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< Maison de Castle > is a short animation depicting the everyday life of five girls living in the same apartment.
The visuals use “figumentation,” a novel visual expression where CG is merged with figures.
Figumentation adopts the “digital rod puppet” technique developed by Buildup.
Ball-jointed figures are puppeteered with rods on a blue background.
Shot images are then edited to erase the rods.
Facial expressions and backgrounds are further added to create visuals where
figures move around freely as if they are alive.
Director: Junya Okabe / Production: Production Buildup
We produced ten 5-minute episodes altogether. After being broadcast on Kids Station in 2008,
the show was produced in English and Korean for distribution in various countries.
>> < Maison de Castle > official website
■ Category ： Special modeling (Filming models)
■ Media ： TV
■ Title ： < Maison de Castle >
■ Production period ： Approx. 6 months
