Structure research of the typography in movie expression

Research Project

Project/Area Number	23652038
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Research Field	Study of the arts/History of the arts/Arts in general
Research Institution	Shimane University
Principal Investigator	KOTANI Mitsuru 島根大学, 教育学部, 准教授 (00283044)
Project Period (FY)	2011 – 2012
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2012)
Budget Amount *help	¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000) Fiscal Year 2012: ¥260,000 (Direct Cost: ¥200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥60,000) Fiscal Year 2011: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Keywords	大衆芸術 / グラフィックデザイン / タイポグラフィ / 映画 / デザイン / 映像 / アニメーション
Research Abstract	In this study, I clarified the features and concepts of Mr. Harata Heikichi's typography through experiments reproducing his typesetting. I referred to the theater animation "Night on the Galactic Railroad"(1985), whose title design Mr. Harata was in charge of. Then, I pointed out that the features of his typography seen in this animation had already been established when he was in charge of the book design of a comic version drawn by Mr. Masumura Hiroshi, on which this animation was based. Lastly, I concluded that his minute typography compositions had visual uniformity in his other related works of art.