<b>The time network special article</b> has brought the audience to the "Ice Age" series of blue sky animation studio, the latest work "Transformation Agent" let the personable big-name agent, accidentally turned into a pigeon by the otaku of the research and development department, the two must first join forces against the villain before retrieving the antidote. Directed by Troy Quinn and Nick Bruno and voiced by Will Smith and Tom Holland, Agents As a High Agent has a high-tech futuristic feel, hilarious and funny elements.
The concept of the starting point of the story of the "Becoming Agent" movie is very simple, and the protagonists eventually cooperate to overcome the difficulties, and their profits are broken. Time Network was invited to the headquarters of Blue Sky Animation Company a few days ago, and talked with the director and the creators about this secret agent animation. "The message we want to convey is how people can work together," says Nick Bruno. "<b>We don't have to be superheroes to save the world, we don't have to face violence all the time, we have to learn how to cooperate with each other</b>,"
2 directors and Shi Huang at the world premiere of "Becoming a Secret Agent"
Becoming a Secret Agent has the classic elements of a secret agent film: exotic scenes, dazzling shooting and graphics, large-scale action scenes, futuristic high-tech equipment, and an unforgettable theme soundtrack. In order to make movies, the director and team not only studied secret agent films and social news, but also studied pigeons in depth, and became pigeon experts. "We had to have walter's idea, so when it came to creating the character, we wanted him to feel excited because he had thoroughly studied the habits of pigeons," says Nick Bruno.
Therefore, <b>all the details related to pigeons in the film are true, and even the scientific concepts mentioned in the film are deduced from practical theory</b>. "Even if you don't know it's true, it's still very credible to hear," Troy Quian said. "It's important because the idea of turning a secret agent into a pigeon is hilarious and imaginative, so the other elements have to be grounded and realistic," says Nick Bruno.
The biggest challenge for filmmakers to develop whimsical ideas is to be credible enough to resonate with the audience. Nick Bruno also pointed out, "From the beginning we knew that this would be the first secret agent action film for many children, which gave us a great sense of mission, and it was a great challenge to be both innovative and edutainment." “
Fortunately, in a variety of bizarre fantasy high-tech equipment, wonderful and compact action scenes, "Transformation Agent" has the audience familiar actors to voice the voice, funny but also give people a sense of reality, the two directors are very excited to say that <b>all voice actors are their first choice, very rare</b>.
Shi Huang and dutch brother
Lance, the agent who was turned into a pigeon, was voiced by Will Smith, and the two directors tried to find him at the beginning, but the idea was laughed off by them and wanted to say that it could not happen. Later, he still contacted Shi Huang to make an invitation, and the two were unbelievable, and actually got a positive response from him. Troy Quinn said, "As the saying goes, '<b>Don't see your hero</b>,'" Will Smith is definitely an exception. ”
Walter, who accidentally turns Lance into a pigeon, is voiced by "Spider-Man" Tom Holland. The directors said that as early as the "Avengers" trailer came out, they wanted him to match. "Walter is a difficult character because he's incredibly smart, but he's also very simple, so the first impression may be that he's stupid, but he's actually very considerate." ”
Although he is often taken advantage of because of this, he is not easy to deceive and easily deceived, because he is fully committed and has a sincere and open personality. It felt challenging to catch this, but Tom Holland made Walter very flattering. "<b>These actors don't just go into the studio and talk and end up</b>, each of them adds a unique style to the film," Nick Bruno said.
The character design was drawn up long before the voice actors entered the studio, and Lance and Walter were no exception, but they could still see the performance characteristics of Shi Huang and Dutchman. <b>The actor is recording the video camera at the same time as the recording, and then the animator uses this as a reference to add the actor's limbs and expressions to the character</b>.
So while the voice actors' faces, characters' facial expressions, and body movements are not visible in the film (such as Lance's stinky eyebrow-raising smile), the essence of their performance is retained in detail. "It's amazing, even though the characters and actors look completely different, the audience still recognizes who is voiced," says Troy Quean.
For both directors, <b>'violence can't solve everything' has always been the central idea of "Becoming a Secret Agent"</b>. However, with the frequent occurrence of terrorist attacks and violent incidents around the world in recent years, the creators have also begun to realize that violent problem solving is a very sensitive issue in today's society.
"As social events have evolved, the masses seem to have given up, believing that only force is the only way to solve problems. Walter's message is to prove that violence is not inevitable, and unless we think so, we can change that," Troy Quean said. "We were worried about whether this message was appropriate, but we still thought it was the right message to be delivered," Troy Quean continued, "<b>and we can't pretend there is no violence in the world</b>." ”
Troy Quean believes that countering violence with violence is not the solution, because the bad guys do not think that they have done anything wrong, and if they are attacked by the righteous party with force, they correct the local belief that they are justified in their violence. "Then everyone froze in the 'violence is inevitable' situation, walter's idea is that people are good and bad, but there is always a better solution. From here, the film inspires meaningful conversations. ”
Walter said at the beginning of "Becoming a Secret Agent", and Lance also said at the end of the film: "There must be a better way, but it must be achieved by everyone working together." Nick Bruno said that "Becoming Agent" is not just an animated film, but a story to convey the message, suitable for family viewing, "Therefore, <b>we should not choose to escape because the facts are too bad</b>, when we see other people breaking the inevitable, we will feel that maybe we can achieve it." 」 ”
"Becoming a Secret Agent" was just released in Chinese mainland yesterday.