Muhammad Usamah Zaid bin Yasin (born 19 December 1983) is a Malaysian animator. He is known for his work at Les' Copaque Production's animated series, Upin & Ipin and animated film, Geng: The Adventure Begins. He is also served as the CEO of WAU Animation, an animation studio he founded in 2013 and also become creator and director of Ejen Ali.
Usamah Zaid Yasin | |
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| Born | Muhammad Usamah Zaid bin Yasin December 19, 1983 |
| Nationality | Malaysia |
| Other names | Chief Z |
| Alma mater | Multimedia University (MMU) |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2006–present |
| Notable work | |
| Spouse |
Azi Shafian (m. 2009) |
Career
edit2005–2013: Early career
editAfter graduated at the Multimedia University (MMU), Usamah joined Les' Copaque Production together with his close friends, Nizam Razak and Anas Abdul Aziz, then came up with animation series Upin & Ipin where he served as an assistant director, later become its director starting Season 4, replacing Nizam who left Les' Copaque in 2009 with Anas, Safwan Karim and Kee Yong Pin to established Animonsta Studios.
Besides become assistant director for the series, Usamah also worked as animation director and 3D character rigging for Geng: The Adventure Begins.[1]
2013–present: Breakthrough with Ejen Ali and contribution in Aliff Dalam 7 Dimensi
editAfter spent 7 years at Les' Copaque, Usamah left the company and established his own animation company, WAU Animation where he served as CEO. WAU Animation produces Ejen Ali that aired on TV3 since 8 April 2016.[2] For the animated series, he served as director, executive producer, screenplay and voice actor.
In 2016, Usamah with his close friend, Faiz Hanafiah supervised 3D animation for Aliff Dalam 7 Dimensi by Astro Shaw and Chain FX.
He directed and screenplay his first ever film based on Ejen Ali animated series, Ejen Ali: The Movie.[3][4] The film received positive reviews and collected RM30.05 million box office. This led him received nomination from Malaysia Film Festival and Asian Academy Creative Awards.[5]
For 2023, he become WAU Animation's producer for Didi & Friends The Movie where WAU contribute in
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Creator | Director | Writer | Producer | Voice role(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 - 2013 | Upin & Ipin | No | Yes | Yes | No | Also as assistant director from Season 1 to Season 3 | |
| 2009 | Geng: The Adventure Begins | No | No | No | No | As animation director, 3D character rigging, compostior and editor | |
| 2016 | BoBoiBoy: The Movie | No | No | No | No | As additional technical support | |
| Aliff Dalam 7 Dimensi | No | No | No | No | As animation supervisor with Faiz Hanafiah | ||
| 2016–present | Ejen Ali | Yes | Yes | Yes | Executive | Wak Musang, Dr. Tong, Agent Karya, Agent Zain[a] & Dato' Hisham | Also as editor |
| 2019 | Ejen Ali: The Movie | Yes | Yes | Yes | Executive | Zain & Rahul | Also as editor and voice director |
| 2023 | Didi & Friends The Movie | No | No | Script consultant & script supervisor | Second Unit | ||
| TBA | Ejen Ali: The Movie 2 † | Yes | Yes | Yes | Executive | In production | |
| Gelecek † | Pending | Pending | Pending | Pending |
Notes
edit- ^ Originally, Zain was voiced by Shafiq Isa for Misi: Orientasi episode and Fuad Md Din for Misi: Main episode
References
edit- ^ The Making of Geng: Part 3, retrieved 2024-01-16
- ^ "Living their dream". The Star. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ Mokhtazar, Syahirah (2017-09-23). "'Ejen Ali The Movie' in the works | New Straits Times". NST Online. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ Khidzir, Nik Zulkarnaen; Daud, Khairul Azhar Mat; Ramli, Sharulnizam (2022-06-29). "Wau Animation Studio: The Mastermind Behind 'Ejen Ali The Movie's' Rm 30 Million Box Office Haul". International Journal of Entrepreneurship Case Study. 1 (1). doi:10.51471/ijecs.v1i1.969. ISSN 2948-3832.
- ^ "Creating desirability with Usamah Zaid Yasin". The Edge Malaysia. Retrieved 2024-01-16.