STORIES
SAY SAY FT. ASDIS
2020 //
_ SYNPOSIS
Beat up and shaken by family trouble, YSA is chased through the streets and arcades of Tokyo, ending up cornered. Caught in danger, NOMEV fuses with YSA and reveals their combined, true self amidst a blood bath.
_ ROLE
CREATIVE DIRECTION
STORYBOARD
EDIT
VFX
FILM
_ CAPTURE
Envisioned across multiple continents and brought to life in Tokyo, the film captures the unique spirit of Tokyo; from neon-lit backstreet to vibrant arcades.
_ PROCESS
In the making of ‘Stories’, we decided to take a unique filmmaking approach: to narrate the story through the eyes of NOMEV, the hovering evil deity that inhibits our protagonist YSA.
Being a spirit, the camera needed to reflect this unique quality in its movement.
With the conceptional team in Europe and the production team in Tokyo, we crafted a storyboard that outlines the carefully planned camera moves in minute detail.
_ STORYBOARD
_ ILLUSTRATION
In parallel, we worked with illustrator Mehdi Aouichaoui (Dragonball, My Hero Acadamia)
to bring to life the character YSA/NOMEV revealed in the final scene’s blood bath.
_ BEHIND THE SCENES
As captured by Thomas Beswick.
_ CREDITS
MUSIC _ SAY SAY FT. ASDIS
CREATIVE & PROJECT DIRECTION _ SAGE MOREI / HORIZON LAB
CREATIVE DIRECTION & SCRIPT _ SUSANNNE JUNGHANS
DIRECTION _ JAMES LATIMER
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY _ MIKUL ERIKSSON
EDIT _ SAGE MOREI / HORIZON LAB
SOUND _ SAGE MOREI / HORIZON LAB
COLOR _ PARKER JARVIE / COMPANY THREE
C03 PRODUCER _ BLAKE RICE
CHARACTER DESIGN & ANIMATION _ MEHDI AOUICHAOUI
ANIMATION PRODUCER _ JENNY FENG, MR POSITIVE TOKYO
COMPOSITOR _ SIN SOONGKWAN
GAFFER _ JUN TANAKA
BEST BOY _ MAKOTO KASHIWAKURA
ELECTRICS _ HIDEYUKI HANYA
STEADICAM _ KOJI SCOTT ISHIDA
1ST AC _ RILO
2ND AC _ YUJIS SUZUKI
LOCATION SOUND _ STEVEN LEFEVER
PRODUCTION MANAGER & AD _ RISA NAKATOMI
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT _ RYO OHIRA, YOSHIFUMI OGAWA
ART DIRECTION _ AGNES NATA
LOCATIONS _ YU INOSE, TATSURO NAKAMURA
CASTING DIRECTOR _ TAKA RESAKA
YSA _ YO (PUMP)
MOTHER _ MAMA LULI
BROTHER _ JIN TAIRA
BULLIES _ UFO, SHIMIZUMASH, CHAM
MUA _ YURIKA MAKINO
MUA + _ HIROYUKI TAKAHASHI
STYLIST _ TAKAFUMI YAO
ACTION COORDINATOR _ KAZUYA SHIMIZU
WIRE COORDINATOR _ TOMOAKI KAWASUMI