Ghibli Three generals: Hayao Miyazaki, Toshio Suzuki, Isao Takahata
Maybe you have heard of Jibu The sad and shocking news that Studio Force may close its animation production department in the future - it is reported that Ghibli President Toshio Suzuki was holding a shareholder meeting while recording Japans TBS TV program "Passionate Land" Shi said that in the future, considering how to continue Ghibli, the studio may undergo a relatively large integration ("reconstruction"), and it is not impossible to close the production department. Toshio Suzuki also said that Hayao Miyazakis retirement is really a big blow to Ghibli.
If the news is true, it probably means that we will never see Ghibli’s animation works again, and Ghibli will become the “Ghibli in memory” from now on. An era will Leave. Let us thank Ghibli for the innocence and beauty that he once brought us.
Miyazaki rejects computer production. He believes that "over-reliance on machinery hinders peoples growth." He is one of the few One of the famous animators who insists on hand-drawing to create animation.
At the age of 33, Hayao Miyazaki drew 300 manuscripts in one week, a record unparalleled in the Japanese animation industry. And hand-drawn design animation Scenes have also become one of the biggest features of his animation.
Let’s take a look at a few comparisons of Miyazaki Hayao’s animation design manuscripts and animated films:
1984 "Nausica? of the Valley of the Wind" design manuscript and animation screen
2001 "Spirited Away" design manuscript and animation screen
2004 "Howls Moving Castle" design manuscript and animation screen
In 1963, while participating in the production of the animation "The Adventures of Halls, Prince of the Sun" directed by Isao Takahata, Hayao Miyazaki invented the division of labor of "scene design" between "script" and "painting".
"Scene design" refers to drawings that carry all the information related to each scene. The person responsible for scene design is like a director and a cameraman combined. He needs to fully conceive and decide the background and architecture of the story, and Taking into account the movement direction and speed of the camera.
It was not until 1974, 11 years after Miyazaki invented the scene design, that Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki worked together on their collaboration in "The Swallow". This method was officially used to produce animation. For this work, Hayao Miyazaki had to draw 300 design manuscripts every week, which took more than a year.
Scene design in Hayao Miyazakis animations It has three main characteristics: "quiet, transparent and dreamy".
He is good at using light and shadow in the scene to highlight the agility of the scene. , making people feel like they are in the clouds, like a dream.
Recently, the "Studio Ghibli Scene Design Manuscripts Exhibition" is being held at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum. The exhibition is called "Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki" "Secrets of Animation" manuscript exhibition, a total of 28 sets of animations and more than 1,300 Studio Ghibli design manuscripts are on display, including well-known animations such as "Castle in the Sky", "My Neighbor Totoro", "Goodbye Firefly" and "Spirited Away" Manuscript. The exhibition will last until the end of August. Friends who want to visit, if you have the opportunity, don’t miss it.
