“Kitaro The Movie” by Nagamine

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Title:


    Kitaro The Movie

Length:


    4:02

Director(s):


Description:


    This full-3D animation originated from the comic story called “Kitaro in the Graveyard.” We designed various Japanese-style monsters (yokai) in 3D and tried to transfer the treasure of the Japanese painting style into this visual image.

Hardware:


    HARDWARE: PC/Intel dual 2.8 GHz CPU, 2 GB RAM. Graphics card: Quadro
    980X.

Software:


    SOFTWARE DEVELOPER: Modeling: Maya 4.0. Animation, rendering, and dynamics: Maya 4.0.
    Compositing: After Effects 5.5. OS: Widows 2000.

Additional Contributors:


    Producer: Shinji Shimizu
    Contributors: Toei Animasion Co., LTD.

Additional Information:


    PRODUCTION
    Modeling: Subdivision surfaces. Rendering technique used most: Maya renderer. Average CPU time for rendering per frame: five min- utes. Total production time: 60 days.

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