Sunday, 23 November 2014

Wednesday, 19 November 2014

A Chat With The Beauty And The Beast Cast

by Isabelle Tan and edited by Ng Jia Wei

Beauty and the Beast wouldn’t be a show without the skill of its cast. The production team, orchestra, effects team, and backstage crew all play crucial parts, but the acting is the linchpin in any show. It’s no wonder, then, that the cast of Beauty and the Beast has worked so tirelessly to perfect their roles. A few of the cast managed to find time to have interviews with us in between rehearsals.




Q: Who are you, and what character do you play in the show?
A: I’m Arif, and I play Cogsworth, the uptight talking clock.

Q: Who are you, and what character do you play in the show?
A: I’m Arif, and I play Cogsworth, the uptight talking clock.

 Q: Who are you, and what character do you play in the show?

A: I’m Arif, and I play Cogsworth, the uptight talking clock.

Q: Overall, what are your thoughts on the Beauty and The Beast Production?
A: There is something there that wasn’t there before.


Q: Do you feel satisfied with your role?
A: Yes, very!
   
Q: Does the character you are acting as reflect your personality?
A: Yes.

Q: Why did you decide to join the Beauty and The Beast Production?
A: Both, because I wanted to be a part of something as big like the annual school production, and also to look at self-actualization.

Q: In your own thoughts, describe your character.
A: An awesome, cool, pirate swordsman; condescending Cogsworth; Cod Cogsworth; Killer Cogsworth...

Q: What is your biggest challenge that you have faced so far and how did you manage to overcome it?
A: The song ‘Human Again’. Lots of practice was needed for that. Human again~   

Q: Would you join any upcoming productions?
A: Yes!

 
Q: Who are you, and what character do you play in the show?
A: I’m Benjamin Koh, and I play the Beast.

Q: Are you satisfied with your role?
A: Yes, very.

Q: Do you think your character reflects your personality?
A: [laughs] Absolutely not.

Q: Why did you want join Beauty & The Beast?
A: Obviously not to skip classes, but to enrich myself.

Q: What aspects of yourself do you think allowed you to get the role of your character?
A: Bribery.

Q: Describe your character?
A: Hairier than Gaston.

Q: What was the biggest challenge you had to face so far in the production?
A: Singing was definitely it. It was my first time onstage, too, so it was an entirely new experience for me.

Q: Would you join a production again?
A: Yeah, obviously. If it weren’t my last year in school, I’d join the next production too.



Q: Who are you, and what character do you play in the show?
A: I’m Syawal Hazanan, and I play the foreign candle dude! (Lumiere)

Q: Are you satisfied with your role?
A: Yes, I’m very satisfied! At first I felt nervous of taking on the role of the candle since he is one of the main characters, as compared to the role I originally auditioned for.

Q: Do you think your character reflects your real personality?
A: Yes, but more physically than mentally. Mainly because I’m tall, lanky and do a lot of hand gestures.

Q: Why did you want to join Beauty & The Beast?
A: I wanted to be a part of a family and I wanted to achieve self-actualization as well as inner peace.

Q: What aspects of yourself do you think allowed you to get your role?
A: [shrugs, laughs] I don’t actually know?

Q: Describe your character?
A: To me, he’s quite hot. He can really light up the place with a spark of charm.

Q: What was the biggest challenge that you had to face so far in the production?
A: Probably my character’s accent and the “Human Again” song. That needed a lot of practice.

Q: Would you ever join a production again?
A: Yeah, I would!



Q: What is your name?
A: Adam Noah, and I play Gaston.

Q: Overall, how do feel about the Beauty & The Beast production?
A: It’s great! Gaston is a fun character to play.

Q: Are you satisfied with your role?
A: Yes, very satisfied.
Q: Why did you want to join Beauty & The Beast?
A: ‘Cuz it’s a great experience!

Q: What aspects of yourself do you think allowed you to get your role?
A: None. ‘Cuz I’m extremely innocent and humble~

Q: Describe your character?
A: A sexy beast!

Q: What was the biggest challenge that you had to face so far in the production? How did you overcome it?
A: Memorizing my lines, and overcome by memorizing it.

Q: Would you ever join a production again?
A: Most probably!

Monday, 27 October 2014

Tuesday, 7 October 2014

Breast Cancer Awareness Day

Did you know that 100% of the world's
population could suffer from breast cancer?

So join us in a series of events to raise awareness for breast cancer. 
- Mufti Day – Pay RM5 to wear whatever you want, as long
  as you are wearing visible pink somewhere
  (Undergarments don’t count!)
- Bake Sale – During KS3, KS4 break and lunch.
- Pizza Sale – During KS3 and KS4 lunch only.
- Lunch photography – Breast Cancer Ribbon on the field.

Volunteers are also needed for: 
- Baking for charity.
- Help us out during break and lunch time.
- If you would like to help out, please speak to Ms. Jasmine
  before Thursday, 9th of October.

The original slide show from assembly can be downloaded here. 







Tuesday, 30 September 2014

Journalism Writing Competition 2014-2015

By Ng Jia Wei 11 eta:

Hello.

 Since Chee Kin's already covered the photography competition, I'm here to talk about the writing competition.

 The Journalism Writing Competition 2014-2015 is open to all students, whether you're in year 7 or an IB student. Submissions should be made via the skisjournalism.blogspot website (a.k.a. this website) through a Google form that will allow you to upload your Word document. If anything goes wrong with that, blame Jia Quan from 11 eta, head of programming.

 Deadline is the 8th of December 2014. For the particularly fastidious, it basically means we'll accept anything that arrives before midnight that day.

The topics for the competition are:
- Something related to Paramount Championships
- The Actor
- A State Of Trance
- Baby Steps

 Any form of writing is accepted. Poetry, prose, even the script for a play! However, in the case of the script, the clarity needed in terms of stage directions and formatting is hard, so we suggest not to submit a script.

Rules are as follows:
- Submitting a piece under a fake name is perfectly fine if you want to be anonymous. Just give us a way to contact you in case of any problems (email preferred).
- Only one entry allowed per student. The head editor is very fussy, and if two submitted entries seem to hold very similar styles, she will be checking.
- No word limit. You can write a five-book saga if you want to, as long as it stays within the topic and DOES NOT RAMBLE. We cannot emphasize the rambling bit enough because that would be rambling.
- Upload a Microsoft Word document. The head editor will make an effort to get the file up and running if it's in another format, but she's not that saintly if you purposely upload weird things like Scrivener files.
- Use a font that's easy to read, and a suitable font size.
- You do not need to print your piece.
- The judges (English department teachers, the head editor and the next head editor) reserve the right to disqualify pieces that they deem inappropriate for the competition.
-As a note to the above rule, themes of violence and hints of more mature themes are acceptable, as long as they are not present in a gratuitous fashion for reasons that do not seem to develop the characters/storyline/content.

 *Head editor: Jia Wei (Year 11)
*Next head editor: Katherine (Year 10)

If you have any questions, email Chee Kin at 17589@kdu-online.com 

Good luck, and have fun writing!

Monday, 29 September 2014

Journalism Photography Competition 2014-2015

By Beh Chee Kin 11 Rho:

 Hello!

 The Journalism Photography Competition 2014-2015 is open all students from Year 7 to the IBs and will end on the 8th of December. Entries will be submitted via the skisjournalism website through a Google form that will allow you to upload your images (the form will be up somewhere around next week as we start receiving entires for the competition). Until then/8th of December, happy snapping.

 The topics for the competition are:
- People
- Pictures of Paramount Championship

 Some rules are:
- Image manipulation is allowed (Photoshop, Lightroom etc) [Only if all objects in the image are taken
by you.]
- There are no size limits for your photos.
- Each student is allowed 5 entries.
- Photographs all types of camera are allowed (Phone cameras are discouraged as a dedicated camera takes much nicer photos [This is not a lie!])
- You do not need to print your photos.
- If you are editing your photos please, upload the original along with the edited versions.

 If you have any questions, email me at 17589@kdu-online.com 

 Good luck!