Chapter 663： urchin world

663 urchin world

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Black titanium door frame, light brown wooden door panel, glass lattice exterior wall. Because the wall near the outside is also made of glass, the sunlight is projected without any obstruction. The natural light makes the meeting room very bright, and you can clearly see the silhouettes of the people in the meeting. At first glance, there are five people sitting inside, one of them is white The fat middle-aged uncle is expounding with a serious expression, and looking at the smile on the corner of his mouth, you can guess how excited he is at this time.

Don't knock on the door? This advice is really, really different.

Evan Bell carefully twisted the door handle and gently pushed the door panel. In the conference room, only the long-haired middle-aged man sitting facing the door cast a glance, and his eyes hardly stopped on Evan Bell. Then he turned his attention back to the fat middle-aged uncle who was splashing in the mouth. As for the others, although the sound of opening the door was not loud, it was not silent. Everyone could hear it, but no one paid attention.

After Evan Bell closed the door, he sat down near the door. He was a little confused, he came here today to find John Lasseter - John Lasseter is the middle-aged man with long hair sitting in front of the door, wearing a pair of black silk round glasses, reminiscent of Harry Potter - but he should be Professor Snape, not the "kind and lovely" little Harry. But, obviously, now that John Lasseter is busy, what should he do?

Evan Bell hesitated, thinking about whether he should go out and be a conscientious tourist, thinking about sitting here like an outsider, more like an idiot, and thinking about sitting here just now. Next, is it rude to get up and go out? Of course, the atmosphere of the Pixar studio also puzzled Evan Bell. He thought that the Eleventh studio was free and loose enough, but he did not expect that there would be a Pixar like a family workshop.

"It is necessary to take risks with a robot as the protagonist, but I think this is really a good story." When Evan Bell sat down, the white fat middle-aged uncle's story just came to the end, and Evan Bell only heard This inexplicable summary statement.

This white, chubby, middle-aged uncle, typical of the American middle class, wears round gold-rimmed glasses, and his long golden hair is combed into his back, revealing a spacious forehead, which is a little shiny, it should be sweat. Evan Bell recognized the uncle at once, and this year just created the director Andrew Stanton of "Finding Nemo".

Evan Bell's attention didn't stop on Andrew Stanton, because he had no idea what they were talking about, his eyes began to flutter in the conference room, the log eight-person conference table, only a layer of clear paint , you can also clearly see the grain on the wood. The conference table took up more than half of the entire conference room, and the dazzling toy models on the walls made it even more crowded. On the other side of the wall is a huge whiteboard with dense hand-painted manuscripts hanging on it. These are the crystallization of wisdom, and it is very likely that it is the original story of a future Pixar cartoon.

"It's the same as r2-d2 in the 'Star Wars' series... its own electronic language... but we humans don't understand... this is the point..." Evan Bell is staring at the hand-painted drawings on the wall, wanting to see Whether there is a cartoon that he knows appeared in it, but John Lasseter's voice kept coming into his ears intermittently, Evan Bell finally gave up, he also felt that other people were in a meeting, and it seemed inappropriate that he was deserting ——Although this meeting has nothing to do with myself.

"Not only can't speak, but there is no facial expression... yes..." John Lasseter seemed to communicate with Andrew Stanton, and the conversation between the two was brief and quick.

The uncle who sits on the left with his forehead hairline extending infinitely back has rosy cheeks and although he is not fat, the word "Santa Claus" always appears in Evan Bell's mind, which should be Brad - Byrd. The director of "The Incredibles" and "Ratatouille", but Evan Bell is more familiar with a live-action film he shot, "Mission Impossible 4" with Tom Cruise, when it was released in 2012, He was in the cinema waiting for the premiere.

The man near Evan Bell was slightly younger, but he was estimated to be in his thirties. With a Hawaiian-style floral shirt, with a thin face and greasy hair, he looked like a man from 42nd Street in New York. The description of a pimp, or a gangster boss is also appropriate. This face is a little unfamiliar. Evan Bell thought for a while before recalling that he was director Lee Unkrich, who created the box office champion "Toy Story 3".

It seems that this is the core leadership at Pixar, aside from Pete Docter, who filmed "Monsters Inc." and "Flying House." There were five people in the conference room, as well as an ordinary young man. There was a pair of white linen gloves on the table in front of him. Evan Bell searched his memory, but could not find a name that could be seated correctly.

"The last robot on earth, cleaning up trash alone in a lonely environment, this loneliness makes him begin to question whether his existence is reasonable." John Lasseter's voice entered Evan Bell's ear, the sentence It was finally complete, because he turned his attention to it, "But wouldn't this be too heavy for an animation whose audience is mainly children?" John Lasseter's voice was not anxious, just in Putting forward your own opinions is more like discussion and negotiation, which reminds Evan Bell of the creative brainstorming conference.

Then the ordinary young man said, "John, I don't think so. Pixar shoots cartoons, but we never assume what age group of people walks into a movie theater, if a young man like me It's not surprising to walk into a movie theater to see Finding Nemo. So you can't target children before you start filming."

When the young man spoke, the others did not seem surprised at all, but were listening with a very serious look, and the young man finally said, "I think what Pixar should pay attention to is whether this work can be shot with high quality, or not. Depth, that's the most important thing. I think Andrew's idea is really risky. It's a challenge for any producer to shoot a robot that can't speak. You know, lines are very important to a movie. Crucial. But I also believe that challenging such a subject from a different perspective will definitely yield more.”

John Lasseter crossed his hands on his chest and leaned back in his chair, thinking about the young man's words seriously.

"Tom is right. The shape of the protagonist is never the point. Even if it is a robot, it is only a different shape from the clownfish. What we should focus on is the story itself, not the challenges brought by the role of the robot. ." Brad Bird also sided with Young and Andrew Stanton, refuting what John Lasseter had just said.

robot? Evan Bell's mind flashed a classic Pixar robot character: Wall-E.

"No no, Brad...I don't think so." Evan Bell paused when he called Brad Bird's name directly. God knows that today is the first time for him and these people. Meet. Evan Bell couldn't help but also joined the discussion, and it didn't seem uncommon for him to speak rashly in the conference room. Everyone focused their attention on Evan Bell, looked at him seriously, and listened to Evan Bell's words. Although, this is weird, this whole situation is weird, but Evan Bell insists on talking.

"First, the protagonist of this story must be a machine, and then a character." Evan Bell thought of the classic animation "Robot Wall-E (also translated: Robot Story by Pixar Studios, which This cartoon is definitely Evan Bell's favorite, and it is on top of "Flying House", "because when we shape the details of this character's movements, demeanor, and behavior, we must start from a robot's point of view. Imagine , when expressing this emotion, what shape will the robot take, and then what emotional response will the character make in a certain situation. Because the robot has no way to speak, and has no facial expressions, so we must make the robot's movements come alive, so that we can make Audiences love this character. It's a machine, it's a character, it's the heart of the story."

"But how does a machine express its emotions? It's impossible to express the ups and downs of his emotions through the speed of the machine's operation, right? Even if it is feasible, the audience can't understand it. Creating a character with a machine as a prototype is inherently very difficult. Weird. On the contrary, after you have created a character and put the shell of the machine on it, it will be different." Brad Bird retorted that he did not feel at all about Evan Bell's appearance and participating in the discussion. Inappropriate, but also seriously expressed their views.

"Then why use a robot as the protagonist?" Evan Bell's words made Brad Bird stunned I mean, since the character is created, and then put on the robot shell , so why use a robot as the protagonist? So what's the difference between this robot character and Nemo the clownfish? "Nemo the Clownfish is the protagonist of Finding Nemo.

"Clap clap," Andrew Stanton clapped with the young man named Tom, clearly agreeing, Andrew Stanton said with a smile, "I mean it, this is a machine, we After anthropomorphizing the machine and turning it into a character, looking at the world from the perspective of a robot and supporting the story, this is my original intention."

Andrew Stanton felt like he had finally found a soulmate and gave Evan Bell a big smile.

"Then what should be the degree of anthropomorphism of the robot? If there is too much anthropomorphism, as Brad said, it is actually a character wearing a robot shell, but if it is not anthropomorphic, the robot should have no emotions at all, which should What should I do?" The door of the conference room was opened again, and a voice came from the door.

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