Officially started

I have now started my 3rd year project.

This year I will be doing two things, a 3d scene with trailer and a 6000 word dissertation.

for my 3d scene I will be re creating a scene from the Ryu Murakami novel "in the miso soup".
The scene will be set in a back alley of Kabukicho in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. The scene will be set in the rain and it will have one of the main characters from the book, Frank, standing outside of an arcade. The reason for this is that in the book this scene is the first point where the main character, Kenji, starts to have doubts about whether Frank could be a killer or not. Frank is a white and stocky overweight American who is wearing a suit and has unusual skin, like he has synthetic skin or severe scars. I think that this scene will be good to capture the sense of unease that is prominent throughout the book. I decided that if it was set in the rain the lights from the arcade would be more dramatic and this would give better results for the scene. My idea for the trailer is to start behind Frank with quotes from the book appearing and disappearing, voicing kenji’s concern. I may have audio clips of a voice saying the quotes as well but I am not sure of this yet. The camera will zoom into frank from behind with a dramatic silhouette and it will then come around in from of Frank to show a murderous glare on his face. This is a reference from the book because Frank gets a deadly glare on his face and looks like he’s ready to murder. This is one of the main things that makes Kenji think that he is a Killer. The book is filled with tension and uncertainty and these are the emotions that I am hoping to re create in my scene.

For my dissertation I will be continuing my research from last year on "why people create bonds with fictional characters." This title may change depending on what research I can do. I may include why people create bonds with fictional environments as well but I'm not sure yet.

For my research I have got into contact with a guy in Japan called Patrick Galbraith ( of otaku2.com) and he spends his days dressed as Goku from Dragonball Z, and shows people around the popular "geek district" in Japan called Akihabara.

He has agreed to do an interview with me and hopefully this will give some good results. I am glad he has agreed to this becuase I would like to know more about him and why he does it.

This year should be fun and I hope you enjoy reading what I will be doing.