As we all know, I set my life goal of doing this Disney/Pixar stuff 2.5 years ago during that epic vacation in Walt Disney World. So after learning that they are building a park in my hometown Shanghai, I had this idea of coming back and start from there which got realized half a year ago after I had an injure trying to renovate the studio space in LA. (well…that’s another story >.< I one just needs to know that I'm fully recovered and am jumping around again, as you can tell from below)
After arrival I didn't really know how to proceed, so I spent some time catching up on academic drawings:
and paintings:
Then I spent most of the Spring wandering the roads of Shanghai:
Hanging out in coffee shops:
and did some domestic traveling:
Finally in May, I was recovered and ready to head to the park (ok…plus start road biking…):
I started off by finding a random job painting props (such as rocks, wood, and sculptures that are made of fiberglass) with a local sub-sub-subcontractor under Disney. This was quite an adventure, I got to live in the construction worker’s dorm inside the park and worked 6 days a week, it was FUN:
(Note: everything in the painting shop are top secrets and cannot be taken photos of =P)
So I went to paint items in the Shanghai version of the classical Pirates of the Caribbean ride.
After a few weeks they somehow discovered I’m pretty good at this and decided to make me an art supervisor (oh, and I received a salary multiplier of 2.5). After another few weeks I got an offer from a not-too-sub contractor I dealt with on the site (with another salary multiplier of 2.5, now let’s see, what will happen if one keeps this exponential growth… =P Ok just joking…But I decided to turn them down and went for a job interview with Disney (finally!)
That’s pretty much where I am right now. Hopefully I’ll soon be calling myself an Imagineer, if not I’ll just keep trying until that happens =P. Wish me luck!
great you have recovered! it must have been fun to live with construction workers :D
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I have watched your blog for a while…You are always trying to offer the true feeling here . Anyway no mater or whatever you choose, what I believe is that follow your heart. That is the best way. Anyway best wishes for your future!
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Awesome paintings! Good luck with getting the Disney job, if you haven’t yet.
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