YouTubeing - The World of Golden Eggs

[Marie Iida]

http://metropolis.co.jp/tokyo/671/tvguide.asp

The world of golden eggs


On 3/15/07, J.sharp <j.sharp at hpo.net> wrote:
> Since this list is meant to be about all aspects of Japanese visual culture,
> not only film, I wanted to ask a little about the background of a program
> called The World of GOLDEN EGGS that a friend of mine alerted my attention
> to on Youtube:
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> www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgjBIcGc9bM
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> Set in South Park-style American suburbia, it is something of a curio. It
> seems like the intent of these brief skits is to teach English to the
> Japanese. I gather its been quite a popular phenomenon over the past year,
> migrating onto other platforms such as iTunes podcasts and mobile phone
> downloads, although it originally surfaced on cable TV.
> One interesting aspect is its use of CG for the animation, particularly the
> expedient method known as Toon-Shading.
>
> Toon Shading means the models are animated as 3d objects, and then rendered
> to give them the finished look of a traditional hand-drawn cartoon. Using
> software developed by the company SoftImage by Michael Arias, the technique
> was first used to animate the opening Boar God attack in Studio Ghibli's
> Princess Mononoke (1997), and is often used as a shortcut for the more
> challenging work of the traditional animation, with which it is often
> combined. The most obvious use if for the 2003 film Appleseed.
>
> Anyone caught this?
>
> Jasper Sharp
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> From: KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
> To: KineJapan <KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
> Subject: Mainichi Concours 2006
> Date: 19/01/07 18:29
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> >
> > The results of the 2006 Mainichi Concours, one of the last of the big
> > yearly film awards, were announced:
> >
> > Best Japanese Film: Yureru
> > Best Director: Negishi Kichitaro (Yuki ni negau koto)
> > Best Screenplay: Kato Masato (Yuki ni negau koto)
> > Best Actor: Sato Koichi  (Yuki ni negau koto)
> > Best Actress: Nakatani Miko (Kiraware Matsuko no issho)
> > Best Supporting Actor: Sasano Takashi (Bushi no ichibun, Nezo no ban)
> > Best Supporting Actress: Aoi Yu (Hula Girl, Neji no megami, Hachimitsu
> > to Clover)
> > Best New Face Award: Tsukaji Muga (Mamiya kyodai), Dan Rei (Bushi no
> > ichibun)
> > Tanaka Kinuyo Award: Kusabue Mitsuko
> >
> > Award of Excellence in Japanese Film: Hula Girl
> > Best Cinematography: Kawakami Masato  (Kiraware Matsuko no issho)
> > Best Art Direction: Taneda Yohei (The Yuchoten Hotel, Hula Girl)
> > Best Music: Kako Takashi (Hakase no aishita sushiki)
> > Best Sound: Shiratori Mitsugu (Hula Girl, Yureru); Onodera Osamu (Yuki
> > ni negau koto)
> > Best Technical Award: Koike Yoshiyuki (editing for Kiraware Matsuko no
> > issho)
> >
> > Best Documentary: Edward Said: Out of Place
> > Animation Award: Toki o kakeru shojo
> > Ofuji Noburo Award: Tekkon kinkurito
> > Fan Award: Death Note
> >
> > Best Foreign Film: Flags of Our Fathers
> >
> > Special Awards: Imamura Shohei, Kazami Shoko
> >
> > Forgive me if I got any of the name readings wrong. The original
> > Japanese article is available at:
> >
> > http://www.japan-movie.net/news/?i=223
> >
> > As I mentioned the other day, the Mainichi tends to be fairly
> > conservative, but they are one of the few major awards that also
> > focuses on the technical staff and other genres like documentary and
> > animation. Ofuji Noburo is one of Japan's great animators, and the
> > award named after him commemorates some significant contribution to the
> > art of animation.
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