Getting a character design right while cutting all corners is such a low bar for the series that I find it hilarious.
Rather than focusing on just being pretty like the shot mentioned above, I hope there’s more focus on having a more dynamic direction and better storyboarding. I feel like you can pull a ton of shots from all of the seasons like the one above where it’s just a close up of a character emotionlessly gaping at something. In a series they can sort of get away with it, but in a movie where the runtime is incredibly limited, I feel like every shot counts more.
There are moments in Crystal that feel like there was a more creative mind at the helm. Neo Queen Serenity running in slow motion and Sailor Pluto’s awakening in Season 3 are such examples. But there’s so many scenes that have no sense of atmosphere or visual direction.
Rather than focusing on just being pretty like the shot mentioned above, I hope there’s more focus on having a more dynamic direction and better storyboarding. I feel like you can pull a ton of shots from all of the seasons like the one above where it’s just a close up of a character emotionlessly gaping at something. In a series they can sort of get away with it, but in a movie where the runtime is incredibly limited, I feel like every shot counts more.
There are moments in Crystal that feel like there was a more creative mind at the helm. Neo Queen Serenity running in slow motion and Sailor Pluto’s awakening in Season 3 are such examples. But there’s so many scenes that have no sense of atmosphere or visual direction.