HaiwaiChinese takes its shape from a simple discipline: register one character once, and let every tool serve her from that single letter card. One fictional character is made here and held across a whole series; a short row of tools carries her through stills, motion, repair and finishing; members are looked after with small daily courtesies rather than grand promises; and every price is stated before a job runs. A note on the name, plainly: the courtesies here are the studio’s own member perks — member treats such as the daily check-in credit listed on the pricing page — counted in studio credits and spent inside the studio. They are not cash, goods, or prizes of any kind. Credits have no cash value and cannot be exchanged, redeemed or transferred for money or goods, and the name promises nothing beyond a well-run place for making pictures.
Questions of support, billing or the rules of the house: the contact page reaches us from one address.
One boundary, stated plainly: HaiwaiChinese is a picture studio and nothing else. The overseas word in its name is the far-away light and the letter-home imagery in its pictures; the paper in the pictures is blank on purpose. This site is not an immigration, relocation, study-abroad or community service, arranges no travel or settlement of any kind, and is affiliated with no organisation, association or publication. The only things made or delivered here are digital images and clips inside your account, and credits hold no cash value and cannot be exchanged or redeemed for money.