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The latest website: Many people have watched a drama, or like Ronan, have watched the highlights of this drama, and left a certain impression.

The leading actor is well-known in history, and related deeds have been included in Eastern and Western history textbooks. As the protagonist, he has been adapted into movies several times. At one time, many stars became popular because of starring in this role, such as Michael Douglas' father Kirk Douglas.

This character is called Spartacus.

That show was also called Spartacus.

Ronan has not watched the full version of the series, but has watched the related content highlights. It has been filmed for several seasons, and the biggest feature is the scale.

Once, the scale of Spartacus completely surpassed Song of Roughness and Killing.

After Three Hundred Warriors of Sparta, Ronan specifically asked people to check, and found no similar TV series script copyright registration matters, so after Pirates of the Caribbean 3 was released, he dedicated time to complete the preliminary planning of the project. Then it was forwarded to the screenwriter department of Shahai Entertainment.

Spartacus is a historical figure, and does not involve copyright, so you can take pictures at will.

After Shahai Entertainment's A Song of Ice and Fire: Game of Thrones, it will also increase the production and investment of large-scale drama series.

How to write the script depends on the collective efforts of the screenwriters in the screenwriting department. Ronan can only designate a large framework for the screenwriters to create within the framework.

In a way, it's closer in form to a B-movie in cinema.

In the screenwriting department of Shahai Entertainment, Ronan convened a meeting with the relevant responsible persons: The investment does not need to be too high, mainly with violence and large-scale shots. The style is similar to Three Hundred Warriors of Sparta. It doesn't matter if the CG is rough.

He emphasized: In general, the most ideal state of this show is to have the sense of picture of Three Hundred Heroes of Sparta, the sense of reality of Gladiator and the degree of nudity far exceeding the drama Rome.

Several screenwriters responded: Understood.

Ronan said: Come out the script within this year, you have enough time to create.

Leaving the screenwriting department, Ronan went to the office area of ​​the princess animation studio on the upper floor. A dozen core team members, led by Chris Buck, Byrne Howard, and Rich Moore, were waiting in the conference room.

Ronan asked Connie to distribute the materials she brought to the Princess Animation Studio, and said: Everyone has joined Relativity Entertainment for more than half a year, and you must have already understood the company, and you are also familiar with the personnel and company structure.

Yeah, we're ready, Chris Buck said.

Byrne Howard continued: Mr. Anderson, with the assistance of Pixar Studios, we have completed the initial computer animation production technology update in the past six months, and we can't wait to invest in animation production.

Several other people also nodded one after another. They joined Relativity Entertainment Animation not to retire, but to revive the glory of the team.

Ronan opened his chair and sat down, and asked: Everyone, let me ask a question first, what kind of animated film do you want to make?

Everyone, including Chris Buck, was silent for a moment. This question was quite difficult for them to answer.

Ronan continued: Or, from another angle, what is your best animation production?

Chris Buck said without hesitation: Disney princess cartoons and fairy tale cartoons.

That's right. Ronan said directly: This is what you are best at, and it is also the fundamental reason why I and Relativity Entertainment hired you here.

Rich Moore said at this time: But the market has proved that Disney's traditional animated films have declined and cannot keep up with the needs of the times, otherwise we...

He didn't go on to say the second half of the sentence, but the meaning was very obvious. If it wasn't for the decline of Disney Animation Studio, the current Princess Animation Studio would not have been born.

Chris Barker is very cautious, but also said: Princesses and fairy tale animated feature films are indeed no longer popular. Since the new century, the best-selling animated feature films are DreamWorks' Shrek series and Pixar. Several studios.

He worried: Ronan, we're not good at the pure spoof type.

Don't worry. Ronan said with a smile: I won't let you shoot that type, which is not in line with my original intention. Why is this animation studio called Princess? Because I want you to make the Disney animated princess Blooming again with the fairytale genre.”

Letting Chris Buck and others make a spoof movie similar to Shrek is simply a waste.

Ronan continued: I mentioned to you some time ago that after the animation studio stabilizes, it will use Andersen's fairy tale The Snow Queen as a model to adapt and produce an animated short film to run the team.

Byrne Howard said: Snow White is a typical princess story...

Ronan said: We can completely subvert traditional fairy tales, but it is not a spoof. For example, Sleeping Beauty, the one who kisses the princess awake does not have to be a prince, but a witch; and Snow White, the prince does not necessarily fall in love with a princess, but instead It may be to annex her kingdom... well, even the traditional Snow White may defeat the evil queen with the help of hunters.

These principles are not complicated, but for the former Disney creators who were bound by tradition, they have opened up their minds from the other side. Although some of them may not be suitable for the current social environment, they have also pierced a thin layer of Diaphragm, even if the fairy tale is not a spoof, it can be reinterpreted from a different angle.

Chris Buck and others were flipping through the outline of the script in their hands, almost completely subverting the content of Andersen's fairy tale.

Ronan waited for everyone to read the outline of the script, and said: The times are changing, and more and more people are beginning to form a clearer understanding that things like fairy tale love are not rational, and you want to be convincing. It is actually very difficult to tell why the hero and heroine are in love with each other for an hour and a half, and how deeply they love each other. Especially cartoons, so they seldom explore the rationale behind love—for example, why two people love each other, why they love each other It’s so deep—but two people fall in love directly, and there is no need to explain anything, so it will be very cliché.”

He coughed lightly, and continued: And family affection and friendship, such as loving one's own family, have a stronger foundation than loving a stranger, and are more likely to impress the audience.

Chris Buck mused: The Disney princesses of the past only existed for love...

Ronan nodded slightly, and then said: Everyone has participated in the production of many Disney animated feature films. We can recall the performance of princesses in past Disney animated films. Disney princesses in the past also had their own ideas, and some longed for freedom. Desire, but always needs external stimulation to act. The Little Mermaid has always yearned for human life, only when she falls in love with the prince and has a big fight with her father can she become a human being; Rapunzel has always wanted to see the Kongming Lantern , only a thief who is familiar with the outside world can give her the courage to leave the house.

They have their own goals, but they haven't been working tirelessly for their goals, and they haven't paid too much. This is the shortcoming of these princesses. They have ideas and desires, but they lack real actions. Even Rapunzel needs outside guidance.

Byrne Howard gradually realized what Ronan meant: Such a princess is too passive and has no supervisory initiative.

That's right. Ronan said again: Princesses in the new era must be proactive, not to love for love, let alone waiting to marry a prince, but to have clear actions and take the initiative to make efforts for it.

He paused slightly: Film is an art in which vision and hearing are unified, which means that it is not the inner feelings of the protagonists that define them, but their actions!

Rich Moore suddenly interjected: This is also in line with the current situation of the growing feminist movement.

Ronan glanced at him appreciatively, and emphasized: The Disney princesses in the next stage don't need a prince to save them, they can also save themselves.

The most classic feature of the animated feature film that brought Disney princesses back onto the world film stage and radiated infinite brilliance is reversal and rescue.

The prince took off his gloves and became a bad guy, and Anna didn't need love to save her.

At that time, Elsa's fans believed that Elsa's true love saved Anna, while Anna's fans believed that Anna saved herself...

Disney's fairy tales and princess styles have had a profound impact on Chris Buck and others, and Ronan didn't expect to change them completely with a few words, so the first thing that is put on the agenda of Princess Animation Studios is not an animated feature film, but a very frequent one. A short clip of a few minutes.

This helps them hone and incorporate new computer-based production techniques and new ideas.

At the end of the meeting, Chris Barker said that in order to shoot the background corresponding to the short film The Snow Queen, he needs to lead a team to Norway and other Nordic countries to collect folk songs.

Ronan agreed immediately, This is an essential link if you want to complete the production well.

Exotic style is also a great weapon to attract the audience.

Of course, for Hollywood, this so-called exotic style must be the product of a mixture of half-knowledgeable overseas culture and typical American ideas.

This is true of Hollywood animated feature films, no matter which country they are set in.

Just like Disney cartoons, Aladdin does not belong to the Middle East, The Lion King does not belong to Africa, The Little Mermaid does not belong to Denmark, and Kung Fu Panda does not belong to the Chinese world. It is a standard Hollywood production and money-making Like other North American films that incorporate foreign cultures, it simply borrows foreign elements to make the film more international.

If a single filming of a big production into the type of a certain country or nation only reflects the real cultural elements that belong to them, the chances of this film hitting the market will be infinite.

Princess Animation Studios, as well as Relativity Entertainment, is not an art research department or cultural researcher, but a standard business group.