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Monday, September 06, 2004
On Aug 3 2004, the Singaporean Economic Development Board and Lucasfilm announced the development of Lucasfilm Animation Singapore. Industrial Light & Magic, the special effects arm of Lucasfilm, has won 14 Oscars. The entry of Lucasfilm animation studio in Singapore has the potential to power up Singapore's fledgling industry. The company will open early next year and is looking to hire up to 300 writers, animators, designers and artists.

Industry players estimate that there are about 50 to 60 production studios in Singapore churning out short films, corporate videos and advertisements. About 10 are involved in primarily 2D and 3D animation.

Singapore has to decide how it wants to pitch its animation industry, says Professor Edward Bakst, vice-dean of the Nanyang Technological University’s new School of Art, Design and Media. SADM which will start various media classes, including animation, next year, hopes to take in 100 students.

Moses Wong, director of Temasek Design School, says: “Securing any job in a design studio depends very much on the ability to generate ideas and articulate them, in addition to entry point technical expertise.”

In 2004, Temasek Polytechnic increased its intake for the Diploma in Interactive Media Design by about 15% to 87 students. Temasek Polytechnic and Nanyang Polytechnic, as well as private institutes Media Hive and Orita Sinclair, offer animation courses among other media courses, like video editing and filmmaking. Between 70 and 100 graduates choose a career in animation a year.

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