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powerful and renowned Osamu Tezuka, whose TV series and manga were exported worldwide. Miyazaki had a serious case of “anxiety of influence;” because of this, it wasn’t until 1963 when he graduated and was appointed as an animator for Toei Animation Studios that Miyazaki developed his own illustration style (Cavallaro…

There are many movies that choose to stick with in a certain persons mind from childhood. Japan’s Studio Ghibli has created many fond memories of magical adventures for adults and children since its creation, and Studio Ghibli’s “Spirited Away” is no exception. Released on September 20th, 2002, and directed by the famous Hayao Miyazaki, “Spirited Away” is one of his most prided movies that serve a much deeper meaning then the movie’s surface offers. This movie centers on a sullen 10-year old…

I have attended Just Dance Studio for about two full years now. However, I am in the process of changing dance schools. Choosing between two dance schools feels like the hardest decision I have ever had to make: Just Dance Studio or Artistry in Motion? I have been at a serious crossroad trying to choose between the two. My mom gave me the benefits of making the final choice between the two, and I have chosen Artistry in Motion. When I started with Just Dance Studio, I dance Jazz, Modern,…

dancing at Huntington School of Dance, but apparently it wasn’t good dancing. Any ways, my last year at Huntington School of Dance was my first year of competition team. I still wanted to compete so we went just around the corner from my old dance studio, to Bridget's Dance Academy. We missed the placement prep, so they threw me on the team with my age group on it. I remember my first teacher being Mrs. Katie. She was a really nice teacher, and liked sassy jazz a lot. Everyone in that class was…

her hands. When I reached the bottom of the stairs she smiled brightly. "I know how since your in forks you don't have a dance studio to go to soo. I thought since we had a little extra money in the budget you should get your own Lela cave." I gaped at her she had to be kidding. We made our way downstairs and she wasn't kidding in the basement was a full dance studios do on the side was a hang out area. "Mommy you shouldn't have I love it so much Thank you Thank you." "Anything for my…

Born on December 6, 1950 in Nakano, Japan, Joe Hisaishi is a Japanese composer and musical director known famously for his scores in animated films from his professional partnership with Studio Ghibli's co-founder, Hayao Miyazaki. (Brightwell) Although known professionally under the name of Joe Hisaishi, or Hisaishi Jo, his real name is Mamoru Fujisawa. His work consists of different works such as European classical, Japanese classical, film scores, experimental electronic, minimalist, and…

At Schiel you had the luxury of participating in multiple arts. Along with academics, each day of the week would be focused on dance, art, vocal, or instrumental music. Dance was what I enjoyed the most, and I had also been dancing at Manyet dance studio for a couple years at the time. My third grade year I decided to audition for SCPA. Dance was my passion, and I was interested in gong further with it. So I auditioned, and…

which many directors nary got a chance to experience in the past. Yearning for voices which were "out of the box” in story, dialogue and acting, these indie flicks began to span beyond just arthouse cinema. Creatives didn’t always have to rely on big studio backing to get their projects off the ground. Often rough and raw, the films and their visionary maestros orchestrated their ideas into small budget foundations as a calling card for future endeavors. Gumption and innovation to bring…

What’s In A Name? The 2001 film Spirted Away is an animated feature by the well-known Studio Ghibli, about a young girl named Chihiro. Through a series of strange circumstances she can not find her parents and is forced into servitude at a bathhouse for yokai, or monsters and spirits from Japanese folklore. Despite it being geared towards a younger audience as a coming of age story, this movie holds a surprising amount of symbolism and thought-provoking questions. The power of words, so to…

Hayao Miyazaki is considered as one of the greatest animated filmmaker of his time. Studio Ghibli’s works are a breakthrough in modern animation, bringing both reality and fantasy together in a whole other level and give the audience something that they can keep with them long after they have seen the films. It’s more than a moral to the story, and more than a lesson that we must learn from the protagonist’s adventure(s). Miyazaki’s movies are not black and white, but actually rather more…