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1) Made by Syabil Aniq

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2) Made by Naim Iskandar

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3) Made by Weixin

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4) Made by Kin Onn

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Mixtape DJ

MediaWhackers le Mix by Mediawhackers97 on Mixcloud

https://www.mixcloud.com/MediaWhackers97/mediawhackers-le-mix/

This is a mixtape made by us.

The songs in the mix are:

 

1) Warrior Concerto by The Glitch Mob 

2) Swamp Thing by Pegboard Nerds 

3) Surge by Noisestorm 

4) Love Story by Taylor Swift 

Credit goes to DjContraxx for making an awesome mix of Taylor Swift's Love Story. Check it out on his YouTube channel. 

AD-VID

1) Always #LikeAGirl

https://youtu.be/XjJQBjWYDTs

Chosen by Naim Iskandar Bin Zahari.

I chose this video because this video starts off as a provocation towards the female gender. The beginning of video demonstrates the stereotypical perception that average people have towards the female gender as being weak and helpless people. However, when a few girls are asked to perform some actions, they have shown that they can perform just as well, if not better than everyone else.

I would say that the video was able to convey a strong message against the term "like a girl" as an insult towards girls generally. The content of the video reveals the capabilities of girls to be equally strong people as normal guys.

I like the fact that the video has a specific target audience and I find that the video was able to reach that goal.

Unfortunately, I find that the video lacks animation and creative text. This would be something that they should consider as it would definitely help in attracting more people and spreading the message.

Nevertheless, the video was definitely able to convey a strong message.

2) Best Commercials 2015   Touching & Heartbreaking Commercial   Vizer Camera Thailand Eng Sub

https://youtu.be/uQxgD0TpiQI 

Chosen by Yuen Kin Onn 

The reason I chose this video is because the story tells that the shopkeeper dislikes the beggar sleeping in front of his store everyday just like most shopkeeper would do. The beggar slept there for a reason but the shopkeeper did not realize it. A few days later, the shopkeeper realized that the beggar is not sleeping in front of his shop anymore. When he finally found out the truth behind the missing beggar, he went to investigate what happened to the beggar, he regretted what he did as the truth has been spoken be the video recorded by his shop's camera.

I like the video as it gives the viewers a feeling of sadness and sympathy. It tells us that we as humans must have a heart no matter what the person looks like or their dark background story because every person deserves a better treatment by receiving kindness and love. It also tells that everything happens for a reason as the humans cannot eyes cannot see everything but that doesn't mean that events happen to us has no meaning behind it.

I found out that the actors could do better as it didn't give me a large impact on my feelings but it might might give others that feeling of sadness. The ad was to promote the cameras but the story line shown is not misleading from the product itself. The ad was not emphasizing on what they wanna sell instead they focused more to the story.

3) Dove Real Beauty Sketches | You’re more beautiful than you think 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=litXW91UauE 

Chosen by Syabil Aniq bin Sahran 

I chose this video because it's inspirational. I like it that the video makes people feel better about themselves. People often misinterpret themselves and it ends up with them describing themselves horribly which we can conclude that people don't think that they are beautiful in so many ways. It show that everyone on earth, good or bad, all of us, we are beautiful in our own ways. The video has it's own unique way of conveying their message. Their message was conveyed through drawings. As you can see from the video, the artist first draws the self-described version of the person that he is interviewing in sort of way, then he draws the description of the person by a stranger who the person just met which in a way proves that the world is filled with beautiful people in their own ways and most importantly they successfully convey their message. The video was recorded cinematically in some ways and it fits the theme of the video.

Sadly there are a few things that I dislike. First,  the targeted audience is too small. They didn't targeted everyone as it will do more impact if the targeted audience is bigger or widen.
Second, there were too many gaps between important points in the video. This makes the video longer and somehow will bore people watching it if it is not really that interesting.
Third, I dislike the fact that  at first sight or should I say, the beginning of the video isn't appealing at all or in other words, not really that attractive which won't make people stick around to watch the rest of the video.

However, what's important is that overall, this video really helps people feel better about themselves which means that the video carries a powerful message and is successfully conveyed by the video.

4) Meat Without Drugs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dz231o3VUzU

Chosen by Wei Xin Tan

The reason why I chose this video is because it shows us what is really going on in the meat industries. The video started off with telling us the origin of anti-biotics. The video also tells us that anti-biotics was supposedly used to treat a wide variety of diseases and is supposed to be used sparingly to preserve its’ effectiveness but is instead used to feed farm animals to make them grow faster and survive unhealthy conditions. Indirectly, this system is creating anti-biotic super-bugs making us more vulnerable to diseases that the anti-biotics were once able to cure. These super-bugs also contaminate the food we eat. This made me feel disgusted because I finally realise we were eating tainted meat all along. In the end of the video, it shows us to support a website which can serve as an answer we need to stop this horrible event that is taking place in our planet.

One of the main parts I liked about this video is that it used tons of creative text and animation. This made the video much more entertaining.

I also liked that they gave us in depth explanation about the anti-biotics, super-bugs, and so on.

However, one thing that made me feel that the video was incomplete it’s that it does not have a target audience.

Nevertheless, I felt that this video is really good and was able to convey the message that they wanted to tell us.

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BURGER KING AD

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Red Gradient Wallpaper

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"http://www.mojoglobal.com/CreativeKiosk/Background/gradients/gradient003.jpg" 

Burger King Logo 

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Burger King Menu: Beef Whopper With Cheese 

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LOTION AD

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Vaseline Lotion Bottle

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ADIDAS AD

References

Adidas logo

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"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adidas"

Graffiti Background

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Basketball Hoops

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Basketball

Retrieved from:
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PSA 

References

Smoky Background

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"http://www.suggestkeyword.com/c21va2V5IGJhY2tncm91bmQ/"

"Why So Moody Woody?"

Everywhere we go, we are surrounded by colours. For some reason, colour seems to have a connection with people's emotions. Here are a list of colours which we thought have a specific effect based on its individual properties, but this is just our opinion. Feel free to tell us what emotions you emit based on these colours. We could learn more from you guys. Thanks for tuning in with us! Till next time ^^v

Sky Blue

Teal

Dark Grey

Black

Blood Red

Pear

Fuchsia

Deep Pink

Orange Red

Cyan

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The Best Game Ever?

After a brief discussion, the team has decided that Until Dawn is arguably the best game ever. But is it? Let's talk more on that.

Until Dawn is an interactive drama survival horror video game which is developed by Supermassive Games. published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 4. It was originally scheduled to be released on the PlayStation 3 and feature PlayStation Move support, but in August 2014, the game was reintroduced as a PlayStation 4 exclusive. It was released worldwide in August 2015.

Until Dawn was met with a positive critical response upon release, with praise directed at the visuals, choice mechanic, horror elements, music, voice acting and gameplay design. Most of the criticism on the game drew was concerning the story, mostly the second half, camera angles, character movements and partially linear plot.


Why is this the best game ever?

Until Dawn is designed to be played multiple times as the player will not be able to see the entire content a single play through. Other than that, the game mechanics utilizes an in-game feature called the “Butterfly Effect”, where every decision made will lead the an unforeseen event. Throughout the game, the player will be tested through a series of ethical or moral dilemmas whereby the player will be forced to choose an action which will decide the fate of a character whether the player wants the characters to survive or meet their fate until dawn arrives. The gameplay of this game is also focused on quick-time events and explorations to discover clues and guides towards the story.

What they did right to make this an awesome game:

Until Dawn utilizes the similar game engine that ran on the latest Killzone game, Killzone Shadow Fall,Cubic Motion and 3Lateral Technology. This made the experience of walking around the snowy woods at the middle of the night feel terrifyingly seamless from the peak of the mountain down to the deep underground mine.

The graphics of the game are outstanding as the graphics were able to capture almost every detail of the characters’ look. The face of the characters were based on real life actors. Since Until Dawn is a horror game, it was important for the developers to capture the facial expressions of the characters and put it into the game to give the players a unique experience while playing the game.

The sound effects are not to be forgotten. The soundtrack of the game was able to constantly trick the player to have the benefit of the doubt that a sudden jump scare would not happen sooner rather than later.( But of course, the player still gets spooked every now and then).

Players have the freedom to explore the mountain which allows them to find clues which ties to the mystery that took place in the mountain.

What they should improve:

Even though we like this game a lot, there is some parts of this game that needs to be improved.

The character dialogue feels very cheesy and repetitive. Often times, the dialogue of the game makes the game feel like a normal American horror film. The game consists of the regular group of teenagers, a  dark, old cabin in the woods, a psychotic serial killer and a creature which has ties to an old native myth.

The jump scares by the "Wendingo" in the game which is also the main antagonist of the game appears to be less scary than Josh's jump scare. I find this to be quite disappointing as the Wendingo seems to be fiercest foe in the game but Josh's prank seems to give more of a scare compared to the Wendingo.

Virtual Reality Compatibility should also be introduced to the game. (Who wouldn't want to see a Wendingo creep up on you from the corner of your eyes while you're struggling to keep the controller steady?)

The characters' movement in the game feels really limited. For instance, you can't run when there's an Wendingo chasing you.

Here's our insight on the video game, Until Dawn. Do share with us your thoughts on the game.
I'll leave you with the Wendingo. :D

View THE BEST GAME EVER.pptx and other presentations by cl4ssicalj0ke.

Fresh Blood!

Day 1 for the Media Whackers.

"Media Whackers? What?" 

I know right. Let me shine the light on that. Media Whackers is a 4-man team and we are going to be sharing our honest opinions on some of the interesting topics that's been happening in the multimedia realm. So let's meet the men behind the team. 

Naim Iskandar Zahari

"Leader"

                                                                             Syabil Aniq Sahran

                                                                                               "Editor"

 Tan Wei Xin

"Designer"

                                                                                                  Yuen Kin Onn

                                                                                                "Photographer"

Remember, the things we share will be purely in our own whacky opinions. So, do share with us your thoughts on the subject.