NHK Studio Park, which gained popularity from the adult as a "theme park" of the video to a child. You can visit the studio during the program-making behind-the-scenes and the shooting, such as the world's first theater to be watching a three-dimensional image without glasses, is a facility that is exposed to the state-of-the-art video technology. And the like are nominated for the 75th Academy Awards, animated short film category in the "Mt. Head", will be asked to visit a series of exhibitions to Koji Yamamura working as an animation artist to represent Japan, we heard the comments and attractions.
- The impression that I watched "NHK Studio Park"?
From the point of view of the creator of the video, can watch a three-dimensional image without glasses "jump out high-definition theater" is it it was interesting. When we watched the video using the same technology in about two years ago was incomplete in the testing phase, but it has been surprised as how, have evolved so far. Apart from whether or not linked directly to his work, it is I'm a plus of something that you know this kind of state-of-the-art technology. After that, I'm etc. Fukikomeru the voice banged becomes the character of animation and drama, "you also voice actor! Dubbing studio", you can learn while enjoying the back side of the production site. Previously, it was raised most when you made the animation along with the children at the workshop was the dubbing. The according to the characters put live your own voice, I do children want very interesting. Even still Studios Park, corner of dubbing sounds seemed popular.
- It was many exhibition that adults can enjoy.
Well, it is an interesting idea is to put peek at the bird's-eye view inter alia studio. Usually, you know well that the program to casually eye is called "What has been taken in this kind of wind." Era drama and drama, to enjoy because can tour the studio, such as a children's program and children from adults, performers and actors If you're timing can also be witnessed. From the previous, but Studios Park had heard that a great deal popular, to visit for the first time carefully, I realized that I see Do's an interesting facility.
- Relations with Yamamura's himself NHK guess is deep as.
Than "Karo and Piyobuputo"
It has become much care. The first was involved with NHK in at work in 1993, in a program called "Puchikurei", has aired a series of "Karo and Piyobuputo". It was as short as 5-minute program, but, indeed influence of NHK is large, even now there is no less people that will remember and I watched this work. Hereafter also started the "Paks" and "Let's play in English" in the "Okasan to Issho" it, has been mainly provide work for children. Has been "Mt. Head" beginning all works included on the "Yamamura animation picture book" in recent years has all been aired in the animated feature for children of NHK-BS.
- Please tell me the encounter with Yamamura-san and animation in the first place.
It is the first memory is animation that I saw on TV before rising in the kindergarten. Been obsessed with its charm, by the time of the kindergarten was playing depict something character of "Mōretsu Atarō" of Mr. Fujio Akatsuka. Earnest began to draw a manga since the beginning of the elementary school. The Bring a can cartoon to school was showing to friends and teachers. This time I think that is in the original experience of enjoyment to people created a work. Further will proceed to the junior high school age, bring a cartoon of the original document to the print shop, I began self-publishing to say now. So I'm sell someone a friend for cost recovery (laughs). In even junior high school had started to make the animation, the first was made with the help of the camera of 8 mm film to the homeroom teacher. Did things like easy four-comic to say, or colored with watercolor or in paper cut-outs, we had devised Nari to myself. Although that is a cartoonist future was a dream from the elementary school, was diverted to the animation writer, I met a short animation by Canada and the Russian writer at the time of the sophomore was an opportunity. Shocked such as movies and illustrations to the high work of artistry fused, and even more to see it for yourself to these writers, this is thought to be also made their own, and. I decided to continue to live as an animation artist and a "writer declared" in my mind at this time.
- What is the thing you want to convey through the work.
Animation in Japan, but it is often considered as that of the children and some enthusiasts. But there variety in animation, not just follow the story, or watch a video as a graphic, there animation distinctive rhythm and sensibility, even the side of as an art work to further enjoy the change of color and sound. In particular, the short animation There are many artistic works, but name recognition in Japan is not good enough. So I would like to convey the appeal of short animation through his work. I do not aimed, but that the "Mt. Head" has been nominated for the animated short film category of the Academy Awards, there was a significant effect of getting to know the existence of this genre.
Than "Old Crocodile"
- The latest in the euro space from August 5 "Old Crocodile" is I will be screened.
Was faithfully animate a picture book writer wrote that Leopold Shovo. It is a simple story, but is a strange work that can be variously interpreted by the recipient. Myself, but I felt the human sexuality (Saga) that does not hold the only love of fine skill to the relationship between the crocodile and the octopus, you or some people that they irony is rice to those in power. However, Shovo itself, might only wrote with the intention of trying amused the children in a little scary story, as it is to be implanted in the animation picture books to me even without arbitrarily reflect the personal interpretation I kept in mind. In the production of the work, or draw in either of the pen and pencil, or do try to clay modeling, a technique such as, rather than think in my head actually try to seek the one that fits snugly in the works. And Arekore trial and error in this work, finally decided to draw with a pen, spent about two months a year in the creation of about 7,000 pieces of original picture. Also in conjunction with the "Old Crocodile", also will be screened my world of animation work chosen. Work is also classical ones, but basically from among the contemporary short films, but in Japan, little-known, chose to have excellent artistic. If you could have an interest in animated short this opportunity is fortunate.
- Whether we will let the future prospects.
Planning of the "Old Crocodile" is, have warmed from more than 10 years ago, this time, we managed to finally realize. Since the planning in such a concept a lot, I want to send out into the world more and more works of. 40s to think that it is time to enhance the most work. Currently has created a work called "A Country Doctor" of the novella animation, goal is to complete it in 2007. I want to finish on a high piece of perfection and set about carefully.
Of met Yamamura-san and Shibuya?College, because it was the movie young man to watch hundreds of movies a year, is in Shibuya was often go to visit. It was stuffed to attend the Euro space that had especially liked your own selection. For the first time dating place with his wife it was also Shibuya (laughs). When sophomore, certainly was the first to be waiting in front of Shibuya Station watch "And the ship will go" of Fellini - Anyway, it is the memories of deep city. After graduating from university, to use for the first time 35 mm film, it was Akiyoshi studio that was in Shibuya was photographing the work called "box of perspective." Since then, we Shibuya is frequently visited as a city which is indispensable at work up to the present. Some broadcasting stations I Shibuya, to there is also a movie theater that screened the work, there is also a production studio. It can be further be work of material in such as Tokyu Hands available, it is a town you have all of the elements required for animation.
That hope to the city of Shibuya?Hey That's right, I think that I want to continue to evolve while maintaining the current figure. On the one hand, it is also born more and more new things that have been left behind old things in Shibuya. I want without losing that kind of fun. After that, I think I want to be a town where you can enjoy a wide range of age groups to the elderly from now on young co. The other day I went to Cerulean Tower, and "whether there is also such Tokoro in Shibuya" in very calm adult atmosphere, was surprised. On the other hand, are going back and forth is also a lot of young people in the town. I think that way I want you to be a location that accepts anyone also. I myself, It is a city that has a relationship for many years to come in also work now.
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Koji Yamamura of the worldThe latest of Yamamura's, will introduce a masterpiece and each of the recorded DVD.
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"Crocodile took a year and Koji Yamamura Select Animation"Buddha fairy tale writer was as it is the world of the peculiar irony and surreal sense of Leopold Shovo, Koji Yamamura's latest work. Innocent look of a crocodile and the octopus is cute also drawn painful, rich in fable of where you can enjoy from children to adults, bittersweet moved to tears painful story. August 5, 2006,Shibuya Euro SpaceScreenings start at. >>詳しい作品紹介はこちら |
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"Mt. Head" (2002)And cherry trees growing in the man who ate the seeds of cherry head, classic storyteller to be involved in a variety of trouble "Mt. Head". Was transferred to the stage in contemporary Tokyo, works that attempt to new interpretation of the animation. 75th Academy Awards animated short film category nominations. <Recording DVD> "Mt. Head" Koji Yamamura Works (GENEON) / 3990 yen, Koji Yamamura Works (GENEON) / 6090 yen |
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"Box of perspective - Dr. Sagashimono -" (1990)Bill, crow, full of bar code, office workers of the same figure, women like to shop, are standardized, such as a symbol of the modern city, excess overcrowded images, animations that have been condensed. After graduating from university, in the first 35mm film work that has been produced in Akiyoshi studio of Shibuya, photos, videos, three-dimensional object, skillfully and collage techniques such as transmitted light on the line drawing board, challenge the willingness work in a unique visual expression . <Recording DVD> Koji Yamamura Works (GENEON) / 6090 yen |
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Koji Yamamura
1964, Nagoya born. Tokyo Zokei painting After graduating, through the Mukuosutajio work or freelance, founded Yamamura animation in 1993. In addition to the production of animation, jury and lectures at the International Film Festival, it is widely active and workshops. The classic storyteller was the video of "Mt. Head", including the Annecy 2003 (France) is the highest peak of the animated film, it won the three Grand Prix at the world's four major animation film festivals. Also to the 75th Annual Academy Awards short animation department it was nominated. Currently, Japan Animation Association executive director, concurrently serve as such as Tokyo Zokei visiting professor.
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