Shermaine is the name.

03/03/1989

Music rocks my world.

Art is my passion.

Design is my drug.

10/01/2003 - 11/01/2003
11/01/2003 - 12/01/2003
12/01/2003 - 01/01/2004
01/01/2004 - 02/01/2004
02/01/2004 - 03/01/2004
03/01/2004 - 04/01/2004
04/01/2004 - 05/01/2004
05/01/2004 - 06/01/2004
06/01/2004 - 07/01/2004
07/01/2004 - 08/01/2004
08/01/2004 - 09/01/2004
09/01/2004 - 10/01/2004
10/01/2004 - 11/01/2004
11/01/2004 - 12/01/2004
01/01/2005 - 02/01/2005
02/01/2005 - 03/01/2005
03/01/2005 - 04/01/2005
04/01/2005 - 05/01/2005
05/01/2005 - 06/01/2005
07/01/2005 - 08/01/2005
01/01/2006 - 02/01/2006
02/01/2006 - 03/01/2006
03/01/2006 - 04/01/2006
06/01/2006 - 07/01/2006
07/01/2006 - 08/01/2006
08/01/2006 - 09/01/2006
09/01/2006 - 10/01/2006
10/01/2006 - 11/01/2006
02/01/2007 - 03/01/2007
03/01/2007 - 04/01/2007
05/01/2007 - 06/01/2007
06/01/2007 - 07/01/2007
08/01/2007 - 09/01/2007
02/01/2008 - 03/01/2008
03/01/2008 - 04/01/2008
04/01/2008 - 05/01/2008
05/01/2008 - 06/01/2008
06/01/2008 - 07/01/2008
07/01/2008 - 08/01/2008
08/01/2008 - 09/01/2008
10/01/2008 - 11/01/2008
06/01/2009 - 07/01/2009
07/01/2009 - 08/01/2009
08/01/2009 - 09/01/2009
09/01/2009 - 10/01/2009
10/01/2009 - 11/01/2009
11/01/2009 - 12/01/2009

Rejoice

It's been a hell of a week. And I mean HELL.
Not just cos' it's exam week for me, but it's also deadline week.
3 papers in total. Yea yea, before you scream "WhAt?! 3 only???", let me finish my piece first.
Besides the 3 exam papers, I still have 2 final assignment to finish. One for 2D animation, and the other for 3D animation.

Deadlines for submissin are 24th nov and 25th nov respectively.
Here comes the best part...my exams are consecutively on the 23rd, 24th and 25th.
Yup so this week's been pretty tight. Very very tight.

It's so funny that even after my last paper, I didn't feel a sense of relief. Not until I finished my 3D assignment which is so damn last minute! Yea i started on it quite late into the semester. Procrastinated too much.

But oh well...I finally completed it at 3am this morning! And rushed down to ADM to submit it.
It's such a rushed out assignment that I'm not even proud of putting my name on it. But oh well...better than not submitting anything at all. I shall not let this kind of mess happen to me again. Not anymore.

I have a good feeling about this semester. I think I can get a pretty good GPA. Such a confident remark to make, I know. But it's a good thing! Keeping my fingers crossed and hopefully my gut feeling doesn't betray me.

Ok so here I am, blogging this in my school's open lab. Waiting to attend my ex-classmates' end-of-semester film screening. I so look forward to it!
I finally have time for myself. Finally.

I woke up so late this morning, but I feel good haha. Just last night, I met a friend while I was submitting my 3D assignment and he asked "Shermaine, when was the last time you slept?"

Hahaha wow guess the signs of my sleepless nights are finally showing. Crap!
So anyway, I did myself a favour and woke up at 2.30pm today. Took my own sweet time to walk to school to return some books and view the Viscomm Showcase. Played Bejeweled forever. And now I'm done blogging!

Alright, I'm off to catch some films. Ciao.

Rough

Taking a short 10-minute breather from 2D animation drawing.

I've been drawing at godspeed non-stop eversince 5pm till now, and my fingers are about to break off from their joints.

Drawing is seriously no joke man. 2D animation is a hell lot of tedious work, but it's so awesome to see the end-result on screen.

The 2D animation lab is freezing me from my head to toes.
Another reason why I'm drawing so frantically.

Working on my final assignment for 2D Animation. It's a 10-20 sec short scene of 2 characters interacting with each other.
Sounds easy?
Far from it.

1 second on screen = 24 frames
1 frame = 1 drawing
10-20 second screentime = how many frames? You do the math.

Ok done ranting. I shall end this post with a lousy quality photo of my workspace.



Lightbox with 1 frame of drawing, and my macbook pro on itunes.

It irks me to see more and more people springing up on the streets with their DSLRs.
It seems that the popularity of DSLRs is increasing, such that even people without knowledge of these cameras are starting to put these gadgets on their wishlists just cos it looks cool.
Cool, as in, "look! I'm a pro photographer" cool.

I dunno. It is just that I get this kinda vibe from these people everytime I see them.

My point is...possessing a DSLR does not automatically make you a photographer. But it's saddening that so many people out there can easily claim that they are photographers, simply because of the fact that they own a DSLR. No matter how basic their photography skills may be, they can still pass off as photographers if they can at least work the shutter.

It's as if these cameras are treated like accessories or more of a trendy gadget to own. Y'know...same idea with the PSP, Xbox 360, etc if you get what i mean.
I feel really unjust for people who are ACTUALLY real professional photographers, or at least, those who have the passion for it, and are serious about pursuing it.
Why? Because there are these so called posers out there who think that as long as they can snap a few photos in some abstract manner, they are photographers. Bullshit.

And PUH-LEEEASE...holding a DSLR everywhere you go DOES NOT make you look more pro in any way.

These people probably don't even know shit about the full functions of the DSLR. Even I cannot figure that out. If they need an accesory, I would suggest that they go buy a cute shiny digital compact camera instead. It is smaller, prettier, and it has idiot-proof functions. Good change for DSLR posers.

I'm not saying that people without knowledge about photography should not own a DSLR. However, my point is that these people should stop slinging their cameras around their necks and walking around town NOT taking photos. It looks lame and stupid. Bring a camera bag.

Stop trying to create a statement. It ain't a playstation.
If need be, why not pose along with a tripod too? I think it'll make you look cooler by ten fold.

I'm tired of trying to please everybody and everything.

Enough with all the pretenses, pointless gossips, superficiality and pure display of poserism.
I've come to tolerate posers, but my primal instincts have returned and I'm not gonna put up with it any longer. Why did I even try? I must be too stupid to realise.

If what I am is abnormal, different, scary to you, I don't give a shit cos this is who I am.
I love what I've come to be.

It's all flooding back to me now.
I could go mad.

Time Waits For No One

It's a beautiful Saturday evening.
People should be going out on Saturdays to catch a movie, grab some good grub, meet up with friends for a drink or two, and here I am writing a blog post for my dull blog.

Why you may ask.
I had to come back to hall at the ungodly hours of 9am for the JCRC photoshoot. This is the 2nd time i'm wearing a blazer, can you believe it! Haha

The 1st time wasn't very memorable. I remember vividly that it was way back in Temasek Secondary, where we each had to pick out our own sizes of the Temasek blazer for a professional photoshoot for our graduating portfolio.

But shit happens. Guess what? My whole class had their portfolios with an A4-sized picture of them looking so fine in the school blazer on the 1st page, while mine was blank!
Apparently, the stupid studio staff screwed up somewhere and one of my classmates had 2 photos of himself, while I had none. Disappointing isn't it?

Oh well, it's ok, I've gotten over it. Maybe my photo was too perfect, so they had to use it as a sample to show other potential cllients. Hahahaha

Ok back to the topic, I had a photoshoot today. I swear I've never felt so business student-ish before! A blazer can really work wonders man. I never thought i'll look so smart. Hahaha self-praise alert.

The photoshoot did not start on time unfortunately. We officially started shooting at 10.30am, and the whole shoot ended at 1pm. =(

We then headed to Jurong Point for lunch and I came back to hall to take a nap cos' I'm so god damn tired.

Now the sun has set, and I'm feeling as miserable as ever. Saturdays pass so quickly while school week drags on for eternity. I can't even have a decent enjoyable weekend now. =(

I have another test for Asian Art History this coming Thursday when I just had the 1st one 2 weeks ago. Thankfully my hard work paid off.

I topped my tutorial class for the test! Omg I'm thrilled. Now I'm more driven to top my class a 2nd time round.

Thee Shalt Muggeth!

On a brighter note, I'm attending the Mr Big Reunion Tour Concert tomorrow evening!!!! Wow I'm so glad I did not sit out for this one, if not I'm gonna sink further into misery. I'm gonna let my hair down and enjoy myself.

Whatever happens on Monday onwards can wait!

OMG recess week is coming to an end!

It sucks cos one week of school feels like eternity, while a one-week break feels like 3 damned days!
I wanna procrastinate! I don't care! I want a longer recess break!

No wait.

Make that a HOMEWORK-FREE longer recess break!

I'm done with my 2d walk cycle. 3d is left untouched.
Arrrghhhhashgoishdamnowieshita...... but I sooooo dont wanna touch Maya.
To make things worse, it's pouring outside right now. Such perfect weather for napping.

Bed : Come on~ I know u want me.

Me : *looks away quickly* No! I will not be tempted!

Bed : I know u can hear me~~~

Me : *covers ears and shuts eyes* Lalala...i cannot hear anything!

Pillow : Shermaine~~~I'm lonely.

Bolster : I need a hug~

Blanket : Look how soft I am~~

Me : Noooooooooo

Bed : Shermaine doesnt love us anymore =(

Me : Erm....erm.....erm....Ok I guess a little while won't hurt right?

Bed : =)

Pillow : =)

Bolster : =)

Blanket : =)