NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 16, 2011: New York based Animation Production company Blacklist has announced that director Saiman Chow has joined their roster for US representation and that he¹s completed his first spot with them for Ray-Ban via Marcel, Paris.
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Saiman Chow’s "self-portrait"
Brooklyn-based Chow was born and raised in Hong Kong and says he spent his early years being obsessed with ghosts and reading manga. At the age of 15, he moved to Los Angeles where he studied illustration and design at Art Center College of Design. His array of interests led him into various kinds of projects from design, illustration, and animation to directing. In 2008, he co-founded Golden Lucky, a multidisciplinary design studio based in Brooklyn.
“I am interested in using different techniques because I do not want to limit myself to a certain style or material, says Chow. I tend to enlist many approaches to add complexity to a piece, which ultimately helps me stay engaged. The history and practice of paintings, illustration and design all interest me, and my aim is to draw on these lexicons to create my work.”
Chow has worked on projects for clients such as Adidas, VH1, MTV, Fuel and Nike. His most recent project is the latest in the ³Never Hide² series for Ray-Ban via Marcel, Paris and Blacklist, New York.
The stop-motion spot is based on a print ad Ray-Ban had already created featuring nesting dolls. Loving the concept of the matryoshka dolls, Chow wanted to push it further to create a fun and unique animation with many layers that is surprising to the viewer.
"Rare Prints" for Ray-Ban Credits for Ray-Ban:
Client: Ray-Ban
Agency: Marcel, Paris
Creative Director: Sebastien Vacherot
Writer: Sebastian Piacentini
Art Director: Bastien Grisolet
Account Manager: Shannon Eddy
TV Producer: Cleo Ferenczi
Director: Saiman Chow
Production Company: Blacklist, New York
Executive Producer: Michael Neithardt
Producer: Patrick Gantert
Associate Producer: Sophie Gate
Compositor: Fred Kim
Animation: Studio Nos
Creative Directors: Mathew Amonson, Jeremy Bronson
Producer: John Bega
Stop Motion Director: Mathew Amonson
Animators: Mathew Amonson, Luca Vitale
Model Fabrication: Junko Shimizu, Zack Williams, Mathew Amonson
Director of Photography: Mathew Amonson
Music and Sound Design: Antfood
Executive Producer: Sean McGovern
Production Service Company: Wam
