Investigation Blog Post 10/17

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Investigation:

This week, I did an investigation on Studio Ghibli. It is a Japanese company founded in Tokyo, and is well known for its production of animated films. For several decades, they have created many breathtaking movies that have grabbed the attention of audiences from all over the world. They have even received an Oscar award for their movie "Spirited Away" in 2003 for the best animated feature.


This picture to the left is a combination of various characters from different Studio Ghibli movies in one photo. The art style that Studio Ghibli uses is very unique and distinct from other Japanese animations, and it is super easy to recognize that it is from Studio Ghibli just by looking at it. 






I really look the aesthetic appeal that Studio Ghibli gives off, and I would love to incorporate the same type of vibe into my videos, since I am also basing my videos off of Japanese animated films.


Work Log:

Monday: I got to start the editing process of my video in after effects. I did some keyframing and transitions.

Tuesday: I masked out the head of a picture that I was using, and animated it. 

Wednesday: I was in the PAC today and I couldn't get wifi on my laptop, so I looked up some clips for inspiration.

Thursday: I started to mask out the eye of Rui, and put a black solid over top of it. Then, I animated it so that it looks like he was closing his eye. 

Friday: I continued to work on the eye animation.

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