CCTV News: "Nezha: The Devil Child's Trouble" took 5 years to polish, and the "power of teamwork" behind it is one of the codes for the film's double reputation and box office success. Many viewers who have watched the movie may notice such a detail. There is a long list of names in the ending subtitles of the film, with the names of 138 Chinese animation companies appearing.

According to data provided by the main creative team of the film: "Nezha 1", that is, "Nezha: The Devil Child Comes into the World", the entire film has 1,864 shots and 1,400 special effects shots; while "Nezha 2", the number of shots reaches 2,427, of which 1,948 special effects shots. Every special effects shot and every frame in the film is supported by 138 animation companies and more than 4,000 animation people.

Integrate high-performance workstation solution data for waterfall special effects

In addition, the production team repeatedly polishes it to produce special effects that only present the best effect, which is also the password for the success of the film. Many small details that are not eyeing the audience embody the craftsmanship of the special effects team to strive for excellence.

In the video, Nezha's second level is a decisive battle with Shen Zhengdao in the waterfall in the deep mountains and dense forests. The special effects of this fight are very exquisite. According to the team leader, in order to present a real and beautiful waterfall form, the team developed an automated program for the waterfall production process, integrating 50 high-performance workstations into a solution cluster, and batch processing of the data. Each frame is rendered for 32 hours, and the rendering time is as high as 15 days.

In addition, the powerful computing power also provides guarantees for special effects lenses. In the film, grand shots such as 100,000 heavenly soldiers and generals and millions of monsters are impressive. In fact, many of these special effects shots are powered by powerful computing power and have been polished for nearly three years.

Peng Benqian, director of the Comprehensive Department of Gui'an New District Science and Technology Industry Development Co., Ltd., said: "The director requires every heavenly soldier to have his own composition. Every groundhog looks different and has high requirements for rendering. If it is not well rendered, it will be very blurry. The entire "Nezha: The Devil Child's Trouble" took 5 years to produce, and it basically took three years to render here."

Traditional classic innovative interpretation caters to the audience's movie viewing habits

In addition to striving for excellence in special effects, the main creative team also gave a new interpretation of traditional Chinese myths from a modern perspective, making the Chinese story shine.

Peng Kan, a lecturer at the School of Arts and Media, Beijing Normal University, said: "In recent years, there has been a particularly key concept in the consumption of young people - national trends. It is actually a way to combine Chinese traditional culture with some trendy expressions including visual language."

In addition to combining Chinese traditional cultural elements with modern values, experts believe that "Nezha: The Devil Child's Trouble" also fully takes into account the viewing habits that the audience has changed after the rise of short videos in the film production.

Peng Kan said: "We have done a very good job in grasping the overall narrative rhythm. After watching the whole film, you may not be distracted. This plot arrangement is very compact and can meet our psychological rhythm."

China's animation industry is growing towards high-quality, standardized and professionalization

Animation movies have become an increasingly important film genre around the world, and the popularity of domestic animated films in "Nezha 2" has also allowed people to see the potential of domestic animated films.

Now, animated films have gradually changed from the initial "younger direction" to the "younger direction", "family joy direction" and even "adult direction". "Nezha: The Devil Child's Trouble" released during the Spring Festival this year attracts viewers to come and watch the movie based on the characteristics of all ages and family happiness.

Yang Qifeng, operation manager of Shanghai CMG Integrated Media Cinema, said: "This time the popularity of "Nezha 2" is also a very recognized behavior in the superposition of China's animation industry and traditional culture. We also look forward to more and more domestic films to provide audiences, including theaters with more high-quality content."

Experts pointed out that behind the box office of "Nezha: The Devil Child's Trouble" exceeding 10 billion is that Chinese animation people have gradually found the right direction through years of practical exploration and successfully connected with the real needs of the audience.

Peng Kan said: "Our country's animation industry has grown more and more towards a path of boutique, standardization and professionalization in the past 10 years. Therefore, the success of "Nezha 2" actually marks that China's animation industry has developed to a relatively mature stage. There are so many upstream and downstream companies in the industrial chain, and everyone works together to create such a masterpiece."