Making a TED-Ed Lesson: Synesthesia and playing cards

譯者: Crystal Yip 審譯者: 易帆 余

In this short video,

在這短片裡，

we're going to show you how we used animation

我們將告訴你，如何用自製的紙牌 來製作動畫的魔法技巧，

to make custom playing cards to do magical tricks

in TED-Ed's Lesson on synesthesia.

以TED-Ed的聯覺課程作範例。

( 甚麼是聯覺 ?，跟卡片有甚麼關係 ? )

Synesthesia is a neurological condition

聯覺是一種神經狀況

in which two or more senses are paired together

是指兩種或以上的感覺組合在一起，

to create a completely new experience.

從而創造出一個全新的感官經驗。

For example, many synesthetes see letters

例如，許多聯覺者看見字母和數字時，

and numbers in colors,

同時會看到它們有不同顏色，

even when they are printed in black.

即使它們被打印成黑色，

Or they can taste certain words.

或者，他們能嚐到一些字詞的味道，

For instance, jail tastes like bacon.

例如，監獄的味道如同煙肉。

Because synesthesia generally involves

因為聯覺大致上涉及到 大腦組合兩種或以上的感覺，

the brain pairing up two or more senses,

we paired up playing cards

我們會配對它們 的獨特性、色彩、視覺形象。

with unique,

colorful,

and visceral symbols.

We then used an animation technique

我們會運用一種

called stop motion

稱為「定格」的動畫技巧，

to manipulate the cards in ways

來操作紙牌，做出物理上不可能的事情。

that would be otherwise physically impossible.

And as the cards were flipping,

在反轉紙牌、或洗牌

shuffling,

and sliding,

或滑動紙牌時，

we used a mixture of animation and reality

我們混合動畫和現實，

to ensure that the symbols on the cards

來確保紙牌上的符號

did their part to explain the nuances of synesthesia.

能夠解釋聯覺各種情況，

This type of animation is very difficult to pull off

如果沒有預先計劃，這種動畫很難成事。

without some planning first.

( 甚麼是故事分鏡腳本 ?， 甚麼是動態腳本 ? )

A storyboard is a series of still images

故事分鏡腳本是一連串的定格，

that basically serve as a road map

基本上它的作用就似路線圖，

for an animation from beginning to end.

用來指示動畫的整個過程。

An animatic is a storyboard in motion.

動態腳本則是一個 動態故事的分鏡腳本，

By making the animatic,

透過製作動態腳本，

we were able to review the digital motion for each shot,

我們能夠檢示每個鏡頭的數碼動作，

which allowed us to progressively work out timing,

從而讓我們逐步校準時間，

camera positioning,

調較攝影鏡頭的位置，

and, most importantly,

並且，最重要的是，

any challenges we anticipated

預測我們在最後動畫階段會遇到的挑戰。

in the final animation process.

( 為什麼要定格 ?為什麼不用拍攝的 ? )

How many hands do you need to shuffle a deck of cards?

你需要多少隻手來洗一疊紙牌？

Here, we wanted to emphasize each nucleotide

這裡，我們想強調在DNA排列的

in the DNA sequence

每個核苷酸

and stop motion allows for more control.

而定格容許我們有更多的控制

By shuffling between individual frames,

透過拖曳個別框架

we could ensure that each card

我們能夠確保每一張紙牌

had a controlled amount of screen time,

各有既定的螢幕時間

in this case, three frames,

例如，這裡有三組框架

and that the card's placement was consistent.

同時，我們能夠確保 紙牌的位置是一致的

But sometimes four hands just isn't enough.

但有時四隻手並不足夠

( 這些卡片要如何自動翻面 ? 我們要使用哪一種祕密材料 ? )

We use this trick a lot in this lesson,

我們在這課堂多次運用這技巧，

all thanks to one secret ingredient:

這全仰賴於一種秘密材料，

Play-Doh!

培樂多( 一種黏土的品牌 )

By molding the Play-Doh into different sized pyramids,

透過把培樂多塑造成不同大小的錐體， 紙牌便能夠以各種形態來擺放

the cards can be held in different positions,

always keeping the pyramid big enough

該錐體必需夠大

to support the card,

來支撐紙牌，

but small enough to not be seen

但又要夠小，以免被發現，

and to not cast its own revealing shadow.

並且不要留下透露蹤跡的陰影。

( 為什用綠色橡皮泥 ?甚麼是綠色螢幕 ? )

製作動畫影片，

Making an animated movie

is like making a delicious layer cake.

就似製作一個美味的多層蛋糕，

It's up to the animators

這取決於動畫師，

to create the many planes, or layers.

如何創作那些平面圖或圖層。

The use of green screen

「綠背景」的使用， 讓我們可以拍攝個別的動態元素

enables us to shoot individual elements moving,

and to later assemble those layers

並讓我們組合不同的圖層， 讓一層搭在一層之上

one on top of the other.

Using software, we key out the green color,

透過軟件，我們去除掉綠色，

both on the background

包括綠色的背景

and Play-Doh.

和綠色的培樂多，

Layer the cards,

分層鋪設紙牌、

add the hands,

加進雙手、

insert a background,

插入背景，

and if you planned your ingredients carefully,

如果你仔細計劃，

everything should come together just right.

所有材料應該可以恰當地組合起來，

So, grab some fishing wire,

所以，拿起一些釣魚線、膠水

glue,

masking tape,

遮蔽膠帶、

chopsticks,

筷子

and whatever else you can find.

和你能隨手拈來的東西，

We'd love to see you make some of your own

我們期待你製作屬於自己的

animated illusions.

動畫幻術。