Dchao

Hey wud uppp

2010-08-04T21:29:00.000-07:00

Soo, I have not blogged in a long time. But I figure I should prolly do that again seeing as I'm in a new place!

I'm currently living in Brooklyn NY, trying to find an animation job for a month because my friend was kind enough to sublease his apt for cheap!

So I shall start posting pictures and process and what not on this blog!

Today was my first day of being in New York.
Everyone thinks i've been here before. But I have not.
FIRST TIMEEEE EVARRR.

And today has been great. <3

End of the Yearrr

2010-05-12T07:40:00.000-07:00

Well, Saturday is the day that I will be done with my BFA in Animation...
So here are a few updates of my animationnnn.

When You Sleep

When You Sleep from Diana Chao on Vimeo.

Life-World

Yeahh yeah yeah yeahhhh got them projects alll finisheddddd

Life-World Studio pics

2010-04-29T08:02:00.000-07:00

I thought I might put up some process pictures of the animationnnn!!
Animation will be finished today.
Entire animation with sound and post and what not should be done by May 5th.

Commencement will be on May 15th and the exhibition will be @ 5-7 with screenings of all the films made!! Come play and hang out and watch some sweet films! (If you're in MPLS that is...)

This is a Monostand that Johnny got and let us use! well...It's part of it. Lol.

This is the monostand. It's intense and amazing. <3 Thx Johnny.

Some pictures of the sea. :D

More pictures of the sea.

Fish cakes?

Get ready MPLS. <3

Life-World

2010-03-23T21:16:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures of the stop motion animation that I am currently working on with Raychel Steinbach called, Life-World

Mountains

2010-03-12T11:41:00.000-08:00

They are coming...

Made @ MCAD

2010-02-25T15:29:00.000-08:00

One of my photos got into Made @ MCAD! Woo woo!!!

Some illustrations

2010-02-05T08:25:00.000-08:00

Lololololol I drew some things yesterday.

La Maison en petits cubes [The House of Small Cubes]

2010-01-08T17:54:00.000-08:00

I really enjoy this animation, I think it's great, so I wanted to share it with you guys too!

Major Lazer- Pon De Floor/Keep it goin louder

2009-11-23T17:30:00.000-08:00

Too good not to post. If you guys don't know, Major Lazer videos are awesome.
Thx Eric Wareheim. (If you don't know it's the guy from the Tim and Eric show)

Major Lazer "Pon De Floor" from Eric Wareheim on Vimeo.

Major Lazer "Keep it Going Louder" from Eric Wareheim on Vimeo.

SWEEET THX BEN INNES!

2009-11-12T19:26:00.000-08:00

Here are some colored photos of my series I did a few weeks ago. Thanks to Ben Innes for taking the colored ones. <333 They look amazinggggg

Broken

2009-11-09T09:11:00.000-08:00

A Series of Photos

2009-11-06T19:15:00.001-08:00

I haven't decided a title for this piece yet, but the context to it is from Chinese folklore and a self portrait piece.

Muhammad Ali Rumble in the Jungle

2009-11-05T21:24:00.000-08:00

Check out this sweet project some of my professors worked on for Muhammad enterprises
Produced by Tom Debiaso, animated by Dave Novak, sound design by Rik Sferra and drawn by David Rathman

Zaire: David Rathman Project - Muhammad Ali Rumble in the Jungle 1974 from Tom DeBiaso on Vimeo.

2009 Demo Reelzzz

2009-10-30T17:04:00.000-07:00

Check out my Demo Reel for 2009! Woot!

2009 Demo Reel from Diana Chao on Vimeo.

project project projectttttzzz

2009-10-26T02:47:00.000-07:00

Currently working on a series of photos revolving around old chinese folklore called Nezha

Andd screenshots of my animation coloreddd

Ben Bury and Nick Bachman's animation for Mike EPPS!

2009-10-15T12:04:00.001-07:00

Here's an animation that Ben Bury and Nick Bachman did for a Freelance gig for Mike Epps.

BACKGROUNDZZZ

2009-10-12T16:22:00.000-07:00

Check out my new backgroundsss and screenshots of my animation!

Also my screenshotz:

The shadows I'm doing in maya:

Soo...Then they actually turned into shadows in maya:

Then imported into After Effects...My love.

Exercises!

2009-10-05T10:25:00.001-07:00

This is awesome.

http://www.patrickmoberg.com/workoutplan/

A Mix and a Show

2009-10-02T18:28:00.000-07:00

So you guys should totally listen to this rough mix that my friend Jake Nollette made. It's pretty good for a rough.
http://drop.jacobnollette.com/roughFreemix1.mp3

Also whoever is around mpls, you should totally look at the shows that are currently up. Which is the annual Ireland show, Jerome show and now the Study Abroad show that Kate curated and set up for us who didn't go to Ireland.

Woot woot. it's all awesome. <3

Storyboards for Senior Project and one background

2009-09-29T20:10:00.001-07:00

Here's some storyboards from my senior project!
It will be in watercolored pencil and the shadows will be 3D animation.

And here's the background in the beginning!!

Sooo

2009-09-28T08:58:00.000-07:00

I want to post up my storyboard for senior project. But I'm currently using records computer and it doesn't bode well to the internetz.
So for now here's a Media 1 assignment I did my freshman year of college.
Lot's of lolz.

And they never ate a McRib again. BWAHHAHAHAA.

<3z to Sean and Luke. Lolol

Sayyy whhhaatt!?

2009-09-10T08:24:00.000-07:00

Disney Animators...Come on I thought you were better than that. Lol.

Hmmm, it kind of makes sense now that every time I saw it when I was little, they all seemed some what familiar. Lol

Aight I'm back

2009-09-08T12:43:00.000-07:00

So, I think I'll be posting cooler and better things now that I have this blog...Again. Though it isn't going to be like my China blog, where I post a bunch of cool things from China, I'll be posting cool things from Mpls!
And all the work I will be creating throughout this year.
Events goin on. Whatevz. Should be good.

Jeahhh

So here's a photograph I took while I was in China. (if you guys haven't seen it yet)

And in the mean time I got this from Sean's blog:

Using only song names from ONE ARTIST, cleverly answer these questions. Try not to repeat a song title. It's harder than you think but it's a fun way to waste a few minutes and get the brain cells moving around.

Your Artist: Jay Z

Are you male or female: Girls, Girls, Girls

Describe yourself: Hard Knock Life

How do you feel about yourself: 99 Problems

Describe where you currently live: Heart of the City

If you could go anywhere, where would you go: All Around the World

Your favorite form of transportation: 8 Miles and Runnin

Your best friend: Lucifer

Your dream boy/girl: 2 Many Hoes

Your life motto: Money Ain't a Thang

If your life were a TV show, what would it be called: Can I Live

What is life to you?: Soon You'll Understand

What is the best advice you have to give: Dirt Off Your Shoulder

If you could change your name, what would you change it to?: Hola' Hovito

Your favorite food is: Money, Cash, Hoes

How you would like to die: Feelin' It