"More Midnight Madness details this time from Singapore, as TRU Stores open at Midnight around the world for the release of Revenge of the Sith Toys...


Midnight Madness will take place on the Night of the 1st into 2nd April at Toys R Us United Square Atrium. As with elsewhere in the world, there are a number of offers for attendees

Exclusive Offers to Customers:
1) The 1st 50 customers who purchase $100 & more of Hasbro Star Wars Episode III toys will receive a Star Wars Episode III Movie Teaser Poster and a limited edition Holographic Yoda.
2) The 1st 200 customer who purchase any Hasbro Star Wars Episode III toys, will receive a Star Wars Episode III Collector Poster (A2 size).
3) The 1st 50 customers who purchase $20 & more of M&M's Star Wars products will get an exclusive M&M's Star Wars Packaging Frame.
4) The 1 st 25 customers who purchase $100 & more of LEGO Star Wars toys will receive a limited edition C3PO keyring.
Terms & Conditions
1) Star Wars Episode III Movie Teaser Poster, limited edition Holographic Yoda and M&M's Star Wars Packaging Frame exclusive gifts are ONLY available during the Toys"R"Us United Square Atrium Midnight Sales on Friday, 1 April 2005 (12:00 midnight)
2) Star Wars Episode III Collector Poster (A2 size) exclusive gift available from Sat 2 April 2005 while stocks last.
3) All exclusive gifts are valid only one per customer/per receipt/per redemption.
4) All exclusive gift are while stocks last.

If you are going to a Midnight Madness event, be sure to send us pictures of the event afterwards... let's see how many countries we can get pictures from. Tell your friends!"

- Action Figure.com

FORWARDED MAIL FROM DAVID KWOK, President of SAC
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Hi

Thks for all the support for the 1st SAC talk. We are planning to
hold the 2nd talk. "How to prepare yourself for the CG industry?"

TARGETED AUDIENCE: ARTISTS WHO ARE PREPARING ONESELF TO ENTER THE CG
INDUSTRY.

We wish to estimate how many people will be attending before we
organise it. If the respond is very good, we might get a bigger venue
this time.

If you want to attend, pls send an empty mail to

SACTalk2-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

If you have decided not to attend or register wrongly, pls send a
mail to

SACTalk2-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com

PLEASE REGISTER ONLY ONCE. ONCE WE HAVE CONFIRMED HOLDING IT, WE WILL
INFORM YOU. THKS.

PLS REGISTERED INDIVIDUALLY. ASK YOUR FRIENDS TO REGISTER THEMSELVES
IF THEY WISH TO COME.



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MASTER CLASS ONE: 9am to 5pm

Background:

In the past, we have been giving free personal conselling to many.
The number has increased ever since there has been much publicity
about the industry picking up.

There are 2 groups of people we are reaching out to:

A) Graduates from CG related courses
We have come across many who were quite lost when it comes to
preparing their showreel and portfolio. Many showreel and portfolio
does not speak well for the artists. It does not demonstrate that the
artist has the capabiliy to take on a specific role in the
production. A lack of interaction between the artists and the
industry is one of the cause of it. Hence no matter how many
companies we have introduced to them, they still failed the
interview.


B) A and O levels students and those who decided to enter the
industry

With the increased in publicity, many have been taking up both public
and private courses without a a clear idea of the industry and what
is expected out of them. First, they need to have a clear idea what
is the role they want to play and what kind of skillset is required
to take on the job. Only then they will know how to choose the right
program to assist them in preparing oneself for the specific job role
they want to play in a production. Learning with an objective in mind
is important.



" How to prepare yourself for the CG industry "

Introducing SAC and what we do.
Overall view of our industry and current development

Right Attitude and Mentality before one go into the industry.

Detail coverage on :
Understanding on the responsibilities of a specific role in the
pipeline.
What is skillset required and what are the things employers are
looking for.
How to self train for that role.
How to prepare one's showreel.

The roles include:
Modeler, Texture Artist, 3d Animator, Lightings Artists, Visual
Effects Artist, Technical Director


We will also talk a bit on how 2d people can prepare themselves to
fit into the production.
What are the opportunities available for them? How they can apply
their skill to various pre-production positions.

Q & A

(PROGRAM IS SUBJECTED TO CHANGES)

yeah count me in.
anyone know if Wonderful Days is good?

i wan!! Grrr....~~

Hey guys and gals,

The Singapore Film Fest is on soon, anime highlights - opening film - STEAM BOY, closing film - INNOCENCE (Ghost in the Shell 2) for $21. Anyone interested? Anyone organising?

HERE

grrr...

My apologies on not notifying everyone in advance, but this was a very last minute thing - I only found out a few days before the event and there was as limit of 100 people. When I signed up I was forcefully slotted in as I said I mentioned some names in the production so David Kwok closed one eye.

They're disbanding for now until they get a new project or have demand for more episodes. More news: check out today's papers... LIFE section in a crappy corner... Some storyboarding contest by Animax.

I regret not going for the Ed Hooks seminar and the one by Pixar... damn waste... The Bottle Top Bill wasn't really much... I was dying in my seat actually... Was actually thinking of shopping at some point of the presentation... :P

And how come my Blog interface is in CHINESE HUH??? HUH???? HOW COME???!!!! WHY YOU DO THIS TO ME!!!! WHAAAI???!!!!!

Hey all, this is a suggestion which i hope we could all do if u all are ONZ!!:

i was thinking if we could gather a group of 6-8 ppl, we can cosplay as that CAT BUS from Totoro! Cos.. i was hoping to do something larger scale and since we dun really see it being done b4... and we could also have someone going as Totoro himself(aaron? lolz...)... which i also havent seen b4, cept' for some anorexic-looking pandas.......

so on boh? BOBAKE!!!

pam! ur fav!
u can adjust the speed to fast if its too long for u...

*screams~

geez.. this guy really got alot of patience...

For those of you who are still interested in the happenings of our local animation industry - beyond the stuff about Lucas Arts and Koei setting up here - as of March 20, on the same day of the ACM thing, Southern Star Singapore has made a press release of their soon-to-be fully completed 26 episode animation series called, "Bottle Top Bill" which will air in the UK and US. It is an Australian property by creator Cameron Chittock and they have allowed local talents full control of the production (in terms of animation). This is a mixed media production comprising of traditional stop-motion animation and 3D animation. The target audience is mainly children - as you might have realised from the designs and such. Still it is worth noting that this is perhaps the first 26 episode animation series to be completed here in Singapore, while others have their plugs pulled out - such as Simeon Rex and those of our... well... internship...

While at the event, I bumped into a fellow classmate, Chelsea. She has been in Southern Star for 15 months as the model and prop maker. Judging from our internship experience I've got a feeling this was like some dream job for her. The staff of 50 consists mainly of NYP students *feels obsolete* inclusive of 1 TP Chelsea. Its Line Producer is David Kwok, President of the Singapore Animators' Connection - an entity that supports local 3D artists... 3D artists... byeetch...

Personally I did not gain much out of attending the press release. I skipped the afternoon technical talk as I was falling asleep already. The seats were fully booked and I got in by mentioning a few... prominent names. It was free entry anyway. I'll try to share more local industry news whenever I can. I would advise everyone to keep in touch with the papers for more job opportunities.

I would like to remind you fellow budding animators that there is great potential here and dreams can be realised. We just have to keep our eyes open for such opportunities. There should be a second part to this event, I'll keep you guys and gals informed. I'm still trying to gather as much contacts and info as I can. Cheers.

Special Programmes

Anime@ACM
4th to 20th March 2005
ACM, Empress Place

Come trace the history of Japanese animation or anime, as it is commonly known, at ACM this March! Come trace the development of anime and manga from its beginning some 600 years ago to its present form in an interactive exhibition and get a rare chance to view some of our local manga artists’ works. You can look forward to screenings of classic as well as contemporary popular anime films. Learn to draw manga-style comic characters in our workshops and meet popular anime and manga characters in the flesh! Meet local animators as they share their experiences on making animated films and you might even get a chance to meet a popular Japanese manga artist! Pit your drawing skills against other manga fans in our manga drawing contests and win attractive prizes!

Admission to the exhibition and most programmes are free. Some charges will apply for some of the screenings and workshops.

For more information, please contact us at 6332 3284 or email us at nhb_acm@nhb.gov.sg. Visit Anime@ACM's website!

the guy acting chancellor damn old already sia... he's.... sagging.......

oh my... cant wait
Revenge of The Sith

looking forward to this rather than ORD date lol

its gettin' hot in here...and my mom cooking dinner in the kitchen.... i feel like im getting coated with a layer of oil followed by getting steamed in this weather..

Which Website are You?

But I don't know how to drive... I rather fly... *I'm floating among the clouds~~~

eck.. a bit hangover..


Which Website are You?

YahooOOOOOOooooo~

lol

lolz... tired liao sia... heheh.


Which Website are You?
Oh man.... And i am nuthin close to vegetarian..... =.=|||

i'm glad i bought The Incredibles dvd... the whole family damn cute...

can we go eat sushi again this sat??? huh?? HUH??!?

im dyiiiiiinnnnggg~~~

hey! when was i shy n kinky!! wat nonsense!!

EH ?!?!!? Anyways, how does everyone feel about having a fellowship, LORD OF THE PIMPS meeting this coming SAT ?

How bout every1 just give some places we can go n do. Just fill in here :

HAPPENIN' PIMPING PLACES
1. Movie
2. Go out and take some nice group poser photos, make it look like those band posters.. XD
3. ?????

PIMPS & PIMPETTES ATTENDING
1. David aka Ichiraku-pimp-masta
2. pam, é mental pimpfly

lolz... you're the ICHIRAKU Pimp Master!!!

~ Wah ~ looong time never come here liao.

Hope every1's doing fine, esp all the ones that are overseas.
Ok, mayb we should have another gathering ???

*notices face on banner above* -__- # WTF ?! at least tell me what the jap words mean.
it looks like im sort of a pimp, trying to sell these bunch of weirdos ranging from evil (lynn) to
mental (pams eyes.. omg) to shy n kinky ( yujiao.. lol ).

the face so round~~~ bubbly cheeks~~~
so cute~ feel like squeezin it~
muahahahaha~

kawaii ne~~

he looks like he's stuck in the tissue box..