Looking back, this year's Christmas stop-motion is the only one that was on time in all these years 😂
Christmas stop-motion is one of the few recurring series in my past creations. Its hallmark is featuring crossover IPs and an assortment of characters who would never meet, coming together to do something Christmas-related.
My interests are really broad. Speaking of toys, most enthusiasts I know have a specific collection area, like exclusively 6-inch or 12-inch, cars or planes. Usually, they'll have a few items outside their main area, but not many big leaps.Â
However, my collection spans a variety of fields and characters, including Japanese characters, American comic heroes, Transformers, Gundam, cars, planes, LEGO, dinosaurs...
So, although strategically, focusing on one type of creation makes it easier to be remembered, I can't help it. Characters from all franchises touch me in special ways. So, in 2015(my 18th) , I started thinking, is there a theme that can reasonably bring all my toys together?
The answer was Christmas.
Interestingly, toys are often given as Christmas gifts, so I thought it would be fun to see a bunch of Christmas gifts opening their own Christmas gifts (?). That's how I started the first creation, and it gradually became one of the few themes in my work that's not about fighting.
From 2015 to 2023, I've produced four Christmas stop-motions. The two in the middle show that I was more focused on exploring style and technique (in plain terms, weak story but flashy visuals). The first and the latest fourth are the only two with similar tones, and this latest one is the culmination I'm truly satisfied with.
(But it was super exhausting to make)
On the last day of the year, looking at these works, I'm reminded of my own journey, recalling the state I was in for each creation. These eight years have been a fantastic experience, and I'm thankful for the support of many old and new friends along the way.
Jordan Tseng
Looking back, this year's Christmas stop-motion is the only one that was on time in all these years 😂
Christmas stop-motion is one of the few recurring series in my past creations. Its hallmark is featuring crossover IPs and an assortment of characters who would never meet, coming together to do something Christmas-related.
My interests are really broad. Speaking of toys, most enthusiasts I know have a specific collection area, like exclusively 6-inch or 12-inch, cars or planes. Usually, they'll have a few items outside their main area, but not many big leaps.Â
However, my collection spans a variety of fields and characters, including Japanese characters, American comic heroes, Transformers, Gundam, cars, planes, LEGO, dinosaurs...
So, although strategically, focusing on one type of creation makes it easier to be remembered, I can't help it. Characters from all franchises touch me in special ways. So, in 2015(my 18th) , I started thinking, is there a theme that can reasonably bring all my toys together?
The answer was Christmas.
Interestingly, toys are often given as Christmas gifts, so I thought it would be fun to see a bunch of Christmas gifts opening their own Christmas gifts (?). That's how I started the first creation, and it gradually became one of the few themes in my work that's not about fighting.
From 2015 to 2023, I've produced four Christmas stop-motions. The two in the middle show that I was more focused on exploring style and technique (in plain terms, weak story but flashy visuals).Â
The first and the latest fourth are the only two with similar tones, and this latest one is the culmination I'm truly satisfied with.
(But it was super exhausting to make)
On the last day of the year, looking at these works, I'm reminded of my own journey, recalling the state I was in for each creation. These eight years have been a fantastic experience, and I'm thankful for the support of many old and new friends along the way.
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