2014年12月14日 星期日

[翻譯]The Legend of Korra - S2E24 - Kuvira’s Gambit (Book4 EP11)

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Kuvira即將發動攻勢,但除了超級武器外,她手上還藏有什麼,讓她在戰局中佔優勢呢?

2014年12月11日 星期四

[TLoK]《寇菈傳奇》Book4製作完畢

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《The Legend of Korra》Book4製作完畢,Bryan在Tumblr放上即將要交給Nick的Book4最後兩集的照片,並留言表示:「THAT’S A WRAP!」(結束了)

[TLoK] Bryan談Bolin的Book4新服裝

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Bryan在他的Tumblr談Bolin新服裝的靈感來源。

For Bolin’s new Book 4 outfit, I wanted to give him a brown leather jacket inspired by Dave Stevens’ comic character The Rocketeer, which was also made into a film in 1991, directed by Joe Johnston––who also directed Captain America: The First Avenger, set in a similar time period as The Rocketeer. Both films have great costumes and art direction, for my tastes. I thought everybody knew about The Rocketeer, but the young kids in our design department had never heard of it––probably because they were being born when the movie came out!

Bolin的Book4新服裝,我想給他由由Dave Stevens的漫畫角色「火箭人」啟發,一件棕色皮革夾克。《火箭人》也曾在1991年拍成電影,由Joe Johnston執導,他也執導《美國隊長:復仇者先鋒》,該電影也設定在與《火箭人》類似時代。以我的觀點,兩部電影都有很棒的服裝設計與美術指導。我以為大家都知道火箭人,但我們設計部門的年輕人們從沒聽過它-可能是因為電影推出後他們才出生。

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I love the iconic front panel on Stevens’ design, but too many buttons are a burden on animators and would have led to too many retakes (and we had already done that to a lesser degree on Amon’s jacket). While looking for reference for other vintage jackets, I came across an awesome, sleek, contemporary jacket on Etsy by designer Sarah Trost (the third picture above). I’m thinking she was inspired by Stevens too, seeing as how her jacket is called “The Rocket.”

我很喜歡Stevens標誌性的衣服前襟設計,但太多鈕扣會給動畫師造成負擔,而且可能導致很多作畫修正(況且,我們也已經在Amon的夾克做過規模較小的類似設計),我在尋找其他復古夾克參考時,偶然在Etsy 網站發現到一件由Sarah Trost設計,出色、時髦的當代夾克(第三張圖)。我想她也是受Stevens的啟發,看她把她的夾克叫做「火箭」可知。

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For Bolin’s version, I combined elements of both designs, and put a few of my own touches on it, especially on the collar. Trost’s jacket is for sale, but unlike the mass-produced boots I used for inspiration on Korra’s Book 4 outfit, this thing is handmade, one of a kind, and pricey! If one non-vegan cosplayer has a big wad of cash to burn and the dedication to do so, you can find it in size 38/40 here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/63506996/the-rocket-jacket-in-leather

Bolin身上穿的那件,我結合兩款設計的元素,並放點我自己的風格在裏頭,特別是領口部分。Trost的夾克正在販賣中,但不像給我Korra Book4服裝靈感,那款大量生產的靴子,這夾克是手工製作,非常特別,也很貴!要是口袋有大把現金可花的cosplayer 你可以在以下網址找到38/40尺碼的夾克:https://www.etsy.com/listing/63506996/the-rocket-jacket-in-leather

2014年12月9日 星期二

[TLoK]Book4製作最終階段

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12月19日就要播出完結篇的Book4,製作已達到最終階段,Bryan密集的更新製作狀況,讓我們來看一下吧。

12月5日 - 色彩校正:

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1028 days ago I started this blog with a post about a color correction session for episode 6 of Korra. Today was the last of those sessions for the series. I still love this part of the process, as it is the final polish on the picture, gelling everything together and making it pop. Thanks so much to the Korra colorist, Randy Beveridge, who did such a killer job, played awesome music, and provided the good vibes. Thanks to Sean Holland and all the techs at Level 3 Post for making everything run so smoothly and keeping the sessions cozy.

*This would normally imply that we were finished with the picture on the finale, but we are still cranking on a handful of retakes. We’re using up every last minute we have before delivery to make this one-hour look as good as we can!

1028天之前,我以一篇有關Korra (Book1)第六集色彩校正階段的文章開始這個部落格,今天是這系列最後一次進行這項作業。我仍舊很喜歡製作流程的這個部分,它為畫面做最後修飾,把所有東西整合起來,讓它看起來更出色。非常感謝Korra的色彩師Randy Beveridge,做了這麼棒的工作,演奏很棒的音樂,提供很好的氛圍。感謝Sean Holland與所有Level 3 Post的技術人員,讓一切都那麼順暢,並讓這階段做起來很舒適。

*通常我貼這訊息就表示我們已經完成大結局的所有畫面工作,但我們仍有小部分的畫面修正在進行。我們要用盡把片子交出前的最後一分一秒,讓這一小時的內容盡可能的達到最好。


12月7日 - 拜訪配樂師、音效師:

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Continuing these posts about “lasts” while they last… I stopped by composer Jeremy Zuckerman’s studio today, his last day of working on the music for the final half hour of Korra. I can’t wait for you all to hear his gorgeous, thrilling, powerful, emotional score. This guy scored 113 episodes of ATLA/LOK! Thank you for giving your incredible talents and dedication to the series, Jeremy!

在這最後製作階段繼續貼關於種種的「最後」...我今天拜訪作曲家Jeremy Zuckerman的工作室,這是他最後一天為Korra最後半小時製作音樂。我等不及讓你們大家聽那美妙、激動人心、彭湃、感人的配樂。這傢伙為譜寫整整113集的《最後的氣宗》/《寇菈傳奇》配樂!感謝你付出你那不可思議的才華與奉獻給這系列,Jeremy!

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After visiting with Jeremy today, I headed over to sound designer Benjamin Wynn’s studio just as he finished uploading the massive sound effects session for the final episode of Korra. Ben did the sound design for 113 episodes of ATLA/LOK! Truly a soundbender… Thanks for the insanely intricate and stellar sonics through all these years, Ben!

If Ben ever comes to your corner of the world to play a Deru show, take my advice and do what you can to see/hear it. His 1979 performance is transformative. It’s been an honor to watch his artistry grow since the high school kid with turntables I met in 1996.

今天拜訪Jeremy 過後,我去了音效設計師Benjamin Wynn’s 的工作室,他剛好完成上傳Korra最後一集的巨量音效。Ben為113集的《最後的氣宗》/《寇菈傳奇》做音效設計!是貨真價實的御音師...謝謝你這些年來那些超級複雜又一流的音效,Ben!

若Ben曾到過你的附近去演出Deru秀,聽我一言,說什麼也要去看看/聽聽。他的1979演出是劃時代的。很榮幸自1996年從還是個玩轉盤的高中生開始和他認識,看著他藝術的成長。


12月9日:最後混音階段

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Shots from the final mix of Korra this afternoon. Pictured top to bottom/left to right: Adrian Ordonez, final mixer; Benjamin Wynn, sound designer; Jeremy Zuckerman, composer; Aran Tanchum, foley mixer; Michael DiMartino, co-creator/executive producer/story editor. Thanks a million to Adrian and everyone at Levels Audio for 52 amazing mixes! Every one of them was a pleasure. And thanks to all the other amazing folks who contributed to the top-notch audio on Korra. Still just a few more retakes to take care of, and the delivery process… and then that’s a wrap!

攝自今天下午的Korra最終混音,照片由上至下,由左至右:Adrian Ordonez,正片混音師;Benjamin Wynn,音效設計師;Jeremy Zuckerman,作曲;Michael DiMartino,共同創作者/執行製作人/故事總編。為這52集(Korra的總集數)棒透的混音向Adrian與Levels Audio的所有人致上千萬回的感謝!你們每個人都是最好的,也感謝所有其他為Korra一流音效付出的人。仍然有些畫面修正要做,還有影片交付的東西要處理...然後系列就完結了!


感謝Mike與Bryan,還有全體Korra製作人員...

2014年12月8日 星期一