After The Rain (Calarts BFA4 Film)
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
- Calarts BFA4 Thesis Film "After The Rain"
After years abroad, April returns to her hometown of Beijing and meets up with a childhood friend. who never left.
Cast -
April - Ariane Marchese
Yuxin - Zhang Jingqi
Young April - Blake Yuan
Young Yuxin - Yue Zirui
Sound -
Music - Roy Berardo
Sound & Mix - Jack Weiss
Re-recording Mix - Daniel Eaton
Directed by Chelsea Yijia Li -
Contact : chelseali@alum.calarts.edu
Website : chelsealiart.com/
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11/9/2023 : Thank you to Ezequiel Montaña and Renata Cipolatti for Latin American Spanish subtitles!
11/20/2023 : Thank you to Quiet Dubbing Studios for Italian subtitles!
Omg, I will never ever be able to accurately describe just how mellow the atmosphere was in here. The warm lighting, the beautiful soundtrack, the painterly environment and everything here in this film is just so so beautiful ❤ I could only imagine just how much effort it took to make this! Thanks for making such an amazing animation, Chelsea!
Thank you so much, that means a lot to me! ❤️
@@cheseely5570 you're very welcome ❤ my eyes and ears are blessed with this animation!
it reminded me "5cm per second"
I love this~
The fact that April speaks English to her friend is sooo relatable...
This is exactly how I communicate to my friends who prefer to speak the mother tongue!
Same here
So do I ☺️
It's so damn annoying though
@@Tae96 who
why not just speak in your mother tongue?
In a 4 mintutes, this short film has potrayed a beautiful storytelling of change between two friends. A kind of warm feeling of nostalgia is evoked in me as I watch it, and it leaves a bittersweet taste in my mouth, the good kind. Especially with the nicely chosen title, 'After the Rain'. Certainly, this is a successful animation with an awesome choice of colour palette, setting, storyline and voice/background music. I absolutely fell in love with this at first sight! Being fluent in both chinese and english, I think the voicelines are really accurate and well done! Good job, Chelsea!
Thank you so much! This comment really means a lot, I’m so happy that the feeling I couldn’t put into words was conveyed in the film🥺❤️
Oh my god, I'm at a loss for words. This is indescribably nostalgic but cheerful and beautiful at the same time. My interpretation of this short film would be: April's had a very specific vision of Beijing from her memories and has instead spent the majority of her life in America but Yuxin has known China her whole life and grew up with the rapid development so she doesn't notice what seem like shocking changes to April. Even Yuxin bleached her hair when April visited while April kept her hair the same since young. It also shows how Yuxin is more open to change while April likes things just the way they used to be. Another thing perhaps is because April wants to hold on to these memories which are the few connections she still has with Yuxin and China. But things keep changing and then she feels that she's losing those precious memories and moments. However, Yuxin doesn't feel that as much, again all her memories are in China. That bus stop where they were sitting April asks, "Do you think they'll tear down this bus stop the next time I come back?" She is afraid of losing this moment too because it was also raining in the flashback when they were young and April was leaving soon for America, now she's also leaving China when it's raining. It's "After the Rain" when April visits, and she's happy to be back. She also notices that the marks are gone on the concrete through the puddle. But then it's raining when she leaves again. Also, oh no, don't tell me those are tear stains on the photos at the end 😭. Thank you so much for drawing this, it was just what i needed after a long day! Congratulations on your graduation as well! I hope you are proud of your masterpiece!!
I just realized now that the reason it starts raining when April leaves is because rain represents the process of change and development. It doesn't rain during her stay in China to show the changes that happened while she was gone. When she leaves however, it starts raining again, meaning that China will begin changing again. And the next time she visits, it'll be a different Yuxin and a different China.
Very good interpretation of film. 👍🏼
yeah i was wondering if those were tear stains on the photos at the end
Oh. My. Goodness. You didn’t have to write an essay!
My best friend from highschool and I were once inseparable. I knew I was going to go to college somewhere far away, I always knew, but I hated leaving her. I got so busy that I barely had time for talking to her on the phone all the time, and we kind of stopped for a while. When I went back that summer after my first year, we tried spending time together but it just wasn't the same. We didn't have a lot in common anymore, we didn't know what to talk about. After that I lost connection with her entirely. She reached out a couple times, but I was either busy or sometimes scared to try again. It was all my doing in the end and I'll always regret it. She died last year, from an epileptic seizure (she always had them but the last couple years beforehand they became more frequent). I'll never get closure with her. She'll never get closure with me. I think about it all of the time. We ended up like these two girls, yet without the silent but understanding close to our friendship
I’m so sorry for your loss. I’m sure your friend loved you too, and wouldn’t want you to spend your life in regret.
oh my 😭
i dont even know how many times i watched this animation... it's peaceful..i think so?
What a beautiful film. I loved the names disappearing in cement. It was such a well-thought-out metaphor for change.
Thanks so much! I’m glad it resonated with you😭
this is soo incredible!! this might be farfetched but I see its called "after the rain" because of the rhyme "april showers bring may flowers", and the character April is the one who leaves at the end, which i think is so
Heheh perhaps….and thank you!
If only the friends name was May
I relate to this so much, I moved to the US at a young age and just visited Korea for the first time in 12 years. Seeing how everything changed made me feel like I’d taken a time machine. The 12 years I spent in the US felt like a blank. It’s like you leave a version of yourself behind for every place you go to, and you pick up from where you left it when you come back. Now that I’m back in the US, it feels like the 2 months I spent in Korea were a dream, with nothing but pictures left as proof.
this film is absolutely gorgeous :00 i love the themes of change, especially in relation to the fast development of China. every time i visit smth is different too lol. super cool stuff! and congrats on your graduation!!
Thank you💕💕💕 ! So glad you noticed that tiny theme!
What sinks home the personal weight of this film for me is the "goodbye Calarts" at the very end...hit so hard
The animating was very well done and major props to Roy for the amazingly melancholic music. Sound effects were also on point. Love to see anything that Ariane is in. A very insteresting choice to have April come back from moving to America and only speak English. This felt very bittersweet.
Thank you so much!! Both Roy and Ariane did such a great job 💕
Omg, this was absolutely gorgeous and the atmosphere was just excellent! Everything from the voices, scenery, I felt warmth inside. I won’t lie and said I didn’t tear up a bit at the pictures..
Awww thanks so much for watching💕
that was actually the best thing i have ever seen i'm gonna watch this over and over and over again :(((
Omgggg thank you so much😭😭❤️
It gives me such warm and sad feelings at the same time. Beautiful film 🤍
Thank you!💕
Same!
Very Slice of Life. My favorite genre
I've had to say goodbye to a lot of things in my life recently so this really hits home. It captures a feeling that can't really be put into words.
How relatable I had a friend in college we both spoke different languages yet could clearly understand eachother ..I miss him 💛
Chinese American immigrant who had a friend like this a long time ago. That scene where they said to eachother how they wouldn’t be far reminded me of a scene from my own childhood. We’re at two very different places now and if I were to find her again, she’d be a stranger. 2 years late but man!! What an amazing film!!
Just as I am torn between three continents and keep returning to my small German hometown, I keep returning to this little gem of a film...love the story and the atmosphere it draws up so much! 🌻
The world is changing, and time is moving forward. But their friendship and promise remains.
Love all the detail! Somehow what captured me was the weeds on the road that I am so used to knowing in my hometown. The puddles and every crack and raindrop were a feast to the eyes, gonna watch this again!
We really enjoyed translating your film! Your work is amazing and conveys beautiful feelings! Thank you for giving us the opportunity to be part of your project. 💙
Wow, you translated it?
I never tire of those thumbnails with a _bukkake_ of awards on them.
It's currently sunny outside after raining so hard. It reminded me of this video so I decided to watch this for the hundredth time and I'm repeatedly mesmerized by the animation
Such a beautiful atmosphere thanks for making this! I really felt the melancholy of change and time passing.
I’m so glad you think so, thank you!!
not the tear stains on the pictures at the end😭😭😭
Awh the details
Omg I didn’t even connected it- I thought it was smudge but damn I’m crying now 😭
This honestly was a really nice video to watch although short it felt like a really long meaningful video I've always been scared of the future and never wanted things to change so this really was a nice animation to watch thank you
Thank YOU!! Your comment is so kind💕
This animation brought me very warm and nostalgic feelings. I remembered my friend and the moment when we parted from her after the trip. It was raining then, too.
It made me think of all the things that are changing in my university...but new things are sometimes good like the permaculture garden near my library, I love to spend time in the garden and eat vegetables I planted...there is one person I miss and it's you my love, I wish I could see you enter the library and spend some time with me, share the same air as you ❤😘
Has anyone told you the dilingual conversations are just a homey feeling remembered? Chinese friends and families can definitely feel at home with this 🥰
How do you only have 772 subscribers?? This is one of the best animations I’ve ever seen, and I mean it! It’s so awesome! The way the environment reacts with the characters, and the metaphors for change like the names in concrete. And even to the background sounds, this is amazing!
Yeah!!! Finally a film where I understand both languages used the artstyle in this was wonderful and inspires me and plenty others to create more you did an amazing job Cheseely!! I hope your career is going well too
that last "you should get going" in chinese os so damn well made holy crap the chillssssss
I can only say… This is beautiful, and so truthful, that I'm in tears. Thank you for this film.
It's great ! You take the time to pause for us to enjoy the scenes
Yes! Thank you!
Garden of words simplified version
this is so amazing! it made me very emotional to watch, the animation is so beautiful and i can tell so much was put into it! really stunning work
Sometimes we grow apart with time but the heart always remember 💕
Such a somber feeling but the slow calmness is warm and beautiful
This movie is absolutely beautiful! I'm speechless. Made me feel so nostalgic! 💖
artworks like this just melt my heart, this manages to feel so relatable and nostalgic, this was beautiful
Omg why is it so underrated like, it' so beautiful and the Script is so id say awaken
Wow, it is such a beautiful storytelling and visualization, also sounds are very natural 'n real! It is so comfortable and calm. Author has done a great job.
Thank you!
Wow what a beautiful short film!! It makes me feel nostalgic for a summer when I was younger. The scenery was truly gorgeous as well
Yes! I tried to capture that feeling, I’m happy you think so!
i remember seeing your post looking for voice actors for this a while back! It turned out so warm and beautiful. hella looking forward to seeing what you do next!!
Thanks so much for the support😭❤️
The voice over,animation, background,overall colour scheme,light they are all effin perfect!
Thank you!😊
The atmosphere is so beautifully set up, it transports us to their world. the animation stye is realistic but still maintains the rawness of animation. A very sweet tale about friendship 😢
What a beautifil movie ❤
The art is beautiful, the story is warm and touching, it’s a good short movie.
That atmosphere of the rain is just heavenly.
this is so cute... i love it so much... the landscapes !!! man... i should focus more on drawings those and maybe one day i'll get to be able to make atmospheric pretty places like you have here!! i love it
What a peaceful and precious piece of art. 😌
Just saw this and Loved this!!!! Warm and sad!
So so cute ❤! Also, amazing job 😊.
this film makes me want to make thanksgiving dinner without oven mitts
Absolutely wonderful! God bless you!!❤
Боже, эта короткометражная анимация вызывает целую бурю эмоций. Восхитительная работа, мне сложно выразить словами все то, что я могла бы о ней сказать. Возможно, я немного преувеличиваю суть из-за любви к литературе и анализу :)
Простите, что пишу на русском, выходит немного иронично, хаха. Надеюсь, переводчик справится со своей задачей. Премного благодарна автору за подаренные ощущения 🙏
I think the ending of
'Next time I come back?', with no return is...
Really powerful.
Thanks for making this.
I love the atmosphere
Çok hoş... Huzurlu, sakin, dingin... Sevdim 🌿🤍
AMAZING. JUST- I'M AT A LOSS FOR WORDS. THIS IS GORGEOUS HATS OFF 👏🏻❤️❤️❤️
The animation and story is beautiful 😭💓💕
omg, i love this!! a warm and peaceful feeling came over me while watching it 😍
This hits hard, honestly beautiful though.this invokes the true feeling of the the parting of friends.
This has a beautiful asian insight. I'm bilingual. I speak English to my brother, and Cantonese with my folks. But I would never speak to my bro in canto. Its plain weird for some reason. So when she switched from when they were kids, it felt uncomfortable when she spoke English back to her again.
ANOTHER ANOTHER SLAY,~~~~MATERIAL WORLD~~~💀👌
It's like garden of words
gorgeous art style *-*
beautiful, clean, and so calming, amazing animation!
April😊
Beautiful ❤️ ❤️ ❤️
I am so glad this was recommended to me 💙
❤️❤️❤️
On the pictures in the emd credits i just KNOW whoever was looking at them cried TvT
😭❤️
WAH!??!?! YOUR SO UNDERRATED!?!? ONLY 996 FOLLOWERS WTF!?!?!?
OH MY GOODNESSS!! I clicked on this cause i thought it was just gonna be a pretty animation- i mean it was, it was really, really pretty- but like. I saw the subtitles before i heard the words. And i was like oh, ok ill read it, its fine. But! Then I heard it was in chinese!! And im. Just. Idk i just like it a lot. I never see any chinese animations or anything like that ((besides the animations that come from china or course)). And it had english subtitles so like it meant that IF I couldn’t understand what they were saying (cause my chinese is not that good,, but i could understand what they were saying perfectly) i could still read the things and just knowing that, it felt good. But anyways this is amazing and the backgrounds are beautiful and the colors are great and the animation style and the art style and the sound design and just- everything. Thank you. I love it. Keep on doing what youre doing!! You’re great!
Thank you so much! I tried to capture a bit of the asian diaspora feeling, I’m happy that you feel this way!
This was really good I loved it
Everything is so amazing 💖
That “Farewell Calarts” got me at the end.🥲 And I don’t even go there. 😅
Heheh I’ll miss this place
Really well made and everything came together to make such a nice warm atmosphere despite the rain. The only thing I wished would have happened was a goodbye hug when she left 😭9.8/10 from me for that 😂
That’s typical Chinese way, they don’t show their feelings in public.
This was quite beautiful
epic film chelsea
So beautifull
WHAT A MASTERPIECE
Outstanding job!
Thank you!
Amazing achievement. You should be proud
Thank you! :)
I cried, that was so beautiful
嗯我的中文不是很好但是我很喜欢你的画风、你画的好可爱啊！Since I’m bad at mandarin and I can’t say it properly in Chinese, I think you put so much of your on soul in this film. The world is so beautiful and it looks so quiet despite the fact that the characters are talking. This whole thing must’ve been so fun and so long and hard to make. This is amazing and I hope you receive the attention you deserve and that you continue chasing your passion no matter what :3
This is incredible, you should get all the jobs
Hahaha thank you!
this made me emotional-loved it
Thank you so much😭😭❤️
i know the pain of leaving a long distance friend, i feel bad for her.
Congrats Chelsea! Great work!
Loved it 💗
Amazing work!
Thank you!
Charming.
so lovely.. made me sad but warmed my heart at the same time
this is so beautiful. congrats on graduating!
I really loved this - beautiful. I was wondering if anyone could recommend any other anime that is this kind of style - is there a famous sub-genre or studio that makes them? Thank you
Absolutely gorgeous animation, well done ^^.
Tysm!
Looks so beautiful