Vital Stats: Charlie Wan

Member for: 564 day(s)
Gender: Male
Location: New York City
Languages spoken: English, Cantonese
Relationship status: Single
Astrological Sign: Aquarius 1/20-2/18
Smoking: Don't smoke
Alcohol drinking: Occasionally

About Me

Charlie Wan is a multi-disciplinary talent. His diverse skills allow him to express concepts in fluidity whether through directing, photography, motion graphics and music production.

Wan has served as Creative Director and Art Director for various motion graphics design and production studios in USA, including Frogdesign, UVPHACTORY and VT2. In recent years, Wan has focused on visual storytelling through his photography and directorial work. His clients include MTV, VH1, BET, Scifi, CMT, Nike, Adidas, Adobe, Fred Perry, Pepsi, EMI and Ford Motor.

Wan is currently serving as art director for Impact Digital (www.impactdigital.com) and residing in New York City.

Background

Hometown: New York, Hong Kong
Occupation: Art Director, Photographer, DJ, Music producer
Hobbies and interests: Fine Arts, Photography, Graphic Arts, Music, Travelling

Favorites

Favorite Music: Funkströung, DJ Krush, Portishead, Photek, anything Mary Anne Hobbs play, TRG, Benga, Kode 9, Pendulum, Linkin Park, old Metallica (when they still have long hair), Fields of the Nephilim, anything by Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Sylvian, Dilated People, A Tribe called Quest, Massive Attack, DJ Shadow, DJ Cam, Ninjatune, old Lamb, soundtracks that make me so in love with NY, soundtracks that take me instantly to the melancholy, Chet Baker, bossanova...
Favorite Movies: Bladerunner, anything by Jean-pierre Jeunet-Delicatessen, City of Lost Children, Amelie, Alien Resurrection (ah...no, thanks...WTF!?), Stanley Kubrick, Peter Greenaway's films: Drowning by Numbers, The cook, the thief, his wife and her lover, Pillow Book, Prospero's Books in small doses, documentaries, Lord of th Ring, Matrix 1 (should have stopped right there), Scratch...
Favorite Tv Shows: Any standup comedies from Comedy Central, Robot Chicken, Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, David Letterman