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This project explores the use of editing and typography to communicate how space and story interact in motion graphics.
The topic is about the four Chinese taste (sour, sweet, bitter and spicy) in New York City. I got footage with the cooperation of four Chinese restaurants that each represent one of the four provinces of China: Hunan, Northeast China, Kwangtung, and Szechwan. With inspiration from Sans Soleil, Chris Marker’s documentary-like montage for inspiration, I captured views of the city to act as the setting for the four flavors.
Through this short film, I want to convey how Chinese people live in New York City and how, when they miss their hometown, they use those flavors to remember old memories. I also use my personal experience in the video, telling the experience about my study abroad life in New York. Some people said life is full of sour, sweet, bitter and spicy—I’d like to deepen that feeling with the video.

Four Chinese Taste in New York

Motion Graphic/ Video

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