John UM
One of the salient features of the “Theatrical version of the Natsume Friendship Account ~ The End of the World” is the first time in the “Natsume Friends” account series, using a large format of original scriptwriting. The theatrical version of this time is still dominated by the general supervisor of the series of production team, Tensen Guihong. For those who are interested in the behind-the-scenes, you may wish to review the various anecdotes behind the animation creation with the general manager of Omori
According to the general manager of Omori, the reason why I chose to do original content in the theatrical version is not because only the “original” road is optional, but I feel that it is rare for the audience to appreciate the light and move the theater. It is better to let everyone See some fresh stories you have never seen before. It is said that before the final outline of the plot was finalized, the members of the main creative team experienced a series of twists and turns in the debate because of the “film view”
The filming concept of the general manager of Omori is that as a producer, in addition to the obligation to let the audience who are willing to pay the time and money, and come to the theater to enjoy the show on the spot, they should also leave it to everyone to think about it after the break. Room for it.” Some of the contents of the film, even if they were not digested at the time of the film, could be discussed with friends who watched the movie on the return journey and slowly chewed
Speaking of the theatrical version of the screenwriter, at first glance, the scripts that are under the responsibility of the teacher of Murai, the lack of intrinsic association between the various passages, the loose connection of the connection, and the smoothness of the plot is somewhat weakened.However, from the point of view of the unexpected strange things in Natsume’s daily life, it is reasonable and reasonable, in line with the intention of the main creative team for the plot arrangement
Moreover, considering the first impression of the audience of the “Natsume Friends” account, the theater version is bound to leave a pen and ink to explain the ins and outs of the whole thing, plus the original teacher Luchuan Yu has been concerned since the first season of the TV version. As for the explanation of the entertainment of the works, the piles of problems that need to be overcome have been put in the air
Just watching the original comics, readers are easily brought into a relatively quiet and serene narrative atmosphere. But if you convert the picked comics directly into the animated mirror, you will find that the work has been brought into another more proactive, ups and downs of rhythm. Therefore, the general manager of the company, who is interested in creating entertainment, has led the team to create a bold and rigorous discussion and reflection on the script. Adjustments have greatly enhanced the proportion of entertainment elements
Compared with the big moving bones in the plot section, the positioning of the protagonist Natsume Takashi is almost the same as the setting in the original plan. It is also used by “Natsume through the experience of personal experience, recycling all kinds of emotions hidden in the depths of their hearts, and finally traversing, returning to Natsume itself.”
Talking about character shaping, the general supervisor pointed out that if you make a TV series, you can use a quarter of space to slowly outline the complete image of Xia. Unfortunately, the duration of the theatrical version is limited, almost all of them are talking about the monsters coming to the door, and Natsume helps solve the problem. Such a plot, if not handled well, will give the audience the impression that the protagonist is used to accepting and accepting passively. Therefore, when portraying characters, always pay attention to let the world in the play revolve around the protagonist
And those monsters “guest guests” play the role, mainly for the return of Natsume’s inner heart to create opportunities, some of which are not easy to distinguish at a time, in fact, is designed according to the mirror opposite the summer
When asked the cat teacher to split into three, from where to get the inspiration, the general supervisor said frankly that although he made up his mind to take the “entertainment route”, his head could not turn around, but in desperation I have to mobilize the masses to brainstorm and save. As a result, a key painter who plays a pivotal role in the whole series, asked a few graffiti to ask him, “How is such a cat teacher?”, it is the cat teacher who split into triplets on paper. Then the man licked a few pens and drew a look at the shocked Natsume shouting: “The cat teacher is generating ~!” The general supervisor feels that this idea is quite interesting. Therefore, on the basis of the “note illustration” depicted by the teacher, he further “added vinegar”
The mode of getting along with Xia Mu and the cat teacher has not changed significantly since the first encounter. Do not look at the cat teacher on weekdays, the words are not stunned, the tone is not sour, but it is a typical knife mouth tofu heart, the last moment, always will be rescued by Natsume. In particular, in the fifth and sixth seasons of the TV version, Kamiya Hiroshi, who dubbed Natsume Takashi, also spit from time to time. “Recently, Natsume’s posture of seeking people has become more and more powerful.” After listening to the person beside him, he replied with a sentence. “It seems that there is something wrong with it. Whoever makes serialization has this tendency in the near future?” It feels like “two people” is really a tacit understanding
“Continue Xia Miao Friends Account” has an episode about “Black Cat” (Black). It is said that the cat teacher who split into three in the theatrical version has drawn inspiration from there
Then there is, in the first round of the multi-track debut (“Continue Xiamei Friends Account” 6th words “Girls’ Array”), Natsume suddenly could not see the monster. At that time, the relationship between the two suddenly became subtle. Imagine that the close partners who are in the same shape can clearly see each other’s existence, but they can’t communicate with each other… The general supervisor wants to embed a similar situation into the theatrical version, which was established at the script outline stage
For the seiyuu teachers of the two protagonists, the Chief Supervisor expressed his heartfelt admiration and gratitude. At the beginning, the reason why the selection of Shen Gu as the seiyuu of the summer is based on the consideration of the temperament and role of Shen Gu himself. It is worth pondering that with the advancement of the animation series, the character and the actor’s own temperament gradually become much softer than before
According to the Supervisor, in order to maximize the precision of the delicate performance, in the first and second seasons, even in the rest time, Shengu does not talk to anyone, one person holds the script and maintains the state of entering the play.Of course, when Mr. Shen Gu is working, he is still very committed. However, in the early days of the series, Natsume’s feeling of being incongruous with the surrounding area and the face of Shen Gu’s face when facing Taiwan alone, in the eyes of the general supervisor, did have a sense of both eyes
And when Natsume realized the method of dealing with people, it also means that “can see the monster” has become a secret that he can hardly tell people. In the fifth and sixth seasons, the General Supervisor tried to show how Natsume learns to better cope with interpersonal communication while truly accepting the uniqueness of his own. The general supervisor lamented that it was a rare candidate to match the various stages of growth of the character like Shen Gu. It can only be said that the crew is lucky
Another teacher, Inoue Kazuhiko, has become the pillar of the series of Natsume. Inoue teacher used his voice line and the high level of stability to support the whole work. For example, the general supervision, the first quarter of the 12 words “five-day printing”, “c” first debut, the cat teacher’s body size is large. Normally, Inoue teacher uses the normal sound line to match the “spot” and the cute voice change to match the “cat teacher.” When the character changes the size of the body and needs to subdivide the sound line again, the in-depth teacher with deep skill can still be comfortable and comfortable. Therefore, in the theatrical version, the general supervisor is relieved to “tailor-made” some of the in-house teachers, and it is a bit tricky to deal with
Playing the “Triple” cat teacher, naturally it takes 3 times the strength of Inoue teacher. The effect of the dubbing is unexpectedly cute and lovable. The audience can enjoy a lot in the film. Inoue teacher does not use any lines to make a vivid interpretation of three different cats
In addition, in this theatrical edition, the squad leader Yan Tianchun, who is in the class of Natsume, specially arranged a play. According to the general supervisor, it is because of the need to create a worldview. At the stage of discussing the outline, he proposed to give Putian a chance to play, and at the beginning of the TV series, he had had the same consideration, because in the eyes of Omori, try to maintain the image of Natsume Takashi as an ordinary high school student
Of course, Natsume is “not ordinary”, so the “ordinary” referred to here does not refer to the image of a living high school student living in the present. I want to emphasize that although Natsume was born and died by his parents, he was adopted by the Fujiwara couple and could see the monster, but his environment is not extremely specific. Natsume has friends in life. He is on the basis of normal high school life and has something to do with unusual things
As a result, the squad leader Putian became a “normal” sign. Originally, in the original comic book, the character only showed a face in the “Time Rain”. However, in the TV series, the general supervisor still put this “traditional strong squad leader” as one of the opposite sex roles in the Natsume personnel exchange, placed in the side of the protagonist, in order to remind the audience, the identity of the high school students in Natsume.
In the “Time Rain and Girl” incident, Putian began to have some opinion on Natsume. Therefore, the general supervisor decided to dig deeper into it. He hopes that this is the most typical squad leader setting and the calm character of Putian. At the side of Natsume, he gave the protagonist care, and from time to time became the “culprit” of the trouble. But for a long time, the Putian in the TV version was always a deliberate, but not clear enough existence, therefore, the general supervisor wanted In the theatrical version, she gave her a chance to show.
The general supervisor revealed that the section of the “Debate Conference” was written by Mr. Murai. With the form of debate, Putian spoke out the old things in the past. The general supervisor seems that the scene is also a matter of burying in his own heart for a long time.
Next, the topic goes with the TV version. Some thoughts behind the scenes, the general manager of Omori praised the inherent energy contained in the original work, and played a leading role in the production of animated prints. With some offended people, although the teacher of Green River couldn’t talk about painting in the early days, he always left it to The readers and even the second creators have enough room for delusion. It is because of these blanks that the animated version has more room for extension. The
TV version of the general supervisor is impressed by the scene, from In the first season, the 8th words “Firefly” appeared “儚い光”. At the end of the story, there was a scene of fireflies and chapters around the history, and the fireflies fluttered together. At the beginning, the founding members They are imagining the scenes in the mind of the teacher of Green River, and transforming the swarms of fireflies into a sea of light.
Overall, in the first and second seasons of the TV version, Natsume tries to establish with the surrounding people. Contact can be seen as “the beginning of the story.” In the third and fourth seasons, the theme of “Natsume and Friends’ various causes” was emphasized. In the fifth and sixth seasons, Natsume has been on the big environment. Adapted and turned positive Actively face life.
The Omori Supervisor wants to make full use of the advantages of animation in sound, painting, light, etc., to convey the original appeal to the audience more simply and clearly.
The animation project of “Natsume Friends Account” has gone through 10 years. However, the general supervision that has always forgotten to work has never been able to take care of the few years” of the work. From the first season of preparation for the TV version, I met Green. Mr. Chuan, after listening to the teacher’s feelings attached to the readers, step by step. Since then, the general manager of Omori has attached great importance to such communication and production methods. Practice has proved that the TV series has been recognized by a wide audience. The series has been continued to this day, and the Supervisor is very grateful to the audience for their love.
It is worth mentioning that the Supervisor has talked about his recent experience of participating in overseas offline activities. He was pleasantly surprised to find that The work of “Natsume Friends Account” has also been deeply loved by fans in different countries. At the event site, the general supervisor actually felt that the “honest” and “true heart” of the work wanted to be promoted and waited for the basic idea of people to receive things. From everyone, they got good interaction and feedback. He hoped that the momentum of such benign development could be maintained in the future..
Every time I meet with fans from all over the world, the general supervisor can always hear their straightforward praise for the work. Moreover, many of my friends brought their own hand drawn cat teachers, and they also asked the general supervisor to sign on the side of their own painted cat teacher. Who makes the cat teacher’s style cute and easy to use, the general supervisor himself is also super favorite
The general manager of Omori said modestly that it is not the creative team that has created a powerful influence in the air. It is precisely because of the support of the fans that it has nurtured and created the appeal of the character. Film and television works, for the communication between people belonging to different countries, different cultures, and language systems, in fact, this can be experienced more than once in the drama series of “Natsume Friends”.
For the audience who first contacted the “Natsume Friends Account” from the theatrical version, the Superintendent hoped that the plot created by the main creative team would make everyone happy. Here, the Superintendent borrowed the description of the ideal realm of film production by Miyazaki Hayao, “low-door welcoming, high-step guest”, to describe the friendliness of the “Theatrical version of Natsume friends account – the edge of the empty 蝉 ~” interface, please Everyone can relax and watch the movie with ease. The general supervisor believes that by the moment the movie song ends, the audience will leave a trace of the picture of Natsume’s voice, smile, thoughts, and sentiments. Finally, please be sure to support the theatrical version
References:
- “Theatrical version of Natsume friend account ~うつせみに结ぶ～”大森贵弘総监督が语る”影画観”. Theatrical versionでdescriptionかれた夏目贵志の姿とは