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Masaki Takahashi | |
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高橋 正紀 | |
| Born | 1968 (age 55–56)[1] |
| Occupation(s) | CG director, visual effects artist, production manager |
| Years active | 1990–present |
Masaki Takahashi (高橋 正紀, Takahashi Masaki, born 1968)[1][2] is a Japanese CG director[3] and visual effects artist. He is also the second production manager at Shirogumi's Chōfu Studio.[4] For the film Godzilla Minus One (2023), Takahashi (alongside visual effects supervisor Takashi Yamazaki, visual effects director Kiyoko Shibuya, and visual effects compositor Tatsuji Nojima) won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects at the 96th Academy Awards.[5][6][7][8]
Takahashi began his career at Shirogumi in 1990 and has since worked on several films, video games, television dramas, and exhibitions.[4] Most notably, he has collaborated with famed filmmaker Takashi Yamazaki since his first film Juvenile in 2000.[4][9] In 2004, he became a lecturer at Kurashiki University of Science and the Arts.[1]
Filmography
[edit]Films
[edit]- Juvenile (2000)[9]
- Returner (2002) - Chief 3DCG artist[10]
- Always: Sunset on Third Street (2005)
- Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 (2007)
- Ballad (2009)
- Space Battleship Yamato (2010)
- Always: Sunset on Third Street '64 (2012)
- The Eternal Zero (2013)
- Parasyte: Part 1 (2014)
- Parasyte: Part 2 (2015)
- A Man Called Pirate (2016)
- Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura (2017)
- Code Blue: The Movie (2018) - VFX director [with Etsushi Sugawara][11]
- The Great War of Archimedes (2019)
- Godzilla Minus One (2023) - 3D CG director[9][12]
Video games
[edit]- Shadows of the Damned (2011)[9]
- Dark Souls III (2016)[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "「『寄生獣 完結編』におけるVFXメイキング」セミナー開催（ボーンデジタル）". CGWORLD.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "【イベント】Chase Your Dream! -夢を叶えたプロフェッショナル達- ｜海外・国内有名企業によるCGイベント 第3弾は株式会社白組が登壇". Shinagawa Keizai Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ Giardina, Carolyn (8 February 2024). "'Godzilla Minus One' VFX Oscar Nom Seemed to Be an "Unreachable" Goal". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ a b c "特別ディスカッション「白組×WORKAHOLIC×レノボ」、徹底追求！ デスクワークの生産性と快適性を最大化する要点". CGWORLD.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "The 96th Academy Awards (2024) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "Oscar Nominations 2024 List: Nominees by Category". ABC. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ Lewis, Hilary; Nordyke, Kimberly (23 January 2024). "Oscars: Full List of Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ Lang, Brent; Moreau, Jordan (10 March 2024). "'Oppenheimer' Reigns at Oscars With Seven Wins, Including Best Picture and Director: Full Winners List". Variety. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d e GODZILLA.OFFICIAL [@Godzilla_Toho] (23 February 2024). "Meet the four Oscar nominees behind Godzilla Minus One's Best Visual Effects nomination. Introducing Masaki Takahashi, 3D CG DIRECTOR.
He has been passionate about movies since his childhood. Since then, as a director, CG director, and CG artist, he has been involved with numerous films as well as video game promotional videos and commercials, such as "Dark Souls III" (2016), and "Shadows of the Damned" (2011). He has been working with Takashi Yamazaki since his debut "Juvenile" (2000)" (Tweet). Retrieved 2 March 2024 – via Twitter. - ^ "Returner". Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "劇場版コード・ブルー ドクターヘリ緊急救命". Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ Tangcay, Jazz (15 February 2024). "How 'Godzilla Minus One' Came Together With a $15 Million Budget and 35 VFX Artists — and Made Oscars History". Variety.
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