Episodes
Monday Oct 30, 2017
Nausicaa minute 6 - Understanding Manga
Monday Oct 30, 2017
Monday Oct 30, 2017
We welcome our first guest, Andrew Darowski of Disney Animation Minute Essentials podcast. Scott McCloud has a theory of Japanese sensibilities in comics and film editing. We like the music and the silence. A girl talks to herself, and colors indicate light levels. We talk about the first time we saw this movie.
Friday Oct 27, 2017
Nausicaa minute 5 - Rods
Friday Oct 27, 2017
Friday Oct 27, 2017
Richard gets nostalgic about 90’s-era cryptozoolgy & ufology, then the conversation switches from pseudoscience to real science. Chieko finds vials very satisfying. We find echoes of this scene in a couple of other movies.
Thursday Oct 26, 2017
Nausicaa minute 4 - Desk
Thursday Oct 26, 2017
Thursday Oct 26, 2017
A running joke is born. We finish the credits, with a shoutout to Ultra Q. We fantasize about owning the coolest glider in all of film history, but wonder what it uses for power. A pilot lands at the edge of a strange forest, and we compare her sartorial choices with figures in the tapestry.
Wednesday Oct 25, 2017
Nausicaa minute 3 - Harmony Process
Wednesday Oct 25, 2017
Wednesday Oct 25, 2017
We survey the credits and try to interpret the images on a tapestry. Chieko gives props to Joe Hisaishi and Richard researches the Harmony Process. We discuss comic book companies making movies, and we are introduced to God Warriors.
Here's a page about IBM's "Harmony Process" https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSB2MU_8.2.1/com.btc.tcatg.user.doc/topics/atgreqcov_SecSysControllerHarmony.html
And here's a page (in Japanese) about the "Harmony Process" in animation http://akamiru.com/2014/07/anime-harmony-cut.html
Tuesday Oct 24, 2017
Nausicaa minute 2 - Bird Shin Guards
Tuesday Oct 24, 2017
Tuesday Oct 24, 2017
We talk about Don Quixote, wearing crowns to hang out, and crumbling dolls. We make clear that we don’t care about the dubbed English audio, but we like aggressive gargling. We speculate on the history of chocobos and ceramics.
Monday Oct 23, 2017
Nausicaa minute 1 - How Dead is Bread
Monday Oct 23, 2017
Monday Oct 23, 2017
Our first episode covers whether this is a Ghibli movie or not, and we talk about a figure riding out of the haze.
Meant to say "Fantastic Planet" but it came out as "Forbidden Planet." So as you listen, just replace "Forbidden" with "Fantastic."