TECH&U ; Where there's a Will, there's a Way

Where there's a Will, there's a Way

By : Rozana Sani

WHILE they may not necessarily have the might yet, they certainly have the will.

These are what outstanding MSC Malaysia-status companies are all about. Focused and driven, they represent the brains behind some of the most innovative, creative and robust home-grown solutions in software and e-solutions; shared services and outsourcing; and creative multimedia. Showcased at the 16th World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT 2008) held in Kuala Lumpur last week, our local start-ups showed that they are not just ready to be champions on home ground, but all set to conquer the world.

Les’ Copaque Production Sdn Bhd

Managing director Burhanuddin Md Radzi just can’t wait till the month is over. This is because rendering work on the three-dimensional (3-D) animation company’s first film Geng: Pengembaraan Bermula is expected to be completed and the company can then move into post-production. Should all go according to schedule, Les’ Copaque will be launching the film in December. “For us, the film means putting Malaysia in the global animation industry map. Our aim has always been to spearhead the local animation industry and providing opportunities for local graduates to showcase their talent. We are targeting to pave the way by producing high-quality 3-D animation with local images that has global appeal,” he said. Geng: Pengembaraan Bermula has been previewed in Cannes recently during a trade trip organised by MSC Malaysia custodian Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC) and received favourable reviews. “Several parties from both Hollywood and Bollywood have already expressed interest to enter into partnerships with Les’ Copaque and we will see how it goes. In terms of response, we are confident that the film will be well-received by the domestic market. We are looking to testing the international market,” he shared, adding that Les’ Copaque is planning massive marketing strategy for Geng: Pengembaraan Bermula that include product placement and merchandising. And with the experience from its television series, Upin & Ipin, that won the Best Film (Animation) Award at the Kuala Lumpur International Film Festival 2007, among others, Les’ Copaque certainly seems to know what it is talking about. From its inception in 2005, Les’ Copaque now has a staff strength of 40. Burhanuddin said he would like to grow the number further but not necessarily to expand Les’ Copaque itself. “We are keen to enter new ventures through co-operations whereby a greater number of experts can be further developed in the industry,” he said.

Les'Copaque @ World Congress on Information Technology 2008 (WCIT2008)

For the past 3 days, we have been participating in an exhibition under MSC Malaysia at WCIT2008 (World Congress on Information Technology). It was an international event, and thus was participated by many parties from all over the world. During the exhibition, we were visited by a lot of distinguished guests, including, His Majesty Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin. Chief Minister of Perak, The Chairman of MDeC, Tan Sri Abdul Halim Ali, The CEO of MDeC, Dato' Badlisham Ghazali.

The visit by His Majesty Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin to our booth on the second day of exhibition. Escorting him was Dato' Badlisham Ghazali (Chairman of WCIT 2008)

Day 1 at our booth.

We were also visited by Terry Thoren the CEO of Thoren Entertainment.



And thanks to our fans, from various organizations and institutes who were also participating in the event.

Overall it was a very interesting event for us. We got a lot of good feedback by many people, and they all are waiting for GENG to be released!

Les' Copaque @ Grid Computing Conference 08 (GCC 08)

Grid Computing Conference 2008 (GCC ’08) is a two-day conference jointly organised by MIMOS Berhad, an agency under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation of Malaysia in conjunction with the World Congress on Information Technology 2008 (WCIT `08) hosted by the Government of Malaysia.



Tuan Haji Burhanuddin is invited to have a presentation during the AnimationGRID section. As everyone know that GENG is rendered using MIMOS render farm which manage by knowledgeGRID Malaysia. The presentation ended with a sneak preview of "musical scene" which is part of the movie. Everyone was really impress and we receive a very good feedback from the big company such as from SGI and local universities.



We will be joining the WCIT 08 (http://www.wcit2008.org/)which held at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. Wait for more updates regarding this event....

Chase!

Here we'd like to share a short animation entitled Chase!. This short was made by a group of 4, Hafiz, Hakim, Khairy, and Chan Yi-Han from Multimedia University. 3 of them, did their internship here at Les'Copaque, if you recall from our blog posts long ago. This short animation was made for their Final Year Project for their Major subject of Film and Animation. Congratulations for all of them for finishing the final year at MMU. Here's Hack Studio's 'Chase'.

PanPan & GoneRubbish!

First of all, congratulation to Nazmi, and Faizu for completing their final project, and in such a very short time. These short animation were completed in two weeks. That's right, two weeks! Now their internship is over, they will be joining back the production. Uploaded on youtube, here's Nazmi's GoneRubbish and Faizu's PanPan!

Enjoy.

Nazmi's GoneRubbish

Faizu's PanPan

MEET THE LECTURERS!!!

From our previous post, you have already met our students. Therefore, it's time to meet the lecturers/tutors/cikgu/encik/miss/puan of LCP Animation Training Center!

Our lecturers are divided into 3 phases: Pre- Production, Production and Post Production. In each phase there are different subjects taught by the assigned lecturers.

So, first let me begin with our Pre-Production lecturers, which is En. Fuad bin Md Din (Basic Drawing and Storyboard) , Cik Ida Rahayu bt Isop@Yusoff (Classical 2D Animation), En. Muhammad Anas bin Abd Aziz and En. Mohd Shafiq bin Mohd Isa (Art of Storytelling).

Next, we have our production lecturers which consist of En. Mohd Safwan bin Ab Karim (3D Modeling), Cik Tan Shiek Wei (3D Texturing), En. Muhammad Usamah Zaid bin Yasin (3D Rigging), En. Nazrul Hadi bin Nazlan and Cik Yap Ee Jean (3D Animation) and finally, En. Mohd Zarin bin Abdul Karim (3D Rendering).

Then we have our only Post Production lecturer which is En Mohd Faiz bin Mohd Hanafiah(Media Production)

And lastly, the person who manages the training center and also the lecturer, is the Head of Training of LCP Animation Training Center , Puan Noor Ezdiani binti Ahmad Fawzi.

Lecturers of LCP Animation Training Center

Lecturers and students on their final day of training at LCP Animation Training Center.

Hooraayyyyyy!!! Dah abis training!!!

“Goodbye students and we wish you all the best and good luck in your future endeavors. Yeay!!!”