As a Masters student.
Friends have wondered why. Parents have worried why.
I looked at the bill and thought "Oh my!"
So there's pretty much no turning back now, and I'm actually pretty excited about this new journey.
Ask me five years ago, and I would have told you that I'd be crazy if I ever went down this path - all I've ever wanted to do then was to animate.
And so, I worked as an animator (even though I was doing mocap most of the time), and I realized during my 2nd year of work that I really wouldn't want to be animating for the rest of my life. My goals were pretty much a blur from then on.
I was grateful for the chance given by my previous employer to try out being a producer for the NDP project. I suppose this was kind of a turning point as it gave me new sights on the industry and what I could do.
But, I still wasn't sure if I will want to rise up to be an actual producer for a feature film (maybe I still do.. and have my shot at having my name ON THE BIG SCREEN).
So came the day when I went on my 2nd honeymoon with my husband to Melbourne and it literally changed me. The city of Melbourne was so vibrant in the arts and there seem to always be a festival going on. We checked out one of their more popular jazz bars and were blown away by how the community love to support the arts.
Of course, I am sure Singapore has tons of festivals as well, just that maybe I haven't been quite bothered with actively checking them out. So anyway, Melbourne had left a deep impression on me (and also became a coffee convert since then), and it got me thinking about Arts and Cultural Management - a desire to see the animation scene shine in Singapore.
2016 was spent trying to find out more about the arts scene in Singapore, particularly in terms of animation. I volunteered to help out as a photographer at the Animation Nation 2016 event in October and heard about the success stories and struggles of local artists and studios. I had also started volunteering at the National Gallery to get myself more exposed to the museum culture here.
So yeap, here I am now, working full time and aspiring to complete my Masters in Arts and Cultural Management at Lasalle. Pray with me!
