こんにちは！ROBOT55（ロボット・ゴー・ゴー）です♬
昔、フランス映画に「素晴らしい気球旅行」なんてのがありましたが、やっぱり気球やヘリコプターから撮影した映像って見ていて気持ち良いですよね〜！
ビジネス用動画でも本社ビルを空から撮ったりすると急激にハリウッド映画っぽくなって高級感が増します。他にも高層マンションや分譲住宅地、学校、神社・寺、キャンプ場、スキー場、或いは美しい山や川、海をフィーチャーした観光ビデオとか、空撮したら相当かっこいいだろうな〜って思うシチュエーションって結構あったりします。
でもこういった撮影はそれなりに財布にも厳しいんだろうな〜って普通に思いますよね？ Continue Reading…
（下のアニメを是非観て下さい！英語分からなくっても、面白い短いアニメ！台詞はなにもない！）
For purely your enjoyment today, here’s two animations by a guy I really like named Adam Pesapane who is better known as simply, “Pes.” Pes isn’t that famous in Japan, but he is well known in the animation world in the west. I love animation and have been a Pes fan for a while as his work is a bit “twisted” and I like that.
The first one up is called, “Fresh Guacamole.” It is brilliant in concept yet it seems actually no more difficult to create than the old “Gumby” or “Davey and Goliath” animations from the sixties. (I think – but, actually, what do I know?)
First up is “Fresh Guacamole,” a film that was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. It is the shortest film ever nominated for an Oscar.
PES (born Adam Pesapane; May 26, 1973) is an American director and stop-motion animator of numerous short films and commercials. In 2013, his short film Fresh Guacamole was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. It is the shortest film ever nominated for an Oscar. Receiving a B.A. in English Literature at the University of Virginia, PES migrated to film as a storytelling medium. His use of everyday objects and stop-motion animation to create original material is instantly recognizable. His work has been recognized in the United States and internationally, especially the short films Roof Sex, KaBoom!, Game Over, Western Spaghetti, and Fresh Guacamole. He is currently in development on his first feature film, a movie based on the Garbage Pail Kids franchise. An early influence on PES’s animation style is the work of Czech surrealist Jan Švankmajer.
Here is the now classic, “Western Spaghetti.”
OK, so, now that we’re here, might as well show you some of what Czech surrealist Jan Švankmajer created. Be forewarned, this can be a bit bizarre (and sometimes disgusting!) Here’s “Food” by Jan Švankmajer.
When thinking about making your own video production in Japan, sometimes a special, magical touch is to do some sort of animation. An extremely simple, but effective, animation can be done quite cheaply. As usual, though, it’s always a good imagination and a brilliant idea that cuts costs.
We at Robot55 pride ourselves on being experienced creators with a proven track record of working on and creating hit TV and radio shows, as well as commercials.
If you are thinking about an animation, why don’t you give us a shout and then, let’s discuss and get the creative juices flowing. There’s always a great idea that’s an inexpensive idea if we all put our minds to it.
Please contact Ken or Mike at our email address: contact@robot55.jp
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Notes: Not to brag, but, in fact, Mike won first place for a film and animation he made in the Sophomore Class at the well known and famous Moorpark College where he studied Cinematography and Animation for two years under award winning cinematographer and Oscar nominee, Gregory Nava.)
