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<\/a><\/p>\nAfter the opening ceremony, which featured a ribbon cutting with special guest Kaonashi (\u201cNo Face\u201d from Spirited Away), the exhibition was opened to the press and invited audience.<\/p>\n The \u201cStudio Ghibli Layout Designs\u201d exhibition allows you to glimpse into the illustration and planning process behind the animated films through their layout designs – including Howl\u2019s Moving Castle, Ponyo on a Cliff by the Sea, Porco Rosso, Laputa Castle in the Sky, Kiki\u2019s Delivery Service, Totoro, Spirited Away to name a few. Layout designs are described as \u201cblueprints\u201d in the animation-making process. An introduction to the exhibition explains, \u201cA layout is an individual piece of paper onto which all the relevant information of a scene is written – such as the relative positions of the backgrounds and characters, directions on action, indications on whether or not there will be camera movement, if so at what speed, and any other camerawork effects.\u201d<\/p>\n The exhibition is spread across many rooms, some dedicated entirely to one film, some covered from ceiling to floor with incredibly detailed and familiar scenes in their layout designs. It strikes you that although it is just pencil to paper, the layouts reveal the unbridled imagination of the creator in a very real sense. Video interviews with Takahata and Miyazaki are free to watch, and headphones\/audio guides are available in both Korean and Japanese, but English speakers are left to explore and immerse themselves in the exhibition alone.<\/p>\n As you leave the exhibition, there\u2019s a photo corner, Totoro corner and some very tempting Studio Ghibli souvenirs on sale. The exhibition runs until January 26, so there\u2019s no excuse to miss it.\u00a0I know I\u2019ll be making a return visit after it opens to the public tomorrow!<\/p>\n Studio Ghibli Layout Designs<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\n\u2022 10\/12 ~ 1\/26 (Sun.) 10:00 ~ 20:00 (last entry 19:30)
\n\u2022 Fukuoka Asian Art Museum 7th Floor
\n\u2022 General \u00a51,200, Uni and high school student \u00a5900, ES and JHS \u00a5600
\n\u2022 092-263-1100
\n\u2022 3-1 Shimokawabata-machi, Hakata-ku
\n\u2022 http:\/\/www.fbs.co.jp\/layout\/<\/a><\/p>\n