It's finally time for the screening...
I wonder how our short turned out.
I'm kinda nervous.
Sorry. I barely managed to finish editing in time,
so none of you got a chance to get a look at it.
Don't sweat it.
We've come this far. I'm ready to trust you to the end, Kyoya.
Seriously!
If it wasn't for you, we might not've had anything to turn in!
Yeah! I bet it's gonna be okay!
Okay, attention!
We're going to start screening the shorts you produced for the first comprehensive exercise.
As you know, this screening is an actual part of your course work.
That said, once something's become an artistic project...
It needs to be ready for audience appraisal.
Everyone here is a creator, but they're also spectators here
expecting to see something worthwhile.
If it's funny, go ahead and laugh, and you can applaud at the end.
But the opposite also applies.
Because your friends made it... Because they tried their hardest...
You can stow all of that pitiful nonsense.
I expect your sincere reactions as students in a visual arts program.
In other words, if it's not good, there'll be no response.
The theater will be frozen over, and you'll be finished.
Hashiba...
We're gonna win.
The screenings will now begin.
Completed Comprehensive Exercise Screening
That was awesome! I'm touched!
Kawasegawa's team did an amazing job.
We're in trouble.
I didn't think anyone would have a silent film.
It was amazing even without any sound or dialogue.
You could really tell how the protagonist felt.
It was real pretty looking, too.
In terms of how much of a refined, finalized product it is...
Their project blows ours out of the water.
Next is Team Kitayama's short film.
Aw, man...
Ours takes place at a train station, too...
Folks are gonna compare them, huh?
We did everything we possibly could. So...
Please!
A Team Kitayama Film
Huh? Photos?
I didn't know using stills was an option.
This is...
This was the only thing I could think of when we found out about the camera.
We're going to figure something out, damn it!
What's gotten into you, Kyoya-kun?
"Figure something out"?
Look, I know I'm the one who screwed up...
But how are we doing anything with this equipment?!
We're supposed to be making a film, not taking still pictures!
No. We can do this.
Don't be crazy! Just let it go!
We'll have to give it another crack when the next project...
We can do this.
I know we can. Trust me.
I'm going to make sure all of your hard work pays off.
That's right... I've gotten through spots like this already.
I've cooked up a promotional movie with next to no assets before.
What did I do? I used After Affex, Promiere, Photoshot...
The school should have access to all of them.
I'm not letting their efforts be wasted!
Hey, Kiryu here...
Hey, it's Hashy! Are you ready to join the club?
All Comers Welcome Fine Art Study Group Now Recruiting Members
I'll do it! I'll join, so...
I need you to teach me how to take good stills!
Well? Does it fit with our concept?
Yeah! It oughta work great.
From what Kiryu-san said, we're going to need 100 shots per cut.
A hundred?!
Yeah. So we're going to be shooting with the camera in a fixed position.
What should I do, then?
You don't need to worry.
Once the clapperboard cues you, give it a few seconds,
and then act it out like you would if we were filming things.
Will that work?
It should.
We'll pick the best options available from out of the pictures that get taken.
Okay, got it!
We're gonna be dubbing in the dialogue later?
Right.
So, we're going to need to adjust the script based on how long the cuts run.
That's cool.
Don't worry so much... I'm not gonna pitch a fit again.
Thanks!
Shinoaki...
Yeah?
I want the composition to be the kind of thing that only works with still photography.
I know how hard that'll be, but you're the only person who can handle it.
Are you up to it?
Yeah! I'll try!
I wanna get you what you need!
One last thing, does anyone have a digital camera on them?
I've got one.
But the picture quality's pretty bad.
That's okay.
All right. This should do it.
Thanks again, Nanako.
The 15 seconds of video we took with Nanako's digital camera...
As it ever was
I wait for you
as my black hair
flutters in the wind
until the day the frost covers the ground
We then take the still shots in order to put the story together.
We only have three minutes. And in that time...
And as the white
of old age mingles
with my black hair,
I find that my ardor
for you has grown no less brilliant
Was it no good?
Holy crap, Team Kitayama!
No way...
Is it me, or are we getting more applause?
This is great!
Impressive.
Kawasegawa's team came in first place...
Which was kind of expected.
But we came in third...
That's some fairly high praise.
But if we had been able to film things the way we originally intended...
I bet we would've been better received.
Listen... I know you might have some issues with how the edit turned out, but—
This is so damn frustrating!
What the hell, man?!
I had no idea what you were doing when we were shooting,
but it turned into a proper story, with a proper ending and everything!
You're really something, man! You did great!
But... if my script...
Not the first one, but the one I redid with your input...
If we had been able to use it properly, it would've turned out great!
Maybe even better than what we turned in...
Y-Yeah.
I'm bitter, too!
Kyoya, that was seriously amazing!
To be able to come up with an idea like that...
I was just doing what I was told,
so I'm kinda... No, I'm seriously impressed!
But... I can act well in a normal film too, so...
So I'm sure that'd... y'know...
Whatever! I'm just gonna say it!
I know I can put on a really good performance!
So I want to get to act the normal way!
Kyoya-kun...
You play kinda dirty, huh?
You're usually so quiet...
And then you get all fired up, with your eyes flashing.
During the shoot... And during the screening...
I was full of butterflies the whole time!
Hey, I'm locking up. If you want to review things, do it somewhere else.
Or...
Are you discussing your next goal?
Yes!
This guy is not...
Kyoya isn't...
Kyoya-kun ain't...
...gonna show me up!
Well, that's great to hear.
You're going to have another assignment waiting after vacation is over.
Let's see if you can get some payback.
Right!
Good answer!
First, we need to review what went wrong.
And let's skip my screw-up with the equipment.
That is obviously going to be the first thing we discuss.
I'm gonna keep the runtime and other stuff in mind when I do the storyboard next time.
That goes for the script, too.
And I'm gonna put on a performance that'll blow Kyoya's mind!
Sounds like fun!
The Platinum Generation that I looked up to, and wanted to get close to...
If I've been able to make them feel the heat, even a little...
Then this remake of mine might be going well, after all.
I don't buy it!
Why wasn't Hashiba's team given first place?
It's pretty simple, really.
What they turned in was a little too unorthodox for a school assignment.
Plus, I get the feeling it wasn't intentional.
I'd guess they had an issue when requisitioning their equipment.
Are you serious?
That film wasn't completely thought through.
That said, I might have an interesting bunch in this class.
If they really did come up with that footage to work around some kind of trouble in production,
it speaks to an incredible amount of problem-solving potential in Hashiba Kyoya.
You're right...
Which means that, for the second semester,
I want you working with Hashiba's team.
You're interested in him, aren't you?
Well, I suppose.
O-Of course, only in his talent as a producer.
Uh, what else would I have meant?
You are the worst sister!
Good grief...
That little sister of mine is adorable, no matter how old she gets.
Osaka Film Festival Best Picture Award Kawasegawa Misaki
We're heading home!
Good work today!
Thanks for coming in today.
And sorry you had to cover a shift out of the blue.
It's fine. You worked hard too, Nanako.
Hey, listen...
Do you have... some free time... today?
Karaoke
I haven't been to a karaoke booth in a long time.
Do you like karaoke?
Yep! I love it.
Well, it's more like I love music and singing!
I see.
Well, then...
I brushed against the freckles that I hated so...
That's impressive volume!
Life goes on and I heave a little sigh for you.
And her voice...
It's heavy, the love that I once shared with you...
It's like it's resonating in my...
But it dissolved like it was just a sugar cube.
Chest?
Wait, is she actually pretty terrible?
Now the little pain sitting in my heart...
Has shrunken a bit, but it really does hurt me now.
Those silly horoscopes...
It feels great to really sing after such a long time!
S-Sorry... I'm pretty bad, huh?
Uh, well...
My grandma does traditional minyo folk music back home.
And I learned it at a young age, but...
I'm just no good!
I just can't seem to fix my tone deafness.
So I wanted to ask you a favor, Kyoya...
Huh? What is it?
When I'm singing by myself,
I don't really know what I need to work on.
So, every now and again, would you come to karaoke with me...
And listen to my singing?
No?
Sure, if you'd like my help.
Really?! Awesome!
Thanks, Kyoya!
For some reason, it's really easy to sing in front of you!
That was fun!
By the way, Nanako...
What's up?
I just thought of something.
Once you've practiced, and got some confidence,
maybe we can upload your singing online.
Online?
Yeah.
We'll record you singing, and put it on a video site.
A bunch of people will hear you—
No, no, no, no way can I do that!
I'm already crappy enough, I don't need to get trashed on top of it!
Th-That's why I said, after you get better...
No! Absolutely not!
I mean, the internet is the whole world!
Can you imagine how embarrassing it is
to go on there practically begging for attention?!
Okay, then why don't we do it when there's a Japan-only video site?
Only for Japan?
Is there such a thing?
Yeah...
Well, it will be sometime around the end of this year or the beginning of next.
What... do you think about that, though?
I guess that wouldn't be as bad.
Okay, that settles it!
Let's practice with that as your goal!
Hey! Don't pick my goals for me!
Sheesh...
Okay, let's celebrate the end of the semester,
and the increased budget of the fine arts club thanks to our new members.
Cheers!
Let's do the official introductions this time.
I'm Kiryu Takashi, in my fifth year of the photography program.
Thank you so much for your help, by the way.
Not a problem!
Especially considering our club managed to survive thanks to you!
He's right! Plus, you brought us some cute girls.
I'm Hiyama Yurika. I'm in my third year of industrial arts.
I sculpt and make stuff like that.
Down the hill he fells, the darling acorn!
Into the lake he falls, oh me oh my!
I'm Sugimoto Mikio, and I'm in my second year of the music program.
It's a pleasure.
Despite how he looks, he's actually got a lot of skill.
Your attention, please!
Allow me to express my joy for today... through dance.
A pose to symbolize reception.
One symbolizing hope for the future!
A pose for affection! A pose for courtship!
That's Kakihara Sho. He's in his third year of theater arts study.
Note the toes here! See? See how they point?!
He's majoring in dance.
And now, the Bacchanalia dance!
What we've all been waiting for!
Here it comes! The fine arts club specialty...
The eruption of Vesuvius!
It's the tragedy of Pompeii all over again!
Higashiyama Bridge
I've got work today, so I'll see you two later.
I'll get dinner ready.
Thanks!
It sure was a lotta fun with all our senpai back there, huh?
They're all so eccentric... but also really talented.
Kyoya-kun...
What is it?
You know that I draw, don't you?
You noticed?
I was trying to keep it quiet.
Why didn't I lock the dang door?
I'm sorry for prying—
Aw, don't go apologizing! I shoulda been more careful.
Say, do you remember...
When I said how folks who can't do anything are looking for what they can do?
Yeah.
I can't do anything, like the rest of y'all.
I'm always messing up, even just doing daily stuff.
Bad at school, can't do athletic stuff, either...
But there's one thing... one thing I like doing.
Making art?
But it just don't seem to come together.
I can have fun drawing, but can't do much more than that.
I've won some awards, but that ain't enough to make a living.
So I thought if I went to school for visual arts,
I might get a job in TV or something.
That's why I enrolled in art school.
But I didn't have the guts to try the fine arts program.
I'm supposed to like drawing... but can't enjoy doing it seriously.
I have no confidence, either.
That's why I was keeping it a secret.
I was hoping one day my eyes would light up like yours do.
But it just don't seem to wanna happen.
No, that's not what I—
So I was thinking...
Maybe I should give up on art. Maybe that'd be easier.
You can't!
You can't do that! You can't stop being an artist!
Kyoya-kun?
I... I...
Your art was always there for me.
I...
I love your art, Shinoaki.
From all the way in the future... I've loved it.
You said something during the shoot...
You wanted me to do it... because you thought I was the only one who could handle it.
Yeah. I did.
That made me happy. I was real flustered.
I thought, what kinda person thinks that about me?
I'm real curious now.
So I've made up my mind! Starting now, you're my goal, Kyoya-kun!
I'm gonna study lots, and become someone who can create
the kinda worlds you wanna see!
Do you have some kinda goal, too?
Yeah. I do.
But I can't tell you about it yet.
Well, that's a real shame.
But... I'll just have to work hard so that you'll tell me someday, huh?
My goal...
One example might be having you say those things to me ten years from now.
The remake of my life... has just begun.