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Independent animator – Masanobu Hiraoka
I once wanted to as an independent animator step into the industry, so I collected lots of information about independent animators. Therefore, I find the talented animator Masanobu Hiraoka and the necessary requirements of an independent animator. Compared with commercial animations produced by the team, creating an independent film requires comprehensive skills in production. For…
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The insightful observation of the surrounding world – Hokusai Manga
Hokusai’s works are the origin of manga is a well-known opinion, even though this view is still debated nowadays. However, no doubt, Japanese modern mangas are popular today, they are spread rapidly all over the world. When Katsushika Hokusai lived, he developed a new dynamic art style that took the era by storm. Notably, his…
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The luminary of Animation background area – Kazuo Oga
Kazuo Oga is not only a background artist, but he is also an animator, art director, and illustrator. He is especially known for his cooperation with Studio Ghibli, he engaged in lots of Studio Ghibli films such as My Neighbor Totoro and The Tale of the Princess Kaguya etc. The photo of Kazuo Oga His…
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Simulated work experience
My simulated work experience is in 2D animation, my tasks are animation for running scene and color references. My year 2 partner’s graduation project style as like a child book, using this style of animation normally tends to make characters act lively and buoyantly. My primary task was to draw keyframes and in-betweens, the scene…
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Unit 1 Practice-based research
I did some experiments in terms of animation exercises based on the previous exercises. Some of them followed the recommendations from the feedback I received before, and some of them were just personal tests. This bouncing cat was the first character I created in this program. I focused attention on complicated details when I tried…
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The history and theory of propaganda animation
“It’s not a story the company tells,” says Kirsten Komoroske, executive director of the Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco. The world of Disney is seen as “an upbeat place to take refuge,” she adds. “A feel-good place. War isn’t a popular topic.” (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-disney-propaganda-shaped-life-on-the-home-front-during-wwii-180979057/) Just like the quote above, people mostly watch animations to…