No pains, No gains!!!

Our film shooting had already finished. I rally really appreciated that I had got lovely classmates, because we worked so hard, both director and crews. Thanks everyone! Through this experience, I knew that film making is really hard work. Before, I didn't know how a film was made, such as the transcript, shooting angles, time code light etc, I just knew that this was a wonderful movie, which had got a good story, fantastic shooting skills and excellent actors. From our movie making, a great movie was made by a great team work and crews. The more you well prepared, the better the film is. Our film was only five minutes, but it took us a long to prepare it.

In addition, I used to admire the Hollywood superstars, like Tom Cruse, Mag Ryan... I like their style and their films. Actually, they worked so hard as well, they must follow the director, sometimes, only one scene needed shoot several times. Trough their efforts, they could get their status today, they could get the Oscar Award. So, I really got that no pains no gains.

I thought in our study life, the we must to make effort and we can be successful. There was no trouble bridges that we could not cross. When you felt like hope was gone, please did not give up, hold on hold on and hold on. Please remember, No pains No gains!

Here are some pics of our group

Shooting

Yesterday, our group (Aileen, Arya, Jin, Sujin and I) had been to Jin's sister's house to shoot our short film-Magic Power. Actually, this idea was Jin's, so she was our derictor. Sujin was the model, Aileen was presenter, I was the cameraman. Arya was our VIP, because our another member Hitomi was sick, she was absent, and Arya did her job and help me lots. So, say thank you to Arya again here.

At 11.00am, we were on the train to Lidcombe. When we had arrived there, the time was for lunch, everybody was hungry, so we had lunch first. Jin's sister was so kind, she prepared many sushi and donuts for us, we were so touched. These food were so yummy. Thank you Jin and Jin's sister. After lunch, we setted up our camera, Jin's sister prepared the stuff for make-up. Then, shooting started. First part, Aileen needed to introduce the make-up steps, we used different angles, such as MLS, MS, MCU ect. Next, our camera would focus on Sujin's face, because she was model and Jin's sister was making up her face, we chose the CU and ECU. When we finished the first part, we turned to the hair salon to do Sujin's hair.

We setted up camera at hair salon again. We needed Aileen to suggest Sujin to change her hair style, so shot the ourside sence first, and then shot the inside part. The hair designer was very kind to us, he did Sujin's hair very beautiful and elegant, now I knew the Magic Power. He was also patient to us, cos we couldn't shot once, sometimes we had to shot twice and to get the best one. After the inside part, we went our again, because we forgot one important thing, which was that we forgot to shoot the inteview part. Sujin had to washed her face and changed her previous hair style. What a pity, she couldn't keep this style for a longer time. When we finished the last section, everybody was laughting. We were so happy because we just used 22 minutes.

After one day's shooting, I felt so tired, same as other crews. All of us were working hard. Really appreciate these nice classmates, without them, the film couldn't be shot. Now, I knew how important team spirit is! Thanks everyone.

Library!

Now, I am studying at our uni's library, I am writing this post at here at the moment. This is my first time to study at library on Saturday, I feel so good. Because I can't concentrate on study at home, I chose study at here. I thought that studying at library is good for me, here are heaps of books, I can search reference books at any time, it's quite convenient. In addition, I was surrounded by a good studying atmosphere, when I felt so tired and couldn't concentrate on my study, I had a look at other students, I would continue my study. So, it's very good for me. I have already decided, tomorrow I was sure I would come here again.

Before I came Sydney, I had been to Tian Jin University once, which was a excellence university with more that 100 years history. I've got a good friend who had been studying at this uni. She had borrowed another student's card for me, so I could go to library. The first impression that library gave to me. which was so great. Because I'd never been to a university's library, at that moment, I was full of curiosity, the book shelves was stand there one by one, and they were filled with books. each corridor was broad rather than narrow, it's very comfortable. on the two sides of corridor, there were some tables and chairs for students reading. My mind had reflected a idea immideitly, I must go to university as soon as possible. And now, I am sitting down here.

I used to image that what some famous universities' library look like, such as Harvard, Oxford and Cambridge. I thought that they must be great and wonderful, I couldn't find any other appropriate words to describe these libraries. I also imaged that some day I had a chance to study at these libraries, it's not a dream, if only I did study hard, it would be true. I love library!

I miss you!

Today, I had got a really bad new, cos one of our tutors, whose his wife had got the serious sickness. I am really really sorry to hear about that. I knew how sad when your family or relatives were sick. I wish this lady will recover as soon as possible. There can be miracle when you believe.

I also had this sad feeling. Between June, 2005 and May, 2006, three relatives had passy by. How sad!!! First person is my aunty, when I heard this startling, I was shocked, cos this was my first time to hear a person who dead when I grew up. Although I was an adult, I was still scared. Last May, my grandpa had passed away. Because he was a christian, his funeral had been held by a christain style, there was not fire works and buring the paper, which were the tradiditional style. Nothing was here but flowers. A churchman had been to here and pray for him. I like this style very much, cos it's very quite, which was a kind of respect to dead people. I will say to all the living people, please please forgot sadness and be happy, cos your family don't want to see you sad.

Ok, anyway, keep this missing in the bottom of your heart. Here is a song Slipped Away by Avril Lavigne for the person who we are missing.

Slipped Away

I miss you, I miss you so bad

I don't forget you, oh it's so sad

I hope you can hear me

I remember it clearly

The day you slipped away

Was the day I found

It won't be the same

I didn't get around to kiss you

Goodbye on the hand

I wish that I could see you again

I know that I can't

I hope you can here me

I remember it clearly

I've had my wake up

Won't you wake up

I keep asking why

I can't take it

It wasn't fake

It heppened you passed by

Now you're gone, now you're gone

There you go, there you go

Somewhere I can't bring you back

Now you're gone, now you're gone

There you go, there you go

Somewhere you're not coming back

I MISS YOU

Feeling complicated!

Recently, I felt so complicated, especially after moving. When I was home alone (I men the landlord's gone to work), I felt so weird, in the morning was ok, cos I had afternoon class and I got up late, I didn't have to stay at home for a long time. However, if I got morning class, I didn't want to go back home in the afternoon, this Tuesday and today (Thrusday), I still stayed at school. I brought lunch box, fruit and enought water, stay there. I told my classmates I would had lunch at school, and then I would go to library to search books, actually this was the reason why I brought lunch. But, the main reason was that I didn't want to go this so-called "home" any more. Previously, after class, the first thing that I really wanted to do, was going home, but this time, this feeling was dissapeared. I thought that I still had lunch and study at school in the next few weeks. Now, I hoped that time could go as fast as possible, after this semester, I would go home, which was the real home in China.

When I was young, I really loved to watch an American sitcom Growning Pains, I still remembered clearly that both presents and children had pains, but this sitcom just used the comedy to illustrate this pains and made audiences laught. Now it's my turn, I could understand when people grew they would had pains, no matter it's the big trouble or a small piece. To be honest, I was distrubing by something, such as study, the relationship between other people... I really hoped this world could be easy rather than complex, so that we could alive relaxed. sigh... I wanna go home. I would forget Sydney temporary and when I came back with a good mood, there was no bored no frustrating.

Does "angel" have pains???

Winnie's Birthday Party

Wow, this was my seconde tome to join my classmate's birthday, first time I had been to Bloz's birthday, this time, 4 August was Winnie's birthday. This day, we decided to meet each other at 7.oopm o'clock, but some of us came early, who were some special guest. So, they visited Bloz's home, me too. And then, we went to a Hong Kong restaurant for dinner. Those Hong Kong guys's menu was fantastic, we ate roast duck, I just knew this course's name and never knew others' names due to my poor memory. These courses were really really deliiiiiiiiiiicious, I love them!!! During the dinner, we talked to each other, although we were classmates, and we could see each other at class, we still have many topics to talk. Because, today was no homework, no Marxism, no Semiotics, we talked and laughted. After the main courses, waitor brought the birthday cake, they lighted the candle(only one), and Winnie burned out it, we sung the birthday song for her:" happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday to Winnie, happy birthday...." At that moment, everybody was overwhelmed with happiness.

here are some pics from that day: