Starting with the diversified characteristics of animation modeling design, this paper analyzes the performance of symbolic modeling language in animation creation, and discusses the role of symbolic role modeling in animation creation with successful cartoons at home and abroad as cases, thus confirming that symbolic role modeling is an important branch of modern animation modeling language.
In an animated film, the design of character modeling is very important. From the beginning of animation to the present, modeling design has been constantly exploring and advancing, and role modeling is also trying more diversified design styles.
First, the diversified characteristics of dynamic construction
There are various forms of animation modeling, such as traditional hand-drawn cartoons that draw lessons from China traditional New Year pictures and ancient temple murals. The representative ones are General Pride, Carp Fish Jumping Longmen, Ginseng Doll, etc. Drawing lessons from the materials and forms of folk puppet animation such as mud, wood and bamboo. The paper-cut animation of Ji Long and Peacock Princess was shot in China, which absorbed the appearance of Chinese shadow play and folk paper-cut and the characteristics of traditional opera costumes, while domestic works included The Fisherman and The Golden Conch. It is ink animation that brings the artistic conception of China's ink painting and the lightness and elegance of the picture into the cartoon. Its representative works include Little Tadpole Looking for Mom, Yan Zhen, Moody, Mountain View and so on, which is a great innovation of China's animation. Different animation styles make their modeling languages very different. However, in plastic arts, the principle that less is more is the basic principle that is very suitable for animation modeling. Less means more, which means that the modeling language is concise and rich, that is, the smallest modeling elements show the important features of objects, such as shape, structure, emotion, dynamics, etc. This is the basic skill of animation modeling. All forms and means in plastic arts can be used in animation, but the degree of simplicity and complexity is different when dealing with them. The same image can be practiced in various forms, which is very effective for enriching the modeling language.
Second, the expression of symbolic modeling language in animation creation
In animation, the symbolic modeling design style is mainly manifested in two aspects: concreteness and abstraction. Concrete has distinct image characteristics, which is the expression of concentrating, refining, generalizing and simplifying, and highlighting and exaggerating the essential factors of real things. Abstraction is a combination of graphic symbols or geometric figures to express a certain meaning. It has a simple shape, a strong sense of modernity and visual impact, and gives viewers a good impression and a deep memory. Symbolic modeling design is an abstract concept, which often conveys its formal content through visual association generated by visual stimulation.
At present, symbols can be divided into the following three types: indicators, symbols and image symbols. Among them, indicators, such as road signs, are indicators of roads, while doors are indicators of building exits. Symbols, such as red, represent revolution. In the eyes of China people, peaches are a symbol of longevity. Image symbols, such as portraits, are the image symbols of someone. People can judge by the similarity of images. Graphical symbols are also an important tool for people to record and transmit information at first, and they still have irreplaceable independent significance, so in animation creation, symbols will have an inevitable connection with animation character modeling. Symbolic modeling language can be fully used in animation creation.
Third, the characteristics of symbol modeling in animation creation
Character modeling is to design animation into a visible image: therefore, the character modeling in animation will have a huge span and a variety of changes from reality to non-reality. But ... whether we rely on natural images or fantasy images, we can't do without their characteristics as carriers to express human spirit and emotion. Symbolic modeling plays an increasingly important role in how to create a richer animation image in animation creation.
1, the metaphor of symbol modeling in animation creation
The choice of role type in animation creation is very important. There are many types of animation characters, but a successful animation must have a role type that can catch the audience's eye. Such as villains, heroes, cute characters and other role types. No matter how many characters there are in comics. There must be a character representing the soul of the whole animation. And the choice of this role is the most important. Mainly to grasp the personality characteristics of the characters. The setting of characters and events in Miyazaki Hayao's animation always aims at concrete and vivid images. So the audience can see many animated characters from his works. In Spirited Away, Nakamiya Hayashi added a symbolic figure to the fairy bathhouse-the faceless man. He only has a mask of sadness, and he has lost his voice. He can only make a sound by swallowing others. On the surface, this role is very dull, with no face and no feelings, but it has loaded the director's deeper thinking about human reality in the past four years. Modern people widely use mobile phones, Internet and other communication facilities, trying to make communication between them more convenient and fast, but from another perspective. People hide themselves behind these tools, say formulaic words, seek blindly, have an extremely violent temper, and finally lose the ability to communicate with others. This is the epitome of countless people in our human society. Everyone has a "faceless person" in his heart, a sad face who is losing communication and living in self-isolation. Such a symbolic and symbolic setting. Reflect the state of all beings in today's society. But Miyazaki Hayao didn't make the public feel pain after his appearance was revealed. Chihiro gets along well with the faceless person, and even finally affects it: the result that the faceless person is moved also proves to people that as long as everyone sincerely communicates face to face. Enthusiasm can melt the mask of sadness.
2. The particularity of symbol modeling in animation creation.
The primary purpose of action design in animation is to make most viewers get information and make it have universal characteristics. At the same time, we should also look for personalized special action symbols. This kind of action design that shows individuality in * * * is the difficulty of symbolic expression of action language. It's also the point. Designers need to observe, think deeply and make bold choices. Only in this way can we extract the normal movements in life and create accurate and refreshing action symbols. Nowadays, many animators use "Q version" images and actions to express the psychological state of characters in realistic cartoons, which can be said to be an innovation of symbolization of action language. Cleverly solved the problem of figurative treatment of role psychological suggestion, which is very easy for viewers to interpret. The image of "Q version" is a variant symbol of the role itself, and its modeling and action are more exaggerated. On the one hand, it distanced itself from the role itself; on the other hand, this strengthened symbol more accurately reflected the psychological activities of the role. This expression broadens the expression of animation action language. The symbol of action is not a pattern. Every successful and distinctive cartoon is creating a unique action language symbol, and the audience's judgment on the value of an animated image is not only in the aesthetic aspect of modeling, but also includes the "heart" given to the role by the story. At the same time, it also contains a variety of elements including action design to fully reflect the charm of the role.
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