Lesson Three: Look for Intensity

Lesson Three: Look for IntensityThe Quarterly: Do angry people—malcontents, in your words—make for better innovation?Brad Bird: Involved people make for better innovation… Involved people can be quiet, loud, or anything in-between—what they have in common is a restless, probing nature: “I want to get to the problem. There’s something I want to do.” If you had thermal glasses, you could see heat coming off them.

尋找強度

本季季刊:發怒的人們－反叛者,對妳來說能否做出更好的創新 Brad Bird:生活在紛亂下的人們會做出較好的創新..他們能夠沉著的,發出強聲的或任何事的兩端之間 那些人們的相似之處是不安定的 探求自然:我想要理解問題,有某些事情我想要去做,就像是如果你有探熱眼鏡 妳就能夠看到熱能伴隨者來。

皮克斯動畫製作流程

source :http://pixar20.blogspot.com/2009/08/how-pixar-do-it.html


這裡我們要來介紹皮克斯的動畫電影是怎麼創造出來的，皮克斯官方網站裡面有十分詳細的介紹，共有14個階段（難怪一部片可以花上好幾年製作），說明皮克斯動畫工作室內部精細的分工與各個部門之間的合作關係。

Here we must introduce how the Pike Si's animation movie does create, Pike inside the Si official website has the very detailed introduction, altogether has 14 stages (no wonder a piece to be possible to spend on several year manufacture), explains Pike between the Si animation work room interior fine division of labor and each department's cooperation.

１.故事創作討論 a story idea is pitched
首先皮克斯人員會將點子提案給開發部門的其他成員，感覺很像是推銷商品，因為得要說服「觀眾」，才有機會被採用。

First Pike the Si personnel the drop proposal for development department's other members, will feel that very likely sells the commodity, because must convince “the audience”, only will then have the opportunity to use.

２.故事先以文字敘述 the text treatment is written
在著手繪圖之前，先用簡短的文字敘述來說明故事的核心概念，並在符合具體構想的情況下，由開發部門與故事板藝術家天馬行空地思考劇情發展的各種可能性，延伸出更多版本。

Before beginning the cartography, uses the brief writing narration to explain that the first story the core concept, and in tallies with in the concrete conception situation, by the development department and story board artist powerful and unconstrained style ponder plot development's each possibility, extends more editions0.

３.繪製故事板 storyboards are drawn
故事板就像是電影版的手繪漫畫，作為動作與對白設計的藍圖。每一個故事板藝術家會拿到腳本或故事大綱(beat outline)，當中說明角色性情的轉變，以及如何藉由動作來表達。被分配到不同的鏡頭後，故事板則扮演引導的角色，幫助他們發想、把想法畫出來，並徵求導演檢核同意。

The story board likely is the movie version's handpainted cartoon, designs the blueprint as the movement and the dialog. Each story board artist will attain the script or the story program (beat outline), middle explained that the role personality the transformation, how as well as will express because of the movement. Assigns after the different lens, the story board acts the guidance the role, helps them to send thought that comes out the idea picture, and solicits the direction control agreement.

４.開始錄製角色配音 voice talent begins recording
一開始皮克斯的藝術家們會為之後的故事板影片，先錄製「聲音草圖("scratch" voices)」作為暫時的版本。之後才會請到專業的演員來錄製角色的聲音，他們依照腳本唸稿，但也會有即興發揮的時候。演員們（或配音員）會錄製不同的版本，再從裡面選出效果最好的來進行未來的動畫製作。有時候皮克斯藝術家們錄製的聲音草圖十分逼真，就會被延用下去，不另找專業配音員，像是皮克斯故事督導Joe Ranft就曾為玩具總動員的企鵝Wheezy、蟲蟲危機的毛毛蟲Heimlich、海底總動員的蝦蝦Jacques、汽車總動員的消防車小紅Red的配音。

From the very beginning the Pike Si's artists after the story board movie, will record “the sound schematic diagram first (" scratch" voices)” takes the temporary edition. Afterward only then welcome do record the role to the specialized actor the sound, they will read the manuscript according to the script, but will also have extemporaneously display time. The actors (or dubbing) will record the different edition, will select the effect from inside to carry on future animation manufacture well again. Sometimes Pike the Si artists record the sound schematic diagram is very lifelike, will be extended with, will look for specialized dubbing not in addition, was likely Pike the Si story directs Joe Ranft once for toy general mobilization penguin Wheezy, insects crisis's caterpillar Heimlich, seabed general mobilization shrimp shrimp Jacques, the automobile general mobilization fire engine small red Red dubbing.

５.故事板影片製作 editorial begins making reels
故事板影片是將先前的故事板剪輯而成，當初故事能被採用跟說故事的人說得好有很大的關係，所以此時故事板影片必須排除其他影響因素，來確認各個鏡頭和時間點能讓觀眾瞭解。

The story board movie was becomes the formerly story board editing, initially the story could use to said story the human said well has the very much big relations, therefore this time story board movie must remove other influencing factor, confirmed that each lens and the time spot could let the audience understand.

６.藝術部門創造外觀和感覺 the art department creates the look and feel
以最初的故事大綱為基礎，經過不斷的腦力激盪創意發想，藝術部門創造出能鼓舞人心的作品來描繪角色與世界，包括設計場景、道具、視覺外觀和色彩，並以粉彩繪製彩色腳本，強調場景中的光線安排，提供給燈光部門做為燈光設定的依據。

Take the initial story program as the foundation, passes through the unceasing mental ability to surge the creativity to send thought that the artistic department creates can the encouraging work describe the role and the world, including the design scene, the stage prop, the visual outward appearance and the color, and by the famille rose plan colored script, stressed that in the scene the optical fiber arrangement, provides for the light department does for the light hypothesis basis.

７.角色建模與骨架設定 models are sculpted and articulated
Character TD使用藝術部門提供的模型組件（一系列的圖片參考清單），建造角色、場景和道具的實體模型，再由電腦建立3D模型（有時會略過實體模型的步驟），3D模型上的控制點能讓動畫師設定角色的動作，玩具總動員的woody光是臉部就有100個控制點。

Character the TD use art department provides the model module (a series of picture reference detailed list), the construction role, the scene and stage prop's full-scale mockup, will establish the 3D model by the computer (sometimes slightly to cross full-scale mockup again step), on the 3D model's control point can let the animator establish the role the movement, the toy general mobilization woody light is the face has 100 control points.


comming soon

光線 LIGHT

Pixar: Art and Design

皮克斯：藝術與設計

Bill Cone 比爾．孔恩

source : http://pixar20.blogspot.com/2009/08/blog-post_10.html

在汽車總動員Cars － 這部場景幾乎發生在戶外的動畫片，需精準地表現光的變化，除了用粉彩做光線研究，改變他看待光線的向度外，Bill更將攝影機架設在山上，紀錄一天24小時的天空色彩轉換的連續影像，觀察地球陰影、物體直接光照與折射受光之下的色彩變化與亮度，也發現大自然的美是超越想像的。然而日光只是各種光源的其中一種，還須區分螢光燈、街燈、車燈的差異；一種燈光與多種燈光的交互作用；車燈照射在街景的亮度呈現的遠近感；室內室外的光線、白天夜晚的改變等，再將這些細微的變化表現在彩色腳本colorscripts中，呈現整體感與和諧的漸層與明暗。

Occurs nearly in automobile general mobilization Cars - this scene in the outdoors animated cartoon, must display the light accurate the change, except uses the famille rose to do the optical fiber research, will change him to regard the optical fiber to beyond consideration, Bill the camera framework will be located on the mountain, records continual phantom which one day of 24 hour sky color will transform, will observe the Earth shadow, the object direct illumination and the refraction the light under color change and brightness, also discovered that the nature US will surmount the imagination. However the sunlight is only each kind of photo source one kind, still needs to differentiate the fluorescent lamp, the street light, headlight's difference; One kind of light and many kinds of light correlations; The headlight shines in vista brightness presents far and near feels; The indoor outdoor optical fiber, the daytime night's change and so on, displays again these slight changes in colored script colorscripts, presents the associative perception and the harmonious gradually level and the light and shade.

除了真實物件的光影變化，他們也做出角色和場景的雕塑，光線照射在陶土雕塑上的產生明暗對比，幫助他們進行更細部的觀察，而建造雕塑來模擬光線配置，不僅能獲得想要的效果，花費的成本也比電腦低。

Except the real thing's light shade change, they also make the role and the scene sculpture, the optical fiber shine in the pottery clay sculpture the production light and shade contrast, helps them to carry on the detail observation, but constructs the sculpture to simulate the optical fiber disposition, not can only obtain the wish the effect, the expenditure cost is also lower than the computer.

縝密的觀察得到的光線研究只是安排場景色調的考量因素之一，還需同時反映故事主角的心情，即便在相同的時空之下，一旦麥昆McQueen的心情轉變，也須做出不同的安排。也因此每一場景的色彩搭配，都是經過精心的規劃與安排，Bill認為使用色彩傳遞訊息是最強而有力的方式。

The meticulous observation obtains the optical fiber research only arranges one of scene tone consideration factors, but must simultaneously reflect the story lead's mood, even if under same space and time, once wheat elder brother McQueen mood transformation, must make the different arrangement. Also therefore each scene's color matching, is undergoes the careful plan and the arrangement, Bill thought that the use color bush telegraph is the most powerful way.

cars

Source：http://disney.lovesakura.com/Special/2009/090810/index.htm

本片由迪士尼、皮克斯聯手推出，故事背景發生在一個奇特的汽車世界，在這世界都是一群會說話、能思考的汽車，款式多樣，各種品牌。車庫是他們的家，加油站是他們的餐廳，汽車旅館則是他們旅行的歇腳處。

Film from Disney, Pixar teamed up to launch the story background of the car took place in a strange world, in this world are just a group talking, can think of automobile, various styles, various brands. The garage of their home is their restaurants gas stations, motels is that they travel at the rest stop.

故事主角 【Lightning McQueen 】是一部時髦拉風的賽車， 以新人之姿過關斬將名列前矛，將在幾天後的加州賽車場舉行總決賽，不料卻在州際公路上遇到意外，流落到傳統公路 Route 66 上的一個荒涼小鎮。McQueen 在小鎮認識了許多新的朋友，原本心不甘情不願被迫留在鎮上勞動服務，卻在跟這邊居民的互動之中，讓他有了全新的體會。生命就像是一段旅程，一路衝向目標的同時，往往忽略了沿途的風景，面對即將到來的冠軍賽，當麥坤養精蓄銳重新上路時，他已有不同於以往的心境…

Story's main character【 Lightning McQueen】 is a stylish（時髦） car pull the wind in order to fight its way through the top new postures, spear, will in a few days at the California Circuit Finals, but, in the interstate highway was an accident, living in traditional Highway Route 66 on a deserted town. McQueen in town to know many new friends, had reluctantly been forced to stay in town labor service, but in the interaction among the residents with the side, so he had a completely new experience. Life is like a journey all the way away from its target, while often overlooked scenery along the face of the upcoming Championships, when McQueen recharge your batteries when on the road again, he has been different from the previous state of mind ...

Finding Nemo

Source :
http://www.pixar.com/index.html
http://disney.go.com/disneyvideos/animatedfilms/findingnemo/index2.html

【海底總動員】跟之前皮克斯幾部作品相比，場景之豐富、角色之眾多都是動畫家的一大挑戰，尤其本片背景發生在海洋世界，如何表現海底場景可說是本片最大的難處，海洋場景跟陸地場景的不同，在於要表現出海中漂浮不定的洋流、隨之擺動的生物、隔著水洩下來的光線、不斷上升的氣泡…等等。皮克斯再度展現他們３Ｄ動畫龍頭長才，一一克服了本片許多難處，呈現出讓人嘆為觀止的水中世界。

Now before the Pixar【 Finding Nemo】 several works compared to the scene of the rich, the role of the large number of animated family is a major challenge, particularly in film events at Ocean World, how the performance of undersea scenes can be described as the largest film difficulties, ocean scene with the scene on land is different from the performance of the sea lies adrift in the ocean currents, resulting swing of biological, separated by water leakage down the light, rising air bubbles ... and so on. Pixar once again demonstrate their talent for leading 3D animation(動畫), film Individual has overcome many difficulties, showing amazing water in the world.


其實皮克斯過去曾在１９８９年推出過一部短篇動畫作品【Knick Knack】，當時就有表現過水中場景，然而礙於當時技術，不像如今【海底總動員】裡所表現的這般流暢，但沒有當初的研發就沒有如今的成果。因此這次皮克斯特別把這部短片搭配【海底總動員】正片一同上映，算是紀念該片當初製作水中場景的啟蒙。

In fact, Pixar in the past in 1989 had a short animated works【Knick Knack】, the performance over time, some water scenes, but because of the technology at that time, unlike today 【Finding Nemo】, where the performance is so smooth, but there is no original research and development there would be no today's results. Therefore, the Pixar short film with a special effort to【 Finding Nemo】 positive film with release can be regarded as produced to commemorate the original film scene in the water of enlightenment.

The Incredibles

source:http://disney.lovesakura.com/Text/abl.htm

Is a well-known film director Brad Bird joined Pixar animated film's first film, Story is about an uncanny talent Superman family, Bob Parr, Mr. Incredible in the fight against crime in the past participated in a lot of heroic deeds, Later, the community's change of attitude, he and his wife, Helen retreated into the shadows after marriage, 10 years They have three children - Violet, Dash and the newly-born Jack-Jack,
They are a family of five living in big cities, suburbs, living with the most normal people, the same quiet life. However, such a quiet life was later interrupted, not only to conceal the identity of the original work is not insurance, Even drawn into the pre-planned conspiracy. The ambitious villain Syndrome progenitor is unknown, began to secretly expand the fight against Incredibles action, As a result, his previous profession of Mr. Incredible once again assume the heavy responsibility of saving the world either, but after so many years later, he still Baodaoweilao? In particular, now he is a superhuman family head of the family, Every family has its difficult to read the classics, to save the world at the same time, how a person is still united together? All kinds of tests are waiting for a family the size of Superman!

本片是知名動畫導演 Brad Bird 加入皮克斯執導的首部作品，故事是關於一個天賦異秉的超人家庭，本名為 Bob Parr 的 Incredible 先生過去參與過不少打擊犯罪的英雄事蹟，後來因為社會大眾心態的轉變，他跟愛妻 Helen 結婚後就退隱江湖，十多年來他們育有三個子女－ Violet 、Dash 和剛出生的 Jack-Jack ，他們一家五口住在大城市的郊區，過著跟一般正常人同樣的平靜生活。但是， 這樣平靜的生活後來卻被打斷了，不但原本掩飾身分的工作不保，甚至被捲進事先策劃的陰謀。野心勃勃的大壞蛋 Syndrome 來頭不明，開始秘密展開打擊超人特攻隊的行動，於是，重操舊業的 Incredible 先生，再度擔負起拯救世界的重責大任，但事隔多年以後，他是否依然寶刀未老？尤其，如今他是超人家庭的一家之主，家家有本難唸的經，拯救世界的同時，如何讓一家人依然團結在一起呢？種種考驗正等待著超人家庭的一家大小！

3D rendering

source : http://pixar20.blogspot.com/2009/07/3d-computer-graphics.html

3D動畫的製作流程通常可大略分為三個階段：建模與材質貼圖、場景動作設定、算圖。建模（3D modeling）的意義就像傳統的實體雕塑，差別在於技術，它是透過3D建模工具與軟體的操作，塑造角色的型態、骨架的過程；再經由材質貼圖的步驟，將紋理質感、色彩變化等附蓋在模型之上（有時此步驟會到比較後面才做決定）。

the 3D animation's manufacture flow usually may greatly slightly divide into three stages: The modelling and the material quality paste the chart, the scene movement hypothesis, the nomographic chart. Modelling (3D modeling) the significance looks like traditional the entity sculpture, the difference lies in the technology, it is penetrates the 3D modelling tool and the software operation, the mold role state, skeleton's process; Pastes chart again by way of the material quality the step, (sometimes the texture sense of reality, the color change and so on will attach covers this step will arrive at behind comparison above the model only then decision making).

場景動作設定（layout and animation）則是將上個階段完成的建模放置於場景中，形成與空間的關係，根據腳本的規劃，安排角色的動作與週遭環境的互動。有了角色與場景，仍不能稱做動畫，得經過最後一個階段-算圖，才能完成。

The scene movement hypothesis (layout and animation) is the modelling which completes a on stage lays aside in the scene, forms with the spatial relations, according to script plan, arrangement role movement and all around environment interaction. Had the role and the scene, still could not be called as the animation, must pass through the last stage - nomographic chart, can complete.

算圖（也就是渲染，3D rendering）是將前面兩個步驟產生的結果，透過電腦程式的演算，轉換成動畫影像的形式。在這個過程中，必須顧及整體的燈光與氣氛，光線如何游移在角色身上，而角色本身又是如何與光線產生交互作用，以及透過觀看角度的操控，將3D的物件場景捕捉成視覺上可觀賞的2D影像。以皮克斯來說，每格動畫（1/24秒）需要耗時六小時來算圖，但像是怪獸電力公司裡面的毛怪，他身上二百三十萬根藍綠色毛髮的柔軟飄逸，就是電腦以每格十一小時的時間來算圖，而每當毛怪走動便創造出不同方向的毛髮波動，都是極大的工程。

The nomographic chart (is also exaggerates, 3D rendering) is the result which has the front two steps, by computer program's calculation, transforms the animation phantom the form. In this process, can take into consideration the whole the light and the atmosphere, how the optical fiber to waver on the role body, but how does the role itself also have the correlation with the optical fiber, as well as by the onlooking angle's control, catches the 2D phantom which the 3D thing scene in the vision may watch. By Pike Si, each standard animation (1/24 second) needs to last for six hours to come the nomographic chart, but is inside monster Electricity company's Mao Guai likely, on his body 2,300,000 cyan color hairs soft elegant, is the computer comes the nomographic chart by each standard 11 hour time, but whenever Mao Guai takes a walk then creates the different direction the hair fluctuation, is the enormous project.

Andrew

source : http://www.pixar.com/artistscorner/andrew/interview.html

You wear many hats at Pixar-you're both a director of photography and co-writer and -director of the short film One Man Band. First, tell me more about your work as a director of photography.

As director of photography for The Incredibles, I helped provide for director Brad Bird detailed story reels with camera moves and temporary effects before it went into production (this is also known as animatics). Because I have a background in live action, my role was to create that natural imperfection in the shots that people are used to seeing. Computers make everything perfect, so I would add the effect of what it would look like if a guy were holding a camera and it were real. I added camera shakes, imperfections and rotations to give a dynamic edge to the scenes. I would also supervise and work with the animators and layout, and supervise the transition of camera movement into 3-D.


在皮克斯，你戴很多帽子。你是《許願池》的攝影導演兼聯合作者及短片導演。首先，告訴我更多有關你當一個攝影導演的工作。

身為超人特攻隊的攝影導驗，在它進入到製作之前，我幫忙提供布萊德博德導演電影故事細節的膠捲和暫時的效果。(這也就是所知的動態腳本) 因為我有實況播送情節的背景，我的角色在攝影中去創造人們通常看得到的自然瑕疵。電腦使每件事都很完美，所以我增加點它看起來像假如有個人正在拿著攝影機攝影的效果。 在螢幕上有了力學的優勢，我增加了攝影機震動，瑕疵和旋轉。我也監督和動畫家一起工作及版面編排，並且監督把攝影機裡的影像轉換到3-D影像。

《ONE PIECE》, Its part 10 animated films:《STRONG WORLD》

Source : 巴哈姆特 http://gnn.gamer.com.tw/2/36702.html

人氣作品《ONE PIECE》的第 10 部動畫電影《STRONG WORLD》，原本預定在今年 3 月份上映的最新動畫電影作品，正式確定將於今年年底於日本上映，而官方網也同時公佈了兩支特報影片。　　

漫畫《ONE PIECE》自 1997 年開始在日本連載，並在 1999 年被日本東映動畫公司製作成動畫作品，截至目前為止仍在播映中，可說是東映動畫中最長壽的電視動畫作品，今年也正巧是《ONE PIECE》動畫的十周年。該作除了也搬上各種電玩平台之外，自 2000 年開始每年更固定會上映一部電影作品。　　

而根據目前官方發表的內容，已知預定年底上映的電影《STRONG WORLD》是由原作漫畫家 尾田榮一郎親自重新創作全新的故事，同時他也親自進行設定並擔任總製作指揮，至於詳細故事內容目前則尚未公佈。

The popular product :《ONE PIECE》,Its part 10 animated films:《STRONG WORLD》, Released planned in march this year original . Formal for sure to be released in the end of this year.

Dick Cook out at Disney

Dick Cook resigns/fired from Disney ?

Source: http://celebrifi.com/gossip/Dick-Cook-out-at-Disney-774763.html

Dick Cook is stepping down as chairman of the Walt Disney Studios, effective immediately. "I have loved every minute of my 38 years that I have worked at Disney from the beginning as a ride operator on Disneyland's steam train and monorail to my position as chairman of The Walt Disney Studios," Cook said in a statement released by the studio late Friday afternoon. Disney has yet to choose a successor

Dick Cook從迪士尼公司辭職，立即生效，他說：我愛我的每一分鐘，在迪士尼當蒸汽火車操作員●●●●●的三十八年。●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●，迪士尼還沒找到繼承人。