Watching: FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST MOVIE : SACRED STAR OF MILOS
Playing: POSSUM
Eating: WACK ARTISTS ALIVE
Drinking: WATER
If you haven't seen FULL METAL ALCHEMIST: SACRED STAR OF MILOS, then you're truly missing out on what is a tour de force of animation production. Headed by STUDIO BONES ( Sword of the stranger, Soul eater), here is some of the film featuring work from none other than animator YOSHIMICHI KAMEDA. Glorious. Must see for FMA fans!!!!
Sometimes I label certain Japanese animators based on their style of animation, i.e. Hiroyuki Imaishi is the "funny,crazy" one Masaaki Yuasa is the "alternative/weird (and funny)" one Takeshi Koike is the "coolest" one Koji Morimoto is the "designy" one Satoshi Kon is the "mature" one
and Yoshimichi Kameda is the "INTENSE" one.
Kameda hasn't built up the renowned body of work like the others above, but he's still young and well on his way (if he desires to take more control on projects).
Also especially liked Shingo Yamashita's work in the movie.
p.s. tour de force? maybe only select scenes in the movie (especially Kameda's which you presented here)
"tour de force? maybe only select scenes in the movie (especially Kameda's which you presented here)"
Hmm. I don't know. Maybe if you truly knew what goes into just a few seconds of these projects personally ( not just key animation elitism) like the camera work, compositing, Bg paints, the choice to go further from the style established and still keeping it organic and fluid (especially the way it seems to all be animated on a 6-field, ie; Thick Line weights & finally, the score) then I think you'd understand the scope of sheer majesty that went into this film. It is a Tour de Force.
Having worked on legend of korra for a year and a half, the fact that this movie even got made with the quality in it, is astounding in itself. But that's just me
My apologies, when you wrote animation I was strictly thinking key animation, not animation production. That being stated, I do like it a lot and think overall it is an impressive production. All the elements you mentioned I appreciated; except I still have to do a bit of studying on compositing. I still have to get my mitts on that art book for the movie. Tour de Force is a justified comment for the movie.
I have worked in tv animation in North America, only have inbetweening, key animation, and layout under my belt. I know how hectic it can be to meet deadlines and there's a lot of long hours. Although I can imagine it to be a lot tougher in Korea and Japan.
Oh and I was confused myself with Shingo Yamashita doing the battle on the train. It was Gosei Oda who did a bit of that awesome and loose fight atop of the train.
Hiroyuki Imaishi is the "funny,crazy" one
Masaaki Yuasa is the "alternative/weird (and funny)" one
Takeshi Koike is the "coolest" one
Koji Morimoto is the "designy" one
Satoshi Kon is the "mature" one
and Yoshimichi Kameda is the "INTENSE" one.
Kameda hasn't built up the renowned body of work like the others above, but he's still young and well on his way (if he desires to take more control on projects).
Also especially liked Shingo Yamashita's work in the movie.
p.s.
tour de force? maybe only select scenes in the movie (especially Kameda's which you presented here)
Hmm. I don't know. Maybe if you truly knew what goes into just a few seconds of these projects personally ( not just key animation elitism) like the camera work, compositing, Bg paints, the choice to go further from the style established and still keeping it organic and fluid (especially the way it seems to all be animated on a 6-field, ie; Thick Line weights & finally, the score) then I think you'd understand the scope of sheer majesty that went into this film. It is a Tour de Force.
Having worked on legend of korra for a year and a half, the fact that this movie even got made with the quality in it, is astounding in itself. But that's just me
I have worked in tv animation in North America, only have inbetweening, key animation, and layout under my belt. I know how hectic it can be to meet deadlines and there's a lot of long hours. Although I can imagine it to be a lot tougher in Korea and Japan.
Oh and I was confused myself with Shingo Yamashita doing the battle on the train. It was Gosei Oda who did a bit of that awesome and loose fight atop of the train.