On May 31, as one of the distinguished alumni of SCAD, Ben Cheung, Deputy General Manager of Fox Renderfarm, was invited to SCAD Hong Kong’s Digital Media Senior Show 2019.
Fox Renderfarm, a leading cloud render farm in the CG industry, has served lots of leading special effects companies and animation studios from over 100 countries and regions, including two Oscar winners.
At the event, Fox Renderfarm offered cloud rendering support to digital media senior students of SCAD Hong Kong, helping more students to achieve a solid career start in the CG industry.
2019 Digital Media Senior Show discovers imaginative works and exceptional designs from the departments of Animation, Visual Effects, and Interactive Design & Game Development. It provides a fantastic opportunity for students and enterprises to engage with each other and help students deepen understanding of digital media.
Here are the animation works from 2019 digital media senior students.
My Friend Chameleyon
Pamela Lai
Film synopsis:
Chameleyon is Carly’s best toy pal. One day, as they were playing, Carly’s greatest fear, Sharketron the robot vacuum happened to join in. As she unconsciously went to hide, she leaves Chameleyon behind. When Carly realised that Sharketron was approaching Chameleyon, she had to make the decision of overcoming her fear to save her best friend.
Director’s website: www.orllowart.me
Team:
- Director&Producer: Pamela Lai
- Sound Designer: Rian Leung
- Main-On-End: Sheryl Chan
- Concept Artist: Raven Chau, Pamela Lai
- Modeling Team: Noah Catan, Pamela Lai
- Rigging Team: Yan Chau, Pamela Lai
- Texture Artist: Rico Lee, Pamela Lai
- 3D Animator: Pamela Lai
- Lighting & Rendering: Pamela Lai
- Compositor: Noah Catan
- Special Thanks: Jake Zhang, Bryan Bentley
- Produced at Savannah College of Art and Design
Image from Bear and Bunny
Hugo Setyadji
Film synopsis:
The short is focused on a day in the life of a bear living in a city of bunnies. His office day is mundane, though the struggles of fitting in still plague him. He’s often just at the wrong place, at the wrong time, which is his office, at basically any time.
Director’s website: http://hugosetyadji.com
Team:
- Diector&Producer: Hugo Setyadji
- Concept Art: Hugo Setyadji
- Character Modelling: Hugo Setyadji
- Environment Modelling: Hugo Setyadji Kayla Man
- Rigging: Hugo Setyadji
- Texturing: Hugo Setyadji
- Animation: Hugo Setyadji, Ciara Maloto, Michelle Hui, Stanley Soendoro
- Lighting & Rendering: Hugo Setyadji
- Composting: Hugo Setyadji
- Music Composer: Daniel McCormick
- Special Thanks: Jake Zhang, Bryan Bentley
- Produced at Savannah College of Art and Design
Image from The Divine Infection
Christine Stevens
Film synopsis:
"The Divine Infection" is a dark and surreal story of a girl who was tortured by a cult in the past. She returns to the church many years later in order to reunite with her snow leopard daemon and erase the scars the cult left behind.
Director’s website: www.christinestevens.me
Team:
- Animation: Andre King, Christine Stevens
- Modelling&Texturing: Nick Levene, Leoncio Soler, Christine Stevens, Ian Tse
- Music: Ho Shan Lam
- Rigging: Hugo Setyadji, Christine Stevens
- Sound Design: Irene Chan
- Voice Acting: Elena Lorenzo
- Special Thanks: Chris de Boer, Jake Zhang, Bryan Bentley
- Produced at Savannah College of Art and Design
Here are the artworks from junior students, including animation and visual effects.
Savannah College of Art and Design
The Savannah College of Art and Design was founded in 1978. Offering more degree programs and specializations than any other art and design university, SCAD is uniquely qualified to prepare talented students for professional, creative careers. SCAD is one university - offering degrees in Atlanta and Savannah, Georgia, Hong Kong, and online via eLearning, with additional study abroad opportunities in Lacoste, France, and other locations. Each SCAD location provides a new experience, and students can choose to study in any location, at any quarter during their education.
SCAD Hong Kong offers the area’s largest concentration of art and design degree programs in the heart of the Sham Shui Po district, where a fusion of ancient heritage and Western influence inspires visitors from around the globe. SCAD offers degrees in more than 40 areas of study, as well as minors in more than 60 disciplines.
In Hong Kong, timeless tradition merges with the high-tech. SCAD Hong Kong offers students every resource imaginable in the UNESCO award-winning former North Kowloon Magistracy building, a grand courthouse fully restored and revitalized by the university. Features of the transformation include a library, digital labs and studios, darkrooms, a green screen studio, and sound design and editing suites.
