Medium: “Motion Photograph” /Video
Design of a simple movie using photographs (i.e., still image)
Theme: Promote NUS or CNM with Creative 'Movies' (Create a .mov for a Final Product)
Description:
Develop a plot on the theme (e.g., about our university or our CNM programme; why you choose
NUS/CNM, what you enjoy/like in the uni/campus, the uniqueness of NUS/CNM). How to promote
and let others see the benefits/advantages of studying in NUS and CNM from your point of view
as a student.
Stage 1: (Concept Development)
Develop a plot for the theme.
[Optional] Concept development: Thumbnail sketches of your concepts (i.e., can be a storyboard,
pictures, photos or hand-drawn)
Create 10 images (e.g. thumbnail, drawing or photograph)
Ideally, the story should consist of intro (e.g. 2 images), main story (e.g.4 images), climax if any
(e.g., 2 images), and conclusion/ending e.g., (2 images).
Feedback: Present concepts to your friends for discussion
Revise according to your friends advice.
Go back to feedback above i.e., find more friends for advice, and revise till you are satisfied.
Deadline: the week after Chinese New Year (8 Feb 2011)
At first, I thought of being deliberately bitter in the audio and support it with pictures that paint a funny side of the things I am talking about but while entertaining it felt empty and meaningless. So I trawled the web for ideas and came upon this beautiful done video by a former NM3208 student
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyA3o5QdFC0 and immediately I thought of some my dear seniors who would be graduating at the end of this semester. With that, I thought perhaps this could double as a tribute to them and their time in NUS and by that card serve as meaningful insight into the what a potential NUS student could hope to expect.
The wording may not be very clear from my scribbles... So here's the script I came up with:
Being a student in Singapore can be real pain sometimes
All your life people are in your face about your grades
It’s always all about results.. results… results
we’re not people
We’re letters and numbers… As & Bs, rankings and percentiles
At NUS, things aren’t so different
No… It’s MUCH WORSE
Slaves to the bell curve
Always chasing the ideal CAP (goals: Year 1=5.0, year, 2=3.5, year 3=survive...)
But to be fair…
Being in NUS has its perks
Vibrant student life
Top grade facilities…. For research
As well as for keeping fit
Even facilities for strengthening your mental fortitude
Sure… We all have a few complaints
I know I do
Yet I imagine several years down the road
I’ll look back fondly on the good old days back in NUS
The friendships
The struggles
The laughter
The tears
All those memories
To all you awesome people who made this journey in NUS such an amazing experience
From the bottom of heart,
Thank you
I will always remember you
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