The “Eiichiro Oda Meets Iñaki Godoy” video I shot for Netflix has reached over 1 million views in just 2 days! It was such an honor to be a part of this historical meeting of the zany minds! I can’t wait for the live action series to come out!
-Willdesu
PS. These comments just make my heart melt!
I had a few little moments where I am featured in the BTS video for FUSO’s “Built with Heart” Commercial I helped consult on last year. It was a great opportunity and nice to see the memories of the set once again!
-Willdesu
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I couldn’t be more proud that Bike Exif featured a little write up about our documentary feature film “The Roost” in their January 16th Speed Read. Hop on over to their page to check out what they had to say. BikeExif is the place you want to be in the biking community, so we are so proud they let us in with a warm review. If you would like to see the film yourself you can see it here!
-Willdesu
Our feature film “The Roost” was featured in the November 2021 issue of Tokyo Weekender. Writer Paul McInnes wrote a wonderful review of the film along with a brief interview with me about filming a unique culture like the alternative motor scene here in Japan.
Please check out the article here. You can also watch “The Roost” here. Enjoy the ride!
-Willdesu
I had the chance to be featured in the Tokyo Weekender’s “Voices of Tokyo” article focusing on my creative passions, current projects, and all things Tokyo! Thanks for the opportunity TW!
-Willdesu
My design “Dash Dash Dot Jump Man” has been featured in the 2021 My Famicase Exhibition in Tokyo. This year has another amazing collection of designs from artists all over the world celebrating there love for fake 8-bit retro games that never were. You can also totally buy the book collecting all of this years entrees.
-Willdesu
I has such an amazing experience putting this shoot together as both the Director and DP. Deciding the location, designing the set, writing the story, story-boarding, casting, and filming, all of these things were an incredibly creative challenge. But having an amazing team bring it all together was so rewarding. I’m happy we were able to put together such and amazing product. Thank you everyone! Now you get to see me look awkward as heck while being creative. Enjoy!
Photos by: Alfie Goodrich
-Willdesu
Fuso has recently used the F-Cell commercial I shot and directed as their header on the official facebook page. It’s great to see this cool little commercial for their Hygrogen Fuel truck setting the mood for folks visiting their page. Thanks Fuso!
-Willdesu
One thing we learned during these trying times is that motorcycles make people feel better. Our short film, Tokyo Gone, jumped over an astounding 1,680,000 views in the past couple of months. I’m happy we can bring some joy during these globally challenging times even 5 years after we finished the film! Here’s to Aki, our bad-ass, motorcycle swapping, modern day Robin Hood! Get Gone girl! Tokyo Gone!
-Willdesu
The “Never The Same” commercial series I shot and directed for Mitsubishi Fuso are now featured on the career hub within their main website. It’s great to see all three of these videos together in once place. You can check out the videos on the Fuso website, or check them out on willdesu as well.
-Willdesu
I don’t often get to see photos of myself behind the camera as I’m usually very busy filming or directing, but thankfully Wei Chen, our second camera operator and wicked illustrator, was able to take some stills during the production. We had a very talented small and mobile crew, keeping it simple and clean as we shot all over L.A. and Hollywood! It was such a pleasure working with the always awesome and talented illustrator Babs Tarr and I can’t wait to find another project for us to work together on again. Enjoy the photos!
-Willdesu
The music video “Where Memory is Traded” I shot for Memotone was recently featured on Factmag.com. There was a nice right up about the artist Will Yates and the video itself and how it was filmed in the forests just outside of Tokyo, the same forests that Hayao Miyazaki drew inspiration for the Studio Ghibli classic, My Neighbour Totoro.
Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, artists need our support more than ever. You can support Memotone by buying music from his Bandcamp.
-Willdesu
I had the amazing chance to do a Pecha Kucha presentation in Tokyo. I have been to many and even been a part of a handful of other’s Pecha Kuchas over the years, but had never done one myself. So, I pulled up my creative pants and decided it was time. I spoke about my experiences being a independent film maker and cinematographer in Tokyo over the past decade and shared a handful of stills from my film and photography work. It was such a good experience and you couldn’t ask for a better community here in Tokyo where it all started. If you are interested in going to or doing one, check out more from Pecha Kucha here.
-Willdesu
I had the opportunity to watch the first screening for staff and talent who worked on the animated CG feature film Resident Evil: Vendetta. The film was shown in a private theater on the Toei movie production lot in Tokyo. I had a chance to hangout with the film’s composer Kenji Kawai. His legendary soundtrack to Ghost in The Shell has been a huge inspiration to me over the years, so it was great to meet him! What a great project to be able to be a part of! Thanks Marza and Capcom!
-Willdesu
It has been a quite a tremendous honor to have my first feature film “The Last Library” as Director of Photography take home a handful of awards during it’s festival run. But, I’m most proud of this one. It was such a great learning experience and I loved shooting it on anamorphic glass. I think it really brought the world and vision of the director to life. Cheers to the team for making a great film and I was so happy to be a part of it.
-Willdesu
I had the amazing honor of photographing legendary game creator of Death Stranding, Metal Gear, and Boktai game series for EGM (Electronic Gaming Monthly). Shortly after release of the issue the photos were featured in, KojiPro and Hideo Kojima himself sent me a signed copy of the photo inside the magazine! Kojima Approved!
-Willdesu
Hyper Hobby magazine, one of Japan’s most popular magazines covering all things toys in Japan, featured both and interview and photos about my custom vinyl toy exhibition at Studio Uamou. You can find them in volumes 190 and 192 of Hyper Hobby covering the event which ran for two weeks at Studio Uamou in Akihibara, Tokyo. The exhibition was such a cool experience and it was one of Studio Uamou’s first custom figure exhibitions and my first big exhibition as an art director/designer in Japan. It was such an honor and I can’t wait to do another one!
-Willdesu
