Qanta Shimizu

Qanta Shimizu

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Credited on 8 works from 2015 to 2021. Main genres: Installation, Interactive, Event.

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I Said Cool,You Said…What? Interactive Music Video - 映像作家: yukikawakami
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I Said Cool,You Said…What? Interactive Music Video

2021
Miho Hazama, the jazz composer born in Tokyo and now based in New York, who serves as chief conductor of the Danish Radio Big Band, created her latest album, “Imaginary Visions,” while traveling between the three cities of Copenhagen, New York, and Tokyo. Set to the track “I Said Cool, You Said… What?”, this interactive music video was conceived by Hazama herself so that viewers can enjoy the music while catching glimpses of each city and feeling as though they are the director. By switching between the three videos of Copenhagen, New York, and Tokyo, you can create your own original music video. https://isc.mihohazama.com/
Poster House - 映像作家: whatever
InstallationInteractive

Poster House

2019
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In collaboration with Whatever, Kudos Design Collaborative, and Conduit Projects, we launched KASA, a creative unit that plans and develops interactive experiences for museums and public spaces, and produced permanent interactive installations for Poster House, the first museum in the United States dedicated to poster art, which opened in New York in June 2019. https://posterhouse.org/ Poster House aims to present the history of poster art around the world, from the 1800s to the present, through exhibitions, events, and publications, and to pass on to future generations the social impact brought about by graphic design. Poster Wall — A 4K digital display that randomly shows high-resolution posters every few seconds from the museum’s extensive poster collection. Visitors can also select content themselves using buttons. Poster Wall is equipped with a dedicated management system that allows museum staff to easily add and update collection items through the system. Poster Machine — A digital installation that lets visitors experience the poster-making process as if they were graphic designers. At each step of the process, it explains the importance of the basic elements needed to create a poster—such as symbols, colors, phrases, fonts, and design styles—as well as design thinking. It makes it possible to design more than 143,000 different posters.
Gogoro Road to Stardom - 映像作家: whatever
EventInstallation

Gogoro Road to Stardom

2018
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As a promotion aimed at appealing to younger audiences for the Gogoro S2 and Gogoro 2 Delight, electric motorcycles released in 2018 by Gogoro, which operates a shared electric scooter service in Taiwan, we produced “Gogoro Road to Stardom,” an experience that lets users create an original music video while riding a Gogoro. Inside the tunnel, we installed a massive LED floor, scooters, and mirrors on both sides. By having participants operate the handlebars and buttons, a variety of animations and background music were generated as interactive effects, creating an immersive experience in which visuals were projected across the entire tunnel like a kaleidoscope. The music videos created were edited so they could be shared on Instagram and could also be received by email. Gogoro Road to Stardom was exhibited in Taipei, Taichung, and Kaohsiung.
I LOVE MAX MARA - 映像作家: whatever
Projection mapping

I LOVE MAX MARA

2018
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I was responsible for the overall direction of the special exhibition “I LOVE MAX MARA” for the Italian fashion brand Max Mara. The I LOVE MAX MARA exhibition was held from October 26 to November 10, 2018, at Hankyu Umeda Hall in Osaka. The aim was to blend extensive archival materials telling the story of the brand’s history and meticulous craftsmanship with digital content. As the highlight of the event, we created a 5-meter-tall “teddy bear coat” using 3D scanning. When visitors selected a coat color, an animation inspired by that color was projected in 360° onto the giant coat via projection mapping. We also planned and developed a variety of other experiences, including a fashion show utilizing that installation and a digital installation in another area where visitors could create their own maxmaragram using their name.
7-Eleven Rhythm of Love - 映像作家: whatever
EventInstallation

7-Eleven Rhythm of Love

2017
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We co-produced the installation “Robotic Clapping Wall” for 7-ELEVEN Taiwan’s CSR campaign “Rhythm of Love” with ADK Taiwan. Robotic Clapping Wall is an installation featuring a donation box placed in front of a wall equipped with 12 robotic hands. Each time someone makes a donation, the hands on the wall clap for the donor. These “clapping robots,” which produce realistic clapping sounds, were co-developed with Bye Bye World. We also created a campaign website where users could make and share their own original clapping rhythms. Robotic Clapping Wall was exhibited at 7-ELEVEN stores throughout the greater Taipei metropolitan area from November 10 to December 8, 2018. http://7-11rhythmoflove.com.tw/
Nike Unlimited Stadium - 映像作家: whatever
AdvertisementInstallation

Nike Unlimited Stadium

2016
Only Image
As part of NIKE’s globally rolled-out Unlimited campaign, we were asked to create something bold and spectacular for the Olympic season, and produced “Nike Unlimited Stadium.” Based on the idea of an athletics venue where you can compete endlessly against yourself, inspired by the theme of Unlimited, we designed an interactive track stadium modeled on the shape of the sole of the Nike Lunar Epic Low Flyknit. LED screens were lined along the 200-meter track, allowing participants to race against their own avatars from one lap earlier, displayed on the screens. The event was held for two weeks in the heart of Manila, Philippines, open to the public. It was enjoyed by everyone who took part, and also received international acclaim, including winning the Grand Prix at the Clio Awards.
Kao TV - 映像作家: whatever
InteractiveTV

Kao TV

2015
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To help children aged 6 and up discover the possibilities of next-generation television, we produced the interactive educational program “Kao TV” in collaboration with NHK. “Kao TV” uses a technology called hybrid cast, allowing viewers to display the “faces” they create on television and make them sing. By installing a dedicated app on a smartphone and selecting their favorite “face parts” (such as eyes, nose, and mouth), the “face” they create jumps into the TV and starts moving. In the toilet episode, the face they drew becomes the toilet’s face, singing about everyday life in the toilet; in the green pepper episode, it sings about the life of a green pepper. The story was designed so that children could hear the true feelings of everyday objects around them. This program drew attention as the world’s first interactive, viewer-participation educational program, and it was also nominated for an International Emmy Award. http://www.nhk.or.jp/kaotv/
Namie Amuro “Golden Touch” - 映像作家: whatever
Music video

Namie Amuro “Golden Touch”

2015
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Music video for Namie Amuro’s song “Golden Touch.” By placing your finger on the screen, you can experience “Golden Touch,” which lets you pseudo-touch the world inside the video. We were asked to create a music video that would become a worldwide buzz, so that Namie Amuro’s music could be introduced not only to existing fans but also to a wider audience across Asia and around the world. Since the song title and lyrics were “Golden Touch,” we produced a pseudo-interactive music video in which simply placing your finger at the center of a PC or tablet screen makes it feel as if you are actually touching the objects on screen and causing them to change. In just a few weeks after the music video’s release, it was viewed more than 10 million times worldwide, achieving the original goal of becoming a worldwide buzz. As a celebration of that milestone and to express our gratitude to viewers, we also produced “Golden Touch – 10 Millions Views version,” which features Namie Amuro herself.

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