Hayao Mayazaki- Artist Research

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 Hayao Mayazaki: Artist Research


Background:  Hayao Mayazaki is a Japanese Animator and Director from Tokyo. His career began as an Animator at the studio ' Toei Dougo' in 1963. Throughout his career he has produced a variety of films such as: Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, Porco Rosso and Ponyo. 

Who were his Influences?: Mayazaki is influenced by other well known artists and directors. These people include: Nick Park, Roald Dahl, Ursula K.Le  Guin and Antoine de Saint-Exupery. 

Style/Median: His drawing style has a combination of both Japanese and American elements. However, most of the work he produces has an anime style. The materials that he mainly uses for his illustrations and storyboards are watercolours and pencils. 

Who is the audience?: Based on Hayao Mayazaki's films and art, there is no specific target audience. Even though many of his films are targeted towards a younger age range, this does not mean that people of other age ranges can't enjoy his creative films and characters. 

5 Interesting Facts about Hayao Mayazaki:

1. He never starts his films with a script.

2. He doesn't like to receive awards for his films.

3. When working on his films, he never knows how they will end.

4. He has retired twice. The first time he retired was in 1997 after making his film ' Princess Mononoke'. The second time he retired was in 2013 but he came out of retirement in 2016. 

5. Mayazaki's studio, 'Studio Ghilbli', mainly uses hand- drawn animation. The studio uses some CGI techniques but only 10% of this ends up in the films final version. Even the waves in the film 'Ponyo' are hand drawn. 

 


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