasty costumes in detail, including hairstyles, headdresses, belt accessories, shoes, pattern materials, and even the details of underwear. , this requires the team to be more professional in their work, ensure that the characters conform to the era, identity, and occasion set in the script, and avoid flaws as much as possible.
Traditional culture is a fertile ground for character selection
Four Seasons said that the studio has been inseparable from traditional Chinese culture since its establishment. Four Seasons said that almost 90% of the works in creation are based on traditional Chinese elements, from the famous classics "The Classic of Mountains and Seas", "Journey to the West", "The Romance of the Gods" and "Water Margin", to various traditional temples and murals , colored sculptures, clothing patterns, etc. are all the objects of research by the team.
"Whether it is a mythical character, an eccentric spirit, or a historical element, they all have our unique cultural attributes." Siji said, for example, they are all about navigation, and the appearances of Zheng He and Magellan must be different. From the overall aesthetic direction to the details, they are completely different. "What does the shape of our ships look like? What are the differences and advancements from Western ships?" Siji said. As a stylist, you need to discover and refine the The elements belonging to the country's tradition are embodied, "so that the audience can see at a glance in the movie that this is our own cultural attribute."
In recent years, as excellent traditional culture has become more and more popular, domestic high-quality products have emerged one after another. From the perspective of Four Seasons, this is not only a new expression of the strong vitality of traditional culture, but also opens up a new channel for cultural export. Four Seasons hopes to create more characters with national cultural attributes on the fertile soil of traditional culture and create a world on the world stage.
With the development of film technology, film and television special effects have become an indispensable part of film production. Those shocking scenes bring the audience an unparalleled visual experience. As a professional film and television special effects company, Manazhonghe Studio has participated in the production of many classic blockbusters including "The Secret of the Dragon", "The Trilogy of the Gods", " Under the Stranger", etc. The props carefully designed by the team , the unique special effects makeup left a deep impression on the audience. Recently, reporters came to Manazhonghe Studio to listen to the manager Siji telling the story behind their team.
From handicraft artist to film and television production
Manazhonghe Studio is located in the Oriental Film City on the west coast of Qingdao. When I met the manager, Four Seasons, he was instructing the students in the handicraft training class. "I started my career by making figures." Speaking of the figures in front of him, Siji said that although he studied oil painting in college, he worked in the advertising industry after graduation to make a living. “I really liked figurines when I was in school, and I often bought some foreign figurines, especially when I saw those figurines made by foreign masters with realistic shapes and breathtaking details, and I thought that I would be able to reach this level! "Siji said that with this dream in mind, his studio was established.
"When the studio was first established, there were only five people. Since there were no ready-made materials for making figures in China, I could only learn bit by bit online, and then buy the materials and fumble around to create." Siji said, after a period of silence , they gradually figured out how to make figures. Later, as the works became better and better, they regularly displayed their satisfactory works online. Unexpectedly, they attracted the attention of director Wu Ershan.
"The Secret of the Dragon" received a good response after its release. The studio's biological concept design added a lot to the success of this film, and Four Seasons also successfully entered the film and television production industry from a figure artist.
Strive for excellence in every character
Four Seasons strives for excellence in the treatment of characters, especially some characters based on traditional culture.
The original work describes Lei Zhenzi as "two feet long with fleshy wings on both sides, a face like indigo, hair like cinnabar, bulging eyes and everlasting fangs, and a thunderous mouth protruding from the outside of the lips." "The Thunderous Mouth refers to an image with a long upper lip structure. The Sun Wukong we are familiar with is often called the monk with a hairy face and a Thunderous Mouth." Four Seasons said that they made some more personalized adjustments in the design around the needs of the movie's styling. After finalizing the general direction, everyone quickly entered the stage of collecting materials, collecting and studying Taoist water and land paintings, murals and colored sculptures."In the end, the ghosts in "Erlang Searching the Mountains" provided skeletons for Lei Zhenzi, the ghost mother and child statues in Dahui Temple were given clay bodies, the traditional Chinese colors of azurite green dyed the skin, and the details and textures came from the birds and beasts of Kunlun. We On the basis of maintaining the traditional sculpture style, some anatomical structures and muscular textures were added, making Lei Zhenzi, who was originally a clay and wood sculpture, finally full of flesh and blood with the addition of dynamic special effects," said Siji.
Carefully restore real details
As audiences accumulate more and more professional knowledge, this puts forward higher requirements for the design of movie shapes and scenes.
"You can't just rely on imagination, you must also respect history." Siji said, for example, the team is currently doing a Ming Dynasty drama, and many viewers have studied Ming Dynasty costumes in detail, including hairstyles, headdresses, belt accessories, shoes, pattern materials, and even the details of underwear. , this requires the team to be more professional in their work, ensure that the characters conform to the era, identity, and occasion set in the script, and avoid flaws as much as possible.
Traditional culture is a fertile ground for character selection
Four Seasons said that the studio has been inseparable from traditional Chinese culture since its establishment. Four Seasons said that almost 90% of the works in creation are based on traditional Chinese elements, from the famous classics "The Classic of Mountains and Seas", "Journey to the West", "The Romance of the Gods" and "Water Margin", to various traditional temples and murals , colored sculptures, clothing patterns, etc. are all the objects of research by the team.
"Whether it is a mythical character, an eccentric spirit, or a historical element, they all have our unique cultural attributes." Siji said, for example, they are all about navigation, and the appearances of Zheng He and Magellan must be different. From the overall aesthetic direction to the details, they are completely different. "What does the shape of our ships look like? What are the differences and advancements from Western ships?" Siji said. As a stylist, you need to discover and refine the The elements belonging to the country's tradition are embodied, "so that the audience can see at a glance in the movie that this is our own cultural attribute."
In recent years, as excellent traditional culture has become more and more popular, domestic high-quality products have emerged one after another. From the perspective of Four Seasons, this is not only a new expression of the strong vitality of traditional culture, but also opens up a new channel for cultural export. Four Seasons hopes to create more characters with national cultural attributes on the fertile soil of traditional culture and create a world on the world stage.
(Popular News Reporter Bao Fuyu)
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