ONE PIECE NETFLIX LIVE-ACTION CINEMATOGRAPHY
FILMMAKERS ACADEMY
February 29, 2024
Come on board and bring along all your hopes and dreams! The journey that Monkey D. Luffy (Iñaki Godoy) and his band of fellow misfit pirates experience was another journey to create. No one knows that better than cinematographer Nicole Hirsch Whitaker, ASC who stopped by Filmmakers Academy to share her experience on the One Piece Netflix adaptation.
The filmmakers hopped around Cape Town, South Africa, and constructed fleets of ships to bring the anime sensation to life! Keep reading to learn more about the cinematic process of One Piece, and what it takes to successfully adapt an anime for live-action audiences.
ADAPTING ONE PIECE NETFLIX LIVE-ACTION SERIES
Adapting the wildly popular seafaring anime series of 25 years was a titanic feat. Especially when it comes down to the expectations of a highly loyal fanbase. Others attempted to adapt manga and anime into live action to only be panned by their target audience. So, Nicole Hirsch Whitaker’s success story wasn’t guaranteed.