After spending roughly 4 years in San Fran area, I finally decided to move back to Seattle. The lay-off was timed perfectly since it's right before X-mas and my family just happen to celebrate xmas down in SF with us. I pretty much packed my things by the end of Xmas and drove back with my parents to Seattle.
The trip was pretty rough for a first-timer, but I made it through alive. Note to self: Driving through a snow storm on the moutain roads is ABSOLUTELY CRAZY. DON'T DO IT EVER AGAIN. Anyway, it's nice seeing Seattle again since there are many old friends to visit and hang out with. It's definitely nice to spend some time with my family once again before I set out to who knows where to hunt for jobs.
I'll be moving into a single bedroom in couple days because it's just insane to live with my parents plus 2 cousins in a relatively small 2 bedroom unit. I'll post up pictures of the place once I finish moving.
Good bye SF, and hello to Seattle :) Speaking of SF, I would like to take this time and thank Walter and Sevonne for taking care of me while living with them for the past years. I'm very grateful for what you two have done for me.
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Quick Photo Update: I'm still alive~
In case if anyone thought I dropped off the face of the earth or I have been vegetating in my own bedroom...I'm still here and alive (and exposed to the sun once in a while.)
I'm just going to post some of the highlights here from the house party and the BBQ we had during the month of August. These photos were taken by Leo Lee and his uber camera. Enjoy~ (The rest are in the web album, just follow the link on the photos.)
House Party:
BBQ:
I'm just going to post some of the highlights here from the house party and the BBQ we had during the month of August. These photos were taken by Leo Lee and his uber camera. Enjoy~ (The rest are in the web album, just follow the link on the photos.)
House Party:
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| From House Party |
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| From House Party |
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| From House Party |
BBQ:
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| From Castro Valley BBQ |
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| From Castro Valley BBQ |
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| From Castro Valley BBQ |
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| From Castro Valley BBQ |
Leo took a lot more photos than what I have in my web album (i was too lazy to grab them all.), so if you really want to see the rest, you'll have to go on to my facebook profile and view the photos from there....I think.
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Work Life...
The current project that I'm involved in: Dante's Inferno
So I'm currently working in EA Game (Electronic Art) as Development Team Quality Assurance. Yes it's a mouthful, but it's really just game testing for the development team. The difference between my job and regular game testing is that I get more tasks that involve script reading, making flow charts, white box testing, and documenting various elements in the game.
It's a pretty laid back job and I get paid a little more compare to regular game testers. So I'm happy with it for now.
The best thing is that there are six very experienced animators not far from where I sit. They are very friendly and constantly encouraging me to show them more of my work so they can give me good feedbacks. Essentially, it's like going to an animation class with six teachers and only one student...me! On top of that, I get paid. Pretty sweet deal I must say.
My life style has drastically changed too in a sense that... I'm becoming health conscious. I used to sleep around 2am and wake up between 10-11am. I had brunch instead of two regular meals. My weight was stuck at 128-130. (...after a meal. cuz I didn't have the courage to stand on the scale before I eat anything.) Now that I have to work, I pretty much sleep around 11:30pm and wake up at 8:15am. 3 regular meals plus snacks in between. I also work out with my co-worker friend 3 times a week. I now weight 132.5 lbs! And THAT was measured BEFORE I ate anything in the morning. So in 4 weeks, I gained roughly 5-6 lbs.
So yeah, all in all, I'm loving my work life. :)
So I'm currently working in EA Game (Electronic Art) as Development Team Quality Assurance. Yes it's a mouthful, but it's really just game testing for the development team. The difference between my job and regular game testing is that I get more tasks that involve script reading, making flow charts, white box testing, and documenting various elements in the game.
It's a pretty laid back job and I get paid a little more compare to regular game testers. So I'm happy with it for now.
The best thing is that there are six very experienced animators not far from where I sit. They are very friendly and constantly encouraging me to show them more of my work so they can give me good feedbacks. Essentially, it's like going to an animation class with six teachers and only one student...me! On top of that, I get paid. Pretty sweet deal I must say.
My life style has drastically changed too in a sense that... I'm becoming health conscious. I used to sleep around 2am and wake up between 10-11am. I had brunch instead of two regular meals. My weight was stuck at 128-130. (...after a meal. cuz I didn't have the courage to stand on the scale before I eat anything.) Now that I have to work, I pretty much sleep around 11:30pm and wake up at 8:15am. 3 regular meals plus snacks in between. I also work out with my co-worker friend 3 times a week. I now weight 132.5 lbs! And THAT was measured BEFORE I ate anything in the morning. So in 4 weeks, I gained roughly 5-6 lbs.
So yeah, all in all, I'm loving my work life. :)
Friday, May 29, 2009
So out of practice...
The last time I touched my color pencils was back in...highschool? That's about 8 years ago. But since Aunt Maria and Uncle Ian have been so good to us for the past 3 years, I wanted to draw them something as a appreciation.
And this is it~ Their family picture. The lotus are the parents and the hummingbirds are their daughters. One of them is flying because she just graduated while the other one is still in their care.
I'm surprised that my skill isn't as bad as I anticipated, so that was good. Hopefully they'll like it too.
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| From Artworks |
And this is it~ Their family picture. The lotus are the parents and the hummingbirds are their daughters. One of them is flying because she just graduated while the other one is still in their care.
I'm surprised that my skill isn't as bad as I anticipated, so that was good. Hopefully they'll like it too.
Saturday, May 23, 2009
2009 AAU Graduation Commencement
The commencement was basically 2 hours of standing hell and another 2 hours of sitting hell. It was extremely entertaining for graduates who did not show up and extremely leg-busting-fun for the rest of us who did attend.
This event marks the end of the 19 years of education for me (excluding kindergarten). I got my MFA and I deserve the right to say I'M DONE. NO MORE SCHOOL. It's time to start working finally.
Anyway, here are the pics:
The rest you can find on the links under the pictures. Enjoy~
This event marks the end of the 19 years of education for me (excluding kindergarten). I got my MFA and I deserve the right to say I'M DONE. NO MORE SCHOOL. It's time to start working finally.
Anyway, here are the pics:
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| From 2009 Academy of Art University Graduation Commencement |
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| From 2009 Academy of Art University Graduation Commencement |
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| From 2009 Academy of Art University Graduation Commencement |
The rest you can find on the links under the pictures. Enjoy~
Friday, May 1, 2009
Thesis Final Review - PASSED
I would like to thank all my friends and family for the support. It has been a tough 3 years and I finally finally passed my thesis final review. Now I just need to wait for my diploma to be mailed in and I'll be officially graduated!
Anyhow, here is the final version of my thesis that I presented this morning:
http://www.willhuanganimator.com/videos/thesisfinal.mov (quicktime file, 54.3mb)
Right click on the link and click on "save target as.." to download the file.
Be sure to have Quick Time installed to watch.
Basically, after the presentation, the commitee told me that they loved the idea and story and it will definitely win in festivals. BUT! I will have to redesign the characters to make them more appealing and the sequences need to be tighter and faster pace.... so that means pretty much do everything ALL OVER.
Yeah...we'll see about that....sounds like another year of work for me ugh... but i'll worry about that later. Now, I'm just going to kick back and relax for couple days before I focus on producing my animation for my demo reel.
....I'M DONE WITH SCHOOL!!! HELL YAHHHHH!!!
Anyhow, here is the final version of my thesis that I presented this morning:
http://www.willhuanganimator.com/videos/thesisfinal.mov (quicktime file, 54.3mb)
Right click on the link and click on "save target as.." to download the file.
Be sure to have Quick Time installed to watch.
Basically, after the presentation, the commitee told me that they loved the idea and story and it will definitely win in festivals. BUT! I will have to redesign the characters to make them more appealing and the sequences need to be tighter and faster pace.... so that means pretty much do everything ALL OVER.
Yeah...we'll see about that....sounds like another year of work for me ugh... but i'll worry about that later. Now, I'm just going to kick back and relax for couple days before I focus on producing my animation for my demo reel.
....I'M DONE WITH SCHOOL!!! HELL YAHHHHH!!!
Monday, April 20, 2009
Thesis Work in Progress
I'm finally done rendering and started on the sound effects. Here is a sample with one background music loop and other sounds that aren't quite finalized yet. However, the animation and lighting are final.
DOWNLOAD LINK (29 mb)
require Quicktime to play
to download - right click and then choose "save target as.."
The final version will be done in a week. Just wanted to update my current progress.
DOWNLOAD LINK (29 mb)
require Quicktime to play
to download - right click and then choose "save target as.."
The final version will be done in a week. Just wanted to update my current progress.
