東京藝術大学大学院映像研究科アニメーション専攻 第一期生修了作品集2010

In the spring of 2008, the Animation Department of the Graduate School of Film and New Media was established in Yokohama. After two years, a DVD compiling the first 11 graduation works has been completed. (An accompanying booklet includes photographs of the works and creators, along with introductions in both Japanese and English.) Included Works: *Yotsuya Iroha* by Nana Anzai *The Gift of the Wise Man* by Toshikazu Ishii *The Collector's Walk* by Akiko Omi *Until I Put on My Clothes* by Aiko Kitamura *The Woman Who Stole Fingers* by Saori Ginmoku *The Possessed Top* by Miki Tanaka *A Frog on Compulsive Order* by Shino Nagasaki *CLIMBER* by Masashi Nonaka *PapA* by Kumi Matsui *Googuri Googuri* by Yoshiko Misumi *The Pig Who Didn't Understand* by Jun Wada These 11 titles employ a wide range of techniques, from drawing and puppetry to mixed media and experimental approaches, with themes that are equally diverse. The rich sound design, created with the cooperation of the university's Department of Musical Creativity and the Environment, adds depth to these visual worlds. Though young and unpolished, these 11 highly original perspectives represent the students' two-year exploration—a "dialogue with animation expression." The resulting collection of short works liberates us from the familiar image of "anime" and hints at a freer, vaster stage of "ANIMATION" expression. "Animation" as short film is now gaining worldwide attention. We invite you to experience these works from our Animation Department, which received the 2010 Best School Award at Zagreb, one of the four major international animation film festivals.