2024 高雄電影節 - 青春卡住
Kaohsiung Film Festival 2024
今年高雄電影節以「青春卡住」為主題, 影展中包括多部以青春為主題的「coming of age」電影, 描述穿著校服的高中生主角們, 從青春期過渡到成年的那些激情, 冒險與在面對成長過程中, 所經歷的迷惘, 掙扎與種種衝擊。
當得知視覺主題是「青春」時，內心其實有些抗拒。畢竟青春已是多年前的事，而且它的面貌豐富多樣，情感也交織著酸甜苦辣，如何用單一的視覺來詮釋？
在構思與選定元素後，卻仍苦於找不到合適的風格。幸運的是，在二村大輔先生的作品中，看見了那個傻氣、呆萌、古怪且帶著反叛精神的角色，正符合心中青春的氛圍與調性。特別是在插畫導入規劃的六個主色時，心想：「啊～青春真的出現了！」這些色彩繽紛鮮豔，帶有強烈的對比，象徵了青春的熱情、張揚、衝突與叛逆，完美詮釋了那段無所畏懼、任性的歲月。視覺上，大膽採用了純色背景的清新路線，企圖帶給觀眾有別與以往的高雄電影節視覺體驗。
視覺中的「火球人」，作為高雄電影節的精神象徵，同時也代表著南部的熱情，而這次「火球人」的回歸，正好與我們的青春一同歸來。
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This year’s Kaohsiung Film Festival embraces the theme “Youth in Limbo,” featuring a lineup of coming-of-age films that center on uniform-clad high school protagonists navigating the turbulent transition from adolescence to adulthood. These stories capture the intensity, adventure, confusion, and inner struggles that often accompany the growing pains of youth.
When I first learned that the visual concept would revolve around “youth,” I felt a twinge of resistance. After all, youth feels like a distant memory. It’s a concept so rich and multifaceted, layered with sweetness, bitterness, joy, and sorrow—how could all of that possibly be expressed through a single visual approach?
Even after selecting the key elements, I struggled to find the right stylistic direction. Fortunately, I came across the works of Mr. Daisuke Futamura. Within his illustrations, I found a character that perfectly embodied the spirit of youth I had in mind—silly, awkward, quirky, and just a little rebellious. When we introduced six vibrant, contrasting core colors into the illustrations, I thought to myself: “There it is—youth has finally arrived.”
These bright and clashing colors symbolize the passion, boldness, conflict, and defiance of adolescence, vividly bringing to life those fearless and reckless years. Visually, we boldly embraced solid color backgrounds and a clean, refreshing aesthetic, hoping to offer audiences a fresh new take on the Kaohsiung Film Festival’s visual identity.
At the heart of the design is the “Fireball Man,” a long-standing symbol of the Kaohsiung Film Festival and a tribute to the fiery spirit of southern Taiwan. His return this year feels especially fitting—like youth itself, he makes a bold comeback.
插畫 → 二村大輔 Nimura Daisuke
照片 → 高雄電影節 Kaohsiung Film Festival
