Fortalezaotaku: oprocesso de desenvolvimento de um documentário sobre oimpacto da cultura pop japonesa em seus fãs fortalezenses

Abstract

This technical report presents the development process of the hypervideo documentary named “Fortaleza Otaku”, since its research and design stage until its publication on Youtube, aiming to verify the experience that the contact with Japanese pop culture provided in the life of the otakus, term used to designate fans of this culture. The motivating question for the project was: "How to present the experience that Japanese pop culture has provided and still provides in the life of the otakus from Fortaleza city through the production of an audiovisual documentary?". To do so, firstly, the concepts and techniques used as a basis for the construction of the film, as well as the description of the documentary's development, step-by-step, will be presented. Among some of the concepts and some of the techniques used, we can use as example screenplay, hypervideo, rule of thirds, chromatic harmonies, fieldnotes and color correction. About image and sound capture, "Fortaleza Otaku" had the support of the Escola Pública de Audiovisual da Vila das Artes and TV Unifor. The difficulties encountered in the process are relative to the production of the film itself, taking as an example the acquisition of great quality equipment for image and sound capture and the large amount of recorded material to be analyzed and edited into a documentary form. It is hoped that “Fortaleza Otaku” may mitigate some pre-judgments or stereotypes about the otaku culture and that it be used as a basis for further research, acting as a reference and as a historical document on the subject. Still, it is hoped that the film is seen as a way in which some young people or people who are related to the subject feel properly represented. The film was edited using Sony Vegas Pro 16.0 software and motion graphics production took place through After Effects CC 2018 and Blender 2.79 software. For the development of the film, reference was made to Puccini (2011), Nichols (2013), Ramos (2008) and Thompson (2011). The documentary "Fortaleza Otaku" can be seen at the link: https://goo.gl/icTDwv.