Rendering

This may take a while.




~ enjoy a short film while we wait! ~ 

Sh*tuff People Say About Careers Fair

Shot this for a video competition. We were meant to create a video that highlight the benefits of going to the careers fair and encourage students to attend their respective fairs. What do you guys think? 

Vote for me by "liking" my video here.

~ I love freebies ~

Short film: Memory Box

The idea of a memory box is something everyone (I think) can relate to. It doesn't have to be a physical box but it can be a mental one or maybe even a blog. You get the idea. This new year's I was taking a look inside my memory box. Inside I found a letter. The very same letter I was holding in the video. It was from a friend whom I barely knew but had the chance to meet during my time in Perth. And it was encouraging to re-read what she had to say. Contents not to be disclosed but it triggered this video.

I have a bad habit of dwelling on things longer than I should. And it eats me. In the video I've portrayed memories to be "cute and cuddly" but what if the memories you hold onto are "junk". A bad relationship, a death of a person, a sad memory. Do you keep it or do you throw it out? Memories are there to remind us of our history but it can also make us so comfortable that we'll choose to live in the past. Oh nostalgia... now what? 

Learn from the past, move on and make new memories. 

Cakewalk.

Memory Box is probably the most dialogue driven video I've made, thus far. Dialogue has never been my strong point so this video serves as an experiment and a good challenge. Kudos to Jon for his awesome filming skills, I mean check out those sweet angles and compositions. And also to Aileen for acting the mean sister role (she's really nice in-person).

Thanks for watching!


~ 200th post ~

FML! We're Winning!

A little late to be posting this but here goes. Flare Dance 2011 was fun. Despite all of the time and energy that was poured out and how spent I was after everything was over, I had fun. 

Was re-reading my post about flare last year and I'm glad to say I've achieved what I've set out to do. To journey and foster closer relationships with the people in flare. Even though if was just within the circle of friends in the breakdancing piece, even if it was just for a semester, I've grown to love and appreciate each one of them. Thanks for making this year's flare experience much more meaningful.

To end, here's a couple of videos that I've put together. I reckon it pretty much sums up my entire flare experience this year. Whether I'll continue on next year is still up in the air. Will see how things goes. Either way, I don't plan to stop dancing any time soon.

Thank you video which we put together for our awesome choreographer and friend.

From now on, FML will always be a positive quote to me. We will face challenges and FML moments in life but we should always remember to be positive and continue holding onto hope. Thanks for reminding us, Kai.

May our dance inspire you and hopefully brighten up your day!


~ FunkMaLife ~

Chapter 3: It's Not About Winning...

I've been living in Melbourne, Australia for the past 3 years and I'm loving it. It's a wonderful city no doubt but at the end of the day, it's the community and friends around me that makes it great. Thanks for being such a blessing and inspiration to me!

2 weeks of filming, 3 nights of editing and over 200 footages. First official video shot by 30Hearts. Dedicating this video to all 34 of you who invested into my dreams. Thanks to everyone who helped out one way or another.

~ ...though it'll be nice to heheh ~

My Thoughts You Can't Decode

Had the privilege of filming and editing JoshuaPuiMusic new music video. Was having difficulty synching the video with the music because of a fatal mistake. I forgot to have the music playing while we were filming. Lyrics were wrong and the tempo was off but that's where the magic of editing comes in. All in all, I think it turned out ok. Lesson learnt - the next one will be better!

~ Woohoo! Holiday well spent. ~

Why Are You Running?

It's been a while since I had the chance to take the day off, walk around the city and be inspired. Melbourne City's a really nice place to shoot a video.

At the end of the day, this is what we came up with:

This was done spontaneously without any ideas of what to shoot. Hence, the open-ended story. But the point of this video-venture was just to have fun. So I hope you guys enjoyed watching it as much as we did filming it!

~ Expecting more to come? Me too! ~

Moving Out

Some people dread moving out. Out of comfort, out of familiarity. But sometimes, it is necessary. It teaches us to clear out the junk and cherish what's important. Yes, it may be sentimental and at times challenging but it's all part of growing up.

Sorry that I haven't been blogging recently. I guess I'm getting a little bored of blogging *gasp* so what now? Hmm I'll still write a new post every now and then, but I'll keep 'em short and sweet. maybe.

So yea, I'm back in Melbourne after bumming around for 2 months back home. I actually miss bumming around. Alas, all good things must come to an end. So now I'm packing my stuff and getting ready to move into a new place (cause the owner wants his apartment back & is kicking us out).

Just about a week left for this summer holiday. Let's enjoy it till the very end, shall we?


Oh! And I've been listening to Community OST. It's nice~


~ videomaking-itch is satisfied... for now ~

Project YouTube

I thought that I would have more time to blog during the holidays. I guess I was wrong!

Last Sunday we had a special thanksgiving for the leaders in my community. I was given another video opportunity but this time, it was to honour my Clan leader, Krystal.



I believe that videos are powerful mediums capable of invoking thoughts and emotions within the viewers. But to think that a video I made was capable of doing so frightened me (that was before I realised how awesome it was). It touched me to see the community and Krystal so touched by the video and that I was able to bring a few laughter to their Sunday morning.

I may not be sure about where I'm going with all this but I'm gonna continue making videos. It's always encouraging to receive compliments for our efforts. Afterall, I do enjoy entertaining and making people laugh. Who knows? Maybe one day this "talent" will be used for greater things. Just maybe.

On an unrelated-but-sort-of-related-note, I finished reading this book called, The Alchemist. To quote from the book, "When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it."

Hmm... well first I'm gonna need to know what I want and how serious I am about wanting it. Dreams will remain dreams unless I chose to pursue them. And that's where faith and courage steps in. Alas, faith and courage doesn't come easy for me, especially in the areas of love and career.



May be I should become a K-pop artist and find love in a foreign country.

Nahhh.... just joking.

The video above came about from a certain individual's enthusiasm after discovering this article: MBC lauches global audition program with Youtube.

So basically it's a voting contest where the winner gets a chance to win some cash and earn a debut supported by MBC.

Here's the link for the voting:
http://ytasianidol.appspot.com/gallery#
Find us under Country: AUS / Genre: ROCK
So do "like" the video if you like it!

A LOT of effort went into recording and editing this video, so kudos to Chris for doing most of the work! It was tiring but definitely heaps of fun. Glad that Project Clockwise was able to "re-unite" for this occasion.

Alrighty! It's been a long day and sleep awaits. Goodnight friends and pleasant dreams!


~ 40 days fast revelation up next! ~

Back on the Tube!

Exams are over, I is merry. End of the 40 days fast too. Planning to make my time in Melbourne a productive one. Gonna get out and do stuff rather than just sit around at home reading manga and watching Youtube. Gonna blog about some "stuff" too. But for now, let me Youtube.

Probably the BEST SHOWCASE I've seen thus far. Gotta love the Koreans. So much energy and fun to watch.



Been catching up on my Wongfu as well. Just realised how many videos I've miss out on in just the span of 40 days. Love this music video. I just might buy the album.



JANE LUI! She's a musical genius. Go check out her channel here. Love how the video's so raw and just watching her bust a move, great fun!



Pokemon live-action!? Wicked!




~ btw, the October issue's not over yet! ~

Our Little Patch of the City

The guys had fun sewing and getting in touch with our feminine side. Thanks to Ellie, Greg and Lita for helping out the LifeTVCrew. Still not done with the sewing and stitching but I reckon it'll look awesome once it's done.

In the midst of preparing 3 other videos and practicing a dance routine for annual dinner. Sometimes I wonder how did I get involve in all of this. But I'm enjoying myself. 4 more days to annual dinner!

Here's a sneak peak of what's to come!




~ how awesome is Masterchef ~

My YouTube Story

Could you imagine at one point we once lived in a world where YouTube didn't exist? This year YouTube celebrates its 5th anniversary.

I've never really thought much about it but after watching the video above, YouTube's pretty amazing. What was once just a place to share videos has transformed into a source for education, inspiration and of course, entertainment.

Being a part of Life* TV made me think about why I'm doing all this. Is it just for the sake of churning out work? Or to keep people happy? Or is it just to satisfy my own selfish ambitions?

No! When I make videos, I want to make videos which shows heart and expression. To tickle the audiences' minds and inspire people. As simply or as silly as a video may be, I want to create those kind of videos.

So what's your YouTube story?

____________________________________________________________

Here are a couple of my favourite YouTube videos:

For the aspire film-makers:


For the dancers:


For the gamers:


For the musicians:


For the LULZ:



~ why haven't I expand on Ghostbusters..... interesting ~

Here's A Toast

Love dramas.
Stories to tell our kids.
Non-coincidental chances.

And did I mention?

High-fives and text messages!

Today was an incredible day. One that I will definitely remember for many merry days to come.


~a shout-out to wince & Z ~

THIS IS IT

I wanna watch! I wanna watch! I wanna watch! I wanna watch! I wanna watch! I wanna watch!


~ first and last exam tomorrow ~

Sket Dance

For the past week, I've been working on this short video competition. This competition was organized by my course program and it requires us to make a short video which promotes our area of study. In my case, Geomatics. If you're wondering what the *beep* Geomatics is, don't worry. That makes two of us.

Refer to one of my earlier post to find out what Geomatics is. Click for the link here.

Of course I wouldn't be interested in entering such a competition unless the prizes are yummy and well worth the effort. And boy are the prizes yummy.

3rd Prize - 4 Hoyts Movie Tickets
Not bad. There are a few good movies coming out and I'm yet to watch "UP".

2nd Prize - Digital Camera (10MP)
Okay. This would just be an upgrade for the camera I have now. Not something I really need but hey.

1st Prize. Now this is the reason I entered this competition. You ready?

1st Prize is a....

CAMCORDER!!

Gahhhhhh! A freakin' camcorder and all you have to do is submit a freakin' video. A freakin' FREE CAMCORDER!! Ahhhhhh I never knew I could want something, besides a PS3, so bad. Haa...okay, think I've calmed down a bit. *clears throat*

So why do I want a camcorder so bad? I think it all started when I was reading this manga, called Sket Dance (Don't judge me! and no, it's not a manga about making videos or some sort of magical camcorder....that's just corny).

Sket Dance is about a trio of high-schoolers who helps people out as part of their club activity. How the club came about is a vital part of the story so I won't spoil it for you guys. Technically, each of the member have some sort of tear-jerking, emotional past. And the main character, Bossun, discovered his past through footages his parents took with, you guessed it, a camcorder.

Whoever invented the camcorder is my hero. I'm sure there are times in your life which makes you go, "Mann I wished someone recorded it." Recording it would be a great way of "immortalizing" that day, event, moment etc. Maybe even better than a photo ever could. But that's just my opinion. Some of you would argue that a photo, journal or even a drawing would be better. Than again it would vary depending on the situation.

Just like how this blog serves as a way for me to document events in my life, the camcorder could assist me in taking this a step further. Afterall, there's only so much the grey matter in my head can store. Also, wouldn't it be nice to share the videos you've recorded with your families and friends 20, 50, 80 years from now?

Aha....looks like I'm getting ahead of myself. Let's be reasonable here. What are my chances of winning 1st Prize? Also, how often would I be using it anyways? Afterall, this may just be a temporary craze. Who knows? But we'll see, yea?

This post sounds like a serious soap opera when it's just about a kid entering some video competition. But you'll never know what might come out from all this. Life is full of surprises whether you like it or not.

Back to where I left off.

Sket Dance is an awesome manga.


~ will post the video at a later time ~

if you are chilli?

You're bored.

You're home alone.

You make a video.



The song is called The Way I am by Ingrid Michaelson.

For youtube link click here.


~ stole ann's joke muahaha ~

Holding My Thoughts Inside

There's just soo many things I want to blog about but I'm not sure where to start. So I think I'll just give you guys a sneak peek of what's to come:

~ would you care to listen? ~

IT'S BACK!

~ "To Infinity and Beyond!" ~

Up

I'm a sucker for Pixar.

~ hey, Jon. It's you! ~