Designer Design

SAN WEI CHAN

Animation Producer/Director

Cell Los Angeles: 310-***-****

Tel Beijing: 010-187-101-00119

Email: **********@*****.***

FILM EXPERIENCE

Producer/Director, Light of Olympia Feature Animation 2007-2017

Qingtong Xia Animation Studio, Beijing, China

Worked on story and character development during pre-production stage

Managed pre-production, oversaw time sheets

Establish the tone for each character

Supervised acting, created guidelines for all the animators to follow

Coordinated with three composers to complete music composition, character rhythm and recording

Created color board for light artist to follow, and managed Stereo film color corrections

Created the lip sink for all the character and voice movement and oversaw voice recording

Hired dancer to design the movement for all characters and oversee six other dancers

Supervised story board development and Background Designers

Supervise CG pipelines, 3D molding, 3D layout, 3D scooping and composting for 2k film

Edited film and supervised climax, opening and ending, as well as graphics during credits

Supervised the post-production for film and DCP in digital film

QC all of the subcontract sense on lighting and image quality

Supervised film approval at China Film Department for Nationwide release

Created the poster in Chinese and English for the film festivals

Received distribution deal for film release in 500 theaters in North America, which includes 1000 screens; hope to release film in near future

Won the motion Picture Film Award in 2010

Senior Character Artist 1990-2007

Warner Brothers, Burbank, CA

Developed consumer art design for Looney Tunes, Tom and Jerry, Superman, Harry Potter

Managed distribution deal negotiations with studios

Created character marketing style guide for international licensers using characters on t-shirts, books, or products

Oversee 2D and 3D art for soft toys

Ensured copyright, trademark notations

Marketed characters at licensing shows and won interest from 62 international toy and retail companies

Worked on character design for Looney Tunes at Mall of America and Australia Movie World

Collaborated with creative team to develop stamp for Bugs Bunny, Tweety, Sylvester, Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote, and Porky Pig

TV ANIMATION EXPERIENCE

Character Designer 2014

Shenzhen TV, Shenzhen, China

Designed four main characters for 200 episode animation

Redesigned background color design

TV DOCUMENTARY AND FILM

Producer and Art Director, Shaolin Ulysses: Kungfu Monks in America 2003

PBS Independent Lens, Los Angeles, CA

Produced watercolor style animation of the Indian monk Shaolin Ulysses who travels to China to ink the Shaolin Gong Fu; worked with Director Mei-Juin Chen

Created three-minute animation for documentary film which won the Los Angeles Documentary award

Character Designer 1996

EP Graphics, Los Angeles, CA

Designed character Hauk, for Nasu Highland Park (Japanese theme park)

2D Animator, Monkey King I, Monkey King II 1995

Intertrain Agency, Torrance, CA

Created 2D animation and character design commercial for Sprint

Animation Supervisor, Hoover Dam 1992

EP Graphics, Los Angeles, CA

Supervised the Maya animation for documentary film about the Hoover Dam

FREELANCE FEATURE FILM EXPERIENCE

Animator and Inbetweener, Thumbelina 1993-1994

Don Bluth Studios, Los Angeles, CA

Assisted animators to develop movement between key poses

TV ANIMATION

Designer and Producer 2001

The Olympic Games, Beijing, China

Developed animation promotion for bidding on The Olympic Games

Collaborated with China Film Group, a 2D studio, to do the coloring and production

Character Designer 1994

Sabon Studio, Los Angeles, CA

Character Designer 1994

Sony Animation, Los Angeles, CA

Story Board Artist, Pony Pony, Back Moth from Mars 1993-1994

Yi-Chen Studio, Valencia, CA

Lay Out Artist, Animation 1991-1992

Calico Production, Los Angeles, CA

COURSES TAUGHT

Animation Budget for Productions 2007-2014

China Central Art Academy, Beijing, China

Character Development: Learning Tradition, Creating a New Visual Art from Idea to Storyboard 2008

China Fine Arts Institute, Beijing, China

Animation Copyright & Trademark 2006

Hangzhou Fine Arts University, Beijing, China

International animation licensing and distribution

Life Drawing, 3D Animation, Movement, Character Development 2002

Beijing Broadcast University, Beijing, China

Climax of the Comedy Structure 1996

Beijing Film Academy, Beijing, China

The basic body language of modern dance to create the character

Learn timing, rhythm movement, and develop personality traits and mouth and facial expressions for the characters

From 2D drawings to 3D; taught animators acting to develop character movement

Strange Basketball Game 1996

Beijing Film Academy, Beijing, China

Supervised animation production for a project from Hong Kong

Help students to develop their ideas, create the character, story line, create the storyboard and produce their own projects

Help students to create projects for their own stories, animation, and characters

Direct for Animation Workshop 1984-1986

Beijing Film Academy, Beijing, China

Taught 2D animation and character production, as well as visual and story development

Taught movement and acting

CHILDREN’S BOOK ILLUSTRATION

Co-Creator, Spear and Shield 1999

Developed Chinese folk tale with Dany Chan

Co-Writer, Looney Tunes License Manual 1998

Warner Brothers Studios, Los Angeles, CA

Received US Publishing Award

Creator and Illustrator, The King of Skittledeedoo 1997

Publisher Patricia Rust

Book was sold on Amazon

Co-Writer, Michael in the Magic Museum 1997

Publisher Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena, CA

EXHIBITIONS & AWARDS

Moving Picture Film Festival, Light of Olympia 2009

MOMA CalArts Experimental Animation Showcase, Greatway 2006

Chicago International Film Festival, Greatway 2006

Regional Achievement Award at the 18th Annual Student Academy Award, Greatway 2006

Stuttgart Film Festival, War Between Red and Black 1990

A&E AFI Student Short Story Film Festival, Runner Up, War Between Red and Black 1989

Tricky Film Festival, War Between Red and Black 1989

Best Animation for Internet, LAAC, Absolut Tiananmen 1997

Joop Geesing Prize, Absolut Tiananmen 1996

Holland Animation Film Festival, Absolut Tiananmen 1996

Hiroshima International Animation Festival, Buffalo Boy 1986

Annecy Animation Film Festival, Buffalo Boy 1987

ARTIST BIO

Artist works shows,

Chinese Water Color Arts Shows:

Northridge CLLEGE arts show,

ARTIST SHOW Malibu, California

BOOKS ON INTERNET:

http://www.blazeofglorythemovie.com/Chinese/ypjs.html

Children Books: https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=wei+chan+children+book&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Awei+chan+children+book

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