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‘The Colors Within’ Director Naoko Yamada On Using Sound And Color To Capture The “Atmosphere Of The Characters”

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Acclaimed anime director Naoko Yamada turns her lifelong love of music into an immersive, synesthetic animated film at the intersection of sound and color.
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  • Yamada saw directing 'The Colors Within' as her chance to finally 'form a band and present it to the whole world' - a dream come true for the visionary filmmaker.
  • By using sound and color to capture the 'atmosphere of the characters', Yamada aims to transport viewers into a transcendent, multisensory experience unlike anything they've seen in animation before.
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Naoko Yamada, GKIDS, 'The Colors Within'
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