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senior thesis film, usc animation ‘22
Pengyou is about two little kids who run through the city of Shenzhen looking for the perfect place to fly their kites.
Based off of the summers my brother and I would spend with our grandparents. We had a summertime friend named Eddie that would always join us on our little adventurest through the city!
Pengyou is about two little kids who run through the city of Shenzhen looking for the perfect place to fly their kites.
Based off of the summers my brother and I would spend with our grandparents. We had a summertime friend named Eddie that would always join us on our little adventurest through the city!
development
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final shots
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background paint
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the old photos that inspired this story ︎ (shenzhen, circa 2006)
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