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This is another good example of the fanatical level of detail applied to the animation in Akira. This shot is on screen for about 2 seconds and required 4 cel layers and one background layer.
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Here are a few quick shots of how some of the above pieces look in their frames.
They have been conservation framed, floating behind museum standard uv protective perspex. Each layer has also been mounted to their own perspex layer using… -
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This set-up is from dream sequence in which skyscrapers loom and crumble. It it much larger than a usual, as the camera was panning towards the cel during the shot. It is comprised of 3 cels, 3 planning cels, 3 backgrounds and around 6 production an…
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I figured this would be a suitable follow up.
A full shot of the one of the two main characters in the film (Tetsuo) upon being shot by the other (Kaneda, see above) with a laser cannon. Cel and inset of the matching douga.
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The set-up below is probably the most recognisable and iconic in my collection. Without giving too much away to those who've yet to see Akira, this guy's the film's hero taking aim at its primary 'villain'. Anything with the red bike is particularly…
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Thanks for all the positive feedback. I'm glad you like the art!
David - With regard to the rarity of the planning drawings, the film was comprised of approximately 160,000 cels. From what I know, every one of them had a corresponding 'do… -
All of these are amazing. Love the old school typography.
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This is one of the production sketches used to plan the background of the set-up above. The red lines indicate the visible screen area duri… -
Cel is short for celluloid. They are the transparent acetates on which characters and other foreground elements appear. Animators draw each frame and trace the original drawing onto separate acetates to create each shot. What you see above are three…
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This piece is one of my favourite set-ups, even though it's from a relatively unimportant scene from the film.
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Thanks for the warm welcome.
Akira has quite a strong cult following and is generally regarded as one of if not the most impressive examples of traditional cel animation. This is due to the fanatical level of detail applied to the cels a… -
Hi everyone, I'm Neil. You guys have some truly amazing posters.
I'm a Scot that's grown up in Asia. And while I love all movies and the art surrounding them, one particular film has always stood out for me - Katsuhiro Otomo's 'Akira'.
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