This Cartoon History of South Africa untill 1900 was produced in 1979 by candle light in a rural village in the frontline states during the struggle against Apartheid, as part of ANC political education.
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Saturday, 15 November 2014
The Story Of Menstruation - Walt Disney Productions - [1946]
Source: wiki/The_Story_of_Menstruation
The Story of Menstruation is a 1946 10-minute American animated film produced by Walt Disney Productions.[3] It was commissioned by the International Cello-Cotton Company (now Kimberly-Clark)[4] and was shown in a non-theatrical release to approximately 105 million American students in health education classes.[2]
History
It was part of a 1945 to 1951 series of films that Disney produced for American schools.[5] Gynecologist Mason Hohn was hired as a consultant to ensure that the film was scientifically accurate.[4] Hohn was hired to increase the likelihood that school doctors and nurses would allow the film to be shown.[4] Hohn's involvement led to a stronger emphasis on biology than other marketing by ICCC.[4] The Story of Menstruation increased its reputation when it received the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval.[2]
It was one of the first commercially sponsored films to be distributed to high schools.[4] It was distributed with a booklet for teachers and students called Very Personally Yours that featured advertising of the Kotex brand of products, and discouraged the use of tampons, where the market was dominated by the Tampax brand of rivals Procter & Gamble.[4]
Plot
The film uses animated diagrams to detail the menstrual cycle.[5] The film's narrator, who is not identified in the credits, informs the viewer that "there is nothing strange or mysterious about menstruation," and it shows women engaged in such activities as bathing, riding a horse and dancing during their menstrual cycles. The film's narration also provides advice to avoid constipation and depression, and to always keep up a fine outward appearance.[3]
The Story of Menstruation is believed to be the first film to use the word vagina in its screenplay.[3] Neither sexuality nor reproduction is mentioned in the film, and an emphasis on sanitation makes it, as Disney historian Jim Korkis has suggested, "a hygienic crisis rather than a maturational event."[6] The menstrual flow was depicted as snow white instead of blood red.[5]
The film's copyright was renewed by Walt Disney Productions on December 3, 1973.[7]
See also
Thursday, 25 September 2014
Ennosuke III: Kabuki Actor [1984]
This 35-minute documentary film is about Ennosuke Ichikawa, aka Ennosuke III, the third in a line of great Kabuki actors in Japan. Posted on December 9, 2013, Ennosuke's 74th birthday. We see him in the course of preparing for two major theatrical productions. The first is the 1979 revival of "Date no Juyaku," a five-hour play in which Ennosuke plays ten roles, both male and female, and has to switch back and forth, often in the middle of a scene! We also see him prepare a rarely performed classic play that's ten hours long and has only been revived in his lifetime by an amateur group in a rural village. Ennosuke travels there to consult with the amateurs and even recruits some of them to join his production in Tokyo. He tries to find ways to shorten the play and make it more accessible to modern audiences by including filmed segments. It's a fascinating process to watch. I was unable to determine the spelling of the title of this play, but a helpful viewer posted a comment below that identifies the title as: Oushuu Adachigahara, or: 奥州安達原. This film is narrated in English and was made by NHK.
Astérix, la bande dessinée selon Albert Uderzo - Documentaire
Après la parution du nouvel album d'Astérix, nous vous proposons de découvrir l'envers du décors...
Voir un documentaire sur la BD Astérix par Albert Uderzo
C'est l'histoire d'un irréductible dessinateur gaulois de bandes-dessinées qui a conquis la terre entière avec son humour et ses irrésistibles personnages.
C'est le portrait du plus fameux et plus populaire illustrateur qui, pour la première fois,
nous a ouvert sa maison et ses rêves pour raconter sa vie et son travail. Une œuvre qui a attiré des générations entières de lecteurs et a inspiré de nombreux films et dessins animés.
Albert Uderzo nous fait partager l'amour qu'il éprouve pour son métier et ses irrésistibles héros dessinés et, lorsqu'il se souvient de son étroite collaboration avec René Goscinny, ce génial scénariste, l'émotion naît.
Enfin, découvrez le processus de création d'un album de BD ainsi que les esquisses du dernier album "Astérix et Laltraviata". Retrouvez cette vidéo et des milliers encore sur http://www.imineo.com
Mot clef : obélix, idéfix, panoramix, abraracourcix, falbala, romains, potion magique, tragicomix, assurancetourix, barde, césar, rome, bonemine
Voir un documentaire sur la BD Astérix par Albert Uderzo
C'est l'histoire d'un irréductible dessinateur gaulois de bandes-dessinées qui a conquis la terre entière avec son humour et ses irrésistibles personnages.
C'est le portrait du plus fameux et plus populaire illustrateur qui, pour la première fois,
nous a ouvert sa maison et ses rêves pour raconter sa vie et son travail. Une œuvre qui a attiré des générations entières de lecteurs et a inspiré de nombreux films et dessins animés.
Albert Uderzo nous fait partager l'amour qu'il éprouve pour son métier et ses irrésistibles héros dessinés et, lorsqu'il se souvient de son étroite collaboration avec René Goscinny, ce génial scénariste, l'émotion naît.
Enfin, découvrez le processus de création d'un album de BD ainsi que les esquisses du dernier album "Astérix et Laltraviata". Retrouvez cette vidéo et des milliers encore sur http://www.imineo.com
Mot clef : obélix, idéfix, panoramix, abraracourcix, falbala, romains, potion magique, tragicomix, assurancetourix, barde, césar, rome, bonemine
| Albert Uderzo |
Tuesday, 23 September 2014
Japanorama Season 03 Episode 03 J-Art (Japanese Pop Art) - [2 April 2007]
Japanorama is a series of documentaries presented by Jonathan Ross, exploring various facets of popular culture and trends of modern-day Japan.
Each episode had a theme, around which he presented cultural phenomena, films, music, and art that exemplify facets of Japan. The series was colourful in both its creative use of subject matter, and its use of bright colours that helped accent the action on screen rather than distract from it. Subjects were separated by eye catches that often featured the artwork of Junko Mizuno. Ross hosted each episode in suits so bright and stylised they could have been stolen from ananime character.
Fans have credited the series for the care that both Ross and the BBC have placed in its production. Time was given to delve into each subject, and he was able to interview various figureheads of culture and industry, including Mamoru Oshii, Hayao Miyazaki, Takeshi Kitano, Takashi Miike with Takashi Murakamiand Sonny Chiba.
The theme song of the show was Kiyoshi no zundoko bushi by Kiyoshi Hikawa.
Japanorama consisted of three series, each with six episodes. The first series was shown on BBC Choice in 2002, while series 2 and 3 were shown on BBC Three in 2006[1] and 2007 respectively.[2]
Japanorama Season 03 Episode 03 J-Art (Japanese Pop Art)
Culture: Takashi Murakami's "Superflat" style of subversive characters derived from Manga and Anime, turned into merchandise
Culture: Gesai #10, Tokyo fair for young artists, 2006
Culture: Toast Girl uses household items for performance art
Culture: Yoshitomo Nara and his paintings with dark child-like figures
Culture: Toy-art, collectible figures created in limited editions
Culture: Tomohiro Yasui creates paper figures of wrestling robots
Culture: Hard Gay's paintings and sculpture, showing a giant anus
Culture: Keiichi Tanaami has created colorful psychedelic art since the late 1960s.
Culture: Takashi Murakami's "Superflat" style of subversive characters derived from Manga and Anime, turned into merchandise
Culture: Gesai #10, Tokyo fair for young artists, 2006
Culture: Toast Girl uses household items for performance art
Culture: Yoshitomo Nara and his paintings with dark child-like figures
Culture: Toy-art, collectible figures created in limited editions
Culture: Tomohiro Yasui creates paper figures of wrestling robots
Culture: Hard Gay's paintings and sculpture, showing a giant anus
Culture: Keiichi Tanaami has created colorful psychedelic art since the late 1960s.
Monday, 22 September 2014
Bunraku - The Ancient Art of Japanese Puppetry
Bunraku (文楽), also known as Ningyō jōruri (人形浄瑠璃), is a form of traditional Japanese puppet theatre, founded in Osaka in 1684. Three kinds of performers take part in a bunraku performance: the Ningyōtsukai or Ningyōzukai (puppeteers), the Tayū (chanters) and shamisen musicians. Occasionally other instruments such as taiko drums will be used.
The most accurate term for the traditional puppet theater in Japan is ningyō jōruri(人形浄瑠璃?). The combination of chanting and shamisen playing is called jōruriand the Japanese word for puppet (or dolls, generally) is ningyō. it is used in many plays
Bunraku puppetry has been a documented traditional activity for Japanese for hundreds of years.[1]
Saturday, 13 September 2014
Giraud (Moebius), Kubert & Adams - [Tac au tac (30-9-1972)]
A New York, les dessinateurs Neal ADAMS, Joe KUBERT et Jean GIRAUD (Moebius) improvisent sur le thème de l'attaque de héros et de monstres. Puis chacun dessine son héros favori en situation : GIRAUD dessine Blueberry, ADAMS son héros Dead Man et KUBERT Tarzan dont il a repris les aventures.
Tac au tac - 30/09/1972
Tac au tac - 30/09/1972
| Jean Giraud (Moebius), Joe Kubert & Neal Adams – Tac au tac (30-9-1972) |
Thursday, 4 September 2014
January in Japan - Scott Gold - [On Vimeo, 2014]
January in Japan from Scott Gold on Vimeo.
Wife and I went to Japan in January, it's a beautiful place and a beautiful culture.
Music: Daughters by Tony Anderson.
The Music Bed: themusicbed.com/#!/artist/Tony-Anderson-7054/
iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/album/finding-home-original-soundtrack/id779764998
The Music Bed: themusicbed.com/#!/artist/Tony-Anderson-7054/
iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/album/finding-home-original-soundtrack/id779764998
Places visited:
Tokyo
Kyoto
Yudanaka
Tokyo
Kyoto
Yudanaka
What you'll see:
Tsukiji Fish Market
Gion District
Ryogoku Kokugikan Sumo Tournament
Shibuya Crossing
Shinkansen Bullet Trains
Yudanaka Outdoor Onsen
Jigokudani Snow Monkeys
Traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony
Tokyo Skytree
Fushimi Inari Shrine/Gates
Nijō Castle
Ninomaru Palace
Tsukiji Fish Market
Gion District
Ryogoku Kokugikan Sumo Tournament
Shibuya Crossing
Shinkansen Bullet Trains
Yudanaka Outdoor Onsen
Jigokudani Snow Monkeys
Traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony
Tokyo Skytree
Fushimi Inari Shrine/Gates
Nijō Castle
Ninomaru Palace
Details:
Camera: Canon 5DMK3 with Magic Lantern firmware and LightForm Cinema C preset, shot mostly at 60p.
Lenses: Canon 24-105mm 4.0 IS and the Canon 50mm 1.4
Edited on: Premiere CC
Color correction: Colorista II and Film Convert Pro 2
Camera: Canon 5DMK3 with Magic Lantern firmware and LightForm Cinema C preset, shot mostly at 60p.
Lenses: Canon 24-105mm 4.0 IS and the Canon 50mm 1.4
Edited on: Premiere CC
Color correction: Colorista II and Film Convert Pro 2

Saturday, 23 August 2014
MOEBIUS-MIYAZAKI - Sujet Olivier Bombarda (ARTE) - [Exposition Miyazaki-Moebius 2004]
Source: zewebanim.com
Les temps changent ! En effet l’exposition événement de cette fin d’année 2004 ne se déroule pas au Grand Palais ni au Musée d’Orsay, et ne concerne ni l’un des maîtres de l’impressionnisme ni l’un des chefs de file du surréalisme. L’exposition qui se tient actuellement à la Monnaie de Paris jusqu’au 13 mars 2005 consacre deux géant de la BD et de l’animation : Moebius et Miyazaki Hayao. La première salle de l’exposition permet aux visiteurs de découvrir le parcours des artistes sur deux petits couloirs. Chacun des films, BD, travaux des deux auteurs, est traité sur une ou deux vitrines. Pour Miyazaki, on découvre entre autre de nombreux dessins de conception, notamment de son dernier film Le Château Ambulant, mais aussi une couverture du magazine Animage de juillet 1987 sur laquelle de nombreux Totoro descendent du chat bus, ou encore deux sublimes décors du Château dans le ciel. Le « couloir » Moebius quant à lui nous propose des croquis et des dessins de ses nombreuses BD (Blueberry, Incal…) ainsi que des « essais » pour ses diverses collaborations cinématographique (Alien, Abyss…).
Ces couloirs se rejoignent dans une pièce consacrée au rapprochement des deux artistes à travers l’influence qu’a eu Arzach (76) de Moebius, sur le film Nausicaä réalisé par Miyazaki en 1984. Même si les œuvres présentées dans cette pièce sont extraordinaires - notamment de très belles illustrations d’un projet abandonné de Miyazaki (Sengoku Maja) -, cette salle n’est pas pour autant la plus réussie, car même si on peut sentir l’influence de Arzach sur Nausicaä, mettre les œuvres en face les unes des autres n’ajoute finalement rien à leur beauté. On regrettera aussi, alors que tous les textes accompagnant l’exposition sont parfaits, que dans celui présentant cette pièce il est dit « … puisque grâce à ses œuvres, les domaines de la BD et de l’animation vont basculer dans une dimension inédite : celle des adultes ». Ces artistes sont suffisamment importants pour que l’on ne leur fasse pas porter des fardeaux trop lourds. Ils n’ont pas fait passer ces arts dans le monde des adultes puisque ceux-ci l’étaient déjà depuis fort longtemps ! Ils font juste, et c’est déjà énorme en soi, partie de ces artistes qui pérennisent cette idée que la BD et le cinéma d’animation sont aussi pour les adultes, comme l’on fait avant eux des artistes comme Winsor Mc Cay, Norman Mc Laren, Ralph Bakshi et tant d’autres…
Le dispositif adopté pour les cinq salons suivants est beaucoup plus réussi : chaque pièce contient un arc de cercle, à l’intérieur duquel se trouvent les œuvres d’un artiste, l’autre artiste ayant droit à la paroi extérieure. Cela permet aux visiteurs de véritablement apprécier chaque œuvre sans essayer de comparer avec les autres œuvres. Les organisateurs ont de plus eu l’excellente idée de donner à chacun des salons un thème ( La Terre Nourricière, Dans les airs, Les Mondes Invisibles, Les Créatures, Exquise esquisse, Du trait à la forme ), ce qui permet finalement d'unir parfaitement les deux artistes. Et c’est à partir du moment où vous êtes libéré de ce rapprochement par la scénographie, que celui-ci apparaît alors encore plus clairement. Car beaucoup plus qu’une simple inspiration, les deux artistes voyagent dans un monde semblable, un univers où la nature sous toute ses formes a une importance primordiale et est sillonnée par d’étranges créatures. Tout cela pourtant dans un univers graphique assez différent qui est du au fait que l’un, Moebius, exerce son talent, avant tout, pour la B.D. et le cinéma prises de vues réelles, alors que l’autre, Miyazaki, travaille dans le monde de l’animation.
Dans ces cinq salles vous pourrez apprécier le talent de ces deux artistes aux travers de nombreuses œuvres. On peut y découvrir des études de Moebius pour Disneyland, pour des salles de jeux Sony et de nombreux films (même le Cinquième Elément devient beau sous la patte de cet artiste !). En ce qui concerne Miyazaki, vous pourrez apprécier de nombreux dessins et cellulosde tous ses films de la période Ghibli (de Nausicaä au Château Ambulant). Mais l’un des clous de l’exposition se trouve dans la dernière pièce, tout au fond, dans une petite vitrine presque au ras du sol que l’on pourrait quasiment louper ! Et pourtant il faut se pencher sur cette vitrine, car à l’intérieur se trouve le fameux storyboard créé par Moebius pour le film Dune, l’adaptation du célèbre roman qui devait être réalisée par Jodorowsky. Certes c’est un peu frustrant car on n’en voit que deux pages sur les 400, mais c’est un vrai bonheur de le voir et ainsi d’imaginer ce qu’aurait pu être ce film ! Espérons qu’un jour quelqu’un ait l’idée de filmer ce storyboard… Plus qu’un rapprochement, cette exposition devrait pouvoir permettre aux fans de Moebius de découvrir le talent de Miyazaki et inversement. Et pour ceux qui aiment les deux, il vous faudra quelques heures ou plusieurs visites pour pleinement apprécier chaque œuvre présentée dans l’exposition !Décidemment Franquin à La Villette, Miyazaki et Moebius à la Monnaie de Paris. Les temps changent vraiment !

Sunday, 10 August 2014
The Ghibli Museum Interview with John Lasseter
Goro Miyazaki interviewing John Lasseter on the Ghibli Museum.
http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lasseter
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lasseter
John Alan Lasseter (born January 12, 1957) is an American animator, film director, screenwriter, producer and the chief creative officer at Pixar, Walt Disney Animation Studios, and DisneyToon Studios. He is also currently the Principal Creative Advisor for Walt Disney Imagineering.[2]
Lasseter began his career as an animator with The Walt Disney Company. Fired from Disney for promoting computer animation, he joined Lucasfilm, where he worked on the then-groundbreaking use of CGI animation. The Graphics Group of the Computer Division of Lucasfilm was sold to Steve Jobs and became Pixar in 1986. Lasseter oversees all of Pixar's films and associated projects as executive producer. In addition, he directed Toy Story (1995), A Bug's Life (1998), Toy Story 2 (1999), Cars (2006), and Cars 2(2011). Since 2007, he also oversees all of Walt Disney Animation Studios' (and its division, DisneyToon Studios') films and associated projects as executive producer.
He has won two Academy Awards, for Animated Short Film (for Tin Toy), as well as a Special Achievement Award (for Toy Story).[3]
http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lasseter
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lasseter
| « La tecnologia non crea i film. Le persone lo fanno. Non sei un animatore solo perché sai muovere un oggetto dal punto A al punto B. Sei qualcuno che dà vita ad un personaggio: un qualcosa che i software e la tecnologia non possono fare » |
| (John Lasseter) |
| « I computer che creo io durano per 2 o 3 anni al massimo, quello che fate voi alla Pixar dura per sempre » |
| (Steve Jobs a John Lasseter) |
Saturday, 9 August 2014
The Ghibli Museum Interview with Yuri Norstein
Goro Miyazaki interviewing Yuri Norstein on the Ghibli Museum.
Visually stunning, rich, the images created by Norstein sway between fable and poetry, suspended in another dimension, petite, minimalist. Absolute master of the depth of field, able to move between medieval icons and avant-garde painters, Norstein takes us through the fog, in the past and in the subconscious, drawing and cutting out worlds and unforgettable characters. A little 'Tarkovsky, a little' Chagall, the Russian director has dedicated his life to the creation of painstaking and very dense animated works. Honored by Studio Ghibli (with a video interview conducted at the Ghibli Museum), is an invaluable reference point for Miyazaki, Takahata and generations of animators.
Excluding the fragment produced the feature film Winter Days (Fuyu no hi, 2003) of Kihachiro Kawamoto, Norstein has worked since 1981 to feature Shinyel, based on Gogol.
Visivamente sorprendenti, ricchissime, le immagini create da Norstein ondeggiano tra la fiaba e la poesia, sospese in una dimensione altra, minuta, minimalista. Assoluto padrone della profondità di campo, capace di muoversi tra icone medievali e pittori avanguardisti, Norstein ci accompagna tra la nebbia, nel passato e nel subconscio, disegnando e ritagliando mondi e personaggi indimenticabili. Un po’ Tarkovskij, un po’ Chagall, il regista russo ha dedicato la sua vita alla realizzazione di certosine e densissime opere animate. Omaggiato dallo Studio Ghibli (con una videointervista realizzata al Museo Ghibli), è un preziosissimo punto di riferimento per Miyazaki, Takahata e intere generazioni di animatori.
A parte il frammento realizzato per il lungometraggio Winter Days (Fuyu no hi, 2003) di Kihachirō Kawamoto, Norstein lavora dal 1981 al lungometraggio Shinyel, tratto da Gogol.
Monday, 7 July 2014
Japan - A film by Momo Ushido [with English Subtitles]
0.00-2.30 Arriving in Japan, Meiji Jingu 明治神宮
2.30-3.30 Shibuya, meeting Matt 渋谷、 マシューと待ち合わせ
3.30-5.50 Day in Shibuya 渋谷
5.50-11.15 Me and Matt visiting an Abandoned Love Hotel. We found an abandoned shop on the way. 廃墟
11.15-12.30 Going to my grandparents, Grandad doing calligraphy. 宮崎の家族と待ち合わせ
12.30-15.40 Hyottoko Matsuri (funny Japanese festival, typical) ひょっとこ祭り
17.40-20.00 Visiting a shrine inside a cave 神社
20.00-46.00 Lots of family clips: 家族のビデオ
-Cousins playing in a park いとこが公園で遊ぶ
-Aunts talking and singing おばちゃんが歌ってる
-Me and my cousin visiting his brother and bringing him home いとこを迎えに行く
-Going to a nearby river and swimming 川泳ぎ
46.25-48.00 Japanese Obon (sending away your ancestors spirits) お盆送り火
50.40-58.15 Typical Japanese 'Ohaka mawari'; visiting ancestors graves, and praying. Also video of Kurashiki, lovely Japanese old town. お墓周り、 倉敷
58.52-60.30 Making of Okonomiyaki おこのみやき
62.24-63.40 Walking around Central kyoto 京都
63.47-64.20 Making of Takoyaki たこやき
64-67 Pool and Karaoke カラオケとビリアード
67-75 Going to Tokyo, visiting second cousins, wii, cousin comes to visit, more wii. 東京え、はとこと待ち合わせ、Wii、いとこが遊びにくる、Wii。
74.40-77.00 Harajuku and Gotanda 原宿、五反田
78.50-81.30 Brass Band Concert ブラスバンド
82.00-83.30 Akihabara and Nihonterebi 秋葉原、日テレ
83.30-84.50 Graves of the famous 47 Ronin 47浪人お墓
88.30- Credits! Watch :D クレジット。
Sunday, 6 July 2014
"Sakuga: The Animation of Anime" - Anime Central (Chicago) 2013
Sakuga pt.1 - Intro & Yutaka Nakamura: Grandmaster Battle Animator
Presenter Colin Groesbeck shows you a new way to appreciate the anime you watch.
This is the first part of "Sakuga: The Animation of Anime", presented at Anime Central (Chicago) 2013, a two-hour extended edition of our 2011 presentation. I will gradually upload the recordings as I produce them.
Sakuga pt.2 - Anime Production in a Nutshell
Presenter Sean Bires (that's me!) shows you how anime is made. For more detailed information on the topic, read:http://www.pelleas.net/aniTOP/index.p...
Sakuga pt.3 - Japanese Animation History, from Mori to Ōtsuka to Kanada
Turn the [CC] on. "Believe it or not, anime used to look something like Disney." Presenter Neil Clingerman lays out how Japanese animation got to look (and move) like anime.
Additional reading about the Tiger Mask in animation history:http://www.pelleas.net/aniTOP/index.p...
Additional reading about the Tiger Mask in animation history:http://www.pelleas.net/aniTOP/index.p...
Sakuga pt.4 - Hiroyuki Imaishi: Kanada-School to the Max
Presenter Colin Groesbeck covers Hiroyuki Imaishi, a Japanese animator who takes "limited animation" stylization to its furthest heights.
Sakuga pt.5 - Ichirō Itano and the Missile Circus Revolution
Presenter Sean Bires (that's me!) covers Ichirō Itano and his influence on anime battles.
Apparently in some circles it's called "missile spam" or "Macross missile massacre", but rest assured that "Itano Circus" is its true name.
Apparently in some circles it's called "missile spam" or "Macross missile massacre", but rest assured that "Itano Circus" is its true name.
Sakuga pt.6 - Shinya Ohira's Surrealist Animation
Presenter Neil Clingerman covers Shinya Ohira & Shinji Hashimoto, two influential surrealist animators.
Sakuga pt.7 - Mitsuo Iso and New Realism
Presenter Sean Bires (that's me!) talks about the highly influential Japanese animator Mitsuo Iso, the "flagbearer of new realism". Much of this segment is based on the writing of Anipages' Ben Ettinger. You should look up his articles & translated interviews on Mitsuo Iso, e.g. http://www.pelleas.net/aniTOP/index.p...
Sakuga pt.8 - Yoshimichi Kameda's Brushwork Style
Presenter Colin Groesbeck showcases the Kanada-school Bones animator, Yoshimichi Kameda.
Sakuga pt.9 - Hironori Tanaka: Surrealism for the Masses
Presenter Sean Bires discusses an animation powerhouse at a creative midpoint of those who came before him.
Sakuga pt.10 - Hiroyuki Okiura and the Anime Realists
Turn the subtitles on. Presenter Neil Clingerman covers the masters of cinematic realism.
We also wanted to show more of Okiura's effects animation (e.g. the chopper attack scene from Patlabor 2) but we cut it in the interest of time. We also decided it would be a bad idea to open the panel with his cut from Evangelion 3.33. As a director, Okiura's most recent film is the Ghibli-esque "A Letter to Momo", which is worth seeing for its absurdly precise character animation.
We also wanted to show more of Okiura's effects animation (e.g. the chopper attack scene from Patlabor 2) but we cut it in the interest of time. We also decided it would be a bad idea to open the panel with his cut from Evangelion 3.33. As a director, Okiura's most recent film is the Ghibli-esque "A Letter to Momo", which is worth seeing for its absurdly precise character animation.
Sakuga pt.11 - You Yoshinari: Gainax & Trigger Superstar
Presenter Colin Groesbeck covers Little Witch Academia creator "Yoh" Yoshinari.
Yoshinari's Pixiv http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.ph...
Yoshinari's Pixiv http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.ph...
Sakuga pt.12 - Tetsuya Takeuchi and the One-Man Episode
Presenter Sean Bires (that's me!), in his fluffiest piece, covers Tetsuya Takeuchi. In addition to Honey & Clover 7, he also soloed both "Yuri Seijin Naoko-san" OVAs incl. all of its key staff positions; lots of wonderful animation there.
In addition to covering a full-solo episode, I also wanted to showcase someone who doesn't specialize in, you know, sick fights and explosive effects (though he has certainly done both). Sakuga comes in all forms, including lower-key character animation & comedy animation.
In addition to covering a full-solo episode, I also wanted to showcase someone who doesn't specialize in, you know, sick fights and explosive effects (though he has certainly done both). Sakuga comes in all forms, including lower-key character animation & comedy animation.
Sakuga pt.13 - Masaaki Yuasa's Super-Cray Anime
Presenter Neil Clingerman on Kick-Heart's Masaaki Yuasa, one of the zaniest and most under-appreciated anime creators. His varied, global influences (and the unusually international teams he assembles for his works) vitalize the sometimes too-insular anime industry. Though he is a prolific director, this is a look at Yuasa the animator.
Sakuga pt.14 - Redline's Takeshi Koike
Colin Groesbeck gives his take on Takeshi Koike.
Sakuga pt.15 - Kōji Morimoto's Cyberpunk City
MAJOR CORRECTION: Bobby's Girl scene was done by Takashi Nakamura. BahiJD (another sakuga animator worth looking up!) did some original research for us and contacted Morimoto himself to confirm.
Neil covers a classic animator & creator who defined Studio 4°C's golden age of shorts & music videos. Something worth taking a look at his Morimoto's artbook, "0range" --https://plus.google.com/+SeanBires/po...
Neil covers a classic animator & creator who defined Studio 4°C's golden age of shorts & music videos. Something worth taking a look at his Morimoto's artbook, "0range" --https://plus.google.com/+SeanBires/po...
Sakuga pt.16 - Why Animation Matters in Anime Storytelling
The conclusion in which I preach the sakuga gospel. Thanks for sticking with us through the whole presentation. The end scroller contains some titles & resources to check out.
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