Hands up for Say YES!

I completed this animated project weeks ago for Annual Giving NUS. It's hosted up on their website for a limited time at http://www.sayyes.nus.edu.sg/seasonsgreetings.shtml.

The requirement for this project was that I had to use animated gifs. Animated gif is cell by cell animation done in Photoshop. The files are low but only has a limit of 256 colours. Timing is of essence as the movement of the hands and the pauses have to feel natural. The concept is from its physical greeting card form which had to cover as many festivals during this time of year.

The tough part of the project was to create the shadows that flowed with the hands.

Uncle Simon

A former colleague of my (late) grandpa, he is definitely the strongest going server in church. At 87 and on a wheel chair, he faithfully sorts out name tags every Wednesday evening and Sunday morning at the Parish House for the RCIA sessions. On Saturday afternoons, he takes care of data entry. Small simple tasks, but done with great love!

Dancing with the Stars

I spent 15 hours the whole of last Saturday filming the wedding Lionel and Alicia, spanning from Katong all the way to Sentosa! Away with all the customary Chinese wedding couple games and traditions, and in its place, a fuss-free day for the bride and groom and this awesome "march-in sequence".

ROOTS (Excerpt)

After four long months working with Cana - the Catholic Centre, we finalised the last shot of the documentary called Roots yesterday. It was apt too that the project was completed on the Feast Day of St Francis Xavier - the missionary who was responsible for bringing the faith to this part of the world (Asia) in 1545. He is featured in the clip above.

The 13-minute short documentary was an idea that sparked off because of a group from the police academy that drops by Cana several times yearly to learn more about the Catholic faith. It's part of their religious harmony day field trip which takes them to visit the main religious groups in Singapore.

The script was exceptionally tedious as I worked with the two executive producers on "cutting but giving just enough". We had to concise as much as possible the faith in just over 10 minutes, almost like an intro 101 video. What would excite the viewers? What would bore them? How do I get their attention? The clip above is the history segment of the documentary which I decided that it had to be animated, otherwise, it would put the cadets to sleep, especially since the church segment of the tour is right after lunch.

Shiny Nose That Glows

I almost canned this project, but in wanting to reminisce the past, I decided to make these to hand them out to clients and fans of the Imaginative Factory... in the spirit of giving, fun and creativity! To find out more, go Behind the Scenes at the Spark blog.