...tears & joys...
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
END of My Shameless Plugging
Way back senior year, I belonged to the Research Elective class. Our final requirement for the subject was to create a class magazine and only ten people out of 40 plus students in our class working on it. We thought it was easy and we didn't take it seriously at first so we ended up in tears. We tried to finish it through an overnight session, but we didn't make it. It was totally depressing, after all your hardwork and all the sleepless nights devoted doing it - added up to shame because we were the only class that was not able to pass. We were heartbroken, not only because of our grades on the line but we were so ashamed to our classmates who even bothered to help us. Good thing, our teacher finally had the heart and gave us another chance. Though our magazine was good enough or even better than the others, ours was never displayed and was graded with a low grade for being late. :(
Well, I had an experience creating a magazine and that's when I learned that it wasn't easy, not at all. Although it seems so easy whenever you browse a magazine, think AGAIN. A year later, now, I am in college - a first year student of the third section of Communication Arts, attending the CA 101 class with a dreadful requirement - A CLASS MAGAZINE.
When 1CA3 heard this from our Professor, Ma'am Faye. All were excited, everyone suddenly got busy talking non - stop, brainstorming and the like. Yes, like everyone else I was also excited, knowing that it's another unforgettable experience with my classmates. But I was quiet, because I knew that it wasn't going to be easy.
And I was correct. Yes, I trust my new classmates, of course, we are Communication Arts students. Creating magazines would be one of our future jobs, we have the brightest ideas and creative skills - this job is a piece of cake! ;p Hell no! I guess all of us viewed this project in the same perpespective, and so, we didn't take it 'that' seriously. Well, we did but... err.
The process was fun at first. For me, it was! TOTALLY! :D
I belonged to the Art Department, with my dear friend Margo as head. We were quite confused what our job was since there was also a different department assigned for Lay - outing, what are supposed to do? Later on, we were assigned to take charge of the photos for the Mag. Who was so excited? ME! :D
I so love pictorials! :) Although we were taking it seriously, preparing the costumes, selecting the models, etc. We exerted much effort but still, we had fun. Our first shoot was a Saturday. I was sleepless due to a previous night gimmick and we also had a pictorial for the beauty section of the mag the day before. The following day, I went to UST - I was late, but I was the one who brought the stuff they forgot, I brought extra clothes and props. And I was the one in charge of fixing their hair. And yeah, I had my shots taken as well. BUBBLY:) The next shoot was a Tuesday after our 7pm class because these shoots were supposed to be taken at night. It was tiring but fun. As always, I was again in charge of the hair. My pictures from the previous pictorial were 'not good enough?', so we had to re-take that night. I was a professional (haha) and took my 'bubbliness' to the highest level. I was literally lying on the grass and was scratching non - stop after wards because I had allergies. "I'm itchy, scratch me!" ;p It took us a number of days to finally complete the pictures but only a few were selected for the final lay - out of the mag. (quite depressing, after all the hard work) Margo and I were chatting almost every morning before we go to school, critisizing the edited version of the pictures and deciding which ones that needs more editing, re-take, etc.
If you view my multiply,
http://lollipot.multiply.com . There, you can view the shots taken in between the pictorials. And if you read the album description, you can see that I was shamelessy plugging our magazine and used the 'behind the scenes' pictures as teasers. ;p Btw, I wasn't allowed by Margo to post the actual pictures before the Magazine release and we kept the pictures to our eyes only, not even to our classmates. (top secret, SURPRISE! ;p)
Almost all events involving pictures in the Mag, I was there and Margo, too! (haha magkapatid na nga kami eh! ;p) From the Julius Babao interview, where Margo, Ean and I formed the JFC (Julius Babao Fans Club) and had a picture with Aga Muhlach! :P To our beauty section pictorial (Kat's article), we ended up at Body Shop gateway and watching the last full show of 1408 and Kat & Gladys sleeping at my house. To the two-day shoot at UST. Editing & bonding sessions here at my house and our YM sessions. Truly unforgettable, priceless memories. I was absent during the last one, though. The final overnight editing at Meryll's house. ;( *sigh*
Finally, seeing the finished product, holding an actual copy of our hard work - such an amazing feeling. I'm still proud of what we've done and the fact that we were able to pass on time. Another memorable magazine experience. And yeah, SOLD OUT, baby! :D
An overflowing bank of the brightest ideas of great young minds + much effort, hard work, bloodshed & sleepless nights of 50 students + unlimited supply of creativity, talents and abilities =
the perfect mixture of TAHO,
not your ordinary flavour. :)
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so different ain't it?
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