SicKL Open Lab (SOL) 004: Special Holiday Season Party Lab

Dear friends,

SicKL Open Lab (SOL) is back with its 4th season with a special holiday edition! Hot steamboat is served, and you can dance! SOL 004 December season will feature a multi-disciplinary performance by Chan Seau Huvi (performance art), Au Sow Yee (video), Yong Yandsen (video + sound) and Kok Siew Wai (voice), electroacoustic music by musician/music scholar Affendi Ramli and an experimental DJ set with light installation by Jazmok (Bintang Bendehara), Ronnie Khoo (Furniture), Fahmi Fadzil (Projek Wayang) & Lisa Foo.
Come join us, and bring your friends!

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Event: SicKL Open Lab (SOL) 004
Date & Time: 27th December 2008, Saturday, 7:30pm
Address: 73, 3rd Floor, Amber Business Plaza, Jalan Jelawat 1, 56100 Cheras, KL. (Just a minute walk from Star Line LRT, ‘Cheras’ station.)

For driving instructions: Yandsen 012-9198031 (map attached)
Admission by donation
Attire: light and easy … cuz we are hot!
You are welcome to bring your favorite booze (there is a 7-11 nearby)!

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ABOUT THE ARTISTS/MUSICIANS:

CHAN SEAU HUVI is a performance artist and a video artist. She is graduated from l’école superièure d’art d’Aix en Provence, France. Huvi starts producing videos for her performance since 2002. She is currently living and working in Kuala Lumpur.

AFFENDI HJ RAMLI born in Ipoh, Malaysia, currently he is a doctoral student, under supervision by Dr. Hasnizam Abdul Wahid at the Faculty of Arts and Creative, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak. Recently he has won the “Best Jury’s Selection Award 2007” in Bourges, Paris. Affendi Hj. Ramli is one of the music lecturers in Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Tg. Malim, Perak, lecturing composition, violin and music technology. He received his Bachelor of Music from Universiti Teknologi Mara, Malaysia and Master of Arts in Audio Production from University Of Westminster, United Kingdom.

RONNIE KHOO is a recording enthusiast who works from a home studio. His projects include playing in rock bands, scoring for independent film, and tampering with electronic equipment to make them squeal in unexpected ways.

JAZMOK is a malaysian-based sound artist. His favourite music instruments are mobile gadgets,as the medium of producing his sound.He is interested in malay classical rhythm and other native cultures in malaysia.The sound characteristic of Jazmok is describe as various of oscilator wave and ambient with gong atmosphere. He loves experimenting with sound and had produce several of interactive installation while performing.

FAHMI FADZIL is a performer and writer. He is a member of Five Arts Centre, principal coordinator of Projek Wayang, and partner at Bright Lights At Midnight. Initiated in 2006, Projek Wayang is an experimentation group interested to search, investigate, explore and construct forms of wayang that resonates within an urban, contemporary and cosmopolitan context.

LISA FOO is the co-founder of FOTA Design in 2007 and a design practice in architecture, interior and sculpture. Graduated with BA in Architecture from the University of New South Wales, Sydney at the end of 2003, and after a spell of almost two years with a large commercial practice, Lisa has reveled in the opportunity to design an experimental private house in Kuala Lumpur to strike out on her own. Her involvement in the arts emerged in November 2007 when she was an artist participant at numerous 'Arts for Grabs' event organized by the Annexe Gallery, Central Market, Kuala Lumpur. In the event, her collaboration with her friend formed LFSS and created luminous eco-light sculpture from recycled plastic bottles.

FOTA Design --- www.fotadesign.net
LFSS --- www.lfss-create.blogspot.com
Art 2 Play --- www.art2play.blogspot.com
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SicKL OPEN LAB (SOL) is a monthly art laboratory where artists come together to show individual’s work and form new collaboration. SiCKL will provide the environment for artistic expression, improvisation, experimentation, learning and collaboration. In each lab session, we encourage artists from different backgrounds to experiment with each other to create new work. We welcome artists from all disciplines.

Dare to experiment! Surprise us and surprise yourself!

SOL happens bi-monthly on the last Saturday of the month @ 8pm unless otherwise notified.

For more information, please contact:
SicKL (Studio in Cheras, KL)
Siew Wai at swsuny@hotmail.com / kokbuffalo@yahoo.com
Sow Yee at truely_au@hotmail.com

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Khoda by Reza Dolatabadi

terlebih rajin - ahmad au'zaei

I nifted this video from Zaei's status msg I thought it would be interesting to share..


Khoda from Reza Dolatabadi on Vimeo.

Original Source: http://www.vimeo.com/2074812

Well the summary is this. Have you ever wondered what would happen if you made an animation out of painting 12 frames per second? Or how about making a 3D video by manual animation? Enjoy!

MDeC Soft Skills training for FCM students

Hello FA'ers!

As per my announcement in the SRI class, just reminding you all again about the MDeC soft skills training workshop that is offered to MALAYSIAN students during the period Jan 12-22, 2009.

This workshop will help MMU students develop their corporate image, presentation skills and public speaking skills and help cultivate your confidence and motivation in the workplace.

It's a 10 day class and will end before CNY. If you are interested, please send me, Dr. Mai, an email (neo.mai@mmu.edu.my) with the following details:

Name
Degree
Date of Graduation
Email
Handphone #.

There are only 15 seats available for FCM students and it is filling up fast! This list will be submitted on Friday morning, so the deadline to send me your details is Thursday, Dec 18, 2008, at 5pm.

Thanks! :-D
Dr. Mai

Photography exhibition

http://javad-ti.blogspot.com/2008/11/photography-exhibition.html

Just helping my friend from ID to promote his photo gallery. Some interesting stuff he has in his collection of photos.

Date: 20th & 21st December
Venue: Annexe Gallery, KL.

Come and support!

Experience @ Singapore 2009

Hello all, here are some details if you are interested in Lucasfilm, Ubisoft or even Singapore Health Services. Hmm Careers@Singapore 2009 Forum looks interesting. :D

Is is a 3D2N programme at a subsidized programme fee of RM180. Contact Singapore would like to invite you to submit your application for Experience@Singapore 2009.

What does the 3D2N package (for RM180) include?

• To-and-fro coach transport between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore
• 2N accommodation on triple or quad sharing basis
• Lunch on 16 Jan, dinner on 17 Jan and daily breakfast at the resort/hotel
• Tour of Singapore and land transfers according to the programme
• Entrance fees and tickets (if any) to the attractions as indicated in the final programme
• Participation at the Careers@Singapore 2009 Forum

Who can participate in Experience@Singapore 2009?

• Malaysia-based students studying in the penultimate
• Students of final year of undergraduate studies
• Vacancies are limited, successful candidates would ideally have the interest to explore a career in Singapore, have consistently strong academic results and a good track record of extracurricular activities.

Who are the companies participating in the Career@Singapore 2009 Forum?

• Deloitte
• Ernest & Young
• Infineon Technologies Asia Pacific
• KPMG
• LTC & Associates
• Lucasfilm
• Michael Page
• MOHHoldings
• National Healthcare Group
• Ng, Lee & Associates
• PwC
• Singapore Health Service
• Unisoft

Log on to http://www.contactsingapore.sg/experience@singapore_Jan2009/ for more details of the Forum.

How to apply for Experience@Singapore 2009?

• Log on to http://www.contactsingapore.sg/experience@singapore_Jan2009.
  
• Submit your application which includes (in one single PDF or MS Word Document):
• Your Curriculum Vitae (C.V.) including your institution name, course and year of study, CGPA, graduation & availability date, and other extra-curricular activities & awards.
• An essay of not more than 500 words on why you want to participate in Experience@Singapore and how the programme can benefit you.
• Applications must be by 10 Dec 2008.

Successful candidares for the programme will be notified via email by 15 Dec 2008.
Invited students should approach their respective institutions' career office by 24 Dec 2008 to make the payment for RM180 nett in full.


For more details or to submit your application, log on to:
http://www.contactsingapore.sg/experience@singapore_Jan2009/



Spaces are limited, so apply today!

For further enquiries, contact seasia@contactsingapore.sg

Squeeze Your Brain With These

For those who have missed the last part of our Wednesday's class, you gotta read the below Voting Criteria of Prix Jeunesse as it helps a lot on finalizing concepts and ideas for our Final Year Project! :)

Considering the territory, culture and age range for which the programme is intended:

TARGET AUDIENCE

• Is it appropriate and attractive?
• Is it successfully entertaining?
• Does it inform?
• Does it respect the target audience/ take them seriously?
• Does it empower the target audience?

IDEA

• Is it interesting?
• Is it original?
• Does it have a new approach? Is it fresh?
• Does it motivate the viewer?
• Does it achieve its objective/ purpose?

SCRIPT

• Is the structure/ balance good?
• Is the subject well research and developed?
• Is the dialogue of high quality?
• Are the characters well developed? Are their actions motivated?

REALIZATION

• Is the idea well translated to television? (Visual style, camera work, style, editing, music of performance, etc.)

• Is the pace/ rhythm of the programme successful?
• Is television the best medium for this idea?

P/S: Thanks for sharing, Ms. Siew Wai!

Joujou + Shugi Toys & Collectibles Market @ Soho KL

Hey FA-ians. To those whom are Art, Craft & Toys/Figures enthusiasts, there will be an upcoming bazaar at KL this weekend! I'll be there so... hope to see some of you guys there too =]



More details at http://www.joujouandshugis.blogspot.com

The word joujou means toys in French whereas the word shugi is Japanese for craft. Just so now you know the meanings of these two beautiful words, let's get on the more exciting part.

There, pen this down!

ARTrage Lab @ Soho KL
by Bijou Bazaar
in conjunction with Soho KL Grand Launch

Dates: 29 & 30 November 2008 weekend
Venue: North Atrium, Soho KL, Solaris Mont'Kiara, 2 Jalan Solaris, 50480 Kuala Lumpur
Operating Hours: 12 pm - 9 pm

Here's a map:




For retail enquiries or to rent a space:

Toys + Collectibles (Joujou + Shugi)
Contact Person: Vivian
E-mail: joujouandshugi@gmail.com

SRI Site for FAians!

ALL Final Year FA students doing SRI, please go to this site:
http://designresearch-fcm.blogspot.com/

Thank you.

- Dr. Ken Neo

Chinese Food in MMU campus

Dear Students and Friends,

First of all, hurray for the new-in-business Chinese food store in MMU Cyberjaya campus! I've worked here since April 2006 and this is the first time a genuine Chinese food store is in business. I'd really like it to stay in business but it is located away from all the food centres that you all usually go, I'm afraid it doesn't have enough business. So ... forgive me of using the FA blog to help advertising this food store in MMU!

The food store is located right across the newly built running tracks/swimming pool area. They serve rice with selected dishes (nasi campur), and also serve fried or soup noodles on request. Please come support the one and only authentic Chinese food store in MMU!

Besides, there's also a new Iranian food store in the same lot.

Enjoy good food, it helps your overall well-being :)


Cheers,
Siew Wai

Shameless Self Promotion

Too small? Then view original version here.

Just something I did during lulls in internship.

The scariest thing about this animation was how well the music fit the ending. I never had a particular track in my mind when I created this animation. When I plopped in Sea Breeze by Sergei Mantis, I was expecting a horrible cut in the end of the animation.

Well, all comments are welcomed good or bad. Hope you enjoy this nonsensical piece of animation.

Calling for submissions - 3D BITES: A Short Film Competition

Okay, competitions are coming in thick and fast. Deadline for this is just around the corner: 31st October 2008. Attractive prizes. STUDENTS ONLY. Please read through the poster. Interested? Please email me (azman.zg@gmail.com OR azman.zulkiply@mmu.edu.my) and I'll get back to you ASAP with the entry forms and competition r&r (Apparently I can't find the web version of this).

*UPDATE* The original requirement of minimum 2 minute video duration has been to changed to minimum 1 minute. *UPDATE*

Internship Presentation Schedule!!! (FA only)

Jiang jiang jiang jiang!!!

To FA Delta Fellas (who have just finished internship recently)...
I went to the FCM office today and snapped the photos of our presentation time-slot list. In case you guys dunno when + where your internship presentation is...

Here is where u can find out!

win a wacom bamboo fun

Search and Win or Refer and Win! Win a Wacom Bamboo Fun from Inmagine.

The 3D stereo shortfilm challenge

Stereo movie is just easy to be created with Maya settings in "Maya 2008". Don't be scared by the title, just double up the render time and you will get your STEREO MOVIE! Let's challenge it!!

Offical website: http://www.invazion.org/

"Aniwow! 2008"

"ANIWOW" is an Animation Festival happening in Beijing from 22nd till 25th October, 2008.

If you are interested, please watch the deadline as it is just around the corner: 7th October 2008! What makes it easy and fast is that the submission is through FTP (less than 50MB).

Check out their homepage for more info! Take this chance!!!

Festival Filem & Video Pelajar Malaysia Ke-6 (FFVPM6)

"The 6th Malaysian Students' Film & Video Festival" - Grab this opportunity!



Please take a look at the lists of nominations for both Perdana and Cipta awards listed in this website. You can also download the registration form there (IMPORTANT: read through the form, make sure no particulars are left empty).

Submission:
- Anugerah Perdana: to be submitted in writing format (proposal).
- Anugerah Cipta: to be submitted in CD/DVD, TWO copies (submit videos in several formats just in case - This is important).

Deadlines:
- Anugerah Perdana: 8th October 08 (Wednesday). Might be extended, but not likely. So hurry!
- Anugerah Cipta: 1st November 08 (Saturday).

Please take note of the deadlines! Interested, submit your writings/CD/DVD ALONG WITH THE COMPLETED FORM to Mr Azman (R2029) or Ms Nadia (R1033) or Ms Nikki (R1056). We'll do the postings for you :). Slip it under our doors if we're not there (It's exam week so we might be off invigilating).

Oh, the best part is, you can submit as many as you want.
I was informed by the hosts, as long as you're student studying in Malaysia, you can enter! (international students are welcome to enter this).

Please take this oppurtunity!

Further info from submission committee, email:
Azman Zulkiply (azman.zulkiply@mmu.edu.my)
Nadia Mahmud (nadia.mahmud@mmu.edu.my)
Nekhat Sultana (nekhat.sultana@mmu.edu.my)

Further info from the hosts, contact:
Dr. Megat Al-Imran Yasin (0192254610)
Dr Nizam Osman (0122111197)
Mohd Farizi Jamaluddin (0123779252)

Motion Graphic

not sure u guys watched those videos before or not, but anyway, share to u all:-

Smith & Nephew Innovation in Motion Commercial


Wasted - Matthew Bryan by Raymond Prado


Psyop - Fanta


enjoy!!!

Iklan Merdeka Petronas 2008

this video i found out very interesting because it kind of bring back my memory when i was at Sabah before i come to MMU. >.<
now come to look at it...

51 Years!

51 years... of Malaysian independence, how much has changed!

I know cliched right?

So much to complain about my home country, where it's over 51 years and yet some things never changed. Or things have just taken a different form. Transportation, education, ethics, government, people in general, and so on.

However, I would still be thankful about this country that has bless with a stable home for us to stay, some decent places to go around, some great food to enjoy and some development is under way to make this better.

So yea, happy Merdeka Day everyone!

Susie The Little Blue Coupe

Here you go, enjoy the old version of Cars from 1952!

Note to CA People: Observe the character animation and notice the resemblance.

Something you would kill your time with

http://www.pencilrebel.com/

Some really interesting claymation and some mixed media stuff in this game. Enjoy!