既不是动画科班出身,也没接受过专业电影训练的保罗·布什以自己出色的动画作品在世界上赢得国际声誉,他的创作涉及实验电影、先锋动画、纪录片、真人故事片和广告领域。文章通过一位非动画科班毕业的动画大师的人生历程,阐述“业余心态”对动画创作的重要性。事实证明,不是科班出身的艺术家依靠出色的艺术感悟能力和不受陈规陋习束缚的探索精神往往会成为某一行业的杰出者。 Paul Bush, who is neither an animated pupil nor trained in professional cinema, has won world renown for his outstanding animation work. His writing includes experimental films, pioneer animations, documentaries, live-action feature films and commercials. The article expounds the importance of “amateur mindset” to animation creation through the life course of an animated master who graduated from a non-animation subject. As it turns out, artists who are not college-educated tend to be prominent in a particular industry, relying on their excellent artistic understanding and exploration-free spirit.