Written by Tiffany Lim. This article may also be found on Media Context’s Online Portal.  “Conversations: Creating New Realities, Animation Now and Next” provided its attendees with valuable insights into the animation industry. It was held at the ArtScience Museum, and was held in conjunction with the DreamWorks Exhibition. Curated by Michael Lim, and chaired by…

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Kendall Lyons, Cartoons Underground’s guest author, interviews C.H Greenblatt, the creator of Nickelodeon’s “Harvey Beaks”. Greenblatt speaks about the nature of his show, his inspiration, his experiences, and shares valuable advice for aspiring and seasoned artists.   C.H. Greenblatt started off as an advertising art director for TV commercials, but, he never would’ve thought that…

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Written by Tiffany Lim. An updated version of this article may be found on Media Context’s online portal. Avner Geller is a Visual Development artist at DreamWorks Animation. Having worked at DreamWorks for three years,  Avner has discovered what it takes to be a concept artist, and knows much about the animation industry. Here’s what…

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R’ha (2013) is an animated science fiction short film by Kaleb Lechowski. The story takes place on an alien world where technology has surpassed the species it was created by and it seeks to destroy them. A captured alien gives the audience the backstory all while being tortured by an artificial intelligence for information on…

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Kelly Bender is a Comic Book writer who has worked with Alterna, Markosia, Insane Comics and several other publishers. He is also the creator of Starburn”, which was nominated for the “Best Series” Ashcan Award (2015), and which earned him the “Writer of the Year” Ashcan Award (2015).  Kelly spoke with Cartoons Underground about his…

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Cartoons Underground caught up with David Kwok, an early pioneer of the CGI industry in Singapore. A strong advocate of the development of 3D animation in Singapore, David is no stranger in the animation industry, having founded Singapore Animators Connection (SAC), Tiny Island Productions, and CG protege Animation School. David wears many hats – he…

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[vimeo 85452691 w=500 h=281] Animation Reel 2014 from Mark Wee on Vimeo. Indie Animator Mark Wee seizes the opportunity to explore his favourite medium, Animation.  Having screened his short film; The Animals in the previous edition of Cartoons Underground, we caught up with local independent animator Mark Wee to discuss the challenges of being a young independent…

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Who doesn’t love cartoons? But do you know what goes behind animating a TV show? I take a sneak peak into One Animation studios in Singapore. Alexandra road in Singapore is a long highway lined with the showrooms of mega car dealers. Rows of identical, drab, buildings of concrete and steel stand side by side,…

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Cartoons Underground in conjunction with Visual Effects Society (VES) and VES Education committee wants you to participate in Cartoons Underground showreel showdown! Here is your chance to be a participant to present your showreel and receive an open review by leading industry professionals, Marchand Jooste (The Chronicles of Narnia, Avatar), Dayne Cowan (Batman Begins, Batman…

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Barfing Squirrel Productions & CANVAS present: CARTOONS UNDERGROUND Singapore’s first underground animation festival is back! Visual Effects Society (VES) and VES Education Committee presents Cartoons Underground showreel showdown, where selected participants will present their showreel to leaders in the industry, including Marchand Jooste (The Chronicles of Narnia, Avatar), Dayne Cowan (Batman Begins, Batman Ultimatum) and Chung Yin Ping (Disney’s My Friend’ Tigger and Pooh) In…

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