Leighton
PROJECTS
What I Wanna Be?
A dreamer?
Nah...
How about...
A dream maker!
1. Dead Star
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Dec. 2023, Dead Star, Animation, 1 minute 28 seconds.
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Position: Writer, Animator, Editor
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A short animation based on my screenplay "The Purge", designed to show an alien planet world in a sci-fi atmosphere. Nina is a biological machine on the Death Star who discovers she is human while trying to complete her mission to "purify" the planet.
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Created for Senior year animation course final project, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts.
2. THIRTEEN
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May 2022, Thirteen, storyboard video, 1 minute 45 seconds.
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Position: Storyboard Arist/Director/Editor/Screenwriter.
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An animatic based on my fantasy short play Thirteen, about a Yang family girl named Thirteen, who kills the master of the Yang and tries to get a Fulu (an amulet that revives the soul) to save her dead brother.
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Created for junior year storyboarding course final project, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts.
3. THE PRIEST
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May 2022, The Priest, cinematography video, 1 minute 23 seconds
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Position: DP/Director/Editor.
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A cinematography video shows the demeanor of a priest who is trying to steal money from a collection box.
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Created for junior year cinematography course final project, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts.
4. THE RING
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May 2022, The Ring, short film, 4 minute 15 seconds
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Position: Screenwriter/Producer/DP/Director/Sound designer/Editor.
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An experimental fantasy short film that explores human nature is about the vicious circle of magical rings: what brings people convenience also brings them bad luck.
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Created for junior year production1 course, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts.
5. POSITIVE
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March 2022, Positive, silence short film, 2 minute 21 seconds
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Position: Screenwriter/Producer/DP/Director/Sound designer/Editor.
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An experimental silence short film based on the covid-19 pandemic, the story follows a girl diagnosed as positive through the transition from a grey world to a color world, and from being "positive" to acquiring a truly positive attitude on life.
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Created for junior year production1 course, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts.
6. BACK TO TOWNack To Town
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April 2022, Back to Town, Sound Design Video, 2 minute 30 seconds.
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Position: Sound designer/Editor.
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The sound design presents a melancholic man returning to his hometown to reminisce about his daily routine and his lover in the deserted home, eventually losing everything only to find his cat remains.
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Created for junior year production1 course, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts.
7. A CORNER OF A WORLD
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March 2021, A Corner of a World, Photo Montage Video, 55 seconds.
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Position: Photographer, Editor.
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A video about a photo montage about the history of the changing city of Shantou as seen through the eyes of a middle-aged woman's recollections.
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Created for Sophomore year screen language course, Boston University, Shantou, Canton.
8. TAKE THE TRAIN
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April 2021, Take the Train, Picture Sound Design Video, 1 minute 36 seconds.
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Position: Sound designer, Editor.
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A sound design project presenting the rush of a girl and her elf catching the subway in a rainy day.
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Created for Sophomore year screen language course, Shantou, Canton.
9. ENGARDE
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May 2023, Engarde, Choreography Video, 2 minute 30 seconds.
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Position: Editor
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A choreography video to provide clear dance formation changes and multiple station arrangements.
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Created for Senior Navi dance club, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan.