We, at Blog of the Living Dead, have managed to track down the creator of the wonderful short Youtube claymation sensation, Chainsaw Maid. That very inspired film maker is Takena Nagao, from Japan. What follows is our interview!
>What do you do for a living right now?
I'm still a student. I'm studying physics at graduate school.
>What are your aspirations -- what do you want to be doing in 5 years?
I just want to be keeping making animations and earning a living by that!
>How/why did you get started doing clay-animation?
I had been interested in clay(or stop-motion)-aniamtion since my childhood. At highschool,the teacher of art club brought a video-camera and clay, and let me try making one. After that, I realized that I liked making animation very much, so I kept making more.
>What equipment/software/hardware do you use to create these animations/movies?
For shooting, I use an ordinary digital-camera. For editing,I use a Japanese free gif animation software, called Giam, and Ulead Videostudio. Next time I'll try Adobe After Effects.
>How long did it take to do Chainsaw Maid?
It took about three months. The two months of them were whole summer vacation.
>Do you have any producers/directors/writers etc. who have inspired you?
I've been inspired by many movies made by legendary great filmmakers, Romero, Argento, Carpenter, Lynch, Raimi, Tarantino, etc.
>I noticed that the main heroine of Chainsaw Maid is a woman (and more specifically a servant), who rises to the occasion. Is this movie perhaps a statement regarding women in Japan?
Well, I didn't mean to state anything about women in Japan. I was just thinking "I want to have a faithful and tough maid like her..." Also, female characters in costume of servant are often seen in Japanese comics and animations. They are very popular in Japan. I want my movie to represent today's Japanese culture. In addition , I wanted to make a super heroine movie like Alien2, Planet Terror, High Tension, etc. These are the reasons why I chose a female servant as a heroine.
>Do you have any new projects in the works you can tell us about?
I don't have new projects in progress right now, but there are many ideas in my mind.
I'm thinking of a gothic horror movie about vampires or witches,and a sci-fi horror about a prison-spaceship attacked by aliens, and a splatter gang movie. I'm also interested in featuring the life of Elizabeth Bathory. This will be like a gothic slasher! I'm also thinking of CHAINSAW MAID 2. This time it will be set in medieval times, where the maid is serving a princess. This will be a homage to Army of Darkness!
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