Getting Ready For The festive Season!!!

   The Hari Raya season is just around the corner and the fasting month is reaching its peak. As usual, most people would be packing their stuff a nite or 2 days before the festive season to head back to their respective hometown. This year will be different for me, cause my family wants to go back on the 4th day of Raya, and i might not be able to go back as i my classes will be commencing from the 4th of Raya onwards.      

   So i have thought of another way to celebrate Raya and enjoy going to classes at the same time. FIREWORKS!!! It has been 2 years since i last played or touched a firework. I'v just bought a few cool and "dangerous" Fireworks for me to get my mind of college. There are lots of different types of fireworks such as Thunder king, Thunder clap, Merdeka shot, fire ball and many more. 

   This is just the first stage for me to start my festive season as there will be alot more fireworks that ill purchase, a day before and after Hari Raya. Ofcourse i would not be playing it myself, ill invite my friends and family, and those who are not celebrating Raya at their hometown. Well Selamat Berpuasa and Selamat Hari Raya to all muslim citizens.. CHEERS!!

Sound And Image Class

     Sorry for the late update, iv been very busy during my semester break, rehearsing for a theatre show in KLPAC. Unfortunately i wasn't able to perform in the end cause i fell sick during tech week. I have started my second semester in college, im actually in the second week now. This new semester is very different from the first, i only have 5 subject and some of the classes are separated into 2 groups, cause some classes can't accommodate  27 people at once.

       

The subjects that im learning for this semester is Play &  Screen Writing, Acting & Characterization, Script Analysis, Cinema Modernity & Montage and Sound & Image. I feel very lucky this semester because my lecturers are great people, 2 of them thought me last semester and the 3 of them are new. I was surprised

 when i found out that a familiar face from the industry was going to teach me, she is one of the host of 3R, Rafidah Abullah, yes her, teaching me script analysis. Im always excited about her class cause i really learn alot from her, even just in the first class itself.

         Then there is Azmyl Yunor, he teaches me Cinema Modernity & Montage. He is a music composer and a singer, well not a popular figure. He use to study in Australia and he pick up the guitar at the age of 18, and he sort of find his music by performing at the streets. He now always do shows at The Black Tie with his band, and today he performed for our class during a 10 minute break in class, and he was awesome. He can play a variety of songs. Ill also be looking forward for his future performances.

          

So far, the class that im enjoying the most right now is Sound & Image. Its a class where ill learn how to use the camera, how to shoot with 3 point lighting, etc. My recent in class assignment for the class was to bring a digital camera and to take photo's of architecture, portraits and objects. The lecturer ( Sow Yee) made me discover alot of things about my camera that i didn't know of before this. She taught me and my classmates how to use the functions in the camera such as iso, aperture, white balance and focusing. At first i thought only the DSLR camera has these kind of functions, but i was wrong. I enjoyed taking alot of photos and some of them were really good

 compared to the pictures iv taken before this. So here are some photos that iv taken. Well Thats all for now. CHEERS!!!

MICHAEL JACKSON (1959-2009) R.I.P

Speculation mounted that Michael Jackson's fatal heart attack might have been brought on by an injection of painkilling drugs after a rehearsal for the pop star's comeback concert in London, dubbed "the final curtain". Revered as the 'King Of Pop', the tortured music icon's death at the age of 50 sent shock waves across the world. As thousands of fans gathered outside the Ronald Reagen UCLA Medical Center, where Michael was pronounced dead at 2.36pm on Thursday, 25th June (3.56 am Malaysian time on Friday, 26th), detectives searched the rented mansion in Holmby Hills here where the singer had been living.

According to reports, the personal physician who was with him at the time attempted to resuscitate him. Michael's death was confirmed by his brother Jermaine Jackson in an emotional press conference. He said that Michael had suffered a cardiac arrest at his home, however the cause of his death is unknown untill the results of the autopsy are known. Here are some of his background history for those who don't thoroughly know who Michael Jackson is.

1958- August 29, Michael Joseph Jackson born in Gary, Indiana. 7th of 9 children. Brothers, Sigmund "Jackie", Toriano"Tito", Jermaine, Marlon, Steven "Randy", sisters Rebbie, Janet and LA-Toya.
1962- Michael joins family pop group The Jackson 5, with Jackie, Tito, Marlon and Jermaine.
1968- 10 year old Michael and his brothers sign contract with motown records.
1969- Debut single I want You Back, hits number 1.
1970- Jackson 5 becomes first group in pop history to have their first 4 singles top the US charts.
1976- Solo career loses momentum, signs with his brothers to Epic as the Jacksons.
1977- Singer lands starring role as a scarecrow in an all-black film musical THE WIZ, a retelling of THE WIZARD OF OZ. The movie was a box office disaster but Jackson meets music impresario Quincy Jones.
1979- With Jones producing, Jackson records his solo album, OFF THE WALL. Album goes on to sell over 7 million copies.
1982- In Quincy Jones-Produced Thriller, Jackson duets with Sir Paul McCartney, brings in guitarist Eddie Van Halen for jaw-dropping solo, and Vincent Prince for a creepy recitation. Thriller becomes biggest selling album of all time with 40million copies worldwide.
1983- Massive hits from Thriller include fiery Billie Jean and Van Halen anti-gang-violence track Beat It. Jackson performs moonwalk dance step for the first time on TV.
1984- Jackson lands largest individual sponsorship deal in history with US5m ad campaign for Pepsi Cola.
1987- Release of 3rd album BAD. Buys the Neverland Ranch.
1988- Publishes autobiography, Moonwalker.
1991- Signs US65m recording deal with Sony. 4th album DANGEROUS marks end of singer's collaboration with Quincy Jones.
1993- Accused of molesting 13 year old boy, but categorically denies it. Pepsi cancels sponsorship deal.
1994- Marries Lisa Marie Presley.
1995- Releases History: Past, Present and Future, Book 1 album.
1996- Lisa Marie files for divorce. Jackson marries nurse Debbie Rowe. Fathers 3 children, Prince Michael (1997), Paris Michael (1998), and Prince Michael 2 (2002).
2001- Releases Invincible, album gets cool reception.
2005- Following 4 month trial Jackson is acquitted of charges of child molestation.
2008- Jackson and and music promoter AEG Live announce he will perform 50 concerts at London's 02 Arena.
2009- June 25th, Michael Jackson suffers cardiac arrest at his Beverly Hills home. Pronounced dead at UCLA Medical Center.
RIP Michael JACKSON, may god bless your soul.

SCREEN PRODUCTION:The 6th Batch of Graduating Students from the Department of Performance & Media

March 07, final year students from the Department of Performance & Media are presenting their final pieces of film works at Sunway University College; The Props of Life and Crumbling Cookie. Both films have been executed by the students’ themselves from pre-production through to post production.

The Props of Life, which has been separated into three different parts, is a narrative film which wheels around the importance of life, family and relationships. Here, a prop is used to unfold the stories within a circle of ties. It is directed by: Rebecca Dawson, Howard Law and June Wong.

Crumbling Cookie, on the other hand, is a story of a young man, Timothy, who has hit a low point in his life. Having lost his parents and his fiancée leaving him, he is contemplating suicide as a viable way out. Presented in a docu-drama and experimental style, Crumbling Cookie, directed by Joyce Tay centres around the life of Timothy, together with interview snippets from real life cases.

The Props of Life is presented by Aaron Wong, Howard Law, Joanna Soh, June Wong, Khaz, Olivia Kang, Rebecca Dawson & Reuben Cheow;

performed by Shah Rizuan, Melinda Wong, Amir Izwan, Howard Law & Joanne Ooi.

Crumbling Cookie is presented by Alou Dembele, Dwayne Tan, Joanna Foo, Joyce Tay, Khoo Ee Ping & Roger Liew;

performed by Khaz, Syamsul Azhar, Ty-lene Cook & Diandra Arjunaid.

Publicity by Gabriella Robinson & Joanna Soh

Acknowledgements: Leow Puay Tin ( Head, Department of Performance & Media Sunway University College), Joe Yan, Bernice Chauly, Mr. Jasbir (Media Manager of Monash University), Monash University, Joanna Foo & Family, The Befrienders Organization (Kuala Lumpur), Madam Chew Pek Moi, Mr. and Mrs. Tan Teong Sin, Irene Goh, Mr. and Mrs. Liew Ah Chuan, Grace Yeoh & The Department of Performance & Media, Sunway University College.