シャドーイング練習: Characters: Internal vs. external features - 動画で英語スピーキングを学ぶ
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Hi.
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I'm Christian Roman and I'm a story artist at Pixar.
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I'm your host for this second lesson on storytelling.
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which is on character development.
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and I have a few friends joining me.
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I'm Austin Madison.
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I am a story artist.
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My name is Afton Corbin, and I'm a storyboard artist.
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My name is Louise Smyth, and I am a storyboard artist.
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My name is Ronnie Del Carmen.
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I am a story person, director, designer, and all -around troublemaker around here at Pixar.
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The goal of this lesson is to explore our character development process.
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by which we go from simple character concepts, such as a robot or a fish or a girl, to complex characters people can actually care about.
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Take Wall -E.
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He's not just a robot.
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He's a lonely, curious robot who fears, thinks, and ultimately loves. or Nemo.
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He's not just a fish.
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He's a young fish who craves independence from his father.
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but endangers himself in trying to achieve it. or MERDA.
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She's a young princess who wishes to pursue her own hopes and dreams.
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rather than conform to her parents' expectations.
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We can call these characters fully developed.
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This means we've gotten to know them so well that we can imagine them in almost any situation.
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Creating a fully developed character isn't easy.
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You're basically creating a new life from scratch.
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but it's really special when you get there.
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So, How do we begin character development at Pixar?
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We can talk about characters in two ways.
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They have their external features, which is their design, their clothes, what they look like.
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And then much more interesting is the internal features.
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Are they insecure?
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Are they brave?
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Are they jealous?
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pretend like I'm having a conversation and getting to know a friend.
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and think, "Okay, well, what do they like to do?
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What are their beliefs?
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What do they enjoy?
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What do they not enjoy?" I think actually I work more externally first now that I think about it.
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You know what they're wearing, how they style their hair, and that kind of informs internally what's going on.
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You know one of my favorite Pixar characters is Syndrome.
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You look on the outside and he actually kind of looks like a superhero.
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He's got the superhero costume on, he's got a cape, he's got this dazzling hair, but inside he's totally a villain and he wants to actually do away with all the supers.
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So you kind of have that great little contrast there with that character that makes him feel really rich and really real.
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- Characters have to come from authentic human emotions and experiences.
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And that doesn't necessarily have to mean make every character you.
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It could also be draw from people you know, things from real life.
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Listen to that little voice saying, "Oh, that's just like what my mom used to do," or, "Oh, that's just like this friend I had in high school," or,
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"Oh, my little brother was like that when we were growing up." Because it's much easier to go from your
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family members or a friend when you're trying to search for a character.
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The specificity that
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people bring that you can't make up on your own is something that I
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look forward to and I enjoy when I'm trying to pinpoint down a character.
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I was working on Up, I was the story supervisor.
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Now, I'm a little invested in Carl's journey because back then my father was not well.
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He also had a full head of white hair.
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So when he gets to the Teppui, Carl actually has to be alone in his house.
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essentially looking back at the life that he had led. with Ellie.
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And he does this.
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silently.
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At that point, when I was storyboarding that sequence, my father was already in the hospital, and he was unable to speak.
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And when I actually talk to my father, he can only communicate to me through his eyes.
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and with smiles and facial movements.
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That actually helped me storyboard those moments when Carl silently thinks about his life with Ellie.
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And without dialogue, we understand the emotions that he's going through.
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And without my experience with my father, I wouldn't have been able to actually tackle that moment in the movie and storyboards credibly.
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And I told him that Dad, I'm drawing you. as Carl.
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Understanding a character, both inside and out, will help you figure out what the character really desires.
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which is what drives them through their journey.
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In this first exercise, you'll have a chance to think about the difference between internal and external character traits.
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Remember, The more you know about your character, the more real that character will feel.
コンテキストと背景
この動画では、Pixarでストーリーアーティストとして活動しているクリスチャン・ローマンが登場し、キャラクター開発のプロセスについて解説しています。彼は同僚のアウスティン・マディソン、アフトン・コービン、ルイーズ・スミス、ロニー・デル・カルメンと共に、シンプルなキャラクターコンセプトから、観客が感情移入できる複雑なキャラクターへの変化について探求しています。キャラクター開発は、外面的特徴（デザインや服装）と内面的特徴（性格や感情）を考慮することが重要で、特に内面的特徴がキャラクターの深みを生み出します。
日常コミュニケーションのためのトップ5フレーズ
- "彼は孤独で好奇心旺盛なロボットです。" - これはキャラクターの内面的特徴を示す説明です。
- "彼は父親から独立を求めています。" - 内面の葛藤を伝えています。
- "彼女は自分の夢を追いたいと思っています。" - 夢と期待の対立を表現しています。
- "外見はスーパーヒーローですが、実際は悪役です。" - キャラクターの複雑さを示しています。
- "身近な人からインスピレーションを得ることが重要です。" - キャラクター作成における具体性の重要性を強調しています。
ステップバイステップシャドーイングガイド
この動画を通じて英語を学ぶための効果的な方法は、シャドーイングにあります。以下のステップに沿って進めてみましょう。
- 動画を視聴し、内容を理解する：まず全体を通して視聴し、キャラクター開発の要点に注目します。このとき、shadowspeaksやIELTS スピーキング対策など、特定のフレーズに意識を向けましょう。
- フレーズをメモする：先に紹介したトップ5フレーズをメモし、その意味や使い方を考えます。記録しながら、YouTubeで英語学習の実践をするのも効果的です。
- 聴くことから始める：動画の音声を聞きながら、発音やイントネーションに注意します。特に音声を繰り返し聞くことで、shadow speakの技術を磨きます。
- 声に出して練習する：動画の内容を真似しながら、声に出して練習します。このとき、自分の意見や感情を加えると、より深く学ぶことができます。
- 反復練習を行う：数回繰り返して練習することで、キャラクターの内面的特徴をうまく表現できるようになります。このプロセスを通じて、「ああ、これがshadowspeakだ」と理解できるようになります。
このような方法で練習することで、語彙力や発音が向上し、より自然な英語でのコミュニケーションが可能になります。
シャドーイングとは？英語上達に効果的な理由
シャドーイング（Shadowing）は、もともとプロの通訳者養成プログラムで開発された言語学習法で、多言語習得者として知られるDr. Alexander Arguelles によって広く普及されました。方法はシンプルですが非常に効果的：ネイティブスピーカーの英語を聞きながら、1〜2秒の遅延で声に出してすぐに繰り返す——まるで「影（shadow）」のように話者を追いかけます。文法ドリルや受動的なリスニングと異なり、シャドーイングは脳と口の筋肉が同時にリアルタイムで英語を処理・再現することを強制します。研究により、発音精度、抑揚、リズム、連音、リスニング力、そして会話の流暢さが大幅に向上することが確認されています。IELTSスピーキング対策や自然な英語コミュニケーションを目指す方に特におすすめです。