Please provide pictures, names and introductions to all the characters in "The Elk King"

Chinese name

Milu King

English name

Finding The Milu King: The Magic Reel

Dialogue Language

Chinese Mandarin

Alias

Elk Legend/Elk King Treasure Map

Country and Region

Mainland China

Video Type

Animation

Release Time

September 29, 2009

Film Company

China Television Interactive

Director

Guo Weijiao

Screenwriter

Zhang Zhiyi, Wang Shengwei

Dubbed

Li Yang, Ge You

Produced

Beijing Zhongshi Interactive Technology Development Co., Ltd.

Baoding Zhongke Weiyi Digital Technology Co., Ltd.< /p>

Hebei Yashen Film and Television Art Center

Hangzhou Longji Film and Television Media Co., Ltd.

Hebei Film Studio

Changzhou Zhongke Weiyi Digital Animation Co., Ltd.

Distribution

China Film Group Corporation Film Distribution and Exhibition Branch

Beijing IQXingyue Film and Television Culture Development Co., Ltd.

[Edit this paragraph] Plot synopsis

Elks, humans, and monsters all live together in a vibrant world, but the ancient struggle between these three is also continuing, and with A wonderful and thrilling adventure centered on the search for the mysterious "Elk King".

During this adventure, the elk princess Youyou accidentally ate fairy grass and became a beautiful girl, and also possessed the unique skill of "missing legs". In the process of searching for the Elk King, she met a handsome and kind-hearted human prince. However, in order to find the Elk King, humans and monsters launched cruel and uninterrupted attacks on nature, killing many small animals and destroying the balance of nature.

The brave Princess Youyou and the kind-hearted human prince did not hesitate to fight against the evil forces in order to protect the world and nature. With bloodshed, sacrifice, and uncompromising love, Princess Youyou and the human prince finally defeated the enemies that destroyed nature and found the Elk King. It was a place full of love. In order to save the prince who was about to die in the war, Princess Youyou transformed into an elk again. After defeating the demon, the human prince also turned into an elk and ran into the vast forest with Princess Youyou and the lovely elk...

[Edit this paragraph]Character Introduction

Princess Youyou

Cute means cute and smart, which is what everyone likes to say Q. Youyou, the little elk princess in "The Elk King", embodies the essence of Cute characters. First of all, her appearance. She has a small cherry mouth, big eyes, a curved eyebrow when she smiles, and short silver hair. It can be called the perfect fusion of the facial features of an Oriental and the exquisiteness of a Barbie doll. In terms of character, the little princess Youyou brings the shy and graceful beauty of a classical girl and the cuteness and intelligence of a modern girl. I met Wang Zican’s shyness when he lowered his head and said nothing, his shyness when he asked three questions, his innocence and natural desire to try new things when he saw them, his bravery and sense of responsibility to stand up in the face of the annihilation of the Elk clan... the traditional shyness The shy character and the innocent and brave qualities required by modern aesthetics are all condensed into this little girl. In fact, in China's ACG (animation game) industry, animated images are mostly animal-anthropomorphic. Among the few ACG works that focus on characters, female characters generally "like" the traditional style, that is, wearing ancient costumes, such as the beautiful sisters in "Sword and Fairy". However, under the background of the imaginary ancient time and space, Youyou broke away from the ancient costume style and only appeared in a simple white one piece dress. It was pure and natural without any modification, which made people exclaim from the bottom of their hearts: " Cute!” is also called “Youyou” in the movie.

Prince Can

Modern idol dramas and even anime regard the prince as a girl's sure-kill move. No matter what kind of vulgar plot, once this killer move is available, it will be popular all over the world. Prince Chan in "The Elk King" obviously combines the style of a prince and a knight. In addition to his extraordinary handsome appearance, he also has a chivalrous style that helps the world. He is an ancient travel companion, and his biggest hobby is traveling around and fighting against injustice. He is like a backpacker who has the world at his feet. In martial arts novels, Prince Can is a knight, unrestrained but full of tenderness. When he met the weak Elk Princess, he immediately fell in love with her and fought against evil forces without hesitation to save living beings. However, although he was born out of the ancient Chinese book "The Book of Mountains and Seas", Prince Chan has the characteristics of a modern anime character. He is handsome, cool and tender, and has captured the hearts of girls invisibly. Of course, the prince also has a very important quality: kindness. Chinese people firmly believe that a kind heart leads to beauty, so in fairy tales princes are always kind and will fall in love with kind princesses. In the end, when Prince Chan was willing to give up his human identity and become an elk for the sake of his beloved Princess Elk, I believe that the thousands of girls under the big screen will be turned into tenderness through steel, and all the tenderness will be transformed into their eyes. Spring water is just like the last farewell of Prince Jack and Princess Rose in "Titanic".

Elder Elk

Looking at the various animations, in terms of character settings, in addition to the good and bad factions, the kind-hearted prince and princess, there is one hidden in the deepest part of the story, but always The character who affects the development of the film is well deserved by the role of "Elder". The elder has become synonymous with "sage, sacred, invisible supreme kingship, and national treasure" in many animations. All disasters can always be resolved calmly with them by using softness to overcome hardness.

In terms of appearance, elders often have extraordinary looks. Their eyebrows and beards are very long, but they are very inconspicuous. There is a heavy sense of vicissitudes in their old age, which makes people look forward to it. To the depth of the margins. He will always appear at the cusp of conflicts, either predicting the future and passing away like a god, or using the simplest method to resolve the responsible war disputes. Throughout he has been a spiritual leader. For example, the Elk Elder in "The Elk King" is a representative of this type of animation image. He is not only the communicator of the spirit of the entire film, but also the embodiment of Chinese wise men. Elk, this mythical animal known as the "Four Unlikely" by the Chinese, has a magical ability to bring spring back to the earth. It was once only owned by the royal family and was a symbol of royal power. It has had a profound impact on traditional Chinese culture, and its presence can be seen everywhere in ancient history and literary classics. Folk culture even respects it as a god. It is even said that Emperor Yan, one of the "Three Emperors" in ancient times, is its descendant. It can be seen that the Elk Elder in "The Elk King" deserves to be the highest representative of wise men in Chinese animation.

The Imperial Master

A bronze mask, a black robe with a crow feather shawl, thin and slender fingers, and a beautiful snake appearing on the left and right at any time, under the influence of modern aesthetic emotions Image of ancient wizard. But the national master is not a real wizard, he is just a crow spirit who only approved the wizard's skin. In traditional Chinese culture, the crow is a symbol of darkness, misfortune and evil. Therefore, the national master has already defined his villain status based on his innate identity. Under the cover of his human identity, he hid in the palace and even more ambitiously wanted to fight for world hegemony. At the same time, he is also the incarnation of a sinister villain. He circulates between humans and monsters, trying to find the key to the struggle for hegemony in the three realms - the secret of the Elk Kingdom. Although the National Preceptor is extremely powerful and cunning enough, he has a fatal innate weakness - "die at the sight of light". In a human-monster battle with Wang Zican, the national master finally died under the light of nature. Snake Spirit, the beautiful snake that haunts the Imperial Preceptor, is another villain in the film. In fact, this image is quite familiar. If you search your memory carefully, you will find that this beautiful snake has a very similar appearance to the "indestructible" snake spirit in the classic domestic cartoon "Calabash Brothers" of your childhood. However, although they have the same ruthlessness, darkness and cunning, the former has obviously lost the "self-centered" feminism of the latter, and is more of a subsidiary foil to the image of the national teacher. Or, to put it another way, the snake spirit is an extension of the negative nature of the national teacher

Marble

Bluebird and Marble are basically the most likable in "The Elk King" The character's humorous and off-kilter quality makes it hard not to love him. As the name suggests, the blue bird is full of sky blue and full of lovely colors. Especially its dubbing is still a child's voice, and when it appears together with the elk princess Youyou, she looks like an angel. Pikachu’s pink expression once became synonymous with kawaii for an era, and Bluebird is definitely taking this route. The most important thing is that it also has a very cute quality: it firmly follows the line of loyal protection of the Lord, and will never waver despite the enemy's coercion and inducement. Although this kind of character trait seems to be the main theme, it is still very lethal to the caring pink princess.

And Ma Bole is even more nonsensical in "The Elk King". He is a cuter person in the human camp and regards horses as his life. He was a groom himself, and because he was very enthusiastic about horses, he named him Mabole. Chollima was overjoyed to discover the evil seahorse transformed by accident and regarded it as a divine horse. All kinds of unexpected things happened in the process, which was comparable to the chaotic and absurd experiences of Star Master on the big screen. The cute thing about Ma Bole is that he is funny without knowing it. It is obvious that the atmosphere in the whole room has reached the critical point of laughter, but he still remains serious despite the situation. Proving once again that he and Mr. Xing have the same meaning but the same purpose.

Bluebird

Since Xing Ye founded the nonsensical school in China, the best praise for a comedy movie is "What are you doing, it's so nonsensical." Therefore, when Hollywood animated movies came to China with American humor, they were immediately loved by countless people above the age of children. "The Lion King" has taken the world by storm as the leader in animated blockbusters, and the hilarious duo of Timon and Pumbaa have also become an enduring reference template for future animated films. Although these two cute little guys are nonsensical, they always have a kind and dreamy heart. They actively and optimistically take care of our cute little Simba. The blue bird in "The Elk King" is exactly the same as them.

After that, Hollywood continued its own American nonsense, including the gag-making, often despised but extremely wise sloth in "Ice Age", the super off-kilter Dory in "Finding Nemo", the super-offline Dory in "Shrek" The donkey Tang Ji in "Mulan" is as verbose as a menopausal woman, and the "little kid" flea in "Mulan"... The final box office proved that these nonsensical animals with human characteristics have super appeal and appeal to men, women and children regardless of age. All national borders are tempted. The nonsensical qualities of animals seem to be much cuter than the nonsensical qualities of humans. Except for Charlie Chaplin in the United States and Stephen Chow in China, there seems to be no character who can spread the nonsense more powerfully and widely than these animals.

[Edit this paragraph] Behind-the-scenes footage

China's leading animation technology

"The Elk King" focuses on 3D model deformation technology, video action data collection, Major breakthroughs have been achieved in three aspects: processing and synthesis research, as well as group animation segmentation and control technology. With more sophisticated three-dimensional modeling technology, complex lens application capabilities and large-scale rendering systems, we have laid the foundation for the creation of high-quality animated films. In particular, the addition of "people" overcomes the limitation of most cartoons being anthropomorphic animals. The modeling of human body movements, expression depictions and verbal dialogue greatly increase the difficulty of film creation, and also greatly expand the creative scope. Vision adds new elements to the development of science and art. The review experts believe that compared with the world's mainstream animations led by the United States, "The Elk King" has completely reached the technical level of the world's mainstream movies.

☆Imaginative processing of Chinese elements

"The Elk King" tells a story with Chinese characteristics using technology comparable to Hollywood. This film is completely based on "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" and absorbs a large number of elements from Chinese mythology and folklore. It tells a story of a love between man and beast (the love between a moose princess and a human prince) from the perspective of deep national aesthetics such as imagery and artistic conception. The visual elements of this film draw nourishment from the treasure house of traditional Chinese painting and traditional animation. The character images, scene design, and even the accessories, costumes and props all have a strong Chinese flavor. In the end, the theme of this film also embodies the Chinese nation's concept of harmonious coexistence between man, nature and animals, and the great benevolence and love of the unity of nature and man.

Chinese mythical beasts will go global

The elk, this mythical beast known as the "Four Unlikely" by the Chinese, has a miraculous ability to bring spring back to the earth. It was once only owned by the royal family and was a symbol of royal power. It has had a profound impact on traditional Chinese culture, and its presence can be seen everywhere in ancient history and literary classics. Folk culture even respects it as a god. It is even said that Emperor Yan, one of the "Three Emperors" in ancient times, is its descendant. "Legend of the Elk" is a CG three-dimensional animated film based on China's "national treasure" animal, the elk. It has been drafted by the State Film Administration as a gift film for the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China in 2009. It will also compete for the 2009 China Film Huabiao Award and the Golden Rooster Award. At present, "The Elk King" has successfully signed the European film and DVD rights, and will represent Chinese elements to the world.

[Edit this paragraph] Theme song of the film

The theme song of the film "My Heart" is sung by Yu Kewei, the popular singer of 2009 Happy Girl.

Lyrics:

My heart listens carefully

Your voice is heard in the wind

My heart breathes softly< /p>

Your breath is floating in the air

Yuyou, my heart still thinks of you

Perhaps God made you and I meet

Yuyou, my heart no longer Question

Your persistence gives me courage

Yuyou, my heart has followed you far away

Following your footsteps all the way

Yuyou My heart no longer cries for others

Because without you my heart is long

Run to the end of the world no matter what it takes

I believe that miracles will fill the world

I illuminate the edges of life with my true feelings

To pour out my heart to you

Let the wind tell our legend

Just Let the clouds be as if we are not separated

Let this world always remember you and me

We were once together, so long in my heart

We were once together, so long in my heart< /p>

[Edit this paragraph] Others

"Elk King" focuses on three aspects: 3D model deformation technology, video action data collection, processing and synthesis research, and group animation division and control technology A major breakthrough was achieved. With more sophisticated three-dimensional modeling technology, complex lens application capabilities and large-scale rendering systems, we have laid the foundation for the creation of high-quality animated films. In particular, the addition of "people" overcomes the limitation of most cartoons being anthropomorphic with animals. The modeling of the character's body and movement, the depiction of expressions and the description of language dialogues greatly increase the difficulty of creating the film, and also greatly expand the scope of creation. Vision adds new elements to the development of science and art. The review experts believe that compared with the world's mainstream animations led by the United States, "The Elk King" has completely reached the technical level of the world's mainstream movies.

In addition to technological innovation, "The Elk King" also insists on innovation in animation form and content themes, striving to absorb the nutrition of traditional Chinese culture, produce artistic works that adapt to the appreciation of modern audiences, and promote the development of Chinese animation. of revival.

In the modeling and environmental design, "The Elk King" refers to a large number of symbolic elements of traditional national culture, and processes and improves them to avoid direct application and imitation, but from deep levels such as imagery and artistic conception. From the perspective of national aesthetics, these elements are integrated into the film and television language of modern films to achieve innovation in form and vocabulary.

In the creation of the theme content, "The Elk King" absorbed a large number of elements from Chinese myths and folklore, and at the same time excavated and refined them, abandoning those feudal and outdated dross and representations, and retaining the ancient traditions of the Chinese nation. The essence of culture that has been continuously multiplying and developing since then embodies the brilliance of peace and justice, the concept of harmonious coexistence between man, nature and animals, the warmth of selfless friendship between teams, and the great benevolence and love of the unity of nature and man. . The film strives to spread these deep-seated philosophical concepts and cultural traditions of the Chinese nation to the world through our films, and witness our ideals of peaceful development and harmonious development.

In this year's Huabiao Award selection, "The Elk King" is the same as "Ma Lanhua", "Shining Red Star - Little Warrior", "Happy Running", "Naughty Horse Xiaotiao", "Pleasant Goat and Goat" "Big Big Wolf: Awesome" will also compete for the Outstanding Animation Award. In the end, "Elk King" won the first place along with "Happy Running", "Naughty Little Horse Tiao" and "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf: Bullish". The review experts commented that "The Elk King" is well-made, has exquisite artistic expression and profound ideological implications. It is a rare three-dimensional animation masterpiece in my country in recent years.

Previously, "The Elk King" has successfully signed the European film and DVD rights. The film was also selected by the Propaganda Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television as the only 3D tribute film for the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. animated movies.

Films that have attracted the attention of the Chinese government

"Legend of the Elk" is a CG three-dimensional animated film based on China's "national treasure" animal, the elk. It was drafted by the State Film Administration as the 2009 The film will be presented as a tribute to the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China in 2009, and will also compete in the 2009 China Film Awards and the Golden Rooster Awards.

Chinese mythical beasts

The elk, this mythical beast known as the "Four Unlikely" by the Chinese, has a miraculous ability to bring spring back to the earth. It was once only owned by the royal family and was a symbol of royal power. It has had a profound impact on traditional Chinese culture and can be seen everywhere in ancient history and literary classics. Folk culture even respects it as a god. It is even said that Emperor Yan, one of the "Three Emperors" in ancient times, is its descendant.

Nature and life in the eyes of Chinese people

This film incorporates the unique world view of the Chinese people. Elk, humans, monsters, and plants all form a vibrant world. . This is because in the eyes of the ancient Chinese, the world was formed by the two qi of "yin and yang". Mountains, rivers, plants and animals, including humans, are all equal beings and together constitute nature.

A story with Chinese characteristics

This film tells a story with Chinese characteristics. A human boy and an elk girl fall in love, and together they defeat the enemies that destroy nature. In the end, the boy also becomes a human being. Become an elk and run towards the vast forest with the herd of deer

. Among traditional Chinese love stories, the most touching ones are almost all stories about the love between people and animals.

Chinese visual elements

The visual elements of this film draw nourishment from the treasure house of traditional Chinese paintings and traditional animations. The character images, scene design, and even accessories, costumes and props are all unique. It has a strong Chinese flavor.

China's leading animation technology

The Institute of Automation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences provided strong technical support for this film, mainly including video motion data collection, processing and synthesis technology, flexible object modeling and Its dynamics technology, 3D model deformation technology, particle control and modeling technology, group animation division and control technology. Script control including skeletal joints and shapes uses skeletal dynamics models and programming technology to solve the stretch and squeeze control of 2D/3D animations; in addition, research using bone + mesh deformation technology has changed the previous expression animation using only meshes. Distortion problems caused by deformation control.

Research on video action data collection, processing and synthesis: using image analysis and processing technology to extract, animate and format the actions of characters with blue background in ordinary digital cameras, and combine them with the animation shapes synthesis.

Group animation division and control technology: Research on technology to solve the problem of precise foreground and gradually blurred background in large scenes (such as galloping horses and large troops marching), making the system design simple, rendering faster and more effective good.

"The Elk King" leads the National Day cartoons, and family entertainment becomes the mainstream of consumption

"The Elk King" leads the animated films, with sales exceeding 5 million in four days. According to Mr. Chen, head of publicity at Wanda Cinemas, theaters will tilt toward the adult market in the first half of the long holiday because most family audiences take their children to travel; in the second half of the holiday, many families will return, so theaters will inevitably increase their schedule of cartoons. "The number of audiences watching "The Elk King" has increased significantly in the past two days, and the attendance rate for prime screenings has reached 80%, which is quite successful for a domestic animation. "In order to stimulate consumption, many theaters have joined forces to The producers of "The Elk King" have launched a "Buy Two Get One Free" event. You only need to purchase two parent tickets to enjoy family entertainment for three people.

"The Elk King" is based on "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" and absorbs a large number of elements from Chinese mythology and folklore. It tells the story of the three races of humans, monsters, and elk. The Elk Princess Yoyo died after eating She turned into a girl after eating fairy grass. In the process of searching for the Elk King, she began a romantic love affair with a human prince. This domestic 3D animation, produced by the technical team of "Kung Fu Panda", once stunned Cannes with its "spring, summer, autumn and winter" and sold the European distribution rights. Last month, it defeated "Ma Lanhua" and was selected as a gift film for the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. In the view of Mr. Chen from Wanda Cinema, in addition to the beautiful images that can be called "eye-friendly", the magnificent and lifelike special effects, the cute and funny animal images, and the tearful human-animal love, the biggest breakthrough of "The Elk King" is " "Family Entertainment" function, ""Pleasant Goat" is actually children's entertainment, and it is difficult for accompanying parents to watch it; "Elk King" is more similar to Disney animation, suitable for all ages, and the main appeal is everyone's inner childlike innocence.

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