8/6 Production Snapshot Diary

And now the on-set shooting as started as well here at Nikattsu studios in Chofu! We’re working in Studio 12. Nikkatsu has been around for one hundred years! So much history!! The red lamp is lit during actual shooting. The blue lamp is lit during testing. Entrance is forbidden! 2nd assistant director Yuki Kishizaku checks over the storyboards. For part 2, we have had to change just about everything on site (s-sorry everyone…). The production team has had to worry about context and consistency and has done their best to communicate all this to the actors when I can’t. Sorry for making this so hard for everyone. Double 2nd Assistant Director Toyohiro Miyatajoins us from today!! Because it’s such a tight set, every move by the actors has to be calculated and the amount of preparation time necessary is constantly increasing. A gift from producer/assistant director Nishimura. The foundation holding the set together. No shoes allowed on set. Checking props on their iphones! On the left, stylist Kazuki Yunoki, on the right special effects staff Yuta Okuyama, and in the middle assistant to the stylist Manami Ohsumi. Art director Takashi Sasaki. Sasaki-san has worked in the past on “Moteki“Ten years ago, we also worked together on my short film “Inochi”. From left assistant sound recorders Hiroki Kunihito and Tomohito Nakagawa. The special equipment team. From left to right Watanabe-san, Kaoru Hashimoto-san, Aiko-san. Here, they are supplying wind to give the set life. Equipment operator Tsunenobu Tsukimura. In full concentration as he operates a crane. The green screen is for composite shots. Here we see camera crew chief Mio Nakajima. She supports DP Nagano by keeping everyone on their toes with regards to angles and lighting.