Hello everyone. Paul Johnson in the UK, here.
I have a bizarre request. Basically, I'm working on an animation project set in Japan (specifically, in the Shinjuku places I liked most when I lived there for a year) and I'm using photos for background references.
What I really quite badly need is photographs of the
observation deck of the Tokyo metropolitan Government building. I've been searching Google images and Flickr for hours, but the only images there seem to be are looking
out of the windows... not at the actual room itself (the elevators, stairs leading up to it, the restaurant, etc)
If only I'd taken photos of it when I was there..!
The animation I'm using these for is a Doctor Who "what if there had been a Doctor Who anime made in the 80s and set in Japan" experiment. I've posted some material from it on Youtube if you'd like to take a look at some familiar Tokyo sights:
YouTube - Making a proper Doctor Who anime. ドクター・フー仕掛品のファン・アニメ
YouTube - Making a proper Doctor Who anime PART 3. ドクター・フー仕掛品のファン・アニメ
YouTube - Making a proper Doctor Who anime PART 2. ドクター・フー仕掛品のファン・アニメ
So, if anyone knows of any photos of the government building observation area or, even better, lives in Japan and would be willing to go and take a few snaps for me, I would be eternally grateful. Obviously all help will be noted in the credits! And if the BBC decide to do anything with this, you'll be able to put "research assistant for a BBC project" on your CV/resume, which is always a bonus!
A few more images from the project:
Thanks in advance!
Paul J.