Studio Ghibli's animation works are exquisite and full of imagination, which makes him a leader in Japanese animation. However, usually we only know the name of Miyazaki Hayao, and seldom pay attention to who created the beautiful animation background in the movie. The illustrator Naoki Inoue began to cooperate with Miyazaki Hayao in the background art from Valley of the Heart. At that time, he took the scenery of his hometown Ibaraki as a model, combined with various fantasy elements, drew a series of fantasy world works "As Barnard Otoole" and held an exhibition. After the exhibition was seen by Miyazaki Hayao, Miyazaki Hayao invited him to co-produce Valley of the Heart, which started the career of Naoki Inoue Ghibli.
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In fact, Naoki Inoue's creation is not limited to the background art. His experimental short film According to Barnard Otoole Time has no story or dialogue, and only relies on beautiful scenes and soft music to present his past paintings of Barnard Otoole to the audience. Many mature animation techniques are used in the film, such as the sparkling water surface in the lake or the grassland swaying with the wind. So According to Barnard Otoole Time is not Studio Ghibli's most famous work, but it is definitely worth watching carefully.
This is the work of Naoki Inoue 30 years ago. In this soft and fantastic painting style, I can only say that Miyazaki Hayao's vision is really right!