Takeo Hatai
Birth : 1968, in Osaka, Japan.
Owner / Art Director of Le pivot
Takeo Hatai learned Traditional Craftsmanship and cutting-edge of Product design in high school. And He started learn computer graphics art by influence of techno music. After finishing his education cycle, 1990 Takeo Hatai started to work in Japanese television advertising field. Special shooting, Special effects are his first career. After few years He started computer graphics animation.
1995 His first film won several awards and nominations as Siggraph, after He started work as film director.
1999 he moved and settled in Paris.
2003 He set up his production studio « Le pivot »
Education
1983-1985 Product Design, Metal Craft course in Kogei Senior High School Osaka
1986-1987 Basic art and design cramming school
1988-1989 Computer Graphics in Kobe Computer technical school
Projection, Exposition, Conference
Pecha Kucha (2008, 2009)
Web International Festival (2008)
Paris Tout Court (2008)
Sport in Art Exposition Olynpic game (2008)
FUTUR SHORTS (2007)
Prêt à Porter Paris (2006)
SHOW OFF(2006)
Publication
CGWORLD (2005, 2007, 2009)
Design Flux 07 (2007)
Commercial Photo (2004, 2006)
TALENTS (2006)
Shots (2006, 2007)
Stash Vol.22,23,30,52,55 (2006-2009)
Web Designing (2006)
+81 (2005)
meuble (2005)
Computer Arts (2005)
Prix
IMAGINA 2006 «HONDA Zoomer » 2004 « TONI&GUY Essensuals »
ACM SIGGRAPH 1997 (USA) 1997 « MTV / TOP OF JAPAN », 1997« MTV Station ID / NEW D.N.A. PATTERN »
Filmography
2011 Hitachi Smart city, Toyoyta Yaris
2010 Expo Shang-hai / Venezuela pavilion
2009 Toyota Yaris, Dreaming Dj
2008 PSST!3 Alter Ego
2007 PERMANENT ENERGY
2007 PSST!2 WILDBITES
2005 Sony Playstation 3 / The Brain, HONDA / Zoomer
2004 A Life Trip / Baby Soul, NIKE / Hybrids