HAPIVERI Magazine

Universal Themes in Welles’s Films: Applying Power and Loneliness to Video Production

Universal Themes in Welles’s Films: Applying Po...

A central theme throughout Orson Welles’s work is the relationship between power and corruption. He repeatedly portrayed people led astray and ultimately destroyed after gaining immense power. In *Citizen Kane*,...

Universal Themes in Welles’s Films: Applying Po...

A central theme throughout Orson Welles’s work is the relationship between power and corruption. He repeatedly portrayed people led astray and ultimately destroyed after gaining immense power. In *Citizen Kane*,...

Toru Takemitsu's Film Music: Applying Silence and Sound to Video Production

Toru Takemitsu's Film Music: Applying Silence a...

Toru Takemitsu (1930–1996) was born in Tokyo in 1930 and spent part of his childhood in Dalian, in what was then Manchuria, China. The war ended during his adolescence, and...

Toru Takemitsu's Film Music: Applying Silence a...

Toru Takemitsu (1930–1996) was born in Tokyo in 1930 and spent part of his childhood in Dalian, in what was then Manchuria, China. The war ended during his adolescence, and...

Atsuhiko Suwa’s Film Expression: Applying an International Perspective to Corporate Video

Atsuhiko Suwa’s Film Expression: Applying an In...

International Filmmaker Atsuhiko Suwa: His Influence on Japanese Cinema and Legacy for the Next Generation Innovating Realism in Japanese Cinema Atsuhiko Suwa’s influence is closely tied to a reconsideration of...

Atsuhiko Suwa’s Film Expression: Applying an In...

International Filmmaker Atsuhiko Suwa: His Influence on Japanese Cinema and Legacy for the Next Generation Innovating Realism in Japanese Cinema Atsuhiko Suwa’s influence is closely tied to a reconsideration of...

Director Shinji Higuchi's Creative Range: Applying Animation and Live Action to Video Production

Director Shinji Higuchi's Creative Range: Apply...

Shinji Higuchi's life in moving images extends far beyond special effects. He entered film in 1984 as an assistant creating monster suits for 'Godzilla,' later joined Hideaki Anno and others...

Director Shinji Higuchi's Creative Range: Apply...

Shinji Higuchi's life in moving images extends far beyond special effects. He entered film in 1984 as an assistant creating monster suits for 'Godzilla,' later joined Hideaki Anno and others...

Lessons from Director Shinji Higuchi’s Major Films: Applying Special Effects and Composition to Video Production

Lessons from Director Shinji Higuchi’s Major Fi...

Shinji Higuchi became widely known in special effects through his work as special-effects director on the three Heisei-era *Gamera* films made from 1995 to 1999. Teaming with director Shusuke Kaneko...

Lessons from Director Shinji Higuchi’s Major Fi...

Shinji Higuchi became widely known in special effects through his work as special-effects director on the three Heisei-era *Gamera* films made from 1995 to 1999. Teaming with director Shusuke Kaneko...

Takeshi Kitano's Influence on Japanese Culture: Social Commentary Through Film

Takeshi Kitano's Influence on Japanese Culture:...

Takeshi Kitano's work as a filmmaker has left particularly notable achievements in his contribution to Japanese cinema. His most significant accomplishment was helping prompt an overseas reassessment of Japanese film...

Takeshi Kitano's Influence on Japanese Culture:...

Takeshi Kitano's work as a filmmaker has left particularly notable achievements in his contribution to Japanese cinema. His most significant accomplishment was helping prompt an overseas reassessment of Japanese film...