7:00 PM
Type Report On My Future Career
INTRODUCTION
This is an introduction about my future career. My future ambition is to become a Manga artist. However, I am sill not sure yet as I have actually think of other ambition too, some of the example, Singer, Psychologist, Multimedia Design and Architect. This typed report I shall concentrate on manga artist.
Manga is the Japanese word for comics and print cartoon. Outside of Japan, it usually refers specifically to Japanese comics. As of 2007, Manga represents a multi-billion dollar global market. It comes mainly in black and white, except for the covers and sometimes the first few pages; in some Animanga all the pages are coloured. Popular manga are often adapted into anime (Japanese for animation) once a market interest has been established (Manga is sometimes mistakenly called "anime" by those not familiar with the term). Adapted stories are often modified to appeal to a more mainstream market. Although not as common, original anime is sometimes adapted into manga.
One of the reason is because I like to draw, drawing is full of meaning it’s able to express the feeling of the person that drawn the drawing. The main reason why I choose to be manga artist is because the drawing is nice, I like the imaginative story by those manga artist most of the time the story is ended with a happy ending after reading all those manga I also feel like drawing my own manga story and enjoy it with other people. When those people reading my manga they felt happy I felt happy too and I will be glad that I can made people happy.
JOB SCOPE
I am able to draw manga and create story and publish it around the country people to read and enjoy.
-ORIGIN
Literally translated, manga means "random (or whimsical) pictures". The word first came into common usage after the publication of the 19th century Hokusai Manga, containing assorted drawings from the sketchbook of the famous ukiyo-e artist Hokusai. However, gi-ga (lit. "funny pictures") drawn in the 12th century by various artists contain many manga-like qualities such as emphasis on story and simple, artistic lines.
Manga developed from a mixture of ukiyo-e and Western art movements. When the United States began trading with Japan, Japan tried to modernise itself and catch up with the rest of the world. Thus, they imported Western artists to teach their students things such as line, form and colour (things which were never concentrated on in ukiyo-e as the idea behind the picture was normally considered more important). Manga at this period was known as Ponchi-e (Punch-picture) and, like it's British counterpart Punch magazine, mainly depicted humour and political satire in short 1 or 4 picture format.
Manga as people know it in the 20th and 21st centuries only really came into being after Dr. Tezuka Osamu, widely acknowledge to be the (god) father of story based manga. In 1945, Tezuka who was studying medicine, saw a war progaganda animation film called "Momotarou Uminokaihei" whose style was largely copied from Disney Fantasia. Though a war propaganda film, it was also a children's film, so the main theme of the film was peace and hope in the time of darkness. Tezuka was greatly inspired by the film and later decided to become a comic artist, which at the time (and somewhat even now) was an unthinkable choice for someone who qualified as a medical doctor. He later commented that a part of reason he went to medical school was to avoid conscrption and he actually didn't like seeing blood.
Before Tezuka, most Japanese comic was drawn on one or four picture format dealing with social or political satire or humour. Tezuka introduced film like story telling and character in comic format in which each short-film like episode is part of larger story arch. And just like film, only text in Tezuka's comic was character's spoken line. Moreover, the each pictures in pages flow from top right to bottom left so that people could see and read comic in speed reading manner (note that Japanese is written in top-right down to bottom left order).
Tezuka also adopted Disney like facial feature where eyes, mouth, eyebrows or nose are drawn in very exagerated manner to add more distinct characterisation with fewer lines which made his prolific output possible. This somewhat revived the old ukiyoe like tradition where the picture is a projection of idea rather than actual physical reality.
Initially, his comic was published in children's magazine. Soon, this become specialised weekly or monthly comic magazine, which is now the foundation of Japanese comic industry. Tezuka adopted his comic to almost all film genres at the time. His manga series cover from action adventure (eg. Jungle Emperor Leo) to serious drama (eg. Black Jack) to science fiction (eg. Astro Boy), horror (eg. dororo, mitumega tooru).
It is often commented that any manga genre which Tezuka did not create was done by someone who was desperately trying to find something Tezuka wasn't doing. Though he is known in the West as a creator of children's animation, Astro Boy, most of his comic had some very mature and sometimes dark undertone. Most of his comic's central character had tragic background. Atom (Astro Boy) was created by a grieving scientist trying to recreate imitation of his dead son, who then later abandoned the boy. Kimba's father was killed by human hunters and the theme of conflict between humand and nature was a reccuring theme for the comic. Hyakkimaru in Dororo was born severly crippled because his father offered 48 part of infant body to 48 demons. Actually, some commentater criticise Tezuka's somewhat excessive use of tragic dramatisation of story.
As manga generation of children grew up to youth and later adult, the market for comic expanded accordingly and manga soon become a major cultural force of Japan. Tezuka also contributed to social acceptace of manga which was attacked by parent's group much in the same fashion as the modern computer game. His qualification as a medical doctor as well as his serious story line were used to deflect criticism that manga was a vulgar and undesirable for children. He also mentored number of important comic artists, such as Fujiko Fujio (creator of Doraemon), Akatuka Fujio and Shoutarou Ishinomori.
Another important trend in manga was gekiga. Between 60s and 70s, there were two form of comic serialisation. One was manga format, which was based on sales of comic magazine. The other was gekiga, which was based on rental format, much in the same line as the modern movie rental. Manga was based on weekly or biweekly magazine so the demand for prompt production and deadline was paramount. Consequently, most manga artist adopted Tezuka-style drawing where character are drawin in simpler but exagerated manner most typified by large round eyes which is regarded as a defining feature of Japanese comic in the west. Gekiga on the other hand did not have any deadline so the artist could use much more detailed drawing and more realistic portraial of character with much complex and mature story line. For this reason, gekiga was considered much more artistically superior. However, gekiga's rental business model eventually died out in 70s, while comic artists in manga format significantly improved their graphic quality and story. Eventually, gekiga was absorbed into manga and now are used to describe manga style which does not use cartoonish drawing. The most famous gekiga style manga in the West is Akira.
Though roughly equivalent to the American comic book, manga holds more importance in Japanese culture than comics do in American culture. In economic term, a weekly sales of comics in Japan outsell entire annual output of American comic industry. Several major manga magazines sell several 1,000,000 copies each per week. Manga is well respected both as an art form and as a form of popular literature though it has not reached acceptance of "higher" art gener like film or music. Like its American counterpart, some manga has been criticized for being violent and sexual. For example, a number of film adaptation of manga such as Ichi the Killer or Old Boys was R or Mature rated in the west. However, there have been no official inquiries or laws that have tried to limit what can be drawn in manga, except for vague decency laws that apply to all published materials, stating that "overly indecent materials should not be sold." This freedom has allowed artists to draw manga for every age group and about every topic.
Manga, literally translated, means "random (or whimsical) pictures". The word first came into common usage in the late 18th century with the publication of such works as Suzuki Kankei's "Mankaku zuihitsu" (1771) and Santo Kyoden's picturebook "Shiji no yukikai" (1798), and in the early 19th century with such works as Aikawa Minwa's "Manga hyakujo" (1814) and the celebrated Hokusai manga containing assorted drawings from the sketchbook of the famous ukiyo-e artist Hokusai.[2] However, giga (literally "funny pictures"), especially chōjū jinbutsu giga ( "funny pictures of animals and humans"), drawn in the 12th century by various artists, contain many manga-like qualities such as emphasis on story and simple, artistic lines.
Modern manga developed from a mixture of woodblock printed books and pictures with foreign art movements. When the United States began trading with Japan, Japan entered a period of rapid modernization and globalization. Thus, they imported foreign artists to teach their students things such as line, form and color, which were never concentrated on in ukiyo-e as the idea behind the picture was normally considered more important [citation needed]. Manga in this period was known as Ponchi-e (Punch-picture) and, like its British counterpart Punch magazine, mainly depicted humor and political satire in a short, 1- or 4-picture format.
During the late Meiji period to the period before WW II, notable mangaka include Rakuten Kitazawa and Ippei Okamoto. Rakuten Kitazawa trained under Frank A. Nankivell, an Australian artist, and collaborated with Jiji Shimpo after being introduced to him by Yukichi Fukuzawa. After that, Rakuten published such famous comic strips as Tagosaku to Mokubē no Tōkyō-Kenbutsu(“ Tagosaku and Mokube's Sightseeing in Tokyo") and Haikara Kidorō no Sippai ("The Failures of Kidoro Haikara") (1902). Ippei Okamoto is the founder of Nippon Mangakai, the first cartoonist's association in Japan. His manga manbun works, such as Hito no Isshō ("A life of a man") (1921), were a major influence on contemporary mangaka and became prototypes of later fiction-based manga.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE JOB
Manga artist jobs are based on portfolio content, not formal qualifications but many people still toy with the idea of studying an art or design degree. However, many manga artists who were self-taught express regret that they never had formal training, so on the whole it does seem beneficial to study art/design.
FURTURE CAREER PROPECTS
There will still be this job as manga artist because as long as there are human there will be entertainment for human when there are human reading comic book I will be able to earn money.
If I am going to choose manga artist for my future ambition after I finish my O’level I will try to study art and when I got free time I will look at comic book and learn some skill from the drawing of other manga artist.
CONCLUSION
I hope that I will be able to publish my own manga story one day if I choose manga artist as my ambition.
5:13 PM
[My Reflection on Career Fair 2007]
-Introduction of the topic-
What/ where/ when?
At career 2007, a four day career exhibition which opens today at Suntec Singapore, Halls 601 and 603 from march 1 to march 4, 2007. It is for those seeking a job, upgrading their skills or making a career switch.
-Purpose of going?-
Going there was for us to find the information, qualifications and experience needed for us to succeed in our jobs.
-What did I gain?-
I managed to find all the qualification and information for my three ambitions and I also learn that in order to success in either one of the three ambitions I need to work hard in my study and reach the qualification of the jobs.
-Thought on the fair-
After going to the career fair I felt that it was kind of fun as I am able to find the qualification of my three ambitions by walking around with yihong asking the in charge of the booth and they manage to answer the last question whish Miss chin said that It might surprise or shock them if they are not prepare for it. We also taken quite a lot of brochure which include more information on that job.
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