A Brief Analysis of the Style, Content, Characteristics and Influence of Japanese Animation Director Makoto Shinkai’s Works
Zeyu Hao
University of huddersfield
DOI: https://doi.org/10.59429/pmcs.v6i3.7259
Keywords: Mass culture media cross-cultural communication; Hyper-realistic scene design; Japanese aesthetics; Animation digital technology changes
Abstract
As Japan’s second largest pillar industry and an important part of mass culture media, Japanese animation has been widely recognized by other countries for its quality and influence. Studying the successful experience of Japanese animation cross-cultural communication in the context of new media has certain representativeness and research value. At the same time, Japanese animation master Makoto Shinkai is currently one of the most watched Japanese animation writers and film directors. He is the first animator to break into the top ranks as an independent animation producer. He raised the animated film to a new height, and the study of the animated film he created has practical significance. Makoto Shinkai put forward an animation creation concept that transcends the times --- “Makoto Shinkai Model”, which is more suitable for individual or small-team animation production than the traditional animation production mode that consumes a lot of money, manpower, and material resources for ordinary commercial animation. Therefore, Makoto Shinkai ‘s works have a strong personal style. Throughout Makoto Shinkai’s animation works, the gorgeous hyper-realistic scene design endows his works with unique artistic charm, especially the performance of light and shadow and the beautiful picture presentation of many natural phenomena, which excellently create the unique atmosphere in the film. Ambiance. This article aims to analyze Makoto Shinkai’s representative animation films, and to study the characteristics of its urban culture and the causes of its animation style. Study the light and shadow design in director Makoto Shinkai’s animation scenes, find out the origin of the design, the expression of concepts, and the application of methods, and use this to analyze the influence of Japanese aesthetics on animation films, and explore new animation digital technology changes.
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