1739 Reflection arc length
Before Chris Williams officially entered Disney headquarters in 2008, he was already one of the indispensable figures in the entire Disney animation department..
This young student who obtained a degree in fine arts from the University of Waterloo in France joined Disney's Florida Animation Studio in 1994 after graduation. Disney's animation department has multiple branches, and the Florida branch that owns Orlando Disneyland Department has always been the leader in the 2D animation era.
After joining the company, Williams' first job was to write the character script for "Mulan". The most unique and classic image of the Chinese-American princess in Disney history was written by Williams. This work became a sensation The huge success of Sex, Williams was also transferred to the California branch, where he wrote the script for "The King in Disguise".
In the process of creating "The King of Shape", Williams wrote "Animated Film Representation" based on his own experience. This book won him the Annie Award for Personal Achievement, the highest award in American animation. At this time, he entered the industry only It’s only been six short years.
From Florida to California, Williams worked in film story departments developing scripts, including Bear Tales, which he completed, as well as conceived of numerous feature and short film ideas before being awarded The opportunity to create Disney's first 3D animated short film "The Guest of Glago", which was screened at the Annecy Film Festival in France, one of the four major animated film festivals in the world..
At that time, Disney had just acquired Pixar, and Pixar leader John Lasseter admired Williams' ability to tell stories very much, so he appointed Williams to direct Disney's 2008 Thanksgiving work "Lightning Dogs" "This is Williams' first time as the director of an animated feature film. He joined Disney headquarters and further demonstrated his personal talents..
However, after that, Williams' name seemed to disappear - the real thing is that he became an important member of Disney's 3D animation research and development department..
During the transition from the 2D era to the 3D era, Disney's animation department fell into a rut of self-confidence and arrogance, gradually lagging behind the development of the times. Now Disney has learned from the experience, changed its mind, and decided to regroup, catch up, and once again develop its own animation department. department cheer up.
Williams first participated in the production process of "Frozen", and he was also responsible for the dubbing of the elk; then he personally directed the filming of "Super Marines". Strictly speaking, this is only his first film. Two feature films as a director, but over the past nineteen years, his role at Disney has been much more than that..
At this moment, Williams was only wearing a simple gray T-shirt and black suit pants, and the entire suit looked one size too big, hanging loosely on his body. It looked like he had just found a sack. Wearing the same outfit, coupled with messy hair and worn-out old-fashioned leather shoes, the whole slovenly appearance naturally reminds people of a street vagabond..
But at this time, he was discussing "Cosplay" with great interest. This is really a very wonderful thing..
Williams noticed the confusion in Renly's eyes, but failed to understand what Renly meant. He thought that Renly didn't know much about "Cosplay", so he began to explain in detail, and mentioned his favorite Cosplayer, also mentioned dressing up for last year's Halloween.
Renly was chattering and eloquent, leaving no room for Renly to interrupt..
Of course, Renly was not prepared to interrupt, he just listened quietly and nodded gently to show his understanding. This made Williams even more excited, and he danced and explained the profound impact of comic book superheroes on ordinary people. Also why every superhero must have a mask and cape, and expressed dissatisfaction with Superman's "lazy behavior" of only using a pair of glasses to cover himself.
“Look, that's what I mean. Cosplay, I think, is somewhat similar to actors, allowing us to get the opportunity to play an ideal role." Williams kept rubbing his hands and said enthusiastically.
Renly nodded slightly to express his understanding, "Understood. I just didn't expect that someone could use Cosplay to explain the performance. Now it seems that I am too old and pedantic and have limited my own ideas." Renly said with an open-minded attitude. He asked for advice, and then said with a smile, "Also, I didn't expect that I am the most suitable person in the world to play this role..”
As he spoke, Renly's eyes fell on the poster again. The image of Hiro wearing a red helmet was like standing in front of a mirror, forming a projection effect, but one was a cartoon image and the other was a real character. , this intertext suddenly became subtle, and Renly’s ordinary words just now became interesting..
Only then did Williams react and understand the true meaning of Renly's words and surprise. The ultra-long reflex arc went around in a big circle before getting back on track, and then showed a somewhat jerky expression. , covering up his embarrassment with a smile, "We are always like this. For us, cartoon characters are more vivid, they are real; while other people in the real world are all playing them , this allusion is contrary to other movie types.”
When writers or screenwriters create characters, although they can often find a projection of a realistic image in their minds, directors and producers still look for inspiration from actors and take the lead in identifying actors, and even because of the actor's image And changing the setting of the character-such as "Gravity", the character of Ryan Stone changed from male to female, and then to male.
But the creation process of animated movies is different because of the existence of cartoon characters. Those cartoon characters are real, but actors in the real world need to "wear masks".
Renly didn't say much, just nodded slightly, "It's my honor to be able to play Hiro. How about it, are you ready now? Please introduce this character to me carefully.？”
“certainly! certainly! "Williams nodded repeatedly, and then suddenly bowed slightly and began to rub his hands, with a... lewd/vulgar expression on his face - if possible, Renly really didn't want to use such an adjective, but what he saw in front of him Williams really couldn't find a more suitable word to describe it, but... it might be a more positive version of "obscene". Then you can see his eyes shining slightly, and he motioned to the studio room door behind him. , lowered his voice and made a texture worth looking forward to, "Are you ready?"？”
Renly wanted to make a joke at this time and deliberately said, "I really, really don't want to go in." However, considering Williams' enthusiasm, Renly decided to cooperate with the performance and nodded his head with a smile to express his affirmation..
Williams didn't notice Renly's emotional change at all. He was completely immersed in his own world. He held the doorknob with his right hand, and then pushed open the door as if opening the door to the Kingdom of Oz. Cheering, "Ta-ta-ta! Welcome to our miracle-making studio！”
“……”was Renly's only reaction.
Williams seemed to have anticipated Renly's inevitable disappointment - perhaps this routine had been run too many times, and each time the response was the same, "No, no, no, no, this is more than just a recording." Room!" Williams stood up straight and quickly explained, "We are here to create miracles.！”
Williams took the initiative to walk into the recording studio in front of him and looked to his right, "This side is indeed the recording studio, which is where post-dubbing, sound effects, etc. are recorded. It can be seen in many studios; but The real magic lies on the other side.”
Williams turned to face his left side again, "In this working area, we will capture and analyze the actors' expressions and movements during the dubbing process, and then form echoes with the cartoon characters. In the subsequent production process, we will Continue to incorporate the characteristics and temperament of the voice actors to make the characters more lifelike.”
This is what Renly doesn't know, "human characters only"？”
“No. All characters! "Williams explained, "All cartoon characters are anthropomorphized, because this is our interpretation from a human perspective. Naturally, those expressions and expressions are also derived from humans. Just like the 'Toy Story' series Again, the toys all have human expressions, and we hope the audience can really relate to them..”
“‘The same goes for Shrek? " Renly raised his voice and asked.
“Yes, that's true of Donkey and Cat from 'Shrek.' A big part of why they're so popular is the portrayal of the voice actor, you know, Eddie Murphy. He is a very, very good comedian, and he is always able to bring life to the characters during the dubbing process..”
Eddie Murphy is the voice actor of the donkey in "Shrek".
Renly nodded in realization, "Now I understand what you mean, this is indeed the place where art was born!" This made Williams show a satisfied expression, and nodded proudly in affirmation, Renly continued, "I There is another question！”
“I don’t know much about dubbing. I think it is a different form of expression from movies and dramas, because the carrier of animation itself is different, and the performance naturally needs to be adjusted. I asked my friend, and he gave me the response That is: let me be as exaggerated as possible? This doesn't seem right to me." Renly meant it..
Williams laughed happily, "Your friend did it on purpose, right?"？”
“I guess so." Renly spread his hands, "Seth Rogen's tone and attitude always make it difficult for you to tell whether he is joking or serious, right? I strongly suspected that he might be trying to get back at me for a previous prank, but since I didn't know anything about voice acting, I had no way of discerning what he was saying..”
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