Shigeru Araki
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Shigeru "Pigeon" Araki (荒木 繁) is a Japanese mime and former animation supervisor at United Game Artists. In 1996, he was invited by Princess Margaret to give a mime demonstration at the "Gala Night" held at the British Museum, as a representative of Asian performers[1]. In 1998 he had a chance meeting with Tetsuya Mizuguchi on the beach of Katsuura, Chiba[1], which led to his involvement with Sega Software R&D Dept. 9 and United Game Artists, portraying the Space Channel 5 Morolians through motion capture[2]. Later while working at UGA, he was noted to be learning how use a computer so he could create his own CG model animations[1].
Production history
- Space Channel 5 (Dreamcast; 1999) — Choreographer (as Shigeru "Pigeon" Araki)
- Rez (Dreamcast; 2001) — Special Thanks
- Space Channel 5: Part 2 (Dreamcast; 2002) — Animation Supervisor (as Shigeru "Pigeon" Araki)
- Space Channel 5: Part 2 (PlayStation 2; 2002) — Animation Supervisor (as Shigeru "Pigeon" Araki)
- Space Channel 5 VR Kinda Funky News Flash! (PlayStation 4; 2020) — Choreographer (as Shigeru "Pigeon" Araki)
External links
- Staff profile on www.u-ga.com
- Staff diary on www.u-ga.com
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 http://www.u-ga.com/jp/company/list_staff.php?HID_EMP_NO=J01010 (Wayback Machine: 2003-04-04 10:18)
- ↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "2000-06 (2000-02-25)" (JP; 2000-02-11), page 56