kaitlin yu
3d animator
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BIANG 𰻞
SYNOPSIS- Mei dedicates herself to learning how to cook traditional Chinese recipes, but her Lao Lao is unhelpful and ends up collapsing just before Lunar New Year. Mei struggles to replicate Lao Lao’s biang biang noodles until she finally discovers the freedom and pleasure of cooking on her own.
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From storyboard to animatic to previs to final edit, this thesis project was an iterative process. The story and edit were subject to change and improvement every day.
SYNOPSIS- In Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, 17-year-old Scott Chen dreams of being a photographer but constantly argues about his passion with his practical-minded parents. After Scott and his dad get into an argument, they are forced to recall their past and re-evaluate what's important to them.
See more about my thesis here.
BIANG 𰻞
SYNOPSIS- Mei dedicates herself to learning how to cook traditional Chinese recipes, but her Lao Lao is unhelpful and ends up collapsing just before Lunar New Year. Mei struggles to replicate Lao Lao’s biang biang noodles until she finally discovers the freedom and pleasure of cooking on her own.
Coming from journalism and media, I’ve always loved pushing vector points around in Adobe InDesign and Adobe Illustrator. There is something incredibly satisfying about achieving visual harmony within a design through color, layout, and shapes.