September • 2022
Ashi not only provided great footage but were helpful in facilitating the shoot and open about issues and costs faced.
Ashi F.
Missoula, MT, USA
4 reviews$500 - $1500 / Day
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We are husband and wife, working as a team to produce documentaries and branded videos. John, the husband has more than 20 years background as a professional in commercial photography. Fuyuko, has a master's in anthropology and social science, and experience as a director for documentary making. www.ashifilms.com Our clients and projects include CNN, NBC, Bloomberg, NHK World, Channel News Asia, Great Big Story, Yahoo! Japan, AJ+, and Patagonia. We can provide full service production, field production, translation, DPs, direction & story development in Japan.
Top Services
- Documentary DP
- 2 reviews
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- 2 reviews
- Field Producer
- 1 review
Clients
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Top Projects
Nakagin Capsule Tower inTokyo -Should it be preserved or torn down?
Nakagin Capsule Tower, which was built in 1972 by Kisho Kurokawa, used to be one of the most leading architecture in the world. The architect was a philosopher of "metabolism" that is about regarding architecture from organic point of view rather than inorganic. Now the most famous building of metabolism is on the verge of being torn down as it got "too old" while some people works to save it.
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Documentary DP
- Field Producer
Taiji: the dolphin hunting town in Japan
Taiji, the famous town for dolphin hunting in Japan is struggling with harsh criticism made by the documentary "The Cove", trying to seek for alternatives with contradiction. I was commissioned by Yahoo! News Japan to make journalistic documentary about this topic when Taiji got out of JAZA in the early summer 2015.
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Documentary DP
- Field Producer
- Video Editor - News
In the Eyes of Children
“In The Eyes Of Children” is inspired on my visit to Ritsona Refugee Camp, Greece during the summer of 2016. It's about a Greek photographer helping children of the camp not only by going to the camp everyday, but also by screening movies every week. Among many documentaries and reports of the refugees, I had a desire to make one that told the story from a new perspective.
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Documentary DP
- Field Producer
- Production Company
- Video Editor - News
Meguro Stars - Senior Baseball
We made this short film about The Meguro Stars - A top tier Senior Baseball Team in Tokyo, Japan in December 2016.
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Documentary DP
- Field Producer
- Translator
- Video Editor - News
4.0 Produced for AJPlus
85% of Japanese can ride a unicycle
We came up with the orignial idea, researched it, found a school, pre-produced it, then coordinated with the school to produce the video, liaisoned with the Japanese Unicycle Assoc to fact check everything. Then we scripted, and color-graded. (although AJ+ darkened it down afterward). We shot with Sony FS5, Ronin and EasyRig plus b-cam RX100
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Field Producer
- Translator
Produced for Great Big Story
Japanese Rice Art
We produced and shot this video, including the drone work for Great Big Story in Tsugaru, Japan region.
- Documentary DP
- Field Producer
- Production Company
- Drone Operator
Equipment
Camera
- 4K Camera
- Action Camera
- DSLR Camera
Camera
Camera
Audio
- Directional Microphone
- Lavalier Microphone
Audio
Audio
Miscellaneous
- External Recorder
- Slider
- Stabilizer
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
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Production Support
- News Shooter / Video Journalist
- Commercial DP
- Documentary DP
- Field Producer
- Production Assistant
- Drone Operator
Production Support
Production Support
Post Production
- Video Editor - News
- Video Editor - Documentary
- Video Editor - Commercial
Post Production
Post Production
Miscellaneous
- Fixer
- Production Company
- Translator
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous