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In the Claw

Shen, Ta-Chi is a commuter high school student who saves money every day. He is longing for going to a upcoming concert. When he saw concert tickets in the claw machine, he discovered that he could get a concert ticket by catching a doll.

  • Jiang, Shang-Yan
    Director
  • Jiang, Shang-Yan
    Writer
  • Jiang, Jhong-Chen
    Producer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    迷在其中
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Comedy
  • Runtime:
    6 minutes 45 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 18, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    13,300 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Taiwan
  • Country of Filming:
    Taiwan
  • Language:
    Chinese
  • Shooting Format:
    MP4
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • Taichung International Animation Festival
    Taichung
    Taiwan
    October 13, 2018
    Asia Premiere
    Shortlisted
Distribution Information
  • Chung-Hwa School of Arts
    Country: Taiwan
Director Biography - Jiang, Shang-Yan

Jiang Shang-Yan(born 1999) graduated from Multimedia-Animation of the Chung-Hwa School of Arts of Taiwan in 2018 and showed a keen interest in Photography and Special Effects from rather early stage.

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Director Statement

In Taiwan, claw machine game seems like almost every other block, most of the occupants are teens and even adults. Claw machine will let you get the object as long as you try a couple more times… more coins… but not sure whether it’s true though, accompanied by just as many conspiracy theories. Therefore, we came up with the idea about this kind of a story. It is about a high school student obsessed with his beloved stuff and relentlessly to get it with desperately hard up.