Creative Thinking : Making Characters

In every movies, there always a character. But do you know how to build a character? how the way the character act is depends on the creator. in this post, I will share some of my knowledge to build a character for a reference to make your own character.

1. Personality
 Personality mostly decide the appearance of the character, but not just that, personality take the most important part in every movies. Personality is the one which make the movie full of colour, making it fun and good to watch. Some of comedy genre have a character who likes to joking, but if about action, usually the main character is a well trained person. Afterall, personality is the one which make movies intersting

2. Appearance
 Appearance also the one needed to make a character, usually connected with the costumes. There are two types of appearance, the first one is a make sense appearance, usually in ordinary movies, like actions. The second one is not make sense appearance, mostly in the fantasy movies. It is very easy to tell the difference.

Look at her, does it really possible for a girl to lift up a big canon with one hand? of course not, this is a not make sense appearance. By the way, this anime is about fantasy, so everything could happen here, but not in the reality.


3. Examples of characters personality and appearance
A. This person likes to train his muscles and show it off to the others, the one who very excited about muscles and talk about muscles in his daily life.
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Inohara Masato - Little Busters!

B. The boy on the right is a nerd, you can tell in this scene of course. Look at his appearance, he wearing glasses and talk like a math master.



Takeyama -  Angel  Beats!

C. This man is a rider, just look at his outfit and the vehicle he stands on. A rider supposed to be wild right? Now you can judge yourself is he wild or not? standing on a bike like that?



Ash Roller - Accel World (this is a female, do not be fool by appearance)

D. Now look at this man, what is he look like? He is a warrior with a giant sword. This character has a muscles that allow him to swing that giant sword. It is still make sense though.
 
Sagara Sanosuke - Samurai X

Jun Maeda, Creative at Japan

Maeda Jun is Japanese Screen Writer, Born in 1975. Works in Key.

Key is a Software Company founded by himself, located in Kita, Osaka, Japan.

Both games are in computer, software games for computers, which called "Visual Novels"

After creating visual novels, Jun Maeda Started to build the animated one, the first movie is 

Angel Beats!, one of popular Japanese Anime which often cosplayed by people.

The interesting part of Angel Beats! is the story of school life in "Almost Heaven", the characters are already died and have to pay their "regrets" there. But the main character is about to rebelling God,

started to make weapons to battle with "Angel". Once the regret payed, they will go to heaven.

Jun Maeda is not only illustrating the characters but, making some background musics. He is a pianist too, so responsible in soundtracks on the Visual Novels and Animes. But taking advantage of music, now he is released his songs which helped by Nagi Yanagi (Supercell former singer which her face never known by the public). Their collaboration make one title named "Flaming June".

Flaming June which leaded by Jun Maeda create a "short story songs", so the song is about a love story, and contains some movie scene in animated style to illustrating the song.

In Japan, Jun Maeda known as a success and creative person. He creates different things like Flaming June, which known as first and best Animated Love Songs. Because it creates impact in the illustration and music.

The 2nd Creative Thinking : The Coolest Legendary of The Sea

1. Megalodon

Megalodon known as a "Giant Shark". Until now, no one have seen the living Megalodon in the sea, Only fossil discovered. Some scientist believed that Megalodon is one of the "Living Fossil",still living in the deep sea.

2. Kraken

Kraken is the "Giant Squid", known as one of the most popular "Ancient Sea Monsters" which stated or illustrated in many movies and games. Kraken often destroy a ship that passed him, his length makes him could hold his tentacles on all the ship parts, and destroy it.

3. Underwater Pyramid at Bermuda Triangle

The newest discovered in the mysterious underwater sea, "Bermuda Triangle". The latest research has found a Giant Pyramid made of Crystal. There is two pyramids, looks like made of thick glass. Found by a unmanned submarine camera

4. Atlantis

Atlantis, known as a lost kingdom. Discovered in underwater, like an old temple. It is believed that Atlantis is once a rich kingdom and lived. By scientist theory, Atlantis destroyed when there is an earth-moving, torn them down into the water.

5. Bermuda Triangle

Bermuda Triangle, known as a mysterious part of the sea. There is countless number of vehicles vanished on the radar, Ships or Airplanes, It is like going to another dimension and sink into the sand under the sea.

6. Poseidon


Poseidon, know as the God of the Sea or The Leader of the Sea. One of popular God in Greek Mythology. His weapon, rake allowed him to call thunder and sea waves.But he referred into the caller of earthquake sometimes. He is a brother from Zeus and Hades, and a son of Chronus.
His sign is : Trident, Dolphin, Horse and Bull.

7. Leviathan

Leviathan is one of the Popular legends in the sea, often stated in movies and games.
In Myth, Leviathan known as a Sea Serpent or Giant Sea Snake or Sea Dragon. Believed as the Water Element in the Mythology.
In this era, Leviathan known as a giant fish, Blue Whale.
In Satanic Church, Leviathan is stated as one of Four Princes of Hell.