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New SNS Aims To Bring Japanese Talent To Hollywood
Date: 8/9/2006
Matrix Visual Effects Supervisor John Gaeta has been fairly active in Japan recently. The latest project he's involved with aims to cultivate Japanese visual contents creative talent and then offer the best a chance to work in Hollywood. The business model is fairly interesting also, it all revolves around www.axn.or.jp, a SNS (community networking website) ala Myspcae or Mixi. Actor and Producer Kenji Isomura's Presario corporation and the NPO Japanese Entertainment Industrial Laboratories jointly mangage the new venture. Through the site, participating creators can sign up and list full details and presentations of their respective contents projects via a profile, SNS style. Appleseed Director Shinji Aramaki and John Gaeta will scout and give advice to up and coming creators through the site. Not only movie production but music, scenario scripting, CG and web design, have been made objects of the project. Registration recruitment begins in August.
Source: Anime News Service