Something To Talk About

Tiger and I started working making videos together during HAW 2007. "The Sick Note" was our first baby and personally I felt so happy that finally I was given an opportunity to work on such cool projects. Come to think of it, The Sick Note was probably our biggest project to date - with costumes and props such as fake knife, fake blood etc, I thought we might have pushed it a bit too far. But it was fun! The only thing that bothered me was the fact that it did not get the proper screening it deserved that night due to some technical problems, which might have originated from our lack of knowledge in the rendering process. *Note to aspired film makers of KYUEM* Render your video in MPEG-1 format. It's lighter and reliable. So, based on the lessons learnt while making The Sick Note, we started making more videos. Sampai la HAW 2008 baru2 ni where The Golden Cage got the 2nd place in the video competition.

I like making videos with Tiger. I think we have the chemistry, or whatever thing you wanna call it. Tak tension2. But I must admit I dislike the first part of video making which is the process of idea development. Normally he will come up with brilliant ideas while I just tag along and improvise them. Personally, I'm more interested in the presentation of the story, the cinematography, the script and stuff like that.

I like it when people appreciate our works. It doesn't really matter if we win or lose. We've been taken for granted for quite a number of occasions anyway, so not winning anything is the least of our worries. However, things may have changed a bit this time around. Last couple of months, we participated in the Cambridge 150th Anniversary short film competition where all participants are required to make a short film of 150 seconds long about the essence of our school. Tiger (and a few others) came up with the idea of "My School is My Life". And as usual, we did not put any hope in winning the competition. Banyak kot contestant lain from other parts of the world taking part as well. However, it doesn't mean that we did it half-heartedly. Hard work jugak tu.

And this morning, Tiger received an e-mail. Here how it goes:

Dear Rashad

Congratulations!

You are a joint winner in the CIE 150th Anniversary Competition in the video category.

The judges were extremely impressed by your short film.

All the winners will shortly be announced on our website.

Please can you confirm how you would like your name to appear. It looks different on your entry form?

Also, do you have a contact email to alert your school.

Once again, well done on being a winner in the CIE 150th Anniversary Competition.

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Best regards,

Sweet Gill
CIE Media Producer

Yes. We won.
Congratulations weyh!
This one's for you Tiger.
Cheers:)

Owh, here is an update:)

Cambridge Competition Winners Announced

Entrants were asked to write an essay, make a short film or take photographs that showed an aspect of their school life. Over 450 Cambridge students entered from schools across the world.

The judges commented on the high standard of the entries received:

‘The best thing I learned this year is that Cambridge students are creative and talented individuals. They have relished this opportunity to produce some impressive work which truly reflects the Cambridge values of self-direction and curiosity about the world,’ said Geraldine Seymour, CIE International Communications Manager.

In all three categories students showed mature writing skills, strong visual flair and a clever use of composition to tell a story. These entries were highly commended by the judges for their high quality. We hope to publish these in future CIE publications.

CIE would like to thank all those who took part in the competition.

The winners in each category are:

Short Film

Click on the links to view the winning entries.

Shaheer Shahid, Roots Montessori High School, Pakistan
Life in Roots

André Castro Lundin, Sir Alexander Fleming College, Peru
Looking for an answer

Muhammad Aiman Rashad bin Yusof, Kolej Yayasan Uem (KYUEM), Malaysia
My School is My Life

Photography

Click on the link to view the winning entries.

Maaz Ahmed, The Fahims Schools System A-level Karachi, Pakistan
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30360070@N05

Alakyaz Ohan Assadourian, National Orthodox School, Amman, Jordan
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30950848@N06/

M.K. Danial Ron, Bina Bangsa School PIK, Indonesia
http://www.flickr.com/photos/danialron

Writing

Click on the link to view the winning entries.

Tiffany Britton, Eagle Academy of Ohio, USA
The Best Thing I Learned This Year

Gareth Chun Heng Cheng, German Swiss International School, Hong Kong SAR, China
The Best Thing I Learned This Year

Keisha K. Moreau, Dominica State College, Dominica
The Best Thing I Learned This Year

Marc Weissmann, Lodge International School, Malaysia
The Best Thing I Learned This Year

Meena Murugappan, International School of Lusaka, Zambia
The Best Thing I Learned This Year

Mennatallah Hassan Abouzeid, The Continental International School, Egypt
The Best Thing I Learned This Year

Neel Karpe, Bombay International School, India
The Best Thing I Learned This Year

Rayyan Aziz Ansari, Beaconhouse School, Pakistan
The Best Thing I Learned This Year

Sabin Gnawali, Xavier International College, Nepal
The Best Thing I Learned This Year

Congratulations to all our winners!