Visit to Jordan of Director Makoto Shinkai in January 2008
One of the most successful visual artists among the rising generation in Japan will visit Jordan for workshop, screening and talks.
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Workshop for visual artists on the intermediate level
Quick glance at the workshop
- Outline
- Day 1: Introduction of his production process with the previous works and demonstration how to make a background from a digital picture
- Day 2: The participants start on making a background
- Day 3: The director further shares his skills with the Jordanian artists
- Day 4: Cancelled due to a snow
- Day 5: The participants had proceeded their background work at home on the day which was cancelled. The director gave each of them detailed advice
- Day 6: The participants added animation to the background
- Day 7: An additional workshop was arranged on 27 January in compensation for the day cancelled due to a snow
- Graduation ceremony under the patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Rym Al Ali
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Mr. Jonathan Strugnel, Assistant Manager of SAE Jordan, welcomed Director Shinkai |
Showing storyboards |
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The RFC hosted lunch at SAE |
A rough storyboard for one minute work |
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Advertising film for a newspaper |
Serious participants |
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The participants crowded round the Director with many questions |
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