Prática de Shadowing: Characters: Internal vs. external features - Aprenda a falar inglês com vídeo

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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.

Por que praticar a fala com este vídeo?

Este vídeo se foca no desenvolvimento de personagens, mostrando como criar personagens complexos que vão além das suas características externas. A prática de conversação em inglês pode ser enriquecida ao explorar os aspectos internos e externos de personagens, permitindo que os aprendizes se conectem emocionalmente com a linguagem. Ao assistir e repetir as falas dos artistas da Pixar, os alunos aprimoram não só a fluência, mas também a expressividade e a naturalidade na fala.

Gramática & Expressões em Contexto

Abaixo, analisamos algumas estruturas pertinentes do vídeo que podem ser muito úteis para quem está em um shadowing site:

  • “Ele é um robô solitário e curioso”: Esta frase demonstra o uso de adjetivos para descrever características internas. Notar como os adjetivos enriquecem a descrição ajudará na construção de frases mais elaboradas.
  • “O que eles gostam de fazer?”: É uma pergunta que incentiva a prática do “reported speech” e pode ser adaptada para outras situações, tornando-se uma ferramenta útil durante a prática de conversação em inglês.
  • “Ele quer se livrar de todos os super-heróis”: O uso de verbos no presente do indicativo aqui transmite intenções e desejos, sendo uma estrutura básica mas essencial para expressar ações e sentimentos.
  • “De onde vêm essas emoções autênticas?”: Conversas sobre sentimentos e experiências pessoais podem resultar em um aprendizado mais significativo. Essa estrutura ajuda os alunos a explorarem suas próprias emoções ao falar.

Traps de Pronúncia Comuns

Durante o vídeo, alguns termos podem ser desafiadores na pronúncia:

  • “robô”: A pronúncia correta é importante. Evite pronunciar de forma a assemelhar-se ao termo em português. Foque na entonação e no ritmo da palavra.
  • “príncipe”: As vogais podem ser um desafio; preste atenção na forma como o som é articulado, especialmente se você estiver praticando shadow speech.
  • “complexo”: Essa palavra muitas vezes leva a confusões na colocação da sílaba tônica. É essencial praticar a ênfase correta, o que pode aumentar a clareza na comunicação.

A prática de shadowspeak com essas palavras pode ajudar a solidificar a pronúncia correta e aumentar a confiança no uso da língua inglesa.

O que é a Técnica de Shadowing?

Shadowing é uma técnica de aprendizado de idiomas com base científica, originalmente desenvolvida para o treinamento de intérpretes profissionais. O método é simples, mas poderoso: você ouve áudio em inglês nativo e repete imediatamente em voz alta — como uma sombra seguindo o falante com 1-2 segundos de atraso. Pesquisas mostram melhora significativa na precisão da pronúncia, entonação, ritmo, sons conectados, compreensão auditiva e fluência na fala.