Death Cab for Cutie - Grapevine Fires

Motion Graphics is awesome in this video. Wonder why not many artists out there make videos like this.

TRADigital MYTHMaking Exhibition

MITOS TRADISIONAL & ANIMASI DIGITAL anjuran
Fakulti Teknologi Kreatif & Artistik dengan kerjasama
Goethe-Institut Malaysia & Persatuan Animasi Malaysia

Hello dudes how have you been! Started with your gold-digging journeys yet? :D

I have received an invitation from the President of Malaysia's Animation Society to attend this "Tra-Digital Myth-Making" exhibition's opening ceremony on 15th July (Wednesday).

The exhibition is mainly showing a selection of artistic works by students and studios that will open your eyes to many Asian myths, folklore and legends with themes relevant to the 20th century, and the digital age that are capable of being transferred to the animation medium for a global audience (I could somehow relate it to our FYP theme)!

Another special thing about it is that there will be classical performances played by some really cool artists (not sure if they're from Singapore or local tho).

Anyway, if you are very free at home or bored of works, just go and explore more art! :)
You may click on the below images to enlarge.




Take a look at the agenda of this event if you are not too lazy!
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0930:
Arrival of guests.
0945:
Mezzo Quartet plays classical tunes.
1000:
Speech by the Dean of FACT, Dr Hatta Azad Khan.
Speech by Asst Prof Hannes Rall, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
Speech by the Director, Goethe-Institut Malaysia, Dr Volker Wolf.
Malay shadow play performance (5 mins).
1045:
Presentation of souvenirs.
1100:
Performance of traditional tunes by Mezzo Quartet – 5 mins
(Trek Tek Tek, Enjit-enjit Semut, Rasa Sayang, Can Mali Can, Anak Ikan)
1115:
Press Conference.
Screenng of short animated films.
Sale & autographing the book, Tradigital Mythmaking, by Hannes Rall.
1145:
Dr Muliyadi & guests tour the exhibits (Mezzo Quartet plays tunes).
1200:
Forum: Folktales & Traditional Myths in the Digital Era
Panellists: Hannes Rall, Dr Volker Wolf, Dr Hatta Azad Khan,
Hassan Abd Muthalib.
1245:
Lunch.
1400:
Screening of short German & Malaysian animation: Discussion
with Hannes Rall & students of FACT
1600:
Tea & end

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Uh and this exhibition continues until 19th of July (Sunday), so mark the dates!
All the best to those who're busy with Maya & Max & AE again!

Cheers,
VAL

The Ikea Kitchen

One thing's for sure. Ikea has some of the best websites.

http://www.lebst-du-schon.com/_awards/ikea_kitchen/

The site is in Swedish, I think.

Smirnoff Ad

How are you guys doing?



An advertisement for Smirnoff by the infamous Michel Gondry. Just awesome.

STARSCREAM Threadless Tshirt Design

Come on people! I need your help!
help me to cast your vote on my design!
you need to sign up 1st, but it'll just take u few seconds.
come on!

MISSION : RR#340

MISSION : RR#340 from Shah Azman on Vimeo.

My recent Final Year Project.

come and view more on my works at http://pf37.tumblr.com

United States of Tara - Opening Sequence

United States of Tara: A TV series about a woman experiencing dissociative identity disorder, while juggling her role as a mother and wife.

FREE 3D Modeling + Animation Skill Training with Job Placement & Monthly Allowance

the title says it all

I received this invite today for a free 3D training programme and I thought I'd share with you guys maybe someone might benefit from this. Its basically a 2 month training programme + 1 month apprenticeship to train up your 3D skills and after that they will help you get a job placement. Not only that, each month you will get a RM500 allowance during the training.

Here are some of the details:

Trained by: A specialized 3D skill training centre with industrial links
Software used: Autodesk Maya, Adobe Photoshop
Location: Leisure Commerce Square (KTM Setia Jaya Station),

Petaling Jaya (100m from Sunway Pyramid)

Kolej Yayasan Sabah, Kota Kinabalu

Facilities: A computer lab which opens 24hrs x 7 days a week for hands-on works & practice
Starts: 29 June 2009 (9.30am – 5.30pm, 5 days a week)
Duration: 2 months intensive skill training + 1 month apprenticeship
Allowance: Paid allowance of RM500 a month

But there is a placement of only 20 people. So if you guys are really up for it better hurry to contact them. For full details, go to: http://www.trainandplace.net/

But a word of notice though, don't have too high expectation because I read through the requirements and it seems like they are willing to train those with zero knowledge as well. So basically this is not really an advanced level class but hey, its free and you get a job placement after that... why not?

Stay in touch guys!

-jas0n

FA Nite 2009

Hi guys - dunno if it's been posted somewhere here yet, but in case it hasn't..

FA Nite! Old FA Studio! 8pm! Tonight!

Still wondering what they have planned....

ENJOY

Amy Winehouse - Rehab

I love the cover of done in a musical/choir style. And I'm addicted.

On another note, Congrats on your achievements and Best wishes for your future career success!

Bravo on A Job Well Done!

Dear All Delta FA 2009,

It's a fantastic presentation today seeing soo many nice works. I'm proud to see such good quality coming out from this batch of graduates.

I wish you guys good luck in successfully organizing your next event which is the FA Showcase. Since you have done such a good work in producing the fine animation, I'm sure you guys wouldn't mind putting some more effort in publicising your work both for your own future and for the public.

Show what you guys have produced through

• FA Showcase to Industry - Get you a job
• FA Showcase to Public - show off to your other friends, family, etc.
• Awards, animation, film festivals - show off to the world what you have done.
• youtubes, blogspots, facebooks, twitters, myspace, radio, magazines, newspapers, - and any other free publicity methods

Be proud of what you have done and look forward to the new future which lies ahead of you!

chickenlau

FA Showcase Blog & Facebook

Good Day To All~

Here are the links to two sites regarding our FA Showcase. Any updates and notifications shall most likely be posted here so keep updated.

The Blog : http://fashowcase09.blogspot.com/

Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=81480203574

If any of you wishes to have access to edit the posts on these 2 sites, feel free to pm Shah or Hidhir.

Yahoo Messenger:

Shah    - painface1207@y!

Hidhir  - hidhir88@y!

of Woo Ming Jin and Adam Sandler

This is so random but have you guys ever find our ex lecturer Mr Ming Jin looks a lot like Adam Sandler?

Both of them has the same charismatic and funny attitude =D

Both of them are also great film directors =)

Alrighty back to work...

(and don't start bashing me about Harry Potter)

MFX is Recruiting at MMU Career Fair 2009

MFX is looking for passionate individuals to fill various positions. Please drop by our booth at the Career Fair to find out more. Alternatively, you can fill in the application form found in our website at www.mfx.st. We are also having a Career Talk and a sharing session on Thursday.

Tuesday - Thursday (31st March - 2nd April)
9:30am – 5:00pm
Career Booth

Thursday (2nd April)
9:30am
Career Talk
Career In The Creative Content Industry For All
by Moon K. Chan
2.00pm
10 Steps to Create Your Own Webtoon
by Sidney Tan

Lucasfilm Recruitment Team is Coming!

The Lucasfilm recruitment team and Contact Singapore (acting on
behalf of Ubisoft and EA) will be coming to MMU on the 1st of April
2009, as part ofthe MMU Career Day Fair. They will be opening a
booth (No.27)at the MMU Cyberjaya Grandhall from 9am to 5pm.

They are very keen and interested to see all and tell you all about the
potential in working for the companies. There will be a short talk at 
4pm by the Lucasfilm team.

The team is also interested in doing a one-on-one session with
interested students. If you are interested, please email Ray Zhang at
ray_zhang@contactsingapore.sg or call him at +65 6508-3526, and set
an appointment with the Team between 9am to 5pm.

Please bring your portfolio along when you go to the booth.


- Original message from Mr. Ayman

Soft Skill Training Workshop

Dear all,

As I had mentioned before, MDec and MMU are collaborating to offer FCM students training in soft skills (presentation, motivation and image skills, highlighted in RED below). There will be 2 classes during the June break, and they are free.

In the meantime, MDec will be on -campus to to give a briefing on this. Please see info below:

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MDeC will be conducting a briefing to the students of MMU Cyberjaya as below:

Date: 11th March 2009 (Wednesday)

Time: 3.00pm

Venue: FIT XR0001, FIT Lecture Theatre, FIT Building, MMU, Cyberjaya

In conjunction with the briefing, we will set up a registration counter for the interested students to register for the following USP trainings:

Course	No. of Class	Targeted Date
Building J2EE Web Application	1	31st May 2009 & 1st-14th June 2009
Securing J2EE Web Application	1	31st May 2009 & 1st-14th June 2009
Soft Skills	2	1st-5th June 2009 & 8th-12th June 2009

Please pass this on to your classmates so that those who are interested in attending will do so.

Thank you.

regards,
Dr. Mai

SicKL OPEN LAB (SOL) 005: 28th February 2009

SicKL OPEN LAB (SOL) 005: February 2009
Post Valentine Special Edition!

Date & Time: Saturday, 28th February 2008 @ 7:30pm

Venue: Studio in Cheras, KL (SicKL)
No. 75, 3rd Floor,
Amber Business Plaza,
Jalan Jelawat 1,
Cheras 56100, Kuala Lumpur. (1 minute walk from Cheras LRT Station, Star Line)

Attire: Casual and light cuz we are HOT! (This is not a joke)

ADMISSION BY DONATION

Contact:
Siew Wai: kokbuffalo@yahoo.com / swsuny@hotmail.com
Sow Yee: truely_au@hotmail.com
http://emacm.blogspot.com

For driving directions: Yandsen 012-9198031

Line-up Acts:

“Code” – Contemporary music composition

Ng Chor Guan (composer, laptop and electronics)
Ng Chor Guan gains his Bachelor of Arts (HONS) Music in Composition from Middlesex University in London. His diverse professional credits include music for concert, film, theater, dance, exhibition and multimedia. His music has been performed in a wide variety of mediums including orchestral, choral, chamber, and electronic music. Ng has participated in theatrical productions such as Antigone, Okiku- A Tragedy Retold, The Lost and The Ecliptic, Break-ing., The Curse of The Forbidden Palace, Whispers of Love, The ‘R’ Adventurous Drift and Nutcracker. He was nominated for 2008 Cameronian Arts Awards Most Promising Artist.

Yong Yandsen (bass clarinet)
Co-founder of SicKL, Yandsen is the veteran lead singer and band leader of the explosive Chinese rock band MoXuan who has now ventured into the realm of contemporary, music, free jazz and improvised music. He has acted in the independent short film by Kok Kai Foong, “Yandsen Can Do”. Besides making music, Yandsen is very good with driving directions.

Tham Kar Mun (clarinet)
Member of EMACM (Experimental Musicians & Artists Corporative Malaysia), Tham is the veteran guitarist of Chinese rock band ChongYang. In recent years, he has been exploring music in contemporary composition, improvisation and free jazz. Tham reads Lao Tze and likes to drink tea, slowly.

Kok Siew Wai (voice)
Co-founder of SicKL, a video artist and voice improviser. Siew Wai has spent much time organizing art events nowadays. She wanted to be a rocker during her teenage years but it never happened. Instead, she has been inspired greatly by composer Pauline Oliveros’ Deep Listening practice during her 7-year stay in USA, where it is a total contrast to rock.

JacAl Map – Experimental sounds
JacAl Map is a duo established in 2007. Jack is a musician and sound engineer while Alison is a student in New Era College Drama and Visuals Department. Their works uses sound extracted from everyday lives to create and explore sound that has an imaginative quality.

Ben Kong – Stand-up Show
He thinks he is funny, we all think he is funny. He doesn't want to reveal too much about himself in case he is not funny. Come meet the mystery man and ask him yourself!

Azmyl Yunor – Guitar Improv

Azmyl Yunor has dabbled in folk, rock n' roll, free-form, punk, and social sciences. He plays acoustic guitar, harmonica and sings his own songs. He records those songs and sells them. He also plays electric guitar, drums, keyboard, piano and the concertina. He is a co-founder of EMACM and Troubadours Enterprise. He is also a joker.

Self Conscious Acronym Man
Yet another mask which The Aziz wears to reveal never before seen fake unadultered emotions and heartbreak.

Video Art:

“ 24/7”
By Alison Khor

Alison is currently a student in New Era College Drama and Visuals Department.

“Everyday is Everyday” (inspired by a poem by Tan Yan Tee/ work in progress)
By Au Sow Yee
Graduated from San Francisco Art Institute, Sow Yee’s is a video and experimental filmmaker, she also does multimedia design for local theatre occasionally. Sow Yee currently lectures in New Era College Drama and Visuals Department. Her works explore light and visual imageries as an organic element in time and space, and also reveals the abstract quality of everyday lives

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SicKL OPEN LAB (SOL) is a bi-monthly art laboratory where artists come together to show individual’s work and form new collaboration.

Dare to experiment! Surprise us and surprise yourself!

SOL happens bi-monthly on the last Saturday of the month. Please contact us to book a gig.

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Reminder: Submit Your Lovely Thesis

Dear all, just a reminder of the thesis submission date:

Date: Monday, February 16th, 2009
Time: 11am - 12pm ONLY
Venue: Dr. Mai's room (Room 1047 Ground Floor, FCM)

Please submit the following to me:

1. FA, ID, DM and MI (Group 2) Majors: 1 CD containing all your past assignments and softcopy of your final thesis. DO NOT submit any hardbound copy to me.
2. MI Group 1: 1 hardbound thesis and 1 CD
3. VR: I will collecting your 1 CD and 1 hard bound copy for Madam Natalya on her behalf. So you will be submitting 2 CDs to me on Monday.
4. Please do not forget to sign your Declaration page in your thesis!
5. Sign the submission sheet in Dr. Mai's office.

Please take note and pass the info to your colleagues.

Thanks,
Dr. Mai

GENG : Pengembaraan bermula

HI everyone, just wanna post a little promotion stuff here. During my internship period, me and hidhir have been involved in this project called ‘Geng’. It was the Malaysian first 3d animated feature film and we should be proud that Malaysian capable of producing 3d animated feature film. I’ve watched the film and it was very interesting. The storyline is simple, fast and entertaining. The visual are also nice. This movie looks very Malaysian from the environment and storyline. It will be release on Malaysian cinemas starting 12^th February 2009. So don’t forget to watch.

Synopsis :
Something disturbs the peace in the village of Kampong Durian Runtuh. Villagers tell of a fearsome beast lurking at night but no one dares to find out what it is until Badrol, Lim and their newfound friends stumble upon the very heart of the mystery itself. A small peculiar animal, not native of the forest befriends Rajoo and brings the whole gang into an adventure deep into the exotic Malaysian rainforest filled with dangerous animals including an age old mystical giant snake. Join the gang as they embark on a journey of action and adventure set upon the warm atmosphere of a Malaysian village enclosed by landscapes of greenery.

Here is the trailer:

so remember the date 12.02.2009

http://www.cyberjaya-jobs.com/

something to check on.....

Rhythm & Hues coming to Cyberjaya

"Quality animation, visual effects, live action and design for entertainment and advertising"

Original Source

Yes they will be coming to Cyberjaya, Malaysia and not just for a visit. But for real. Seriously this is smtg really big. Rhythm & Hues setting up a studio in Malaysia?!? (and they are eyeing on Cyberjaya to setup their studio)

Their plans are to be fully operational by end of 2009 with estimated 40 recruits to start with. Definitely something to look forward to.

Cheers!

Blackberry Ads

First post of 2009!




Just something to share... Reminds me a little of HP personal ads.