How Lyon Liew's years at UC San Diego led him to a dream job with Pixar Animation Studios and key role in 'Turning Red'
Thirteen-year-old Mei Lee is an overachieving teenager hiding a supersized secret. When Mei gets anxious, aggravated or angry, she turns into a giant red panda. And yes, panda-monium does ensue.
“It was so great to work on such a big, furry character. Not just because of the fur, but because of the way Mei moves around. If you look at the film, her friends are always hugging her. Any time that stuff happens, there is a lot of work involved to make sure the fur looks good. It was really fun to work on that character.”
Born in Malaysia and raised in Singapore, Liew came to the United States in 2000 to attend UC San Diego. The plan was to get his bachelor’s in computer science and then go on to a career in computer security. The computer job would be his paycheck, and his first love — photography — would be his passion.“At UCSD, I took my first class in computer graphics, and I loved it. That’s what got me started.
The film was directed by Oscar-winning Canadian-Chinese animator Domee Shi, who is the first woman to get a solo directing credit on a Pixar film. The script, which Shi co-wrote with Korean-American playwright and TV writer Julia Cho, gives us a heroine who is smart and confident while also being totally obsessed with a super-cute boy band called 4*Town.
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