- Film Shots: Close-up, Medium, Wide, POV shots
- Japanese Mythology
- Traditional Animation
- Background artist/painter
- Art Director
Japanese Mythology: embraces Shinto and Buddhist traditions as well as agriculturally based folk religion. The Shinto pantheon comprises innumerable kami (Japanese for 'gods' or 'spirits').
Traditional Animation: is an animation technique where each frame is drawn by hand. The technique was the dominant form of animation in cinema until the advent of computer animation.
- 'My Neighbor Totoro' is visually very handsome. All the action is set in lush Japanese landscapes whose bright blue skies and gorgeous sunsets evoke a paradisiacal garden of earthly delights.
- Totoro is a forest spirit in My Neighbor Totoro, in which the film is named after. As well as being a character in this film, Totoro acts as the mascot for Studio Ghibli. There are several different versions of him, a big Totoro, a medium sized one (the blue one, also known as Chu Totoro), and a tiny Totoro (the white one, also known as Chibi Totoro). It is thought that Totoro is the king of.
Once the clean-ups and in-between drawings for a sequence are completed, they are prepared for photography, a process known as ink-and-paint. Each drawing is then transferred from paper to a thin, clear sheet of plastic called a cel.
For years, Hayao Miyazaki's beloved feature My Neighbor Totoro was available only in a pan-and-scan transfer with an adequate but undistinguished English translation and dub; this widescreen version from Disney Home Video offers livelier performances and a more vivid translation. In the old dub, the mysterious little black creatures who inhabit. Dec 31, 2014 I had a rare DVD copy of the Fox dub of My Neighbor Totoro and decided to rip it before selling the item. This is that Rip, straight from the DVD release. I might update this at some point by putting the Fox audio onto an HD scan of the film, but for now, enjoy this rarely seen version of one of the best animated films of all time.
My Neighbor Totoro Google Drive
My Neighbor Totoro Cast
Background artist/painter: the person who is involved in the process of animation that establishes the color, style, and mood of a scene drawn by an animation layout artist
Art Director: Various artists may create or develop specific parts of an art piece or scene; but it is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and unify the vision. In particular, the art director is in charge of the overall visual appearance and how it communicates visually, stimulates moods, contrasts features, and psychologically appeals to a target audience.