Julia Morizawa

Random stuff about the things that inspire me and the projects I'm working on. www.juliamorizawa.com

[juliamorizawa]

I am currently producing an animated short film titled DRAGONFLY. It’s about the Tokyo Firebombing of March 9-10, 1945 and is inspired by the little known lives of my maternal grandparents. 

I am crowdfunding for the project on Seed & Spark from Oct. 13-Nov. 11, 2020 at www.dragonflyshortfilm.com!

Please check it out and FOLLOW! You can follow the project w/o contributing financially and it’ll still help us out by making us eligible for special perks and services.

I know it’s been a tough year (putting it lightly). I’ve been dealing with unemployment and leaving the city while raising a new baby! So I get that it’s not a great time to be supporting creative projects right now. But I decided that staying creative is one of the few things that keeps me going right now and I would love for you to join me in this project if you can! Thank you!!!

[juliamorizawa]

Wow! I really haven’t been on tumblr all of 2020??? There’s a bit to catch up on, but it won’t all happen tonight. In the meantime, last week, a brand new episode of THE AMELIA PROJECT came out that I co-produced and directed! If you think this show can’t outdo itself, well, I really think you’re in for a treat this season. Be sure to get caught up and join us for season 3. And always stick around through the credits to catch the epilogue for each episode. They’re important :)

[thebrightsessions]

Episode One: Qui Tu Vis Esse.

It’s the fall semester of Senior year, and things are getting weird at Yale.

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[juliamorizawa]

The newest spin-off in THE BRIGHT SESSIONS universe is out now! THE COLLEGE TAPES follows Caleb and Adam during their senior year of college. Episodes are being released in “real time” exclusively on Luminary. Enjoy!

[juliamorizawa]

Happy Sunday! I’m super excited to share this sneak peek of the poster for my animated short film DRAGONFLY created by animation director Maria Marta Linero (see more of her work at www.vimeo.com/rolypoly2d). I don’t have an official website for this film yet, but you can read a little more about it at www.juliamorizawa.com/dragonfly And here’s the logline: A young girl learns of her mother’s survival of the Tokyo Firebombing on March 9-10, 1945 through the eyes of her brother’s spirit.

[juliamorizawa]

Lazy Susan by Terri Timely (Corey Creasey & Ian Kibbey) | Comedy Short Film

Watch Lazy Susan by Terri Timely (Corey Creasey & Ian Kibbey) on Short of the Week—a Comedy about Technology in Live-Action—USA, 7 min

Watch me do some funny stuff in the short film LAZY SUSAN featured on Short of the Week!!!

[juliamorizawa]

Thanks to The BGB Studio (the acting studio where I train) and photographer Ellyn Jameson, I got to take this ridiculously goofy photoshoot. And, yes, all those stuffed animals are mine.

[pure-theseries]

Here are a few film stills from the rough cut of PURE! 

The rough cut is complete, and we are currently planning and prepping for the rest of post-production. We anticipate one day of pick-ups, and the remainder of post includes things like CGI/visual FX, color correction, ADR and sound design, and music. In order to fund post-production, we have spent most of 2019 applying to filmmaking grants and finishing funds. Most of these opportunities are tedious processes, often not announcing their finalists and winners for many months. But we are optimistic and doing as much prep and post as we can do on our own while we continue looking for financing.

In the meantime, we are going to begin distributing some of the hard-copy perks from our crowdfunding campaign starting in the next few weeks. So if you are expecting a One-Sheet, Character Portraits, and/or Autographed Script Pages keep a look-out in your inbox for instructions that will help us get those to you. Larger perks such as the Behind-the-Scenes Featurette, Digital Portfolio, and Producers’ Books require us to finish post-production first, so those will be distributed at a later date.

If you have any questions, concerns, or just want to say “Hi!” please don’t hesitate to email us anytime at [email protected].

[thebrightsessions]

THE AM ARCHIVES comes out April 23rd, only on Luminary. It is a 16-episode limited series and will be released weekly on Wednesdays. 

If you sign up for Luminary before the 22nd, you’ll get your first three months free! Use this referral link. 

Stay strange. 

[juliamorizawa]

THE AM ARCHIVES is the awesome thriller drama spin-off of "The Bright Sessions" that you didn't know you needed. Or maybe you did. I don't know. But it's coming. Later this year. Get ready.

[juliamorizawa]

Thank you so much to the Audio Verse Awards and to the listeners and creators in our #podernfamily! I'm so honored to be a part of this community and look forward to all the fun things to come!

[thebrightsessions]

The Bright Sides - Patient #4-A-5

Dr. Bright makes a house call. 

Written by Gabriel Urbina. Performed by Julia Morizawa and Zach Valenti.

Episode Transcript

[juliamorizawa]

I'm

So so so honored to have gotten to perform opposite Zach Valenti, using words written by Gabriel Urbina, with the direction of and in the world created by Lauren Shippen. Mother fuckin' DREAM TEAM!

[pure-theseries]

And... That’s a Wrap!

We did it!!!

Thanks to you, last weekend we shot two days of principal photography on Episode Zero of PURE. We had a fantastic time shooting on location in Idyllwild, California and cannot wait to show you how it all turned out. Here is a little behind-the-scenes sneak peek:

But we still have a long road ahead of us. Following a short break for the holidays and the New Year, we will be jumping right into post-production. We’ll keep you posted on our progress, and, as always, don’t hesitate to reach out and say “Hi” via social media, Seed & Spark, or at [email protected].

We are so grateful for you.

[juliamorizawa]

Best Way to Find an Illustrator?

Hello! Does anyone have any recommendations for the best way to find an illustrator. I always see such great artwork here on tumblr, but it appears on my feed randomly. I haven’t figured out the most efficient way to, for example, just search illustrators on tumblr. Is there a way to do this?

And then, are there any other website recommendations for finding artists? I’ve tried Deviant Art in the past, but have never received a response to an inquiry from are artist on that website. Is there like a “professional” equivalent to Deviant Art on which artists are, in fact, looking for work and offering their services and are reliable, etc.?

Thanks in advance!!! Also, if you’re an artist and you’re reading this, please comment or DM me with a link to your work. Thank you!

[juliamorizawa]

It's been a minute since I've been to Mats Gymnastics (they got a new floor!). I went to see if I could do an aerial. Then I tried an aerial w/ weapons in hands. Next step: Aerial w/ weapons on grass w/ shoes. You know, because... @pure-theseries shoots in less than 2 weeks!

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It's been a minute since I've been to Mats Gymnastics (they got a new floor!). I went to see if I could do an aerial. Then I tried an aerial w/ weapons in hands. Next step: Aerial w/ weapons on grass w/ shoes. You know, because... @pure.theseries #actorslife #journeytotheannex https://www.instagram.com/p/Bqs4RpqgvkC/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=101i6mng6wvlq

[thebrightsessions]

The Bright Sides - Patient #9-A-2 

Dr. Bright gets a visit from an old patient with an unreliable ability.

Written by Caitlin Schneiderhan. Performed by Julia Morizawa and Sean T. Krishnan. 

Episode Transcript

[juliamorizawa]

The newest episode of THE BRIGHT SIDES starring my friend Sean T. Krishnan, who can be heard as Guy Diamond in the Trolls TV show on Netflix (and in lots of video games)!

[pure-theseries]

In our most recent update at www.journeytotheannex.com, our lead actors Briggon Snow and Julia Morizawa go to their first official fitting with costume designer Kumie Asai. The core team continues pre-production based on our shiny new script, while director Cate Carson is getting the whole show together with all our department heads and key producer J. Everley is busy magically stretching our budget as far as it’ll go.