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Directing my 1st Music Video

Zie — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:35:22 +0000

Now this was so much fun! i was given the chance to Direct a music video for a local artist, Atama. The song is “Haro Poh Logoton” from the album “Bakakuk”, Atama’s 2nd album.

the first time i was given the mantle of Director was during a FINAS video production course some time ago. This however, is very different from directing a short story in which there was no dialogue but we had to shoot according to the lyrics. The key was to sync the lips of the singers exactly to the song, so we had the song playing in the background while they acted the scenes out. This was crucial in the later part of editing. I also did the editing on this video, storyboard was done by Jen Julius.

This video shoot was done in 3 days (13 – 15 July 2009) by the Borneo Production Crew. Our locations were all around Kota Kinabalu.

The video was launched on 16 August 2009 together with Atama’s 2nd album “Bakakuk” during the Star City North Hip Hop Championship 2009.

video will be available soon

Credits:

Executive Producer
Fred Gabriel (FDAM)

Producer
Jude Rodney Phan

Director
Radzie Rahman

Executive Director, Storyboard
Jenifer Julius Topin

Concept
Atama

Editor
Radzie Rahman

Crew
Camera 1
Zulhizam Salleh

Camera 2
Christie Joshua Gantai

Lighting
Alexion Mairin

Photography
Saudin Parman

BBoys
Tenz Dance Crew

Make Up
Ayuki Edna Joan Sinidol-Bagiu

Actors as News Journalists
Saudin Parman
Christie Joshua Gantai
Al Hambra Johar

Special Thanks
Kadazandusun Cultural Association
Kota Kinabalu City Hall
Jesselton Point
Kinabalu International School
People of Kampung Koidupan
People of Kampung Moyog

The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf December Promo

Zie — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:17:30 +0000

A number of people were invited by Shan to try out the December Promotions at The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf at Waterfront KK, last week. Me as part of lifeinborneo.com was delighted to oblige and indulge…

- Double Chocolate Ice Blended and Latte
- Peppermint Ice Blended and Latte
- Marshmallow Double Chocolate Latte

look closer and read more>>>

mmm… Marshmallow Double Hot Chocolate

Why am I on the roof of this building?

Zie — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:59:21 +0000

The reasons might be;

A. I’m bored?

B. I’m jiwang?

C. I’m suicidal?

D. I’m secretly a super-hero? watching over the city for crimes that might happen, fly to the rescue, keeping the citizens of Kota Kinabalu safe from harm?

Actually, the answer is… I was taking pics of read more>>>

Sabahan Bloggers Gathering 2008 at Imperial International Hotel

Zie — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 02:06:23 +0000

The Sabahan Bloggers Gathering 2008 was held on 2nd August at the Roof Restaurant of Imperial International Hotel. Read more>>>

Why So Serious?

Zie — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:28:32 +0000

I got this idea from Dori: http://autumnparty.blogspot.com/2008/07/why-so-serious.html
The Dark Knight is only a few days away, join us! Edit a photo of yourself as The Joker…

Dewa 19 in Kota Kinabalu 2007

Zie — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 09:17:25 +0000

Finally! Dewa 19 in KK! I never thought it would ever be possible, because big Indonesian bands like them only does concerts in KL, until now!!! Last Saturday (15-12-2007), I went to Stadium Likas to see them perform. I took some pics and videos (though the videos are only short clips).

A shot of the stage before the concert starts.

Opening by Jinbara.

Felix A.F. with Jinbara.

And then, the stage was darkened and I knew Dewa was next to play.

Video of Dewa 19’s first song, “Angin”.
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More pics.

Ella and Dewa’s Dhani in a duet of “Sedang Ingin Bercinta”.

Video of “Dewi”.
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Video of “Kangen”. This time I got quite close to the stage.
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At the end of their final song, they said “Terima Kasih, Kinabalu!”

Video of Laskar Cinta and ending of concert.
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All in all, Dewa 19 concert was an awesome show! They did a stellar performance. Our local artists (Jinbara, Felix and Ella) also did a good job. But, Ella must have been so surprised to see the crowd’s laid back attitude. “Mari nyanyi sama-sama! “… … crickets … …

Somehow I felt weird when Dewi-Dewi (Indo Girl Pop Group) was singing. They were covering Dewa songs, but in a Pop/R&B way and made the stadium so quiet (maybe most everyone was so puzzled, “huh? what is this?”. Though they managed to pick up the crowd’s mood with their own hit “Dokter Cinta” as their last song (which sounded too much like “Everybody Dance Now”.

There are a few things that every singer/band/group needs to know about performing in KK, the audience here are shy and very laid back. Asking the audience to sing-along is fine, but we came to hear you guys sing, not tuneless out of sync singing of our own voices. Also, there is no mosh-pit or stage diving, or crying/feinting. We might seem “cold” but we are enjoying your music, just in our own way.

After people started to leave, I finally found my sisters and cousin.

Heroes Test

Zie — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 15:25:09 +0000

Your Score: Hiro Nakamura

You scored 54 Idealism, 66 Nonconformity, 54 Nerdiness

YATTA!
Congratulations, you’re Hiro Nakamura! You’re a high-minded idealist, a huge nerd, and you enjoy being a unique and special person. Your combination of positive personality traits makes you impossibly lovable, and your energy and enthusiasm are absolutely infectious. Your dedication to any mission you take on, in addition to your cheerful sense of humor, are qualities anyone should be proud to have.
Your best quality: Spunk
Your worst quality: You are too cute. Some people may not be able to handle it.

Link: The Heroes Personality Test written by freedomdegrees on OkCupid, home of the The Dating Persona Test

The Wrestling Kampung Video (Comedy)

Zie — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 12:44:16 +0000

This is a short video that me and my friends did for George’s Wedding Dinner last Saturday. Congratulations George! The photos are available at Julian’s Blog.

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