I just watched an interesting 9-part youtube video about sakuga animation (e.g. extremely high-quality key animation, often by only one animator).
Here it is in case anyone's interested:
- 1/9: Intro & Nakamura: Grandmaster Fight Animator: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Pm8AYpOJMw
- 2/9: The Japanese Animation Process in a Nutshell: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bKIDJQuKHg
- 3/9: Japanese Animation History, from Mori to Otsuka to Kanada: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTVGeGLhDis
- 4/9: Hiroyuki Imaishi: Kanada to the Extreme: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZl8I3Q9OLc
- 5/9: Ichiro Itano and the Missile Circus Revolution: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxHYf35rJa8
- 6/9: Shinya Ohira's Surrealist Animation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41syYubRKfc
- 7/9: Mistsu Iso and New Realism: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpYoetH95nQ
- 8/9: Web Generation Animators: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iIum5Raxyo
- 9/9: Why Animation Matters in Anime: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85W561aadzs
Related links:
- Post where I originally got the info:
http://www.bluegartr.com/threads/105902 ... ost4875433 - Fate/Zero Promotional Video 1 (HD)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQBUfCYniCY
- It's surprisingly difficult to find the actual anime opening sequence on youtube - Fate/Zero legit stream (subbed)
http://ch.nicovideo.jp/channel/fate-zero
- Only has the latest episode (currently 6)
- Opening starts at ~1:12; you probably want to pause and let it buffer
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