Short Films and Welcome Back From Spring Break

Here are several short films which I manage to dig up recently. Some of them may be too harsh for some of you. So, please be advised.

Check Please



This is about the guy introducing his girlfriend to his parents. Very disturbing yet I find this highly intriguing. If you love someone, be ready for the whole package.



Not So Small Talk



This is so silly and hilarious. Look at those clumsy guys with their jaws dropping. =P



The Morning After



The start is sort of cute and as it progresses along, slowly climaxing into gruesome. If you cannot stand gruesome images, try not to watch it. Yeah, don't wake up in those situations, I'd suggest. ;)



Marry Me



Now, for a change to something not so negative. This was last year's Tropfest Australian winning film. It is about a girl who is in love with a boy and she sacrifices a lot in order to catch his attention. The non-diagenic music and the sound cues are very innocent and childlike and I find that it brings out the flavour of the scenes.



Mankind Is No Island



Now for this inspirational video. At first I thought that it was very creative and began to show appreciation because it seemed like it took a lot of work. Though, from just looking at the video, many couldn't really tell what exactly was going on without an explanation. I think that this is what was really lacking about it. Other than that, those who enjoy the mainstream will find this fascinating.



Knock Knock



I couldn't find a better quality video, but this is definitely one of my favourites. Several years ago while I was feeling despaired, this little 10 minute video caught my attention and made me feel better in an instant. Here, I would like to share this with everyone. The choreography is perfect and beautiful. Throughout the clip, you can interpret that his world is torn and that he is separated from it. The final scene is absolutely beautiful where it finally merge and his world is made whole again.



Validation



Here is one with one of my favourite actors from Bones, TJ Thyne. It is a short film about a character who is truly remarkable at making everyone's world more cheery, but yet he cannot bring a smile to the one he truly loves.

That is all for now. I will try to get in more hilarious videos and put up the shots I got from the International Fiesta and the after party.

Cheers.

Delirium V3

It was a really fun night with a little mix of electronica which is very very rare in Buffalo. It always amazes me that when I go clubbing in Buffalo, I will surely be able to meet lots of people whom I know and I am quite happy with this. Partly this is due to the fact that it is an event hosted by friends so, bring out your party dress. The cold is only temporary ^^

Full size pictures are available at my newly made flickr, though I seem to have gotten the sequencing wrong. I still have not figured out how to correct it and to avoid making the same mistake again in the future.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/14772777@N07/sets/72157615042897048/detail

Here are some of the few best shots which I managed to snap.

Oh well, enjoy =)

I was greeted by Genya + DJ Kid.


Ashley + Yuki + Maika + Mari + Arisa


Arisa + Ahsley + Kyoko + Mie


I like the shots which I got off from Ryo.


Ashley


Janice


Zekun + The ghost of Janice + Ken


This is one of the most amazing action shots which I was lucky enough to be able to capture.


Mie + Kazuhiro + Arisa
I thought this was very befitting to be the title and main logo for the album.
Delirium 3, 3 snowboards lined up.


DJ Kid


I got a few good and steady close up shots with DJ Kid.
It was really difficult for me to be able to angle the flash as to not to over expose his face.


Nancy + Michelle
This is my favourite shot of the these 2 BFF.
It was disappointing since their skin tone was overexposed and that the background is dark.


Lora + Vivian
Again, I thought this was a little overexposed, but I like it because I can see the details of their dresses.


Ben + Yan + SS Mattie + Raymond + Annie + Hsiung Huei


I particularly enjoy this photo because of the vibrant colours of the individuals.
Notice that they are equally separated by the panels of the windows.


Wakako


I like this shot because of the raw expressions of the faces.
The only thing that was lacking was the lady whose back of the head was facing towards me.


Atsushi showing off his JSA logo =)


Mattie + Janice + Jessica
I thought that this was rather silly, though Ken's hand was too overexposed.
The particular whiteout is due to the irrecoverable detail from the flash.


Vicky + Shuen Siuan + Jerri + Hsiung Huei + Mattie + Anastasia
I thought that this was one of the most well composed amongst all of the group photos.


Jaffee
Nancy + Vicky + Rachel S + Rachel L + Anastasia
The word is 'Pimp'


Yuki + Maika + Genya + Maiko + Wakako + Lynette
This shot shows one of the many silly little things that I usually see.


Chika + Yuji


Genya


Jaffee + Stoutlager


Rachel L + Nancy + Vicky + Nanae + Rechel S


This was quite a good shot that Andy got of Maika.
I particularly like how this turned out, but I was hoping to get more of her front.


Hakuyou Ryu
While editing this, I thought of it as a Levi's Jeans commercial.


Kazuhiro


Wakako + Lynette + Maiko + Maika


Andy Lin
This was cool, but the colours were flat, so I turned it into sepia mode.

That's all for now. Looking forward to another shoot.

Starting point

So, to start things off, I'm going to admit that this blog is sort of a gateway into my world of learning photography. I will try my hardest to blog often and to keep everything here clean and proper. I would like to inform my readers and visitors that I will try to keep this as professional as possible, yet able to share my raw interest and passion for documentation photography. What I post here will be a mix of new as well as old work from myself, my peers and other interesting things that are in relation.

I would also like to extend to everyone my interest and fascination in my other passions such as music, food and traveling, as well as humour and many other things related to the media world.

This said, I do hope that everyone will enjoy my work as well as many other interesting things that I will be sharing.

Here goes!