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Interview with Shinichiro Watanabe (Director: Kid’s Story and A Detective Story) from The Animatrix (2003)

September 6, 2012 Paul Martin 0

Archival interview with Shinichiro Watanabe from the official Matrix website. HISTORY MATRIX: How long have you been working in anime? WATANABE-SAN: I actually started as an Animation Producer, and it’s been about 12 years since […]

Interview with Akiko Saito (Computer Graphics Supervisor: A Detective Story) from The Animatrix (2003)

September 5, 2012 Paul Martin 0

Archival interview with Akiko Saito from the official Matrix website. MATRIX: How did you get involved in computer graphics? AKIKO-SAN: In university I studied animation production. The first studio I started working at was a […]

Interview with Koji Morimoto (Director: Beyond) from The Animatrix (2003)

September 4, 2012 Paul Martin 0

Archival interview with Koji Morimoto from the official Matrix website. MATRIX: Could you tell us about your background? MORIMOTO-SAN: I worked as an animator for ten years, since I was 20, but have recently shifted […]

Interview with Hiroshi Murakami (Computer Graphics Director: Kid’s Story) from The Animatrix (2003)

September 3, 2012 Paul Martin 0

Archival interview with Hiroshi Murakami from the official Matrix website. MATRIX: How did you get into animation? MURAKAMI-SAN: About 10 years ago, I saw a public television special on computer graphics. I always liked to […]

Interview with Yutaka Minowa (Animation Director, Character Design: Program) from The Animatrix (2003)

August 31, 2012 Paul Martin 0

Archival interview with Yutaka Minowa from the official Matrix website. MATRIX: How did you get started in anime work? MINOWA-SAN: When I finished high school I went to a design school for two years, and […]

Interview with Yusuki Hirota (Computer Graphics: Beyond) from The Animatrix (2003)

August 30, 2012 Paul Martin 0

Archival interview with Yusuki Hirota from the official Matrix website. MATRIX: How did you get into computers and anime? HIROTA-SAN: I originally went to university for mechanical engineering. After graduating I took a one-year course […]

Interview with Mahiro Maeda (Director: The Second Renaissance, Parts 1 & 2) – Part 2 – from The Animatrix (2003)

August 29, 2012 Paul Martin 0

Archival interview with Mahiro Maeda from the official Matrix website. MATRIX: We did our first interview back in November 2000; what has it been like, now that we’ve reached the end of production on SECOND […]

Interview with Shinji Hashimoto (Key Animator: A Detective Story; Character Design, Animation Director: Kid’s Story) from The Animatrix (2003)

August 28, 2012 Paul Martin 0

Archival interview with Shinji Hashimoto from the official Matrix website. MATRIX: What are some of the recent projects you’ve worked on? HASHIMOTO-SAN: On THE ANIMATRIX I worked with Watanabe-san on A DETECTIVE STORY and KID’S […]

Interview with Mahiro Maeda (Director: The Second Renaissance, Parts 1 & 2) from The Animatrix (2003)

August 27, 2012 Paul Martin 0

Archival interview with Mahiro Maeda from the official Matrix website. MATRIX: Could you talk a little bit about the films you have done. MAEDA-SAN: My most recent film is actually a series of films called […]

Interview with Mike Arias (Producer) about Kid’s Story from The Animatrix (2003)

August 24, 2012 Paul Martin 0

Archival interview with Mike Arias from the official Matrix website. MATRIX: Shinichiro Watanabe and yourself shot some digital video of Clayton Watson for KID’S STORY, which Watanabe-san is directing; could you describe why you did […]