Comments on: Ask John: Why Are Opening Sequences Animated So Well? http://www.animenation.net/blog/2009/11/05/ask-john-why-are-opening-sequences-animated-so-well/ Anime News & More! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:08:26 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: PetrifiedJello http://www.animenation.net/blog/2009/11/05/ask-john-why-are-opening-sequences-animated-so-well/comment-page-1/#comment-5014 PetrifiedJello Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:40:38 +0000 http://www.animenation.net/blog/?p=18782#comment-5014 *faints and regains consciousness* A reply that wasn't a book to read. I never thought I'd live to see the day. Sorry, John. Just had to remark about it. ;) And then there's Aria, which blows the whole opening animation sequence out of the water. I like this type of opening as opposed to the current. It just seems like we get more "show" than the 4 minutes wasted on "beauty". I wish more series took this approach. Heh. This reminds me of FMVs in the video games of old, where they were much better than the game's rendering system (well, still true but much better). Mama always said never judge a book by its cover and this is why I can't stand previews. They're so misleading as most today *are* the series opening. *faints and regains consciousness*
A reply that wasn’t a book to read. I never thought I’d live to see the day.

Sorry, John. Just had to remark about it.
;)

And then there’s Aria, which blows the whole opening animation sequence out of the water.

I like this type of opening as opposed to the current. It just seems like we get more “show” than the 4 minutes wasted on “beauty”. I wish more series took this approach.

Heh. This reminds me of FMVs in the video games of old, where they were much better than the game’s rendering system (well, still true but much better).

Mama always said never judge a book by its cover and this is why I can’t stand previews. They’re so misleading as most today *are* the series opening.

]]> By: Aaron H. Bynum http://www.animenation.net/blog/2009/11/05/ask-john-why-are-opening-sequences-animated-so-well/comment-page-1/#comment-5012 Aaron H. Bynum Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:42:20 +0000 http://www.animenation.net/blog/?p=18782#comment-5012 Additionally, there are a few occasions where series directors or episode directors who aren't involved in the daily production of the program itself who are specifically chosen to be the animation director or concept artist for the opening sequence. I remember Satoshi Kon saying about PARANOIA AGENT that he specifically instructed composer Susumu Hirasawa to create something loud, jarring, and unexpected for the series' opening sequence... partly because the series aired late at night (to "wake up" the audience), and partly, as John mentioned, it gets you into the spirit of the program as well. The ending sequence, Kon too argued, put audiences back to sleep. Additionally, there are a few occasions where series directors or episode directors who aren’t involved in the daily production of the program itself who are specifically chosen to be the animation director or concept artist for the opening sequence.

I remember Satoshi Kon saying about PARANOIA AGENT that he specifically instructed composer Susumu Hirasawa to create something loud, jarring, and unexpected for the series’ opening sequence… partly because the series aired late at night (to “wake up” the audience), and partly, as John mentioned, it gets you into the spirit of the program as well. The ending sequence, Kon too argued, put audiences back to sleep.

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