So.. Where Do We Go Now...

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.