I found that the short animation films that I am interested in can be divided into two categories: anti-war themes and the other is to care for special groups of people.
Caring for special people: What kind of animated story can be therapeutic or show the patient’s world.
- Cuerdas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4INwx_tmTKw
- Louis’ shoes: https://vimeo.com/641605882
- Burrow: https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1i5411H77p?from=search&seid=1319278793661650483&spm_id_from=333.337.0.0
Anti-war:
- See Through: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07kcyoKAeto
- Higher Sky: https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1Hb411L7bu?spm_id_from=333.999.0.0
Birth of the demon child Nezha (2019)
Then I watched my favourite animation film, Birth of the demon child Nezha, and it was this film that inspired me to go into animation. I have watched it back and forth dozens of times, and every time I watch it, I get a different discovery. It is the direction of the heart. So I decided to use it as a basis to find a research direction.
Part of the success of Nezha’s film is due to the director’s pursuit of excellence on the screen. The more important reason is that it tells the story excellent. I often think about what kind of pictures, dubbing, and music can drive the emotions and memories of the audience so that they can empathize with them and have an immersive feeling in the face of what happened in the story.
There are many action movies on the market, and some of them are too tight in rhythm. The actors fight from start to finish, which quickly makes the audience feel tired. When should the story be fast, when should it be slow, and how long should it take to climax?
How can suspense and misunderstanding arise naturally? In which audience’s emotions points recalling should be added to answer suspense and misunderstandings, so that the audience feels suddenly open. What kind of rhythm and story can always attract the audience for the entire film time, how to be fascinating, and how to immerse the audience in the story. Moreover, this story should resonate with the audience, and it has some practical significance in it.
In the rhythm, the dubbing background music is very important!
How to use the camera to tell a story? For example, use camera rotation in a fight, or it represents a fight.
Because mythical stories have a deep foundation of general cognition and rich worldview settings, they are more convenient to tell. This is an area that could focus on how to adapt the fairy tale and incorporate the distress of some modern people so that the adaptation of this story is more accessible for everyone to accept.
