Studio Ghibli Producer Is Unsure If Hayao Miyazaki Will Finish His Next Film
When it comes to Studio Ghibli, there is one name which rules above all others, and it is Hayao [...]
Logistics
To talk about the logistics of Miyazaki finishing his new film, anime fans need to take a moment to reflect on animation as a pursuit. Studio Ghibli may be one of Japan's most famous houses thanks to its acclaimed track record, but animation is on a downturn overall. Poor healthy, underpaid wages, and unpaid overtime plague the industry abroad. Recently, studios have been forced to solicit animators on social media to finish projects. While Studio Ghibli has not been forced to take such measures, the company does have limited staff to help Miyazaki.
Of course, there is also the issue of the artist's work ethic. Miyazaki is famous for wanting to do everything on his own. The artist wrote, directed, and drew everything for the feature Spirited Away - and it's no secret that the film took years to complete. While producers were brought in to tie the storyboards into a film, Miyazaki was very much in-charge of the movie's actual animation. And, if he takes a similar stance with his new movie, Miyazaki may not see his film premiere for years.
In Hollywood, full-on animated features can take between 2-10 years to finish depending on staff, resources, and more. The actual animation is what takes the most time since post-production concerns about dialogue, lighting, and more can be done within a year at the very least.
If Miyazaki allocates more of his workload, it is not impossible to think that his new film could debut by 2020 in time for Tokyo's Olympic games. However, the film's trajectory does not seem to align with such a timeline. Suzuki has already stressed the project won't be done by 2019, so fans can only hope 2020 might see the film premiere's take place. But, still - the wish is only just that. A lot of things still need to fall into place before Miyazaki can debut his next feature film proudly.
[HT] ANN
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