Almost Done with School

          These past couple of months has been very, very busy for me. There's just a lot of school works to do and deadlines to meet. It seems that our professors have talked to each other and decided to make us suffer by giving tasks after another with almost the same date of submission.

          It's proven that 2nd semester in class (for our course) is a walk in a park- a park with flamethrowers, crazy professors with PMS and a bunch of walkers/zombies that appear when you least expect it. A lot of productions and paper works lead me to few hours of sleep and messed up schedule for the things that I really want to do. Some of the thing I worked hard for this semester includes:

• Writing and directing our short film 
• Writing a part of our script, making props and being in charge on our production book for CETV production
• Writing the script for our Orthodox Jew presentation
• Writing an article for our magazine.
• THESIS!

          That doesn't include the quizzes and exams and other requirements our professors wants us to do.

          This, I think, would be the fall back of having a quite easy 1st semester- easier compared to this one! Classes ended last week but we are still in line for requirement completion and thesis defense. Well, I'm a student and it's really what I should be doing. Things like this are my least favorite part of being a student but I sure do believe that these things will help me learn and prepare for the real life of media production and broadcasting.

          

          Yeah right I'm complaining now but I'm sure I'm going to miss this moments. My remaining months will remind me how easier it is in school than my life in the future.

Jigsaw: Movie and Trailer

This should have been posted weeks ago.  -_-

          Our silent short film, Jigsaw, is one of our section's entries in this year's 'Shh... Silent Short Film Festival. This is just a small event of our college lead by the FILAC (Film Aficionados Circle), spear-headed by Ms. Arapia Ariraya. She's our professor in our Film Appreciation subject. All 5 sections of the 3rd year broadcasting students should have at least 1 or 2 entries.

          When I was in first year or maybe 2nd year, I forgot, my friend lends me a copy of short scary stories. Some of the stories were pretty scary. Some were just a bit off to me. It's this one story that I thought could be a good piece for a short silent film. I've learned that it's a campfire story in the U.S. HERE is the link of the story I was talking about. We kind of change some parts and made it our own. But of course it's clearly an adaptation.

Here is the trailer and the complete clip of Jigsaw. We're not that good so please don't expect too much.

Trailer

Film

These are the awards we got:

BEST POSTER

BEST SOUND

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

BEST EDITING

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

BEST PICTURE

BEST DIRECTOR: ME! Leo Alexis Ecijan

Thank you God!

           You might want to read what happened before and during the awarding: Click HERE and HERE.

Certified Outstanding College's 11th Foundation Celebration

          The PUP-COC is celebrating its 11th year founding anniversary. It started last August 29 and will last up until September 11, 2012. Let me give you a short background of the C-ertified O-utstanding C-ollege of P.U.P. It was formerly known as the College of Languages and Mass Communication until separation in 2001, which gave birth to what is now the College of Communication. Also, "COC bears the distinction of being the first communication school in the country to have achieved Level III Accredited Status as awarded by the AACCUP. This recognition was achieved by the College in 2008 for its two programs - Broadcast Communication and Journalism. Its Communication Research program, initially offered in 2006, is equally competitive as it responds to the needs of the media and communication industry." Our college also offers academic programs, such as, Bachelor in Journalism (BJ), Bachelor on Broadcast Communication (BBrC) and Bachelor in Communication Research (BCR).

         On August 29, a mass is held in the college's lobby to thank God for 11 wonderful years of the college. The 2nd and 3rd day were open to all students led by different organizations of the college.

Schedule of Events

          To be honest I really didn't enjoy the first few days of COC week. It's like no one participated. It was boring. It's already my junior year in college and I must say that the last 2 years were amazing. The booths were empty; nobody was there except students who has class and people organizing events. 4 different musics were being played at the same time by the college's radio station, the karaoke booth of COC ensemble and music from the inside and outside of the college.

          In twitter, some say it's better to spend COC week at home. Some say that they don't feel it.

          These are the pictures I took

Proposed games for Amazing Race: Survival by the Communication Society

Disco Booth by Movers and Motions

Does this look like a wedding booth to you?

Colleene, Me and Rhea

          Look at how happy we are!

          COC started weak. I hope that as the days push through it will come out strong!

          

The Adrenaline in my Veins

The world of Mass Communication is a very exciting one. I love the adrenaline it gives. The challenges you face everyday would never be the same as the one you have before. Every day is an adventure, every day is an experience.

There are two things that I would love to do - write and direct.  There is something with writing that makes me feel complete. Sharing your experiences and making a story out of it. I also become fully aware of ideas and concepts that I would like someday to come alive. I want to unleash that if I become a director.

It's rewarding when you make a living on what you love to do most.

-L.A