John Aoshima | 青島 ジョン
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Co-Director of Ultraman:Rising. I’ve Directed Gravity Falls, Ducktales, American Dad! and others. I love creating entertaining stories in Feature and Series.
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#UltramanRising
has dropped
@netflix
!!!
Go see it!! Give it a thumbs up!! Spread the word!!
#netflix
#Launchday
#June14
#TsuburayaProd
#ILM
#ウルトラマンライジング
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Happy 55th Anniversary Ultraman!!! In celebration, here’s a
#couchgag
I did back during the Simpsons days. Who would of thought I’d be working on a
#UltramanAnimatedFeature
!
#Woohoo
!
#UltramanDay
#71066
#Ultraman
#JohnAoshima
#SimpsonsCouchGag
#JapaneseSuperHero
#Tsuburaya
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Here’s one of my board shots in the
#MayaAndThe3
trailer! …more to come!
#SequenceDirector
# Netflix
#Storyboards
#NetflixAnimation
#プリンセスマヤと3人の戦士たち
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Here’s our first production image release for
#UltramanRising
!!! Go checkout
@NetflixGeeked
trailer for more glimpses of our film! Stay tuned for more
#Geekedweek
Nov 6-12th
#Ultraman
#NetflixFeatureAnimation
#TsuburayaProd
#Ilmvfx
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So this happened today in Tokyo… At
#TsubuCon
we got to be on stage with Yuki Yamada
@00_yuki_Y
who’ll be our
#Ultraman
for the Japanese Dub!
#UltramanRising
#TsuburayaGlobal
#Netflix
#TsubuCon2023
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Happy Ultraman Day!!
#ultramanday
#ウルトラマンの日
#netflix
#TsuburayaProd
#ILM
#Emi
#ウルトラマンライジング
#UltramanRising
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Go see Pixar’s
#elemental
this weekend!!!
The storytelling and the handling of cultural divide was exquisite. It got me. Congratulations
@PEETSOWN
and to all who touched this hidden gem.
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We screened
#UltramanRising
at
#Pixar
today! Great time catching up with some old friends & meeting some new ones! Thanks for hosting our Panel
@PEETSOWN
!!
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I am SO excited to share what I’ve been working on alongside my partner in crime,
@ShannonTindle_1
on this project! As well as working creatively with Netflix Animation, ILM and Tsuburaya Productions is truly a dream come true!
Netflix Developing ‘Ultraman’ Animated Feature With All-New Story (EXCLUSIVE)
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ULTRAMAN: RISING hits JUNE 14 on NETFLIX!!
#netflix
#UltramanRising
#ウルトラマンライジング
#TsuburayaProd
#円谷プロ
#Ultraman
#ウルトラマン
#ilmvfx
#ilm
#NetflixAnimation
#アニメ
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Happy to finally announce that I am part of Netflix! I am on Jorge Gutierrez’s “Maya and the Three” as Sequence Director. Here’s my contribution to celebrate the announcement!
#MayaAndTheThree
#Netflix
#NetflixFamily
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Tsubucon 2021! A small message from Shannon and I…
A special message has arrived from the Netflix
#Ultraman
team creators Shannon Tindle and John Aoshima!
#TsubuCon2021
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Had a blast at
#AX2022
this weekend! And we revealed our first image from
#Ultraman
CG Animated Feature!
#NetflixAnimation
#Netflix
#ILM
#Tsuburaya
#UltramanConnection
#AnimeExpo
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Happy
#ULTRAMANDAY
!!!
#Ultraman
Netflix Feature is really coming together! Look forward to sharing more soon!
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#UltramanDay
57th Anniversary!
Happy 55th Anniversary Ultraman!!! In celebration, here’s a
#couchgag
I did back during the Simpsons days. Who would of thought I’d be working on a
#UltramanAnimatedFeature
!
#Woohoo
!
#UltramanDay
#71066
#Ultraman
#JohnAoshima
#SimpsonsCouchGag
#JapaneseSuperHero
#Tsuburaya
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Here’s another
#UltramanRising
sneak peek! 😉Something Ultra special tomorrow
@NetflixGeeked
!!
#GeekedWeek
#netflix
#netflixfilms
#netflixanimation
#ILM
#ILMvfx
#tsuburayaproductions
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#UltramanRising
teaser for my Japanese family, friends and fans❤️
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#ultraman
#netflix
#netflixfilms
#ILM
#netflixanimation
#tsuburayaproductions
#ウルトラマンライジング
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Classic Disney Animation desk retrofitted for the digital age. Labor of love on Ducktales!
#Ducktales2017
#Disneyanimationdesk
#DisneyXD
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Another board shot from the
#MayaAndThe3
trailer.
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#JohnAoshima
#SequenceDirector
#Storyboards
#NetflixAnimation
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Check it out!!! First image release from our
#Ultraman
film!!!
A new ULTRAMAN film is coming! Combining the original Ultraman with a bold new look drawn from manga, anime, and of course, the original series.
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#UltramanRising
teaser is here!!!
#ultraman
#netflix
#netflixfilms
#ILM
#netflixanimation
#tsuburayaproductions
Big hero. Little Monster. Based on characters by Eiji Tsuburaya, a creative mind behind GODZILLA, the action-packed animated film ULTRAMAN: RISING hits Netflix in 2024
#GeekedWeek
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I am Japanese-American, I am a Creator, Director, Producer, Story Artist, and an Animator. Proud to share this message along side my AAPI community. We are American!
#StopAsianHate
#StopAAPIHate
In honor of Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month (
#AAPIHM
), we are proud to share “Awakening,” a celebration of
#AsianAmerican
artists, with a spotlight on artists whose work has changed the world.
#StopAsianHate
#AAPIHeritageMonth
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Got a taste of some INSANE sfx for
#UltramanRising
@JameyScott
’s place this week. Team
@skywalkersound
is killing it!!!
#Ultraman
#Netflix
#SkywalkerSound
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So pumped to watch
#ShinUltraman
tonight!
#ShinjiHiguchi
#HideakiAnno
#Ultraman
@TsuburayaGlobal
@UltramanConnect
@tsuburayaprod
#TohoPictures
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I am very excited for the world to finally see what
@ShannonTindle_1
and our amazing crew and partners have been cooking up for the last few years! Stay tuned for more
@NetflixGeeked
Nov 6-12!
#UltramanRising
#Netflix
#Tsuburaya
#NetflixAnimation
#Ilmvfx
#Geekedweek
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When you’re at Netflix...
Jorge Gutierrez, myself, Henry Selick, Glen Keane and Jeff Ranjo!
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Got to hang with
@haydzilla
&
@stefdrury
Who just won an Emmy for
@ILMVFX
on
@ShannonTindle_1
‘s
#LostOllie
. They are the same vfx team behind
#UltramanRising
. Get ready to see some magic!!
#netflix
#ultraman
#ilmvfx
#TsuburayaGlobal
#ウルトラマン #ウルトラマンライジング
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This Saturday’s Ducktales is a must see... As this is also one of my proudest episodes I directed.
#TheLastCrashOfTheSunchaser
#spearofselene
#DuckTales
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I got mine!
Are your tickets and popcorns ready?
Because it's TOMMOROW!
Shin Ultraman will be released in the theaters in the US, UK, Ireland, and Canada on January 11 (Sub) and January 12 (Dub)!
Get your tickets now at !
#ShinUltraman
#FathomEvents
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Another awesome day of incredible music
@AIRstudios
with
@ShannonTindle_1
and crew!
#UltramanRising
#NewUltramanScore
#NetflixFeatureAnimation
#AirStudios
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“Making of Ultraman:Rising” on June 13th
@annecyfestival
!! I look forward to share the stage with art director
@sunmininn
, vfx Supervisor
@haydzilla
, composer
@mrscotstafford
and writer/director
@ShannonTindle_1
!!!
#annecy
#worldpremier
#netflix
#UltramanRising
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How Ducktales writers,
@FrankAngones
,
@madisonbateman
,
@LadieFantastic
, Bob Snow, Christian Magalhaes make a decision...
@YouTubeSpaceLA
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Really enjoyed
#GodzillaMinusOne
Beautiful work Yamazaki-san!
@nostoro
#Godzilla
#TohoStudios
#ゴジラマイナスワン
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@ShannonTindle_1
and I will be in Tokyo for
#Tsubucon
in couple of weeks!
『ULTRAMAN: RISING』他、最新情報を多数発表予定！
「ツブコン」オープニングセレモニーのラインナップ決定！
👥登壇者
森次晃嗣、石坂浩二、蕨野友也、田口清隆、小森陽一、EXILE/FANTASTICS 世界、シャノン・ティンドル、ジョン・アオシマ、山田裕貴
塚越隆行（円谷プロ)
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Ultraman Story Team!
Head of Story:
Rie Koga
@tekurik
Story Artists:
Hyunjoo Song
@soboru_song
Jihyun Park
@JihunnyPark
Ariana Oh
@aarirangrang
Ovi Nedelcu
@ovinedelcu
Vince Aparo
@mrvinceaparo
Mark Garcia
@beatmarkie
Chris Mitchell
AJ Jothikumar
Shreya Devarakonda
Madison Dunn
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We had the pleasure of meeting Hiroko Sakurai (Akiko Fuji from the original Ultraman series). Shannon and I were emotionally touched when she came back to just give us an Katsu-Sando in an Ultraman themed box! 🥹❤️
#Tsubucon
#Katsusando
#Ultraman
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Thanks
@ShannonTindle_1
for holding the fort during production!
#longneededvacation
#timetorecharge
#UltramanAnimatedFeature
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Hello San Francisco! On my way to
@skywalkersound
with
@ShannonTindle_1
for
#UltramanRising
#NetflixAnimation
#Iltraman
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Press Junket day for
#UltramanRising
! Thanks team Netflix and all who came out to interview us!!
#ultraman
#pressjunket
#netflix
#ウルトラマンライジング
#pressday
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Visited Bandai Namco HQ today
@BandaiNamcoUS
!! Ultraman Rising toys are SO cool!!❤️😆❤️😆❤️
#netflix
#ultraman
#UltramanRising
#TsuburayaProd
#BandaiNamco
#ウルトラマンライジング
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4yrs since I’ve been back to Tokyo for
#Tsubucon
with
@ShannonTindle_1
&
@makikowakita
. Love this city.
#Tokyo
#TsutayaDaikanyama
#Tsubucon2023
#UltramanRising
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Spider-man: Into the Spider-verse in 3D is BREATHTAKING!!!
I can’t say this enough... I applaud to the Creative Leadership and all who have touched this film! Amazing feat! Grand Slam of Animation! 👏👏👏
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Another Sneak Peek drop
#UltramanRising
!!
June 14th on
#Netflix
Ultraman Rescues Baby Emi and then She Gets Acid Reflux | Ultraman: Risi... via
@YouTube
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Little sample of my boards from Kubo!
Our gift to you for
#MonkeyDay
: a split screen with animatics on top and finished stop-mo animation on the bottom, celebrating our favorite monkey of all time.
#KuboMovie
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Jorge
@mexopolis
has assembled an amazing crew of mighty warriors to bring you
#MayaAndTheThree
this Fall! So honored to be part of this dedicated passionate crew. Can’t wait for you to see what’s coming!
#NetflixAnimation
#NetflixLimitedSeries
#MesoamericanSaga
#JohnAoshima
Prepare to enter a mythical world where magic is real and a princess will become a warrior.
Maya and The Three — a Netflix Animated Event, from the visionary director of The Book of Life — premieres this fall.
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Thanks for the awesome review
@DenofGeekUS
! Just imagine the task that was given when it was handed to me to direct... It’s opportunities like this that reminds me why I love animation.
#letsgetdangerous
#DuckTales
Not only does
@Lin_Manuel
bring a ton of heart and joy to
#DuckTales
but Launchpad gets a poignant story that includes the series' best old school Disney reference yet.
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🙌🙌🙌
"Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" VFX Breakdown Reel (Sony Pictures Imageworks).
Full video >>
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I’m inspired by
#Oni
#ThuderGodsTale
I was incredibly moved by the rich cultural artistry, beautiful direction and universal story. This is a must watch!
#TonkoHouse
#NetflixFamily
#NetflixAnimation
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I too had the privilege of seeing this last night! Congrats to the entire crew. Truly Breathtaking!
I’ll keep this spoiler free, but BRAVO to
@pramsey342
@bob_persichetti
@rodneyrothman
@philiplord
@chrizmillr
@shinypinkbottle
@shiyoonk
and the rest of the crew who put INTO THE SPIDERVERSE together. Heartfelt and mindblowingly beautiful! GO. SEE. IT!
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Ducktales in Japan this February!
【新番組】ディズニーXDで2月「ダックテイルズ」日本初放送決定！ドナルドの三つ子の甥ヒューイ、デューイ、ルーイと大富豪の叔父スクルージたちの愉快痛快なアドベンチャー・シリーズをお楽しみに！視聴方法など詳しくはコチラ⇒
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SO excited for this!!
#TAMASHIINATIONS
#SHFiguarts
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New image released!
Yesterday, we quietly released a new image from ULTRAMAN:RISING as part of a feature written by the incredible
@DrewTailored
. This moment is based on an early piece by our amazing art director, Sunmin Inn. Check out the article, here!
#UltramanRising
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Beautiful scoring session for
#UltramanRising
at Air Studios today.
#ultraman
#ScoringTrip
#AirStudios
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Thanks for always championing us Super Macho!!
today writer/director
@ShannonTindle_1
and his codirector
@JohnAoshima
screened their new animated feature ULTRAMAN: RISING for a small group (including the great
@pramsey342
) AND IT WAS FREAKING SPECTACULAR!!! Epic, bad ass, heartfelt, sexy, funny and soulful. I can’t wait for
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Tudum!
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Preach! We love this crew. Everyone has poured their heart and soul into this❤️Thanks for letting me join the ride brother,
@ShannonTindle_1
Thanks for all the love everybody!!!
It's been so amazing seeing all the incredible responses to the first tease of Ultraman. Thank you!
I would be remiss if I didn't mention ALL the people who are making it happen. First, the oft overlooked PRODUCTION TEAM. We have the best, the brightest, and the kindest. ❤️ 1/?
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I met John Musker today! When I was just doodling as a young kid, his work is what got me started in Animation!
#Aladdin
#TheLittleMermaid
#TheGreatMouseDetective
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I left Fox Primetime for this little show… this episode was my first assignment on
#GravityFalls
Today marks the 11th anniversary of the
#GravityFalls
episode "The Legend of the Gobblewonker", written by Michael Rianda and Alex Hirsch and directed by John Aoshima.
Dipper & Mabel attempt to capture evidence of the "Gobblewonker", an urban legend believed to be a myth.
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Breakfast at
#FredsCoffeeShop
before heading into the Mix at Skywalker Sound. Love how
#Ultraman
and Fred’s shares the same year!
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I love this cast.
And finally, we can share our incredible cast!!! They are all amazing - Christopher Sean, Tamlyn Tomita, Gedde Watanabe, Keone Young, Julia Harriman, and Lee Shorten.
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Big shout out to the Amazing cast and crew for giving it their all. This is how you rewrite history!
#Ducktales2017
#DisneyXD
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When I was in Tokyo last week, I got to sit in on the Japanese Dub recording session. The team is working very hard to capture the essence of our original cast!
#Ultraman
#UltramanRising
#ウルトラマン #ウルトラマンライジング
#japanesedubbing
#Netflix
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Thank you
@annecyfestival
for the warm welcome and incredible excitement for
#UltramanRising
!! The premiere and Making Of was such an amazing experience!! Merci! Merci! Merci! Hope to see you all again next year!
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I gave a little insight to an episode From
#Ducktales
! Fyi, spoiler alert if you haven’t seen the reboot series!
NEW EPISODE!!! Today on One Perfect Animated Scene we're looking at
#DuckTales
The Last Crash of the Sunchaser and its infamous final scene.
Joining me to talk about it are Director
@JohnAoshima
and Art Director Sean Jimenez!
Watch Here! ➡️
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For All my Japanese Friends, Family and Fans!
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Shoutout to our Composer, Scot
@mrscotstafford
, Engineer, Mark
@pin3hot
, and our Conductor, Gavin! Their creative process worked in such synchronicity, I was blown away at what it means to put together a meaningful score. Can’t wait for you all to experience it!
#ultramanrising
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Finally Announced! I remember when Jay first told me about his pitch at our usual morning
@commissaryLA
coffee at
#netflixanimation
, I knew this was gonna be something special! Congrats to
@jayhasrajani
,
@TheDragoEffect
and the
#boonsandcurses
crew! Looking forward to this!
BOONS AND CURSES: a comedy-action animated series hailing from creator and executive producer Jaydeep Hasrajani and series co-executive producer Jake Goldman.
Heavily inspired by ancient South Asia, the series highlights the myths and legends that have enraptured generations.
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Love seeing my friends getting some attention on this! Make this happen PLEASE!!
5 months ago Patrick Harpin walked into
@wbpictures
@DCofficial
and pitched a 𝘉𝘢𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘉𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 Animated Feature.
Before we pitched, they warned us "there is absolutely no way we can do a 𝘉𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 movie", but they loved our enthusiasm. We pitched the outline for the
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First day
@skywalkersound
for
#UltramanRising
. Let's do this!
#NetflixAnimation
#netflix
#ウルトラマンライジング
#TsuburayaGloba
#Ultraman
#ウルトラマン #円谷プロ
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Got to meet George Takei at the reception of Emperor of Japan’s Birthday celebration! Held at The Consul General’s residence.
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Love seeing these breakdowns! Originally boarded by David Ochs! I also recognize some boards from Emmanuela Cozzi, Julian Narino and yours truly
@JohnAoshima
😆
#Kubo
#KuboAndTheTwoStrings
#Storyboards
#stopmotionanimation
#Laika
From storyboard to stage to finished
#animation
, experience the evolution of an animated scene.
#Kubo
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#UltramanRising
tune in for more come November!!
We're BAAAAACK! All your worlds collide as Netflix's GEEKED WEEK returns, Nov. 6-12 for the ultimate virtual fan fest with exclusive news, sneak peeks, and first looks from our biggest films, series, and games. 🎉
#GEEKEDWEEK
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Great night at the premier of The Boy And the Heron
@AnimationIsFilm
Miyazaki is truly a living legend. #君たちはどう生きるか
#ghiblistudio
#miyazaki
#graumanschinesetheatre
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Last week, I shared my journey to Directing with the Animation students at CalArts. Very excited for the next generation of filmmakers!
#CalArts
#CharacterAnimation
#BFA00
#Animation
#Directing
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¡Hola México! I’m coming out to Pixelatl!
#pixelatl2018
Director de “Gravity Falls”, "American Dad”, “Duck Tales”, también ha trabajado en proyectos como “Kubo and the Two Strings” de
@LAIKAStudios
John Aoshima es el siguiente
#InvitadoPixelatl
2018
Boletos
#Concordia
#Pixelatl2018
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Animation is a family. I’m a believer in supporting my family members, so, how about we make ULTRAMAN: RISING and INSIDE OUT 2 the next Barbenheimer?
InsideOutraman???!!
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Thanks for celebrating with us!
ULTRAMAN RISING premier party!!! Could not be more thrilled for my writer/director/designer hermano
@ShannonTindle_1
, the great
@JohnAoshima
and their entire cast and crew on this brave and remarkable film! Coming this summer to
@netflix
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Watched a Beautiful film today. Hats off to all involved! We need more films like this. See it this weekend!
@BreadwinnerThe
@CartoonSaloon
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Thank you Toriyama-san for all of your work and inspiration. RIP
#RIPAkiraToriyama
#DragonBall
#DrSlump
#DragonQuest
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Great day of screenings in London today!
@ILMvfx
London crew screening at BFI IMAX! So great to watch the film on such enormous screen!!
BAFTA & AMPAS screening with Q&A moderated by
@philiplord
&
@chrizmillr
#UltramanRising
#June14
#netflix
#ilm
#ultraman
#netflixanimation
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Great turnout at the Ducktales panel yesterday! Check out this sizzle reel for whats still to come for season 1 as there are few more surprises to come...
#DuckTales
#SpearofSelene
#Magicadespell
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