sin_istra

a problem that has been bugging me since o levels...

i am interested in animations, and was planning to enter nyp to take design course after o levels. but because it's a diploma, i didn't have much confidence in the prospect, so i chose jc.

jc is now a thing of the past for me. my results aren't good, but still enough for me to secure an engineering course in NTU.

but i'm planning to try to apply for Digital Animation in NTU. but because i have no talent in drawing, except for that interest in it, i fear even if i do graduate from the course, i won't have good prospects in it.

should i then, stick to a normal engineering course, and earn a stable low income in the future?
or should i learn what i'm interested in, and pray hard that i can get myself a job that line in the future...?

really confused... need help...

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LReaction

Choose what you like.. if you like drawing enough to choose a course based on it, please at least have the determination to improve too =D

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komirad

Go with passion

You have the permission to bow down to me.


I mean now.

sin_istra

but can't feed a family with passion leh... that's what i fear...

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YNWA

choose wat u like lo.....passion is more impt than talent...

爱情是一种怪事, 我开始全身不受控制.

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preciouspurple

Saw this written on a promotional brochure when at the NTU art school:

claren_89

This course is something similar to wat i taking in SP which is game design nid drawing and animation stuffs, if u have the passion u sure thrive to improve on ur drawing like me in the past my drawing sux but nw it improving slowly but surely. Passion and frens keep me going on when the odds are down on me

if you don know which way to go, rem to choose one tat u will not regret when u look back

all the best ya

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jencyc

go by your passion.
passion drives u to success.

don't worry about future prospects, coz if there is none of them, what will happen to the graduates of the course and other courses that is related to animation?

i believe that humans are naturally driven by passion, so trust yaself and make the correct choice.

jiayou!

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burtonho1990

even if u cant go local u u still can pursue yr degree in overseas

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sin_istra

YNWA, but bread is just as important, is it not?

preciouspurple, haha... thanks for that haha

claren_89, thanks a lot! yep i'm trying hard to improve my drawing. and i'm enjoying it haha... and ya, i just don't want to have any regrets, not even a small amount of it, in the future...

jencyc, appreciate it! actually a lot of people ended up in a career that has nothing much to do with their qualifications... i just don't want to end up like that, like in a way, wasting 4 years of my youth, doing something that can't really help in my future career...

burtonho1990, haha i bo bian... must go to local uni... because i'm around the poverty line; not enough money to allow myself to go overseas to study haha...

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preciouspurple

Anyway, if you want to find out more about the art school in NTU, you can check out:
http://forum.artdesignmedia.net/

creed

Hello there, I've asked myself that similar question before so maybe I'll shed some light on the design part. Right now, it's a year since I've graduated from NYP. I'm currently working in an animation company. From what I see now, jobs are plenty in this design industry, but its a matter of whether anyone wants to do it. You can find jobs in this line, but it might not be what you truly dream of.

I've seen my fellow schoolmates who graduated with me doing things that they don't specialise in. Some even 'pao kah liao', from concept to end product when they are hired initially just for their 3d skills. Also, the person handling your pay is not necessarily someone who knows design. You may even find that your pay isn't justified of the amount of effort put in (in both good and bad ways yes...).

And the talk about talent... There are people who didn't know how to draw do marvelous digital works within a few years. It's a question of interest and initiative, how motivated you are and how far your goals are set in this field. If you do take the design path, just constantly brush up your drawing and observation skills in the four years. It's not about talent, just how far you want to go.

I remember reading this and finding it really true: 'Don't follow your passion, just bring it with you where ever you go.' True, it's better that you do something that you are interested in, same goes for a job. If you enjoy that job, you can perform better in it.So if you are keen on making designing your rice bowl next time, think about it, will you be able to enjoy it then? For me, I like to paint and that's my job now. I don't like it forced out and dictated, cos at the end of it, I'll feel dead. Yet the process of being submerged in perfecting the artwork kept me going, hence, I'm still alive ;D. Well, that's about it from me. All the best in your choices

sin_istra

preciouspurple, thanks for the link. i've been there... seen a lot of complaints on the forum too haha...

creed, thanks a lot for sharing! haha i like the quote very much!

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creed

Heya sin_istra, sorry but I can neither send a pm or email to you back due to insufficient posting (and no way am I gonna go spam the forum to make up the other 9 postings...>_<) so here's my reply:

If there is anything you wanna know, I'm glad to share here, though I must say that my knowledge and experience is extremely limited. All I can offer is what I've been through in this 1 short year of working, best if you seek out to hear more from both sides too. Think it through slowly

L1lvl3i

do what u like is the best choice.

gnelak

hey there!

ya, I can understand what u are gg through. I had a hard time making decisions too

but anyways, stick to your interest! I know bread and butter is essential in your everyday life, but earning it without your happiness and fulfilment will make life very meaningless and empty! I've seen many examples of both types (ie: those who went with their interests and vice versa) and I strongly sense the importance of interest.

Good luck! (:

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sin_istra

but what if my own happiness contradicts that of my family's?

what if i cannot feed them with my passion?

this is what's been bothering me... haha... anyway, thank all for replying!

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hooolahoop

sin_istra, sama sama here larrr... anyway, take a double major if you can't switch over from engineering lor ('cos engineering cannot take double-degree with the animation course)

sin_istra

haha killua suggested that too... but i seriously doubt i'm the double-degree caliber... given my results, i'm quite lucky that i managed to get myself an engineering course haha...

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hooolahoop

(great minds think alike. what can i do man. haha!)

no, i suggested double-major, not double degree. double degree is a fixed combination for NTU engineering, and i don't think animation is one of the selected courses. double degree requires good A level results as well. on the other hand, you get to choose what you want for double-major (more flexibility, i feel) and they open this for all (meaning, if A level results like shit, still can do. as long as you first major don't flunk). you just need to inform the administration that you are taking second major in the course and the modules you take are to be counted for the second major.

sin_istra

well, i still doubt i can handle 2 courses at the same time haha...

but i will email the admin of NTU to check with them... thanks a lot!

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