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N.E.mation! 9: Final Production week for Elemonators (#NE9CO5)

Tuesday, December 9th, 2014

We visited Team Elemonators in the third and final week of their 3-week production. The girls were going at completing their 1-minute animation by the end of the week. Erin reports.

The team Elemonators, with their two fluffy mascot bears, courtesy of Leanne.

The team Elemonators, with their two fluffy mascot bears, courtesy of Leanne.

It’s the third week and team Elemonators are speeding ahead hurriedly, close to the completion of their task!

The tools of the trade which occupy Esther's workspace. To the right, near the NEWater bottle, is a Wacom Intuos Graphics Tablet, and a Lenovo computer.

The tools of the trade which occupy Esther’s workspace. To the right, near the NEWater bottle, is a Wacom Intuos Graphics Tablet, and a Lenovo computer.

The clock is ticking away for CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls’ School’s Elemonators as they finish up their animation, already three-quarters through.

All they had to do was to finish animating the last few scenes of their animated piece, and then render it.

When we dropped by, the team was focused on the rotoscoping segment of their animation journey.

What is rotoscoping?

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N.E.mation! 9: Production Week 2 for Elemonators (#NE9CO5)

Monday, December 1st, 2014

CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls’ School team Elemonators are working away diligently at creating their animation piece. Erin reports.

Leanne and Esther of the Elemonators hard at work!

Leanne and Esther of the Elemonators hard at work!

Last Friday, we visited Elemonators in their cubicle in Nanyang Polytechnic.

Their mascot bears, courtesy of Leanne. They accompany and motivate the team on this difficult journey towards animation stardom!

Their mascot bears, courtesy of Leanne. They accompany and motivate the team on this difficult journey towards animation stardom!

This being the middle of the 3-week production phase, the Elemonators are going at full gear with their animation.

Notes jotted down about 'pegging' - placed on the wall of Elemonators' cubicle for easy reference.

Notes jotted down about ‘pegging’.

It’s not all work and no play though, as the team had lots of fun, socialising with the rest of the participants and teams in NEmation, especially the team (Millennium Dragons, also from St Nicholas Girls’ School) in the cubicle next to theirs.

A common pastime was taking group photos in their workspace, with the assistance of members from other teams.

It appears that NEmation has been a great platform for them to socialise with people from other schools and standards, and gain new friends!

The team is creating a digital 2D animation sequence using Toom Boom Studio, based on the premise of four people performing acts of kindness for people around them, and in doing so, inspiring others to be kind too.

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N.E.mation! 9: Introduction to the Elemonators (#NE9CO5)

Sunday, November 23rd, 2014

The Elemonators is one of three teams from CHIJ Saint Nicholas Girls’ School that made it into the Top 10 Teams in this year’s installment of the N.E.mation! competition. The storyline for their animation is both heartwarming and inspiring.

“We are the Elemonators! We eliminate the sourness and bring sweetness to your day!”

The Elemonators registered for N.E.mation! 9 back in August and have not looked back since.

Comprising four sprightly young ladies in the second year of CHIJ St Nicholas Girls’ School, the Elemonators were among a staggering 11 teams from the school that made it into the Top 100.

Team leader Melissa Anne Lim performed the mesh-up during the pitching stages with her guitar and sang in the final recording as well.

Team leader Melissa Anne Lim performed the mesh-up during the pitching stages with her guitar and sang in the final recording as well.

For those familiar with N.E.mation!, you may be aware that CHIJ St Nicholas Girls’ School is a powerhouse in the series of competitions, regularly boasting multiple teams that make it to the Top 10 and frequently represented in the eventual Top 3 winners.

While some schools field teams from their IT clubs/CCA, CHIJ St Nicholas Girls’ School opens the participation to all students in the school.

Which was how Melissa, Esther, Leanne and Sabrina came to form the Elemonators.

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