Our very special season 2 announcement video with One-Piece creator Eiichiro Oda for Netflix made the headlines over at Polygon! Hop on over and have a watch if you haven’t seen it yet!
-Willdesu
Over 1 million views in 2 days for Netflix Live-Action One Piece Luffy Meets Eiichro Oda Video
The “Eiichiro Oda Meets Iñaki Godoy” video I shot for Netflix has reached over 1 million views in just 2 days! It was such an honor to be a part of this historical meeting of the zany minds! I can’t wait for the live action series to come out!
-Willdesu
PS. These comments just make my heart melt!
"The Roost" Portuguese Premiere at LxMFF 2023!
Our award-winning feature film “The Roost” had it’s Portuguese premiere at the Lisbon Motorcycle Film Festival 2023 and I was invited to the solo premiere screening on June 2nd, 2023 to present the film and talk about the crazy trip of making the doc for over 3 years and how it became one amazing documentary! Thank you so much to the LxMFF team for having us as a part of your program!
-Willdesu
Photos by Pedro Lopes (www.instagram.com/paclopes)
Here’s an after movie video created by the LxMFF team highlighting the gnarly event, complete with a night ride around Portugal!
FUSO "Built With Heart" CM BTS Video
I had a few little moments where I am featured in the BTS video for FUSO’s “Built with Heart” Commercial I helped consult on last year. It was a great opportunity and nice to see the memories of the set once again!
-Willdesu
Bike Exif Shows The Roost Some Love!
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I couldn’t be more proud that Bike Exif featured a little write up about our documentary feature film “The Roost” in their January 16th Speed Read. Hop on over to their page to check out what they had to say. BikeExif is the place you want to be in the biking community, so we are so proud they let us in with a warm review. If you would like to see the film yourself you can see it here!
-Willdesu
"The Roost" Write-up and Interview in Tokyo Weekender
Our feature film “The Roost” was featured in the November 2021 issue of Tokyo Weekender. Writer Paul McInnes wrote a wonderful review of the film along with a brief interview with me about filming a unique culture like the alternative motor scene here in Japan.
Please check out the article here. You can also watch “The Roost” here. Enjoy the ride!
-Willdesu
Tokyo Weekender - Voices of Tokyo
I had the chance to be featured in the Tokyo Weekender’s “Voices of Tokyo” article focusing on my creative passions, current projects, and all things Tokyo! Thanks for the opportunity TW!
-Willdesu
Over 1 Million Views for our FUSO "The Love of The Game Drives Us Forward CM"
The commercial I wrote, directed, and lensed for FUSO, “The Love of The Game Drives Us Forward”, just passed the 1 million views milestone over on their official facebook page. This makes me beyond happy as this was such a special project to put together for FUSO and Centerpole featuring some amazing para-athlete basketball players. Check it out here if you haven’t seen it yet!
-Willdesu
My Design Featured in the My Famicase 2021 Exhibiton!
My design “Dash Dash Dot Jump Man” has been featured in the 2021 My Famicase Exhibition in Tokyo. This year has another amazing collection of designs from artists all over the world celebrating there love for fake 8-bit retro games that never were. You can also totally buy the book collecting all of this years entrees.
-Willdesu
BTS Stills for FUSO's "Love of the Game" CM
I has such an amazing experience putting this shoot together as both the Director and DP. Deciding the location, designing the set, writing the story, story-boarding, casting, and filming, all of these things were an incredibly creative challenge. But having an amazing team bring it all together was so rewarding. I’m happy we were able to put together such and amazing product. Thank you everyone! Now you get to see me look awkward as heck while being creative. Enjoy!
Photos by: Alfie Goodrich
-Willdesu
Fuso F-Cell commercial used as the official Fuso Facebook Header!
Fuso has recently used the F-Cell commercial I shot and directed as their header on the official facebook page. It’s great to see this cool little commercial for their Hygrogen Fuel truck setting the mood for folks visiting their page. Thanks Fuso!
-Willdesu
Over 1.7 million organic views for Tokyo Gone!
One thing we learned during these trying times is that motorcycles make people feel better. Our short film, Tokyo Gone, jumped over an astounding 1,680,000 views in the past couple of months. I’m happy we can bring some joy during these globally challenging times even 5 years after we finished the film! Here’s to Aki, our bad-ass, motorcycle swapping, modern day Robin Hood! Get Gone girl! Tokyo Gone!
-Willdesu
"Never The Same" Series Featured on the Fuso Career Website
The “Never The Same” commercial series I shot and directed for Mitsubishi Fuso are now featured on the career hub within their main website. It’s great to see all three of these videos together in once place. You can check out the videos on the Fuso website, or check them out on willdesu as well.
-Willdesu
Clip Studio Commercial BTS Photos in L.A.
I don’t often get to see photos of myself behind the camera as I’m usually very busy filming or directing, but thankfully Wei Chen, our second camera operator and wicked illustrator, was able to take some stills during the production. We had a very talented small and mobile crew, keeping it simple and clean as we shot all over L.A. and Hollywood! It was such a pleasure working with the always awesome and talented illustrator Babs Tarr and I can’t wait to find another project for us to work together on again. Enjoy the photos!
-Willdesu
"Where Memory is Traded" featured on Factmag.com
The music video “Where Memory is Traded” I shot for Memotone was recently featured on Factmag.com. There was a nice right up about the artist Will Yates and the video itself and how it was filmed in the forests just outside of Tokyo, the same forests that Hayao Miyazaki drew inspiration for the Studio Ghibli classic, My Neighbour Totoro.
Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, artists need our support more than ever. You can support Memotone by buying music from his Bandcamp.
-Willdesu
My First Pecha Kucha
I had the amazing chance to do a Pecha Kucha presentation in Tokyo. I have been to many and even been a part of a handful of other’s Pecha Kuchas over the years, but had never done one myself. So, I pulled up my creative pants and decided it was time. I spoke about my experiences being a independent film maker and cinematographer in Tokyo over the past decade and shared a handful of stills from my film and photography work. It was such a good experience and you couldn’t ask for a better community here in Tokyo where it all started. If you are interested in going to or doing one, check out more from Pecha Kucha here.
-Willdesu
Resident Evil: Vendetta is now on Netflix
The animated CG film I worked on, “Resident Evil: Vendetta” , is now featured on Netflix. I’m so proud! I was asked to work as the Art Director and Illustrator for the logo of the BSAA team run by Chris Redfield and Leon Kennedy called “Silver Dagger”. Go watch it now you daring digital adventurers! Check out the merch and statue using the logo as well!
-Willdesu
Staff screening of Resident Evil: Vendetta
I had the opportunity to watch the first screening for staff and talent who worked on the animated CG feature film Resident Evil: Vendetta. The film was shown in a private theater on the Toei movie production lot in Tokyo. I had a chance to hangout with the film’s composer Kenji Kawai. His legendary soundtrack to Ghost in The Shell has been a huge inspiration to me over the years, so it was great to meet him! What a great project to be able to be a part of! Thanks Marza and Capcom!
-Willdesu
Best Cinematography Winner For The Last Library
It has been a quite a tremendous honor to have my first feature film “The Last Library” as Director of Photography take home a handful of awards during it’s festival run. But, I’m most proud of this one. It was such a great learning experience and I loved shooting it on anamorphic glass. I think it really brought the world and vision of the director to life. Cheers to the team for making a great film and I was so happy to be a part of it.
-Willdesu
Over 1 Million views!
It feels like it’s been forever since we made this cute little commercial for Kotobukiya and Star Wars. Not only was the commercial aired on the Cinema Channel throughout March 2014 as part of the "May the 4th be with you!" Star Wars Campaign, but also over on Tokyo Otaku Mode. It’s nice to see the view counter keeps on ticking upward and onward! Maybe I’ll pop back up again when we reach 2 million! Lightsabers crossed!
-Willdesu