I-Northern Star: UNelvana ugubha iminyaka engama-50 yokugqwayiza okungalibaleki

*** Lo mbhalo uqale ukuvela kumagazini kaJuni / Julayi '21 we Umagazini opopayi (Cha. 311) ***

Uma ungumuntu othanda ukugqwayiza, isithombe sebhere elimhlophe elibuka iNyakatho yeNkanyezi sizokukhumbuza ngokushesha i-logo edumile yesitudiyo sopopayi saseCanada iNelvana, esigubha iminyaka engama-50 ngoJulayi. Isungulwe nguMichael Hirsh, uPatrick Loubert noClive A. Smith, lesi situdiyo saziwa kakhulu ngomugqa omude wama-animated TV series namafilimu wezinto, amaningi asuselwa ezincwadini zezingane ezithandwayo, ezijabulise izethameli zomhlaba amashumi amahlanu eminyaka.

Uhlu lwezitudiyo zamahithi we-animated wekhwalithi luyamangalisa: I-Babar, UClifford inja enkulu ebomvu, URuperto, Franklin, URolie Polie Olie, UBob noMargaret, Izwe Lembongolo Kong, Okuxakile ngokwaneleabazali, Ukulandelwa kwekhompyutha, Max & Ruby, Ukulinganisa okuphezulu, 6 osemusha, Abangasemuva, Beyblade, UMike the Knight, Amaqhawe angamaqhawe e U-Esme noRoy yizihloko ezimbalwa nje kweziningi ezivelele ezikhiqizwe uNelvana eminyakeni edlule. Futhi isitudiyo, esingaphansi kwenkampani iCanada Corus Entertainment, asibonisi zimpawu zokwehla.

Ngokusho kukaMengameli kaNelvana, uPam Westman, owajoyina le nkampani eminyakeni emihlanu eyedlule, lesi situdiyo sibhekene nesikhathi esikhiqiza kakhulu. "Ngenhloso yokwandisa uhla lwethu lwentuthuko, ukwandisa amakhono ethu wesitudiyo nokukhulisa inani lekhathalogi yethu enkulu, iNelvana isungule iphothifoliyo enhle yokuqukethwe eqinisa ubuchwepheshe bethu bezithombe futhi ihehe abanye babalingani abahle kakhulu. Wokukhiqizwa kokuqukethwe emhlabeni ".

Ukhuluma nge-Emmy ka-2020 enikezwe uhlelo lwangaphakathi lwe-studio olusekelwe ngamafu lwe-VFX, ukusebenzisana neSesame Workshop kulo mbukiso U-Esme noRoy, noMattel evuliwe Tommaso & Abangane: zonke izinjini ziyahamba!, kuvulwe uNickelodeon Iphakethe lika-Ollie nokulandelayo ZJ Sparkleton e Umbukiso we-hamsterneziqu ezikhangayo njenge Umbukiso wezinja namawashi, I-Agent Binky: Izilwane Zomhlaba Wonke futhi okusanda kumenyezelwa Isifiso esikhulu ukukhombisa.

Hlola imingcele emisha

“Siyakhula sibe amafomethi amasha wokuqukethwe, afaka amafilimu amafushane edijithali, anemidlalo efana nayo U-Miss Persona e Ikhathuni bop, okwenza kube yinto ephambili ukuba lapho izingane zisebenzisa khona okuqukethwe namafilimu, "kuphawula uWestman." Siphinde sakhiqiza ifilimu yethu yokuqala emfushane, Into ebabazekayo kakhulu, osezuze imiklomelo engama-27. Okufushane kuqale uhlelo lwethu lokukhiqiza amafilimu amafushane ngokuzayo futhi kwavumela ithimba lethu ukuthi liphushe amandla wesitudiyo sethu ngobuchwepheshe nangokwakha, lihumushe izimfundiso ezisemqoka kwezinye izithombe ze-3D ezifana Umenzeli uBinky. "

Phakathi kwezinto eziseqhulwini zesitudiyo esizinze eToronto ngo-2021 ukuqhubeka kokukhiqizwa kochungechunge lwezinto ezibukhoma njenge Abafana BaseHardy, eyaqala ukukhonjiswa ku-Hulu eMelika ngonyaka odlule futhi yadlala kahle kakhulu nakwi-YTV yaseCanada. Lesi situdiyo sinwebeka nasezincwadini zamafilimu, njengoba sisanda kumemezela ukusebenzisana neDuncan Studios. "UKen Duncan empeleni waqala umsebenzi wakhe eNelvana, okusiza ukwenza lobu budlelwano buphelele," kusho uWestman. “Sesinamafilimu amabili emisebenzini, okubalwa kuyo lokhu kwaba isivumelwano sethu?, eyenziwe yiDuncan Studio nePeter Dinklage's Estuary Films, ngokususelwa kunoveli yezithombe eyazuza umklomelo kaRyan Andrews. Le adventure yomndeni yomlingo izoshintshwa kusuka Ama-Wolfwalkers umbhali uWill Collins. Ifilimu yesibili ngu Umama Wendalo, inganekwane ecekethekiswe ngososayensi ehlelwe emphakathini ozayo. "

Lesi situdiyo, okumanje sisebenzisa abasebenzi abalinganiselwa ku-300 kuya ku-325, sibuye sisebenzise ithalente laso langaphakathi ukuthuthukisa imiqondo emisha nama-IP - isibonelo sakamuva Isifiso esikhulu, umbukiso omusha owenziwe nguVanessa Esteves kaNelvana no-Emmy owawina u-Emmy u-Adrian Thatcher. Uchungechunge lwe-animated lwe-2D lithole ukukhanya okuluhlaza okuvela ku-redknot, ukuhlanganyela kukaNelvana neDiscovery.

UWestman uveza ukuthi lesi situdiyo sigxile ekwakheni ithalente langaphakathi kanye nobudlelwano obuqhubekayo nezinhlaka zokuzijabulisa zezingane zomhlaba wonke njengeSesame Workshop, Nickelodeon neScholastic. "Sinethalente elikhulu estudiyo sethu kanye nokufinyelela kwabanye babadali bokuqukethwe bezingane abahola phambili emhlabeni, kepha ngenxa yempumelelo ethile yokuthengisa eyedlule, kunombono oyiphutha wokuthi sigxile kakhulu ebhizinisini," kusho u "Kodwa-ke, sikholelwa ekutheni impumelelo enkulu yokuxoxa izindaba nokuthengisa ayihlangene nje kuphela, njengoba amaqembu azinikele esekela zombili izinhlangothi ukuthola indlela eya phambili."

Enye inselelo yisidingo esiqhubekayo sokuheha nokugcina ithalente esezingeni eliphakeme emhlabeni wezithombe. “Njengoba imboni yokugqwayiza ikhula njalo futhi iguquka, kunokwanda kwesidingo samakhono aphezulu. Sihlala njalo sifuna izindaba ezihlukile nezinhlamvu ikakhulukazi, kepha hhayi kuphela, esikhaleni sasenkulisa. Impahla e-animated ephelele yeNelvana ileyo exoxa izindaba ezihlukile ezinezinkathi eziningi zonyaka ezisatshalaliswa emhlabeni wonke, iphonsela inselelo ama-animators ethu ukuthi akhiqize okuqukethwe okusika emaphethelweni, futhi iholele uhlelo oluyimpumelelo lokuthengisa. Inhloso enkulu ukukhiqiza uphawu oluhlala luhlaza oluthandwa umhlaba wonke ".

Yenza umthelela

Westman, owafika eNelvana ngemuva kweminyaka eminingi njengephini likamongameli omkhulu ku-HIT Entertainment (phambilini eyayiyikomkhulu le- Barney, U-Angelina Ballerina e Tommaso & Abangane), uthi ukusebenza embonini yokuqukethwe kwezingane kumfundise umthelela lezi zinhlelo ezingaba nawo ezinganeni emhlabeni wonke. Khumbula: "Ngasheshe ngabona ukuthi yize ngangigxile ohlangothini lwebhizinisi, okuqukethwe yilokho okwathintwa yingane ngayinye ngakunye futhi lezo zinkumbulo zizohlala nazo impilo yonke. Azikho ezinye izimboni eziningi ezingakunika lokhu emsebenzini wakho!"

Uthi uyabathanda abantu abasebenza eNelvana ngoba bayazifela ngomkhakha wokuqukethwe kwezingane. "Banobuciko futhi bayazwelana nobuciko futhi bayazwelana," esho. "Isimo sabo sengqondo siletha injabulo empilweni yethu yansuku zonke yokusebenza futhi ungayibona esibukweni futhi uyizwe isiko ngaphakathi kwesitudiyo."

“Kufanele uthande imikhiqizo yethu ehlala iluhlaza UMax noRuby, I-Babar e Franklin"kusho uWestman." Bame isikhathi eside futhi bayathandwa yizizukulwane zezingane. Uma wenza imidlalo engena ezimpilweni zezingane futhi ibe izinkumbulo ezimnandi, kufanele uyigubhe. Nginothando olukhethekile futhi I-Agent Binky: Izilwane Zomhlaba Wonke njengoba lolo chungechunge luhlanganisa izincwadi zethu ze-Kids Can Press nethalente lethu lesitudiyo nokubambisana kwethu neDiscovery ukukhiqiza umbukiso ozuzela umhlaba wonke.

Ebheke phambili estudiyo, uWestman uthi, "Lesi yisikhathi esihle sokusebenza kwezopopayi. Imboni iyaqhubeka nokukhula ngokushesha futhi njengamanje sisesimweni sokugqwayiza. Izithombe, ikakhulukazi ezimakethe zaseNtshonalanga, zenzelwe izingane, kodwa Ngicabanga ukuthi sizobona ukuthi ukuziphendukela kwemvelo ngokuzayo njengoba idemo inwebeka kokuqukethwe okuvame kakhulu kubantu abadala. "

Ujabule futhi ngempendulo esheshayo yocwaningo ezinseleleni zobhadane lwangonyaka odlule. "Sihambise iNelvana Enterprises neNelvana Studio endaweni ephephile esekhaya, sithumela izindawo zokusebenzela ezingaphezu kwezingama-280 kubaculi namalungu abasebenzi kulo lonke elaseGreater Toronto Area, sigcina yonke imikhiqizo eyisikhombisa yama-animation okwamanje." Ngokwengeziwe, ukusebenza ngokubambisana nethimba ukusheshisa intuthuko, sigxumele ethubeni lokuxhumana nabasunguli, ababhali nababukisi ababezobe bematasa ngesethi futhi banikezwe ukukhanya okuluhlaza kwemikhiqizo emihlanu emisha ekwindla 2020 nasentwasahlobo ka-2021. "

Ekugcineni, yini uWestman anethemba lokuthi umphakathi wezithombe ozokukhumbula uzokhumbula ngoNelvana, oqanjwe ngegama leqhawe lamaComic lamaqhawe aseCanada elenziwe ngu-Adrian Dingle ngawo-40? "Lesi situdiyo siholwa ngabadali," uyaphawula. “Sihlala njalo sifuna ukusebenzisana nabadali ukuthola, ukuthuthukisa kanye nokukhiqiza okuqukethwe okusha, kungakhathalekile ukuthi sakhiwe kanjani. Futhi sigxila kakhulu ekuhlakuleleni ithalente lethu langaphakathi. Sesibe nama-animation amakhulu kakhulu aqala imisebenzi yawo eNelvana futhi sibheke ukukhuthaza igagasi elilandelayo lethalente elidumile eminyakeni engama-50 ezayo! "

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Ukuphuma kulo mhlaba

Esinye sezihloko ezintsha ezishisayo zikaNelvana uhlelo lweCG animated I-Agent Binky: Izilwane Zomhlaba Wonke. Ngokususelwa ezincwadini zika-Ashley Spiers, lo mbukiso ugxila ekati lesikhala emkhankasweni wokuvikela umndeni wakhe wabantu ezinsongelweni eziphakathi kwezinkanyezi ngosizo lwezilwane ezifuywayo ezine enkampanini eyimfihlo. Isizini yesibili yomkhiqizo, ekhiqizwa yi-redknot (ibhizinisi elihlanganyelwe leNelvana neDiscovery), izokwethulwa entwasahlobo yonyaka ozayo. Njengoba izingane zasenkulisa ezindala zingajabulela iphupho futhi zenze sengathi, iqembu lobuciko ngemuva kwalo Umenzeli uBinky bakujabulela ukucabanga umhlaba ngamehlo ezifuyo zabo, bedlala kulokho abangakubona njengezinsongo uma ngabe beyingxenye yenhlangano yokuvikela ehlelekile. Umbukiso futhi uyingxenye yokuzijabulisa kukaNelvana kungene eboyeni nasezinweleni ze-CG, kusetshenziswa i-Xgen yama-Maya exhumanayo ngoboya nezinwele zabalingiswa.