On March 1, 32, 2021 first-year students from Kojimachi Junior High School in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo visited the Josai International University Tokyo Kioicho Campus and conducted hands-on training at the Faculty of Media Studies.
Kojimachi Junior High School has been conducting "Mirai Quest Fieldwork" as part of career education for three years. The aim is for first-year students to visit companies, universities, vocational schools, etc., experience various jobs and learning about higher education, imagine their "future self", and get an opportunity to think about their career paths.Currently, although it is a corona disaster, Josai International University and Kojimachi Junior High School are located within a 3-minute walk, so it is possible to move safely, and there is also a desire of university teachers to provide opportunities for full-scale learning, so on this day Experience training was realized.
Students take the desired theme from the four fields of "video," "animation / CG," "entertainment," and "stage." Associate Professor Kayo Takefuji, who specializes in "video," taught us how to shoot videos published on TV and websites, and Associate Professor Mae Takakuwa and Assistant Professor Yosuke Nakamura, who are in charge of the "animation / CG" field. I tried to draw on a 4-inch tablet by making full use of a brush and a touch pen under the guidance of.
In the underground studio, Assistant Professor Akira Nakagawa, who is in charge of the "stage," demonstrated the operation of lighting and acoustic equipment.The students were surprised at the "stage shine" effect obtained by changing the color tone and intensity of the lights and adjusting the volume and sound quality of the music according to the movements of the dancing students.
Students who chose "Entertainment (drama)" were divided into two groups and challenged to direct the old tale "Momotaro".After receiving advice from Associate Professor Junkichi Mochizuki that it is important to set the scenes and characters precisely, the fun of theatrical expression that greatly changes the way of acting and the place to show depending on the background of Momotaro and the motive of the grandfather picking up the peach. I learned.
From the students, "I was surprised to learn that it costs a lot to make a TV program." "I was impressed by the experience of full-scale camera settings." "From a different perspective, the work It was interesting to see that the theme changed. "" It was fun to have the first virtual experience in my life. "" I found that the atmosphere of the entire stage changed drastically depending on the timing and volume of lighting, and it played an important role. " I heard a real impression.
