Hey guys!
I am off to the movie premier that I mentioned in a vlog
A couple vlogs back, the one with Taylor where we're shopping
I went out and bought these fancy clothes
I figured since it's a premier I should dress somewhat fancy
and I don't own anything fancy
I got this suit-ish pants set
In case you were wondering why I'm going to a movie premier
It's because of my new job here
Which I have been waiting to tell you guys about
I was waiting to get permission to use photos that I had taken while I was working
So I could put them in this video and show you guys the type of stuff that I do
But unfortunately I wasn't able to get permission to post those
because they show other people in them that I'm not allowed to show publicly
To explain my job, I work on movie sets
coaching the actors with their English
I coach Japanese actors
So if they are part of a movie where they have any English lines
I will help them so that their English sounds natural
and so they look natural when they're speaking it
So hang gestures and stuff that we use that they're not familiar with in Japan
I get to work with lots of very talented actors and actresses
Not to mention directors and producers
I've gotten to meet so many amazing people and it's been such a great experience for me
This is the first job I've done in Japan that I've really enjoyed
It's been a big learning experience because I don't know anything about film
I'm a Youtuber, but that does not mean that I know anything about professional film
I never studied it and it's all just been completely new to me
But it's been really cool to be thrown into that environment
and I've learned a lot
So I'm very thankful for this opportunity and I'm so excited that I get to do this
Other than coaching the actors with their English lines
I also translate the script
So I will get the script sent to me from the director
and I will translate the lines that they would like into English
From Japanese to English
And then we'll go back and forth and work together
to make sure it's got the same nuance that they were originally picturing in their mind
So that's a lot of work, that's a long process
I'll translate it how I think would sound good
But then I'll send it back to the director
and they'll be like "Oh that's not really what I was going for in this scene"
"Could you try to change it up to sound a little more like this?"
We'll go back and forth and we'll edit it a lot
And then I will have lessons with the actors and actresses
and we will practice those lines together
During the whole practicing process the lines will get changed several times
The director will decide to cut them, shorten them, or change them up a little bit
So it can be very stressful
It's not like we get a set of lines and it's definitely gonna be those lines
They do get changed up a lot
But it's really been interesting and eye opening to see all the work
that goes into making a movie behind the scenes
Because now when I watch a movie I'm always picturing like
Oh wow, I wonder how long it took them to film this scene
Or, I wonder how many times they have to refilm it from different angles
Because when I'm on the set I get to see everything that goes into filming each shot
And sometimes we will spend at entire 12 hour day filming one scene
They'll retake it so many times
So it's really amazing to see how much work goes into it
So now watching a movie isn't really the same experience that it used to be
Because I'll always be thinking about those kind of things
But it's really cool, and I think I'm very lucky to be able to know all that behind the scenes stuff
I'm really really enjoying it
And I cannot wait to go to the premier tonight!
This will be my first premier
So it'll be the first time I get to watch a movie that I worked on myself
and my name will be in the credits
So I gotta sit to the very end because I'm sure it's down in the corner somewhere at the end
But that'll be really cool
I can't wait to see that
So I'm not allowed to tell you guys what projects I'm working on while I'm doing them
because I have to wait until the movie has been announced for release
I can tell you about this one because the movie will be coming out soon
It's called TERRAFORMARS, it's based on a manga
I'll put a picture of the manga here, maybe you guys are familiar with it
If you are let me know, that would be cool
The actor that I worked with on this project was Yamashita Tomohisa
If you are a Johnny's fan you probably know him as Yamapi
He's a very famous singer and now actor
He was just the greatest person in the world to work with
It was very weird at first
When I was in high school I was a very big Johnny's fan
I loved NEWS
It was just mind blowing to meet him in person
But not only meet him in person, he was calling me sensei
and it was just really strange
But he is the sweetest person in the world
He's so professional, so kind, so fun to work with
and he's amazing at English
So I'm just really looking forward to seeing how his scenes turned out
I hope they sound really good
I'm just very excited!
I'm heading off to there now, and I will talk to you later!
Thank you for waiting out here in this cold weather
That makes me very happy
You're here to see the movie today right?
What you're not!?
I'm just joking
Well when you do come to see the movie
being a group of friends and have a great time
I'm sure you're all happy you got to see Yamapi today, right?
I'll let Yamashita-kun say a few words
Both the cast and the director are amazing
I think we created a new style of entertainment with this movie
I'm honoured to be a part of it
I would love for you all to come watch it
Thank you very much
After this we will have a photo session with the cast
but they will leave the stage for a moment now
Please give them a round of applause
Alright guys I'm back!
It's the day after the premier
and I had such a blast!
It was so fun getting to see the final product
because all I had seen was the raw footage
and when the movie started playing, the first thing that came into my mind was
Holy crap! The editing is amazing!
Because I remember what the scenes looked like as we were filming them
and being able to see them with the sound effects, CG, and music
and having them cut up and all the different angles put together
It just looked really cool, it was really really neat
I would've loved to have been able to be there for the editing process
because I feel like I could learn a lot from these people
But yeah that was the first thing that came into my mind when I was watching it
And Yamapi did great with his English, it sounded great
And the movie was really fun, it was really entertaining
It was quite long, I think it was 2 hours long
I don't wanna give away much about the movie
If you guys wanna go see it, please do!
It will be released here in Japan April 29th
So if you happen to be in Japan, please go see it in the theatres
and look for my name in the credits!
It's kind of easy to spot
because 99% of the names are in kanji, and then mines in English
So it kinda stands out which was cool
Oh and we got these awesome VIP seats
I'll put in a little clip of them right here so you guys can see what I'm talking about
They were leather and reclining
And we had these marble places to put our drinks and popcorn
It was really cool
So I hope you guys now have an idea of what I do for my job
When I'm not here on YouTube making videos
I was gonna make YouTube my full time thing
But when I got the offer for this movie job it was too cool to pass up
So I had to take it
So I hope you guys will be understanding when I'm a little slow posting videos on my main channel
They take a lot of time because I put subtitles on them
and I put a lot of time into editing for these videos
But when I'm not posting on this channel, I'm probably posting over on my 2nd channel
Because the videos over there are a little more relaxed
I don't edit them as heavily and I don't put subtitles on them
So I can get them up the same day that I film them
So if you would like more videos from me, please go subscribe over there
I usually put out 2-3 a week
Every few days or so
Yeah, I guess that's it
If you guys have any questions, leave them down below
and I'll seeya soon, bye!