Self-Introduction
Welcome
Hi! My name is Siji Chen, or Lilys. I graduated from Wimbledon College of Arts, where l studied Production Arts for Screen. I am a 3D animator and this is my self-introduction. So please enjoy the video and know me from here.🌃
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Lilys' Portfolio
About Me.
Hey! I have got some education and work experience here! Do you want to know me more? Please keep reading! 📖
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Production Arts of Screen
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Completed 4 personal projects and 2 group projects:
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A sci-fi environment rendering, rebuilding the lounge in <Parasite>, creating a Chinese ancient Qinglou lounge in Tang Dynasty, concept art, character design and storyboard for my original story about a Tibetan girl
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A horror short movie as the prop artist and a cartoony animation short focusing on environment modeling, rigging and animation
University of the Arts London
Jun. 2024
London, UK
University of the Arts London
Certificate of Higher Education-Preparation for Design, Media and Screen
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One year of foundation course in the three main categories, including graphic design, media, and film, with independent work in logo design, typography, collage animation, 2 photography works, and one documentary.
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Explored various topics and expressions of different mediums, from personal expression to social issues, such as homesickness, the concept of 'Place', and excessive urban development with the homeless elderly.
Jun. 2021
London, UK
Skills & Interests
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Skills: 3D Modeling | Texturing | Lightning | Rendering | Rigging | Concept Art | Animation | Storyboarding | Environment Design | Character Design | Drafting | Technical Drawing | White Card Model Creation
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Software: Maya | Blender | After Effects | Nomad | Photoshop | Storyboard Artist | Sketch Up | Procreate | Premiere Pro | Keynote | PowerPoint | Excel | Word | Microsoft Team
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Interests: Animation | Games | Piano | Making Friends | Traveling | Live House | Traditional Chinese Architecture | Collecting film scenes | Photography
Work Experiences
NetEase (Hangzhou) Network Co., Ltd
Project Part-time Assistant
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Designed movements and postures for a new character who is a Survivor: Lords, called Lord Pembroke, according to some character design settings in the early stages, in the game ‘Identity V’ (Asymmetric Confrontation Competitive Game) for promotional animation.
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Followed the pipeline of designing a new character in the industry, understood how to apply elements and props to enrich or highlight a character’s personalities or through shapes and silhouettes to capture the audience at the first glance. Learned the way of communicating and conveying my own ideas when collaborating with other team members.
Nov. 2024 – Dec. 2024
Mango TV
Director Intern, Detective Academy Programme Center Department
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Participated in the shooting of the first episode of the variety show. Set up and managed props for the main stage and assisted with other stages. Deeply involved in the whole process, and communicated closely with the production team, props team, art team, and the director's team.
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Conducted competitive analysis on similar suspense and mystery variety shows, and sourced various new puzzles through multiple channels.
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Developed creativity in storytelling and skills in analyzing puzzles (plot point placements, integration with the story and NPCs, puzzle adaptation from other shows, and localization)
Aug. 2023 – Sept. 2023
Hunan Broadcasting System
Executive Director, Integrated Media Development Sector
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Participated in a city music festival, "Yanling Yellow Peach Gourmet Music Festival" as stage props manager, managed and consistently coordinated the props in detail.
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Achieved impressive music festival statistics: The App’s live users exceeded 1.5 million, with over 2 million thumbs up. Gained a hundred thousand of revenue in RMB by selling in-app items through viewership.
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Communicated clearly and concisely with various departments and external teams.
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Collected information from superiors and peers across the team, completed a 300-page physical booklet with fitting illustrations solely with Office software, and established the capacity to organize massive amounts of data and information in a systematic and segmented manner.
Jul. 2023 – Aug. 2023
Changsha, China
Beijing Dadi Film Culture Communication Co., Ltd.
Film and TV Planning Intern, Project Development Department
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Conducted weekly video proposals for social media platforms and film production. Each proposal includes genre, story summary, character bio, marketing plans, cast and director candidates, etc. Content spans from Japanese / Korean films to ACG film adaptations to semi-original proposals across various genres (historical, thriller, science fiction, comedy, romance, etc.)
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My short comedy drama proposal, A Pillow of Peace, received the most votes and advanced to the presentation stage.
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Gained thorough understanding the business aspects of the current film and TV industry, a full project cycle from incubation to implementation, and best practices for telling compelling original stories.
Aug. 2022 – Oct. 2022
Remote, China
Remote, China
Changsha, China