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Seto Inland Sea Travelogue Series

This personal project marks the completion of the third round of my travel vlogs. Last summer, I explored the Seto Inland Sea (near Hiroshima) and recently finished releasing seven episodes on YouTube. It’s a gratifying feeling to mark the end of 2023.

I started creating travel videos during the pandemic for a couple of reasons. First of all, I wanted to support Japan’s tourism industry, which suffered from international travel restrictions. Secondly, my unique qualifications, stemming from my adventurous solo travel experiences since my teenage years and proficiency in two languages, made me well-suited for this project. Lastly, I wanted to help non-Japanese travelers in discovering hidden gems in the countryside.

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A Shoot on a Shuttle Bus

Very rarely, a client advocates your ideas and fights really hard to make it happen.  The reality is that a lot of brainstorming ideas can go down the drains due to budgetary constraints or logistical obstacles.  This project is no exception.  I proposed many different scenarios, but none of them was possible with the budget they had in mind.  However, once we identified a workaround, Client G really helped me to execute, everything from booking executive calendars to holding a cue card for lines that the executives needed to memorize.

On top of that, we did all the shooting while a company shuttle bus is running.  The results?  It was funny, candid and authentic … which is exactly what Client G and Agency J wanted to achieve.  I wish I could share the video, but this is not for public consumption.

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Projection Mapping Hundred Faces

How do you schedule shoots with a couple of hundred employees in multiple countries and cities in three weeks?  Well, that was basically my assignment for Client I.  I was skeptical about the aggressive timeline, but I made 160 individual appointments with basic tools (Google Sheet, Outlook and Post It). The calendar looked like a dentist’s appointment schedule.  Each employee queued in the assembly line for 15 minutes for makeup and 15 minutes for the shoot.

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