關於作品 / Work

〈怪怪箱〉這部3D定格動畫改編自Alan Snow暢銷奇幻冒險小說《怪物在這裡》，這個喜劇寓言發生在「起司橋」－一個維多利亞時期的奢華小鎮，居民迷戀著財富、階級制度及最臭的高檔起司；而在迷人漂亮的鵝卵石街道底下，生活著一群怪怪箱。「在夜晚骯髒的怪獸從下水道爬出，竊取小鎮居民最珍愛的寶貝：小孩和起司……」至少居民對這個傳說一直深信不已。
事實上，怪怪箱生活在一個多變的地下洞穴社區，像烏龜背著龜殼一樣，這群可愛、古怪的淘氣生物將身體罩在可回收紙箱裡，他們收養一位人類孤兒，這個小男孩平常與他們一起翻找垃圾堆和蒐集廢棄零件。

然而，怪怪箱被一個惡毒的害蟲終結者盯上，他決定要根除怪怪箱們，來進入起司橋小鎮的上流社會。這群心地善良的工匠在危急形勢下，必須求助小男孩和愛冒險的富家女孩，去搭起他們與人類（和起司！）兩個世界溝通的橋樑……。

“The Boxtrolls” is a stop-motion feature based on Alan Snow’s best-selling fantasy adventure novel Here Be Monsters. The Boxtrolls is a comedic fable that unfolds in Cheesebridge, a posh Victorian-era town obsessed with wealth, class and the stinkiest of fine cheeses. Beneath its charming cobblestone streets dwell the Boxtrolls, foul monsters who crawl out of the sewers at night and steal what the townspeople hold most dear: their children and their cheeses. At least that’s the legend residents have always believed.
In truth, the Boxtrolls are an underground cavern-dwelling community of quirky and lovable oddballs who wear recycled cardboard boxes the way turtles wear their shells. “The Boxtrolls” have raised an orphaned human boy since infancy as one of their dumpster-diving and mechanical junk-collecting own.

When the Boxtrolls are targeted by a villainous pest exterminator who is bent on eradicating them as his ticket to Cheesebridge society, the kind-hearted band of tinkerers must turn to their adopted charge and an adventurous rich girl to bridge two worlds amidst the winds of change – and cheese.

 

策展人選件 / From Curators

萊卡（LAIKA）是最早開始使用3D列印技術於停格動畫長片的動畫公司之一。過去由於軟材質（如：粘土）容易因受光線照射時間長而融化、變形，並且無法呈現太多細節；而若是以硬材質（如：木頭）製作時則要準備上百個表情頭部（尤其有許多不同角色時），數位的3D列印技術剛好解決了這項問題。〈怪怪箱〉是萊卡發展運用此技術的第三部長片，成熟的技術運用在主角們的臉部表情方面有著豐富的表現。

LAIKA is one of the first animation companies using the 3D printing technology into the stop-motion film production. In the past, soft materials such as clay cannot present too much detail because the quality of easily melting or deformation due to lights during a long time. However, instead hard materials such as woods, 3D printing solves this problem, especially when hundreds of expression head models must be prepared for diverse characters. “The Boxtrolls” is LAIKA’s third film using this technique. The characters’ facial expression is extremely abundant with the help of refined technique.

 

藝術家 / Artist : LAIKA

關於萊卡（LAIKA）：2005年在美國奧勒崗成立，專長於劇情片製作的動畫公司，總裁兼執行長Travis Knight隸屬於Nike共同創辦人兼主席Philip H. Knight。著重在得獎電影製片者、設計師及動畫家的藝術性，萊卡創作三部獲奧斯卡金像獎提名的定格動畫：〈第十四道門〉（2009）、〈派拉諾曼：靈動小子〉（2012）、〈怪怪箱〉（2014）與全電腦繪圖動畫（All-CG）短片〈月亮女孩〉（2005）。第四部劇情片作品〈久保與二絃琴〉將於2016年8月19日於世界各地的電影院首映。
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ABOUT LAIKA: Founded in 2005, Oregon-based LAIKA is an animation studio specializing in feature films. Travis Knight serves as President and CEO of the company, which is owned by Nike co-founder and Chairman Philip H. Knight. Highlighting the artistry of award-winning filmmakers, designers and animators, LAIKA has produced three Oscar-nominated stop-motion movies: “Coraline” (2009), “ParaNorman” (2012) and “The Boxtrolls” (2014) as well as the all-CG short “Moongirl” (2005). The studio’s fourth feature, “Kubo and the Two Strings”, will premiere in theaters worldwide on August 19, 2016.
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