CG Overdrive in Singapore

[LoTekK]

Been looking forward to this one. The registration fee is an absolute steal, too, imo, especially when taking into account the student discount. In addition to the names you mentioned, Robert Chang (Lunatique) and Daniel Martinez Lara (of Pepeland) are also conducting workshops.

[chiuchiusan]

Halo LoTekk,

Yup, that's right, consisting the number of guest speakers (4 speakers per day) holding the talks there. For newbies, you will get to know more about the oversea industry like Japan animation and games industry. In their knowledge workshops, they cover from modelling, animation to concept design and visual effects....quite an intensive package:P

P.S. check out the prices....they have just lowered the prices further....the prices are in Sing dollars.

[Lunatique]

I'm pretty excited about CGOverdrive, since I've never been to Singapore before. Too bad I might have to go alone and leave Elena at home. :( I'll try and pack in as much cool stuff into my workshop as possible to make it worthwhile for you guys. :)

[LoTekK]

I'm pretty excited about CGOverdrive, since I've never been to Singapore before. Too bad I might have to go alone and leave Elena at home. :( I'll try and pack in as much cool stuff into my workshop as possible to make it worthwhile for you guys. :)
Sucks that you might not be able to bring the wifey along. :\ How long are you planning to stay in Singapore?

[Stahlberg]

Barring "Act Of God" I'll be attending too, with my family. Well, they won't be at the conference but in Singapore - they love the place, and take any excuse to go there. :)

To anyone who's going there:

For the love of Pete, don't miss the brasilian chiarroscura restaurant "Carnivore" at the Chijmes.

:D

[Lunatique]

Sucks that you might not be able to bring the wifey along. :\ How long are you planning to stay in Singapore?

Well, she's already been to Singapore before (this was before we met), so she's not really missing out on much--except for CGOverdrive itself--which isn't nearly as interesting to her as shopping is. :D I'll most likely only stay for a couple of days, but it really depends on how many days I could get off from work (I have no idea what/where my next job is yet. I'll be sending out my resume in a few weeks). Vacation is not very fun without my Kity Cat, so I probably wouldn't be staying long even if it wasn't because of work.



For the love of Pete, don't miss the brasilian chiarroscura restaurant "Carnivore" at the Chijmes.

:D


Is Alain going too? What about the rest of the ex-Optidigit crew?

[LoTekK]

Steven, you'll be here as well? Awesome. :) Good recommendation; Carnivore is awesome. :drool:

Robert, Steven, any chance y'all might want to get some beer or something at Brewerkz one of the days you're here?

[Stahlberg]

Is Alain going too? What about the rest of the ex-Optidigit crew?
Alain I don't think is going, as for others I haven't checked... hey guys, reply here - who's going? :D

edit:
Lotekk, sure let's meet up

[Lunatique]

Sure thing. We'll definitely have some kind of a get together. I'm sure the students/faculty/other guest speakers..etc would all want to do stuff together as well.

[LoTekK]

I got my swag today. I didn't even know there was swag just for registering, especially considering the low registration fee.

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i196/LoTekK/swag1.jpg
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i196/LoTekK/swag2.jpg

[Stahlberg]

Aha! Haven't got mine yet, but you're in Singapore and I'm about a night's truck drive north so hopefully it comes tomorrow (oh I'm writing this past midnight so it's today!) :D

.

[LoTekK]

Aha! Haven't got mine yet, but you're in Singapore and I'm about a night's truck drive north so hopefully it comes tomorrow (oh I'm writing this past midnight so it's today!) :D

.
I have to confess. The only reason I got mine today was because I swung by the school to drop off my early bird registration. Today. The very last day. :p So they actually handed it to me right there and then. :p

Hope you get yours soon though! :D

[ManuelM]

that get together is really a good idea. and brewerkz sounds even better.

[petertan]

that get together is really a good idea. and brewerkz sounds even better.

AHH Brewerkz! One of my fav places of all time. Golden Ale and beer flavoured mussels.

For the love of Pete, don't miss the brasilian chiarroscura restaurant "Carnivore" at the Chijmes.


Have you tried Churrascaria at Holland 6th Ave?

-pete-

[Stahlberg]

I haven't tried it, no. Is it supposed to be the best? I tried looking it up but got Holland Rd, Holland Drive, Holland Village, Holland Avenue?

[LoTekK]

It's definitely one of the better ones, and being outside of the Chijmes area, it's less pricey, from what I recall. Used to go there every so often in high school with my buddies. :)

[Leonard]

Guys please let me know how this goes. Unfortunately I can't be there as it's cutting too close to Comic-Con and SiGGRAPH which we're heavily involved with. Otherwise, I would have loved to have shown you around Singapore.

Cheers,

Leo

[petertan]

I haven't tried it, no. Is it supposed to be the best? I tried looking it up but got Holland Rd, Holland Drive, Holland Village, Holland Avenue?

Dunno if it's the best but it's pretty damn good. Found a link to it:

http://www.dininginthailand.com/brazil-churrascaria-sing.asp

Hmm...we should ask who else in cgtalk is attending CGoverdrive. Will be really cool to meet the ppl that are part of this community!

-pete-

[BNN]

Hi guys, I'm going as well!

Quite excited about yet guilty as 14th July happens to be my younger sister's Birthday... =x

[LoTekK]

Y'know, if anyone's currently in Singapore or will be arriving before the conference, we should arrange some sort of meetup here, get to know one another before the workshops. :thumbsup:

[dominicqwek]

A pity I won't be able to attend this , hope everybody back home have a good time at this event. And for those who are new to Singapore, remember to head to glutton's bay near the esplanade for some good wholesome (well not really) singaporean food. :)

[Pooyag]

ow God, i wish i could go too...:shrug:i know i would have been glad to see you guys there!
anyways i hope you all enjoy and get what you pay for...:thumbsup:

[petertan]

Y'know, if anyone's currently in Singapore or will be arriving before the conference, we should arrange some sort of meetup here, get to know one another before the workshops. :thumbsup:

I'll be keen on this :)

-pete-

[andy_maxman]

would have loved to attend Daniel's (pepe) workshop....his animations drove me to this field...hope he visits India someday...

haveFun_guys!
:)

[lui 2.0]

sup mates. im sooo goin to this event! my 1st time to attend a cg conference :D and for ROB CHANG AND STEVEN STAHLBERG - Can you sign me an autograph!?(:knee-bent: please) lol. would be really great to meet you all guys there. please do a meet up or something and get out some time there. im really looking forward to meeting you people! especially the names mentioned above. haha

and to leonard: send some ballistic books in singapore. esp the dartiste3 :D tnx

[JulianHo]

Maaaan, wish I could attend! Damn scheduling conflict! (*&#@&^ :(

Looking forward to the next CGOverdrive, will definitely attend that.

[robinteo]

Greetings,

I just signed up for the cgoverdrive conference last week from Australia, Perth. I wouldn't mind meeting up before the conference if everyone is for the idea. My wife and my toddler son will use this opportunity to catch up with her side of the family.

Lo Tek, since you are the only one in this discussion thread from Singapore, :-), I hope you don't mind if I ask you this question.

I am looking for a condusive environment to work on my 3d animation project while I am in Singapore for 2 weeks, and I was wondering whether places like the singapore national library will be a good place to work with a laptop, or any other school venues like university facilities or libraries. I wouldn't mind paying some fee to cover the use of facility's venue if it is within budget. I know that this may be a weird thing to ask, but I thought I ask anyway.

cheers,
Robin

[petertan]

Hey Robin I think the national library would be good. You might wanna try Changi Airport too, lots of students go there to study although the location might be inconvenient.

Btw, any plans on a meet up everyone? I have some free time on my hands so maybe I can organise something. Feel free to pm or msn me if you're keen.

-pete-

[Lunatique]

Hey guys, I'll be staying at The Gallery Hotel: http://www.galleryhotel.com.sg

If anyone wants to find me, that's the place to look (or at the conference during the conference hours). I don't know what room # yet since the kind folks of CGOverdrive took care of it all for me. I'll be arriving in Singapore at noon on the 13th, and leaving on the 17th at 1:10 PM.

I'll try to check my email when I'm in Singapore (although I won't be bringing a laptop with me--my Canon 1D MKII and lenses are already very heavy to carry around) at a internet cafe, so you can also email me if you want to get together but can't attend the conference.

BTW, what's the best musical instrument store with the largest selections around that area (synths, drums, guitars..etc)?

What about the best shopping malls?

The best DVD/CD shops (big chain stores and shady mom & pop shops)?

Best bookstores?

[lui 2.0]

hi sir rob. it would be really nice to have u in a get-together somewhere in singapore. excited to see u guys there. cheers

[robinteo]

Hi Peter!

thanks for the advise. I will definitely try out the national library. It looks like schedule is going to be tide to catch up prior to the conference. I am free to catch up with anyone during the conference day/evening or after the conference :-). Peter, let me know if you are interested to meet up, or I will try to look out for you during the conference itself. Looking forward for your session Robert. :-). Looks like a nice hotel. Bookstore, from my limited visit to Singapore, the bookshop I always go to is Kinokuniya at Ngee Ann City (391 Orchard Rd). Its inside the shopping center itself. They have a good range of design/art/architecture/anime/animation related books. I used to spend hours there, not enough time indeed.

http://www.kinokuniya.com.sg/site/?m=100&f=100

Our fellow Singaporian creatives here might be better at directing you to the book shop. :-)

Robin

[zman]

just found out today that My artwork, Rage over Babylon is one of the shortlisted entries that will be displayed there !
http://raph.com/3dartists/artgallery/6422i.jpg

Unfortunatly I allready had other plans for this weekend :(

Can I count on any of you to bring a camera there and post here a photo of it displayed there (among other photos of this great event I'll be missing) ?

Oh god I wish I could go :(
I definitely will be there next year !

[LoTekK]

Robin:
Sorry! Didn't catch the responses on this thread til now. Like Peter said, the National Library would probably be perfect. The new building is huge, and wired up the wazoo.

Rob:
Robin already pointed out Kinokuniya. Then of course there's a pretty large Borders just down the road from that. There's an HMV and a Tower Records & Books in the same area, for CDs/DVDs. I'm not incredibly familiar with the music stores, but I think my friend mentioned that there were a couple decent ones at Centerpoint (also along Orchard Road). And the major malls are all in that area, really, though which ones in particular will depend on what you're shopping for.

Now that you've told everyone where you're staying, we'll just hang around the entrance and mob you when you arrive. :D I keed, I keed. I'll drop you a PM with my cellphone number, on the off chance you need a local contact.

dom:
Ah, sucks you won't be here, was looking forward to meeting you.

Peter:
I was gonna offer to handle meetup arrangements, but since you've so kindly jumped on that grenade, feel free. :D I'll PM you my MSN and cellphone.

[kenTHEman]

BTW, what's the best musical instrument store with the largest selections around that area (synths, drums, guitars..etc)?


Robert, for the musical instrument stores, you can try Swee Lee at Bras Basah Complex:

Address
Blk 231 Bain Street Bras Basah Complex
#03-27/29.Singapore (180231)

Operating Hours 10.30 A.M - 7.30 P.M Monday - Saturday
12.30 P.M - 6.30 P.M Sunday & Public Holiday
Office Tel (+65) 6-3367886
Office Fax (+65) 6-3397035

Or Yamaha at Plaza Singapura:

Address:
68 Orchard Road #06-01 Plaza Singapura
Singapore 238839
Tel: (65) 63363311
Fax: (65) 63363787

Operating Hours
Mondays to Fridays: 12pm to 9pm
Saturdays to Sundays: 10am to 9pm
Public Holidays: 12pm to 9pm

These two are some of the biggest musical instruments store around here.

Anyway, a warm welcome to you guys, hope you'll enjoy your stay in S'pore! I'll be attending the conference too and I'm sure looking forward to catch up with you in person. :)

[Lunatique]

Thanks guys! That Orchard Road must be some super duper shopping district. Can't wait to hit it! I'm dreading the Southeast Asian weather though--I lived in Malaysia for several months and it was just painful. Being jetlagged will make it even worse. I hope I don't pass out in the middle of the street. :D

A warning beforehand--I'm not much of a drinker, so don't anyone try to get me drunk!

And I'll be brining my Canon 1D Mark II / lenses / Speedlite 580 / Lightsphere II, so if you know any cute girls that wants to get some pretty photographs taken of them, send them my way. If the boyfriend objects, he'll just have to get in the shots too--makes very cute photos for the lovely couple. :D

[petertan]

Other than the shops Ken has mentioned, there's also a music store at Peace Centre at the edge of town. I haven't visited it myself but a friend has recommended it.

So anyway, here's what I was thinking for a meetup. We could do dinner on Thurs, 13th July at 1) Brewerkz (excellent ale, good food, reasonable price) or 2) Churrascaria (great place for meat lovers but a bit more pricey i think). Any other suggestions?
Whoever's interested please let me know so I can start organising. Thanks!

Cheers
-pete-

[ManuelM]

brewerks sounds cool. and there are some good clubs (home, ministry of sound, attika) nearby in case some people want to hit the nightlife after dinner.

most likely i'll be at cg-overdrive on saturday morning. hope to meet lots of interesting people from the industry.

[Stahlberg]

And I'll be brining my Canon 1D Mark II / lenses / Speedlite 580 / Lightsphere II
Hey, I'll be bringing my 3D Mark CMXXVIII / Speedlite 2000 / Lighthypercube so send the cute girls to me instead. :)

about the meet, I won't be in Singapore the 13th... :(

[Lunatique]

Steven - How about you get to apply the make-up and rub them down with oil for that Maxim look? :D

BTW, for those of you that read Chinese, here's something in the newspaper about CGOverdrive 2006:

http://www.zaobao.com/fk/fk060710_501.html

[Peddy]

For the love of Pete, don't miss the brasilian chiarroscura restaurant "Carnivore" at the Chijmes.

:D



ill donate my love freely for that cause. i have no idea what or where it is, but ill donate my love regardless.

[petertan]

about the meet, I won't be in Singapore the 13th... :(

How bout 14th then?

[Stahlberg]

Well... if it's ok with everyone else maybe we could have it on the 14th? I arrive around lunch time, so dinner I'll definitely be there.
:)

[LoTekK]

Both days work for me. Definitely looking forward to meeting everyone. :) Especially if it's going to involve Maxim-esque photo shoots. :eek: :D

[petertan]

So here's who I have so far:

Lotekk (Teck Lee)
Lunatique (Robert)
Stahlberg (Steven)
ManuelM (Manuel)
Lui 2.0 (name?)
Robinteo (Robin)
Kentheman (Ken)
Myself (Peter)

Anyone else? (where are all the women?!)

Tentative plan is dinner at Brewerkz on 14th July. Last talk for that day finishes at 7pm, so let's say after mingling, catching up with ex-girlfriends/mistresses etc...we meet at 7.30pm at the conference area? Probably be at Brewerkz by 8.15pm. Drunk by 8.20pm.

I'm gonna need you guys (and anyone else interested) to send me a confirmation email/pm with number of persons please! It's a Sat so the place might be packed...gotta make reservations.

Cheers
-pete-

[Lunatique]

I've just been informed that on the 14th at 7pm, all the speakers are invited to a casual dinner by the staff of CGOverdrive. Looks like I won't be able to join you guys. But if something happens and they cancel, I'll definitely let Peter know (I have his number).

[LoTekK]

Tell 'em to go to Brewerkz! :D Sucks you can't make it, but maybe we can figure out if we can all do another get together on Saturday or Sunday.

Probably be at Brewerkz by 8.15pm. Drunk by 8.20pm.
And I thought I was a lightweight! :D ;)

[RobertoOrtiz]

Tell 'em to go to Brewerkz! :D Sucks you can't make it, but maybe we can figure out if we can all do another get together on Saturday or Sunday.


And I thought I was a lightweight! :D ;)

You should see me drinking...
-R

[petertan]

I've just been informed that on the 14th at 7pm, all the speakers are invited to a casual dinner by the staff of CGOverdrive. Looks like I won't be able to join you guys. But if something happens and they cancel, I'll definitely let Peter know (I have his number).

Well we could always change it to Sat? What say you all?

[LoTekK]

You should see me drinking...
-R
I have seen you drinking, buddy! :scream:

Peter, Saturday works for me. I actually forgot about a BBQ at my buddy's place on Friday, so it would actually work out nicely for me. :thumbsup:

[lui 2.0]

can i join you guys on saturday? it would be really nice to meet u all. please keep everybody posted :D

[CarlosBaena]

Robert, for the musical instrument stores, you can try Swee Lee at Bras Basah Complex:
Or Yamaha at Plaza Singapura:
These two are some of the biggest musical instruments store around here.

Anyway, a warm welcome to you guys, hope you'll enjoy your stay in S'pore! I'll be attending the conference too and I'm sure looking forward to catch up with you in person. :)



I'm so going to these too. :) I love anything related to music.
Thanks for all the information guys. I'm leaving just now myself.


Carlos.

[Stahlberg]

Saturday works for me too.

[ManuelM]

saturday is alright

[supersteve3d]

Hi Peter,

Looking forward to talking to in person for a change. :)
PS. that goes for you too Manuel. Heh.

Its going to be a blast. See ya'll there..\\

[aerie]

Hey Guys

Am I lucky, I just heard about CG Overdrive TODAY, and i just happen to be in Kuala Lumpur on holiday. So me and my girlfriend will be attending the event in Singapore and would gladly meet up with you guys at any time any place (We both study CG at University in Sweden).

I hope we are worthy for the meet-up ;)

[petertan]

http://www.esplanade.com/SOPApp/espsop/portal_proxy?uri=xIEDp6Kemk0IN8pGC!BNlj0vY@zowS8.hgn,Vz1rNjOtAF7sy1LqHzr7ibgpX_B3FcBx1S5sJFM

For those who love music and are looking for something to do that weekend.

cheers
-pete-

[petertan]

Ok guys I've sent everyone an email about time and place to meet. Here's who I have:

Lunatique
Stahlberg
ManuelM
Lotekk (email failure)
lui 2.0
Robinteo (email failed too)
supersteve3d
aerie + gf
Kentheman? (don't have your email)

Just to sum up, we'll meet at the lift at the exhibition area at 7.30pm on 15th July (Sat). See you guys there!

Cheers
-pete-

[tecsun]

Hi all, nice to meet you all. I'm also going to CG Overdrive too this 14th! so excited!!! this is my first time attempt to such big event. Do I have a chance to meet you all? but my english is damn poor.... X_X please don't mind if we do, hehe~ :D

btw, I'm going to miss the visual effect:behind scene topic, how pity am I, sad sad sad ~.~ I have to move to a new house on 15th at 12.30pm, probably need 1 - 2 hours moving, hope can catch up the next topic after lunch time.

[sonictk]

This event is indeed an interesting one, with the prospect of free software clinics (I'm especially looking forward to the Zbrush one.

I'll be heading right after school ends tomorrow at 12.30, and if anyone actually bothers, I'll be the retarded-looking guy with a D50 who gets stopped at the counter because he didn't register or for some other reason.

I will be attending this event for probably all 3 days so as to cover it for the school photography club.

[tjunyan]

Hi everyone,
I'm posting here only because i have 2 CG Overdrive passes BUT i can't attend. I know the event starts today so i don't want the passes to go to waste. Does anybody know of friends who want to go for the 2 remaining days?
I hope to do you all a favour too by making your CG Overdrive visit cheaper, and I hope you all will do me a favour and not let e passes be wasted.
If it's not too unreasonable, I'm thinking of giving away the 2 passes for abt $200 for BOTH, esp considering it'll be only 2 days left. I haven't used the passes at all.
Please try to make use of my passes otherwise it'll be totally wasted..

Because the event has already started today, call my hp at 94551141 so tt i can give them to you either by today or tmr morning.

I really hope to see the passes being used by people who will appreciate gg to the CG Conference.

Regards,
Jun Yan

[sonictk]

Ordinarily I'd be like "GIVE ME THOSE" but I'm saving up for soooo much crap on this side of the fence...I do know someone who might be interested, I'll ask.

EDIT: For those of you who're interested, I have pics of the event up on my Photobucket album; they aren't taken very well because I was generally trying not to attract attention and thus had to take them fast. I'll try to get better shots tomorrow, especially of the artwork on display; my current shots don't do them justice at all.

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v663/sonictk/CG%20Overdrive%202006/

Some shots:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/sonictk/CG%20Overdrive%202006/DSC_0028.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/sonictk/CG%20Overdrive%202006/DSC_0021.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/sonictk/CG%20Overdrive%202006/DSC_0017.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/sonictk/CG%20Overdrive%202006/DSC_0091.jpg


zman, you can see my shot of your work there, though I'm sorry about the harsh lighting.

Some comments on the show:
Generally I enjoyed it a lot, I got to meet quite a few cool people and learned a few things about MAX and Audition, I think I met Edwardo or someone by that screen name when I was asking him about MAX as well. :D If anyone was there yesterday, I was the dude wearing a black adidas shirt with a D50 and a bigass adidas school bag.

[tecsun]

hi sonictk, what event is these shots:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/sonictk/CG%20Overdrive%202006/DSC_0061.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/sonictk/CG%20Overdrive%202006/DSC_0087.jpg

am I miss out something? are you attending too 2mr?

[sonictk]

Those were the free clinics, that one in particular was the Zbrush clinic, it's free admission, you have to go inside MR7 (Meeting Room). It's near the movie screening area.

Yes I am attending every day of the event, but not at every hour. I want to catch the Flash clinic and MAX clinic tomorrow, but 3dsense's ZBrush demo so far has not been very encouraging, their spokesman kept mumbling to himself and you could hardly comprehend what he was saying.

EDIT: The second shot was taken at the AMD booth, jason and edwardo were there working on something in MAX. I got a chance to talk to both of them, too! :D

EDIT #2: Just finished uploading about 50 more photos.

EDIT #3: Wtf photobucket goes down for maintainence just as I finish uploading. Typical.

[Lamster]

Hoorah! After attending the first day of CGOD, I have to say that it was really great. I particularly enjoyed the talk with Carlos Bana(sp) and Shuzo Shiota. Carlos is just plain outright funny, and Shuzo was totally cool.

I probably can't speak for everyone here, but I really did appreciate all the information he gave on the animation industry in Japan. I'd never have known what it was like in the home of Anime otherwise. I've always wondered about how it would be like to work in Japan, and I have to thank Shuzo for shedding some light about the Bad and the Good about the industry in his country, rather than just coming down and saying , "Hey I'm from Japan! Here's a buncha cool stuff we did! Isn't that Great!"

And of course Robert :). It was great how you shared your workflow, and I feel that what you shared about your photographic knowledge from studio photography and how it helped you as an artist and vice versa was really interesting. I feel this because for the most part, most CG artists, myself included, in particular beginners, aren't very knowledgable about lighting and composition. I've tried in my own way to discover this bit about lighting, but as it is now, I still am no where near accomplished in plying this little that I know into something beautiful.

Anyways, I'd like to thank the organisers and hope that the 2nd and 3rd day will prove to be as enriching :)

Terence

[sonictk]

Well, I'm at the event typing this at the Internet kiosk, so if anyone of you are still going to meet up @ 7.30 at the lift, wait up. :P

[sonictk]

I think they're still getting stoned on beer and such :P , so here are the pictures for Day 2:

But before the pics, it was actually kinda nice to meet up with you guys, even though I was the youngest guy there o_O but anyway it was quite an interesting experience, especially getting to meet Robert and his Canon Mark I. Why the heck don't you guys use Nikon >:O (They were all using Canon EOS)

Full album here I tried taking better shots of the artwork on display some still suffer from blur though :X

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v663/sonictk/CG%20Overdrive%202006/Day%202/?start=all

Pics!

More Books:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/sonictk/CG%20Overdrive%202006/Day%202/DSC_0035.jpg
The FLV presentation ran into some technical difficulties:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/sonictk/CG%20Overdrive%202006/Day%202/DSC_0037.jpg
Mobbing the Adobe guy after the presentation:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/sonictk/CG%20Overdrive%202006/Day%202/DSC_0064.jpg
Finally found you guys at the cafe thanks to what's-his-name?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/sonictk/CG%20Overdrive%202006/Day%202/DSC_0086.jpg
Heading to Brewerkz:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/sonictk/CG%20Overdrive%202006/Day%202/DSC_0092.jpg
Zomg! (That's lui taking a picture)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/sonictk/CG%20Overdrive%202006/Day%202/DSC_0105.jpg
Pfft Nikon > Canon you cheaters. :(
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/sonictk/CG%20Overdrive%202006/Day%202/DSC_0111.jpg
Cheers! (I didn't drink though, I'm 16)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/sonictk/CG%20Overdrive%202006/Day%202/DSC_0115.jpg
Holy shit that's a ****ing big burger:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/sonictk/CG%20Overdrive%202006/Day%202/DSC_0117.jpg
I'm sure someone else will do the honour of elaborating what the **** was going on here: -_-"
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v663/sonictk/CG%20Overdrive%202006/Day%202/DSC_0132.jpg

Don't forget to view the full album for all the goodness! And thanks again, that was an awesome dinner, especially when I get to stay out late for it. :P

[Lamster]

Ahahha yi liang,

Can you imagine it? You got me in one of your pics :) Rather unflattering shot too ... I guess I just look like sh*t in fotos hahaha.

Terence

[sonictk]

I still don't know who's who except for a few people. D:

[Stahlberg]

What a great time it was... meeting all you guys, Brewerkz, the conference... here a few pics I snapped during the 15th and 16th.
Many times I would hear my name like this: "Mr. Stahlberg?" I would turn around and not recognize the person... slightly embarrassing but cool that they know me. In Sweden we have a saying: everyone knows the monkey but the monkey knows no one. lol
BUT - if they ask to take a picture of me, I get to take a picture of them too, right? Fair trade.

It started on the train to the conference, with this cool group of Indonesian guys (my friend Moayad on the right, one of the founders of Truemax academy in Copenhagen, who just happened to be visiting Malaysia during this time):
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Amith from India and Shafak (sp) from Turkey, sorry cute lady I forgot your name
http://www.androidblues.com/IMG_0271.JPG

While I was searching for lunch, this group of 3d students from the Philippines, with their teacher in the middle:
http://www.androidblues.com/IMG_0264.JPG

These guys, also from Philippines, attacked me in the dark of the movie theater while I was trying to drink my coffee... j/k
http://www.androidblues.com/IMG_0267.JPG

Singaporean dessert
http://www.androidblues.com/IMG_0255.JPG

Moayad and his wife at the hotel
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The booth-babes at the conference (only 2 but a good start right?)
http://www.androidblues.com/IMG_0261.JPG

The beer sampler at Brewerkz
http://www.androidblues.com/IMG_0274.JPG


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[Rebeccak]

Awww! A few pictures of Teck! Glad to see you had a good time, buddy. :)

Cheers,

~RK

[tecsun]

Wow~ the CGoverdrive is cool, I learned a lot of things there. And so glad to meet up you all guys, having our dinner at Brewerks was really fun. But I can't remember some guys name & cgtalk nick, I have bad memory, sorry~ maybe someone remember all and can mark out on the photo yi liang posted and give me a copy (thx!).

and guys, sorry I'm not so active during the dinner and didn't make a good communication due to my bad english (I always have my dictionary open when I post here, LOL~). I will practise my english for sure so that it won't happen next time. :D

ok, have nice days, my friends!

Tecsun

[LoTekK]

Steven, Robert, awesome meeting both of you, especially since you were both such a huge help and inspiration to me back when I was just getting into digital art on sijun. More pics! :D

The conference itself was awesome, with some really great presentations. I think Feng really stood out for me simply because he was able to cover such a wide range of topics while pretty much painting and sketching non-stop. Carlos Baena and Andrew Gordon gave some amazingly entertaining and informative presentations, as did Daniel Martinez Lara. Drooling over and trying out the 21" Cintiq on the first morning was nice, too. :D

[lui 2.0]

What a great time it was... meeting all you guys, Brewerkz, the conference... here a few pics I snapped during the 15th and 16th.
Many times I would hear my name like this: "Mr. Stahlberg?" I would turn around and not recognize the person... slightly embarrassing but cool that they know me. In Sweden we have a saying: everyone knows the monkey but the monkey knows no one. lol
BUT - if they ask to take a picture of me, I get to take a picture of them too, right? Fair trade.


haha. sir steven. i was about to approach you to have my books signed (1.the dartiste digital painting- the 2 nude girls on the bed & 2.the dartiste "modelling") on the last day of the convention but i know you were busy discussin wit some guys at the exhibit. i was there at the cgtalk meetup in brewerkz last saturday but i dint get the book wit me :( prolly next time...its just cool that youre gettin along just fine wit people out there :)

btw
i know these people. they are cg artists from the philippines workin inside a very good studio lol
http://www.androidblues.com/IMG_0267.JPG

to my mate yi liang: nice shots u pulled here bro. glad i was there tho i dont talk that much haha. u should have atleast tried to get a glass of beer. it wont hurt...take it from me lol

its really nice meeetin u all guys. i wish i knew the faces behind the mysterious cgtalk screen names haha.

[sonictk]

Almost all of my pics at the dinner are blurred thanks to a low shutter speed being used. -_-"

Stay still damnit!

(Someone post that group shot they took, mine is fugly as hell.=\ But I really don't like using a flash.)

Crap I still haven't uploaded Day 3's pics. :X

[3dcga]

As a student, I couldnt afford the ticket at first, but then I became the luckiest bastard in the world to have been able to attend the 2nd and 3rd day for free!!! My friend who couldn't attend, passed me his ticket so it wouldnt go to waste :D However, since I didnt plan to attend at first, I didn't know you guys were meeting on saturday. Would've been great to meet everyone :(

It was one cool event. Met a lot of people and gained quite a fair bit of knowledge. Was too shy to go upto Mr Stahlberg and introduce myself. I guess his powerful aura was too much...lol.

Feng Zhu was the best IMO. Feng, if you are reading this...you ROCK dude!!! The advice you gave to those who get themselves involved into cg (without knowing what they are getting into) was very memorable. I won't ever forget those words!


I wish there were more animation focused workshops (me being an animator and all :p) Anyways, thanks to all the speakers. Next time, I wont wait for a free ticket to come along. :)

[aerie]

Im still waiting to see Robert's (Lunatique (member.php?u=2652)) pictures, they better be good too! considering that camera he's got. =)

[Lunatique]

Ask and you shall receive.

Here are some pics--I can't possibly post all the photos I took as there are hundreds, so I'm just going to post some. The rest will go up on my website.

Onto the pics:

Start the day with a nice breakfast.
http://www.ethereality.info/ethereality_website/about_me/blog_pics/2006/07-20_cgoverdrive2006/cgoverdrive2006-119.jpg

Make my way to the Johns and do my business.
http://www.ethereality.info/ethereality_website/about_me/blog_pics/2006/07-20_cgoverdrive2006/cgoverdrive2006-005.jpg

Trying to come to my senses...
http://www.ethereality.info/ethereality_website/about_me/blog_pics/2006/07-20_cgoverdrive2006/cgoverdrive2006-008.jpg


Ok, let's skip all the boring stuff and fastforward........


Holy Cow! It's burger madness!
http://www.ethereality.info/ethereality_website/about_me/blog_pics/2006/07-20_cgoverdrive2006/cgoverdrive2006-056.jpg

http://www.ethereality.info/ethereality_website/about_me/blog_pics/2006/07-20_cgoverdrive2006/cgoverdrive2006-054.jpg

http://www.ethereality.info/ethereality_website/about_me/blog_pics/2006/07-20_cgoverdrive2006/cgoverdrive2006-055.jpg

The lovely Mr. Stahlberg, looking sophisticated and charming.
http://www.ethereality.info/ethereality_website/about_me/blog_pics/2006/07-20_cgoverdrive2006/cgoverdrive2006-068.jpg

http://www.ethereality.info/ethereality_website/about_me/blog_pics/2006/07-20_cgoverdrive2006/cgoverdrive2006-060.jpg

On the other hand. . ..
http://www.ethereality.info/ethereality_website/about_me/blog_pics/2006/07-20_cgoverdrive2006/cgoverdrive2006-059.jpg

Tek and Steven
http://www.ethereality.info/ethereality_website/about_me/blog_pics/2006/07-20_cgoverdrive2006/cgoverdrive2006-063.jpg

[Lunatique]

For you beer lovers
http://www.ethereality.info/ethereality_website/about_me/blog_pics/2006/07-20_cgoverdrive2006/cgoverdrive2006-050.jpg

http://www.ethereality.info/ethereality_website/about_me/blog_pics/2006/07-20_cgoverdrive2006/cgoverdrive2006-051.jpg

http://www.ethereality.info/ethereality_website/about_me/blog_pics/2006/07-20_cgoverdrive2006/cgoverdrive2006-053.jpg

Random pics
http://www.ethereality.info/ethereality_website/about_me/blog_pics/2006/07-20_cgoverdrive2006/cgoverdrive2006-057.jpg

http://www.ethereality.info/ethereality_website/about_me/blog_pics/2006/07-20_cgoverdrive2006/cgoverdrive2006-052.jpg

http://www.ethereality.info/ethereality_website/about_me/blog_pics/2006/07-20_cgoverdrive2006/cgoverdrive2006-062.jpg

The place where we dinned
http://www.ethereality.info/ethereality_website/about_me/blog_pics/2006/07-20_cgoverdrive2006/cgoverdrive2006-046.jpg

http://www.ethereality.info/ethereality_website/about_me/blog_pics/2006/07-20_cgoverdrive2006/cgoverdrive2006-069.jpg

http://www.ethereality.info/ethereality_website/about_me/blog_pics/2006/07-20_cgoverdrive2006/cgoverdrive2006-070.jpg

http://www.ethereality.info/ethereality_website/about_me/blog_pics/2006/07-20_cgoverdrive2006/cgoverdrive2006-071.jpg

[Lunatique]

Other CGOverdrive 2006 pics:

Andrew Gordon of Pixar. "You tell that mutha****a if I EVER catch him on my turf again..."
http://www.ethereality.info/ethereality_website/about_me/blog_pics/2006/07-20_cgoverdrive2006/cgoverdrive2006-082.jpg

And Mrs. Gordon, who is now three months into her pregnancy. Congradulations!
http://www.ethereality.info/ethereality_website/about_me/blog_pics/2006/07-20_cgoverdrive2006/cgoverdrive2006-084.jpg


Feng's Zhu's wife and Kurasawa-San of Robot Communications (Onimusha 3 cinematics)
http://www.ethereality.info/ethereality_website/about_me/blog_pics/2006/07-20_cgoverdrive2006/cgoverdrive2006-078.jpg

http://www.ethereality.info/ethereality_website/about_me/blog_pics/2006/07-20_cgoverdrive2006/cgoverdrive2006-095.jpg

The man, the legend, the lean, mean, concept machine--Mr. Feng Zhu
http://www.ethereality.info/ethereality_website/about_me/blog_pics/2006/07-20_cgoverdrive2006/cgoverdrive2006-075.jpg
http://www.ethereality.info/ethereality_website/about_me/blog_pics/2006/07-20_cgoverdrive2006/cgoverdrive2006-096.jpg

Mr. and Mrs. Zhu
http://www.ethereality.info/ethereality_website/about_me/blog_pics/2006/07-20_cgoverdrive2006/cgoverdrive2006-089.jpg

Sen, one of the guys that made it all happen.
http://www.ethereality.info/ethereality_website/about_me/blog_pics/2006/07-20_cgoverdrive2006/cgoverdrive2006-086.jpg

Shuzo John Shiota of Polygon Pictures (he gave the keynote speech and a session on anime industry)
http://www.ethereality.info/ethereality_website/about_me/blog_pics/2006/07-20_cgoverdrive2006/cgoverdrive2006-118.jpg

Daniel Gregoire of Halon Entertainment (pre-viz for Starwars episode 2&3, War of the Worlds, X-Men 3..etc)
http://www.ethereality.info/ethereality_website/about_me/blog_pics/2006/07-20_cgoverdrive2006/cgoverdrive2006-081.jpg

[Lunatique]

Stephen Unterfranz of Blue Sky (Rigging TD)
http://www.ethereality.info/ethereality_website/about_me/blog_pics/2006/07-20_cgoverdrive2006/cgoverdrive2006-083.jpg

Daniel Martinez Lara of Pepland
http://www.ethereality.info/ethereality_website/about_me/blog_pics/2006/07-20_cgoverdrive2006/cgoverdrive2006-087.jpg

Nishi-San of Robot Communications
http://www.ethereality.info/ethereality_website/about_me/blog_pics/2006/07-20_cgoverdrive2006/cgoverdrive2006-085.jpg

http://www.ethereality.info/ethereality_website/about_me/blog_pics/2006/07-20_cgoverdrive2006/cgoverdrive2006-044.jpg

Carlos Baena of Pixar
http://www.ethereality.info/ethereality_website/about_me/blog_pics/2006/07-20_cgoverdrive2006/cgoverdrive2006-028.jpg

Carlos trying to pop all the buttons on Justin's jacket.
http://www.ethereality.info/ethereality_website/about_me/blog_pics/2006/07-20_cgoverdrive2006/cgoverdrive2006-031.jpg

The lovely audience
http://www.ethereality.info/ethereality_website/about_me/blog_pics/2006/07-20_cgoverdrive2006/cgoverdrive2006-025.jpg

http://www.ethereality.info/ethereality_website/about_me/blog_pics/2006/07-20_cgoverdrive2006/cgoverdrive2006-026.jpg

http://www.ethereality.info/ethereality_website/about_me/blog_pics/2006/07-20_cgoverdrive2006/cgoverdrive2006-029.jpg

http://www.ethereality.info/ethereality_website/about_me/blog_pics/2006/07-20_cgoverdrive2006/cgoverdrive2006-030.jpg

[Lunatique]

Selina and Justin, also the kind folks behind the scenes.
http://www.ethereality.info/ethereality_website/about_me/blog_pics/2006/07-20_cgoverdrive2006/cgoverdrive2006-076.jpg

The only dinner I got to eat alone during the five days in Singapore.
http://www.ethereality.info/ethereality_website/about_me/blog_pics/2006/07-20_cgoverdrive2006/cgoverdrive2006-097.jpg

Most of the speakers went to the Night Safari one night. No flas allowed, so I had to jack the ISO up to 3200, stay around 1/30s, and manual focus, which was extremely hard in such a dark environment.
http://www.ethereality.info/ethereality_website/about_me/blog_pics/2006/07-20_cgoverdrive2006/cgoverdrive2006-109.jpg
http://www.ethereality.info/ethereality_website/about_me/blog_pics/2006/07-20_cgoverdrive2006/cgoverdrive2006-111.jpg
http://www.ethereality.info/ethereality_website/about_me/blog_pics/2006/07-20_cgoverdrive2006/cgoverdrive2006-112.jpg

And that's it!

As you can see, the camera is only part of the equation, as I can take really crappy photos with an expensive camera too. It does offer you more control, speed, and accuracy, but the picture quality isn't all that different from the entry-level DSLR's.

A small tip for those of you that want better nigh-time or low-light photos that's natural looking yet bright enough to not blur--get a standalone hotshoe flash--preferably one that lets you dial up or down the exposure compensation. That's what I do for my photos. I keep it at about -2 or -3 flash exposure compensation (you set it on the flash unit itself), and then have the ISO around 640~800 (or more if it's really dark), and keep the shutter at about 1/30~1/60. If you go shorter than 1/60, you'll end up not taking in enough of the ambient lighting and you'll get that typical "washed out pale flash photo". Setting the negative flash compensation is key here--it lets you shoot at a very low power from the flash, thus won't overwhelm the ambient lighting. If you can bounce it off a wall or ceiling, even better--it'll give you very flattering, soft light that mixes in with the ambient light.

Of course, sometimes I'm too lazy to carry around a huge flash unit (mine is the Speedlite 580EX), so I just bump up the ISO as high as I need to and snap away. That's ok if the scene is not extremely dark, otherwise you really need a flash unit to take decent photos. On-camera flash on entry level/mid-level cameras might or might not allow you to set flash exposure compensation. If not, then the on-camera flash is pretty much useless except for that pale, harsh look. Or, there might be other ways to set the camera so the flash isn't so overpowering (for example, metering for fill flash). Not being able to bounce the flash in different direction can also be a bummer. A hotshoe flash will solve all those problems. You don't need something as fancy as the Speedlite 580EX--any lower end model that allows flash compensation and flash head rotation is fine.

One more night-time/low-light shooting tip for Canon DSLR users--even entry-level DSLR's from Canon should be able to shoot at ISO 3200--I think you have to access it in the custom settings area. Shooting at 3200 ISO might be grainy, but at least you don't get a blurry mess (and you can remove grain later in post processing with something like Noise Ninja or Grain Surgery). If you're only showing the photos online, they actually look pretty decent resized down to web-size. If you don't have a fairly fast lens, definitely get one. Even a cheap $75 prime lens like the EF 50mm f/1.8 is way better than any zoom lens that can only go up to f/2.8. Many of the cheaper lenses can't even do f/4.0 at the long end of the zoom. A fast prime lens should be in everyone's photography kit--even an el cheapo one is better than 90% of the zooms.

[lui 2.0]

very nice shots indeed sir rob!!! thanks for sharin

[Lamster]

Nice pics Robert. Hope you had a fun time in Singapore yea :)

Terence

[aerie]

Receive indeed, those are some great pictures. And plenty of them as well. Thanks

[LoTekK]

Thanks for putting up the pics, Rob, and great hanging out with you. I look like a complete jackass in that pic with Steven! :D Hope you had a good time here. :)

[Lunatique]

I definitely had fun--it was very nice meeting all of you. I shouldn't have drank and smoked that night though--my throad and sinus was very painful for the next few days.

I had to leave early on the third day because all of my memory cards got filled up and I had to go back to the hotel to dump them into my digital wallet so I can take more photos that night at the Night Safari--which was fun. It's interesting to hang out with other speakers doing something totally unrelated to CG, because you get to interact with them as normal human beings, not legendary superstars. It's worth it just to see Andrew and Feng jump out of their skins as the bats swoop down nearby. :D

For those that managed to catch my presentation, feel free to email me your feedback--it'll help me make future presentations even better.

[BNN]

Great pics man Mr Chang =o

I was too shy to talk to any of the speakers =x

But you guys are simply excellent!!!

[bigquix]

Those days were really memorable for all of us. We all had a great time together. I, myself had learnt a lot. For the first year of the cg overdrive that was convincing, but I expect the next year's conference to be more exciting and powerful.
Here are some photos from my camera's point of view: :D


Hungry CGTALK gangs are going for dinner:
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b44/bigquix/cg1.jpg



The duel between Stahlberg and Chang:

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b44/bigquix/duel2.jpg


Cheers! (the flash light is from Robert Chang's camera who was taking photos the whole time!)

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b44/bigquix/cheers.jpg


Say "cheese"!

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b44/bigquix/group2.jpg


the drunken Finnish genie inside the glass!

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b44/bigquix/drunken.jpg


half of the cgtalk gangs after the dinner . left to right: Peter, Friedrik, me (Ali), Lisa, Steven, Lotek and Robert.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b44/bigquix/group1.jpg


I love this Daniel guy! look at his facial expression in normal talking!

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b44/bigquix/daniel.jpg


WTF?!! where the hell in the world the fines are that much?!!

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b44/bigquix/fine.jpg

anyway I will wait for the next year's cg overdive eagerly.

[theanimeister]

so....anybody goin this june 2007?

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