Takushi Nishinaka
[STUDIO CROSS]
I usually produce videos on request from companies and individuals. I have loved movies since I was a child and studied film production in college. I then did various jobs, working for a TV station and a drone aerial photography company, and now I work as a freelancer.
I started living in Toride when I got married. Basically, I work as a video editor at home and other places, while going to the field each time there is a shooting. I sometimes fly a drone in my work, so I sometimes practice drone operation, and it is much easier to practice in Toride than in the city center.
Now that I can set my own work schedule, I am able to pick up and drop off my children at daycare when I am settled and am very happy with my quality of life. Compared to when I was a company employee, I spend more time with my children.
I am sure many of you spent time watching movies, anime, and manga when you had time during the Corona pandemic. We may be able to live without art, but I believe it has a great impact on the richness of our hearts and minds.
In this sense, I believe that art and entertainment are important, and I hope that society will become more conducive to those involved in such activities. I myself also want to create images that reach deep into the hearts of the viewers.
I usually have many opportunities to make films outside Toride, so I hope to have more projects in Toride city and its suburbs in the future. And someday, I would like to make a movie in Toride.
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Takushi Nishinaka [STUDIO CROSS]
In 2010, he graduated from the Department of Imaging Arts at Osaka University of Arts. His graduation film “APE” won the Grand Prize and Audience Award at numerous film festivals including Nara International Film Festival, Shimizu Film Festival, and Ueda Jokamachi Film Festival.
In 2011, he participated as one of the directors of “3.11 A Sense of Home Films,” a project created at the urging of director Kawase Naomi to support the recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake. World-renowned filmmakers such as Víctor Erice, Bong Joon-Ho, and Apichatpong Weerasethakul have also participated in this project.
He produced the expressionistic film “SUNDAY” on 8mm film.The footage shot for this film was used in “Japan in a Day,” for which Ridley Scott served as executive producer in 2012.
His short film “Salvia” (2014) was shot on 16mm and 8mm film, which is unusual for an independent production, and was screened at 17 film festivals and screenings.
He is currently working as a freelance videographer in a variety of fields.