Story Lab Apprenticeship 2020/2021 – G.H.Y Culture & Media
An initiative by G.H.Y Culture & Media (Singapore) (“GHY”), supported by IMDA Infocomm Media Development Authority to nurture and grow Singapore’s creative talent pool by providing structured training programs in the fields of scriptwriting, directing and producing, in return for new innovative and creative story ideas, new content creation and higher production quality that is on time and within budget.
Potential talents have the opportunity to learn from Chinese industry professionals by being attached to live productions in China. Each individual will be attached to a Chinese production for at least 12 months. They will be guided by 1 or more professional instructors and have hands-on experience in scripting, directing or producing for a real shoot.
The onsite training will be conducted in China/Malaysia/Singapore, at the actual production shoot locations. At the shoot locations, there will be production offices, workstations, and workshops set up for meetings, trainings and other production purposes. The trainees will be directly involved in one of the following drama projects of Beijing Changxin or G.H.Y Culture & Media, or others to be determined at a later date. Some upcoming projects include “The Ferryman – Legends Of Nanyang”《灵魂摆渡。南洋传说》, “Sisterhood” 《南洋女儿情》, “Nanyang Transport Volunteers” 《南洋英雄泪》, classic Singapore period dramas from our Nanyang Trilogy.
Some renowned mentors who will be working closely with GHY includes Xiao Ji Xiang Tian 小吉祥天 is best known for creating, supervising and writing the supernatural suspense drama “The Ferryman”《灵魂摆渡》, which won the Best Internet Drama Award in the 2014 Internet Drama Research Conference. Ang Eng Tee, Singapore Award- Winning Scriptwriter, who has more than 30 years of experience. Singapore’s highest-rated Channel 8 television drama “The Little Nyonya (2008)” might never have seen the light of day had it not been for his creation.
GHY is set up to be one of the core filmmaking studios for the region. We will deliver content to China and International TV broadcasters and OTT platforms from 50 hours in 2019 to 200 hours within the next 4 years. This is in line with the current demand for digital content.
Being a part of the program open doors to this mega content demanding market, China. At the end of the mentorship program, trainees who pass the grade will be hired by GHY locally for long-term work either in Singapore or posted to Malaysia or China’s office. They will participate and contribute meaningfully in our own productions.
VFX Production coordinators help ensure VFX projects run
smoothly. Working with the supervisors and producer, they
help to arrange the day-to-day running of the team and make
sure everyone has the information they need to work
effectively. They organise the movement of the assets
through the VFX pipeline.
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Story Lab Apprenticeship 2020/2021 – G.H.Y Culture & Media
An initiative by G.H.Y Culture & Media (Singapore) (“GHY”), supported by IMDA Infocomm Media Development Authority to nurture and grow Singapore’s creative talent pool by providing structured training programs in the fields of scriptwriting, directing and producing, in return for new innovative and creative story ideas, new content creation and higher production quality that is on time and within budget.
Potential talents have the opportunity to learn from Chinese industry professionals by being attached to live productions in China. Each individual will be attached to a Chinese production for at least 12 months. They will be guided by 1 or more professional instructors and have hands-on experience in scripting, directing or producing for a real shoot.
The onsite training will be conducted in China/Malaysia/Singapore, at the actual production shoot locations. At the shoot locations, there will be production offices, workstations, and workshops set up for meetings, trainings and other production purposes. The trainees will be directly involved in one of the following drama projects of Beijing Changxin or G.H.Y Culture & Media, or others to be determined at a later date. Some upcoming projects include “The Ferryman – Legends Of Nanyang”《灵魂摆渡。南洋传说》, “Sisterhood” 《南洋女儿情》, “Nanyang Transport Volunteers” 《南洋英雄泪》, classic Singapore period dramas from our Nanyang Trilogy.
Some renowned mentors who will be working closely with GHY includes Xiao Ji Xiang Tian 小吉祥天 is best known for creating, supervising and writing the supernatural suspense drama “The Ferryman”《灵魂摆渡》, which won the Best Internet Drama Award in the 2014 Internet Drama Research Conference. Ang Eng Tee, Singapore Award- Winning Scriptwriter, who has more than 30 years of experience. Singapore’s highest-rated Channel 8 television drama “The Little Nyonya (2008)” might never have seen the light of day had it not been for his creation.
GHY is set up to be one of the core filmmaking studios for the region. We will deliver content to China and International TV broadcasters and OTT platforms from 50 hours in 2019 to 200 hours within the next 4 years. This is in line with the current demand for digital content.
Being a part of the program open doors to this mega content demanding market, China. At the end of the mentorship program, trainees who pass the grade will be hired by GHY locally for long-term work either in Singapore or posted to Malaysia or China’s office. They will participate and contribute meaningfully in our own productions.
About G.H.Y Culture & Media
Incorporated in May 2017, G.H.Y Culture & Media (Singapore) Pte Ltd, previously known as Perfect World Pictures (Singapore) Pte Ltd, is set up to be one of the core filmmaking studios for the region.
Our China counterpart Beijing Changxin (a company in the G.H.Y Culture & Media Group), which was founded in 2011. Beijing Changxin is an entertainment company based in China, with business segments that include quality content production, artist management, distribution and marketing of film, television and online content. Beijing Changxin’s films and television series have won many important awards in Chinese and overseas markets, including the Flying Goddess Award 中国电视剧飞天奖, Magnolia Award 上海电视节白玉兰奖, Tripod Award 中国华鼎奖, Huabiao Award 中国电影华表奖, Hundred-flower Award 大众电影百花奖 and Golden Horse Award 台湾金马奖 .
On the television side, the Beijing Changxin produces between 200-400 episodes of TV dramas every year, with most of which airing on satellite TV stations at prime time. Past popular TV dramas include “Dog Stick” 《打狗棍》, “Red Lady”《红娘子》, “Yangko Dance” 《大秧歌》,“Brave Heart”《勇敢的心》, “The Legend of the Condor Heroes”《射雕英雄传》.
Beijing Changxin’s online series and movies are big hits in the country. “The Ferryman” 《灵魂摆渡》 series 1-3 crossed 2 billion viewership. The recent “The Ferryman – Manjusaka”《灵魂摆渡 – 黄泉》 became the first online movie, to break the revenue sharing record of RMB 40 million with 170 million views in just 120 days. This small budget online movie was made with less than S$ 2 million budget and telecast on iQiyi.
Similar to its parent company Beijing Changxin 北京长信影视传媒, GHY will be an entertainment company that caters to the production, distribution and marketing of film, television and online content, content related advertising, merchandising as well as events and talent management.
The incorporation of GHY in May 2017 is a strategic move by Beijing Changxin, to expand its operations into the key Asia markets. The company aims to bring the best film practices and technologies into the South East Asia region from our award-winning China counterpart.
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With the proven track record of our China counterpart, the trainees are guaranteed to be exposed to big scale drama productions and learn top-notch techniques from the veterans there. GHY will monitor the progress of the trainees and make necessary adjustments in the learning journey of the trainee to ensure the learning target is met.
The Story Lab Apprenticeship programme is an initiative developed by IMDA in partnership with leading media companies. The programme aims to provide promising fresh media professionals with structured training and opportunities to acquire key skills and competencies across in-demand job roles in the media sector. These roles range from producing, to writing, digital marketing and content creation. Through an immersive and experiential on-the-job training programme, selected apprentices will be able to gain valuable exposure and experience in the business of media.
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Roles Required:
Provide ongoing support to VFX Supervisors and Producers.
Organise and participate in client Cinesync/ Skype calls, taking notes of key information to relay to other team.
Organise and run department and show dailies sessions, taking notes to disseminate to the rest of the team.
Respond to questions & queries from clients, producers and other team members in a timely manner.
Maintain databases accurately keep track of shots/assets. Review shot tracking assignments and ensure statuses are up-to-date.
Coordinate client ingest, sends, submission forms and collate material to be sent by data IO team.
| Skills | Software |
|---|---|
• Experience in effective VFX scheduling. • Experience working directly with clients & ability to distill client requests or requirements. •Proven ability to manage multiple production/ •Positive attitude and can-do approach. | •Proficiency in Adobe Suite •Proficiency in Adobe After Effects •Proficiency in Office Management Tools |
Jobscope:
Create VFX elements for assigned shots in the area of particles, rigid body dynamics and fluid dynamic simulations.
Setup physically correct lighting environments, shaders, textures and renders in its logical layers and/or passes for compositing.
Produce realistic looking visual effects shots utilizing compositing tools and techniques.
To execute 2D & 3D tracks to placed VFX elements in either 2D or 3D space correctly within the compositing tool.
To have an eye for colour and grade VFX layers to match base plates.
A sense of Visual Effects esthetic for timing and design.
To work closely with Supervisors, Concept Team and 3D Animators to fill in the gaps be it texture, background matte-painting, layout and etc.. to complete the shot.
The creation of procedural assets and animation for VFX is a plus to the team and projects.
To have cultivate a habit of improvement and continuous learning to improve team efficiency and product quality.
A strong team player with the willingness to communicate among colleagues.
A solution seeker and troubleshooter of daily task or in general and generous in sharing of knowledge.
| Skills | Software |
|---|---|
•Competent in 3D production tools in Maya and Houdini •Competent in Compositing using Nuke and/or After Effects •Have an appreciation and willingness to understand computer languages such as python, mel, C++, etc.. •To have a good knowledge of the whole •Visual Effects pipeline with self-awareness of own strengths and willingness to improve on other areas in an iterative manner. | • Proficiency in Houdini • Proficiency in Nuke • Proficiency in Autodesk Maya • Proficiency in Adobe Photoshop • Proficiency in Adobe After Effects • Proficiency in Substance a plus |
Jobscope:
Use an array of proprietary software tools to produce various media elements of assigned projects.
Elevate the work with suggestions for visuals improvements.
Able to create 3D asset, create animation rigs, texturing, shading, lighting, rendering.
Able to animate both hard-surface and organic characters using customized rigs.
Sensitive to timing and pacing for an animation sequence.
Has a good eye for camera framing, shot layout and action continuity to best tell a story sequence.
Produce pre-visualization, composite, and final media with a variety of 3D and compositing tools.
Remain up-to-date for the latest trend in 3D industry.
Stay on schedule and meet deadlines whilst maintaining the highest quality of work.
Craft and update documentation for assets.
Maintain and follow best practices for versioning control, naming convention and organization of the graphic files.
| Skills | Software |
|---|---|
• Creative, innovative and good work ethic. • Strong inter-personal skills and ability to work in a collaborative team environment. • Strong technical skills, as well as a firm understanding of graphics and production workflow. • Have interest and passionate about film and VFX industry. • Extensive working knowledge of Animation, 3D modeling, texturing, lighting and shading • Good working knowledge of animation, camera tracking and compositing. • Good eye for details, good art sense, good sense of timing, and thorough understanding of techniques and technologies relating to 3D in computer graphics. • Ability to learn new software/techniques quickly. • Ability to juggle multiple tasks in a high pressure environment. • Highly adaptable to change, feedback and comfortable in a fast-paced working environment. • Making decisions and solving problems – analysing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. • Organising, Planning, and Prioritising. | •Proficiency in Autodesk Maya •Proficiency in Nuke •Proficiency in Adobe Photoshop •Proficiency in Adobe After Effects •Proficiency in Houdini – A Bonus |
Plan and execute motion graphics animation from initial idea to final.
Work independently by conceptualizing, scripting, shooting, editing and the entire production of the motion graphics video.
Editing, encoding and converting video.
Selecting appropriate audio, graphics and animation styles for the assigned projects.
Manage the production workflow and timeline.
Adding effects/elements to enhance motion graphics in videos.
Visualize projects from conceptual layout, animation of storyboards to execution of the final product.
Keeping abreast of advancements in animation, new technologies and techniques.
Support various lines of business and work closely with respective digital graphic designers.
| Skills | Software |
|---|---|
| •Proficiency in the use of Photoshop and any other other video editing software. •Be familiar with the attributes of the video platform. •Able to contribute with creative ideas and deliver creative solutions. •Able to promote and launch the project from start to end independently. •Display good initiative and be proactive in delivering creative work to support the team. •Self-motivated to work in a fast-paced environment. •Able to work on multiple projects simultaneously. •Individual compensation will commensurate with experience. | •Proficiency in Autodesk Maya •Proficiency in Nuke •Proficiency in Adobe Photoshop •Proficiency in Adobe After Effects •Proficiency in Houdini – A Bonus |
Generate multitude of ideas and sketch convincingly environments, props, characters and creatures;
Create expressive concept art, on par with the quality of the concept art created through references given
Research and collect visual material to define and improve the visual style and contents of the show
Create the necessary support or assets for the projection of images;
Collaborate with the Layout Department in order to determine the matte painting requirements and locations;
Create matte paintings for sometimes complex camera-mapping;
Obtain a level of realism based on the art direction of the project;
Ability to adapt to the show’s artistic style;
Maintain the schedule and quotas given by the Production Coordinator;
Perform tasks and corrections given by the Supervisor and Director by demonstrating analytical skill and pro-activity;
Organize the workload and prepare the presentation elements for validations;
Communicate and search for solutions and information when necessary;
Maintain a good team dynamic;
| Skills | Software |
|---|---|
• Excellent knowledge of MAYA • Strong knowledge of PHOTOSHOP and NUKE • Knowledge of Substance and laying out of UVs is a plus • Knowledge of 2.5D projection techniques in NUKE is a plus • Knowledge of traditional painting and drawing techniques is a plus | • Proficiency in Autodesk Maya • Proficiency in Nuke • Proficiency in Adobe Photoshop • Proficiency in Adobe After Effects • Proficiency in Substance a plus |
Eligibility Criteria
Application Period30 August 2019 to 31 December 2021To ApplyPls send in your CV and a short write-up about yourself and relevant experience together with the following documents to production@ghyculturemedia.com– Proof of Citizenship/Permanent residency- Educational Certifications/Transcripts and Portfolio (if any)** Only shortlisted candidates will be notified
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