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Alright, I stayed up till 3.30 am this morning to redo the sound scape of my video for (Im)Imposed. Even then, it wasn’t really to my satisfaction. So I woke up at 12 pm this noon and improved on the sound clip till about now before I can conclude that the mediatised structure is finally to my satisfaction. It’s not complete, however. I am still short of a number of video footage which I have yet to collect.

I’ve spent my whole term break doing the video. Effective use of time? I guess so…Performance stuff takes up a lot of time. But, usually no exams so I shouldn’t complain. Plus, I enjoy doing what I am doing right now = )

And so, the process of writing resumes…God, I need You…

Art is never perfect.

Art beckons for the creator’s attention.

Art seeks improvement.

Art seeks incompleteness.

My first draft of my media component for (Im)Imposed is finally done after 3 days of hard work but then again, there are some loose ends to be tied up. You know the kind of thing where it looks and sounds good to you but after a matter of hours, it just doesn’t seem right? Well, I’m in tha stage now.

I guess I’ll get by somehow or rather. After finalising the video, it’s one-half down = )

That means I have to start working on my research paper once again.

And so, my next solo project, “(Im)Imposed” commences…Stay tuned = )

And so, ‘Opposites’ come to a close. The response for my piece, ‘Re + Im’ was quite positive as most of the participants found the mode of presentation rather novel. Additionally, it’s my debut solo. Seriously, thank God for the ideas and strength once again.

Andrew was asking me if I had a reflection on my piece and I thought that I should make it a habit to reflect on my performances from now on. Not that I don’t, but I do have a (bad) habit of not penning them down. I should, yeah? But, I’m intending to take it a step further. I want to theorise my performance and at the same time, reflect on the performance and post-performance processes. I don’t know why but I got a ‘feeling’ that I had to.

And, I forgot to make a trip down to the Mac Lab today to convert the video of ‘Opposites’ to DVD format…Damn! Have to do it another time…I’ll look around to see if I am able to upload parts of the piece for you all who missed it = )

Sri and I went to audition for some advertisement for MOE and we came to a common consensus that the camera makes no sense. ‘Sense’ comes only during post-production when the polished product is ready to see the lights of the world. Okay, this was what we did:

1. Profile shots facing the camera and of 45 and 90 degrees (smiling continuosly, mind you…)
2. 20 seconds of self-introduction and describe one teacher that made an impact in your life
3. Narration of a sentence from a script. No acting required.

The challenge came from the microphone which was something that we, stage performers, are not comfortable with. I get comments like, “Sorry, but could you lower your volume. I hear some clipping over here.” Okay, so how soft should I go? Plus, acting in-front of a camera ain’t my cuppa tea. I still favour the stage. With that much being said, I’m not confident of landing myself in a role for that advertisement as I felt that my performance was lack-lustre although I’m pretty sure that Sri did pretty well. I never doubt her abilities on stage and television.

Now, back to cultural studies once again…I need to read for tomorrow’s structured assignment and for my research thesis.

Why do you put it as if it’s entirely my fault?

Some things are better off not said but I don’t really give a damn if you don’t give a damn about me…

What am I to you? Just another chess piece on your chessboard?