[SAC Conference Part 2] - Forwarded from David Kwok
Date: 2nd July 2005 Saturday
Time: 9am to 5pm
Venue: Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts
80 Bencoolen Street Singapore 189656
2nd Floor - SEMINAR ROOM (B2-08)
Many have written to me in the past to consult me
on all these issues. If you are interested, pls do not
miss this talk. Its very hard for us to find time to do
this and put this presentation together.
Register now. Limited seats only.
Entrance is FREE.
(If you have registered, pls do not register again.)
(We will send you a confirmation e-mail)
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TARGETED AUDIENCE: ARTISTS WHO ARE PREPARING ONESELF TO ENTER THE CG
INDUSTRY.
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PLEASE REGISTER ONLY ONCE.
PLS REGISTERED INDIVIDUALLY. ASK YOUR FRIENDS TO REGISTER THEMSELVES
IF THEY WISH TO COME.
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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.
- What are the things employers are looking for.
- How to self train for a specific 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 artist 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)
Saturday, June 25, 2005
I just discovered a few days ago that my Quichy has some worms crawling in and out of its feathers. Din have any proper medication so was in a bit of a panic of wad to do.. >_< (the worms were brown n 1 mm big but can see cos Quichy is white)
lol.. then i recalled i read this from a budgie care site that the owner used Apple cidar vinegar to clean the cages, so i thot maybe i can bath quichy with that... mixed wif water of cos. Seems quite effective lei, i thot i saw some dirt(hopefully a dead worm) leftover in the water after the big splashing about....
did more research n saw this site http://frugalliving.about.com/cs/tips/a/blvinpets.htm
so yea... i recommend it to all pet owners, quite a good natural n safe ingredient to cook clean ur pets with.
Monday, June 20, 2005
For those of you who haven't seen...
Hokkien Beng Rap Battle! Click here!
Stedy ah! Stedy!
Thursday, June 16, 2005
Wednesday, June 15, 2005
Tuesday, June 14, 2005
Sunday, June 12, 2005
Have a problem with people calling your office (or house) wanting to sell stupid stuff to you? Well, there's a solution here that you might like to try. :D
Saturday, June 11, 2005
Great... and I don't even take alcohol! Not that I'm saying everyone
here takes the drugs that are their type.........
You are Alcohol (aka: beer, wine, liqour). You are
loner, odd, have a beautiful personality but
you don't know that because deep inside you
feel numb, you have a lot of talents but you
are afraid to show them. if you show your
beauty in the right place and the right time
every one will like you, just be sure every one
are above 21 ;).
What kind of Drugs are you? and how that reflect your personality?
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i think someone blogged that ninja kid thing before.. not bad
You are Cocaine (aka: coke, crack, snow, 151...).
You are the second most commonly used drug in
the world. You are very witty, talented, perky
person if you can just have the right
opportunity to show to everybody how unique you
are, when you are in a good mood you can reach
a very high point of happiness. You are
classified as class (A and B) illegal drugs.
What kind of Drugs are you? and how that reflect your personality?
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Friday, June 10, 2005
story of a little ninja on a journey...
nice scenery...strange english speaking samurai kid but they claim tat he is a ninja...oh well...oh! n evil people with squeaky australian accent.
http://www.atomfilms.com/content/ninjai/
12 chapters ou to-geetar....unjoiee.
Naruto fans...
http://www.deviantart.com/view/19105427/
put your flash to low quality for faster loading time
enjoy!
You are Heroin (aka: smack, dope, brown sugar...).
You are the most dangerous drug between all
other kinds. You are bold, deep, dark,
mysterious, have your own world. You are
classified as class (A) illegal drugs.
What kind of Drugs are you? and how that reflect your personality?
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Wednesday, June 08, 2005
arghhhhhhhh......!
k..it mite seem weird bt im actually using my hp to blog. um...im currently in my bunk...working with my dad's laptop which i managed to find out what seems to be the ultimate of frustration cos i can hardly do anything with all the laggings n the limitation of tools.i din hv ps in the laptop.tried to borrow but tink ppl who have it stays too far frm my camp n im lazy to go out...bored. no internet..limited amt of songs but still thks to pam.least they helped me to kill some of my boredom...
actually i did manage to come out with smthing using flash.sm vector art...will post it in deviantart once i get back hm tis sun...suddenly have tis mood to work on new stuffs tis days.probably cos my days staying in a building are numbered...maybe.whatever.felt like having stingray again :p~
Friday, June 03, 2005
just to keep everyone posted of how our porn queen is doing over in Aussie... here's a 'snippet' of our conversation...
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♪Λ M says:
TRACY!!!!
Tracy says:
yo, how are u!!!
♪Λ M says:
fine fine
weather here so hot now X___X
Tracy says:
over here soooooooo cold
♪Λ M says:
eh eh got smthing to tell u abt ur mice
Tracy says:
help me man
what happen to my mice?
♪Λ M says:
the mama gave birth again
last saturday... 3 more babies
Tracy says:
oh, lovely
♪Λ M says:
the first 3 now big liao... so its 5 adults, 3 babies
Tracy says:
the parents good to the babies?
♪Λ M says:
yeah
the mother n father sit on the babies keep them warm
Tracy says:
how's the poka dot father?
♪Λ M says:
the other 3 children sleep one side
Tracy says:
hahahah
cool, really want to know the colour of the babies
♪Λ M says:
i know got 1 black n 1 brown.. the other not sure yet
last time also the same
Tracy says:
wao, cool
♪Λ M says:
1 black, 1 brown n 1 white
Tracy says:
thank yo soooo much, taking good care of them
they eat good food? ...the mother got enough milk to feed the babies?
♪Λ M says:
should hv la... if not will die by now
i give them bread n seed
sometimes got veggie n fruits
Tracy says:
how are the ppl in singapore?
♪Λ M says:
all not bad ah
some of them preparing for cosplay next month
Tracy says:
david low lei, jem, lewis, neo, elaine, ian, lynn yj they all ok?
♪Λ M says:
yah... yj just went to m'sia,
lewis going taiwan in august for training
the rest are the same as usual
Tracy says:
I miss u guys!!!!!
♪Λ M says:
u got visit our blog mah?
u join but u never post anything yet =\
Tracy says:
yup, after my exam, next whole week exam sia, I super stress
Tracy says:
after that I am going to write to all of u, update horny news in Melbourne, muhahahahaha
♪Λ M says:
hahaha
♪Λ M says:
eh
Tracy says:
got a lot of handsome cute girls and boys over here, hhahaha
♪Λ M says:
got any 'progress' with ur korean shuai ge or not???
Tracy says:
nothing lar, don't know what he talking one sia, just normal neighbours good to look at, nothing much lar
♪Λ M says:
lol!!! chey...
*some vulgarities exchanged not suitable for posting up*
♪Λ M says:
i know u in australia there very open
pls dun get influence by them
Tracy says:
I am waiting arnold to come to my life
♪Λ M says:
yeah lar faster find one la
ur lecturers lei?!?!?
♪Λ M says:
i thot they all ang mo and arnold-like???
Tracy says:
no lar I am still the same old Tracy, very conservative one
♪Λ M says:
conservative my foot.....
♪Λ M says:
*sick emote*
Tracy says:
no they all got beard, don't like them though
Tracy says:
:D
♪Λ M says:
-___-
Tracy says:
I have long long hair now
♪Λ M says:
woooo
Tracy says:
I found quite a no. of good friends over here, we went to watch opera
just finish performing a choir concert
♪Λ M says:
hey thats good
Tracy says:
really enjoy my studies, but I really don't like the weather over here, basically, not used to the food as well
I am not a western food or chocolate eater, so really want to come back.
Tracy says:
oh man have to stay for another 3 years, really torture
♪Λ M says:
wah.. but maybe by then u'll get used to it lor
cold weather nice lei... like that time in HK
♪Λ M says:
so shiok@
Tracy says:
u also know how much I scared of cold, wind blow blow I shiver, even the life jackect not enough to keep me warm.
♪Λ M says:
lolz!
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jen, elaine n yj should know wad 'life jacket' she was referring to....
Thursday, June 02, 2005
The end of the world is near!! Are you prepared?!
Monday, May 30, 2005
I bet you people have, at one point or another, wondered how a lightsaber works, and what practical uses it has in day-to-day life.
Sunday, May 29, 2005
THE CURSE OF THE BASS PLAYER
In the beginning there was a bass.
It was a Fender, probably a Precision, but it could have been a Jazz
- nobody knows. Anyway, it was very old ...definitely pre- C.B.S.
And God looked down upon it and saw that it was good. He saw that it
was very good in fact, and couldn't be improved on at all (though men
would later try.)
And so He let it be and He created a man to play the bass. and lo the
man looked upon the bass, which was a beautiful 'sunburst' red(=D~~~),
and he loved it. He played upon the open E string and the note rang
through the earth and reverberated throughout the firmaments (thus
reverb came to be.)
And it was good. And God heard that it was good and He smiled at his
handiwork.
Then in the course of time, the man came to slap upon the bass. And lo
it was funky. And God heard this funkiness and He said, "Go man, go."
And it was good. And more time passed, and, having little else to
do, the man came to practice upon the bass.
And lo, the man came to have upon him a great set of chops. And he did
play faster and faster until the notes rippled like a breeze
through the heavens.
And God heard this sound which sounded something like the wind, which
had created earlier. It also sounded something like the movement of
furniture, which He hadn't even created yet, and He was not so
pleased.
And He spoke to the man, saying "Don't do that!" Now the man heard the
voice of God, but he was so excited about his new ability that he
slapped upon the bass a blizzard of funky notes. And the heavens
shook with the sound, and the Angels ran about in confusion. (Some of
the Angels started to dance, but that's another story.)
And God heard this - how could He miss it - and lo He became Bugged.
And He spoke to the man, and He said, "Listen man, if I wanted Jimi
Hendrix I would have created the guitar. Stick to the bass parts."
And the man heard the voice of God, and he knew not to mess with it.
But now he had upon him a passion for playing fast and high. The man
took the frets off of the bass which God had created. And the man did
slide his fingers upon the fretless fingerboard and play melodies high
upon' the neck.
And, in his excitement, the man did forget the commandment of the Lord,
and he played a frenzy of high melodies and blindingly fast licks. And
the heavens rocked with the assault and the earth shook, rattled and
rolled.
Now God's wrath was great. And His voice was thunder as He spoke to the
man. And He said, "O.K. for you, pal. You have not heeded My word. Lo, I
shall create a soprano saxophone and it shall play higher than you can
even think of." "And from out of the chaos I shall bring forth the drums.
And they shall play so many notes thine head shall ache, and I shall make
you to always stand next to the drummer."
"You think you're loud? I shall create a stack of Marshall guitar amps
to make thine ears bleed. And I shall send down upon the earth other
instruments, and lo, they shall all be able to play higher and faster
than the bass." "And for all the days of man, your curse shall be
this: that all the other musicians shall look to you, the bass player,
for the low notes.
And if you play too high or fast all the other musicians shall say "Wow"
but really they shall hate it. And they shall tell you you're ready for
your solo career, and find other bass players for their bands.
And for all your days if you want to play your fancy licks you shall
have to sneak them in like a thief in the night." "And if you finally
do get to play a solo, everyone shall leave the bandstand and go
to the bar for a drink."
And it was so.
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TT___TT
Friday, May 27, 2005
Happy games!
muahahahahaahahaha!!!!
http://www.cartoonstar.de/happy/cubshoot.htm
Monday, May 23, 2005
Star Wars Horoscope for Leo |
 You add a whole new meaning to self-assurance. You are a nurturing person with great physical strength. Like many Leos, you will see that your mission for good is completed. You are very optimistic about the future. Star wars character you are most like: Princess Leia |
i dunno whether to laugh or cry....
If, advanced not Chinese Japanese it, " But it does not become fullfilled, the end to include with Korean", good conversion; U.S.ABLE structure. The Japanese are not others of the conversion.
Or rather: You get a better translation if you don't press the "Include Chinese, Japanese, and Korean" box. The Japanese screws up the translation the most.
On the same note of the garbled language bit, you know the email that was passed around saying that as lnog as the frsit and lsat ltertes of a wrod are in the crecrot peclas, the snectnee is slitl llebgie? Try going here and putting our blog address into the URL bar, then enjoy the results.
Edit: I wonder if Kit's little game below counts as "Cruel and Unusual Punishment"... What the heck were those poor, poor lyrics mangled from?!
Sunday, May 22, 2005
After a few hours of digging through the history files on Firefox, I finally found the websites with the X-Men flash animation spoofs. Not that they were hard to find, I just didn't realise how many site I visited were THAT interesting. :P
X-Men: Death Becomes Them No one dies tonight! So says the Phoenix!
X-Men: Dark Phoenix Rising Oh, who are you kidding. She'll be back before the next movie!
Everyone can have fun clicking! Well, except Lewis, who shouldn't be taking note of anything I post since he doesn't "keep up to date about all those people who dropped out halfway"......... Nah, I'm not so petty. ;P
Edit: There's lots of traffic to the site in those links, so you might not get to watch them at certain times... Like for example, at 3:15am.
Tuesday, May 17, 2005
i IMPLORE u all to RECONSIDER!!! *resist! RESIST!!*
damn... noodle looks very cute.
Hellboy looks married.
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Reasons why I never visit my rich friend
Once while visiting a very rich friend, the
maid approached me and.....
Question : "What would you like to have..
Fruit juice, Soda, Tea, Chocolate, Capuccino,
Frapuccino, or Coffee?"
Answer: " Tea please"
Question : " Ceylon tea, Indian tea, Herbal tea,
Bush tea, Honey bush tea, Iced tea or green tea ?"
Answer : "Ceylon tea "
Question : "How would you like it ? black or white ?"
Answer: "white"
Question: "Milk, or fresh cream?"
Answer: "With milk"
Question: "Goat's milk, or cow's milk"
Answer: "With cow's milk please."
Question: "Freezeland cow or Afrikanercow?"
Answer: "Um, I'll just take it black."
Question: "Would you like it with sweetener,
sugar or honey?"
Answer: "With sugar"
Question: " Beet sugar or cane sugar?"
Answer: "Cane sugar"
Question:" White, brown or yellow sugar?"
Answer: "Forget about the tea, just give me a
glass of water instead."
Question: "Mineral water, tap water or distilled
water?"
Answer: "Mineral water"
Question: "Flavored or non-flavored ?"
Answer: "I think I'll just die of thirst"
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oh man.. thats definately going to my To-Buy list.. i like vinyl
its cheaper then some of the star wars figures though
dunno y but i kinda like this vinyl Hellboy by Eric So
Hellboy
but i rather get gorillaz haha
Monday, May 16, 2005
Star Wars fever continues..
Store Wars
its so lame yet funny lol
something we've all always wanted to do....
smash ur heart out!
Wednesday, May 11, 2005
who would have thot.. darth vader keeps a blog too!
Sunday, May 08, 2005
Settler's Cafe
its been around for some time but for those who havent heard of it, its basically a cafe where u can play board games. supposedly houses over 50 games.
Groups can game for $12 an hour, or choose longer slots which includes drinks and finger food ($20-$48 depending on the size of the group). or a 2 hour slot with a main course ($11.90 for lunch, $13.90 for dinner).
Sun-Thu 1:30pm-9:30pm; Fri-Sat 1:30pm-midnight.
Saturday, May 07, 2005
Links of the day weekend:
Cartoon Physics
Anime Physics
Sunday, May 01, 2005
Couple of cat links:
Kitty Olympics
Techno kitties
Beware the sound if you have a subwoofer though, the bass is so strong, you could put your feet on your subwoofer and give yourself an Osim-quality foot massage.
The ang moh comments on the asian drinks are hilarious and mildly insulting... I like soya bean milk! :(
Friday, April 29, 2005
When Western Inhabitants Meets Eastern Beverage
the comments are damn funny... almost like the old story of how this ang mo tried to eat a durian... X...D