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TOHO GAKUEN Professional Training College of Film

TOHO GAKUEN Professional Training College of Film

Digital Movie Department

Movie Supervision: The language of film-making is taught by directors active in the business using a curriculum that is thorough, practical and has been developed and enhanced over many years aiming to empower strong film creators for the next film generation.
Scenario Writing: This course is delivered by front-line professional scenario writers teaching the basic techniques of scenario writing, in cooperation with the scenarist society, through small class sizes to develop people able to produce hit shows.
Technical Photography: The course involves acquisition of knowledge in CG synthesis through the study of photographic practice including digital hi-vision camera techniques in tandem with studying the capturing of creative images to produce technical staff who are well-versed in current movie digital technology.

Promotion Movie Department

Music Video: Using a nonlinear editing system, digital computer-aided design facilities, practical filming and editing procedures, this course teaches the basic design of the Music Video and aims to develop innovative image creators.
CM: This course’s key components are CM production, project production, filming, editing, processing, studying the production process through a highly practical range of activities to produce high quality, image work for promotion.

Digital Animation Department

Animation・CG: A professional animator highly active in the industry presents the broad sense and techniques needed in the production of the animated cartoons of Japan. The fundamentals of animation image creation and production including the animated cartoon drawing and 3DCG are learnt in both digital and analog formats to inspire the next generation's creator.

Novels and Comics Creative Writing Department

Novels: The method used in this course is similar to that used in universities in Europe and America. Story formats, composition techniques and settings etc. are acquired from experience with visuals, SF and fantasy elements added.
Comics: This course aims to develop cartoonists who can be active under any situation or work environment, people who are able give insights on the world, people able to depict these scenarios as images. The lectures are presented by a cartoonist in the professional world and will assist students developing and expressing their source material, the stories, and the creative images.

State-of-the-art digital imaging equipment

Digital hi-vision camera "HP24P" for movie and non-linear compilation system "Avidmedia Composer Adrenaline" etc. Introduction to the equipment and material for digital cinema - from photographing to compositing. In addition, "RETAS (typical animation software 3DCG! " ; " 3DS Max "; " Combustion " etc the equipment and material used in professional movie animation studios, video clips and CM.