We walked around looking for symbolic objects or monuments that could be used for the transition scenes. What we initially had in mind were statues, monuments, and old banknotes from that era. Originally, we thought we could capture many of the elements we needed from the Japan and Asia sections at the British Museum. However,…

After several rounds of test shooting, we held a meeting to come up with a more detailed and complete storyboard idea. While it is important to have a solid concept when creating a video, in the end, it is the attention to details—such as transitions, openings, and closings—that determines the overall completeness of the work.…

In this test, we proceeded with filming using a smartphone. In addition to the gravestone, we also tested with a banknote and the “three-way confrontation” scene. These were all demo shoots intended to prepare for inserting edited sound later. Since we don’t have much experience with filming projects, we decided to conduct multiple test shoots…

In this writing, I will provide feedback on the previous video footage, explain the adjustments we made based on that feedback, and share impressions after adding sound to the footage. First, for the previous video shoot, we used a camcorder that we had borrowed. However, the footage turned out to be much blurrier than expected,…

After completing the recording and producing a demo sound from it, we decided to do a video test. In the film industry, a clear storyboard is essential due to limited production budgets and time. However, in our case, since our video production involves almost no cost and we are neither pressed for time nor overflowing…

Feeling that the previous vocoding lacked depth, I decided to try a different approach this time by using an audio file in another language for vocoding. Additionally, I plan to fine-tune various effects and vocoder parameters to create a more convincing illusion that the tombstone or banknote is actually speaking. First, I needed to extract…

I wanted to try vocoding using previously recorded sounds. First, I recorded a speech that Itō delivered in the United States in 1872 to use as an experimental source. The speech is as follows: “In acknowledging the generous hospitality of your welcome, we feel from the depths of grateful hearts the honor conferred upon us.…

We met again as planned to record the sounds of the monument and the banknote. First, at the Hirobumi Ito monument at UCL, we attempted to record using a contact microphone and a Sennheiser condenser microphone. Since the monument was made of stone, it had very little resonance, making it quite difficult to capture sound.…

Ito Hirobumi was born in 1841 in the Chōshū Domain as the son of a low-ranking samurai.Despite being born into poverty, he had a passion for learning. At the age of 11, he learned to read and write at a local village school, and at 14, he was assigned to perform miscellaneous duties for the…

I met with Jinhyuk, with whom I am collaborating on this project, to discuss our ideas. Initially, we talked about using the stone monument at UCL with Itō Hirobumi’s name inscribed on it and the old Japanese banknotes featuring him as a symbol as the core elements of our work. The main topic of our…