原創奇幻舞台劇「棉被精靈」創作報告

Abstract

亞馬遜創辦人貝佐斯(JEFF BEZOS)在2010年母校普林斯頓大學對畢業生演講時，鼓勵學生們「為自己創造精彩的故事」(吳靜吉，2020)研究生進入創造力發展研究所帶來個人最大的學習，便是習得多元化思考的方式，並積極嘗試將所學實踐於所接觸的自媒體、影視創作中。「棉被精靈」原為研究生早期未完成的原創小說創作，以愛與勇氣為精神標的的奇幻故事。故事底蘊為家人為孩子縫製百衲被的傳統民俗，藉由夢境體現的層層關卡，由百衲被化身的「棉被精靈」，帶領孩子突破困境、體會愛與溫暖，並進而學習到遇見問題時的思維方式及解決方法。「每個人都有魔法，但你常常忘了它的存在。」是本劇的精隨，其中魔法指的是家人的愛與創造力思考技法裡的六頂帽子，有了愛與六頂帽子思維，便能夠面對人生種種困難。表現形式上，研究生嘗試將「棉被精靈」以舞台劇方式呈現，計畫運用多媒體與有限的實境，賦予無限的想像空間。本文第一章為緒論，述說研究生創作「棉被精靈」劇本的創作動機與目的。第二章為創作理念，一方面說明劇本創作的源起，包含台灣與世界各國有關百衲被的民間習俗介紹，以及如何將所學之創造力思考技法融入劇本創作中，和研究生結合寫實與奇幻的劇情詮釋手法。一方面說明在眾多劇本成果呈現方式中，為何選擇舞台劇表現。第三章為「棉被精靈」劇本詮釋，講述故事脈絡、分場大綱、劇情結構分析、角色分析與劇本詮釋。第四章為創作成果分享，包含演員選定方式、與音樂、場地設計、影像設計等內容。第五章為討論與建議。In a 2010 speech to graduates of his alma mater Princeton University, Amazon founder JEFF BEZOS encouraged students to"create exciting stories for themselves" (Jingji Wu, 2020). The greatest learning for graduate students entering the Institute for Creative Development is the acquisition of diverse ways of thinking, and actively trying to put into practice what they have learned in their encounters with self-media, film and television creation. "Quilt Elf" is a fantasy story based on love and courage, which was originally an unfinished original novel written by a graduate student. The story is based on thetraditional folklore of families sewing quilts for their children. Through the dream world, the"Quilt Elf", who is transformed into a quilt, leads the children to break through difficulties, experience love and warmth, and learn how to think and solve problems when they encounter them. "Everyone has magic, but you often forget that it exists. The magic refers to the six hats in the family's love and creative thinking technique. With love and the six hats thinking, one can face all kinds of difficulties in life. In terms of expression, the graduate student attempts to present "QuiltElf " in the form of a stage play, planning to use multi-media and limited reality to give unlimited imagination. The first chapter of this paper is the introduction, which describes the motivation and purpose of the graduate student's creation of the play "Quilt Elf ". Chapter 2 is the concept of creation. On the one hand, it explains the origin of the play creation, including the introduction of the folk customs of the quilts in Taiwan and other countries around the world, and how to integrate the creative thinking techniques learned into the play creation, and the graduate student's interpretation of the play by combining realism and fantasy. On the other hand, the students will explain why they chose the stage performance among the many ways to present the results of the play. The third chapter is the interpretation of the play "Quilt Elf ", which describes the story context, scene outline, plot structure analysis, character analysis and play interpretation. The fourth chapter is the sharing of creative achievements, including the selection of actors and actresses, music, venue design, and video design. Chapter 5 is a discussion and suggestions.