CHEN
Qilin (Work in Progress)
Qilin is a personal visual development project currently still in production; Inspired by the rich culture of the Hakka people, the story follows a little girl who runs into the legendary creature Qilin, and tries to convince her family that the creature is real;
Above is a concept art (still in development) of the two’s first encounter
The Typhoon
The Typhoon is my degree film at USC, currently still in production. The film tells the story of an unlikely friendship between an anthropomorphized wave and a little girl during a typhoon. Inspired by where I grew up, the environment is set on a fisherman harbor in my hometown, and include some whimsical characters who lives on the same street as the littler girl and are all reacting to the typhoon in different ways. I wanted to further my explorations into stylized CG renders, so I designed my world in a graphic style.
I grew up in Xiamen, a Chinese city by the ocean. The story is set to happen in Shapowei, an old fisherman harbor known for its rich traditions as well as its vivd colors.
L: A quick 3D mock up of some of the buildings made in Blender.
R: Shapowei in real life.
Color Test for the environment during different times of day.
Background character lineup
Color keys for the whole film.