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About N.E.mation! 2019
24 February 2019
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N.E.mation! is an annual digital animation competition organised by Nexus for students and youth to express their thoughts about Total Defence. N.E.mation! 2019 received over 700 entries and had over 1,300 participants. The theme for N.E.mation! 2019 is "Together We Keep Singapore Strong", which calls on participants to create digital animation clips to encourage Singaporeans to put Total Defence into action.
CATEGORIES
N.E.mation! 2019 includes two categories, namely the Student Category and the Youth Category. The Youth Category is a new addition to N.E.mation! 2019.
a. Student Category. The Student Category is open to students from 13 to 16 years old. Students were invited to form teams of three to four members and to submit a creative pitch based on the theme. The participants had little to no experience in animation. With the help of industry professionals, they were trained to produce broadcast-quality clips for many platforms, including free-to-air television.
b. Youth Category. The Youth Category is open to individuals aged 17 to 25 years old who are enrolled in post-secondary educational institutions. The finalist teams produced their clips independently. The Youth Category clips were also broadcasted on various media platforms, including free-to-air television, cinemas and online.
N.E.MATION! 2019 RESULTS
The winning clips from both categories were determined by a combination of public votes (50%) and the decision by a panel of judges (50%) comprising industry professionals, academics and representatives from government agencies. The public voted for the various N.E.mation! 2019 clips online from 19 January 2019 to 10 February 2019 at www.nemation.sg.
Champion and Runners-up from the Student Category
Team Name (School): Why so cereals (CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls' School)
Animation Title & Synopsis:
Packages of Legacy
Pioneers used stamps and delivery boxes to depict how they overcame challenges to build Singapore and encourage current and future citizens to continue building our nation together.
Final Results: Champions
Team Name (School): The Dream Team (CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls' School)
Animation Title & Synopsis:
A Void Deck(ed) With Love
This clip highlights the sense of community that is felt in the void deck as a common space where we show support for one another.
Final Results: 1st Runner-Up
Team Name (School): DNA.RNA (Singapore Chinese Girls' School)
Animation Title & Synopsis:
Genetically Singaporean
Our DNA carries the history and characteristics of the numerous accounts in our bicentennial records. Each particle and strand conceals rich and distinctive stories of our success.
Final Results: 2nd Runner-up
Team Name (School): The Chemists (Bukit Panjang Govt. High School)
Animation Title & Synopsis:
Small Actions, Big Impact
Even though we are a small nation, our every action can build big things, and our little contributions can make a difference in life-and-death situations.
Final Results: Special Mention Award
Team Name (School): Team SGJ (CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent)
Animation Title & Synopsis:
A Donation of Time
Time is something that we all have, so why not share it and make a difference in our society! Donate your time for the betterment of everyone.
Final Results: Social Media Award
Team Name (School): COCA (CHIJ Katong Convent)
Animation Title & Synopsis:
Digital Defenders
Always check the facts before spreading any information online. It may be fake news and can cause social unrest!
Final Results: Finalist
Team Name (School): GammaRayBurst (Montfort Secondary School)
Animation Title & Synopsis:
Light But Strong
A musing about the similarities between Singaporeans and the gamma ray – the strongest spectrum of light in the universe. You will be enlightened when you see and hear this.
Final Results: Finalist
Team Name (School): Teamstruments (Bukit Panjang Govt.)
Animation Title & Synopsis:
Song of Unsung Heroes
Join and be a part of the unsung heroes who play a part to keep Singapore strong!
Final Results: Finalist
Team Name (School): Techstrike (Crescent Girls' School)
Animation Title & Synopsis:
Blood of a Nation
The human circulatory system is somewhat similar to our country. Different components in the circulatory system need to work together in order to keep the body strong, just like how we each play a part to keep Singapore strong.
Final Results: Finalist
Team Name (School): The runners (Bukit Panjang Govt. High School)
Animation Title & Synopsis:
30-Second Singapore Workout
Let us all play a part and flex our muscles to keep Singapore fit and strong!
Final Results: Finalist
Champion, Runners-up and Finalists from the Youth Category
Team Name (School): ATT (Nanyang Polytechnic)
Animation Title & Synopsis:
There is a Day
In the format of a calendar, this clip shows the significance of the special occasions Singapore celebrates across the year, and encourages Singaporeans to play their part for Singapore beyond these special occasions.
Final Results: Champions
Team Name (School): Dungeon Dreamers (Nanyang Technological University)
Animation Title & Synopsis:
Choped!
Chope-ing is a Singaporean way of reserving seats in food centres by placing small, personal belongings on empty tables. However, tables are not the only things we "reserve" and "save". We also "chope" resources for our nation's prosperity and sustainability.
Final Results: 1st Runner-Up
Team Name (School): N.E.Thing is Possible (Nanyang Technological University)
Animation Title & Synopsis:
Gone Phishing
The story is set underwater with fishes and marine animals as characters. The protagonist of the story, Phishy, represents young children who have just been introduced to the digital space and are not quite sure of what to do to exercise cyber safety.
Final Results: 2nd Runner-up
Team Name (School): Team Arugula (Nanyang Technological University)
Animation Title & Synopsis:
Sticks
Inspired by the Chinese proverb, which roughly translates to 'one chopstick is easily broken while a bunch of chopsticks are not', this clip explores other stick-related proverbs in the languages of Singapore through the visual transformation of different types of sticks we see in our daily lives.
Final Results:
Team Name (School): Snowypeak (Nanyang Polytechnic)
Animation Title & Synopsis:
Misinformed Mania
A man, relaxing at home, receives alarming news and decides to share it with his friends and family. Unbeknownst to him, the news turns out to be false and the people who were misinformed wreak havoc. Chaos spreads like a virus throughout Singapore and ends up engulfing the country in darkness.
Final Results: Social Media Award
Team Name (School): Meowsiewdai (Nanyang Technological University)
Animation Title & Synopsis:
Samaritans
Inspired by moving stories of real life samaritans, this clip shows how sharing acts of kindness through media channels can move the hearts of others and encourage compassionate deeds, leading to a cycle of goodwill that makes us strong.
Final Results: Finalist
Team Name (School): Panda (Singapore Polytechnic)
Animation Title & Synopsis:
Shields
As different threats confront Singapore, how would Singaporeans defend themselves and their country with only one shield per person?
Final Results:
Team Name (School): Studio Patty (Nanyang Polytechnic)
Animation Title & Synopsis:
The Mightiest Warriors
A shadow puppet show, played by a little boy and his toys, tells the story of the three brave frontlines of Singapore’s defence force that fight against terrorism.
Final Results: Finalist
Team Name (School): Water Dragons (Singapore Polytechnic)
Animation Title & Synopsis:
Beyond the horizons
For most people, their heroes are famous celebrities or people of power. But for Johnny, his hero is his childhood friend, Mary. While women are not usually associated with the battlefield in the minds of many, Mary is here to prove them wrong.
Final Results: Finalist
AWARDS AND PRIZES
Awards and Prizes
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Champion |
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1st Runner-Up |
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2nd Runner-Up |
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Special Mention Award |
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Social Media Award |
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YOUTH CATEGORY AWARDS AND PRIZES | |
Champion |
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1st Runner-Up |
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2nd Runner-Up |
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Special Mention Award |
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Social Media Award |
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Finalist Teams |
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WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS
The latest information on N.E.mation! can be found on these online platforms:
Official website: www.nemation.sg
Facebook: www.facebook.com/nemation (opens in new tab)
Instagram: www.instagram.com/nemation.sg
Twitter: www.twitter.com/nemation (opens in new tab)
YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/nemators (opens in new tab)
More Resources
Youths Display Understanding of Total Defence through N.E.mation!