Starting Point: 1979-1996
Starting Point: 1979-1996 by Hayao Miyazaki, published by VIZ Media LLC on April 8, 2014, is a comprehensive collection of essays, interviews, and memoirs that delve into the early career of the renowned filmmaker. This edition spans 462 pages and is presented in English. It explores Miyazaki’s childhood roots, his theories on animation, and the establishment of Studio Ghibli, providing insights into the formative years that shaped his legendary contributions to the world of anime.
Readers will find a detailed account of Miyazaki’s journey from a salaried animator to a visionary director, highlighting his experiences and challenges within the manga and animation industries. The book emphasizes the significance of creativity and the importance of realizing childhood dreams through the medium of animation. With subjects ranging from art and popular culture to biography and performing arts, Starting Point: 1979-1996 serves as both a personal narrative and a tribute to the art of storytelling through moving images.
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Japan’s most popular filmmaker speaks on life, love, and the world of anime.
The Starting Point…of the Greatest Career in Animation HistoryIn the first two decades of his career, filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki laid the groundwork for his legendary movies. Starting Point is a collection of essays, interviews, and memoir that go back to the roots of Miyazaki’s childhood, the formulation of his theories of animation, and the founding of Studio Ghibli.Before directing such acclaimed films as Spirited Away, Miyazaki was just another salaried animator, but with a vision of his own. Follow him as he takes his first steps on the road to success, experience his frustrations with the manga and animation industries that often suffocate creativity, and realize the importance of bringing the childhood dreams of the world to life.Starting Point: 1979-1996 is not just a chronicle of the life of a man whose own dreams have come true, it is a tribute to the power of the moving image.
In the first two decades of his career, filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki laid the groundwork for his legendary movies. Starting Point is a collection of essays, interviews, and memoirs that go back to the roots of Miyazaki’s childhood, the formulation of his theories of animation, and the founding of Studio Ghibli.
Before directing such acclaimed films as Spirited Away, Miyazaki was just another salaried animator, but with a vision of his own. Follow him as he takes his first steps on the road to success, experience his frustrations with the manga and animation industries that often suffocate creativity, and realize the importance of bringing the childhood dreams of the world to life.
Starting Point: 1979-1996 is not just a chronicle of the life of a man whose own dreams have come true, it is a tribute to the power of the moving image.
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