How does Miyazaki describe developing story through storyboards while production runs, and what risks does he give?
Miyazaki (Paris press debate reported by Midnight Eye, translated) says his films start without a finished script, the story develops as he draws storyboards while production is already under way, and calls this a dangerous way to make an animated film; Spirited Away grew to 1,415 shots from about 1,200 envisioned. AWN (2010) quotes him saying the world grows more complex as he storyboards.
Miyazaki (Paris press debate reported by Midnight Eye, translated) says his films start without a finished script, the story develops as he draws storyboards while production is already under way, and calls this a dangerous way to make an animated film; Spirited Away grew to 1,415 shots from about 1,200 envisioned. AWN (2010) quotes him saying the world grows more complex as he storyboards.
Curator qualifications: Papers and pages read 2026-10-22; no segmentation or annotation run. Translated debate report, not a verbatim transcript.
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- [sourced_fact] Miyazaki (Paris press debate reported by Midnight Eye, translated) says his films start without a finished script, the story develops as he draws storyboards while production is already under way, and calls this a dangerous way to make an animated film; Spirited Away grew to 1,415 shots from about 1,200 envisioned. AWN (2010) quotes him saying the world grows more complex as he storyboards. · locator: Midnight Eye: Hayao Miyazaki (Tom Mes, report of a Paris debate, Dec 2001; published Jan 2002) (live); AWN: Miyazaki Talks Ponyo (live) source
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