I shall wrap up all the happenings for the last two months. During the Chinese New Year, every year you will gather with your siblings and relatives to sit for reunion dinner. Each year I will have questions regarding my studies, e.g. "Where are you studying now? What course are you in?" Surprisingly this year, the question asked was "When are you going to get a girlfriend and register for an apartment?" I couldn't answered it in time. When I told this to Michelle, she was also surprised about it. She said most of the time were questions about studies as well.

I have done two short films for my Video and Audio Fundamentals module. I have completed a walk and run cycle animation assignment. It is about two characters, one waiting for his friend. Upon waiting a flowerpot dropped and the owner came down to pick the flower up, ignoring the safety of the person. I have taken and submitted 120 photos for the Photography, compromising of theme (Faces of Singapore, Hort Park, Pattern and Lines, Photojournalism, Selective Focus). My M1 Abrams Tank model has been featured at Playworks Magazine (Singapore) in the December 2010 issue. Though they have printed most of the students' name wrongly. I wonder who does the proofing for this magazine, Senior Editor? I have also done project for Workplace Safety and Health Council, and for Autodesk Asia. Though I have no faith in this project, as this project was rushed. Next upcoming project is with Viwawa, it is planned that they will be creating a new 3D game for Viwawa users. I shall not disclosed any informations of this upcoming game.

In June, hopefully I can get to Tokyo Animation College for a two week study trip with them. I like to learn from the professionals, although most of the time it is impossible. I need to chalk up for the trip, the estimated amount is SGD 4,500. I want to get Nikon D7000 ready before I go for the trip, estimated SGD 2,050. So I have to save for roughly SGD 6,550!

I am not really looking forward for being the EXCO for my course, this course is still too fresh. Being the first pioneers is too difficult to handle, especially everyone is not coordinating. So many students are still unsure which paths are they ready to go in the future, with no target it is pointless. What I wanted to stress is, this course is not related to Japanese Anime. I want students who are able to develop animations in competence to Dreamworks or Pixar Animation. If you like to watch anime, but doesn't like to create animation. To me, you have come to the wrong course. This is the impression I am getting for students in the Asian culture, which to me makes the reason why top-leading companies coming over to Singapore to setup their branch, would rather choose foreign talents to hire for their project. In this field, everything is passion-oriented. If you are just short-flamed, then I suggest you just join short courses to learn as a sub-skill. I really don't mind having a packed and sleepless nights, because I knew this is the life it should be in this course. I am sure the lecturers are also having the same perception. They want to see a real studio to look like an animation studio; a studio full of drawings, sketches posted on the wall. The spirit of the students working at a full-scaled speed to complete their final animation. Only then the final delight is seeing the animation in the screen, looking at how it is when all scenes are being merged together. Every segment of the film, shows the emotion, the frustration of how to make it perfect. Eventually perfecting it to its reality, you can greatly see the way it goes every time you re-rendering and fine tune your animation.

Flickr Photos
http://www.flickr.com/photos/looiqihui/

Sally Tan - Second Chance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gd4MorJAxsE
Like Father Like Son
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJZvOQqPJ6w

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Posted by Purity And Simplicity at 22:44