Being Positive

Yesterday, I was fortunate enough to spend a day with the creative people at Double Negative here in Singapore for a day in the life of a 2D artist. I tried out rotoscoping and cleaning up a scene. Brings back memories of my advertising days using Photoshop. Click on the link to see what exciting projects they have worked on to date. All thanks to an instructor who has very good ties with the company there. In a way, I feel that the experience is definitely a far cry from the "internship" that I am currently going through at school. My one day there equates to even more than the 12 weeks of "internship" at Eggstory. Period. And guess what? They even provided lunch!

And that is why being at double negative is something to be positive about! :O)

Toro! Toro! Toro!

Not to be confused with the 1970s Japanese invasion of Pearl Harbour flick, I'm talking about bull fights in Spain. I've been immersing myself in the world of Mary Blair. She was the only female during her time whose style was really appreciated by Walt Disney. Among some of her art works are concepts for Peter Pan and Alice in Wonderland. Her style is so uniquely stunning, it influenced the style of It's a Small World ride in Disneyland!

I've been designing characters on a bull fighting story set in Spain, with the matador and the whole enchilada in the style of Mary Blair. And I've gone back to the use of the mouse to illustrate these characters - a skill I picked up in the last 10 years or so. Very exciting to be able to incorporate my skills before into the skills I am learning now. :O) AMEN!

Keep Moving Forward!

Majulah Singapura

Mixed fruit juice at S$2 a cup seems to be the in-thing these days. This one's a mixture of strawberry and banana. The colour also reminds me of the national flag. Yes, it's that time of the year when we spend quite a hefty sum of dollars to showcase where we are now - including mobilising almost the entire military and about 12,000 volunteers to releasing a display of fireworks and a two and a half hour 'live' show that went through seven weeks of preparations at the Padang itself. We are definitely Singapore... Happy 45th! :O)

I'm back at the bull story and have decided to work on another side project. You are only as good as the amount of work you put in. Keep moving forward.

Limbo

Yes, everyone knows that the iPhone 4G is finally out in Singapore along with the iPad... but we'll save this Pad one for another story. The phone however has been something I've been thinking of having for the last three years... yes, since version one. What's preventing me from getting one? Well, firstly, that's not the only thing I need to get. There are other things more important at this point on my plate. For now, I'm sticking to my Nokia 6110 in service to me for nearly six years! A little wonky at times... we'll see how long more it lasts.

In other news, I've been placed, taken out and re-placed, and retaken out for my Pre-Production "internship". Call me a spare tyre, the dynamics of the story telling changes, and when it does, so does my placement. Right now, my cohort is split into doing two projects: Le Petit Sommelier and the other one with the working title "Red Bull". Yesterday, after handing in a dream animatics sequence for Sommelier, director says Red Bull.

Ay Caramba!

ps - use of phones for photo courtesy of my sister and her fiancée.

See ya, Mama

My grandma left the physical world on Tuesday (27 July) night at 80 years old. In the last few years, she had been wheelchair bound and since then, living with a weak heart. I know now she's finally reunited with my gong gong up there and is free from the strains of the physical world - I felt the sense of peace at her coffin. :) You had a full life, I will remember your ayam buah keluak and salted vegetable soup! Thank you for the the life I knew at Tembling Road.

See you one day! :O)