I'm a production designer.

我是美術指導

My job is to assist the director in telling the story visually.

我的工作是負責協助導演用視覺化的方式傳達故事

In this series, we'll be looking at some of the best examples on how this work helps to shape a story.

在這個系列，我們會一起來看一些說明這如何形塑故事最好的一些例子

How much can a room tell you about someone?

一個房間能夠傳達多少關於房間的主人的事？

Spoiler alert, it's a lot.

先說，很多

Amélie was nominated for the Production Design Academy Award in 2002.

《艾蜜莉的異想世界》在 2002 年被提名奧斯卡最佳藝術指導獎

It won Aline Bonetto the BAFTA for her work in developing the world of the movie.

這部片的美術指導 Aline Bonetto 獲得了英國電影學院獎

Audrey Tautou plays the part.

主角由奧黛莉・朵杜飾演

She's lonely but generous.

她很寂寞，卻很大方

Her days are spent with a borrowed cat, working at a cafe and shopping at Monsieur Collignon's.

她的日子是和一隻借來的貓，在咖啡店的工作，還有在 Collignon 先生的雜貨店購物度過

He's a nasty man, and so she sets out to get revenge.

這個雜貨店老闆人很糟糕，所以她想報復

Here's how good Bonetto's work is: if you nodded off for half the movie and woke up just about here.

從這個例子可以看到 Bonetto 的作品有多棒：如果你在電影的前半段不小心睡著，在這裡醒來的話

All you need for the revenge to seem to work would be to open your eyes wide.

你想知道報復應該會是成功的，就只需要在這段睜大雙眼

Forget the plot and let the set and props do the talking.

先不要想故事的情節，全部交給場景

As soon as we walk in we find a tedious array of earth tones and an excess of old mossy greens.

當我們一走進公寓，就看到很多無趣的大地色系和陳舊的暗綠色

These are colors of tradition and stability that create a heavy lethargic mood.

這些色彩傳達的意象是傳統、安穩，營造出沈重、令人疲憊的感覺

The house is kept tidy and clean, the materials are harsh and the lines are straight.

整棟房子乾淨整潔，材質是堅硬的，線條是直的

Symmetry is everywhere. In the 42 size slippers carefully laid down next to each other.

到處都有對稱性，像是這雙整齊擺放的 42 號拖鞋

perpendicular to the couch, in the lamp, the frames, in those two pillows over there.

和沙發平行，燈具、畫框，還有這兩顆抱枕也是

the old-fashioned wallpaper and decorations convey a long-established home and habits.

老派的壁紙和裝飾傳達這棟房子歷史悠久，主人的生活習慣固定

This is the house of a lonely man.

這是個寂寞的男子的家

someone who finds comfort in routine structure and predictability.

這樣的人從規律作息和可預測性得到舒適感

You need this context so when Amélie does this:

你需要了解這些，因此當艾蜜莉這樣做的時候：

They intuitively know the importance of her deed. Yes, her actions are small,

觀眾就會瞭解他的行為的重要性。是的，她做的改變都不大，

but because of the creative work of the production designer setting up the room in relation to the character

可是因為美術指導做出房間和房間主人之間的連結，

when Amélie tampers with his stuff, the severity of the punishment inflicted is plain to see.

當艾蜜莉亂動他的東西時，這些行為的殺傷力卻是很大的