Tag: Richard Bridgland
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‘One Piece’ Restaurant Ship Baratie Backstory Explained by Series Production Designer Richard Bridgland
In the One Piece anime and manga series, there is a stunning floating restaurant called Baratie. Its base simulates the head and body of a giant fish, and the several-story building is on the fish’s dorsal. It’s a wonder to look at, but a challenge for production designer Richard Bridgland, who had the difficult task…
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‘One Piece’: Changes to Luffy’s Ship Going Merry Explained By Production Designer Richard Bridgland
Even though the live-action adaptation of One Piece will certainly strive to stay true to its source material – the long-running manga and anime series – we’re bound to see some changes because not everything works when it is brought to flesh, bone and pirate ship wood format. In an interview with Collider’s Mike Thomas,…
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‘One Piece’ Production Designer Shares Which Set Is His Favorite
Even in the One Piece manga and anime, the floating restaurant and ship Baratie is a wonder to look at. Not surprisingly, this is one of the set pieces fans are most excited to see in live-action format. With a huge fish figurehead and a several-story restaurant on top of the fish’s body, the Baratie…
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‘One Piece’ Production Designer Compares Series to Making Four Movies
If there’s one thing we know about the upcoming One Piece live-action series is that Netflix went all out when it decided to bring the story to life. Not only the streamer decided to film all episodes on location in Cape Town, Africa, they also made the bold decision to build life size sets for…
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How Luffy Is Reflected in His Ship in the ‘One Piece’ Live-Action Series
It doesn’t matter which gateway you take into the One Piece world: Manga, anime or Netflix live-action series. One thing you’re bound to notice across all media is that protagonist Monkey D. Luffy (Iñaki Godoy) is a force to be reckoned with. With a relentless optimism, adventurous spirit and a slight naiveté in dangerous situations,…
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How the ‘One Piece’ Live Action Series Balanced CGI and Practical Effects
In 2023, the conversation around CGI use in movies and series became more important than ever. Not only because blockbusters have been slammed by fans for it, but also because the VFX professionals are done with the way that Hollywood has been handling their work, so they are mobilizing their sectors to unionize. In an…
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’One Piece’s Live-Action Series Took Inspiration From These Classic Films
When it comes to adapting such an established piece of art like the One Piece franchise, you’d think that the production team has everything they need in terms of inspiration from the source material. However, not everything works in live-action format, and certainly the professionals involved want to bring their own vision to the story.…
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How ‘One Piece’ Live Action Series Honors the Spirit of the Manga
This week, One Piece has the difficult mission of pleasing long-time fans and introducing itself to a new portion of the public. The latter might be easier, since the anime and manga series have been around for over two decades and fans already have a pretty solid idea of what they feel like One Piece…