We had a super fun time working with the directors and cast of Stranger Things from Netflix ahead of their season 5 launch. Here is a great photo of the whole team once we were wrapped after a long day of interviews!
-Willdesu
BTS Photos from the "An eCanter Christmas Story" Commercial Shoot
It was an absolute pleasure directing and shooting the “An eCanter Christmas” story for Mitsubishi Fuso with the Wild Tame team. Have a look at some of the photos from the WT team shot by Mario Elfadi during the production and see what a blast we had while filming!
-Willdesu
Making headlines over on Polygon with our Netflix One Piece Season 2 video!
Our very special season 2 announcement video with One-Piece creator Eiichiro Oda for Netflix made the headlines over at Polygon! Hop on over and have a watch if you haven’t seen it yet!
-Willdesu
Over 1 million views in 2 days for Netflix Live-Action One Piece Luffy Meets Eiichro Oda Video
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!
"The Roost" Portuguese Premiere at LxMFF 2023!
Our award-winning feature film “The Roost” had it’s Portuguese premiere at the Lisbon Motorcycle Film Festival 2023 and I was invited to the solo premiere screening on June 2nd, 2023 to present the film and talk about the crazy trip of making the doc for over 3 years and how it became one amazing documentary! Thank you so much to the LxMFF team for having us as a part of your program!
-Willdesu
Photos by Pedro Lopes (www.instagram.com/paclopes)
Here’s an after movie video created by the LxMFF team highlighting the gnarly event, complete with a night ride around Portugal!
"MAGNETIZE" MV Behind The Scenes Video
Here’s a fun BTS look-back at the making of the MAGNETIZE Music Video by Director Thomas Beswick for the band Open Reel Ensemble. Check out the team being generally awesome and making some movie magic!
-Willdesu
Bike Exif Shows The Roost Some Love!
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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
"The Roost" Write-up and Interview in Tokyo Weekender
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
Tokyo Weekender - Voices of Tokyo
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
"Where Memory is Traded" featured on Factmag.com
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
Resident Evil: Vendetta is now on Netflix
The animated CG film I worked on, “Resident Evil: Vendetta” , is now featured on Netflix. I’m so proud! I was asked to work as the Art Director and Illustrator for the logo of the BSAA team run by Chris Redfield and Leon Kennedy called “Silver Dagger”. Go watch it now you daring digital adventurers! Check out the merch and statue using the logo as well!
-Willdesu
Staff screening of Resident Evil: Vendetta
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
Best Cinematography Winner For The Last Library
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
A Hideo Kojima Approval
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
My Custom Uamou Designs Featured in Hyper Hobby Magazine
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