Chapter 390 Nominated for the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film
"How long does it take to make this short film?" Li Yi asked.
Zhang Haiyang finally showed a smile this time and said: "This short film is very simple, I can definitely make it in a month at most!"
"So fast?" Li Yi was a little surprised.
"The main reason is that the content of this short film is very simple. If you want to go faster, you can directly use existing resources. If there are no special requirements for the original character paintings and scenes, it is very simple to produce!" Zhang Haiyang said with a smile.
"Well, if this short film is made and the effect satisfies me..." Li Yi looked at Zhang Haiyang and said with a smile.
"Don't worry, Director Li! We will go all out!" Zhang Haiyang said solemnly.
Li Yi is not short of money, Zhang Haiyang knows this.
In fact, what worries Zhang Haiyang the most is that Li Yi is not short of money, and if he has money, Li Yi does not necessarily need Xingman to produce his movie. He can definitely find a Hollywood animation production company to cooperate.
It saves trouble and effort, and the key is, he must also admit that even if he is given enough funds, it will be difficult for him to truly produce works comparable to those produced by top Hollywood animation companies.
This gap is not only a technical gap, but also a gap in artistic aesthetics.
For example, Li Yi may have a complete composition in his mind, but he doesn't understand animation production technology.
But those who understand animation production technology may not be able to possess artistic aesthetics at the same time.
The key is that these people don't need just one or two, but a large number of people.
The gap is all-round. In terms of animated film production in Hollywood, especially computer animation production, it is much ahead of the domestic ones!
Therefore, Zhang Haiyang urgently needs such an opportunity, because the slow development of the domestic animation industry, especially the film industry, has a lot to do with the lack of sufficient capital to promote it!
Simply put, whether it is artistic aesthetics, production technology, or experience, etc., they all require a lot of actual practice to improve.
And China is the most lacking in this area!
The reason why Li Yi asked Xingman to make this short film was because he wanted to see what kind of effect Xingman could produce.
Two movies were shot back-to-back, and Li Yi was very tired.
So of course you need to take a good rest.
This time Li Yi did not choose to travel abroad, but took Dao Mu around the country.
Take a look at the great rivers and mountains of the motherland.
It can be said that Li Yi and Mu Qing ate everywhere they went on this trip, and they tasted a lot of specialties from various places.
After arriving in Quancheng, Fujian Province, Li Yi and Mu Qing came to the old street to look for a snack bar here that was said to be very authentic.
As a result, they saw an old man passing by them on a tricycle. A loudspeaker on the tricycle was playing a sentence repeatedly!
"If the dried wine is sold for nothing" "If the dried wine is sold for nothing..."
A song of the same name and a movie immediately came to Li Yi's mind!
"Is it that one? What's wrong?" Mu Qing pointed to an old store not far away, but she saw Li Yi was distracted and asked involuntarily.
"Nothing, I thought of a story!" Li Yi shook his head and said.
"What story?" Mu Qing asked curiously.
"If the dried wine is sold, it will be gone!" Li Yi said with a smile.
"What does it mean? Hokkien?" Mu Qing looked surprised and curious.
"Well, it means 'Are there any empty bottles for sale?'" Li Yi said with a smile.
"Why this name? What kind of story?" Mu Qing asked.
"Let's go eat first and chat while eating!" Li Yi smiled and took Mu Qing's hand towards the old shop not far away.
While the two of them were eating authentic snacks from this old shop, Li Yi told Mu Qing the story.
"How's it going? You've been resting for a long time, are you interested in telling this story?" Li Yi looked at Mu Qing and said.
"Why don't you take the photo yourself?" Mu Qing asked, blinking her big eyes.
"For this type of film, you female directors can shoot it more delicately," Li Yi said.
"If you want to make a film, I suggest you find the local officials in Quancheng. This film describes the changes and development of a city. You can ask local officials to cooperate, and it can even be used as a promotional video for the city!" Li Yi thought for a moment and said.
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Although this movie is set in a treasure island in my memory, in fact, it could be any city in Fujian.
And since the memory was triggered in this city, it is a good thing to shoot it in this city.
But soon, Li Yi regretted it a little.
Because in the next few days, Mu Qing kept urging Li Yi to write the script. As a result, after Li Yi wrote it, her mind was filled with things about the movie, and she even lost her original interest in playing.
At this time, Li Yi also received a call from Zhang Haiyang, and the short film had been produced.
Li Yi simply ended the trip.
Mu Qing went to work on the new movie, and Li Yi came to Xingman Animation.
"You made it so quickly?" Li Yi was quite surprised.
"The main reason is that the content of this short film is relatively simple and involves relatively little material! Does Mr. Li want to take a look first?" Zhang Haiyang asked while explaining.
"Well, let's take a look!"
Zhang Haiyang took Li Yi to the company's internal screening room.
The short film was not long to begin with, and Li Yi finished it quickly.
He was actually a little surprised, because the version produced by Xingman was much better than the short film in Li Yi's memory. The texture and details of the picture made him feel that it was much better than the original.
Of course, although the original work is an Oscar-winning short film, it is relatively old.
However, even this is enough to satisfy Li Yi.
Zhang Haiyang is actually a little worried. Although Zhang Haiyang thinks that this short film is very good, he still doesn't know if it can satisfy Li Yi.
This is related to whether Li Yi will hand over the production of new animated movies to Xingman in the future!
That's why Zhang Haiyang worries about gains and losses.
"Very good, it's a little beyond my expectation! Let's do this, regarding the animated movie, I will send you a script later, and then you can think about it carefully, whether you can do it, and to what extent you can do it.
, how long does it take and how much money does it take!" Li Yi smiled and affirmed the short film that Zhang Haiyang and the others had worked hard to produce, and then said with a smile.
"Thank you, Director Li, for your trust!" Zhang Haiyang finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"What do you think about using this animated short film to compete for the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film?" Li Yi suddenly asked with a smile.
"Is this possible?" Zhang Haiyang asked suddenly and excitedly.
Although among all the Oscar awards, the Best Animated Short Film Award is always a category that is ignored by the authority.
But for Zhang Haiyang and China's animation production companies, this is still a top award, and its influence is definitely top-notch.
"I can ask Dean Films. There should be no problem in participating. Of course, it's hard to say whether I can win or not!" Li Yi said with a smile.
