HAPIVERI Magazine

Video Production That Makes Use of Improvisation: Team Collaboration and Direction Basics

Video Production That Makes Use of Improvisatio...

Landis is a hands-on director who trusts actors' improvisation and energy. Working with SNL-connected Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi, he translated the theatrical exhilaration of music and laughter blending together...

Video Production That Makes Use of Improvisatio...

Landis is a hands-on director who trusts actors' improvisation and energy. Working with SNL-connected Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi, he translated the theatrical exhilaration of music and laughter blending together...

Robert Altman's Ensemble Drama: Applying Multi-Character Structure to Corporate Video

Robert Altman's Ensemble Drama: Applying Multi-...

Released in 1975, 'Nashville' fundamentally transformed the concept of ensemble drama in film. Set in Nashville, the home of country music, its five-day story woven by as many as twenty-four...

Robert Altman's Ensemble Drama: Applying Multi-...

Released in 1975, 'Nashville' fundamentally transformed the concept of ensemble drama in film. Set in Nashville, the home of country music, its five-day story woven by as many as twenty-four...

The Mythic Structure of 'Star Wars': Applying Story Design to Video Production

The Mythic Structure of 'Star Wars': Applying S...

One reason George Lucas's 'Star Wars' series is loved worldwide is the classical mythic structure beneath it. From childhood, Lucas was strongly drawn to television serials such as 'Flash Gordon'...

The Mythic Structure of 'Star Wars': Applying S...

One reason George Lucas's 'Star Wars' series is loved worldwide is the classical mythic structure beneath it. From childhood, Lucas was strongly drawn to television serials such as 'Flash Gordon'...

Shinji Higuchi's Special-Effects Expression: Applying Planning and Filming to Corporate Videos

Shinji Higuchi's Special-Effects Expression: Ap...

Born in 1965, Shinji Higuchi entered the film industry immediately after high school as an assistant sculpting monster suits for 1984's The Return of Godzilla. This was a golden age...

Shinji Higuchi's Special-Effects Expression: Ap...

Born in 1965, Shinji Higuchi entered the film industry immediately after high school as an assistant sculpting monster suits for 1984's The Return of Godzilla. This was a golden age...

Gakuryu Ishii's Major Works and Their Significance in Film History

Gakuryu Ishii's Major Works and Their Significa...

Sogo Ishii changed his name to Gakuryu Ishii in 2010 and entered a new creative phase. Notable works after the change include The Flower of Shanidar (2013) and Bitter Honey...

Gakuryu Ishii's Major Works and Their Significa...

Sogo Ishii changed his name to Gakuryu Ishii in 2010 and entered a new creative phase. Notable works after the change include The Flower of Shanidar (2013) and Bitter Honey...

Gakuryu Ishii's Visual Expression: Applying the Ideas of Independent Film to Video Production

Gakuryu Ishii's Visual Expression: Applying the...

Gakuryu Ishii (formerly known as Sogo Ishii) has continually challenged conventions in visual expression and established his place as an unconventional filmmaker in Japanese cinema. He is said to have...

Gakuryu Ishii's Visual Expression: Applying the...

Gakuryu Ishii (formerly known as Sogo Ishii) has continually challenged conventions in visual expression and established his place as an unconventional filmmaker in Japanese cinema. He is said to have...