Back in Japan from New York

I just finished 3years of staying in New York and got back in my home,Japan.
I will be based in Tokyo at least for a while. I am very excited about the new life here as I have a lot that I brought within me from my experiences in New York. Sure my way of seeing life and life in Japan would be different from three years ago. these years, I have been very interested in  the culture and history of my own country, old and new, and looking forward to be inspired,discover and understand more.

Music Video "Big Flower" by Robin's Egg Blue

"Big Flower" Robin's Egg Blue from Mayumi Suzuki on Vimeo.


Directed, Videographed and edited by Mayumi Suzuki



演出、撮影、編集　by Mayumi Suzuki

the band: http://www.robinseggbluemusic.com/

The Suzan

Photo shooting with The Suzan in New York  2009.

NYで活動中のバンド　The Suzanを撮影しました。2009年　NYにて

I met The Suzan back in 2009, my second year as an international student at an Art school in NY. I was temporarily staying at the dorm type hotel in Brooklyn, until I find my new apartment. Then RIE and SAORI came in and we talked. they told me they are in a band and they got here to sign with a label in NY. I told them I was a photographer and we did a photo shooting. since then I hang out with them and they are so fun . 

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© 2009  Mayumi Suzuki. All RIghts Reserved.

Music Video

I directed a music video. I worked with Robin's egg blue, a Japanese band based in New York.
It's a fun and challenging experience collaborating with other artists. now the video is on post production,
It will be posted in August!! I think this one will come out earlier than my personal video project,"let go and sleep", which I mentioned in my last post on this blog.

It's so hot everyday in New York but right now it's a thunderstorm.
rain is my favorite weather as well as beautiful sunny day!

ミュージックビデオの演出をしました。ニューヨークで活動中のRobin's egg blueというバンドの曲です。今、編集作業中です。他のアーティストとコラボレーションするのは、色々楽しくもあり、いろんな意味で今までの自分だけのやり方から出て行く挑戦でもありますね。８月中に完成予定です。前のポストで"let go and sleep"という作品を編集中といいましたが、このミュージックビデオの方が先に仕上がりそうです。

ニューヨークは毎日暑いですが、今は雷です。雨は晴れと同じ位好きな天気なので、喜んでます。

New Video project

 I have been working on a new video project. The tentative title for this is "let go and sleep". The main theme on this project is about letting go of the childhood memories to move on. The movie goes along with a boy and a girl who grew up together, who shares a little secret from the childhood. They realize that to move on with their lives, they need to let go of it. I first started out this project as still photography last summer. After several photo shooting session, I looked at the photographs and thought, these should better be video,since my concept on this project was rather narrative. Then I developed the storyboard and started shooting as a video project. I'm done with most of the shooting and getting into post-production. I am looking forward to finishing all the production and showing this soon.

 
 

You are sad

I was selected as a featured Artist of the week at Talenthouse.
talenthouseというアーティスト／クリエイターのコミュ二ティーサイトでフィーチャーされました。


http://blog.talenthouse.com/2010/09/08/featured-artist-mayumi-suzuki/

studio photo

this is a photo from back when I worked in a commercial photography production company. around 2004.

東京の広告写真制作会社に勤務していたころにスタジオで撮影。

New Video piece

My new video project is up on my website.



http://MAYUMI-SUZUKI.COM/pathway-to-silent-dreams/

新しいビデオ作品をホームページにUPしました。

projects

Working on New photography project
done shooting yesterday.

Editing new video project

will be finished by the end of July...

home page

www.mayumi-suzuki.com