About Egg Story Digital Arts School


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About Egg Story Digital Arts School Incorporated in January 2007, Egg Story Digital Arts School (ESDA) is an unique blend of local and international academics and practitioners, who share a common vision: To hone and nurture tomorrow’s digital artists, content creators, and agents-of-change. As an entity of Egg Story Creative Production (ESCP) – poised to release its first CG animated feature film in 2009 – ESDA builds upon the technology, digital content, and Hollywood affiliations afforded by its parent company. Offering real-world, cutting-edge training in the fields of Digital Art, Animation, and Visual Effects, our curriculum primes students to experience the rigors of professional studios, while developing their abilities to their fullest potential. Headed by a strong body of management, with academic and professional advisors from Hollywood, Egg Story Digital Arts School is passionate about transforming the animation and training scene in Singapore and the region. We are committed to stimulating “ordinary” students to achieve extraordinary accomplishments, as our goal is not to identify talent, but to transform “ordinary” people into extraordinary and talented individuals. Transforming Art through Talent and Technology Egg Story Digital Arts School (ESDA) is an unique blend of local and international academics and practitioners, who share a common vision: To nurture the world-class digital media artists and content creators of tomorrow. The School builds upon the technology, digital content, and Hollywood affiliations afforded by its parent company, Egg Story Creative Production, ensuring that production-proven techniques and technology are constantly incorporated into the curriculum. As Nickson Fong and his team work on their upcoming CG animated feature films, students of ESDA will continue to benefit from their valuable R&D and artistic development. Student interns have a chance to play a significant part in the production, and even join the team upon graduation! “We want to train and develop the next generation of animators who will breathe life into the creatures and characters of our films.” For more information please visit www.esdaa.com.sg.
Speakers
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Nickson Fong CEO, Egg Story Creative Production President, Egg Story Digital Arts School	Graduating from the Savannah College of Art and Design in 1994, Nickson first started as a CG Animator for Future Pirates, a games developer in Tokyo, Japan. In 1996, Nickson joined DreamWorks SKG and was one of the first few CG Animators involved in the early preproduction for “Shrek,” which won an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film in 2001. In the late 1990s, Nickson worked with several of Hollywood’s largest and renowned visual effects companies; including Sony Picture Imageworks, where he was the Lead Compositor for “Starship Troopers” (Academy Award nominee for Achievement in Visual Effects in 1997). At Centropolis Effects, where he was Lead Light/Render Technical Director for “Godzilla” and “The 13th Floor,” Technical Supervisor for “Stuart Little” (Academy Award nominee for Achievement in Visual Effects in 1999), Nickson also supervised a team of FX technical directors and headed up the effects department for “The Patriot” (Academy Award nominee for Best Cinematography, Music and Sound in 2000) and Senior Technical Director for “8 Legged Freaks” and “The Scorpion King.” At ESC Entertainment, Nickson was FX Technical Director for “The Matrix Reloaded” and Shot Development Technical Director on “The Matrix Revolutions”, sequels to “The Matrix.” For years, Nickson carried a passionate dream to make his own animated feature, which only continued to grow as time went on. This dream led him back to his hometown in Singapore, where he founded Egg Story Creative Production (ESCP). After years of dedicated hard work and difficult times, “Kungfu Gecko” was born – an epic animated feature filled with adventure, comedy and romance, set to be released in 2009. A firm believer in the importance of training and education, Nickson also founded a new school dedicated to animation and filmmaking – the Egg Story Digital Arts (ESDA).
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Lucy Petrovich Dean of Graduate Studies Principal Lecturer (Art History, Digital Video, and Programming)	Lucy Petrovich is a new media artist, researcher and educator. Her focus has been the exploration of human-computer interactivity and virtual reality environments. Currently she is an Artist in Residence and Research Fellow in Digital Arts, College of Fine Arts, at the University of Arizona. She received her MFA from the University of Illinois, Chicago, Electronic Visualization Department in 1985. Throughout the years she has contributed to ISEA, ARS Electronica, and extensively to the SIGGRAPH International Computer Graphics Conference, an annual event that attracts up to 30,000 people each year. Her personal work has been exhibited in the United States, Europe, and Japan.
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Roy Wilson Principal Lecturer (Concept Art & Animation)	Roy entered the film industry over twenty-five years ago, after graduating from Art Center College of Design with a BFA degree in illustration. For almost twenty years he had his own company- M.J. Scooter & Co., Inc., which provided art services to the entertainment industry. These services included storyboarding and production illustration for TV and film, design and conceptual work for the media, theme parks, and special events. His client list includes many of the major studios in Los Angeles. While at Disney Television, he produced and directed the Goof Troop series, and the Bonkers series among others. Shortly after, Roy and his family moved to Paris, France, where he staffed, set up a studio, and produced a successful 40 half hour television series for C&D / Jet Lag Productions. While there, he trained and over saw all storyboard artists, background painters, layout artists, and color stylists with a staff of 33. He produced the shows in 10 months from concept to post-production, and never missed an air date. His ability to oversee all phases of production is an unique and important asset for any project.
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Borko Milohanovic Senior Lecturer (Visual Effects and 3D Modeling)	After graduating from Technical School "Nikola Tesla" Jagodina in 1996, Borko Milohanovic joined as a Television Production "Palma Plus" where he handled 3D Animation projects. At the same time, Borko freelanced concurrently as a 3D Artist for TV Commercials and Music Videos. In 2006, Borko's 3D work, using Autodesk Maya and D Max, was published on the Cebas website, the maker of the external Maya rendering engine Final Render. In December of 2007. he worked at Blackmagic Design as Lead Visual Effects Technical Director on the movie "Dance of the Dragon" and worked on TV Commercials projects as CGI Supervisor for Levis, Vaseline, Nature Fresh, Boro Plus, etc.