Our mate Takeshi had tickets to a J-League game and invited us. We live in Kawasaki but he is originaly from Chiba!
When we first arrived and tried one of the gates, I couldn’t believe the line. Honestly it was the longest que I have ever seen, and by the time I found the end I was 10min from the stadium!! Luckily we realised our tickets also worked on another gate which was completely free The crowd was quite pumped, home side fans even had full drum kit, and the teams were close in the ranks. Fun match but as with Aus all they Star-Players are over in Euro-Land.
End result 1-1, but I’m pretty sure I was safe from any potential Riots (like I saw in Rio!) anyways.
This interesting poster was at a place called JJ Club. Basically its like a games center, with video games, sports games etc and very cheap. For about $4 an hour you get everything free inside! Loads of pool tables, table tennis, squash, target sports games where you kick a soccerball or pitch to knock down numbers etc. Great fun!
The picture above was obviously for a baseball hitting game.
Anessa Shiseido, with Ebi Chan @ EYEdentify # Removal / Cleanup, Warping, Detail # After FX, Photoshop
Ebi Chan is THE current model in japan, shes everywhere. Shot with 4 similar actoresses, CGI heads were tracked over to make it seem like there were 5 Ebi Chans (surely a dream for young Japanese guys!). Unfortunately this project was almost finished by the time I started on it.
This shot was edited out and asked for more work to be done incase it was re-inserted, this is where I entered. So I had 3D elements and a render of the existing comp. Mostly adding back detail, clean up etc. In the end they still left it out, oh well. Worse is that I missed the shoot!
The fully finished commercial can bee seen here on you tube.
World Business Satellite, “Opening Title 2007″ @ EYEdentify # 2D Stroke design, FX & Composite with 3D elements # After FX, Photoshop
April is kind of ‘New Year’ in Japan, in terms of School, business etc. World Business Satellite is a news show that has been running for almost 20 years, and shows every day but Sunday. This project was to create their new Intro to be used for 2007. Loops were also created for use in the studio. I also met the Anchor woman for the show, and she went to school in Melbourne when she was a kid!
–They have recently Started using the “summer” HD Loop also generated–
The cherry blossoms were in bloom even earlier this year, with the blame squarly on Global warming screwing things up. But as usual everything came and went within a 2 week period! The peak of Sakura sees Yoyogi Park filling with people for Hanami (aka “gettin’ smashed under the trees”).
Udon is one of my favourite Japanese Foods! So on my Flight to Korea I looked past the hollywood offerings for a chance to check out this Japanese Food Movie. Continue Reading…
The crowd was quite pumped, home side fans even had full drum kit, and the teams were close in the ranks. Fun match but as with Aus all they Star-Players are over in Euro-Land.
