Above: Fred Hoshiyama, in younger years.
Sometimes you have a pet project that you never feel quite ready for the challenge. I have been working on "Topaz Diary" with my friend, composer Bill Benson, since college. The story is about another friend of mine, Fred Hoshiyama, and how his life was completely changed in the "Japanese-American Internment" camps of WWII. The story shows how by simple faith, and a lot of love... a bad situation can be turned into good. The score will drive most of the film, Bill and I met recently to discuss plans for the project, he has some wonderful musical ideas and I am working out some visual ideas.
Below: Early inspirational sketches for the story from a few years back.
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ReplyDeleteLove the saturated color feel to it!
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