My Pet Project

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Remember the movie "Clover Field"? The best part of the whole show was that it extended beyond the one hour plus show time. The production team went as far as creating myspace accounts for the characters and through virtual interaction, they enriched the storyline with off-screen mini stories and artificial character history.

Earlier today, I shared a teaser made for "The Negative Effect" documentary. The video now sits in Facebook and faces shown in the scene were tagged. Unknowingly, a web of mini stories were spun. You just need to check out the names tagged, and you will have access to individual 'LOMO' stories, and something more, their life.

Could this be the future of story telling? A new form of art? Where viewers have the freedom to decide how much details they want. You tell me.

死要抢镜

乐魔。

是一种很危险的玩意。不久前，就有人告诉我说：“FishEye只是开头，很快你就会接着买Instax, 买Holga, 买Diana， 买下买下，恭喜你已经中毒太深了。”

惨了，我现在是 Stage Two。

为什么乐魔会让人这么着迷?

有些人说乐魔的摄影美学是缺陷美。我对这句话的诠释-

因为记忆会褪色。
因为想太多是一种病。
因为乐魔的意外走色，不对焦，出格，曝光是人性。
因为接受，甚至欣赏不完美是通往世界和平的道路。（好啦，这句有点夸）

综合以上所有，乐魔与人生太相像了。

我的诠释正确吗？不知道叻。

我只知道在最基本的环境和条件下，成功捕抓瞬间、即兴的真实画面让人很上瘾。直觉啊。

好，看看这预告片， featuring Alarm叻。后面有个AMOR晃来晃去是我啦（死要抢镜）。

Behind the Scene

BMW Shorties 2008 winner, Nazim Behind the Scene interview with Gua.com.my

Click here.

BMW Shorties 2009 is launched!

The most anticipated event of the year (for me at least) is finally launched last Thursday on May 14, 2009!

Woo hoo~



Scene One: Seet's life a goner, take one, and... ACTION!!

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I just came back from a presentation in MMU Cyberjaya. The university's Faculty of Creative Multimedia organised an Industry Preview for its final year students, and boy, allow me to say "Where have you guys been all these while?!"

The quality of work, the creativity, the story... they were so profesionally done!

Mr. Harold, the faculty dean said, "You guys have shown high quality works, which I'm not surprised."

Well said Mr. Harold. I sat through twenty short animations, and I was smiling from ear to ear.



After the Industry Preview ended, we went to the front and presented BMW Shorties. It was followed by a short Q&A, and just to recap:

1. What's the procedure for participation?
- Download the entry form in our website, make your short film, and submit them to the address stated in the form before 30 June 2009.

2. Who holds the rights of the film made using BMW Shorties grant?
- BMW Malaysia holds the rights to it. Having said that, BMW sells cars, not films. Holding the rights gives us the freedom to publicise it in the best way we can. Our past winners went as far as Rotterdam and Oberhausen Film Festival.

3. What about films that are owned by institutions such as university, will there be any conflict?
- We encourage original entries. Thus, all participants must only submit film which they own the right to, or given the consent by relevant parties. This includes visuals and soundtracks too.



Story tellers, now that the stage is set, it is time for you to take it over.

Good luck.

Feel The Joy

Apart from the fact that I went to Kuching drive event completely over-dressed (mental note to self: drive = smart casual, no matter how the old clippings say otherwise), I quite enjoyed my time there. Really, it was a fun sight to see churches in kampung.

I became buddy with a cab driver during my first hour there, his name is Mr. Lim. He has two daughters and has been driving taxi for the past 14 years. He told me to try Kolo Mee, so I did. It was ok. Not as shockingly good when I first tried Indo Mee at mamak stall with Telur Mata.

Unfortunately I didn't have the chance to try Sarawak Laksa (was planned for next day morning but ran out of time, why? I overslept). My host brought me to eat Rojak Ayam, and it was ok too.

I have a photo album here.

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Tomorrow is the launch of BMW Shorties 2009!!! We are crazily excited. Photocopy machine is making lots of noise now, drum..drum..drum.. That's Jess printing the news releases, but it sounds like call to war drum to me. Our new friend came to enlist himself for national service, he will officially report to duty on 1st June 09, Monday.

After that, I'm off to Kota Kinabalu for the second part of East Malaysia media drive.

Epic feel the joy man~

Event-overload

I think May is going to be event-overload for me.

1. The BMW Shorties Facebook Page is up and running. Yes, you heard it right, THE event is back this year, I'm super excited~
2. AB events are confirmed, so I will be going to East Malaysia real soon. Twice.
3. Another event code name 'DT' is confirmed too.

Aww man, the long weekend is just too short.