Chapter 349 Afanti’s Appearance (Please Subscribe)

"The Story of Afanti" is a puppet animation based on folklore from the Western Regions, with the legendary "wise man" Afanti as the protagonist.

To be honest……

The legendary figure Afanti is very unfamiliar to most people in the country.

After all, the folklore of Afanti is mostly spread in the border provinces of the Western Region, and even in the Arab region. Most people really don't know who Afanti is unless they go out of their way to understand it.

If it were Sun Wukong, he would definitely be a household name.

Therefore.

When producing animation, the Puppet Studio and the Meiying Studio team led by Liang Xiaodong also encountered a very critical problem.

Avanti is not particularly well-known in inland and coastal provinces.

Then here comes the problem.

For such a "strange" legendary character, how should the production team create an animated image to make everyone have a good impression of "Afanti"?

“Be humorous.”

Gu Miao frowned and said, "The main audience for animation is children, and they don't like lengthy sermons."

Why are fables so popular?

Because fables package a "simple" truth with extremely vivid children's stories, delivering a "moisturizing and silent" type of preaching.

Give a simple example!

You educate your children and tell them that you must distinguish between good and evil, and good people may not be rewarded. Will your children listen?

If you change the way.

When you sit by the bed and tell your child the story "The Farmer and the Snake" before going to bed, will he think about why the snake bit the farmer?

Same thing.

In the animation production process, the most taboo thing is the kind of "straight to the point" preaching plot.

Even if you want to give the story, or plot, a certain core, you can't preach directly, you have to "detour" appropriately.

This is where humor comes into play.

By creating a legendary character through humorous stories, children will not have any resistance and it can also play a certain "preaching" role.

"I think so too."

Liang Xiaodong nodded.

Even if Gu Miao doesn't mention it, he will add some "humorous" elements to the plot appropriately to achieve the effect of "edutainment and entertainment".

Of course, that's not the point.

The real problem that troubles Liang Xiaodong is the specific character image of "Afanti".

Who is Afanti?

A legendary figure, a figure that is passed down orally among the people and stays on the pages of books.

"Do you know what Afanti looks like?"

"have no idea!"

This is the question Liang Xiaodong has asked the most during this period, but he received the same answer every time.

He went to the Western Regions to visit and investigate.

Most people have heard the story of Afanti, but if you ask him, what does Afanti look like and what are his physical characteristics?

terribly sorry!

No one knows the answer!

The legends and stories of Afanti are mainly spread by word of mouth. In this form, no one can describe the specific appearance of Afanti.

A herdsman told Liang Xiaodong.

Afanti is five meters tall, has glowing eyes, and rides a white unicorn...

Others say that Afanti was a cripple, and because he loved to fight for the poor, his legs were broken by the rich man.

Some people also say that Afanti is a doctor who walks barefoot in the Gobi Desert. His left eye is empty because an eagle pecked it out during treatment.

Quite outrageous, right?

But this is the information Liang Xiaodong collected through constant visits and investigations during this period.

All I can say is that Afanti is too mysterious.

So mysterious that no one knows, what does he look like? How high? Fat or thin? Do you have a beard?

"It's all uncertain information and everyone is unsure. There are a few points that many people have mentioned."

Liang Xiaodong introduced: "Most people have mentioned that Afanti has a mount when describing Afanti."

"Some say it's a horse, some say it's a deer, some say it's a unicorn and a donkey..."

Avanti has ridden so many creatures?

Gu Miao was amused by these words and couldn't help but complain: "Of so many statements, which one is more credible?"

"Donkey! Donkey!"

"Although I'm not sure, many people say it's a donkey. I checked some local information in the Western Regions, and there are also records of Afanti riding a donkey."

Liang Xiaodong said with a smile: "In addition to the mount, there is another appearance feature that is frequently mentioned by civilian interviewees, and that is the beard."

"Beard?" Gu Miao asked.

"Yeah, beard!"

Liang Xiaodong nodded and said: "What kind of beard is it? It's still the same sentence. Everyone's descriptions are so varied that it's impossible to determine the correct answer."

"So based on speculation, we set Afanti as a traveler with a goatee, riding a donkey, and playing Western-style music in his hands."

Liang Xiaodong showed the sample.

Gu Miao looked at it carefully and compared this sample drawing with the original Afanti in his memory from time to time.

It can be said that it is almost the same!

Maybe this is not what Afanti looks like, he doesn't look like this at all. He didn't ride a donkey, or grow a goatee...

But that's not important!

The people thought that he should look like this when he was riding a donkey and had a goatee, so he looked like this.

It's like a mythical creature.

When everyone thought that Nezha would always look like a child who would never grow up, riding on a hot wheel and wearing a Hun Tian Ling, then Nezha looked like this.

If you create an image of Nezha with five big and three thick heads and a King Kong Barbie style, maybe yours is the real thing, but it doesn’t make sense.

Because everyone doesn’t recognize you.

The same is true for Afanti. No one knows what the real Afanti looks like.

When everyone thinks that Afanti is what he looks like in Wanbao animation, even if the real Afanti is "resurrected", no one will probably recognize him.

What is this called?

Gu Miao didn't dare to think or speak.

Anyway, everyone knows the standard treatment of mythical and legendary characters!

Not to mention her mere appearance, if the people need or believe it, Afanti can even become a "female"!

Don't think this is outrageous.

For a legendary figure who "doesn't know his true identity" and whose deeds are only passed down by word of mouth, no matter what he becomes, it is reasonable.

Liang Xiaodong This is pretty good.

At least in his speculation, Afanti still looks like a serious person and has not strayed too far.

If someone else did it...

Afanti must be "three heads and six arms", five or six meters tall, weighing seven or eight tons, with eyes on his belly button and two pointed fangs in his mouth?

All we can say is that legends are legends after all.

You can't believe it all, and you can't disbelieve it either.

Everyone says that Avanti rides a donkey and has a goatee, OK! You can refer to this suggestion!

Everyone said that Afanti is six meters tall, and when he blows his breath, he is like a sandstorm...

Can you believe this?