tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30809692024-03-11T07:16:13.815+09:00Halcyon Realms - Freedom Project/Otomo/animeBlauereiterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04586402139998808450noreply@blogger.comBlogger412125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080969.post-91886341691845582802007-06-13T17:22:00.000+09:002007-06-13T17:27:27.118+09:00Halcyon Realms is moving. ( to Wordpress )http://halcyonrealms.com ( http://www.halcyonrealms.com will do fine too )This will be my last post at Blogger. Please do take a little time to update your links and head over for a new look !http://halcyonrealms.comBlauereiterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04586402139998808450noreply@blogger.com155tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080969.post-43225200734290838042007-06-06T01:58:00.001+09:002007-06-06T03:11:16.062+09:00There's good reason for a little elation today as lighting for Freedom episode 4 is finally completed, a total of about 350 shots spread between me and my chief Matsui-san, averaging about 10 cuts per day. Its a big relief there were no Crab Robos ( folks who have been following the series should know these critters, nasty buggers not only in Eden but to us too, for they consist of so many Blauereiterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04586402139998808450noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080969.post-6032008202117740752007-05-27T04:38:00.000+09:002007-05-27T05:49:58.225+09:00A few updates before I concuss into bed.I slogged till 3 in the morning finishing up some shots so I can take sunday off ( yes, take SUNDAY OFF ) and amongst other things, rewatch Paprika, undoubtably one of the better anime films of late. Check out that sumptous box set ! Talking about neat dvds everyone in the studio also recieved a limited collector's edition of Freedom 1 yesterday, a little Blauereiterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04586402139998808450noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080969.post-15916536049942457332007-05-20T01:06:00.001+09:002007-05-21T00:36:44.117+09:00The 2nd series of magazine ad spreads for the release of Freedom 3, illustrated by Sakiji-san. See the first series here.Blauereiterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04586402139998808450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080969.post-5324533921341324832007-05-19T03:53:00.000+09:002007-05-19T04:19:29.356+09:00The article as in appeared in Straits Times. Big thanks to all the folks who sent word of support, and also Mr Kwan for the article. Its mad rush hour again for Freedom 4, but I will try to write a little more if time permits.Blauereiterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04586402139998808450noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080969.post-60459971282238925592007-05-12T13:45:00.000+09:002007-05-12T13:58:24.557+09:00Freedom's official English (US) website is up here :http://www.bandaivisual.us/freedom/Just as I suspected they have completely removed all Nissin Cup Noodles elements; check out this previous post here. As far as spiffiness of web design is concerned, the Japan site is definitely the much better of the two.Blauereiterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04586402139998808450noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080969.post-12721119249073259672007-04-20T15:04:00.000+09:002007-04-24T21:35:05.504+09:00Screen caps from Freedom's 5th television commercial, airing on Japanwide TV from today on. ( 20th April ) You can watch it from Freedom's website by following the link below :http://freedom-project.jp/?filenumber=4018The theme song for this spot was initially Utada Hikaru's "Flavour of Life", but was changed during production to her latest single, "Kiss and Cry". In any case, I love both the Blauereiterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04586402139998808450noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080969.post-80773240279057454172007-04-17T18:42:00.000+09:002007-04-17T18:49:37.457+09:00My Mindgame ( Studio 4C ) dvd boxset, which I ordered immediately after watching the rented dvd. Its the biggest, baddest boxset I've ever bought. At around $100 singapore dollars, I dare say its somewhat of a bargain. The film itself, needless to say, is absolutely mindblowing.Blauereiterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04586402139998808450noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080969.post-28815290637474384022007-04-14T21:00:00.000+09:002007-04-15T10:19:30.967+09:00Freedom Committee's celebration parties are always the best time to catch up on some industry news and gossips, considering all of us are always buried under a ton of work on normal working days. Yesterday we were out celebrating the completion of Freedom's 5th television commercial that is to go live on Japan TV from the 20th April, I will post some pictures once press is released. Matsui-san, Blauereiterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04586402139998808450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080969.post-80053653265489979002007-04-04T02:13:00.000+09:002007-04-04T02:24:03.157+09:00What's Spring in Japan without some (pretty) pictures of Sakuras to show.Blauereiterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04586402139998808450noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080969.post-8476584326946223572007-03-27T15:11:00.000+09:002007-03-27T15:12:20.033+09:00Cover art for Freedom 3.Blauereiterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04586402139998808450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080969.post-17130794135779795822007-03-26T18:39:00.000+09:002007-03-26T19:47:46.115+09:00Respect for Production I.G's Ghost In The Shell Stand Alone Complex creative team; 26?! mind- blowing episodes that left me completely hooked and hungry for more. As far as quality of the production is concerned, if I may be allowed to translate in our local island colloquial; "biangz, dun play play." Hanpa ne-.Respect also, for Japanese photographer/filmmaker Ninagawa Mika. This lady has a near Blauereiterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04586402139998808450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080969.post-80760267901300006162007-03-21T20:48:00.000+09:002007-03-21T21:56:31.563+09:00Its confirmed: Freedom Project will be seeing its US release on the 26th of June 2007, with both DVD and HD DVD versions to be made available. I'm wondering how the entire marketing campaign for the US version will turn out should they remove the Nissin Cup Noodles elements, ( Freedom been a huge tie up animation project with the giant noodle company Nissin, a ubiquitious, household name here Blauereiterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04586402139998808450noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080969.post-22925333747801725252007-03-19T21:49:00.000+09:002007-03-20T14:53:40.964+09:00With the bulk of work for Freedom 3 completed there is finally some time to catch my breath before the rush sets in again when Freedom's TV commercial postpro starts, and not till that is finished may I, there are rumours abound, get a week off work. I think I'm just going to sprout wings and fly straight out of the studio when that actually happens.Anyway. I was fairly thrilled yesterday to Blauereiterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04586402139998808450noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080969.post-25278453007181644012007-03-18T19:08:00.000+09:002007-03-18T19:20:14.160+09:00I can't believe a trivial attempt to fix my broken blog archives ever since my migration to the new Blogger template left them in net limbo could escalate into a full fledged, multi-tasking mission to overhaul my blog, but there you are. New are the easy on the eyes Trebuchet MS typeset and a cleaner template, I've kept the page at 800 pixels so folks on 800x600 res can still browse comfortably. Blauereiterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04586402139998808450noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080969.post-79239261170786353962007-03-06T15:04:00.000+09:002007-03-06T15:14:30.225+09:00I've just gotten word from my chief Matsui-san that we will be working on the fifth installment of Freedom Project's television commercial which will be aired Japanwide. The past 4 spots have been done by our friends from Production IG ( Ghost In the Shell folks ) because we had to concentrate on the actual animation series. The theme song for the commercial by the way, is Utada Hikaru's latest Blauereiterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04586402139998808450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080969.post-45677615218335831672007-02-18T02:25:00.000+09:002007-02-18T02:39:48.889+09:00Designs for 2 separate full page ad spreads now appearing in various Japan magazines for the release of Freedom II, marvel comics style. Sajiki-san, our most talented illustrator, referenced old copies of Akira graphic novels previously published by Epic comics and emulated a smilar inking style. Sweet.Blauereiterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04586402139998808450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080969.post-17940175888736007542007-02-13T19:17:00.000+09:002007-02-12T13:54:52.521+09:00The ending credits for Freedom. That's me right there ! See it ? No ?My apologies...i'm just this excited little bloke.Blauereiterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04586402139998808450noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080969.post-36975830084576781602007-02-07T18:39:00.000+09:002007-02-07T19:42:03.384+09:00An eleventh hour approved 7 day vacation saw me jetting back to Singapore on the otherwise exorbitant SIA, the earliest flight I could book. One week is just too miserably short for chicken rice, barchomee, sambal stingray, kaya toasts squeezed in between 5 movies and dinner with old friends and family, I've hardly had a whiff of home and the next thing I knew I was packing my luggage.On the Blauereiterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04586402139998808450noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080969.post-1169614663184573722007-01-24T13:55:00.000+09:002007-01-24T13:57:43.196+09:00Cover art for Freedom 2 dvd.Blauereiterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04586402139998808450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080969.post-1169534243662871882007-01-23T14:48:00.000+09:002007-01-23T20:12:28.253+09:00Sitting in for a preview screening of Freedom 2 with the rest of my colleagues yesterday I was engulfed by a pang of surreality watching the scenes I had so painstakingly lighted for the past 2 months materialize in its final, finished form, complete with background art and effects. Calculating the number of shots I was assigned, I must have lighted about 1/4 of the entire episode, the rest Blauereiterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04586402139998808450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080969.post-1169036847257115892007-01-17T20:40:00.000+09:002007-01-17T21:37:33.116+09:00I swear, after watching Zack Snyder's dizzyingly intense trailer for his film 300 I almost wanted to leap out of that weary cubicle seat of my, hunt down the nearest gym and sign up for 2 lifetime memberships to start working out some serious abs. Well, almost, until the thoughts of Jiro ramen ( the biggest, baddest ramen you'll ever eat ) for lunch wafted my mind, certainly something as Blauereiterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04586402139998808450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080969.post-1168489219086692762007-01-11T12:53:00.000+09:002007-01-11T13:20:19.110+09:00I've got all three bikes parked in my garage, had them shined this morning too. All Illustrations by Sajiki-san, our character and concept designer, whose usually serious and calm demeanour vanishes inexplicably to be replaced by loud, gregarious laughs and silly antics everytime he gets into a conversation with Matsui-san, my lighting chief, who oddly enough displays the same affliction. Crazy Blauereiterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04586402139998808450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080969.post-1167727266236843602007-01-02T17:35:00.000+09:002007-01-02T17:41:06.253+09:00Those were some screencaps off the 4th 30 second spot for Freedom now playing on Japanese television. You can also catch it streaming from the official Freedom website here. Happy New Year folks !Blauereiterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04586402139998808450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080969.post-1167723895023405182007-01-02T16:10:00.000+09:002007-01-02T17:05:45.436+09:00Films Retrospect 2006Total tally for films watched in 2006 stands at 28 in theatres and 96 on dvds, making that 124 in all ( Click here to see the entire list ), down from 178 in 2005. This decline is largely due to a full 5 month hiatus from summer as I got bogged down by my film project and job search. Here are my top 10 favourite films viewed in 2006, in no particular merit.1)Pride and Blauereiterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04586402139998808450noreply@blogger.com0