Oscars museum dives into world of Miyazaki's 'Ponyo'

With simulated waves, animation tables, and dozens of original sketches on display, a new exhibition in the Oscars museum offers immersion into the aquatic world of "Ponyo," Hayao Miyazaki's cinematic classic. The dozens of drawings, storyboards and other elements created for the film and gifted to the Los Angeles institution by Miyazaki's Studio Ghibli are going on display. The film, Ponyo was instructed by his team right from the beginning that everything in this movie needs to move. 

Jessica Niebel, Senior Exhibitions Curator at the Academy Museum said  "Ponyo is special in Hayao Miyazaki's filmography because it was released in the year 2008. Every single frame was hand-drawn. And this hand-drawn quality and aesthetic is something that is very special about the movie Ponyo." 

Niebel said she hopes the exhibit might invite the younger generation to think about becoming a filmmaker or a creative artist.