Graduation Video Filming

It's close to June and it's the time to film for the coming graduation day video for CPT again.


This is the time where we need some students volunteers to come back school to help out the filming, be actors and actresses (some as keleifeis as well) and say afew nice things about their stay in the school for the past 3 years.


I think we were very lucky last year...they finished their studies and university start date is rather close...so quite many of them didn't actually bother to actively work and were free and also willing to help out. After afew calls and we are in no shortage of helpers on that day.

We all had a good time filming together and followed by lollipops / dinners and picture video taking session followed. Still keep this one in my folder : wow!! close to 20 helpers!!

(And it cost us a bomb to treat them for dinner after that too!!!)





This year the calender has shifted further back, the graduate class had more time in searching for a p/t job to save up for university. Many also started working full time too.

So when Christof asked me to help out to invite afew more students to come back helping the graduation video shoot...it was not as an easy task as per last year.

After looking through my list of regular contacts, at least half is rulred out as i knew they were woring...so the 1st principle of not to disturb heir work applies and I was only left with 50% of the students I knew well.

Then some are unsure as they have various uncertain plans ...as these are of course more urgent matters, really don't want them to miss out due to the filming. Then that know off at least another 5 -7 off the list.

Then i thought i hit a lucky jackpot and there are 4 indicated FREE and all sounds enthusiatic about coming back to help. But as soon as let them know it's video filming them...suddenly all of the MSN connections got problem and cannot be found le...

Of course I learnt from my mistake immediately and for the next few who responded...I just tell them we need helpers...that all. Details I also dunno very well...Mr Luda in charge...I only help in jio-ing students to come back and help....etc etc...

To lure student S back is plain simple...Got choc!!! (I have to bought her some Godiva chocs over the weekend to strike a deal with her). Too bad the same trick don't work on Student A.

Thank goodness Student Y and C agreed to come back n help also without much hesitation. (without the true info of course)..then during the filming Y told me she would not be here if she knew it was filming session....hahahhaa.

Don't want to go through the details ...that should kept as a surprise for your big day itself. All I can say is at the end of the filming at 6.30pm...Chirstof was very happy and satisfied with the about of footage captured and we both hope you all will enjoy the show on July 3.

Biggest joke of the day is of course assocaited with student S - she tried to leave Q402 and the door was jammed locked...after afew hard pull/push and she gave up. We all regretted forgot to tell her that she need to unlock the door - by pulling the handle in safty shower nearby...and we really really think she will do it if told. oh what a miss!!

After the hardwork is of course reward time...we decided to try the cheapest japanese resturant in S'pre (as procliamed by the shop) at AMK central. Casual talk till 8.30pm b4 call it a day. Oops forgot to ask Chin Li to take a picture b4 she left at 8pm...sorry.

I hope we are in better condition next year...if not you all have to see more of myself or even Teo-san in the video le...I am sure you don't want that!!

One more thing...this year the powerpoint slide show also in jeoprady...no current batch DT here to do the editing / scripting....yo - any volunteer??