Beloved animation lecturer on spotlight :)

Our beloved animation lecturer Hooi Ling from The One Academy was featured in Tech Central on the major success on Toy Story 3 and gave a little insight on the upcoming talk by PIXAR happening at Bukit jalil, Malaysia from the 10th till the 12th of august. Happy reading :) Go Hooi Ling!! :D

Character animation is vital to the animation process and is what contributed to the charm of Toy Story 3, said Lee Hooi Ling, animation lecturer from The One Academy of Communication and Design.
"An animator breathes life into the characters and helps make them seem more real ... and more human-like," she said.
"This helps endear the characters to the audience, which can mean the difference between success or failure for an animated movie."

Toy Story 3 is the second highest grossing film of 2010 worldwide and raked in a total of about US$734mil (RM2.4bil).
Some of these techniques will be taught to local animators attending the Pixar Toy Story 3 Lecture Series this month. Nine international animation specialists from Pixar Animation Studios will be giving tips and pointers, as well as sharing their experiences.

Among them will be Allison Rutland, who will be teaching character animation skills. She animated characters for Toy Story 3, The Chronicle of Narnia: Prince Caspian and The Tale of Desperaux.
Another important topic is scene optimisation, which comprises the building and dressing of sets for animated films. Amy Allen, who constructed the 3D sets for Toy Story 3, will be enlightening participants on this complex subject.
According to Lee, dressing the sets correctly helps create the whole atmosphere of an animated movie. "A lot of thought and detail has to be put into these backgrounds, especially in a 3D production," said.
Lots to learn

She said these are just two of the many important areas in animation that will be the focus of the lecture series. "The series will cover the entire animation process," she added.

The series is being billed as a must for animators here because they will be learning from some of the world's best animators.
"They will get a better idea of what skills are needed to create a world-class production," Lee said.
"Animation in Malaysia is still relatively new. It is only about 10 years old, where as in the United States, animation dates back to the Walt Disney cartoons of the late 20s."

The lecture series comprises a two-day 3D animation masterclass for professionals and a separate day-long animation seminar for college and university students.

A masterclass will be conducted on Aug 10 and 11, from 9am to 6.30pm, at the Technology Park Malaysia in Bukit Jalil. A seat will cost Malaysians RM350 each, but foreign participants will be charged US$350 (RM1,125) each.
The seminar for students will be held on Aug 12 at the same venue. It is priced at RM50 a seat for Malaysians and US$50 (RM160) for international participants.

Three quarters of the tickets for both events are already sold out, said The One Academy. If you want to reserve a seat, go online to www.toaevents.com/ masterclass, or call the academy at (03) 5637-5510. - STEVEN PATRICK
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Toy Story 3 animation team to teach skills


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