Tisch School of the Arts Asia

New York University Tisch School of the Arts Asia presents "Karma", the inaugural exhibition by the graduate students from the Department of Animation and Digital Arts.

Karma is the concept of “action” and “deed” in ancient Indian religions. It is believed that the effects of all deeds are actively shaping past, present, and future experiences. The seven students, each from a different countries, believe strongly that their creative experiences at Tisch School of the Arts Asia is a consequence of their karma.

Despite putting in additional hours on top of her busy school work, Ilmo Chung, curator of this exhibition said, “I am very happy to be a pioneer of the Animation and Digital Arts program at New York University Tisch School of the Arts Asia, honored to be the curator of our first exhibition, destined to be here in Singapore with wonderful classmates from all around the world!”

“Karma is a two day group show highlighting the work of our students. They will share stories with Singaporeans and engage visitors on many levels using digital technologies,” said Jean-Marc Gauthier, director of the Department of Animation and Digital Arts.

The exhibition features an array of animation and digital arts projects in the form of traditional 2D animation, hand drawn animations, state-of-the-art motion capture, 3D animations using leading industry software like Flash, After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Maya, and Motion Builder.

"Karma" take place at Tisch School of the Arts Asia on 4-5 May 2009 from 5 to 8 p.m. The exhibition is open to the public, and no reservations required. For more information, please call Theeba at (65) 6500 1715.

New York University Tisch School of the Arts Asia invites you to the school's annual Film Marathon. This is a celebration of 10-minute short films that were written, directed and edited by second year graduate film students at Tisch School of the Arts Asia.

From love stories to tragedies, from family drama to films on gamblers, surfers and even Brendan Fraiser, a total of 30 films will be screened.

Date: Saturday, 2 May 2009

Time: 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. The first film will begin promptly at 11 a.m. Guests may arrive at their leisure throughout the day.

Venue: National Museum of Singapore, Cinematheque

93 Stamford Road Singapore 178897

Reservations are required. Please write to Juanita Rodrigo at juanita.rodrigo@nyu.edu by 29 April 2009. Please specify the number of tickets needed and the names of all guests attending with you.

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• Dramatic Writing

In just four hours, tickets for the exclusive premiere of Oliver Stone’s W. sold out in Singapore. And with word that Stone would appear for a rare question-and-session with the public, fans flocked to the theatre on 14 April 2009.

Stone, who serves as the artistic director for New York University Tisch School of the Arts Asia, was in Singapore this week to teach writing and directing workshops for students at the school.

The presentation of W. was made possible by Stone and presented by Tisch School of the Arts Asia and the 22nd Singapore International Film Festival.

Special guests included Pari Sara Shirazi, Ph.D., president, Tisch School of the Arts Asia; Jasmine Ng, Tisch School of the Arts alumna and board of directors, Singapore International Film Festival; and Geoffrey Malone, founder Singapore International Film Festival. Katherine Lindberg, film professor, Tisch School of the Arts Asia, moderated the question-and-answer session.

She is a producer, a publicist, a film journalist with MovieMaker Magazine, a festival director/ programmer for Slamdance Film Festival, Palm Springs International Film Festival and Seattle International Film Festival.

Kathleen McInnis gave our students a comprehensive picture of the international film festival scene during her workshop on film festivals at Tisch School of the Arts Asia.

McInnis shared the importance of participating in film festivals, noting significant festivals around the world, and dispensed practical tips for success at these events.

“Kathleen taught us that festivals organizers take special notice of filmmakers who participate regularly, and she shared with us in which festivals we should take part," said Nicole Mason, a second year student from graduate Film.

McInnis taught students how to put together a good entry for a film festival and in which formats students should submit their entries. Students from graduate film were not the only ones who attended the workshop and benefited from her wealth of knowledge.

“She advised me on the role of a writer, the importance of this role in film festivals and what makes a good writer’s portfolio to enter film festivals,” said Mansita Diawara a first year student in Dramatic Writing.

Tisch School of the Arts Asia’s first Film Internship Fair 2009 was held on 13 April 2009 at Sound Stage 2 on the ground floor. Commercial players like the Asian Food Channel, Discovery Networks Asia, Beach House Pictures, a film journalist from the Movie Maker Magazine and Cinematographer Matt Siegel, were on campus to get acquainted with our students and to introduce internship opportunities.

Students were amazed by the willingness of companies to understand the areas and skill sets every student is good at and customizing their internships opportunities to match these skill sets to give students the greatest possible exposure to their areas in interest.

Invited guests, students and faculty members were on campus for a double-bill screening of The Mudge Boy by Michael Burke, a faculty member from the graduate film and Gone Shopping by Wee Li-lin, a student from dramatic writing on 8 April 2009. Both screenings were followed by a Q&A with the respective directors of the films.

Viewers were curious how Li-lin managed a shoot in Mustafa, a popular 24-hour shopping mall in Singapore that is almost always crowded with people. Just before this screening, Gone Shopping premiered in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. This movie also took part in international film festivals in Hawaii, Puchon, Shanghai, Rome and Hong Kong. Li-lin shared her experience as both the writer and the director of this film and the challenges of working on this film.

The Mudge Boy tells the story of a sensitive boy growing up in a harsh rural environment. The movie is a remake of the short film Fishbelly White by Michael Burke who is an alumnus of Tisch School of the Arts and a faculty member in film at Tisch School of the Arts Asia. The Mudge Boy premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and in 2003 and 2004 it made the rounds at several gay and lesbian and independent film festivals around the United States. The Mudge Boy was nominated for a GLAAD Media Award and the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. It won a Grand Jury Award LA Outfest.

Taiwanese-born cinematographer and Tisch School of the Arts alumnus Jong Lin was on campus 31 March - 4 April 2009 to conduct cinematography master classes for second year graduate film students at Tisch School of the Arts Asia. Best known for his work on many of Tisch School of the Arts alumnus and director Ang Lee’s early films, Jong has also worked with many of China’s most prominent directors as well as Mira Nair on Bend It Like Beckham.

Jong generously shared his wealth of knowledge on cinematography with second year graduate film students. Bend It Like Beckham was screened on campus, and afterwards Jong participated in a question and answer session.

“I think that Jong Lin has a thorough knowledge of the subject matter, I definitely picked up a lot from his master class,” said Putnam Trumbull, a second year film student.

Stephanie Bousley, also a second year film student, said Jong offered the students practical solutions in cinematography.

Charlie Rubin, writer for many well known television shows—including Seinfeld, In Living Color and Law & Order: Criminal Intent, spoke to local press about local sitcoms, dramas and television shows when he was in town to conduct workshops at Tisch School of the Arts Asia.

After Charlie and the journalist had an animated conversation on their favorite comedies and dramas on television, he shared anecdotes on his rise as a writer, stories from the writers’ room on comedies like Seinfeld and Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Charlie also gave his thoughts on popular local sitcoms like Under One Roof, Phua Chu Kang, Parental Guidance and even local Chinese television dramas like Little Nonya.