Sunday, June 3, 2012

(12) Macbeth or Meqbeh?

Hollla…sorry for the late entry.

There are different between first video and second video. For me, the first video is tough on the script part. The language is very old…and when we recording it, we have to take it few time, because sharmila has a tongue slip while says the line. I think what make it hard, it is because the language is not a everyday language..I mean the language are not what we spokes everyday..The English is very old and are not use in daily conversations. Other than that, I think the first video are not very interesting…I mean the making is interesting but the video is a bit boring because really depend on the original script.

While in a second language, we found it really interesting. Maybe because we use our own dialect and we have the freedom to adapt the script to suit our context and dialect. However we still have difficulties in making this video. As I say in the previous post, some of us are not from northern district, so they cannot speak in northern very well. There are some scene when we have to re-take few time because of the language is not a northern dialect. Other than that, there are few words or sentence that we cannot find it in our northern dialect. We have to change it and adapt to the script.

If you asks me, which one I like the most..Of course I will say I like the second video. I think the second video is very interesting idea. I think, all my classmates enjoying themselves in the video sessions that day. If u heard a most loud laugh from the back, I think that’s me. All of the video I’ve watched, I laugh.

Thank you for giving us this experience. If you didn’t assign us with these tasks, I also didn’t realize what we capable to do. Thanks a lot Miss Dzeelfa.

Saturday, June 2, 2012

(10) Hip-Hop-in' Sistas

When I first found out that Khayma, Sharmila and I had to do the witches scene in HIP HOP, I was blown away! 

I was thinking, how in the world are we gonna make this happen? All I think of is laughter, laughter and more laughter! I was already laughing before the shooting itself. The thought of it was already funny enough to keep me laughing for hours. I was laughing the entire time I was writing the script. I was trying to concentrate and make my lines rhyme, but I was totally distracted by my laughter. But it was an amazing experience. 

Here's the script Ms Dzeelfa, enjoy...

Peisha: Hey sista!
Khayma: Yo sista!
Sharmila: Soul sistas!
-----------------------------song---------------------------
Khayma: Where've yall been sistas?
Peisha: (Rap)
           I was at the market, gettin' booze and a Kit Kat,
           Tryna' get a half stack, 'stead I got a Tic Tac,
           Linin' up the fast lane, ready with ma' small change,
           Then comes lil' o' Maggie Jane,
           Cuttin' ma' line is she insane?

           I said heyo lady! Would you please excuse me,
           You aint' gonna cut ma' line and actin' all so poopy.

           Imma' put my swag on,
           Better be sorry, not be gone,
           Imma' show ya who's da boss,
           Mark ma' words, yall be tempest-tossed.
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Khayma: Gosh sista! Imma' give lil' o' Maggie Jane a piece o' ma' mind!
Sharmila: That's right! Messin' with our sista, who she thinks she is?!
Peisha: Aint' no worries sista, I got it covered. I got a pack o' gum, I chewed it, I put it in her pocket, she'll be havin' fun lookin' for her car keys.
Khayma & Sharmila: Cool! Eyo sista!
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Khayma: Oh my! Ya hear that? I say Macbeth is comin'
Sharmila: Right, right, let's get goin' sistas!
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Together: We hip hopin' sistas hand in hand,
               Got our swags where there's no end,
               Take our time let's dance let's dance,
               3 times to yall, 3 times to mine,
               3 times to us and adds up to nine.
Peisha: Alright, let's cracke' lackin'
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Macbeth: (Gasp) Who the hell are yall?!
Peisha: Yo Macbeth! Yaw the man o' Glamis!
Khayma: Yo Macbeth! Yaw the man o' Cawdor.
Sharmila: Yo Macbeth! Yaw gonna be da man till the day ya die!
Macbeth: What the crap you guys talkin' bout?!
Khayma: Talk to hand Macbeth, we gotta go now!

The part where we had to dress up really cracked me up. Reading out the lines cracked us up every time we watch our video. It was really embarrassing the first time watching it. After a while, it was really nice to watch. The greatest most memorable experience so far throughout the course. Thank you very much Ms Dzeelfa. I loved the experience learning with you. :)

Friday, June 1, 2012

(13) Macbeth gone all hip hop...


Hey ho..... You can guess right? It's me Khayma again... 

Sorry, i mean, i just could not keep away...

But this post is to simply upload the HIP HOP soul sista's going all nigger and rappers in the witches scene...

So, Ms Dzeelfa did ask us to do Macbeth, the hip hop version of it.... 
 It was Peisha, Khayma and Sharmila in one group, and so, the powerpuff girls.... became, 

THE SOUL SISTA's 


Sounds weird??

At first, i wanted to gossip girls.... But peisha said why not one person be gossipy, one becomes a diva and the last one a rapper... but then, i told her, we would not have a consept and it would be tough...so we finally agreed to go., all hip hop....

Sharmila's idea of hip hop was, NIKI MINAJ...OMG...i just never understood anything that MINAJ sings...so we said NO WAY

So then, i gave Peisha the part that we were going to work on, and she did the script... I must say, the script was AMAZING....

She came to my room on Saturday, ( Sharmila had gone out) and banged my door till i awoke from my beauty sleep....

She was too excited about the script, and so, half asleep, i listened, being jolted awoken by her slaps on my shoulder...

My lord.... Then she literally dragged me to my bathroom, and asked me to shower, and she got all the accesories ready... I came back, and got ready...

Sharmila also came back,a nd we got our gadis perak, Hanisah and Faizah to help us film.. It was 6 in the evening... we wanted to finish it by 7, but unfortunately, lines went wrong, there was too much laughter, and even at 7.30, the sky was getting darker, and we still haven't finished... Then the azan maghrib was on, and we had to wait...which is why the later part of the video was darker.... 

Hanisah was our dearest macbeth.... borrowing us her voice in the video.... 

Faizah held the script for us.... 

We had a few more additional scenes actually, in mind, but not executed, coz it was too tough... haisyyy...sorry

But, i think this was an immense success.... 

We did achieve our target of making everyone LAUGH... yeayyy

The other groups, ALL of them, the facebook group, the tamil, cantonese, utara, east coast boys and girls.... the manglish group, the sabah and sarawak individual, oh my, the videos were seriously amazingly AWESOME....

I never knew ther was so much talent within my coursemates.... This is one really amazing project... I was thinking, what will Dr Jaya say if he watches it? Will he too, fall off the chair laughing??

Yes, it was marvelous, and thanks to the amazing individual who inspired and motivated us, as well as guided us and came up with this awesome idea.... who else, if not...

MS DZEELFA....

All HAIL MS DZEELFA...

Thats all, thank you :)

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

(11) Macbeth or Lady Macbeth????


Haiii…Miss Dzeelfa,hope you don’t mind.

Can I still write even I’ve reach 10th posts? I just loves to reflect on what I’ve read and think…. At least I can share something with my friends…Since I’m not good in literature, I like to post it here..So that, my friends can teaches me more and correct me. Ohh yaaa… You know, this questions keep appear in my mind lately. Till this point I still cannot decide.

Macbeth or Lady Macbeth? Which one are evil than other? I cannot say Macbeth is evil than Lady Macbeth? At first, he is a nice person but at the end he changes to be an evil person.  I also shouldn’t say Lady Macbeth is evil than Macbeth. She maybe an evil woman at first but at the end she feel guilt. There is still human trait in herself. She also died because of her guiltiness.

Macbeth or Lady Macbeth? Which one we should blame? I cannot blame Macbeth for everything has happened. Yes.. He is the one who did the murder but, at first he does not wiling to. He has to do when his wife accused him for being coward. Man have their own ego, they will accept any challenge to protect their dignity. But all this cannot be used as a proof to blame Lady Macbeth. She also have no choice, She just do what she thinks is right. Every woman loves power. So did her, she just wants to be the queen and be respected by people.

Macbeth or Lady Macbeth ? which on are heartless than another? Macbeth may seem hesitate when his wife asks him to kill King Duncan. Even after he killed King Duncan, he feels scared and guilty. However, after that, he willing to kill his own best friend, Banquo.  How selfish he is when he willing to kill his own best friend just to cover his darkest deed.But I cannot said that Macbeth is heartless than Lady Macbeth. Lady Macbeth also a heartless woman. She also care for King Duncan but she willing Duncan died just because she wants her husband have the throne and she’ll be the queen. To show how heartless she is, I quote from Act 1 scene 7:

LADY MACBETH:
What beast was't then
That made you break this enterprise to me?
When you durst do it, then you were a man;(55)
And, to be more than what you were, you would
Be so much more the man. Nor time nor place
Did then adhere, and yet you would make both:
They have made themselves, and that their fitness now
Does unmake you. I have given suck, and know(60)
How tender ’tis to love the babe that milks me:
I would, while it was smiling in my face,
Have pluck'd my nipple from his boneless gums,
And dash'd the brains out, had I so sworn as you
Have done to this.(65) 

How heartless she is when she said this line. But, this also is not a proof to say Lady Macbeth are heartless than Macbeth.

Can I say both of them are equal? They are perfect couple? I remember in the letter Macbeth sent to his wife…He was addressing his wife as His partner of greatness. For me…I think both of them share the evilness and both of them were heartless but I still cannot blame them. I don’t want to be judgmental. For me, I’ve never hated these two characters neither admires them, I just being rational that people will do anything to achieved their dreams. Can I say both of them too ambitious? I mean in negative connotations…

By the way, I found some quotes that I think can relate with the character.

Macbeth misuse his power as a king:

“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.” 
― Abraham Lincoln

Lady Macbeth, pretty yet dangerous….

“Beauty's only skin deep.
Everybody has ugly days.
We're all made of the same stuff underneath.
Acting right is better than looking right.
Realize what make you special beyond looks.
Evil can look pretty on the outside.” 
― 
Shannon Delany, 13 to Life

(10) MEQBEH

Assalamualaikum and Hi Miss Dzeelfa!
Hello people! ;)
Meqbeh? Yeah, it is 'Macbeth' in Northen Dialect! (HAHA)
My group and I have been assigned to do a Macbeth video BUT in a northen dialect! (LOL).
The moment I saw my name and several others in your post at our facebook  group,and you mentioned there that we need to do it in  northen dialect, I was like.... HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! :P
I can't imagine how to change the dialogue-from a very old english,bombastic words,sophisticated english to Northen dialect!
Oh! there is a mojor problem, to be specific, MY problem. Honestly,I am not really good in northen dialect, and in fact, I myself hardly to understand the dialect. Yes, shame on me. BOOOO! I am a Perak-ian, but my family and I didn't really practicing the dialect, and perhaps because of the origin of my family itself. We were born in a place where the northen dialect are not really applied and it is quite impossible to hear the dialect at my place. There is no "kome,ate,awat,ect''.
But... it was a  great experience! The whole scenes in our video involved only one place, which is Bukit Ekspo,UPM. Beautiful scenery,calm, full of trees, suit the theme of our video. J
My group consist of five people, which are: Najmi, Maal, Faizah, Siti Awatif, and me, Hanisah Safian J
The recording part was the toughest among all. However, we still managed to finish up all the scenes in about three hours time. Tiring? Yeap. Happy? Yeap yeap!

The making of 'MEQBEH':


The witches

Meqbeh

Bangkoq


It is surely and obviously will become one of the sweetest memories!
Thank you! ;)

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

(9) Back to basic!


Hi Miss Dzeelfa! ;)

As you know, all my previous entries mostly were talking about ‘Macbeth’,and I wonder what to share about in this entry.

After several thought, I have decided to back to basic! Yes!Back to basic!

All this while, we (TESLian) was gone through several works by William Shakespeare. For example Measure of Measure, The Sonnet,  and now Macbeth! But somehow, I never bother to actually know better about Shakespeare’s profile. I just know the surface about him, not in deep! Ya, obviously I know his name, some of his work,and just  little bit of his personal life, and I think it is the time for me to reveal who Shakespeare is! (Although I’m sure most of you know him better!)
So people! Meet William Shakespeare! Tadaaaa


flawless huh? :P


Who are you dear Shakespeare?

Based on Mr. Wikipedia:
“William Shakespeare was born on 26 April 1564, and he died on 23 April 1616. was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's per-eminent dramatist.He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"He then wrote mainly tragedies until about 1608, including Hamlet, King Lear, Othello, and Macbeth, considered some of the finest works in the English language.”

In my opinion, other than his awesome works, the most appealing issue regarding Shakespeare is about his sexuality. I still remember, when I was in form four my teacher used to talked about this issue and it is a very interesting to discuss as a whole groups. In that time, we will see variety of point of view from different people from different perspective. He was suspected that he had an affairs with other women, and more surprisingly he was also suspected as ‘gay’ based on the analysis of his finest,greatest poem-Sonnet 18, when he compare this famous phrase: “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day” to a man!


However, I still salute him for every amazing works that he has produced, and I am sure that it will last until..until..forever?

Oh by the way, I seriously adore "ROMEO AND JULIET" ! :D

Hanisah Safian (152604) 

(12) Goodbye to Macbeth, Goodbye to the Hats....

Hello, Khayma here... and this is my twelfth post, and this will also be my last post.....

On a whole, i enjoyed Macbeth immensely... the story, was introduced to me by my Form 5 teacher, it became a major part of my life now.... in my 6th semester and UPM... And i am happy that i know something regarding Macbeth.....

Macbeth has also somehow, made me want to read more in the future....what i mean is, read Shakespeare...as now, i know the technique of how to read Shakespearean play... It would be a waste, would it not, to not use my new found capabilities to its fullest???

I loved the video makings.... The hip hop video was a blast.... It was amazing and awesome.... I thank Ms Dzeelfa for giving us the project, something that made us think, something that brought out the creativity in us.... It was absolutely FUN!!!! Like Peisha said.... " Our mission is to make Ms Dzeelfa fall off her chair laughing".... We haven't projected the video, and i do hope that when we do, Ms Dzeelfa will have a good time laughing yea.....Trust me...it was tough making it... All those technicalities..... All the rapping, the script forgetting..... The waking khayma up from bed to bathe and get ready to shoot moments....oh my......

The LHE 3255 course itself? I love the lecturer...  friendly person definitely.... I love the materials taht we used, that we explored... I loved the presentations, because i am the kind of person who loves to stand in front and talk...and talk...and...talk..... LHE 3255 also helped us, THE HATS.... a lot...we bonded like crazy...we had good times, gathering in the room, talking, doing work.... I have no other friends who are as close as the hats are to me... Thank you my hats..... Nisah who always "hati busuk-ed" me and shramila... peisha who always motivated me and was always there for me...Pejot/faizah who shares my love for romantic novels and shares my emo tempraments.... and Sharmila...who is the bestest roomate...the one who'll "rape " you if you emo too much...haisyy..where can i find groupmates/coursemates/friends like that?

Yes, a very positive course, a lot of positive feelings.... I enjoyed myself on the whole....

Thank you Ms Dzeelfa...

Thank you Lhe 3255

Thank you MAcbeth....

Thank You Hats, for this amazing experience and friendship...

And...byeeeeeeeeeeee


I seriously do hate goodbyes.... they make me so totally sensitive... and i feel like crying now....arghhhh


Nothing can beat the memories of Macbeth, the fun and rolling around...the preparation for assignments.... nothing...


So again...goodbye.... so totally....

I have to say it..... Goodbye....


♥