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In 2000, GAINAX and Production I.G co-produced the OVA series “FLCL”. The play was designed by Tsurui Hiroshi and Sakamoto, and was designed by the main character of the Evangelion drama. The drama is full of fashionable pictures, speedy action shots, and the pillows” that run through the whole article. Not only did it become a hot topic at the time, but it is still a day. A legendary masterpiece for fans. .
In September 2018, the sequel to FLCL, the animated film “Alternative” and “Progressive” were released soon! The “animatetimes” website took the opportunity to plan an interview for the theatrical version. The first guest to be invited was the supervision of “Alternative”. Sakamura Supervisor himself was born in GAINAX. He was noticed for directing topics such as Punch Line and Young Girl Wars. He listened to him about the secrets behind the scenes. .
I will talk about the film first. In the words of the supervisor, the invitation was very sudden. At the earliest, Shangcun received a call from Production I.G, which had little work, and asked if he would like to take a sequel to FLCL. Previously, Shangcun had already heard the news of the sequel, but never expected that the matter would come to the door. Therefore, his first reaction was to worry about his ability. This is not only because of the reputation of the work, but also because Shangcun himself is a fan of FLCL, so when he chooses, he feels more pressure than the daily connection. Shangcun gave his heart’s hesitation to the supervisor of the OVA series, and he was determined to hear the words of encouragement from the crane roll supervision (the SV in the theatrical version). As for the reason for being recommended, Shangcun did not ask, but it is said that it was because he was recognized for his performance in the “Punch Line” “Peach Clover Z” MV. .
In the early years, Shangcun Tai was the loyalty of “GAINAX produced”. From the initial shock of “Wang Li’s Cosmic Arms of the Oyamimis”, when I met the “Sapphire Puzzle”, I completely entered the pit. When I went to “The Leaping Peak” and “The Evangelion”, I was already intoxicated and unable to extricate myself. On the eve of the release of “FLCL”, Shangcun is looking forward to seeing it. After finally starting to watch, he was strongly baptized by the fashion elements from the performance of the avant-garde. According to Shangcun, you can turn over and watch the animations of N times. “FLCL” is also unique. .
It is said that the years before and after 2000 can be described as the golden age of Japanese animation masterpieces. Even so, FLCL is still unique among many works with its maverick fashion. Let people know that the original house can also be fashionable. In addition to the “cool” in the film, it is also interspersed with many “tribute fragments” and “small stem welfare”, and it has been smashed in the middle of the house. Therefore, every time you return to the DVD-BOX, it will attract a lot of comments. And the analysis of the test. Because of the distinctive temperament of “FLCL”, Shangcun recommended the film to people, not only limited to small houses, but also included ordinary people around. In addition, the play is also a model for the perfect integration of sound and picture, and many people have been “the pillows” because of “FLCL”. .
Next, on the issues of the world view and story composition of the “Alternative” that everyone cares about, Shang Village Supervision will introduce it. According to him, the production progress of “Alternative” is later than “Progressive”. Since “Progressive” has already set the main tone of “Big Run”, it is too boring to introduce the same two styles in the same period. The IG also proposed to make the original branch line and the direction of the genre. Under the balance, Shangcun decided to intercept the part of the OVA series about the girl’s feelings.
In terms of character shaping, in view of the fact that the OVA series is too primary school students, the protagonist of Progressive is a junior high school student, so “Alternative” has chosen high school students to be the protagonist. On the one hand, the performance of the show is relatively convenient, on the other hand, it also provides sufficient room for emotional play. The high school stage is usually regarded as the most tangled and disturbing period in a person’s heart. If you want to work hard to find yourself, it is often just a loss of search. When I went to high school in Shangcun, I had a similar experience. At that time, he did not plan for the future. It was the kind of boy who felt that “EVA” looked interesting and ran to the bookstore to find the “Dead Sea Book.” When I saw friends, some people threatened to become professional musicians, and some people were busy with college students. Shangcun felt that they had to set a certain goal for their future life, and they had not been uneasy for a while. .
Shangcun often works while listening to radio programs. In a section of a similarly intimate sister’s answering question, when a high school girl complains that “I am troubled by no dreams,” Shangcun has a sense of ignorance. . For a long time, those who experienced in the student era did not suffer from depression, which was caused by the gap between their own unchanging state of mind and the ever-changing world around them. This made Shangcun realize that today’s children, compared to their own high school, will be more and more likely to lose themselves because they are overly complicated. The script outline of “Alternative” is built in a little of such thinking. .
Unlike the FLCL OVA series of skipping narrative techniques, “Alternative” aligns the focal length with カナ(河本カナ), with the same class ペッツ(辺田友美), ヒジリー(矢岛圣), モッさん(本山満) The four girls have carried out a detailed and detailed depiction of the girls’ minds. The reason for changing the “pragmatic” route, Shangcun explained that when the OVA series was sold, the market was full of animations with easy-to-understand plots and performances, and there was basically no type of work that could be considered. Today, animation works are not only huge in production, but also in a variety of varieties. Because of the age of animation resources, Shangcun thought of making a more easy-to-use FLCL. .
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The picture above starts from モッさん, カナ, ヒジリー, ペッツ.
Structure Arrangement, Shangcun Supervisor imagines, what is the conclusion of the “Eternity” in the “Alternative”, how to treat, accept, think, and finally what conclusions will be drawn? Following this line of thought, the characters of ペッツ, ヒジリー, モッさん and so on were born one after another. Among them, especially the personality of the embarrassing is the most elusive, among the four people, her heart is the most heavy, but not exposed. The role of this role has created a lot of problems for the creation of the array, whether it is external design, or the inner characterization is quite difficult. .
In addition, the Ukrainian, which continues to appear from the OVA series, still vibrates, but the way of interacting with the protagonist has changed. I believe that when Hariko’s figure jumps into the lens, the old audience will yell in excitement in their hearts, “Come on~!”. Haruko driving Vespa, playing guitar, and putting into battle are really nostalgic. .
In the eyes of Shangcun, the existence of Haruko is endless. Where she is, there will always be people who can’t help but looking forward to what she will do next unexpectedly. Shangcun himself is a fan of Haruko, so he dare not slack off on the characters’ lines and action design. Moreover, as early as in the stage of the division of the mirror, the supervisor invited the teacher of Haruko, Shinji Shingu, to come and assist, and had a lot of discussion on the role interpretation. When recording the dubbing, Teacher Shinya still did not stop trying and gave many suggestions on the spot. In the theatrical version after many years, I can see that it is different from the OVA version and deal with the straight too, but I can’t help but sighing that the “high school girls are really troublesome” brand new Haruko, also not interesting. .
In terms of visual presentation, this book inherits the tide of OVA series, and the details of design elements and color matching are closely related to the current trend of high school girls. Although the people of Haruko continued to follow the style of the OVA series, Uemura hopes that the audience who saw Hari in the first time can also feel the same impact from FLCL when she was in college. Old fans don’t have to say it, but Shangcun wants to let the children of the dozens and 20s know it.
Shangcun analysis, the charm of “FLCL” lies in the form of “like the house is not home”, and the essence of the “real house core” between the harmonious unity, therefore, the grasp of people’s design, fashion, color matching is extra cautious. To this end, the Supervisor has specifically investigated the prevalence among high school girls at this stage, although this means that by default they are among the ranks of uncles. The exclusive fashion design hired by the show, Ms. Taniguchi, also pays attention to popular elements when writing. .
It is worth mentioning that the various robots that appear in the show are very fashionable and cool, coupled with the psychedelic effect, which is the essence of “disgusting”. Shangcun Supervisor praised the mechanical setting as the overwhelming design ability of the teacher. Because Shangcun himself is not a professional student, he only told the other party about the design concept and the desired effect. As a result, the effect map designed by Mr. Oyama was completely beyond the supervision. Supervising the ingenuity of the design of Oshiyama’s teacher, even to the extent that he wants to see inside his brain. The supervisor admits that the visual presentation of “Alternative” is basically based on the help of designers. .
Speaking of “FLCL”, it is inseparable from the music of “the pillows”. The music configuration of this theatrical version is still cool, matchable and embarrassing. Shangcun pointed out that there is something between the music of “FLCL” and “the pillows”, and it is a complicated entanglement that wants to be detached and wants to greet. Because the songs used in the OVA series are so fierce that the music will naturally appear in the mind when the music is heard. .
In view of such a powerful and powerful effect, Uemura Superintendent wanted to evade the OVA series of songs, but when he expressed his concerns to Takahashi, who is responsible for the role design, Takahashi’s teacher thought that fans were happy. Seeing things, why not, after all, that is “FLCL”. After listening to the village, I felt that I had to remove the shoulder pressure slightly. However, because the song contains enormous power, the supervisor absolutely does not want to use the wrong place. Therefore, the first half of the film is basically useless, and the second half is overweight. .
Talking about the theatrical version of the show, Shangcun said that for the first time to contact the audience of “FLCL”, the “Alternative” plot structure is still relatively easy to understand, can be used as an introduction, and recommended in accordance with “Alternative” “Progressive” Then watch the order of the OVA series. For the old fans who started watching from the OVA series, they can enjoy the toss of Haruko again and hear the melody of “the pillows”. Even if the initial accident is the so-called “predetermined reconciliation”, in short, the audience has formed a new understanding of “FLCL is equivalent to holding a guitar rampage”, you can feel a new round of interpretation in this consensus. Bringing fun. .
Finally, Uemura Supervisor sincerely hopes that everyone will read “Alternative” and “Progressive” together. I hope that the new and old fans can have a good time, can recommend it to friends, and can also express their opinions afterwards. .
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