Posts Tagged ‘production’

N.E.mation! 9: Production wrap up for wasd (#NE9C10)

Wednesday, December 10th, 2014

When we visited wasd in their final week of production, we discovered that they were very much ahead of schedule – and it looked like they’re going to finish with much time to spare! Erin reports.

Team wasd (Niger is just outside this snapshot) busy finishing up their animation clip.

Team wasd (Niger is just outside this snapshot) busy finishing up their animation clip.

On the second last day of the 3-week production, we visited Commonwealth Secondary School’s wasd at Nanyang Polytechnic.

There was a rather relaxed ambience in their cubicle, as they were close to completion and were simply doing rendering and touching up on the finer details.

All set for rendering.

All set for rendering.

They chose to do rendering in layers, instead of everything at one go.

Rendering in layers is to render different objects in the scene separately, in different layers, so that for each layer of objects, a different image is rendered.

The ticking clock that commences the day for the non-sleeping SAF.

The ticking clock that commences the day for the non-sleeping SAF.

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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: Mid-production spotlight on wasd (#NE9C10)

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2014

This week, Commonwealth Secondary School’s wasd powers full-steam ahead in the production of their SAF-themed animation masterpiece. Erin Tan was on site to get to know the team members and to get the latest updates on their progress.

The team, wasd, with their mascot - Penguin the penguin.

The team, wasd, with their mascot – Penguin the penguin.

Last Friday, we visited N.E.mation! team wasd, working studiously away in their cubicle in Nanyang Polytechnic.

They have been keeping very strictly to their schedule, as created for them by their mentor, and have made much progress in the making of their animation piece.

Niger and Zhi Qing talking enthusiastically about their progress of the previous week.

Niger and Zhi Qing talking enthusiastically about their progress of the previous week.

So far, the team has been able to finish most of the animation sequence, and were able to show us a fully-coloured, fully-animated sample of the final animation.

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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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New arrivals: Canon imagePRESS C800 series colour production cutsheet press

Thursday, October 2nd, 2014

New additions to Canon’s imagePRESS color production cutsheet press series promise advanced levels of print quality, productivity and versatility in both commercial and in-house print colour-critical environments.

The new Canon imagePRESS C800 series aims to boost productivity and deliver outstanding print quality for corporate and service providers in Singapore.

The new Canon imagePRESS C800 series aims to boost productivity and deliver outstanding print quality for corporate and service providers in Singapore.

The new Canon imagePRESS C800 series caters to the rapidly-evolving needs of corporate print rooms and print service providers (PSPs) in Singapore.

Key capabilities include:

  • Versatility
  • Print quality
  • Precision and consistency
  • Maximised productivity and efficiency
  • Customised and adaptable workflows

The above capabilities are elaborated below with more details from the press release.

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