Collaborations
Talks & Speaking Engagements
Throughout my career I've had the wonderful opportunity to share what I do and where I see the industry is headed towards. Many were private, these are the few public events I am able to share. Topics range from Visual Effects & Animation, Health & Medical, Career Advice, Industry Trends and the intersection of Art & Technology . Reach out to me if you'd like to work together.
VFX Landscape: Asia and Beyond
The World VFX Day is a global celebration of Visual Effects and Animation. It unites all the artists, technicians and partners of our industry. I participated in a panel discussion online. The topic was about the overall VFX and Animation landscape of the Asia region. What brings work to the region, why this region in particular and where we see things are headed towards.
AI Innovation in Media & Entertainment
Panel discussion at Autodesk's Premiere Media Conference for APAC. Exploring the intersection between media, entertainment, technology and Artificial Intelligence. Multiple studios and solutions providers shared how they are approaching A.I. to enhance and enable their workforce.
Technology Enabled Patient-Centric Care Models: Improving Outcomes Using Innovative Technologies
Panel discussion at HealthCare Asia Summit. We discussed the role of technology in the medical field. My unique perspective as a Creative Technologist was used to illustrate how many of the technologies that the medical field uses today originated in Visual Effects. Technologies like:
- 3D Models
- Motion Capture
- High Resolution and High Dynamic Range Imagery
- VR / AR
- Digital Twins
And how the technologies that are powering VFX today are likely headed towards a hospital in the not too distant future.
Lighting the Way with Foundry
Presentation at SIGGRAPH Asia 2019 about the creative challenges while working on the film "Solo: A StarWars Story"
- Collaboration tools
- Data Capture and processing
- Vast environments and destruction of a mountain
Proactive Large-Scale Pipeline Efficiency Management
Panel discussion at SIGGRAPH Asia 2019 about pipeline management for large scale projects and organizations.
- How ILM approaches technology and collaboration (hint, lots and lots of communication)
- Where do we spend engineering resources
- Philosophies about engineering at scale
- How we promote adoption of new technology
The Production Process of Industrial Light & Magic
Talk and presentation about my experience in the industry and some of the creative challenges that we faced on recent productions and how we overcame them by collaborating and using the toolsets from The Foundry.
- Rogue One
- The Great Wall
- Transformers: Dark of the Moon
- Kong: Skull Island
Industry Roadmaps
All industries are eco-systems. In order for an industry to be healthy, all parts need to be accounted for and healthy. Identifying all the skills, technologies, partners and advocates are an essential first step. This is followed by nurturing the parts that are under-developed. Finally, you need to look forward and project where things are headed and ensure that everyone understands this transition and can reach there together. As someone who has played a part in many aspects of the media eco-system, I have a unique perspective on why things are the way they are and where they are headed.
Program Advisory Committee
As a member of the Program Advisory Committee for DigiPen, we meet annually to discuss the curriculum, the students and the future of the industry.
Singapore Skills Framework refresh and update
In 2024 I was invited to participate in the update of the Skills Framework for Media in Singapore. This is a national initiative to map out all the skills needed for the Media industry, all the potential careers and career pathways. This process involved numerous parties, months of research, papers and proposals. You can find out more about the end result from IMDA with the info link on the left.
VFX Atlas Contributor
The VFX Atlas is an invaluable resource that maps out all the different companies and people in the VFX and Animation industries. The data shows movement of companies and talent, heatmaps of industry activity and company growth/decline. I was a direct contributor to their data acquisition for Asia and also contributed an opinion piece about the region.
Trade Associations & Memberships
All the adages are true. "There is strength in numbers." "If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together" "It takes a village". Building your network opens up opportunity for you and for the people in your circles. At the same time, by being a part of an organization, you allow others to know that you're part of a larger organization or group. This allows you to be a stake-holder and have a larger amount of influence. These are the groups and organizations that I belong to, and participate in.
AVESS - Animation and Visual Effects Association of Singapore
I am one of the founding members of the Singapore based Animation & Visual Effects Association (AVESS). We are an association to promote and advocate the Visual Effects and Animation Industry within Singapore. We aim to educate stakeholders on the VFX and Animation processes, VFX artists and companies on emerging tools and technologies, and the government with actual data and statistics to help inform decision making.
Television Academy
The Television Academy is dedicated to celebrating excellence, innovation, and the advancement of the telecommunications arts and sciences through recognition, education, and leadership while fostering a diverse, inclusive, and accessible professional community, building a lasting impact on creative generations to come.
As a member, I collaborate and educate the other members on the Visual Effects Industry.
VES - Visual Effects Society
The Visual Effects Society (VES) is a global professional honorary society and the entertainment industry’s only organization representing the full breadth of visual effects practitioners. VES’ over 5,500 members in more than 50 countries worldwide contribute to all areas of entertainment – film, television, commercials, animation, special venue, games and new media.
As a long standing member, I actively promote the organization and lead online and local event and membership drives.
SBACC - Singapore Business Advisors & Consultants Council
SBACC is the national certification body for practising business consultants and advisors. Formed with support from SPRING Singapore (Now known as Enterprise Singapore) and backed by a distinguished council of leaders, SBACC enforces the highest standards of ethics, conduct, and professional development.
As a member, I advise and support the media industry within Singapore.
M+ - Mission Plus | Fractional CTO
Mission+ is a collective of Fractional CTOs who work together to solve real-world technology needs of enterprises of all sizes. Each member has unique strengths and experiences. Each organization and project has different requirements. Together, we put forth the most appropriate members to tackle these challenges.
As a member, I advise and support the media industry within Singapore and globally.
TAEPP - Training and Adult Educator
The Training and Adult Educator Professional Pathway (TAEPP) is developed by the Institute for Adult Learning (IAL) with the support of SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) to further professionalise the Training and Adult Education (TAE) sector. The TAEPP provides a structured pathway for the skills development of Adult Educators (AEs) in delivering quality Continuing Education and Training (CET).
As an ACLP member, I am recognized as a trained professional to develop and upskill individuals and organizations.
Awards and Recognitions
I've been fortunate to be part of many incredible teams that have produced outsized results, awards and recognition. These are the projects that I played a leadership or key artistic role in bringing them to fruition.
2024 - Visual Effects Society
Killers of the Flower Moon
- Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature - Nominee
Killers of the Flower Moon had a wide variety of visual effects, but all invisible. The VFX were there to support the story and not to be a spectacle. Some of the invisible VFX that we provided:
- Environment extensions
- CG Creatures
- CG Crowds
- DeAging and Aging up of actors
2023 - Visual Effects Society
ABBA Voyage
- Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project - WINNER
I was one of the CG Supervisors on ABBA Voyage. My role was to manage the technology and digital resources of the project to ensure that we could deliver the project on time, on budget and be able to execute the vision of the client. In all we worked on 5 songs and 2 speaking pieces. Delivering 20K HDR imagery across multiple screens at 50fps. All the while staying in audio and visual sync with the physical production.
2023 - Visual Effects Society
ABBA Voyage
- Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a CG Project - Nominee
For ABBA Voyage to be nominated in this category is a testament in itself. The camera needed to be invisible to the audience as the camera represented the singers on stage. Secondarily, the cameras that created the side screens had to represent what an actual in-concert cameraman would do. We had an amazing team.
2007 - Visual Effects Society
Monster's Inc. Laugh Floor
- Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project - Nominee
Monster's Inc. Laugh Floor is a large scale interactive comedy club hosted by digital characters from the world of Monsters Inc. The audience participates in a 15min live comedy performance in Disney's Magic Kingdom in Orlando. The operator has complete control to puppeteer the character, trigger events in the venue and operate cameras to view and hear the audience. I was one of the systems engineers, tasked with integration of all the digital content, working out cycles and motions, play testing, and managing the overall hardware and software systems.
2006 - Music Video Production Association
Beck: Girl
- Best Special Effects - WINNER
For Beck's music video "Girl" I was the main compositor on the project. The project was to recreate the famous Mad Magazine's "Mad Fold-in" from Al Jaffees in a video type format. This was an extremely complex process that used motion control camera rigs and carefully planned computer graphics.
2003 - Music Video Production Association
DMX: X Gon' Give It To Ya
- Best Special Effects - Nominee
For DMX's video, "X Gon' Give It To Ya" we were tasked with creating a CG car and environment. We had to match-move and match animate everything by hand. Things that are common today, but back in 2003, it was extremely challenging with the tools at hand.