(2nd) Day 15 - "DEADLINE"

Oh yeeesss....today was the big day, not just for me, not just for my groupmates, but to every group in MOI Freshman Year. It was the submission of our videos, through Mini-DV tapes (suffice it to say the export of our video went very well). There were all of us, cramped into LT 25, all 58-60 of us. Before the presentation, Alan gave us Peer Assessment sheets which we have to fill in...mind you, I was as honest as possible in filling in that sheet; my group members really deserve plenty of credit. Then, it was the TIME...Ronald's class went first, then Alfie's...I have to admit, everyone has put in a lot of blood, sweat and tears for this project. When it came to Wahidah's class, we were first. Marj was really creative with the subtitles and credits. After the video, I pretty much expect a lot of negative feedback. But, luckily...there was no questions for us after the video. Maybe we did well:). Anyway, when the whole presentation was over, the lecturers made a few announcements: Tomorrow, between 2pm and 2.30pm, our storyboard and scripts have to be submitted, as well as a brief description of our video concept. Basically, all our paperwork. Luckily for me, not all members of every group have to turn up, and Marj, Kez and Joel have all the needed paperwork...so this is where I bow out...
Overall, I have been exposed to what it is like working in a group of people I may not be familiar with and what is like to work on a major project. It really teaches me to be resourceful, how to cooperate no matter the circumstances, and how to tackle my issues with initiative and speaking up. My groupmates are really the most hardworking people ever and while we have our differences, we still have to work our way around each other as our main focus is on the project. So, guys, it really has been a pleasure working with you all...thanks so much...
SAYONARA.

(2nd) Day 14

Today, I went down and booked out the camera (1pm to 2pm) to output our video into the tape Wahidah gave us. I waited for like 30 minutes until I SMSed Marj...and found out that she and Joel are in 3D Lab ALREADY exporting the video...apparently, they already went out and got a camera of their own, and are now trying to output the video into the tape. So I sheepishly returned the camera to Wahidah...but anyway, I think I earn a few initiative points for that, although I didn't realise that people can just get their cameras from other sources. DEADLINE IS TOMORROW...and hopefully, our video is exporting very well...

(2nd) Day 13

Didn't have to go to school today, since there was nearly nothing left to do. However, yesterday Marj asked me to email her five photos of five different works, so I emailed her Digital Media Fundamentals, Creative Storytelling, 2D Art, 3D Art and Ideation. Hope there is no problem with them. She needs photos of our works for-I believe-our credit roll. So maybe she is working on it now....
I have been SMSing Marj all day, asking her if I should go ahead with our 'brief description of our video concept', which is due this Thurs. NO REPLY. Anyway, have to go back tomorrow to output our video to tape...better email Wahidah to book out the video camera for tomorrow...

(2nd) Day 12

Today, it was finally sunny...let's pray it stays that way. We met up with Wahidah so that she can take a look at our video. She asked me if I had seen it since I was sitting rather far away...I said 'yes'...which was pretty untrue cos that video was just mildly edited, and even if I am to see it, what can I do? So, I just listened from my cosy nook at the end of the table. She seemed pretty satisfied with our video...but she said something about 'if the video is too long, the audience will lose interest'. Now all we need to do now is just add the subtitles; I think can add through iMovie (I know that Windows Movie Maker can...I think). Right now, Marj, Kez and Joel are planning to watch 'Notes on a Scandal' here while I watch music videos on YouTube...

(2nd) Day 11-"Always the last to know"

Today, the rain was pretty merciless on us, so I walked into school with wet umbrella, wet socks and wet shoes. Even the hand dryer in the toilet was no help at all. By the time everyone got in after conquering the rain, it was around 1.30pm. So while waiting for Wahidah, Joel, Marj and Kez watched American Idol and random videos on YouTube, I finally discovered the real singers to this one oldie song I fell in love with it (although I am not a fan of oldies): "Always the Last to Know" was NOT sung by Matchbox Twenty as I have previously thought, but by this 9os band called Del Amitri (sounds like some extension from Il Divo) so I was listening to the track over and over again until Wahidah came in. We are going to see her tomorrow concerning the video:)...anyway, we went out to shoot our outro (the opposite of intro...that is, our closing). Unfortunately, Gary wasn't around, so we were fortunate to enlist Andreas's help. Despite some problem with exposure, Kez and Joel gave some suggestions on re-positioning. So, we managed to shoot our outro in 10 mins, and I could rush back home to man-handle my little brother's b'day party...which, by the way, went rather well...except for the part they were making so much noise my younger sister threatened to call their parents...

(2nd) Day 10

My groupmates told me not to go to school today, since my sequence was perfectly alright...or is that an excuse to get rid of me? Anyway, while I am stuck at home, aware of the shocking truth I have to single-handedly run my little brother's birthday party tomorrow (although my younger sis is right now sitting next to me working on some pinata), my groupmates decided to reshoot a few sequences (such as the 2D one) so I really wish them good luck...really hard-working lot. Well, we are going to shoot our outro tomorrow...hope our shooting will go well cos my brother's party starts at 4pm...unless my brother can handle himself perfectly till I get home...10 seems an independant age, although Mum will kill me if I left him on his own...just see how it goes tomorrow, and my STUPID COUGH is not going away...still ongoing. My mum said it will strain my lungs over time, so being a natural hypochondriac, I worry. Took a bit of cough syrup already though *coughs*...

(2nd) Day 9-2nd Interim Assessment

Today, was our second interim assessment. We just received the rather cruel tip that our movie has to be in a tape, and not in a DVD-CD. How....our filming spanned across around four tapes; it will be rather hard to put-or squeeze-our completed movie into a single tape. Can that even be done? Well, anyway, we've just presented, and our new idea/format seems to go very well with our mates. But Wahidah said that our links/transitions were far too slow, and there was some problem with our audio. But she applauded our improvisation for that-our subtitles, which we have yet to put in. We also may have to re-shoot a few scenes. To add to the stress, we have sort of a mini interim this Friday. But we are confident that we will be able to do everything by deadline next Wednesday:).

Filming on Friday, 7 March

Happy International Women's Day everyone...well, everyone who's female, that is. I feel really normal...except my cough is still giving me hell. I need soursops now, not oranges...not enough Vitamin C. Arrived late-as usual- for filming today...which is like GASP, cos we were going to film the last part of our video...the conclusion, Oscar-style. Guess my work on the animated caricutures was for nothing:P. Anyway, Oscar came along with us for that special reason. Our conclusion was like Academy-Awards-Acceptance-Speech style, with each of us having an individual segment in which we hold Oscar and thank those who supported us....yadda, yadda...managed to wrap it up in 15 minutes, now lazing around on 6th floor while Marj uploads our footage...

(2nd) Day 8

My cough went up a bit...maybe I shouldn't have laid off the oranges:P. This time, I was sooo late...apparently, Marj SMSed me last night but I only received it this morning: Meet at 11am on 5th Floor Studio to film 2D and 3D Art scenes. MAJOR MISTAKE. Got there at nearing 1pm, so Marj shot the 2D Art scene (starring Kez and Joel; she did around two takes) before we proceeded to E-space to shoot 3D Art scene. Problem is....no Oscar. Okay....so we headed down for lunch at AS/IT School before hitting our Mac-Lab-haunt from yesterday. Will be shooting 3D Art scene after Marj's class....

(2nd) Day 7

I have plenty of blogging to catch up on...this morning, I took my lunch (woke up late), then took my medication, then walked to school. My nose is still running but at least my fever's gone and my cough isn't so bad. I handed in my MC to the General Office...then started walking around trying to find my groupmates. Where are they? I then SMSed Joel...hopefully, my flu has not spread to them. It was then Joel replied to my SMS, saying to meet him and the rest on the 6th floor. PHEW...lucky. So now, we are all sitting in a Mac lab on the sick-I mean- SIXTH floor, just taking a break and not planning to do any shooting. And now my nose is running, and there's a tremendous ache in my right ear...viral infection could have spread to that ear...God forbid I end up like Ayumi Hamasaki.

(2nd) Day 6

BAD DAY....fever escalated to 39 degrees Celsius, and my cough/sore throat worsened. My mum said I CANNOT go to school...oh, great. So, I SMSed Joel and told him about my condition...luckily, my groupmates were most understanding. I spent the rest of the day sleeping and stuffing myself with water and oranges while they re-shot Marj's scene. Hopefully....I am not slowing the group down in any way. Thank God that by evening, the flu subsided...the oranges must have helped. But still, I need an MC, so my mum brought me to a nearby clinic where I found out what I thought to be dengue was really a viral infection of the throat. I could start going back to school the next day...YIPPEE...

(2nd) Day 5

Woke up feeling as sick as hell...still, I dragged myself to school thinking it was nothing. WRONG. My sickness escalated in the afternoon, but still, I know that we were going to film intro. Luckily, my groupmates were most understanding, and we decided to film intro ASAP so I can go home and rest. I knew that after filming intro, they are going to do a retake of Kez's scene...thanks guys, for your kind understanding:).

Filming on Friday, 29 February

Met up with Marj and Kez to shoot my new sequence (I was presenting Drawing Essentials for our video) . So far, the problem of miscommunication seemed to have died down a little, despite the fact I walked out of a negotiation session the day before...hey, I wanted to work on our animated caricutures. Anyway, we went to Bedok Reservoir to storyboard...the taking-photographs method. It was a creative idea on Marj's and Kez's part. After taking the photos, we were to the 2D Lab to arrange out the storyboard photos (apparently, during my tantrum the day before, most of the storyboard has been taken) before Joel (he had the new script ready) came in. We then went to print out both items before going up to check on Oscar, and paint him. Then, Marj went for class, and the three of us started to laze around before realising we could shoot my sequence then. We then went back to Bedok Reservoir, with Gary, to shoot my sequence. We were still shooting the sequence when Marj came back from class (considering the huge problem I AM NOT A GOOD ARTIST and Kez had to kindly give me crash re-course in drawing). By the time we finished shooting, it was too late to shoot our intro like we planned, so we are going to shoot on Monday. We then went back up to spray-paint Oscar before exiting...and so passes the special day which comes only four years...