Interviews
SINGAPORE: Ee Wah Kee, Director of Contact Singapore which is a Singapore government agency aiming to attract global talent to work, invest and live in Singapore. Based in Singapore, she spearheads the development of Singapore's workforce and global talent network to facilitate manpower needs in key growth industries. Contact Singapore is an alliance of the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) and the Ministry of Manpower (MOM)."
| By AMRITA VALECHA |
Interview with Heather Brown, Recruiter, Lucasfilm Singapore : Lucasfilm Singapore had recently been to India and the good news is that they are working on a top secret CGI feature film project. And the buck does not stop here there is more, Lucasfilm Singapore is hiring extensively from all over the world! Animation Xpress Asia Pacific's Amrita Valecha caught up with Heather Brown, Recruiter, Lucasfilm Singapore to know more about the global talent Lucasfilm Singapore is looking for.
| By AMRITA VALECHA |
An ex- student of Multimedia University Malaysia, Cheah Yew Chung does not play games, but plays animation because he believes that the way he interacts with 3D software is just as fun as playing games. A 3D Generalist at MDeC, he is currently working as an artist for 'Saladin' by Al Jazeera Children's Channel & MDeC. In his free time he is working on his own animation project 'Nusantara Project'. It's a Fantasy Animation trailer using local Malaysian design and elements. In this interview he shares with Animation Xpress Asia Pacific ...
| By AMRITA VALECHA |
"What we are looking for is animated shows for boys and girls from the ages of 6 to 10 that involve great story telling, no violence and is family friendly, with great characters. We don't have a preference for CGI or 2D, and we don't have program length restrictions.
What matters is do you have a good idea and a good story that's well told. The biggest failing of any new project is if it is beautiful technically....."
| By ANAND GURNANI |
