(r9) MangaAdaptation < CAL/English/Sanders

---+ <font color="cornflowerblue"> Adaptations of Manga</font>

-History of Anime<br />-From Panel to Screen<br />-Differences between Manga and Anime

-Other Adaptations

---++ <font color="cornflowerblue">History of Anime</font>
---++ <font color="cornflowerblue">From Panel to Screen </font>

Many of the popular anime movies and series on television began as <br /> manga. The process of transforming a manga into an anime is difficult. <br /> The easy part about doing it this way, is that most of the storyline is <br /> already set, there is a script with only some details to work out, and the <br /> animators already know what many of the characters and scenes will look <br /> like, as well as what kind of target audience they will make the anime for. <br /> <br /> Another advantage is the fact that there is already a fan base, so the <br /> chances of the anime being a success is higher than starting from scratch. <br /> The first step from there is the storyboard. The creators work <br /> with the manga's creator, producers, director, and production supervisor to <br /> decide how to lay out the events in the story. The production supervisor <br /> also meets with the art production director and the key animator to analyze <br /> the overall "smoothness" of the storyboard; checking the position of the <br /> characters, angles, light direction, shadows, etc.<br /> <br /> The next step is beginning to animate. The art production takes <br /> place in three general stages, which are "layout", "key art", and "in-<br /> between animation". The layout is the flow of the characters actions, <br /> background details and off camer actions. After this is complete, it is <br /> examined by the production supervisor and then by the art director. The <br /> key art are images used by the layout to determine fixed points of object <br /> in the scene, e.g. the character's starting point and ending point in <br /> movement, and where his or her footsteps will be. In-between action is the <br /> art that is responsible for making the character move from point A to point <br /> B. This stage is important and is monitored well to ensure there are no <br /> gaps in movement. The final product of these stages are also examined by <br /> the production supervisor and the art director.<br /> <br /> The next steps are filling in the color, and making sure the colors <br /> throughout the cells match. The color coordinator is in charge of this, <br /> and the color designer makes unique color adjustments for characters and <br /> objects that only appear in certain episodes. The next step is the fine <br /> art step, where the settings and backgrounds, which are seperate from the <br /> character and object animations, are made and fine-tuned. The art director <br /> makes a picture and the staff animate it; adding components such as moods <br /> and time of day.<br /> <br /> The next step is the compositing and editing. All the components <br /> (characters and backgrounds etc.) are synced together, adding visual <br /> effects and motion. Computers do most of the work, but before computers, <br /> each frame had to be shot one at a time. Cutting comes next, the segments <br /> of shots are cut to fit into broadcasting or film time schedules, in <br /> accordance with openings, endings and commercials.

Performing the voice overs are the next step. A studio is rented <br /> and actors are hired to do the various voices of the characters. Recording <br /> is usually divided into halves and is overseen by the sound director. A <br /> recording session for one television episode usually takes about 2 or 3 <br />hours due to troubleshooting and retakes. Background sounds such as <br /> background chatter are recorded at this stage as well.<br /> Dubbing is the next step. This step involves bringing together <br /> sound effects, background music and the voice actors' recordings. This can <br /> bring actions and characters to life as well as bring more insight into the <br /> scene. It can change the mood of the scene and makes the whole scene more <br /> realistic.<br /> <br /> The final stage of the process is the final editing stage. If its <br /> a television anime, they revise it to fit around scheduled commercial time. <br /> Some effects are added at this stage as well, including flashback fading <br /> and light halos. After that, the anime is sent to the broadcasting station <br /> for broadcasting or is sent to the theatres for viewing or its sent to <br /> whatever it's final destination may be.

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---++ <font color="cornflowerblue">Other Adaptations of Manga </font>

---++++++ Works Cited

http://www.mit.edu/~rei/Expl.html

http://www.sunrise-inc.co.jp/international/sp02/index.html
Topic revision: r9 - 2010-03-19 - chenh309
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