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.
"
"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.
After almost all the content materials from the studio were obtained, Ms. Miyazaki thought of something else and asked: "By the way. Ms. Kamiya, regarding your script designer Soru-sensei, can you also treat him in this promotional video?"
Do you want to conduct an interview?”
The script of the previously well-received "Uncertain Lady Mary" was entirely written by Soureu-sensei.
The industry's evaluation of this sudden scriptwriter is not low.
Now the new series "Kurotengu no Monster Retreat House" is still created by Soureu-sensei, so Ms. Miyazaki would like to ask this teacher again about his mental journey in writing the script, so that the old work and the new one can build on the past and add some material to the promotional video.
"Teacher Soru will not accept offline interviews. However, you can contact him directly by phone here."
Concubine Wenche said this in a very calm tone, but she could not deny it.
Soru-sensei, Chiaki Miyake, another Kaidan employee of GENIE, will of course not accept any face-to-face interviews.
"Ha, haha." Ms. Miyazaki laughed dryly to ease the embarrassment, "No wonder people in the industry say that Mr. Soru is very mysterious."
In fact, it’s not just this invisible script teacher.
The whole GENIE has a mysterious feeling.
However, as an animation company that mainly promotes monster stories, maybe a little mysterious temperament is not a bad thing?
…
Bunche Yaofei called Chiaki Miyake in the studio.
After a brief communication, I turned on the speakerphone and signaled Ms. Miyazaki to conduct the interview.
"Hello, Mr. Soru. I would like to ask you some questions about the new work "Katsutengu no Monster Retreat"."
"Well, feel free to ask."
The voice from Mr. Soru's side seemed to have been processed in some way, and it was not the original voice that was transmitted through the phone.
But it would be nice to be able to get in touch. Miss Miyazaki will naturally not care about this.
The dedicated hostess flipped through her notebook and found some questions she had prepared before:
""Miss Mary" and "Katsutengu's Monster Retreat" both revolve around the theme of monster stories. Can you please talk about the biggest difference between the two works?"
Chiaki Miyake responded eloquently: "Although they all tell stories about monsters, the plot of Miss Mary mainly revolves around modern times. Against this background, many modern urban ghost legends are incorporated. Even traditional monsters will be presented in a more modern way.
Shown in a modern way.”
"The initial stage of the story of "Katsutengu no Yokai Retreat" was set during the overthrow movement before the Meiji Restoration, not long after the Black Ship Incident."
"This is a special background of the times, and there is a lot worth describing. Feudalism is fighting against the emerging capital forces, and at the same time it is accompanied by the influx of Western ideological trends. There are disputes between feudal lords and heroes, and many townspeople who were originally at the bottom,
Ronin rises in the tide of the times. Against such a general background, the monster story unfolded from the perspective of the two protagonists, with traditional Japanese style and novelty, I believe it will give the audience a brand new visual experience."
Mari Miyazaki: "Well, what were the considerations behind the design of the male protagonist?"
Chiaki Miyake: "Crow, one of the protagonists, is the incarnation of the vanished Ainu belief in the Kamui Karasu Tengu. From the moment he appears on the scene, he has a negative attitude towards human nature and has a relatively rigid personality. However, deeper inside, he possesses the power of being a Kamui.
sense of justice."
"As for the second protagonist Ryuken Igarashi, as a representative image of the town people who have accumulated a certain amount of wealth in the context of the Overthrow Movement, he is young, optimistic, and willing to accept new things that emerge with the trend of Western thought. At the same time, he has the characteristics of a small citizen at that time.
Smooth character traits. The daily interactions between the two protagonists with completely different personalities can create many interesting sparks."
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Among them, Ryuken Igarashi is a descendant of a wealthy human businessman. He inherited the family wealth and is very business-savvy, but he doesn't like making money and doing business.
On the surface, he is a folklorist who is keen on writing articles and novels about supernatural phenomena. Privately, he relies on his strong inspiration ability to run a monster retreat house.
The story begins when Igarashi accidentally liberates the Ainu Tengu Kamui "Crow" in an ancient shrine during a mission.
Since then, the two have been acting together. Although sometimes Igarashi would play pranks and cause the two to quarrel, in the process of solving the incident, the relationship between the two began to change slowly, and they gradually accumulated a deep friendship...
In the main line of the story, although the two protagonists have contact with heroes from both forces, the Overlord and the Assistant, they have not directly participated in this vigorous social change movement of the times.
Chiaki Miyake only used the perspectives of the two protagonists to slowly unfold a luxurious and gorgeous picture of strange monsters with the style and temperament of a special era.
Basically this is the story.
Mari Miyazaki: "Also, I heard that Miss Mary, the much-loved protagonist of "Miss Mary," will also make a guest appearance in the new series."
Chiaki Miyake: "Yes, Miss Mary will appear as a supporting character in episode 10."
"But at that time, there seemed to be no telephones, right?" Miyazaki, who had done his homework, chuckled.
Miyake on the other end of the phone also laughed: "This involves the origin story of how Miss Mary was born. Perhaps the tenth chapter of the new series can be regarded as an independent story about how Mary, who came across the ocean at that time, related to the God of Fortune.
Prequel. We at GENIE want to create a splendid monster universe."
Chiaki Miyake did not hide GENIE’s “ambition”.
This "Katsutengu's Yokai Retreat" is indeed a tailor-made work to spread the faith of Kamiya's subordinates, the Karasutengu, but it is also a stepping stone to the GENIE monster universe.