Day 6: Studio Ghibli

I really enjoyed George's presentation. I found the parallels of Miyazaki's life to his films to be very interesting. When thinking about his films I can see where he brought his influences. 'The Tale of the White Snake' is a film that I had never heard of, but will definitely be checking out. I also want to read 'Starting Point'. George is very knowledgeable, I appreciated the anecdotes he would have about the industry and that he had a reason for each tidbit he showed us. I had actually seen the 1957 film, 'The Snow Queen" and can see the innovation and masterful work that this film possesses. I know that you need to step up and do extra stuff to move in a company. You will only be able to success if you go above and beyond. I liked hearing about this with Miyazaki for a lot of people say he is the best, perfect, and has always been, which isn't true.

I had not seen Castle of Cagliostro, but I really enjoyed analyzing the car chase scene. Showing contrast, starting with a calm, flat scenes to fast cut car chase in three dimensional space. I trace and speed of cuts is an important part of scenes like this. Timing, editing, movement... so many important aspects that contribute to a film. I could really see the parallels with the car chase scene in Castle in the Sky, just with a bit more fantastical elements. You could really feel the pacing change in tempo and in stakes.





To Watch:

The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness
Castle of Cagliostro
Little Nemo
The Tale of the White Snake
Only Yesterday
Pom Poko
My Neighbor the himatas

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