The High Affinity of “Regional Development x Video”] What it Means to Live in Shinanomachi - The Rainy Season - Part 2
This article is about Shinanomachi in the latter part of the rainy season.
Even in Shinanomachi, a town at a high altitude, recent summers have been hot. I also love this season, when the rainy season is over and we gradually move toward summer.
This time, I toured Shinanomachi for two days with a guest from Tokyo. Although I say “toured,” it was not mere sightseeing. There was a big theme of “shooting a promotional video for my parents' home (a pension).
What I wanted to try.
In fact, from September of last year to April of this year, I attended a school where I could study all aspects of filming, editing, and delivery of videos (more about this video school in another article).
I was asked, “Would you like to make a video about Nagano?
I said, “By all means, let's do it! Let's make our debut film!
I received an invitation from a person I met by chance at the film school, and this bullet train trip to Shinanomachi was decided upon.
At first, the plan was to shoot documentary footage in Nagano Prefecture.
However, we were having a hard time finding the right theme, the right place to meet, the right place to present, and so on. Then, “Then, let's shoot a promotional video for Mr. Nakata's family's pension! I said, “Let's shoot a promotional video for Mr. Nakada's family's pension.
The reason why I started going to video school in the first place was because I felt that “the affinity between regional development and video is extremely high. And I was thinking that someday I would like to make a video of Shinanomachi and of my parents' house. At that timing, this story. I decided that I had no choice but to get on board, and I immediately began planning. After several online meetings, we finally started filming.
Then, tomorrow morning at 5 a.m., I'll pick you up at your house! I'll pick you up at home at 5:00 a.m. tomorrow morning!
(We both love fishing, so there is nothing wrong with being early in the morning.)
On the day of the shoot, we excitedly got into the pick-up car and headed for Shinanomachi.
The charm of Shinanomachi as felt through interviews and filming.
In the first place, in order to make a video, various preparations are necessary, such as a “proposal,” “storyboard,” “shot list,” “schedule,” and so on, but since these were finalized in an online meeting, we headed for Shinanomachi with nothing left to do but shoot.
After arriving in Shinanomachi, we just kept on shooting. While adjusting the camera position and composition in millimeter increments, the same shots were taken over and over again. Until we were both satisfied.
However, since we had to finish all the shots within the schedule, we had to keep an eye on the clock as well.
The places we photographed this time were, roughly speaking, my parents' pension, a farmhouse, Kurohime Plateau, Lake Nojiri, and so on.
It may not sound like much in words, but it was much tighter than I had imagined to take all these photos in two days. (It was a great lesson for me that it is important to have enough time when planning a schedule.)
(I learned the hard way that it is important to have enough time when planning a schedule. It was as tight as this! LOL!
And seeing myself through the lens was more beautiful than I had expected.
How was it? This is what the shoot looked like.
To see the result of the shoot, please look at the finished video. LOL.
Actually, we had planned to shoot bonfires and starry skies in addition to this, but we were not blessed with good weather. Not wanting to give up, I drove around town around 2 am to see if there was a place where I could see the stars, but I didn't come across any (I gave up because I thought I was going to meet a bear before the stars, lol). That was my only disappointment in this photo shoot. LOL.
Every time I write about how wonderful a place Shinanomachi is, this is the first time I have made it into a video. I think that this time I will be able to convey the beauty of Shinanomachi in a new way to everyone.
I think that the width of what can be conveyed is expanded when it is made into a video, rather than text, rather than a photograph.
Shinanomachi was such a charming place.
This is what I felt the most through this filming.
(The video is linked at the end of this article!)
Consideration is given to the creation of a related population.
“Mr. Nakata, Shinanomachi is picturesque no matter where you take pictures.
I want to come to Shinanomachi again.
These are the words I was most pleased to hear from Mr. Ichinose, who made the video with me this time.
When I was a university student, I studied about “town development,” and among the words I often heard was “related population.
【Relationship Population】
The “related population” refers to people who are continuously involved in a particular area in a variety of ways. It is often compared to more than tourism and less than immigration. Specifically, they may be involved in dual jobs or side jobs, or they may participate in the management of festivals and events and enjoy them, and engage in other forms of fan-based interaction.
*Quotes from the Cabinet Secretariat and the Cabinet Office General Website.
Although I have not moved to the area, I come to the area regularly and think about the area even after I return, and this time, unilaterally, I think I have increased the related population of Shinano Town by one new person. Laughter
Conventional sightseeing was to visit a sightseeing spot, stay overnight, visit famous places, and return home. In the future, however, it will not be the conventional type of tourism. Instead, tourists will visit the destination, tour the famous sites, and then fall in love with the area through interaction with local people and regular stays in the area. Rather than tourists unilaterally consuming tourist attractions, both those who come to the region and those who live in the region think about the region's tomorrow together. Such sustainable tourism and related population will support the regions in the future. I believe so.
The possibilities for video x local regions are endless.
And here is the completed video! (Keisuke Ichinose=planning, filming, editing)
Introducing Lodge "Within the Forest (Mori no Naka)" (Eng Subtitles)
Oh, please don't stop reading the article here just because you saw the video! (LOL)
(It says some good things at the end! (Laughs)
How was it?
If you have any comments, please let us know!
(We will use it as a reference for “Version 2!”)
By the way, Mr. Ichinose, who made this video, graduated from the same video school as me and is now active as a videographer!
I can assure you of his passion for filming, the precision of his planning, his well-equipped equipment, and the high quality of the video! LOL!
If you want to make a video! If you are interested in making a video, please contact me. Of course, you can do it through me!
What I felt through this shoot was that the possibilities for “video x local area” are endless. Today, as long as you have a smartphone, you can view images anytime, anywhere.
Beautiful scenery, food, and the warmth of people. I feel that video is one form of expression that can best convey the strengths of the countryside, such as beautiful scenery, food, and the warmth of the people.
This is a bit of a large frame of reference, but there is no way not to use video for the future creation of rural areas. In fact, I believe that without the use of video, rural areas will be left behind.
Conversely, I believe that if we make good use of video, all kinds of positive effects will flow to the regions.
In fact, there is a video that I planned and edited, and I am secretly posting it here.
Please take a look at it! LOL!
Above all, people. People are the most important.
As I often write in my articles, I think that in the end, friends are the most important thing.
This shoot was not made possible by just me and the camera.
The videographer Mr. Ichinose, Mr. Ishikawa from the paddling school, Mr. Yoshida from the farm, the customers who allowed us to film their meal scenes, and my mother, who filmed with us.
It was through the warm and generous cooperation of all of you that we were able to make this video. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you. Thank you very much!
What I want to work on in the future cannot be realized without the cooperation of my colleagues.
The first step is to make friends.
Meeting and talking with many friends, moving toward the same dream, and finally laughing together. This is one of the major themes of my life.
This is the end of my report on the promotional video I shot for my parents' house!
Thank you very much for reading this far!
Next time: “Living in Shinanomachi - 2024, Summer Edition”! Please look forward to it!