Behind the Kill Bill Anime
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Behind the scenes of the anime sequence in Kill Bill Vol. 1. Part of the Animation Insights series.
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磯光雄IsoMitsuo 仕事本三冊目発売中 [@IsoMitsuo]. “弾丸の主観で街の上空を３Dっぽく移動してラストまでは実は１カットなんですが、これ全部２Dで、ただ拡大だとアレなんで、建物のパースもバラした壁をAEで１コマづつ手作業で歪めてます。死にそうになりながら３Dっぽくしましたが全然見えてない。しかも３Dカットだと勘違いされたのか、作業UP後にタラ.” Tweet. Twitter, February 14, 2024. https://x.com/IsoMitsuo/status/1757677407107227883.
