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Working: CG Animation With Stop Motion Charm

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Music, Tv & Film, Arts

4.22K Ratings

🗓️ 20 November 2022

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

This week, host Karen Han talks to Daisuke “Dice” Tsutsumi, Robert Kondo, and Sara Sampson, the brilliant minds behind the new Netflix animated series Oni: Thunder God’s Tale. In the interview, Dice and Robert discuss their early careers at Pixar and their decision to start their own animation studio, Tonko House. Then, Dice, Robert, and Sara dig into the many creative decisions that went into the look, feel, and Japanese folklore-inspired story of Oni.   After the interview, Karen and co-host June Thomas discuss how small scenes can make a big impact in animated films.  In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, Dice, Robert, and Sara name their favorite animated movies.  Send your questions about creativity and any other feedback to working@slate.com or give us a call at (304) 933-9675. Podcast production by Cameron Drews. If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get an ad-free experience across the network and exclusive content on many shows—you’ll also be supporting the work we do here on Working. Sign up now at slate.com/workingplus to help support our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Styleization in CG is the part that is time consuming because you have to articulate if it's a mug. Well, it's not just a mug. It's got to have this sort of quality to it.

1:03.0

It's got to have this and the way it's lit has to be this. This becomes like a very arduous process of decision making.

1:12.0

Welcome back to Working. I'm your host, June Thomas. And I'm your other host, Karen Han. Karen, it's so great to see you again. How are things?

1:22.0

Things are pretty good. Yeah, I mean, it's always a delight to see you, June. And as I was saying off mic beforehand, I just received a zine that you made, which I'm going to treasure forever.

1:32.0

Wow. Well, I just have looked at the calendar and I just want to mention listeners that this is the episode that will go closest to the publication date of Karen's book.

1:43.0

I just made a zine, but Karen made a whole book and it will be published on the 22nd of November. And it's called Bong Joon Ho,

1:51.0

Well, dissident, cinema isn't it Karen Han? Yes, that's right. It's coming out in November 22nd. Some pre-orders are already out there, which is the crazy thing. Like a couple people have at mentioned me on very social media platforms showing me pictures of their book.

2:03.0

It's wild. That's amazing. Well, congratulations. I know. Thank you so much.

2:08.0

It must feel good. Well, let's get back to the voice that we heard at the top of the show. Who did that belong to?

2:16.0

So this week, I talked to three people actually. I talked to Daisutsumi, Robert Kondo and Sarah Samson, the geniuses behind the new series Oni Thunder God's Tale.

2:26.0

And for anyone who hasn't heard of Oni Thunder God's Tale, how would you describe it?

2:33.0

It's a series about a community of Japanese spirits and gods, a kami preparing for the night of the blood moon when they believe they'll be attacked by Oni or demons.

2:44.0

A young girl named Onari is the main character. And unlike the rest of her friends, she has yet to develop her powers. Like the rest of them are already exhibiting the powers that they've inherited from their parents, but she just hasn't manifested them yet.

2:57.0

So the show follows her struggle to fit in with her community, as well as her relationship with her Thunder God father, Nari Don, who's a very big red round imposing presence, but very, very cute.

3:09.0

Well, and I take it its animation.

3:13.0

Yeah, and it's streaming on Netflix right now, so you can go watch it.

3:17.0

Awesome. All right. And I believe that you asked them some questions that are intended exclusively for slate plus members.

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