The whole moment was captured on video and with photos by my Boss and friend Alf Kuhlmann, who I have had a relationship with longer than Ivy haha. It was the greatest moment of my life, and I was quite embarrassed because there about 10-15 people standing by watching – I hadn’t realised the lookout was such a popular spot! I then picked up a 3rd acoustic guitar to perform the guitar solo before the song finished. I sang the song to Ivy as they provided the backing music. As we approached the fairy lights I laid down a picnic blanket in the middle of the circle and 2 of my closest friends, James and John, appeared from behind the trees playing the Beatles’ ‘And I Love her’ on acoustic guitar. We walked down the Kyeema track to the main lookout point and Ivy was shocked to find a large ring of fairy lights circling the vantage point. I proposed to Ivy at sunset at the top of Mt. I am very lucky to be spending the rest of my life with this amazing and inspiring woman! It has been the greatest 4 years of my life – Ivy has given me so much love and support and has made me a better person in countless ways since the day I met her. I proposed to her 4 years to the day we first met, and 3 ½ years after we first started our romance together. My most exciting moment this year by far has been proposing to my Girlfriend Ivy. Wishing a happy new year in 2014 to my Clients, Family and friends!Īs we wave goodbye to 2013 and begin the new year, I’m excited to put together a quick review of my highlights over the last twelve months. To any HongKongers in the 3D Animation / Design industry, please do hit me up if you visit Melbourne, Australia sometime!Ģ013 – year in review By Michael Wentworth-Bell Business News, Digital Lode, Inspiration One Comment I’ve had a great 2 weeks in Hong Kong this year and look forward to returning in aroud a year’s time. Particularly impressed with FATFace and Treehouse studio. I am always trying to keep up-to-date with what the local HK studios are producing in the area of 3D animation, visualisation and broadcast. The best work was coming out of Beijing and Korea. Some very truly inspiring pieces amongst some of the more tame and conventional work. 2 absolutely massive exhibition spaces with thousands of artworks on display from all over the world. We’ve also visited the Art Basel exhibition which was mind-blowing in its sheer scale. Still early days for the PMQ precinct, but it is a state of the art setup with some very interesting tenants and a lot of great events planned later this year – i’m very annoyed that i’ll be missing out! Art Basel Hong Kong 2014 This trip, Ivy and I have visited the newly opened PMQ artist’s hub located in Central, Hong Kong. PMQ Artist Hub, Hong KongĪlso a big fan of the art community in Hong Kong. The people, the food, amazing transport and architecture of this insane mecha-city. I absolutely love the bustling and extremely busy Hong kong. It is the first time my father has left Australia! One of my recent trips to Hong Kong was shared with my sister and best mate James, and my parents have travelled to Hong Kong this time to spend time with Ivy’s family. I have since finished my Uni degree and am working in the 3D animation industry.With Ivy, i’ve continued to return to Hong Kong once a year, Staying around 1-6 weeks each time. The Panorama 2009 experience changed my life completely.
it was during this time that I met an acquaintance who became a pen-pal, friend, girlfriend, is now my fiance and next year will be my wife. Meeting IvyĪfter the competition, we decided to stay on in Hong Kong for an extra 5 days – it was the first time the 3 of us uni mates had ever been overseas. The boot camp was mediated and mentored by 4 industry professionals including Markus Kurtz from Rhythm and Hughes, Daniel Thompson from Rising Sun Pictures and Benjamin Huber from Industrial Light & Magic / Lucasfilms. We were flown by Autodesk as Team Belfast with the other Australian finalist team to Hong Kong where we got to attend a 4 day intensive boot camp with other finalists – Students from 11 countries. We were extremely lucky to have been chosen as Australian finalists. In 2009 myself and 2 friends entered the first ‘ Autodesk Panorama‘ competition, creating a short 2 minute 3D animation in 3 and a half weeks to meet the deadline.
My life journey is tied to Hong Kong in a very special way – it has been a turning point in studies, my career, and where I met the love of my life. I’m Currently spending 2 weeks in Hong Kong and, as always, loving my time here! Visiting Hong Kong By Michael Wentworth-Bell Business News, Digital Lode, Inspiration No Comments