Genre crossing study on representation of actor's body in the digital technology age

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24720067
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Study of the arts/History of the arts/Arts in general
• Research Institution: Niigata University
• Principal Investigator: ISHIDA Minori 新潟大学, 人文社会・教育科学系, 准教授 (70425007)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 俳優 / 声 / 身体 / CG / 声優 / アニメーション / 実写映像 / 表象

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In the beginning of the 21st century when CGI is refining, we come to realize that live-action cinema and animation, which have been regarded as completely different genres, fuse each other and both of them constitute equally “moving picture”. And the mixture of live-action cinema and animation intensifies in actor’s body in such a digital technological environment. This research investigates how actor's body is visually and auditorily embodied in live-action cinema. Actor’s invisible body wearing CGI costume in live-action cinema approximates to voice actor's invisible body in animation. At the same time, the spectator develops a new attitude for the actor's new status, enjoying their voice.

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