Chapter 1740

Chris Williams was one of the most important figures in Disney animation department before he officially entered Disney headquarters in 2008.

After graduating from the University of Waterloo in France, this young student, who obtained an art degree, joined Disney's Florida animation studio in 1994. The animation department of Disney has many branches, and the Florida branch of Orlando Disneyland has always been a leader in the era of 2D animation.

After entering the company, Williams' first job was to write the character script of "Hua Mulan". The most unique and classic Chinese American Princess image in Disney history was created by Williams. This work has achieved a great success. Williams was also transferred to the California branch, where he was transferred to work, He also wrote the script of "becoming king".

In the process of creating "transformed king", Williams wrote "animated film performance" based on his own experience, which won him the personal achievement award of the highest American Animation Award, the Annie award. At this time, it is only six years since he joined the industry.

From Florida to California, Williams has always worked in the film story department to develop scripts. "The legend of the bear" is also a project he completed. In addition, he also conceived many creative long films and short films, and then got the opportunity to create Disney's first 3D animation short film "guests of glago.", And landed one of the world's four major Animated Film Festival, the French ansey Film Festival.

At that time, Disney just acquired Pixar, and John lassett, the leader of Pixar, appreciated Williams' ability in storytelling, so he appointed Williams to direct Disney's work "lightning dog" for Thanksgiving in 2008. This is Williams' first time as the director of an animated feature film, and he joined Disney headquarters, And further demonstrated personal talent.

But after that, Williams' name seemed to disappear - in fact, he became a key member of Disney's 3D animation R & D department.

With the transformation from 2D era to 3D era, the animation department of Disney headquarters has fallen into the pattern of self-confidence and arrogance, and gradually lagged behind the development of the times. Now Disney has learned from the past and changed its mind. It has decided to rejuvenate itself, catch up with the past and rejuvenate its animation department.

Williams first participated in the production process of "ice and snow", and he was also responsible for the dubbing of the elk; Then he took charge of the guide tube and shot "super marine". Strictly speaking, this is only his second feature film directing work, but in the past 19 years, his role in Disney is far more than that.

At this moment, Williams is just wearing a simple gray T-shirt with black suit pants, and the whole dress is one size larger. It looks like he has casually found a sack to cover his body, coupled with messy hair and old-fashioned shoes, The whole slovenly appearance naturally reminds people of street tramps.

But at this time, he is talking about "Cosplay" with great interest, which is really a wonderful thing.

Williams noticed the confusion in lanli's eyes, but he didn't understand lanli's meaning. He thought lanli didn't know much about "Cosplay", so he began to explain it. He also mentioned his favorite role player and the costume of last year's Halloween.

Lan Li has no room to interrupt.

Of course, lanli didn't prepare to cut in. He just listened quietly, and asked if he understood. This made Williams even more excited. He danced and explained the profound influence of comic superheroes on ordinary people, and why every superhero must have a mask and cloak, And Superman just a pair of glasses to cover up their "lazy behavior" expressed dissatisfaction.

"See, that's what I mean. Cosplay, I think it's similar to actors, so we can get the chance to play our ideal role. " Williams rubbed his hands and said cheerfully.

Blue Li gently jaw head expressed to understand, "understand. I just didn't think that someone could use Cosplay to explain the performance. Now it seems that I am too old and pedantic to limit my own ideas. " Lan Li asked for advice with an open mind, and then said with a smile, "besides, I didn't expect that I was the most suitable person in the world to play this role."

At the same time, lanli's eyes fell on the poster again. The image of Xiaohong with a red helmet, just like standing in front of a mirror, formed a projection effect. But one is a cartoon image and the other is a real person. This kind of intertextuality suddenly became subtle, and lanli's ordinary words became interesting.

At this time, williams came to understand the real meaning of lanli's words and surprise. The long arc of reflection took a long circle to get back on the right track. Then he showed some strange expression and used a smile to cover up his embarrassment. "We always do this. For us, cartoon characters are more vivid, they are real; And other people in the real world are all playing them. This insinuation is the opposite of other film types. "

When writers or screenwriters create characters, although they can often find a projection of real images in their minds, directors and producers still seek inspiration from the actors, take the lead in determining the actors, and even change the setting of roles because of the image of the actors, such as "gravity", and the role of Ryan stone changes from male to female, And then he became a man.

However, the creation process of animated films is different because of the existence of cartoon characters. Those cartoon characters are real, but the actors in the real world need to put on masks.

But Lan Li didn't say much, just said, "it's my honor to play Xiao Hong. So, are you ready now? Tell me a little bit about the character? "

"Of course! Of course Williams nodded repeatedly, then suddenly bent slightly and began to rub his hands. There was a kind of... Obscene expression on his face. If he could, lanli really didn't want to use such adjectives, but he really couldn't find a more suitable word to describe Williams, just... It might be a more positive version of "obscenity", Then you can see that his eyes are shining slightly, indicating the door of the studio room behind him, lowering his voice and making a texture worthy of expectation, "are you ready?"

At this time, Lan Li wanted to make a joke, deliberately said, "I really don't want to go in."; However, considering Williams' enthusiasm, Langley decided to cooperate with the performance and said yes with a smile.

Williams didn't notice the change of Langley's mood at all. He was completely immersed in his own world. He held the door handle with his right hand, and then just like opening the door of Oz Kingdom, he pushed the door open and yelled, "dada! Welcome to our miracle studio

"..." this is the only reaction of Langley.

Williams seemed to have expected that Langley would be disappointed - maybe so many times, and every time he received the same response, "no, no, no, it's not just a recording studio!" Williams stood up straight and explained, "we're doing miracles here!"

Williams took the initiative to walk into the studio in front of him, facing his right-hand side, "this side is indeed the studio, which is the place where post dubbing, sound effects and other content are recorded, which can be seen in many studios; But the real magic is on the other side. "

Williams turned to his left, "in this work area, we will capture and analyze the voice and movement of the actors in the dubbing process, and then form a mutual echo with the cartoon characters. In the follow-up production process, we will continue to integrate the characteristics and temperament of the dubbing actors to make the characters more lifelike."

That's what Langley didn't know, "only human characters?"

"No. All characters Williams explained, "all the cartoon characters are anthropomorphized, because this is our interpretation from the human perspective. Naturally, those expressions and expressions are also from human beings. Just like the toy story series, those toys have human expression, and we hope that the audience can really resonate with them. "

"So is Shrek the monster?" Lan Li raised his voice and asked.

"Yes, both donkeys and cats in Shrek are like this. Most of the reason why they are so popular is due to the image interpretation of dubbing actors. You know, Eddie Murphy is a very, very good comedian, and he can always give life to the characters in the dubbing process. "

Eddie Murphy is the voice actor of Shrek's donkey.

Lan Li suddenly realized and nodded, "now I know what you mean. This is really the place where art was born!" This gave Williams a satisfied look, nodding his head triumphantly in affirmation, and Langley continued, "I have another question!"

"I don't know much about dubbing. I think it's a different form of expression from movies and dramas, because the carrier of animation is different, so the performance naturally needs to be adjusted. I asked my friend, and his response to me was: let me exaggerate as much as possible? I don't think that's right. " Lenley is serious.

Williams burst into laughter. "Your friend did it on purpose, didn't he?"

"I guess so." Langley opened his hands. "Seth Logan's tone and attitude always make it hard for you to tell whether he is joking or serious, right? I strongly suspect that he may be trying to revenge my previous prank, but because I don't know anything about dubbing, I have no way to distinguish his words. "