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Chukyo TV Corporate Movie - 映像作家: watanabesaori
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Chukyo TV Corporate Movie

2023
00:01:34
This is a co-directed work with Hideyuki Kojima. Based on the world of papercraft, we carefully shot the film in stop motion, moving through a series of scenes: first, Chukyo-kun and motifs from Aichi, Mie, and Gifu are cut out from paper to create a flat world; then Chukyo-kun transforms into a three-dimensional form, creating a more tactile, dimensional world; and finally, the perspective expands further as the paper world bursts into live action. The transition from the paper hand to the live-action hand was actually filmed in reverse order from what appears on screen. We first shot the stop-motion hand, then converted the hand footage into contour data and cut it out from paper, and finally replaced the paper hand and shot it again in stop motion. Lighting was also quite challenging. Because all of the paper used was the same “white,” if we didn’t use subtle changes in light to create shadows and convey depth, shadow color, and distance between objects, it would simply become an all-white world. We carefully crafted the lighting so that, no matter where you paused the video, it would form a beautiful still image. The live-action scenery is the familiar Nagoya Port. That scene was also done in stop motion, and we shot it while praying for clear weather. On the day of filming, it was a violent storm like a typhoon, and just when we thought everything was hopeless, we carried the camera up to the rooftop—and somehow, the sky cleared up all at once. It was a strange and wonderful moment.
Ranking of Kings Stop-Motion Series (5 Episodes) - 映像作家: watanabesaori
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Ranking of Kings Stop-Motion Series (5 Episodes)

2022
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Description: This is a stop-motion animation of BODGE and KAGE from SHFiguarts’ Ranking of Kings (5 parts total). You can watch all 5 parts here: Special site: https://tamashiiweb.com/item_character/osama_ranking/ Episode 1 [Turned into Figures!] Bodje and Kage come running in and greet us cheerfully. While preserving the rhythm and atmosphere of the two characters, we also made sure to showcase the figures’ articulation and accessories. Episode 2 [Entrance] An homage to the OP of the first cour. I wrote the storyboard with the feeling of watching over the two as they run off energetically into the future. For the shot where the two run through, we built the set at 180 degrees, and animator Inazumi shot Bodge and Kage in stop motion while simultaneously moving the camera little by little. A one-take shot with no compositing. Episode 3 [Bodje’s Sword] I directed this with the hope of highlighting the gap between Bodje’s strength and adorableness. Mura-se-san’s (Kage) “Bo…!” is one of my favorites. We paid close attention to details such as the shape of the rock, which is large but not too scary, and Bodje’s angle, while everyone examined and refined them together. Episode 4 [Under the Starry Sky] An homage to “the first cour ending of the anime” and “the first cour ending of the manga volume 12 bonus chapter.” In a dark, night-like world, light becomes a substitute for words. To make sure the two could still be seen clearly even at night, Kawaguchi-san provided the best lighting, and Koshka-san adjusted every single shape of the starlight. Everything except the shooting stars was captured in one take. The starry sky and the constellation lines are both stop motion, so please take a close look. When Hinata-san (Bodje) finds Kage, his soft voice is incredibly comforting. It makes me cry. Episode 5 [Promise] The precious scene from when Bodje and his mother, Queen Shina, were little. The pinky finger is also stop-motioned in sync with Bodje. Inazumi moved Bodje and controlled the tip of the pinky finger, taking one frame at a time in repeated cycles.
Papercraft Movie“The History of IDEMITSU” 【出光興産】 - 映像作家: watanabesaori
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Papercraft Movie“The History of IDEMITSU” 【出光興産】

2016
00:02:14
コマ撮りアニメーション作家のワタナベサオリが監督と脚本を手掛けた、 出光興産・創業105年スペシャルムービー『Papercraft Movie The History of IDEMITSU』が公開中です。 出光興産は明治時代に誕生した日本を代表するエネルギー企業。 公開されたムービーは、さまざまな苦難に挑戦し続けてきた出光興産と、 戦後輝かしい成長を遂げた日本が共に歩んできた歴史をペーパークラフトで表現したストップモーション・アニメーションです。登場するオブジェクトは全て紙で出来ています。 平面でありながら奥行き感のある映像に仕上げました。 レーザーカッターで厚手のクラフト紙を切り出し1コマずつ置き換え、 カメラワークとクラフト紙の位置や距離を少しずつ動かしながら18日間をかけて撮影した力作です。 この作品の大きな要でもある日の昇るシーンも、実際に太陽(照明)を少しずつ動かしながらアニメーションをしています。 情緒ある音楽や効果音にもぜひご注目ください。 撮影やペーパークラフト制作の様子が覗けるメイキングムービーも公開になりました。 こちらもぜひご覧ください↓ 『The Making of History【出光興産】』 vimeo.com/199440756