Sunday, April 24, 2005
from 'The TIME 100' issue:
Hayao Miyazaki: Sensei of Animation
by Stan Lee
In the field of theatrical animation, where talent abounds and everyone has his or her own style, the art and creativity of Hayao Miyazaki are unrivaled. For decades, he has arguably been Japan's leading cult figure to fans of
manga (comic books) and anime (animated films) - in a nation where those art forms are held in the highest regard.
Miyazaki, 64, trained as an economist but retained his love of animation. In his twenties, he joined an animation studio as an in-betweener - adding drawings that go 'between' the main ones to complete the action - and never looked back. Miyazaki moved on to other studios where his talents were quickly recognized. He became a director and eventually formed his own outfit, Studio Ghibli, where has has consistently pushed the creative envelope. Remarkably, he usually starts constructing a film without a full script. The story takes shape only as the movie is made. This, Miyazaki has said, keeps his interest up and gives his projects an exciting sense of spontaneity.
Miyazaki proved his originality in 1984 with
Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind, abandoning the popular metallic look and subsituting a drama of natural elements: fungus-filled forests, poisonous seas, dangerous mountain-tops. Since then he has created films the world has adored, like
Princess Mononoke and
Spirited Away, Japan's highest grossing film of all time. Miyazaki has taken the art of anime and brought it to new heights through an inimitable vision and sense of storytelling.
PUAY! :)
// 12:55 PM //
Sunday, April 24, 2005
from 'The TIME 100' issue:
Hayao Miyazaki: Sensei of Animation
by Stan Lee
In the field of theatrical animation, where talent abounds and everyone has his or her own style, the art and creativity of Hayao Miyazaki are unrivaled. For decades, he has arguably been Japan's leading cult figure to fans of
manga (comic books) and anime (animated films) - in a nation where those art forms are held in the highest regard.
Miyazaki, 64, trained as an economist but retained his love of animation. In his twenties, he joined an animation studio as an in-betweener - adding drawings that go 'between' the main ones to complete the action - and never looked back. Miyazaki moved on to other studios where his talents were quickly recognized. He became a director and eventually formed his own outfit, Studio Ghibli, where has has consistently pushed the creative envelope. Remarkably, he usually starts constructing a film without a full script. The story takes shape only as the movie is made. This, Miyazaki has said, keeps his interest up and gives his projects an exciting sense of spontaneity.
Miyazaki proved his originality in 1984 with
Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind, abandoning the popular metallic look and subsituting a drama of natural elements: fungus-filled forests, poisonous seas, dangerous mountain-tops. Since then he has created films the world has adored, like
Princess Mononoke and
Spirited Away, Japan's highest grossing film of all time. Miyazaki has taken the art of anime and brought it to new heights through an inimitable vision and sense of storytelling.
PUAY! :)
// 12:55 PM //
