Once you have decided to prepare for the class, the first thing you need to determine is, of course, the topic of the public lecture.
However, before the preparations officially begin—
Mu Xuxing raised his head and glanced at the invitation letters for public trial lectures from three universities displayed on the computer screen.
Coincidentally, perhaps because the three schools were all looking forward to Mu Suxing's arrival and were worried about being rejected, the specific dates proposed by the three schools were completely staggered. In other words, as long as Mu Suxing wanted, he could visit each of the three universities separately.
As soon as this thought came into his mind, it was rejected by Mu Xuxing himself.
Huaying's next work focus will be on the production of the animated film "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets", which is expected to be released during the Lunar New Year holiday next year. In addition, in order to change the view of most people that 2D animated films are equal to losses, and to further expand Huaying's route and satisfy his personal preferences, Muxuxing is also preparing to release a 2D animated film in April next year.
If you calculate carefully, the release dates of these two animated films are only two months apart.
Not only that…
Needless to say, he had to personally handle the design of the project for the animation film. In addition, he had to deal with the site selection and teachers. After all, he was not a real teacher. He was a complete layman in teaching. He did not have enough free time to give trial lectures at three universities while ensuring the quality.
Thinking of this, Mu Suxing no longer hesitated and began to seriously consider the options of the three schools.
"If you want to observe the teaching model of similar universities, I personally recommend you to choose Xingning Film Academy." Qin Sheng said.
When they said this, it was already eight o'clock in the evening, which was their usual time to chat after dinner. Mu Suxing did not resist Qin Sheng's suggestion, but nodded in agreement.
As the most prestigious film and television academy in Xingning Province, Xingning Film Academy can be said to have contracted most of the entertainment industry in Xingning Province. Almost all actors and directors with a little fame are graduates of Xingning Film and Television Academy.
Compared with the popular acting and directing departments, the animation department is relatively unpopular in Xingning Film Academy. It was only after the country issued relevant policies to support the animation industry and began to pay attention to the animation majors of various universities that the number of new students increased in the past two years.
However, even so, the Animation School of Xingning Film Academy can be said to be the number one animation school in the entire Xingning Province.
Mu Suxing's idea was actually very simple: he wanted to run a school anyway, and since he wanted to run a school, before his plan officially started, he naturally needed to closely observe and learn the teaching plans of other colleges. It was just right for him to take advantage of this public lecture to investigate the specific conditions of similar colleges.
Since you want to observe, of course you should choose the best one.
On this point, he and Qin Sheng agreed.
After deciding on the schools for the trial lectures, Mu Suxing quickly wrote a reply letter, also sent to Xingning Film Academy via email. As for the other two universities, Mu Suxing did not make any firm statements, only saying that he was busy with work and could not respond to the other party's invitations for the time being, and declined them one by one.
After finishing all this, Mu Suxing's attention quickly returned to lesson preparation itself.
What to talk about
Film and television animation performance? Animation storyboard design? Or the application of animation film and television post-editing software
Muxuxing was a little hesitant.
As an animation director whose animation skills have basically been maxed out and who has nearly fifteen years of actual animation work experience, it is hard to say about other aspects, but Mu Suxing believes that he can still explain a thing or two about performance, storyboards, and software applications.
Needless to say, he had won the Best Actor award two years ago, so animation performance was easy for him. As for storyboards and software applications, the former was his area of expertise, and he had never stopped analyzing and researching the excellent works in the system mall over the years. I dare not say that he is a master, but it is no problem for him to talk about it to students who have not graduated yet.
Needless to say about the latter, after all, he has experience from his previous life. Mu Suxing can skillfully operate some future software that has not yet been released, so the current software application is certainly not a problem for him.
"In that case, what are you still struggling with?" Qin Sheng asked.
It was Qin Sheng who originally suggested that he try to teach at the Animation Academy, so when he saw Qin Sheng asking about it, Mu Suxing did not hide his intentions. He tapped his forehead in distress and said, "It's not impossible to talk about these things, but I always feel like there's something missing. But if you want me to tell you what it is, I can't tell you."
“Because these three themes are too conventional?”
"That's not the case," Mu Suxing shook his head. "These three points are indeed quite standard, but for animators, they are the basics of the basics. If you really want to talk about them in depth, they are actually quite interesting, but they are a little far from my ideal standard."
The microwave in the kitchen made a "ding" sound at the right time. Qin Sheng stood up and took a cup of warm milk and handed it to Mu Suxing: "What is your ideal standard? Can you tell me more about it?"
Mu Suxing took the milk, but felt a little worried.
It’s really hard to say specifically.
Why did he start a school
The first is to solve the problem of lack of animation talent - this was exactly the reason he gave to Qin Sheng during their last conversation. But in fact, Mu Suxing also knew that as long as the problems of high animation costs and low salaries for cartoonists were not solved, the essence of the cold winter faced by the animation industry would not change.
He does want to train more talents for the animation industry, but it is not just about training talents.
The core reason for the cold winter in the animation industry is that the production costs are too high. If we want to solve this problem, we must start with the animation production costs.
The answer is simple - just develop production software that can reduce the cost of animation production while improving labor efficiency.
However, this is easier said than done.
Regardless of whether it belongs to the animation industry or not, in fact, any project in any industry that has anything to do with "research and development" is mostly related to burning money. At a time when the animation industry is generally depressed, which company can afford to recklessly develop animation production tools that can reduce costs
But Muxuxing doesn't have this worry.
In recent years, Huaying has produced many popular animations. These animations have brought Huaying actual profits and also brought Muxuxing a large number of achievement points. After deducting the achievement points required to purchase the copyright of the animations, the achievement points he has are only 5,000 short of the achievement points required to exchange for the corresponding software.
In other words, as long as "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" is released normally, he will be able to exchange for this animation production tool that is enough to trigger changes in the entire industry.
Originally, Muxuxing was a little worried about how to use this production tool. Although he had produced many animations, he knew nothing about software development. In this case, it would be difficult for him not to be suspected if he suddenly came up with a new technology.
It was at this time that he thought of starting a school.
After the school is established, he can invite those R&D personnel he knows who will become quite capable to teach at the school in the name of the school. This will not only help him train more R&D personnel, but he can also set up a special laboratory and R&D project for them in the school, making the emergence of software a natural process.
On the other hand, Muxuxing did want to train some new talents for the animation industry. But in terms of teaching plans, although he would inspect other schools, he would never follow the methods of other colleges.
The books in the system mall include not only comics from another world and software tools from the future world, but also new concepts related to animation production. Some of these concepts are similar to those in current university textbooks, while others contradict them.
If it were in other universities, even as a university lecturer, it would probably be difficult for him to spread these new ideas. But it is different when he runs his own school. Not only can he fully implement these new ideas, he can even use them as the key to recruiting students at the very beginning of the school!
The concept might be easy to explain, but the existence of the software involved the system itself, which he really couldn't explain to Qin Sheng in detail.
Seeing that Mu Suxing remained silent, Qin Sheng did not think much about it. He just thought that he could not explain it clearly, so he did not ask any more questions. Instead, he said, "Speaking of which, some time ago, our company's R&D department proposed a very interesting project plan. I wonder if you are interested."
It is rare to find a project proposal that Qin Sheng can describe as "very interesting". Mu Su immediately became interested: "What is it?"
Qin Sheng: "Do you know VR?"
Mu Xuxing's heart moved.
VR, the full name is virtual reality. The so-called VR technology, in simple terms, is virtual reality technology.
The conception of this technology originated in the 20th century, and it was not until recent years that breakthroughs were made. In Muxuxing's memory, VR technology also began to gradually mature during this period, and VR games and VR animations also appeared simultaneously.
This theme is quite appropriate.
Firstly, he had a deep understanding of this aspect in his previous life, so he would have something to say about it as a teaching topic. Secondly, VR animation is not mature now, so when the time comes, it can not only attract students and teachers as a cutting-edge major, but also make the animation software development project no longer special.
Using VR as a cover is the most suitable option.
Seeing Mu Suxing's thoughtful look, Qin Sheng knew that he had an idea in mind, so he didn't say anything more, and only reminded him in the end: "By the way, when Xingning Film Academy confirms the specific time and classroom, remember to send me a copy of the time and place."
"Ah?" Mu Xuxing was a little caught off guard: "Are you coming too?"
"It's not just me," Qin Sheng corrected, "Didn't I say before that I would help you contact some veteran artists who have business dealings with Tengkong? You know, the older the artist, the more they cherish their reputation. If you want to invite them to become professors at your school in the future, it's best to prove to them the feasibility of your plan first."
He thought for a moment and added, "If possible, I suggest you send an invitation to your mentor. Even if you don't want to succeed at once, at least you should use this lecture to leave a deep impression on the minds of many seniors."
Muxuxing hesitated: "Is this formation... a little too big?"
Although Qin Sheng did not specify which seniors they were, one could tell from the title of "old artist" that they were not ordinary people. In addition, the industry leaders on his mentor's side...
So many big shots gathered together just to watch him give a trial lecture
Even though Mu Xuxing is always confident, he feels a little bit stressed at this moment.
"You call this a big show?" Qin Sheng smiled. "Then you'd better get used to it sooner. You know, these old artists are professors of your future school. How can you, as the principal, not get used to it?"
Qin Sheng seemed to be joking casually, but Mu Suxing knew that although he was successful as an animator, his business was still mainly commercial, and the older generation of artists might not pay much attention to him. It was not an easy task to invite so many old seniors to watch a young man's lecture.
But considering their relationship, if I really wanted to thank him, it would be too polite. He kept the matter in mind and said, "No, no, no, it's too early to talk about this now. Let alone these seniors, I don't even know how to convince my own mentor."
"Don't be nervous." Qin Sheng smiled and comforted him, probably seeing his nervousness: "Use your best way to convince them, there will be no problem."
… best way
The speaker may not have intended it, but the listener may have taken it to heart. Qin Sheng might have just been encouraging him subconsciously. Mu Suxing was thinking about it himself, but his eyes lit up.
He knew what to do!