{"id":418072,"date":"2022-03-18T16:16:17","date_gmt":"2022-03-18T13:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-technique-behind-the-masterpiece\/"},"modified":"2022-03-18T16:16:17","modified_gmt":"2022-03-18T13:16:17","slug":"the-technique-behind-the-masterpiece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-technique-behind-the-masterpiece\/","title":{"rendered":"#The Technique Behind the Masterpiece"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2950356c440\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2950356c440\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-technique-behind-the-masterpiece\/#%E2%80%9CThe_Technique_Behind_the_Masterpiece%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;The Technique Behind the Masterpiece&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-technique-behind-the-masterpiece\/#Watch_%E2%80%9CThe_Techniques_That_Gave_Akira_Its_Unprecedented_Quality%E2%80%9D\" >Watch \u201cThe Techniques That Gave Akira Its Unprecedented Quality\u201d:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-technique-behind-the-masterpiece\/#Who_made_this\" >Who made this?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-technique-behind-the-masterpiece\/#More_videos_like_this\" >More videos like this<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CThe_Technique_Behind_the_Masterpiece%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;The Technique Behind the Masterpiece&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<pre><code>     &lt;span class=\"mx-1\"&gt;To this day, no other animated feature looks quite like Katsuhiro \u00d4tomo\u2019s 1988 masterpiece.&lt;\/span&gt;\n&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;div id=\"\"&gt;\n\n\n\n                &lt;figure class=\"sf-entry-featured-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> \"&gt;\n            &lt;img width=\"700\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/akira.jpg\" class=\"articlethumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"Akira\"\/&gt;                                    &lt;p&gt;\n                    &lt;span class=\"sf-entry-flag sf-entry-flag-creditline\"&gt;Toho&lt;\/span&gt;\n\n                        &lt;\/figure&gt;\n\n    &lt;!-- START BYLINE --&gt;\n    &lt;div class=\"row align-items-center justify-content-center my-4 text-center medium dark-gray\"&gt;\n        By\u00a0Meg Shields\u00a0\u00b7 Published on March 18th, 2022 \n        &lt;\/div&gt;\n    &lt;!-- END BYLINE --&gt;\n\n    &lt;em&gt;Welcome to The Queue \u2014 your daily distraction of curated video content sourced from across the web. Today, we\u2019re watching a video essay that explores the animation techniques that give the 1988 <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/anime-manga\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"6\" title=\"Anime || Manga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">anime<\/a> film Akira its unprecedented visual quality.&lt;\/em&gt;\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<hr\/>\n<p>Of the number of expletives that rush through your head the first time you witness <strong>Katsuhiro \u00d4tomo<\/strong>\u2018s 1988 masterpiece\u00a0<strong><em>Akira<\/em><\/strong>, one, surely, must be this: \u201cf**k this looks good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To put it bluntly: no animated film looks like <em>Akira<\/em>. From its opening moments, the scale, staggering detail, and cinematic visual storytelling are undeniable. A gargantuan explosion swallows up the dwarfed metropolis of Tokyo; our intrepid hero, Kaneda, flicks through the warm glow of a glittering jukebox. Motorcycles leave glowing long-exposure trails simmering in their wake. It is immediately <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>arent: there\u2019s something special about how this (highly influential) film was animated.<\/p>\n<p>Without saying too much (because while this film is nearly 35 years old, I\u2019m in no position to give up its secrets),\u00a0<em>Akira\u00a0<\/em>follows a young teen whose best friend accidentally crosses paths with a top-secret military project.<\/p>\n<p>Believe it or not (and it\u2019s <em>very<\/em> hard to believe),\u00a0<em>Akira\u00a0<\/em>was \u00d4tomo\u2019s animated feature film debut.<\/p>\n<p>Based on his own 1982 manga of the same name, the film is unusually ambitious for an anime feature of its time, and as the video essay below details, a number of interlocking factors contributed to its quality. While many of these largely fall under the \u201cKatsuhiro \u00d4tomo being an absolute maniac\u201d clause, some factors are more tangible (if equally odd): shooting on 70mm, pre-scoring the voice-actor performances, intentionally mimicking live-action cinematography, and refusing to cheat or cut corners in any way.<\/p>\n<p>But seeing is believing, so without further ado, enjoy the following insight into why\u00a0<em>Akira\u00a0<\/em>looks so damn good:<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Watch_%E2%80%9CThe_Techniques_That_Gave_Akira_Its_Unprecedented_Quality%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Watch \u201cThe Techniques That Gave Akira Its Unprecedented Quality\u201d:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Techniques That Gave AKIRA Its Unprecedented Quality\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pEa_F0xk_5k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_made_this\"><\/span>Who made this?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\" data-inc=\"3\">This video essay on why\u00a0<em>Akira<\/em>\u2018s attention to detail is so remarkable is by <strong>CinemaTyler<\/strong>.\u00a0The Brooklyn-based creator has been providing some of the most in-depth analyses of auteur-driven cinema on YouTube for some time now. You can check out their YouTube channel\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/cinematyler\">here<\/a>. CinemaTyler\u2019s\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2GHPiTlqcPA&amp;list=PLGciYgiR4atFzyLnEhhIN-Uo24DGtrKzz\">scholarship on Stanley Kubrick<\/a>, particularly\u00a0<em>2001: A Space Odyssey<\/em>, is noteworthy, and absolutely worth seeking out.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"More_videos_like_this\"><\/span>More videos like this<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<pre><code>    Related Topics: Akira, Animation, The Queue\n    &lt;!-- AUTHOR BOX --&gt;\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<div class=\"gray-bg p-4 border small mb-5\">\n<div class=\"row align-items-center text-md-center\">\n<div class=\"col-md-2\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/meg.jpg\" class=\"circle img-fluid\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md\">\n            Meg Shields is the humble farm boy of your dreams and a senior contributor at Film School Rejects. She currently runs three columns at FSR: The Queue, How&#8217;d They Do That?, and Horrorscope. She is also a curator for One Perfect Shot and a freelance writer for hire. Meg can be found screaming about John Boorman&#8217;s &#8216;Excalibur&#8217; on Twitter here: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheWorstNun\">@TheWorstNun<\/a>. (She\/Her).        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<pre><code>    &lt;!-- START RECOMMENDED READING 1 --&gt;\n                                &lt;section class=\"recommended py-5\"&gt;\n            &lt;h3&gt;Recommended Reading&lt;\/h3&gt;\n\n\n        &lt;\/section&gt;\n            &lt;!-- END RECOMMENDED READING --&gt;\n\n\n\n\n&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"&gt;&lt;\/script&gt;\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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