Present life.
GENIE studio located in Arakawa-ku, Tokyo.
Today, the atmosphere here is slightly different from usual.
A professional camera team of five or six people came to the studio. This camera team was invited to shoot a documentary for GENIE Studio.
It is said to be a documentary, but to be more precise, it is to shoot a promotional video in the form of a documentary.
The main promotion content is GENIE's new TV program that will be broadcast on TV in July this year, that is, in the second half of this month - "Katsutengu's Monster Retreat".
The host on the camera team's side is named Mari Miyazaki, a young mature woman who is about 26 or 27 years old.
After entering the studio, Ms. Miyazaki took a notebook to write and revise.
The notebook is written with a summary of the introduction related to GENIE:
[This is GENIE Co., Ltd. located in Tokyo. Although it is an animation company that cooperates with many companies, the process progress is basically handled by employees within the company. Previously, "Miss Mary" was produced through this model.
, because of its excellent qualities, it has received high praise...]
Miyazaki is a very serious working woman. Before she came to shoot, she had already prepared many interview questions and two sets of narration scripts that may be used for documentary materials.
Of course, now that we are on site, some content still needs to be revised in a timely manner.
While modifying the content on the notebook, Miyazaki was still communicating on the shooting work in two threads: "Ms. Kamiya, can we start shooting and interviewing now?"
The so-called "Miss Kamiya", of course, refers to Kamiya Shiori.
The human alias of Wenche Yaofifei.
At this time, Wen Che, who is the general manager and animation producer, is receiving the photography team: "All the confidential content in the studio that cannot be disclosed at this stage has been put away, and filming can be carried out freely at any time. For interviews, in the studio
Everyone will cooperate with you."
"It helped a lot."
The camera crew began to film the situation in GENIE studio.
For example, those displayed in the entrance hall include the critically acclaimed "Miss Mary" peripherals, as well as the half-human-tall Q-version figure of Lady Mary.
For example, the environment of the work area.
We even filmed the broadcast gymnastics scene that is held regularly in the studio at 3pm every weekday.
Many animation companies in Japan will lead their employees to do radio gymnastics at fixed times, and GENIE is no exception.
After all, the employees who work in the studio, except for the [Painted Skin] Wenche Yafei, are all human beings. Sitting for long periods of time is not good for their health, and by moving their bodies, everyone's spirits can be refreshed, thereby improving their health.
Work efficiency.
For this promotional video, Ms. Miyazaki planned to start with the situation at GENIE Studio.
So these captured images should be able to be used later.
In addition to shooting studio materials, another important task is interviewing——
Question: "As a member, what do you think is the charm of GENIE?"
Director Kasai: "It should be teamwork, and also the personal charm of Mr. Kamiya. Haha, the important thing is the atmosphere of the process of everyone working together."
"General Manager Kamiya attaches great importance to this. If the discussion process is boring, then even if there are good ideas, it may be difficult for everyone to express them. Therefore, General Manager Kamiya always maintains a good atmosphere within the studio. In fact, I also value this very much.
Yes, I think GENIE is very important to me."
Question: "What kind of person do you think Mr. Kamiya is?"
"Ms. Kamiya, she is a little strict."
Original animator Mari Kiyota said this, but continued with a brisk smile: "But she is also very reliable, and the team cannot do without her. Because Ms. Kamiya is also an animation producer, usually if there is any problem with the original animation, she will immediately fix it.
Ask questions. Even if there are some unclear points, she will be keenly aware of them and will quickly come to the edge of your seat."
"For a project like "Katsutengu no Monster Retreat House," the most important thing to me is the protagonist 'Crow'. The most difficult and time-consuming part is how to depict and create the image of 'Crow' through the pictures.
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"The small grid of storyboards drawn by Ms. Kamiya helped me a lot. When I looked at the storyboards, I could really feel that there was the 'crow' that Ms. Kamiya wanted to show the audience, a vivid
, a flesh-and-blood character. So, as long as I blend into it and cooperate with the painting, there will be no problem."
Question: "Are there any small details or stories during the creation process that you can share?"
Original artist Takahiro Tazawa: "I remember that in one shot, I painted a large area of ​​clouds in the background. After seeing it, Ms. Kamiya told me to simply remove all the clouds and leave a large area of ​​​​empty space in the background..."
Question: "Is there any special meaning in removing the clouds in the lens?"
Shiori Kamiya, General Manager and Animation Producer: "When depicting the interior of the crow through that lens, the clouds appear to be a bit of an eyesore. The crow's initial outward appearance is indifferent, with an indifferent, indifferent, and closed mentality towards others."
"With that kind of lens language, if the environment is very depressing, it seems a bit too much. So it's not so much that the clouds are an eyesore, but that the lens doesn't need that kind of background..."
After interviewing Bunche Yaobi, Mari Miyazaki put away the microphone.
Then she silently glanced at the interviewee who was sitting in her office.
"This Miss Kamiya is really extremely professional and capable. It seems that no interview topic in the entire studio can avoid her... In this case, she is the so-called soul of the entire club."
Mari Miyazaki thought so.
She is a professional media person related to the animation industry. She has interviewed many, many people so far in her work, but this Miss Kamiya gave her a very special feeling.
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Is it because of her outstanding appearance that rivals that of a celebrity?
Or is it her cold temperament that is as hard to approach as a flower on a high mountain?
It seems like neither.
It's something more intrinsic.
It's a bit funny to say that Miyazaki Mari felt that she could feel a subtle sense of fear and oppression when facing Kamiya Shiori.
"But she is obviously not my leader."
Maybe some people are born to be leaders?
But then again, Miss Kamiya is very beautiful, and her iceberg beauty temperament goes well with her smart OL professional attire.
The slim-fitting shirt, the tight hip-hugging skirt, matched with the shapely legs wrapped in black silk, and cool high heels.
Tsk tsk tsk.
Even if they are both women, even if Kamiya Shiori looks slightly younger than me...
But Mari Miyazaki still had the urge to throw herself at her feet and call her "sister".
Such a beauty, of course she deserves more shots!
Cutting more scenes of Miss Kamiya into the promotional documentary will definitely add a lot of color to the finished film!
The interviews within the studio are mostly completed, and then we will copy some of the preview scenes of "Katsutengu no Monster Retreat House". Tomorrow we will conduct interviews with the voice actors who participated in the production of this drama.
As a promotional video, the focus is on showing some scenes and shots from the drama, as well as content related to the voice actors.
This link can well demonstrate the sincerity of GENIE's new show...and financial resources.
Mari Miyazaki also has some knowledge in the animation industry. She has noticed that although GENIE Studio only emerged last year, there is really no shortage of funds for the company's operations.
This can be seen from "Katsutengu's Monster Retreat House".
The graphics of this new show are extremely well-made and gorgeous, and they are not bloated and gorgeous just to show off your skills. After all, during the animation production process, Kamiya-san even paid attention to such small details as "should there be clouds in the shot"
Consider everything comprehensively.
In short, you can see the money burning in every frame.
There is a kind of visual beauty regardless of cost.
The voice actors participating in the production are basically the most popular aces in the industry.
"GENIE's last film, "Uncertain Lady Mary," was a great success, but is one film enough to bring them such a large cash flow? Or, what about the people behind this studio?
This mysterious president is really very capable?"
Of course.
Mari Miyazaki would only think about questions like this in her mind and would not ask them.
To be continued...