last week I wrote a short diary entry about haruhi's shoot , so this is the next entry :3
After Haruhi's shoot , I did another shoot at similar location :3
(The location is getting very convenient when I have a pocket of free time to shoot and yet not much time to travel to faraway location xD )
This time , Im shooting Kyou from CLANNAD - Summer Uniform version :D
Character : Fujibayashi Kyou 藤林 杏
Series : CLANNAD クラナド
Photog : Ee-chan
CLANNAD is one of those older anime series which has very nice feel around it
Albeit being very slow paced , the second part is actually pretty sad :'x
During the shoot ,Kyou's tsun facial expression is hard to get right T_T
I couldnt even remember how many shots we have attempted to get the better ones
Just a random thought ,
I love kyou's purple wig this time around x'D !!!!
Its the first time I loved a purple wig so much (because lighter wig usually make our face looks darker, I usually dont really have a liking towards lighter colored wig but kyou's wig is quite smooth and looks pretty nice on camera :'D !! )
I tore the white thigh high socks during the socks... right after this shot was taken =_="" talk about bad/good luck ?
Anyway , processing the pic was quite fun :3 I tried experimenting with the tones to give the pictures a lighter feel (when you watch CLANNAD, you'll realize the anime have a really light, ethereal tone to it T_T which is almost impossible to replicate in Singapore's context so thats where editing goes... )
Anyway , this is all for today :)
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If you have any questions ,
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Ive been busy preparing for the start of a new academic year for the past few days . This year , we barely have 2 and a half weeks' holiday :'x , and I havent had many shoots so far.... However, since I havent written about the few shoots I had before my electives started, today's blog diary entry is going to be about my BLOOD - C Saya shoot :)
Character : Kisaragi Saya
Series : Blood C
Didnt really managed to do the sword as it was a mad rush >,<;;;;;
so its not accurate AT ALL.... borrowed a katana from my friend Shizuku (http://shizukurashi.blogspot.sg/) , changed the chains provided with my own thicker set of chains which is closer to the original neck chain , and went ahead with the shoot anyway tho T_T and in the end still have quite a lot of fun xD !!!! Thats my prop staff dangling at the back hahahaha (another cosplan which I havent found the time to shoot TxT)
Basically , Blood C is a bloody series ^^ and I mean it quite literally ^^"" Initially, the only reason I watched the show is because I thought it is a good show since it is affiliated with Blood plus somehow(which is an awesome show ;D ) .What happened was, I watched the series up to 4 episodes before I gave up because I watched the final episode right after the fourth episode because I wanted some spoiler . However, while watching the final episode, I saw a scene where some 'monsters' (for the sake of simplyfying what the antagonists are ) are literally blending humans in a gigantic blender (●´∀`●)"""" ........
......
.......
and that scene kinda botched the deal for me...(ノ´ー`)ノ
(you can watch it in youtube here if you want... but you are warned OxO)
However, I actually liked Saya's character design (/•ิ_•ิ)/ . Despite what people say was shallow characterisation , I feel that its quite logical for her character to switch from a cheerful side to a more serious and cold-blooded side since seeing her character background (wont be giving any spoiler if you're gonna watch it ^^ relax) one will realize that under such situation its actually very logical of her to be able to juggle both side of the personalities O.O Anyway to cut the story short , eventually ,my friend Mirai from Pika Pika was very nice to lend me the cos I have been eyeing for a while :3 and so I decided to go all out and rewatched the series (∩_∩)
Since CLAMP is one of my favorite mangaka groups xD ,
let me show you CLAMP's illustration for Blood C :)
For Saya's shoot one of the major challenge I face now isnt lighting or angle or make up etc...but the expression (╥_╥)
I tried portraying her darker side but mostly, what I get is still her happier more cheerful side ---- and not a good one at that too :'((( since my facial expression is... T_T unsuitable for her lets say.... I dont like as mature as Saya should look....
(One of the nicer shots *hides*)
My friend Yu Bin was very kind to be my photog for the day too and we managed to get a few nice shots too :3 (still processing because of my slow speed T_T but hopefully most of them will be up soon) His style is darker and more mature and this below is one of the pic that I got from him :D
At last, looking more mature T_T
Ee-chan's style is very diff from his...
The venue by the way is pretty fun to shoot at :3 Many cosplayers say that the venue is "overused" for shoots ^^ but then again its a pretty nice area and unless your aim to look for a unique location to stand out from the crowd, shooting here is pretty nice :3 its free , its sheltered , easy to access and there is a mall nearby where you can change (and its very close to mrt ;D ). The lighting's not bad too :D Being so busy at school I dont really get to travel to many nice photoshoot sites and when I got the chance to come here , I have to say its a very nice location ;D
At the end of the day it was a terrific shoot xD !!! We tried many many shots and failed but eventually got some decent shots and were happy ^^ Thank you so so much to all my friends (Mirai-chan , Shizu , Yu Bin , Ee-chan ) who have helped with the shoot !!! :D
Learned a few tricks with the wig during this shot as it was really quite difficult dealing with this wig :'x !!! (Anyway , about wig , I really want to level up my wig styling ability but the time... argh... I hope I'll be able to improve my studies this year so I'll hv more time to cos T_T) ..... Anyway , thats all for today's post :) Will work harder to improve my skills (since I'll only get older and this face aint getting any younger hahaha xD) and accuracy next time ;D
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I also stashed more photos from my shoots there (shameless advert OTL)
Hi everyone! I and Terumi just came back
from the sneak preview of Zankyou no Teroru – Terror of Resonance, the new
anime series by the renowned Shinichirou Watanabe, who was the director of
Cowboy Bebop! Here’s my reporting from the day!
The anime’s premise is that the two
‘protagonists’, Nine (aka KokonoeArata / 九重新) and Twelve(aka Hisami Touji / 久見冬二), are on a mission to terrorize the whole city of Tokyo to take
revenge for their traumatic past (presumably a human experiment program or something).
Along the way, they implicated a troubled but innocent high school girl named
MishimaLisa (三島リサ) as a complicit
in their terrorist activities. And so, going under the pseudonym Sphinx, they bombed
their way through various buildings in Tokyo, leaving behind a trail of
destruction and mystery.
The feel of the movie is somewhat
comparable to Psycho-Pass (maybe it can be described as Psycho-pass from the
opposite point of view), although without the techno-babble and the
big-brother-esque Sibyl System. While the protagonists can look cheery and
playful (especially for Twelve), but their dark pasts and personalities are
strategically foreshadowed, setting the series’ dark tone.
I’m really impressed by how believable the
modern society is in the series O.O Like, they actually use Youtube instead of
TV to spread their terror messages O.O The characters also regularly chat to
each other on their phones using something like Whatsapp (instead of the usual
email). They even had a reference to the cola + mentos reaction (from episode 2
ehehe how lucky was I)which was super popular on Youtube
last few years.
Anyways, about the production quality
itself, I think it was quite amazing! The art was superb, animation great, and
the effects they used were strategically placed. I think lady fans would also
love the two ikemen protagonists, the ice-cool Nine and the red-hot Twelve. Of
course, as a guy, that’s not for me to comment though. For the male fans, you
can have this picture of Lisa instead.
And dat music O.O
The music is soooo nice
O.O Soo moody and dark yet melodious O.O The soundtrack is composed by the
great Yoko Kanno-sensei (technically KannoYouko though), which would explain
why it’s so nice.
The OP song is「Trigger」by Galileo Galilei
(I think it was only by the lead singer but I could be wrong), while the ED
song is 「Dare ka, Umiwo」by Aimer which definitely goes directly into my playlist once it
comes out. I’ve never heard of Aimer before, apparently she’s been compared
with YUI with regards to her voice (which I think is true), so I’ll definitely
be checking her albums out. The OP/ED songs were both written again by Yoko
Kanno herself, so that’s already one big reason to check out the anime :D
Anyways thanks so much to the organizer
ANIPLUS HD, Cherry Credits for hosting the preview (their mini-cinema is so
comfy I wish I could live there). You should definitely check out the anime!!
You can watch it on ANIPLUS HD which will be available on Singtelmio TV Ch340
and Toggle.sg :D It’s simulcasted from Japan so you’ll be the first people to
watch it in its full HD glory :D
Jyaaminna-san, sutekinaichinichiwo :D (So
everyone, have a beautiful day ahead!)
じゃあ皆さん、ステキな一日を!
PS: Valerie was the host for the preview
muhahaha
~ <3 ~
PS : Basically Munyanojikan.blogspot.sg and I went to the preview ;D I'm currently working on a few posts which I hope will be up by this weekend ;3 meanwhile ,
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I havent blogged all these while because my life have been a roller coaster for a while and my schedule is getting tighter than ever :'(((( So finally after so so so long ,
(not sure to be happy because exam is finished (for now) or to be apalled at the increasing amount of work that is to come )
I finally found the time to sit down and relax ....
and put myself in blogging mode :D
(sometimes, I just dont feel like blogging when there are so many things clouding my mind )
Since now I have the time to blog , I figured I'll just start tidying up my diary entries chronologically for the sake of a neater entry :'x
Starting from one of the earlier ones,
basically these past few months , riiiight smack in between my holiday and riiight after my final exam before I went to Jakarta for my one month long work attachment , I've managed to miraculously squeeze a few photoshoots :D and one of them is for Suzumiya Haruhi :3 from the series Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi ♥ 涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱
:'x I did the shoot with my friend Yuchen as Meido Mikuru
but really havent had the time to sieve out many photos :'((
So I only have a few of them sieved out ^^"
(candid shot ^^""""")
It isnt really the most accurate pairing as the clothes Haruhi wore when "directing" Mikuru in Meido Mikuru's attire is different :(( but I have the uniform version and Yuchen have the Meido version so... might as well have a shoot together and have some fun ^^
(so yea, dont criticize us kay accuracy Nazis ~ we're in this for fUn^^ )
For those of you who are curious , this is the clip where Haruhi is directing Meido Mikuru
drg the shoot , since Im bad with more serious expression :'(( and we tried and tried and tried to get a more decent haruhi look ... TmT.... luckily managed to get a few passable ones
The sun was too bright that day and a lot of the picture turn out with a lot of shadows falling on unexpected places , ruining some of the pictures which otherwise could have been used T_T ... editing shadows is not my forte and I always chose pictures which need least editing T_T ... so I let those pictures be....
It was so hot that ...
Zwei ended up hiding under the reflector x'D hahahaha (evil laughter)
The photoshoot itself wasnt long and it was done in the park near my hostel at the time (LOL) since I have to really rush back to study ( thats life... T_T ) as soon as I can ...
Anyway, introducing :
Our two merry photogs for that day ^^
Zwei~ and Ee-chan
I told Zwei that it looked as if he's wearing a Mexican wide hat here xD !!!
Thanks to them , the shoot was fun !!! Thank you so much to Yuchen who have gone all the way to the park to shoot :3 Sorry for the delay in processing the pics :'x !!
Anyway , I hope I'll be able to blog more the next week before I start school T_T Hopefully I can tidy up my blog diary entries before lessons start... (sigh)
Meanwhile byebye ;D
wsh me luck :'x
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