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Research on the Creative Style of DreamWorks' Animated Film Script

드림웍스 애니메이션 영화 시나리오의 창작 스타일에 관한 연구

  • Yan, Liu (School of Media and Communications Technology of Liaocheng University, Cooperative Course of Performance, Film & Animation of Sejong University)
  • 유연 (세종대학교 대학원 공연.영상.애니메이션학과)
  • Received : 2019.11.18
  • Accepted : 2020.01.28
  • Published : 2020.01.31
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Abstract

The mainstream of cinema animated film in today's world is the animated film produced by film companies such as Disney, DreamWorks, and 20th Century Fox. These animated films are influenced by Hollywood blockbusters, high cost, and big-budget, which have brought a gorgeous and splendid audio-visual feast to the global audience. DreamWorks Studios founded in 1994 has become noted in just over ten years. It has produced many high-quality animated works which are well-known all over the world. This achievement is no doubt inseparable from its superior external animation industry environment, and benefited from the American animation industry which commercially operated for almost 100 years. However, in addition to these external environmental factors, DreamWorks' achievements have also come from the extraordinary and superior creation of the animated film scripts, strong narrative script ensures the logic and appeal of animated films. This article takes Kung Fu Panda series, Shrek series, The Prince of Egypt, The Croods, Chicken Run, Megamind and other representative films produced by DreamWorks as key analysis object, using Jean Baudrillard's simulation and imaging theory, Syd Field's screenwriting skills, and Hegel's aesthetic point of view, explores the Creative Style of DreamWorks' Animated Film Script which contains the following four aspects. The script is exaggerated and novel, and the subject matter is rich and targeted. The script creation is very imaginative and can fully express the visual beauty. The structure of the story is well controlled, the space comes from reality but full of imagination. The characters have distinctive personality and the dialogue is moderated but forceful.

오늘날 세계 시네마 애니메이션의 주류는 미국 디즈니, 드림웍스, 20세기 폭스 같은 영화사들이 출품한 애니메이션 영화이다. 이 애니메이션 영화들은 할리우드 블록버스터 제작의 영향을 받아, 높은 원가, 대작으로 전세계 관객들에게 현란하고 화려한 시청각의 향연을 선사했다. 1994년 설립된 드림웍스 애니메이션은 10여년 만에 유명해졌다. 선후로 전 세계에 널리 알려진 많은 애니메이션 가작을 출품하였다. 그러나 드림웍스의 성취는 외부 환경 요인을 제외하면 자신의 애니메이션 시나리오가 과인한 데서 비롯된다. 강력한 시나리오 스토리지는 애니메이션 영화의 논리적이고 매력적인 측면을 보장합니다. 본 문에서는 <쿵푸팬더> 시리즈, <슈렉> 시리즈, <이집트 왕자>, <크루즈 패밀리>, <치킨 런>, <메가마인드> 그리고 드림웍스가 제작한 다른 대표 영화들을 주요 분석 대상으로 하여, 그것의 극본 창작 스타일은 다음 네 가지 측면의 예술적 특징을 가지고 있음을 검토하였다. 극본은 과장이 심하고, 제재가 풍부하며, 정합성이 뛰어나며, 극본 창작은 상상력이 뛰어나 시각적 아름다움을 충분히 표현할 수 있다. 스토리 구조는 잘 조절되어 있고, 공간은 현실에서 나오지만 상상력으로 가득 차 있다. 캐릭터는 개성이 뚜렷하고 대화는 온건하지만 강압적이다.

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