Umqondisi uJames Castillo ubonisa okokuqala ifilimu yakhe emfishane eqanjiwe engokoqobo eqokwe e-Annecy naseTribeca "Madrid Noir"
Iphrojekthi entsha yobuciko bento engekho ngokoqobo I-Madrid Noir, efakwe ezigabeni ezigxilile ku-Annecy kanye ne-Tribeca Film Festival kulo nyaka, ishosha elibonisa opopayi elibeka umdlali endimeni yomphenyi, esiza abalingisi ukuxazulula izindida futhi ngethemba lokusindisa usuku! Ithuthukiswe ngabakwa-No Ghost futhi yakhiqizwa ngu-Atlas V, emfishane iqondiswa ngu UJames Castillo futhi yabhalwa u-James Castillo, u-Lawrence Bennett no-Ben Steer, ngedizayini yokukhiqiza ka-Juancho Crespo kanye nesiqondiso sopopayi sika-Ben Steer. Sihlangane noCastillo ukuze ufunde kabanzi ngalo mnikelo we-VR othakazelisayo:
I-Animation Magazine: Sawubona, James. Ungasitshela okuncane mayelana nomsuka wephrojekthi yakho ye-VR?
UJames Castillo: Sawubona, kuyinjabulo yangempela ukukhuluma nawe ngakho I-Madrid Noir. Sishaye phansi ngonyawo! Ngo-2017 ngahlangana nethimba le-No Ghost e-Annecy (kufanele kakhulu). Sonke sasizimisele kakhulu futhi sifuna ukudala okuthile okuhlukile ku-VR. Ngabathulela lo mbono wefilimu emfushane ye-VR ehilela umphenyi omdala, isela nenja encane edlalwa etiyetha futhi iseMadrid! Bayithandile, sasebenza izinyanga ezimbalwa futhi sagcina sinemizuzu emihlanu "isandulela" esasizoba yisisekelo I-Madrid Noir. Leso sikhashana siwine indondo ku-Raindance Film Festival futhi sahlungwa kwezinye ezimbalwa. Lokhu kwasifaka ku-radar ye-Atlas V, esheshe yaba uzakwethu wokukhiqiza futhi yasisiza ukuthi siqale!
Zaziyini izikhuthazo?
Ngangihlale ngicabanga ukuthi ilahlekile amafilimu ezinhlobo ku-animation. U-Lawrence [uBennett, umbhali okanye naye] kanye nami sinothando oluthile lwezindaba zakudala ze-noir. Lezi zindaba zinethoni eqondile kanye nokugcinwa obekubalulekile ekuthuthukisweni kwephrojekthi.
Besingafuni ukwenza indaba ebucayi ye-noir, bekufanele ibe ehehayo, ethokozisayo futhi ehlekisayo. UWallace noGromit (ikakhulukazi Ibhulukwe elingalungile) isiphenduke inkomba enkulu yebhalansi yabo ephelele yokubi nobuwula. Ngokushesha, ezinye izikhombo zaqala ukucaca; U-Charlie Chaplin no-Buster Keaton ngobungcweti babo be-pantomime noma abalingisi bakudala base-Hollywood Inkokhelo ephindwe kabili o Indoda yesithathu ukusetshenziswa kwabo okunembile kokukhanya nesithunzi, isibonelo.
Besazi ukuthi, ngenxa yokuthi umdlali ubhekene nendaba efanayo kusukela ezikhathini ezimbili ezihlukene (30s and 50s), uzodinga othile ozomqondisa, umlingiswa angakwazi ukumsusa. Umlingiswa oyinhloko. Kulapho kwangena khona umlingiswa kaLola, owesifazane osemusha ezama ukwakha kabusha inkumbulo engacacile kusukela ebuntwaneni bakhe. Kube yindikimba yomuntu siqu, lo mbono wokuhlola ukuthi isikhathi senzani kwinkumbulo nokuthi buthinta kanjani ubunikazi bethu.
I-Virtual reality iyindlela eyinkimbinkimbi yokuqonda. Kunobunzima obuningi bokuzulazula, kusukela ekuqondiseni iso lombukeli endaweni efanele, kuya ekutholeni izindlela ezihlakaniphile zokushintsha usuka kwesinye isigcawu uye kwesilandelayo. Kuyasicacela ukuthi i-cinema ingase ingabi yindlela engcono kakhulu yokuzama ukuhumushela ku-VR, kukhona ulwazimagama nesethi yemithetho engasebenzi nje endaweni ecwilisiwe. Ithiyetha, ngakolunye uhlangothi, ngicabanga ukuthi inokuningi okufanayo okungokoqobo okubonakalayo. Ukubonakala komzimba, ukuthi endaweni efanayo nabadlali, kimina ukufana okuphawulekayo. Ukusebenzisa itiyetha njengereferensi kuphinde kwasinika indlela yokubhekana nokukhetha kwezobuciko, ukukhanyisa, ukwakheka kwesethi, ukulingisa, okokugqoka, njll. Sasihlale sibheka enkundleni yemidlalo yeshashalazi ukuze sithole izimpendulo.
Insika yokugcina yogqozi kwakuyiMadrid, idolobha. Ngidabuka eMadrid kodwa sengineminyaka eyishumi ngihlala phesheya. Ngesikhathi ngithuthukisa umbono wephrojekthi, ngangivame ukuya eMadrid futhi ngaqala ukuthanda ukucaciswa kwayo kanye nokukhanga okuyingqayizivele. Kuyinto eyenzeka kubo bonke abokufika, ngicabanga ukuthi - ukuphinde uthole idolobha okhulele kulo. Uma ngangifuna ukuxoxa indaba, nganginomuzwa wokuthi kufanele ngiyibeke endaweni engiyaziyo, eyayizizwa iqondene nami. Kuphinde kwavela ukuthi kwengeza into ethokozisayo kuphrojekthi, njengoba iMadrid ingazange ivezwe izikhathi eziningi kwabezindaba.
Ikuphi ukugqwayiza kwakhiqizwa futhi yimaphi amathuluzi owasebenzisile?
Sizamile ukugcina ukukhiqizwa okuningi kusendlini, amahhovisi e-No Ghost atholakala eLondon, e-UK okuyidolobha elicebile ngethalente lokupopayi. Umqondisi wethu wopopayi u-Aziz Kocanaogullari ulethe izwi elingavamile kuphrojekthi, exazulula okunye ukwesaba kwami okukhulu: indlela yokulinganisa ukusebenza okuqondile nokuphefumulayo kulo mhlaba ophefumulelwe yi-pantomime. Ngenxa yakhe sikwazile ukuheha abanye bamathalente ahamba phambili eLondon. Ingxenye enhle yopopayi nayo yaqedwa ngu-Albyon, uzakwethu wokukhiqiza e-Lyon, e-France.
Ngokuqondene namathuluzi, yonke iphrojekthi yakhiwe kusetshenziswa ipayipi langokwezifiso le-No Ghost kanye nokwakhiwa kwe-Unreal, kokubili kuxhunywe nge-Autodesk Maya. Umphathi wethu we-CG, u-Tom Flavelle, udale indlela yokwakha izinsimbi zezinhlamvu ezingasindi ezingashayela konke ukusebenza kwezinhlamvu, kuyilapho abathuthukisi bethu, bebhala ithuluzi lokugqwayiza le-vertex yangokwezifiso ukuze siphise uguquko phakathi kwezigcawu ezinamakhodi. Ngaphandle kwalokho, ipayipi lokukhiqiza lisebenza njenganoma yimuphi omunye ukukhiqiza opopayi, ngaphandle kokuthi kudingeke uhlele ukuhluma kabusha okuningi njenge-One Takes. Njengoba kungekho ukusikeka, izinhlamvu ngefomethi I-Madrid Noir qhubeka imizuzu ngesikhathi (njengasetiyetha), ngakho-ke bekufanele sithole izindlela ezihlakaniphile zokuyihlukanisa ibe "iziqephu" ukuze abapopayi basondele kalula.
Bangaki abantu abasebenze kuphrojekthi futhi ibithini ibhajethi yakho?
Ngicabanga ukuthi ngobukhulu bethu, sasinabantu abacela ku-40 abasebenza kulo msebenzi. Lokhu kuhlanganisa abapopayi, abamodelayo, ababhali, abaklami, abakhiqizi, abaculi bokuthungwa, abaklami bemisindo, abaqambi bomculo, njll. Bekuwumkhiqizo omuhle kakhulu owake wawenza. Isabelomali sasilokhu sishintsha njengoba ukukhiqizwa kwanda, saba nenhlanhla enkulu yokuba ne-Oculus esisekela, engeze "udumo" oluthile kuphrojekthi futhi yenza kwaba lula kakhulu ukuthola uxhaso kweminye imithombo. Lokhu kuhlanganisa i-CNC (France), i-Creative XR (UK) kanye ne-Epic Games (USA), ngakho iphrojekthi yaqhubeka ikhula njengoba isabelomali sivuma.
Saqala ukukhuluma I-Madrid Noir eminyakeni engaphezu kwemine edlule manje! Kuwumgwaqo omude ozama ukwakha iphrojekthi kusukela ekuqaleni futhi ngicabanga ukuthi nawe ungase udinge inhlanhla encane! Uma sikhuluma ngokukhiqizwa "okubukhoma", saqala ngoJanuwari 2020, ngaphambi nje kokuba i-COVID igadle, futhi manje siyingxenye yokugcina yenqubo, ngakho-ke cishe izinyanga eziyi-18 sezizonke.
Ubungathi yiziphi izinselelo zakho ezinkulu?
Ngicabanga ukuthi wonke umuntu eqenjini, futhi mhlawumbe wonke umuntu osebenze ngaphansi kwalezi zimo, angavuma ukuthi inselelo yethu enkulu kube ukuthi sisebenze nge-COVID. Ubhubhane lwahlasela izinyanga ezintathu zokukhiqiza, sase silungele ukwandisa amahhovisi ethu, sathenga izinto zokusebenza futhi asizange sivunyelwe ukuba lapho. Ngakho-ke cishe kuwo wonke umkhiqizo wonke amalungu eqembu kwadingeka asebenze ekhaya, okwenza kube nzima kakhulu ukwenza ama-kinks okudala nokugcina abantu benomdlandla. Noma kunjalo, ithimba lethu liyikhiphe epaki futhi lakwazi ukuletha okuhlangenwe nakho okuhle, engizohlale ngibonga ngakho.
I-No Ghost inikeze inani elikhulu lobuhlakani kanye nezimo ezivumelana nezimo ukuze zivumelane nokukhiqizwa okubonakalayo.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi lobuchwepheshe, kunemikhawulo eminingi okufanele icatshangelwe ngenkathi usebenza ku-VR, ikakhulukazi ihedisethi efana ne-Oculus Quest, esebenza ngehadiwe yeselula elinganiselwe. Ukuze ulondoloze amazinga aphezulu ozimele owadingayo ku-VR, kudingeke ukuthi sifake ngempela i-Unreal Engine ukuze sisinike imiphumela ebesiyidinga.
Yini ekujabulisa kakhulu ngale phrojekthi?
Ngicabanga ukuthi siyaziqhenya ngezinga esikwazile ukulifinyelela uma kubhekwa izimo lapho lo msebenzi wenziwe ngaphansi kwazo. Umgomo wethu ubulokhu uwukuba sezingeni eliphezulu ngangokunokwenzeka phakathi komphakathi wopopayi we-VR futhi sedlule engangikulindele.
Ngokwezinga lomuntu siqu, umphakathi omncane esikwazile ukuwakha eduze kwephrojekthi uyamangalisa ngempela. Wonke umuntu oseqenjini wayetshalwe imali ngendlela emangalisayo futhi wanikeza amaphesenti angu-100, engingakusho ukuthi kuwukuhlangenwe nakho okuthobisa kakhulu.
Yini othemba ukuthi izethameli zizoyithatha kuphrojekthi yakho ye-VR?
Sithemba ukuthi abalandeli bopopayi bazobona umgubho wangempela we-medium futhi bazivumele ukuba balahleke isikhashana emhlabeni esiwudale ngokucophelela.
Okungokoqobo okubonakalayo kuseyimakethe ekhulayo futhi sithemba amaphrojekthi afanayo I-Madrid Noir qala ukuvala igebe phakathi kwabalandeli bopopayi bendabuko kanye nezisetshenziswa ezisebenzisanayo. Maningi indawo yokukhulisa nokuvumbulula futhi sidinga abantu abaningi abangabahlola!
Uthini umbono wakho ngekusasa lokugqwayiza emkhakheni wento engekho ngokoqobo?
Ngicabanga ukuthi izohlala lapha. I-animation ifana namanzi, ingena kuwo wonke umfantu namakhona ngangokunokwenzeka, njalo iya phambili futhi ithola indlela yokuphuma. Kancane kancane, ukugqwayiza kungatholakala ezimbonini eziningi ezahlukene, futhi njengoba izinsiza zopopayi zitholakala kakhulu, ochwepheshe abengeziwe beza nemibono emisha neqinile.
Izitudiyo ezimisiwe zakha amaqembu aqondene ne-VR ethile, futhi izitudiyo ezifana ne-Baobab zifaka izithombe ze-VR kuma-Annies noma ama-Emmys. Njengoba amafestivali amaningi nemikhiqizo iqala ukuba nentshisekelo kulobu buchwepheshe obusha, ukugqwayiza kuzoqala ukuthola indlela yokukhulela ekubeni ngokoqobo okubonakalayo futhi ngethemba ukuzimela futhi kusimangaze sonke ngalokho okungazuzwa.
Isiphi isifundo esikhulu kakhulu osifundile ngesikhathi ukhiqiza le filimu?
Njengomqondisi wokuqala, ngafunda i-qualunque cosa ngalo msebenzi! [Uyahleka] Ngicabanga into engangihlala ngiyicabanga - kodwa lokhu okuhlangenwe nakho kwaqinisa - kwakuwumbono wokuthi indaba iza kuqala. Kuphiramidi enkulukazi engumkhiqizo, indaba iyisisekelo esiphethe sonke isisindo. Kwadingeka senze izinqumo eziningi endleleni; njengokucatshangelwa kokuklama, izindlela zobuchwepheshe, ukumaketha kanye namazinga okusebenzelana. Phakathi kwayo yonke leyo mibuzo kwakuhlale kuyindaba. Ngabe lokhu kukhetha kujula kanjani ezindikimbeni? Ngabe umlingiswa uzama ukuzuzani kulesi sigcawu? Futhi singaziklama kanjani ukuthi zixhumane kangcono ngendawo yazo emlandweni?
Besazi kwasekuqaleni ukuthi lo msebenzi wawuzoba mkhulu, ngakho sasikulangazelela kakhulu ukuqalisa, ngoba kwakubonakala sengathi asinaso isikhathi esanele. Siqhutshwa injabulo eyimpumputhe, saphuthuma ekuphindaphindweni okumbalwa kwendaba, asikwazanga ukulinda ukuze singcolise izandla zethu futhi siqale ukubona inqubekelaphambili kumahedisethi. Ngokushesha saqala ukushaya izindonga ezithile ekukhiqizeni futhi saqaphela ukuthi kwakusenemibuzo engaphenduleki endabeni, okusenze sabuyela emuva futhi sasondela kuyo ngombono omusha, okwenza umbhalo ube namandla.
Obani amaqhawe akho amakhulu opopayi/VR?
Ngishilo ngaphambilini, kodwa le phrojekthi ibingeke ibe khona ngaphandle kwe-Google Spotlight. Kwakungamavulandlela asibonise ukuthi izithombe ezinyakazayo neqiniso elibonakalayo zingahlanganiswa kanjani ukuze zixoxe izindaba ngendlela entsha ngokuphelele. Perla (Patrick Osborne) e Age of Sail (UJohn Kahrs) unendawo ekhethekile enhliziyweni yami. Siyabonga futhi ngengxoxo.
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