Taiga interview
Light boxes (LB) Did you ever go to a school that specialized in film and video?
Taiga(T) I haven't been there. Normally, there are people who are self-taught or like mentors, but
Banri Kobayashi, a skate brand filmer called Diaspora, was my mentor and I worked with him to help him make videos and that's how I started.
LB : How old was that?
T : I'm 22 years old.
I was studying abroad after graduating from university, but I graduated when I was in my fourth year and half of university, and I went to work as an assistant for Mr. Banri.
LB : Where did you go to study abroad?
T: It's Philadelphia, USA.
I went there as an exchange student, and it was only for one year, but there was a department of visual arts there, so I studied there.
LB : If you went to America, wouldn't you want to work overseas instead of in Japan?
T : Oh, I'd rather do it overseas. But I'd like to do it in Japan too, but eventually I'll do it overseas. It's the same in the U.S., but I'd like to make a great film in London.
LB : In Japan, what kind of footage do you shoot?
T: I do a lot of hip-hop music videos, commercial for fashion brands, etc.
LB : You're not a director, you're just running a movie?
T: It's more of a planning process.
I tend to do everything by myself. From directing to filming, editing and delivery. There are times when I ask for help with the camera while I'm doing this, but most of the time I'm on my own.
I'm gradually trying to get people involved, and I think it's getting more and more interesting.
LB : It's hard to complete a film without a lot of people, isn't it?
T: Yes, as our clients get bigger, the number of people we call is increasing.
How do we put it all together?
LB: Up until now, I've done commercials and music videos for major artists, but
There's a lot of people involved, and the budget is big, so the set is serious, and it's on a different level.
T: It's because the budget is quite different!
The budgets of the people at the top of hip-hop are great, compared to the majors there.
I think there are too few of them.
LB : Hip-hop, yes. Personally, I don't think it's necessary to spend so much money on it, though. Japanese hip-hop is. There's a difference between American hip-hop culture and Japanese hip-hop culture.
I'm not Eminem from 8mile, but I think hip-hop nowadays is more like a factory worker working out and improving his skills, then having a lime battle and getting better and better.
T : I'm not sure
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