Characteristics of Japanese Anime.pptVIP

Others from Toei Animation Hayao Miyazaki My Neighbor Totoro (1988) Howl’s Moving Castle(2004), and more Isao Takahata Grave of the Fireflies (1988) My Neighbors the Yamadas(1999), and more Directors/Producers at Ghibli Studios Started at Toei Animation Production Process One director takes responsibility for an episode from start to finish Director will at times draw storyboards Overviews process from start to final voice over and sound fx With weekly broadcasts, series will have six to eight directors Take turns in shifts Key Animation Change Note: not necessarily true of Toei Productions run for long periods of time Studios work on multiple projects at once Sometimes key animators will change during a production Key animators draw all poses needed for any action to be understood by those who fill in or in-between the drawings Key Animation Change At times causes some anime episodes to have a fairly dramatic change in style Yet, not always noticed by viewers Characters still move and speak exactly the same way as previous and forthcoming episodes Usually only lasts an episode or two Key Animation Change Causes New key animators wanted to try out different style/just for fun They didn’t pay enough attention to the character model sheets Ex: Tweeny Witches and Naruto Back to the Process Company decides on project Scriptwriting Storyboards Animation divided into Keys and In-betweens Those who in-between clean up drawings so they are ready for scanning and digital compositing Back to Process continued One of the last steps: Voice Recording Actors all perform at the same time in the same room Outsourcing South Korea and China Take care of process from usually from in-between phase on Some will do all drawing, including keys Storyboards are always done at home studio, Unless joint project Toei on outsourcing Philippines Of more than 400 employees, 150 are in Philippines or 38% Art direction and key animation done in Japan Filipino animators work on coloring, background,