-) ＊＊＊ The protagonist of Disney's 136th cartoon, Hua Mulan, was the most beautiful figure in the Asian American community last year. Not only did it create a box office of 150 million U.S. dollars in the United States, it also set off a wave of American teenagers who used Mulan as a model to sign up for martial arts courses. The character design of "Mulan" is Zhang Zhenyi from Taiwan. Mulan's overall design has won him the "Ruben Award" with Oscar-like status in the comics and animation industry. The American cartoon dream that Zhang Zhenyi has embraced since he was eleven has come true. . From "Aladdin" in Arabic literature, "Pocahontas" in Native American culture, "Clock Tower" in French style to "Hercules" in Greco-Roman mythology, Disney has been looking for themes that have universal features in the world. And use the concept of family affection and the distinction between good and evil, and use myths and animal roles to dilute the cultural barriers hidden in the exotic atmosphere. In 1990, Disney, who had always wanted to shoot oriental stories, heard the story of Hua Mulan from a writer who collected folk tales from the world, and felt that the heroine's character was of contemporary significance, so he began preparations for the filming. For "Mulan," Disney Company poached Zhang Zhenyi from its rival company five years ago. At that time, Zhang Zhenyi was a planning designer for Warner Bros., and was responsible for the design of the TV cartoon "Batman". From Warner to Disney, the salary was lower, but he didn't care. "The chance of Disney shooting the second Chinese theme is almost zero. You can't give up this opportunity," he thought. Not China enough? The production process of cartoons is quite huge. From story development, character setting, background composition, computer graphics, special effects to music paragraph styles, each of Disney's paintings involves as many as five or six hundred people, and the division of labor is quite detailed. Zhang Zhenyi, who served as the "Character Design Art Supervisor" of "Mulan", in order to shape the overall style of "Mulan", he discovered from Chinese painting an element that can be used in animation-ancient figure painting outlines the hairspring in Fari", especially The lines of the "S-curve" of the hands of the gods and Buddhas seem to flow through the clouds and become the artistic principle of the character design of "Mulan". The three-story bookshelves in Zhang Zhenyi's home are filled with Chinese and English reference books such as Chinese weapons, ancient clothing and homes, and unearthed Qin warriors. In order to let colleagues understand, he scanned the pictures that the film may refer to with a computer, and bound them into a book. The Chinese illustrations were also translated into English for reference by colleagues in various departments. "In order to shoot Mulan, Disney must have referenced many Hong Kong martial arts films." Some commentators believe that the scene of Mulan and soldiers practicing martial arts in the army makes people think of The scene of people practicing on the beach in "Strong". Zhang Zhenyi also agrees with the statement that "Asian themes bring Hollywood freshness", "Our company colleagues all know Jackie Chan (Jackie Chan). Although "Mulan" broke through the stereotype of Oriental women's "weak obedience", many people questioned: Why does Mulan's daughter's body look like a Japanese kimono? She looks so pale as a Japanese geisha? Some people of Chinese descent pointed out that Chen's clothing was "not Chinese enough," especially the white powder on Mulan's face was "very cold." Zhang Zhenyi had to refute this claim. He said that if you refer to the facial makeup images of Chinese women in the Sui, Tang and Five Dynasties, you can see the ancient women's makeup method of applying white powder and then rouge. This kind of makeup technique was still common in the Qing Dynasty. The styles and clothing in Japanese traditional culture were originally inherited from the culture of the Tang Dynasty, but now most people think that Mulan has a "Japanese flavor" instead of the result. The story of transcending Shi Mulan originated from the words of Mulan in Yuefu of the Northern Wei Dynasty, but whether there is such a strange woman as Mulan in Chinese history is no longer a test. However, the legendary nature of folk tales gave them freedom of creation. For example, the most spectacular scene in the film "Mulan" is that in order to stop the Huns from sweeping from the Xueling Icefield, Mulan used rockets to smash through the mountains and snowy mountains in the distance, flooding the Huns and made a great contribution. Zhang Zhenyi said that according to historical facts, China did not have a record of using gunpowder until the Song Dynasty, but the story of Mulan was spread in the Northern Wei Dynasty, so the times in the film have been blurred. "There is a bit of time disorder," he explained. This is because Disney does not like violence. Bloody, if the two armies are confronted with each other, there may be scenes of bloodshed and death, then it is changed to use an avalanche to hinder the Xiongnu's offensive. Participating in the work of "Mulan" made Zhang Zhenyi's dream come true. Zhang Zhenyi, who loved drawing since he was a child, saw an article on Wald Disney in Reader's Digest at the age of eleven, and he made up his mind to join the ranks of cartoon animation when he grew up. To this day, he still keeps this magazine that has affected his life and has long been yellowed. After the five-year college entrance examination, when he was fifteen years old, he went to work in Hongguang Cartoon Company. After that, he would go in and out of the two cartoon companies Hongguang and Far East every winter and summer vacation to accumulate experience in drawing cartoons. After graduating from the technical college, he completed the first cartoon "Impression of Childhood", which was encouraged by the Golden Spike Award for Short Animated Films. In order to earn money for studying abroad, he stayed at Hongguang for another six months. After completing the second animation, he went to study in the United States and chose the "Experimental Animation Department" of the California Academy of Arts, which mentioned in the "Reader's Digest" as the cradle of animation talents. The Disney Company has a tradition. Every year, it recruits interns from the National Art Institute to find potential cartoon and art talents, and "throw the work over and see." "What will happen?" In 1991, he became one of the five interns recruited by Disney and spent three months as an intern at a Florida studio. Although I know that "I will go very well in Hollywood, because I had an internship at Disney, it was like a layer of gold," he said. However, he also understands that a large company like Disney has to slowly "climb the stairs" in order to be promoted from a grass-roots painter to a senior painter. So he went back to school to study for a master’s degree, and also began to inquire about other job opportunities. When Warner Bros. was looking for a composition artist, he went to apply. As a result, after seeing his collection of works, Warner Bros. offered him a higher position. Painting design" work. "Mulan" was successful, his salary doubled, "returning all the money wasted before," he said with a smile. This summer, Disney will also have a new film as usual, launching "Tarzan", Zhang Zhenyi also participated in the design of the protagonist. The difference between the two is that "the theme of "Tarzan" is shot too much in the United States, and there will be no national sentiment," he said, but Mulan is different. "Mulan is a responsibility. If you don't do it well, you will commit suicide. You will feel sorry for the Chinese and be pressured. It's huge,"he said. On several occasions, he saw that the details of the film were wrong. The color of the clothes of the dog head soldier was wrong, and the color of the Chinese pharmacy was wrong. He asked the producer to redo it. In case the company did not want to redo it, he asked the producer to estimate the three-second animation. He had to redo it at his own expense. Acting on drawing paper Zhang Zhenyi described an animator as "an actor holding a pencil, whose acting skills are reflected in drawing skills." Although cartoons have come to the computer age, animators can’t just be familiar with drawing software and forget the basic art training. Because of the lack of art training, they can’t even draw the characters’ walks and skeletons. He spent a lot of time training his basic character sketching skills, and went to oil painting classes at night to strengthen his experience of color, light and shadow. The success of "Mulan" caused many people to ask him when they met him, why can't we make "Mulan", and instead let the old beauty interpret our own story for us? The thought of this question made him feel heavy, and he really didn't know how to answer it. He can only say, let's work hard together! ＊＊＊ Source of report: For such a large company, to be promoted from a grass-roots painter to a senior painter, you have to slowly "climb the stairs." So he went back to school to study for a master’s degree, and also began to inquire about other job opportunities. When Warner Bros. was looking for a composition artist, he went to apply. As a result, after seeing his collection of works, Warner Bros. offered him a higher position. Painting design" work. "Mulan" was successful, his salary doubled, "returning all the money wasted before," he said with a smile. This summer, Disney will also have a new film as usual, launching "Tarzan", Zhang Zhenyi also participated in the design of the protagonist. The difference between the two is that "the theme of "Tarzan" has been shot too much in the United States, and there will be no national sentiment," he said, but Mulan is different. "Mulan is a responsibility. If you don’t do it well, you will commit suicide. You will feel sorry for the Chinese and pressure. It's huge,"he said. On several occasions, he saw that the details of the film were wrong. The color of the clothes of the dog head soldier was wrong, and the color of the Chinese pharmacy was wrong. He asked the producer to redo it. In case the company did not want to redo it, he asked the producer to estimate the three-second animation. He had to redo it at his own expense. Acting on drawing paper Zhang Zhenyi described an animator as "an actor holding a pencil, whose acting skills are reflected in drawing skills." Although cartoons have come to the computer age, animators can’t just be familiar with drawing software and forget the basic art training. Because of the lack of art training, they can’t even draw the characters’ walks and skeletons. He spent a lot of time training his basic character sketching skills, and went to oil painting classes at night to strengthen his experience of color, light and shadow. The success of "Mulan" caused many people to ask him when they met him, why can't we make "Mulan", and instead let the old beauty interpret our own story for us? The thought of this question made him feel heavy, and he really didn't know how to answer it. He can only say, let's work hard together! ＊＊＊ Source of report: For such a large company, to be promoted from a basic-level painter to a senior painter, you have to slowly "climb the stairs." So he went back to school to study for a master’s degree, and also began to inquire about other job opportunities. When Warner Bros. was looking for a composition artist, he went to apply. As a result, after seeing his collection of works, Warner Bros. offered him a higher position. Painting design" work. "Mulan" was successful, his salary doubled, "returning all the money wasted before," he said with a smile. This summer, Disney will also have a new film as usual, launching "Tarzan", Zhang Zhenyi also participated in the design of the protagonist. The difference between the two is that "the theme of "Tarzan" has been shot too much in the United States, and there will be no national sentiment," he said, but Mulan is different. "Mulan is a responsibility. If you don’t do it well, you will commit suicide. You will feel sorry for the Chinese and pressure. It's huge,"he said. On several occasions, he saw that the details of the film were wrong. The color of the clothes of the dog head soldier was wrong, and the color of the Chinese pharmacy was wrong. He asked the producer to redo it. In case the company did not want to redo it, he asked the producer to estimate the three-second animation. He had to redo it at his own expense. Acting on drawing paper Zhang Zhenyi described an animator as "an actor holding a pencil, whose acting skills are reflected in drawing skills." Although cartoons have come to the computer age, animators can’t just be familiar with drawing software and forget the basic art training. Because of the lack of art training, they can’t even draw the characters’ walks and skeletons. He spent a lot of time training his basic character sketching skills, and went to oil painting classes at night to strengthen his experience of color, light and shadow. The success of "Mulan" caused many people to ask him when they met him, why can't we make "Mulan", and instead let the old beauty interpret our own story for us? The thought of this question made him feel heavy, and he really didn't know how to answer it. He can only say, let's work hard together! ＊＊＊ Source of report: It's a lot of pressure to start a Chinese,"he said. On several occasions, he saw that the details of the film were wrong. The color of the clothes of the dog head soldier was wrong, and the color of the Chinese pharmacy was wrong. He asked the producer to redo it. In case the company did not want to redo it, he asked the producer to estimate the three-second animation. He had to redo it at his own expense. Acting on drawing paper Zhang Zhenyi described an animator as "an actor holding a pencil, whose acting skills are reflected in drawing skills." Although cartoons have come to the computer age, animators can’t just be familiar with drawing software and forget the basic art training. Because of the lack of art training, they can’t even draw the characters’ walks and skeletons. He spent a lot of time training his basic character sketching skills, and went to oil painting classes at night to strengthen his experience of color, light and shadow. The success of "Mulan" caused many people to ask him when they met him, why can't we make "Mulan", and instead let the old beauty interpret our own story for us? The thought of this question made him feel heavy, and he really didn't know how to answer it. He can only say, let's work hard together! ＊＊＊ Source of report: It's a lot of pressure to start a Chinese,"he said. On several occasions, he saw that the details of the film were wrong. The color of the clothes of the dog head soldier was wrong, and the color of the Chinese pharmacy was wrong. He asked the producer to redo it. In case the company did not want to redo it, he asked the producer to estimate the three-second animation. He had to redo it at his own expense. Acting on drawing paper Zhang Zhenyi described an animator as "an actor holding a pencil, whose acting skills are reflected in drawing skills." Although cartoons have come to the computer age, animators can’t just be familiar with drawing software and forget the basic art training. Because of the lack of art training, they can’t even draw the characters’ walks and skeletons. He spent a lot of time training his basic character sketching skills, and went to oil painting classes at night to strengthen his experience of color, light and shadow. The success of "Mulan" caused many people to ask him when they met him, why can't we make "Mulan", and instead let the old beauty interpret our own story for us? The thought of this question made him feel heavy, and he really didn't know how to answer it. He can only say, let's work hard together! ＊＊＊ Source of report: https://www.taiwan-panorama.com.tw/Articles/Details?Guid=4154c9ea-0808-4ba0-8419-c573bfd8bb25&CatId=1
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