It's the finals of the very popular Chinese show i SuperModel, the show just ended, and we are now whisked away into a secret room with two super stars of the creative world. They are non other than the judges of the show: Miss J. (also a judge on America's Next Top Model by Tyra Banks), and Yu Tsai (also the Creative Director for America's Next Top Model).
這是在愛奇藝旗下的網綜節目《愛上超模》第三季的拍攝現場,節目製作結束後,我們被帶到樓上一間私密的房間內,見到了兩位時尚圈的國際明星大咖:美國久負盛名的貓步女王MissJ以及國際著名華裔美籍攝影師Yu Tsai。Miss J是美國著名時尚節目《全美超模》與主持泰雅·賓絲搭檔的明星評委及貓步教練,而Yu Tsai則是該節目的創意總監。
Key highlights from the video, Sophie Li from MetroStyle was there to conduct the interview. 隨後文字對視頻重要內容做了摘錄,以饗讀者。採訪人是《MetroStyle新大都會》的主編Sophie。
Sophie:Yu Tsai, how did you start workingon the show? Yu Tsai: "Miss J was already on the show for two previous seasons, and he convinced me to be part of the i SuperModel family".
"It's a must, we both work on an other show called America's next top model" comments Miss J, "and when we met we just fell in love with each other's personality and character".
Sophie: "What attracted you both to China?" Yu Tsai and Miss J: "We like the food in China, we eat a lot of rice, noodles, dumplings - and experiencing China with Yu Tsai, you experience a very Zen kind of China".
問:Yu Tsai,你是如何開始與《愛上超模》節目合作的?Y:「Miss J在前兩季都參與了這個節目製作,是他說服我加入《愛上超模》這個陣營的"。「這是必然的。我們兩個同時也在《全美超模》一起合作」,Miss J說,「我們倆一開始認識的時候就彼此欣賞,對方的性格和品格我們都很熟悉」
S:中國吸引你們的地方有哪些呢?
Y&J:「首先我們都喜歡中國美食:米飯、麵條、餃子,這點Yu Tsai經常和我一起分享。中國的禪文化很吸引人。"
WHAT IS i SuperModel ABOUT? 關於愛上超模?
i SuperModel is a Chinese reality series and modeling competition. The show places a group of fourteen female contestants who are selected by a mentor to compete in teams of seven. The goal of the show is to immerse the finalists into the world of high fashion through several editorial shoots and high paced challenges, finding the perfect supermodel.
《愛上超模》是由愛奇藝獨家出品的一檔中國超模時尚互動真人秀節目。其節目規模設置龐大、風格獨特、創意十足,尤其難能可貴的是60x24小時不間斷拍攝,力求節目真實動人,打造中國最大的時尚互動真人秀。節目簡介《愛上超模》是由愛奇藝獨家出品的一檔中國超模時尚互動真人秀節目。
WHY IS Miss J. SO POPULAR? 為什麼Miss J這麼受歡迎?他是誰?
(Tyra Banks Left - Miss J right)
Miss J, also known as Alexander Jenkins was born in South Bronx,New York City in 1958. As a teenager he turned to modeling when he met the president of Elite Model Management, Monique Pillard.
Pillard was so impressed with his look that he signed him to her agency, and he walked for designer Jean Paul Gaultier in New York City. Alexander met Tyra Banks backstage at a runway show, and he began to give Banks walking lessons. Banks coined Alexander's title "Queen of the Catwalk".
He also worked with supermodel Naomi Campbell and model Kimora Lee Simmons, Nadja Auermann, Claudia Mason to name a few.
Miss J,真名Alexander Jenkins,1958年出生於紐約南布朗克斯。作為一個十幾歲的孩子,他轉身試做模特時,他碰到了總統的精英模特管理Monique Pillard。他的神情給Pillard留下了深刻印象,於是和他籤約,並為紐約設計師Jean Paul Gaultier走秀。後來Alexande在後臺一個秀場遇到了《全美超模》的主持和監製Tyra Banks並開始合作,擔任貓步訓練師,在第五季開始擔任超模評委,贏得「貓步女王」之稱。第三季時,Tyra在節目中為J起了一個化名——Miss.J,於是在節目中使用至今。與他合作過的超模有:Naomi Campbell,Kimora Lee Simmons, Nadja Auermann,Claudia Mason等等。
WHICH CELEBRITIES DOES YU TSAI COLLABORATE WITH? 為什麼YU TSAI是頂級攝影師?他跟哪些明星合作過?
Yu Tsai was born in Taiwan and moved to a farm in Indiana with his family as a young child. He then attended the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, studying graphic design.
His photography has been featured in magazines such as Harper's Bazaar, Marie Claire, Vogue Thailand, and Vogue Japan. He has photographed celebrities including Janet Jackson, Anne Hathaway, Alicia Keys,Ashley Judd, Zhang Ziyi, Ewan McGregor and many more!
蔡羽 (Yu Tsai) 出生於臺灣,兒時歲父母移居美國印第安那州的一個農場。後來,蔡羽 (Yu Tsai) 在洛杉磯帕薩迪納讀平面設計專業,就在那裡,蔡羽(Yu Tsai) 發現了自己對藝術的強烈熱情。從此以後,蔡羽 (Yu Tsai) 就開始走上視覺創作的道路,用一幅幅攝影作品講訴故事。
蔡羽(Yu Tsai) 拍攝過的明星包括Anne Hathaway、Alicia Keys、Ashley Judd、章子怡、Ewan McGregor、Rosario Dawson、Mischa Barton、Sienna Miller、Paz Vega、Ryan Reynolds、Sean Faris、Ryan Gosling、Zooey Deschanel等等,也為Alessandra Ambrosio、Liliana Dominguez、Yamila Diaz等模特拍過照。