Makoto Shinkai
"Voices of a Distant Star" was written, directed and produced by Makoto Shinkai on his Power Mac G4 using LightWave, Adobe Photoshop 5.0, Adobe After Effects 4.1 and Commotion 3.1 DV software. Around June 2000, Shinkai drew the first picture for "Voices"of a girl holding a mobile telephone in a cockpit.