Singin' in the Rain

During my film class last semester I watched Singin' in the Rain for the first time. It was AMAZING. It really changed my perspective on the 50s and even the late 20s - early 30s (where the film takes place). I guess I never knew how awesome film was in the past.

I decided to take a shot at rotoscoping and used Singin' in the Rain as the footage:

Unused still image I made with illustrator for this project:

Some screen shots I took from the actual film:

This scene was incredibly beautiful and surreal--completely took me by surprise. The entire film had a really energetic musical feel, but had this strange entrance of a lengthy side story. I found it very mysterious and loved it.

Aside from that, nowadays rarely do you see in theaters well done acting, dancing, and singing all at once. 

Happy Holidays

Kind of late but I made an animated holiday card.

Happy Holidays!! from Jane Wu on Vimeo.

My 4 paged comic about food stuff. <3 <3 <3

I wanted to try out a new style, as you can see it's very different from my previous comic in HATCH vol II. I really do enjoy manga and I don't think I'll ever lose that influence. It's an art form that I appreciate a lot, more than just as a comic, but as a childhood memory that is associated with it. 

The anthology that this comic is going to be in (Static Fish) will be printed by 2010!! Being editor for this comic was really rewarding and working with a different team this time made the experience very interesting for me. I'm super excited to put this issue out in stores once it's printed!!

Here is a sneak preview of the cover. Original artwork done by Kris Mukai. Layout editing of cover done by me with assistance from Melissa Ling.

Raw sex anyone?

A Public Service Announcement project done in stop motion. The meat is actually pork butt fyi.

PSA from Jane Wu on Vimeo.

Botany

Character Models

Last week I went to the Ottawa International Animation Festival for the first time. It was really great, I saw a ton of films and met some amazing animators! I was most inspired by Peter Sohn, who directed Partly Cloudy (a short film that was played before Up). He was the funniest speaker, it was almost like watching a stand up comedian with animated visuals and storyboards. He happened to be a first generation Asian-American that had to deal with language barriers with his mother, which was exactly what I had to deal with my entire life. It really reached out to me, especially seeing that he was able to become a director for a Pixar film! (Although it did take him 9 years to get up there.) I am definitely going back next year, and am pumped to work on my own film!!

Some photos from the trip:

Walking by the bridge at dawn. Photo taken by Katie Kirschner!

Went to a patisserie with DELICIOUS baked goods and coffee!

A plethora of breads!

Erica and I carving pumpkins.

A little update--here are character models of my two main characters:

Cabinet Girl

Book Girl

BYOP contest

The past weekend my beloved roommate and I decided to enter a 24 hour animation contest (called Bring Your Own Pixel). It was painful. It was amazing. The theme was "It hurts so good." Thanks a bunch to Chase and Keith for keeping us alive during the 24 hours!!

Here it is:

Fresh Juice from Jane Wu on Vimeo.

A little insight on the making of this video: