Japanese Motion Graphic Creators 2013

From movies through to CG and hand-drawn animations, there are 100 motion graphic talents in this book. The 2013 edition of this mega-hit series is now available. The bundled DVD-ROM includes a 50-minute movie clip from the creators. The first part of the book looks at colleges in Japan offering motion picture courses such as Tama Art University, Musashino Art University, Tokyo University of the Arts, and IAMAS—all of which offer unique and flexible curriculums.

Author: Kurando Furuya,Yusuke Shouno, Natsumi Fujita

Price: 3,800 yen+tax (ISBN 978-4-86100-868-9)
Format: 184×257 mm /256 pages, Softcover with Jacket
Language: English-Japanese Bilingual / 23rd April 2013
Contain 1 DVD-ROM

FEATURE: SCHOOLS TO STUDY MOTION GRAPHICS

| 001 | Tama Art University
| 002 | Musashino Art University
| 003 | Kyoto Seika University
| 004 | Tokyo University of the Arts
| 005 | IAMAS
ARCHIVES OF WORK AND PROFILES
001 Shingo Abe／002 AC-bu／003 Hayato Ando／004 ANSWR／005 Fuyu Arai／006 Eri Asahi／007 Takuya Demura／008 EUPHRATES／009 Fantasista Utamaro／010 flapper3／011 Reina Hamane／012 HARDLOVE／013 Yuji Hariu／014 Daisuke Hashimoto／015 Shin Hashimoto／016 Satoru Higa／017 Hiroaki Higashi／018 Ryo Hirano／019 Shiho Hirayama／020 Nobuaki Hongo／021 HORSTON／022 Takuya Hosogane／023 Kazuma Ikeda／024 Ukyo Inaba／025 Taku Inoue／026 Genki Ito／027 Daisuke Izumi／028 Tomoyoshi Joko／029 Kensaku Kakimoto／030 Kamikazedouga／031 Ryu Kato／032 Masashi Kawamura／033 Kezzardrix／034 Natsuki Kida／035 Yasuhiro Kobari／036 KOO-KI／037 Satoshi Kuroda／038 kwgt／039 Teppei Maki／040 Daito Manabe／041 maxilla inc.／042 Akiyoshi Mishima／043 Naokazu Mitsuishi／044 Mirai Mizue／045 Yoriko Mizushiri／046 Aya Momose／047 Tatsuo Murai／048 Masatsugu Nagasoe／049 Steve Nakamura／050 Sayaka Nakane／051 Ayaka Nakata／052 NAKED inc.／053 Isao Nishigori／054 nukyu／055 Shota Oga／056 Takashi Ohashi／057 Ryu Okubo／058 ONIONSKIN／059 Keita Onishi／060 onnacodomo／061 Seishi Ono／062 Sou Ootsuki／063 Tomoko Oshima／064 POWER GRAPHOXX inc.／065 rapparu／066 RRRRRRRROLL／067 Wataru Saito／068 Shota Sakamoto／069 Kazuaki Seki／070 Kosai Sekine／071 Daihei Shibata／072 Takumi Shiga／073 Daisuke Shimada／074 Takaharu Shimizu／075 Yasuhiko Shimizu／076 Keiko Shiraishi／077 Yukihiro Shoda／078 Sota Sugahara／079 Akiko Takamatsu／080 Jun Tamukai／081 Katsuki Tanaka／082 Yusuke Tanaka／083 TANGE FILMS／084 Tetsuya Tatamitani／085 teamLab／086 Takafumi Tsuchiya（TAKCOM）／087 Koichiro Tsujikawa／088 TYMOTE／089 Atsushi Wada／090 Manami Wakai／091 WOW／092 Ryoji Yamada／093 Yuya Yamaguchi／094 Shishi Yamazaki／095 Show Yanagisawa／096 yang02／097 Yuko Yasunaga／098 YKBX／099  YOSHIMARUSHIN／100 YUKAI
CREATORS’ WORK PROFILES

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GIF BOOK a book about GIF animation

 "GIF" became the word selection of the year 2012 by Oxford English Dictionary. 25 years since born and 20 years since first posted in World Wide Web, GIF has been one of the long-lasting bit-mapped graphics file formats. Although the way to use it has been changing along the internet evolution, GIF is always developed a new expression as well as ensuring the popularity and the constant demand in the internet world that requires the speed and lightness of the communication. In this book, it introduces the wide GIF hisotry from internet culture to commercial GIF using representative samples of the era and including chronology, and shows the process of how top-creators make their GIF works. A good companion not only to know more deeply about GIF that is indispensable to web design, but also to create a variety of animation. 

The Author: Kurando Furuya, Kota Ishii
Price: 1,600 yen + tax (ISBN: 978-4-86100-863-4)
Format: 150 x 210 mm, 160 pages, Full color, Softcover with Jacket,
Language: Japanese/ Release date: 24th January 2013

Contents:
［History］
History of GIF animation 1
「Birth of GIF and its first trend」1987-2001
History of GIF animation 2
「Re-evaluated GIF format」2000-

［How to］
How to make GIF animation ／2D
「2D motion grpahic」by UKYO Inaba
「Drawing GIF animation」by Rapparu
How to make GIF animation ／2D advanced
「Mail decoration」by Tokori Morita
「Web and GIF」by Cooked
「Cut out a motion picture and GIF finalization」by Kazumasa Teshigawara
How to make GIF animation ／3D
「3D GIF animation object」by Kota Oga
「3D loop GIF animation」by TYMOTE Kota Iguchi
How to make GIF animation／movie
「Cinematic GIF」by Takehiro Goto
「Wiggle stereography」by Hiroshi Yoshinaga

［Column］
「GIF and you don't stop！」
「The GIF Connoisseur, that is you」
「Daily Portal Z International GIF Animation Award」　
「GIF as a new phenomenon」　
「GIF animation VJ and I」　
「A limitation called file foramts creates a new visual expression」
「About "Nakau" website」　

［Case］
「Levi's® × Wieden+Kennedy Tokyo」
「cornelius special site」
「GIF animation VJ software made by students」

「kuchiroro website」

GIF Chronology 1985-2012

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Japanese Motion Graphic Creators 2012

The latest practice and expression of selected 100 motion graphics creators in Japan. To overlook the motion pictures beyond genre, this book is a "2012 edition" must item  (including 50mins movie samples DVD). 

The opening feature is about "International Movie Festivals". It introduces important festivals from all over the world and contains from their history to latest screening information.

 

Author: Kurando Furuya,Yusuke Shouno, Natsumi Fujita
 Price: 3,800 yen+tax (ISBN 978-4-86100-824-5)
Format: 184×257 mm /256 pages, Softcover with Jacket
Language: English-Japanese Bilingual / 26th April 2012
Contain 1 DVD-ROM ( Contains 50mins creators' movie samples )

Contents：
FEATURE: INTERNATIONAL MOVIE FESTIVALS
001 onedotzero／002 The One Show／003 SIGGRARH Asia Computer Animation Festival／004 DOTMOV FESTIVAL／005 JAPAN MEDIA ARTS FESTIVAL／006 The Ottawa International Animation Festival／007 Hiroshima International Animation Festival／008 FUTURE FILM FESTIVAL／009 Annecy International Animation Film Festival／010 Sónar／011 Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia／012 Cannes Lions Internaional Festival of Creativity／013 PromaxBDA／014 ARS ELECTRONICA／015 Vimeo Festival + Awards／FESTIVALS CALENDAR

ARCHIVES OF WORK AND PROFILES
001 AC-bu／002 aircord／003 Hayato Ando／004 ANSWR／005 Eri Asahi／006 Takuya Demura／007 digidelic inc.／008 EDP graphic works Co., Ltd.／009 ELECTRONIK／010 EUPHRATES／011 Fantasista Utamaro／012 Kentaro Hagiwara／013 Reina Hamane／014 Daisuke Hashimoto／015 Satoru Higa／016 Hiroaki Higashi／017 Ryo Hirano／018 HORSTON／019 Takuya Hosogane／020 Kazuma Ikeda／021 Mari Inaba／022 Shoko Ise／023 Hiroyasu Ishida／024 Gabin Ito／025 Kensaku Kakimoto／026 Sojiro Kamatani／027 Hideyuki Katsumata／028 Jun Kawaguchi／029 Masashi Kawamura／030 Natsuki Kida／031 Junji Kojima／032 KOO-KI／033 Satoshi Kuroda／034 Ryoichi Kurokawa／035 lipogram／036 Teppei Maki／037 Daito Manabe／038 maxilla inc.／039 Akiyoshi Mishima／040 Takuma Miyamoto／041 Akira Miyanaga／042 Yoriko Mizushiri／043 Masatsugu Nagasoe／044 Kouhei Nakama／045 Takeshi Nakamura／046 nicographics／047 Isao Nishigori／048 Akinori Okada／049 Noriko Okaku／050 Masanori Okamoto／051 Keita Onishi／052 onnacodomo／053 Seishi Ono／054 Sou Ootsuki／055 POWER GRAPHIXX inc.／056 rakudasan／057 SAIGO NO SHUDAN／058 Jin Saito／059 Wataru Saito／060 Shota Sakamoto／061 Kazuaki Seki／062 Kosai Sekine／063 Daihei Shibata／064 Go Shibata／065 Takumi Shiga／066 Daisuke Shimada／067 Seiichiro Shimizu／068 Yasuhiko Shimizu／069 Yukihiro Shoda／070 Yoshihide Sodeoka／071 Sota／072 Shun'ichi SUGE／073 Kousuke Sugimoto／074 Kent Takahashi／075 Akiko Takamatsu／076 Naoki Takano／077 Jun Tamukai／078 Hidenobu Tanabe／079 Katsuki Tanaka／080 Yusuke Tanaka／081 TANGE FILMS／082 Atsushi Tani／083 Akihiko Taniguchi／084 teamLab／085 Kazumasa Teshigawara／086 THE DIRECTORS GUILD／087 Takafumi Tsuchiya（TAKCOM）／088 Koichiro Tsujikawa／089 Takeshi Tsunehashi／090 Masato Tsutsui／091 TYMOTE／092 ucnv／093 Wataru Uekusa／094 wakamura P／095 WOW／096 Daichi Yasuda／097 Takahiro Yasuda／098 YKBX a.k.a Masaki Yokobe／099 Kohei Yoshino／100 ZUMI

CREATORS’ WORK PROFILES

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Tips & Ideas for D.I.Y. Motion Graphics

This is a spin-off book of "Japanese Motion Graphic Creators 100". Let’s learn from the the creators! This book teaches you know-how utilizing ideas, great tips from the professionals.Today, there are many motion graphics teemingly, what a creator really needs is “idea” and “DIY spirit” to accomplish great works. The popular creators from "Japanese Motion Graphic Creators 100" will show you their making processes and ideas of various types of Motion Graphics such as classic illustration animation, motion capture, gravitation computing in 3D software, and programming works.

Editor: KURANDO FURUYA
ISBN 978-4-86100-791-0
Retail Price: 2,800 yen + tax
Format : 182×257 mm, 204 pages ( Full Color ), Softcover with jacket
Release date: 25th October 2011

Contents
"Basic DIY"
1 Frash-ish Animation / Character Animation Synchronize music ( Shota Sakamoto )
2 Hand-drawing Animation / Simple and Fetish Style ( Yoriko Mizushiri )
3 cutout animation / DIY at home ( Mari Inaba )
4 Motion Capture / Low-cost Kinect motion capture ( Sota Sugahara )
5 GIF Animation / benefit of GIF Animation ( Yuya Yamaguchi ) 6 Motion Graphics / Logo to motion ( TYMOTE )

"Intermediate - Applied DIY"
7 Water-color Animation / Animation made of CG and a bit of water-color ( Ryo Hirano )
8 morphing Animation / ideas and morphing ( Koh Kamejima )

"Advance - Special techniques DIY : If you try, you will find out you can do it"
9 Motion Graphics Collage / low fidelity motion graphics using with data moshing ( Sou Ootsuki )
10 postrecording / ultimate DIY, challenging postrecording of motion graphics ( AC-bu )
11 Simple 3D Motion Graphics / utilizing textures of Simple 3D ( Takuya Hosogane )
12 CG with texture / let's create CG which has textures with a difference. ( TEAMLAB Inc. )
13 VJ / VJ using not only PC but video cartridge ( VIDEO BOY )

"Teamwork DIY - What team work can accomplish"
14 Ustream / Let's broad your work through internet ( Space dept. of Hobo Nikkan Itoi Shinbun )
15 Planning on motion graphics / produce music video ( Gabin Ito )
16 Studio MV shooting / MV made by flash of a camera ( Masatsugu Nagasoe, Masaki Kawamura, Qanta Shimizu )
17 live-action and CG / facility utilizing CG texture maximum ( Koichiro Tsujikawa )

"Techinical DIY - Essentials of programming"
18 Motion Graphic Programming / Programming to generate theme of motion graphics ( Kazumasa Teshigawara )
19 Motion Graphics Programming / Synchronize music and motion graphics by programming ( Takashi Yamaguchi )

20 Let's broadcast your original motion graphics.

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123 Royalty-Free Background Motion Pictures [NEO]

At last! A sequel to the hit book "123 Royalty-Free Background Motion Pictures".
Here you will find an immense sample of background movies -123 of them! - that are very easy to use. Even more convenient…These samples are applicable to 16:9 widescreen too.
For professionals, but also for YouTube and Nico Nico Douga beginners searching a place to post movies.

ISBN：978-4-86100-788-0
Price: 2,800 yen + tax
Format: 182 x 230 mm, 176page (Full color), Softcover with jacket.
Includes:DVD-ROM x 1 MP4（H264/960x540/fps30）AVI（DV-NTSC/720x480/fps30）
21th September 2011 Author: ES...（Molojun）

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Japanese Motion Graphic Creators 100

This is a yearbook of 100 Japanese Motion Graphic Creators, listing their works, profiles and contact details and comes with a sample DVD of their works. Readers only need to look at this book to view the latest motion graphic scenes!


Price: 3,800 yen + tax
Format: 164 x 246 mm (Full Color) Softcover with Jacket
Language: English-Japanese Bilingual
Contain 1 DVD ( Contains Movies, Music and Interactive contents)

Japanese Motion Graphic Creators 2011

Projection mapping techniques, datamosh, Ustream, 3D, AR ,etc...this book shows you the latest projects, and you can actually check their sample works for an hour by the attached DVD, moreover, featuring 5 projects of live motion graphics / directions at the end of the book. This is a mush have book for motion graphics enthusiast as you can overview of the latest and cross-genre motion graphics.

Format: 182 x 257 mm, 256 pages (Full color), Softcover with Jacket
Language: English-Japanese bilingual / Release Date: 25th April 2011

Japanese Motion Graphic Creators 2010

Pages:256, ISBN 978-4-86100-710-1, DVD: 1hour

Japanese Motion Graphic Creators 2009

Pages: 256, ISBN: 978-4-86100-643-2 DVD: 53 Works / 56 mins

Japanese Motion Graphic Creators 2008

Pages: 256, ISBN: 978-4-86100-576-3 DVD: 49 Works / 58 mins

Japanese Motion Graphic Creators 2007

Pages: 256,ISBN: 978-4-86100-500-8 DVD: 47 Works / 50 mins

Japanese Motion Graphic Creators

Pages: 272, ISBN: 978-4-86100-362-8 DVD: 57 Works / 60 mins

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