How I made my 1st year Calarts film! 🎬

Cheers to finishing my film + first year at uni haha ,,, hope this was insightful in any way! 🥂😳 ✨
WATCH MY FILM 'RUSH HOUR' HERE ⇢ • RUSH HOUR 繁忙時間 | Calar...
find my art here! ⇢ / sakuraopal
my art shop ⇢ sakuartshop.bigcartel.com/
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⭐️ ABOUT THIS VIDEO
In this video I will be elaborating on my process behind my first year animated student film at Calarts, "RUSH HOUR"! I'll be talking about my own pipeline, from pre-production (idea, story, visdev), production (animation), to post production (compositing, vfx, sound and music)!!
0:00 Hello hello! ◡̈
1:00 The Animation Pipeline
1:22 Pre-production: Getting an Idea
2:03 Pre-production: Idea to Story
3:42 Pre-production: Visual Development
5:17 Production: Schedule + Planning
5:53 Production: Animation
8:09 Post-production: Compositing + VFX
9:12 Post-production: Sound + Music ♪
11:02 Putting it all together!!
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↠ sakuraopal.carrd.co/
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🎹 MUSIC
♪Sunshine - MONKEYBGM
• Video
♪ Morning Rain (Prod. by Lukrembo)
• lukrembo - morning rai...
♪ Teatime - 음악팀 (TeamMusicCreative)
• [음악팀] 따뜻한 차 한잔, Teatim...
♪ A fine romance - MONKEYBGM
• Video
♪ Dream With Tea(Prod. by Lukrembo)
• lukrembo - dream with ...
♪ 'a flower named you' (prod. saku)
• I tried producing my o...
♪foreverland - comfybeats (lilypichu)
• foreverland ♫
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🌸 FAQS
Name? | Veda (pronounced vay-dah). My nickname is Saku!
Age + nationality? | Oct 04' liner (do the math!), born and raised in Hong Kong :)
Languages? | Mother tongue is cantonese, most comfortable in english, fluent in mandarin and intermediate in Japanese (N3 JLPT)!!
What app do you use? | Procreate for drawing and animating (Ipad pro 12.9 inch 3rd gen), final cut pro x for editing (macbook pro 13 inch)
What procreate brushes do you use? | I mostly use 6B pencil + narinder pencil for graphics and lineart, and I use flat brush and nikko rull for painting
What camera do you use? | A mix between my iphone 11 and the DJI pocket
✉ Please email me for business collaborations! ([e-mail])
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🏷 HASHTAGS + KEYWORDS
animation process / animation behind the scenes / calarts / drawing / animated film / calarts film / character animation / art student / animation student / vlog

[@ZenitsuKunn]

Woah, she made it to Calarts?! I'm so proud of you Saku!! I remember watching you back then and being so inspired. And now, youre inspiring me to try my shot at Calarts! So proud of you 💓💓

[@lavioca8304]

as someone who has dreamed of going to calarts since i was very young (even though it may not be possible) these videos are so inspiring 🥲🥲

[@aizakitty93]

I’ve always loved to see the behind the scenes of animations. Keep up the good work Saku 🥳

[@zuzu.soltys]

I'm soo proud of youuuu❤!!! I also tried doing a 90 second animation(it was supposed to be 60 seconds long,but I wanted to add some details and don't make it feel rushed) and I get to know the process of animation-the struggle of trying to have realistic movements, beleavable expressions, camera angles and so on. Even tho it was really challenging I really enjoyed the process and it gave me ideas for another animations. It's crazy how challenging yourself and creating something along the way can make you really happy.

[@kiwigirii]

WAHHHH YOU'RE BACK !!!!!

[@kenziemck420]

animation is so interesting but seems so hard!! your film was really cool and you are honestly such an inspiration to me

[@picat3422]

YAYY more saku videoss its so cool to see the whole process and you doing all of this ahh 😭✨ i remember watching your graduation video last year omg and probably alot of people say this lol but its really inspiring seeing you come this far :DDD

[@cookieee8336]

I love love love seeing the process behind your art! Makes me remember that inspiration can be in the most mundane things.. Once againnn ty for being an inspiration for so many people and I hope u can rest and take breaks during summer!

[@pizzawwz]

YOUR BACK !! Your the reason I kept doing art and found my art style !!

[@springhana.]

i loved teh film so much!!im glad you uploaded the process i just love seeing the process behind animations!❤

[@voseybeans]

i love seeing progress behind films in general but its crazy to have seen your journey to get to this film as well.

[@MiNiAudrey]

The time I posted this comment in Hong Kong, it is 11:39pm, so I have to watch this amazing video the next day😅

[@ariadnaltos]

This was a really cool video! It was pretty interesting to see how you made your decisions for the film. I hope you have a great summer break :)

[@Moonleii]

thanks for the info, it was really fun to see you work on your calarts film in the blogs and i loved how it turned out! really inspires me to work on my animation projects too :D

[@zelda2135]

Sakuuuuu it’s been so long!! I’m glad you put out another video ❤️❤️❤️

[@luluudraws]

Missed you veda!!! 🌷💗 Always awaiting for your vlogs it's so relaxing and pleasing to watch em!

[@loanicastillo3327]

Your channel is like a safe place. You remember me of a college classmate in engineering school but I find you a lot more amicable and open.

[@qianyue.c]

you are so inspiring! thank u for sharing your process and making this info accessible to others

[@min0208_]

omg you uploaded!! watching your videos always makes my day :))

[@laura79613]

Thanks for sharing your process! I had an idea what visual development was but I never incorporated it into any of my work. I usually just go straight into creating😂But seeing how you incorporated manga screentones and the final look which was soo nicee, I'm encouraged to find my own inspirations and incorporate them into my work! And oh my goshhh Dittooo!!! I was dancing along with you!! I love that song and choreography too much🤣

[@localstickbug]

I’m so happy for youu!!

[@namu3899]

Girl I love u sm u inspire me!! ❤️❤️ I can't describe how cool ur short film was. PLEASE KEEP GOING! Love from Hawaii ;)

[@sachsoup]

it's so cool to see your progress through all these years!! this video is very helpful to someone like me, a beginner in animation >:D

[@itsamaniarts]

MY GOD THIS IS BEAUTIFUL

[@MyPseudonym7]

This is super insping, thank you for sharing and putting together a making of the animation piece. Keep kickin ass out here! Easy sub!

[@whoslaura222]

AAAAA I love your videos and I love your art style it's so cute! :D

[@anvorguesita1451]

This is so coool :D keep up with the amazing animations! You're trully an inspiration for me, I wish I could go to Calarts ;v;

[@magicalkitty284]

Hihi sakuu!! Came from the server!! Your videos are as entertaining and beautiful as usual, i love everything in your channel!!

[@squimochi_]

OMG SAKU IS BACK 🛐

[@S4NA]

this was so informative :’) thank you for this fr 💯😭

[@jonremimuziq]

This is such an insightful breakdown !! Wow. And I just watched your film Rush Hour, it is AMAZING!!! Love the story arch, the animation is fantastic. As a New Yorker (now living in LA) that gap abyss between the platform and the trains are actually scary lol! But I love how you made it all just a blissful dream. Really dope film altogether. Are you still attending school at CalArts? What would you say your overall experience has been like there?

[@DoomyRei]

Hihi 😂 so glad to see your back again

[@s.acheily]

I love your art!!!

[@neaue_]

saku comeback 🙌🙌🙌

[@velvetsuzie]

I luv ur artstyle !!

[@coolguyshockettes]

this is so nice i love animation ^_^

[@imporii]

Loved this video!!

[@sketchbookscheming]

Very interesting! Were you taking a class about how to make an animated film, or did you have to figure it out as you went along? Seems really complicated! Beautiful work!

[@manuelaraujo3498]

Hello, I loved your video! I wanna make my own film as if I was going to calarts, so I was wondering how long did you have to work on your film, like what was the deadline? I really loved rush hour it was really good!

[@sgrim_artz]

as someone who is graduating this year from animation, this is really wholesome

[@monica-ib8rb]

What school are you in?

[@ramanarula5498]

Hello sis I want your advice on something. Please help I also want to learn animation from calarts. But I don't have that much money. What should I do. please help . Is learning and practicing from books and courses enough to create top level animation or should I try for scholarship and please can you tell how much hours you dedicate to animation in a day.

[@zigzaq]

A lot of artists take other short art classes/workshops instead of going to art school but you can definitely learn a lot for free online. If you want i can send you some books/videos that might really help!

[@venemousbee1444]

hey saku, i am really proud of you that you made it to calarts (keep going!). just a quick question: can i still apply to a art school even if my family is financially unstable, i really wanna pursue art but i keep thinking that i will be wasting their money if i never earn any. I would like your advise. Thank You!

[@yourautomaticgps]

no way... saku knows the lux song :0

[@flooflez5051]

slay

[@jabumahlangu6830]

Why not use Flash?

[@airlynsky4635]

Hi saku!! You can do it!!! Art Gods: Radd Studio Ghibli Violet Evergarden Hanako-kun Reiji Miyajima Sakuraopal Etc.

[@hoseinbebany]

Was yr movie a hit?

[@Rocketryman]

It's an ANIMATION, not a film. You even describe it as a video. We make MOVIES, not films. :-) We work with DIGITAL Video. Film, filming, and filmmaking are the most misused words in the industry. :-)Digital Video and film require different skill sets. Having DIFFERENT historical and TECHNOLOGICAL timelines spanning 150 years. Educate by having pride in the gear we use including the words that describe what we do. Our tools are Digital Video, Non-linear, and CGI. We are moviemakers, not filmmakers. :-) Videographers and/or cinematographers. We video, we do not film. That's the other professionals who know how to use film and film cameras, like an ARRIFLEX 435 Panavision R-200 and Steenbeck flatbed film editors. Know the difference and be better at your craft. Want to know how Orson Wells shot Citizen Kane you need to understand film. :-) Differentiating between the two. How Lucas produced Star Wars you need to understand the filming process and its difference from video. Differentiating between the two. Lucas was keen enough to remaster his films to Digital Video once the technology was available. Respect and keep up the great work. :-)

[@Hahshdhbcbcyoutube]

I don't understand if you're trying to critique the creator or just throwing up tons of sentences

[@Rocketryman]

@@Hahshdhbcbcyoutube Helping with a bit of education. It's more than a ton of words. You do understand you are supposed to read? Not trying to take away from their talent just bringing a point across. So re-read it and I hope you learn something. :-) Know the difference and be better at your craft. Respect to you.

[@Hahshdhbcbcyoutube]

@@Rocketryman just say "critique the creator" 😑

[@jascelmgtt]

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[@bellesparky]

hiya saku! 🩷really fun to see how you developed your animation as I’m currently developing my game design portfolio ^^ Some art god reccs (basically some of my fav artists): Glen Keane Par0llel Sam Youn Graveweaver Have a well rested summer!! - you deserve it ᕦ(ò_óˇ)ᕤ

[@ellieliu10]

oh my gosh !!!!! the whole process looks so cool but also really challenging 😤😤 i loved reading the little planning notes for the film’s plot + mc ! this film was really made w lot of love 🥹💕 (the rigging ending was really funny)