8/20 Production Snapshot Diary
September 8, 2012
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Photo Teruhiko Fukushima
Today we’re on location in Chiba. Whoa! Kensaku Morita is still Governor!
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Photo Mana Shiraishi
The morning sunshine’s so bright!
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Photo Mana Shiraishi
shadow-san, who does the car stunts.
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Photo Teruhiko Fukushima
Akihiko Sai-san… “Jellyfish Eyes (Eyes)” is not this kind of film.
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Photo Teruhiko Fukushima
Physical Effects Department・STEP-san’s blowing jet.
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Photo Takashi Murakami
Shiozaki-san is using the clapperboard to draw the conceptual diagram for the placement of the automobiles.
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Photo Takashi Murakami
Like this, in relation to the building.
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Photo Mana Shiraishi
And the sun sets again today. Shooting outside makes us realize how many airplanes fly in the sky all day long. They’re absolutely everywhere…
8/19 Production Snapshot Diary
September 7, 2012
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Photo Teruhiko Fukushima
Today we’re at Nikkatsu 7 studio.
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Photo Teruhiko Fukushima
Today’s guest, TamStar Records.
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Photo Teruhiko Fukushima
Yu Tamura-san of INCS toenter. He is the president of the management company for kz-san, who did the music for “Jellyfish Eyes 1”.
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Photo Teruhiko Fukushima
JNTHED-kun is working at Nikkatsu again today. Seeing the sets, discussing with the staff, he creates the mechanical world of “Jellyfish Eyes 2”.
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Photo Mana Shiraishi
And Greenman.
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Photo Teruhiko Fukushima
Gah-hah-san’s board.
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Photo Teruhiko Fukushima
In the center, Action Director Shimomura-san’s perfect pose.
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Photo Teruhiko Fukushima
Helping with the action scenes, the blond Masaki Suzumura-san (right) and Inadome-san (left). Suzumura-san is a solo Action Director himself. His most well known works include “The Machine Girl” and “Robo Geisha”.
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Photo Teruhiko Fukushima
For some reason there are a lot of pro-wrestling fans on our production team.
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Photo Teruhiko Fukushima
Watching the monitor and feeling like I can do the action myself.
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Photo Mana Shiraishi
We’re not arguing here. We’re organizing the camera blocking.
8/18 Production Snapshot Diary
September 7, 2012
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Photo Teruhiko Fukushima
This photo diary is comprised of photos selected from a few photographers’ shots, making sure not to touch on the content of the film. The main photographers are Mana Shiraishi-san and Teruhiko Fukushima-san). In addition are Masanori Kobori-san, Mitoki Nakano-san, Noriko Nakamura-san, and Murakami’s iPhone snapshots.
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Photo Teruhiko Fukushima
Selections are made from the 500-1000 photos taken daily. First they are compiled, marked and re-selected. Murachi-kun from Genshimon is in charge. He is cutting up the selected photos with his scissors.
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Photo Teruhiko Fukushima
An important task for Saito-san in Production, who compiles the receipts from all of the documents.
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Photo Mana Shiraishi
Here everyone is rechecking the storyboard in order to decide on the camera blocking for the day.
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Photo Teruhiko Fukushima
Here I am rechecking the schedule I created for myself.
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Photo Mana Shiraishi
And what do you know, a rainbow. Over Nikkatsu studios.
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Photo Mana Shiraishi
And today the green screen again!
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Photo Mana Shiraishi
Drying the green man’s hand gloves…sweat!
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Photo Teruhiko Fukushima
Today we’re using a steady cam for the action shots. Kenichi Taguchi-san is the operator.
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Photo Takashi Murakami
Pro-wrestling watching buds Shiozaki-san and Komatsu Yoshio-san. In matching Minoru Suzuki T-shirts.
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Photo Takashi Murakami
T-shirt graffiti.
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Photo Takashi Murakami
This one is a E.T. revival anniversary T-shirt.
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Photo Teruhiko Fukushima
From the left, Naoto Nishiwaki-san who does plugsuit production, Yuya Takahashi-san who does molding, and Yuta-kun.
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Photo Teruhiko Fukushima
These two from our sculpture collaborator Lucky Wide came by the studio for a visit. From the right, Chief Hiroki Iijima-san, and Makoto Dohi-san also known as “Dopicchu”.
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Photo Teruhiko Fukushima
And the guests keep arriving. Yoshio Suzuki-san also known as “Fukuhen” (left). And Kaiyodo Managing President Shuichi Miyawaki-san (right).
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Photo Teruhiko Fukushima
“Jellyfish Eyes” book project editors Hisanori Nukada-san and Yuri Morita-san.