With Love, Mae
Julie Ma
ECU Award Recipient
The President’s Media Awards for Excellence – Best in 2D or Experimental Animation – Winner
Duration: 6:05 min
Medium: 2D Digital Animation
Director, Animator
Trailer
Logline
Mae, an eccentric and impulsive girl, receives the news that her best friend, Lola, has been stood up on a date by her boyfriend. She decides to take matters into her own hands.
Artist Statement
With Love, Mae (2024) is an extension of my love for fun and complex dynamics between characters. The film came about as an exploration of balancing themes of friendship and complicated romance with comedy. The film displays my love of contrast- not only between the personalities of the two main characters, but also between Mae’s cute aesthetic and her twisted intentions. With Love, Mae is a whimsical love letter for all best friends and fans of 2D hand-drawn animation.
Project Stills
Concept Art and Pre-Production
Credits
Director
Julie Ma
Sound Design and Music
Jeralyn Magantino
Voice Performances
Jiah Lee, Lorien Allan, Kaiden Cole
Visual Development
Julie Ma, Min Kim, Angela Zhang, Erin O’Niell
Prop Design
Heron Cheung
Storyboarding
Julie Ma, Jen Minju Park
Animation
Julie Ma, Curt Gonzaga, Jun Choi, Alice Ma, Charlotte Hamblin, Asa Harrenstein, Hannah Sy, Kirsten Mills, Alex Choi, Sean Leung, Carla Murat, Elisabeth Wong, James Sun
Clean-Up and Colour
Julie Ma, Kirsten Mills, Charlotte Hamblin, Curt Gonzaga, Jun Choi, Elisabeth Wong, Atticus Chave, James Sun, Carla Murat, Paige Arace, Soph! Su
Background Artists
Julie Ma, Erin O’Neill, Angela Zhang, Jen Minju Park, Eroniko Puevas
Sound Mix
Jeralyn Magantino, Matt Stephanson
Compositing
Julie Ma, Pritty Wang
Credits Sequence
Julie Ma, Alice Ma
