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Festival Shows 500 Films and TV Series from China and the US Thursday, November 15, 2018 19 LIFE CHINA DAILY HONG KONG EDITION A WORLD OF DETAIL On the eve of his latest movie release, Ralph Breaks the Internet, director Rich Moore unveils the meticulous processes involved in crafting a Disney hit, Xu Fan reports. ost of us sit in sailed to the South Pacific for front of a com- Moana (2016) — the Wreck-it puter every day. Ralph team also went on a But have you journey of discovery, only this everM imagined what it would time, it was just 16 kilometers be like if the internet were an down the road from the Dis- actual world and you could ney studio. step inside it — traveling The building on One Wil- between websites and applica- shire Boulevard in downtown tions as if they were cities or Los Angeles “houses all of the countries to be explored? connections for any internet That’s what director Rich communication for all of Moore has created in Walt Dis- North America”. ney Animation Studios’ “On the inside of the build- upcoming film, Ralph Breaks ing, there are miles and miles the Internet, the sequel to the of wires and tens of thousands 2012 animated comedy hit, of computer boxes that con- Wreck-It Ralph. nect the world,” recalls Moore. The film will open across The trip inspired the spec- the Chinese mainland on Nov tacular inner world of the 23, two days later than the internet as visualized in the North American release. film, which looks like a Moore recently visited Bei- metropolis of high-rises, bus- jing and, in a downtown court- tling streets and busy com- yard, he shared the behind- muters. the-scenes stories from the “We wanted it to feel like the second Wreck-It Ralph adven- real internet — a place shared ture and Zootopia, his previ- by the world,” he says. ous directorial hit, which Chinese moviegoers will earned 1.53 billion yuan relate to this fantastical world ($220.8 million), propelling it adventure will see the return when they spot familiar, to the title of highest-grossing of Ralph and his merry band homegrown brands like animated film of all time in of arcade-game cohorts, micro-blogging service Sina China. Vanellope, Felix and Cal- Weibo, instant-messaging Moore co-directed Ralph houn, alongside some new software QQ and online-tick- Breaks the Internet with Phil characters, including Yesss, eting site Maoyan, among the Johnston, one of the script- the head algorithm of the fic- myriad references to other, writers of the franchise’ first tional video-sharing website, real-world internet giants. installment. He says the new BuzzzTube. After the fictionally digital “Yesss has the ability to con- world was built, the creators stantly shift the look of her turned to the design of the hair based on the looks that characters, which are classi- are trending at that moment, fied into two categories: “net just like her clothes, which will users”, the avatars of real-life constantly change — some- people; and “netizens”, the times within the same scene. characters who live within the Because she lives in a digital internet and are created for world, her jacket is made up of games or websites. thousands of fiber optics,” says Audiences will recognize a Moore, describing the figure lot of familiar characters, as probably “the coolest Dis- Top: Game characters Ralph and Vanellope return to lead the upcoming animated sequel, Ralph Breaks the Internet, which will open including the rabbit, Judy ney character ever”. across China on Nov 23. Above: Disney’s iconic princesses are featured in the new film. PHOTOS PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY Hopps, and fox, Nick Wilde, Set six years after the end of from Zootopia, as well as some the first movie, Ralph Breaks Disney princesses from clas- the Internet sees the epony- explains Moore. movies, and for Zootopia, we fox’s fur is dark at the root and Hotel beds must be able to sics like Snow White, Cinderel- mous hero, alongside the Ralph Breaks the Internet spent 18 months studying ani- gets lighter as it goes toward sleep a rhino or a fox or a la and Mulan. razor-tongued Vanellope von will be the 57th animated fea- mals. Our team of artists even the tip — that’s what gives the shrew, and newspaper stands Moore gets emotional when Schweetz, embark on a quest ture to be released by the traveled to Africa,” Moore fur its red color,” he explains must have magazines for both speaking about the sequences (Ralph Breaks the into the internet in search of a 95-year-old studio, which explains. enthusiastically. the elephants and the mice. that gather some of cinema’s way to save the latter’s old- employs nearly 800 people “To study animals on the “Also, a polar bear’s fur is not When the animals need to get most instantly recognizable Internet) ... has school arcade game from the from 25 different countries. savannah, to get a sense of white — it is, in fact, clear. This around, they often use public Disney characters. scrapheap. However, for the 55-year-old their movements and their information is essential for transportation, which accom- “I could have never, in my been a dream “It’s a story of two small- director, it was the Oscar- and natural environments. To find our Look team.” modates animals of all sizes,” wildest dreams, imagined that town friends, who journey to Golden Globe-winning Zooto- out what a real animal society One of the most striking and he observed, highlighting the I would get to work with these come true for all of the big city — and when they pia that fulfilled a dream to is like, we needed to go there unique things about Zootopia film’s attention to detail. iconic characters,” he says. us working get there, one falls in love with inherit Disney’s tradition for and be immersed in their is the titular city’s design and Just like the meticulous “This movie, in so many ways, it while the other wants things creating “talking­animal world,” he added. architecture alongside its devi- approach the animators has been a dream come true together to make back the way they were. It’s a films” like Bambi, Robin Hood, The creators even ces and services fit for animals employed in the making of for all of us working together movie about dreams — and The Lion King, Dumbo and researched various animals’ of different sizes and shapes. Zootopia, as well other previ- to make it.” it.” how a strong friendship can The Jungle Book. fur at a microscopic level. “For example, streets need ous hits — for instance, survive anything even during “Research is the corner- “For example, they found to safely accommodate the researchers traveled to Nor- Contact the writer at Rich Moore, US director times of great change,” stone of how we make our that an individual strand of a largest and smallest animals. way for Frozen (2014) and [email protected] Festival shows 500 films and TV series from China and the US LOS ANGELES — “I have work on both sides of the award went to Xu Lu for her ability to play. The film doesn’t screened in mainstream thea- been to the Golden Angel Pacific. work in Our Shining Days, a contain Chinese elements, ters in Los Angeles and San Awards for the past several “I’ve spent half my life in film about a group of stu- except for the universally Francisco this month. years and each year they get China and half in the US, so dents learning both tradition- shared human fear for death. The collaboration between bigger and better,” producer I’m honored by this award al Chinese folk songs and The Chinese American Film the Chinese and US film Larry Namer said at the that represents both worlds. Western music. and Television Festival, found- industries has not only awards ceremony, following People are frightened in this “I was glad to have a chance ed by James Su, chairman of brought prosperity to each glittering red-carpet arrivals. time of turbulence, and we to star in Our Shining Days. It Los Angeles-based EDI other’s development but also “They are a much-needed need more films that speak to promotes the friendship of Media, has been hosting the has brought the two peoples joint celebration of the art of the human heart that unites our two nations. I think that Golden Angel Awards over the closer together, Zhang Ping, filmmaking and the need for us all,” Mann says. is happier and even more past 14 year to foster cross-cul- consul general of China in Los both China and the United The awards, which cele- meaningful than winning,” tural collaboration and cele- Angeles, said at the opening States to realize how much brate an array of artistic and Xu says. brate the achievements of film ceremony. they depend on each other in commercial films and the The first prize for an out- and television in China and Vivian Wang, chief market- this industry.” experienced or young artists standing short film went to the US. ing officer of China’s leading Days after the Golden that create them, impressed Beijing Film Academy and With coproductions facing streaming company, iQiyi, Angel Awards night on Oct 30 Mann. Loyola Marymount film stu- Chinese actress Li Bingbing (center) gets the best actress award an uncertain future in an said during the festival that in Hollywood, business insid- Chinese actress Li Bing- dent Gao “Sophie” Qianzi for at the Golden Angel Awards for her performance in The Meg, industry feeling the effects of her company would like to do ers are still talking about the bing got the best actress Cue Jane, her film on a day in during the Chinese American Film and Television Festival in Los the tensions across the Pacific, more to promote the coopera- star-studded event for the award for her performance in the life of an actress strug- Angeles on Oct 30.
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