"YOSHIDANOBUO"

Description: Kendo is a short film themed around kendo, presented at the Adobe/Intel booth at Inter BEE 2014, an international broadcast equipment exhibition held in 2014. The footage was shot using a Phantom Flex 4K, and at a time when there were still few 4K60P works, it was produced using the latest Adobe Creative Cloud and Intel environment. The main software used was Adobe After Effects / Premiere Pro / Maxon Cinema 4D Production process: OTAS.TV: Kendo

This work was created when I participated in a social media lettering project by designer JEFF99 (@nesspaula99), in which participants freely designed and presented the Japanese numerals from “one” to “ten.” By adding movement to familiar shapes, I composed the piece so that small discoveries and moments of surprise could be seen throughout. Main production tools: Adobe After Effects, Premiere, and Autodesk 3ds Max Music used: Ian Post, “Variation 1” from Artlist https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/song/variation-1/88071

Commentary: [triggering Save Lives ver.] is a new work born in response to the global pandemic, continuing the original [triggering] performance. A visualized representation of COVID-19 has been added to the conventional geometric motifs of [triggering], further enhancing the original interplay between sound and image. The work aims to create a stark contrast between “synesthesia,” the original theme of triggering, and the “chaos” brought about by the ongoing pandemic. “triggering Save Lives ver.” is an updated version of the AV work “triggering” series, which has been performed since 2014, and was created amid the global pandemic. By adding visualized representations of COVID-19 to the synchronization of sound with conventional geometric motifs and color patterns, the work aims to move back and forth between “synesthesia,” the theme of triggering, and the “chaos” caused by the pandemic.