Unconditional Love (05 Dec 2009)

This video was shot using a Panasonic Handycam, and edited using Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe After Effects.
The idea of the video was to bring forth the idea of visual dominance, create images that will enhance the mood of the music, and evokes certain emotions that goes along with the music.

Skillsets:
Adobe Premiere Pro - Transition effects, Razor Tool, Keyframes, Video Effects
Adobe After Effects - Fade In effects, Fade Out effects

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Unparalleled Love (05 Dec 2009)

The idea of this video is to create a mock-umentary, which is essentially creating a story and film it to look like it is a real documentary.
The video is based on a real-life story.

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Final Fantasy VII Advent's Children Trailer Remake (16 Nov 2009)

The sounds and effects were edited using Audacity, and the video was done using Adobe Premiere Pro.
The idea of this video was to add sound effects and background music to a silent trailer, and also know when to use Foley effects.

Skillsets:
Audacity: Equalization, Amplify, Change Speed, Change Tempo, Noise Removal

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Wind Blowing, Flower Swaying

This is a simple animation made using Adobe Flash, and the audio edited using Audacity.

Skillsets:
Flash - Motion Tweening, Frame-by frame Animation, Keyframes, Transforming/Skewing

English Songs

This song was written for a Creative Concepts reflection journal, on the same topic.
It discusses the moral dilemmas one faces when deciding whether to take another person's lives or not.
In the first part of the song, it is about war, and why it still exists, when numerous innocent people are suffering from it
In the second part, it is about the poor, and why they are not given the help they needed, when the rich are just getting more well-off.
Eventually, the song hopes to persuade people to learn from the mistakes made, and build a better future.

This song was written based on a common scenario that people that have crushes on someone else face.
They are afraid of confessing to their crush, and they are not able to show any form of affection in front of them.
As such, they can only bottle it up, and keep it to themselves.
When they wake up, they dream of their crush; when they fall down, the thought of their crush gives them strength to climb back up.

I wrote this song with the intention of using a number of metaphors to represent certain images.
While this is essentially a love song, it describes what the guy in the song likes about the girl.
Not only does he like her looks, eyes, smile, he is also drawn to her actions and composure and sureness of herself.
In the end, the guy wants to spend the rest of his life with her.

This song is a departure from the usual style of music I usually write.
I had Green Day in mind when I wrote this song, so this is more punk rock.
It is about a guy who is tired of the relationship after several (many) misdoings by his girlfriend.
He decides to end the relationship, and then writes a song about it.
Thus, this song is from the guy's perspective, and even poses questions and thoughts that he have.

This song is actually a mix of Chinese and English lyrics, with a little Japanese and Korean (really little).
It is about a guy's wish to express his feelings to his love, but for various reasons, is unable to.
He cannot explain how this love came about, or why he fell in love in the first place.
However, he really feels strongly for her, and thus wants to tell her in any way he can.
This is quite an interesting song from my perspective, and probably my favorite tune-wise.

This song is about a guy who is deeply in love with his girlfriend, and wants it to last forever.
He thinks about her all the time, and wants to express his feelings to her anytime, anywhere.
Therefore, he is willing to do anything to make this relationship stay.
However, she does not quite feel the same way, so he's trying his best to convince her.

The idea of this song is that this guy has had an argument with his girlfriend, and fell out because of it.
However, he could not see a future without her, could not live another day alone.
Thus, he wanted to mend the relationship, and have the relationship the way it used to be.
However, on the day he was supposed to meet her, she was involved in an accident.
He never got the opportunity to really express his feelings for her.
The message of this song is to let your loved ones know how you feel about them, before it's all too late.

This song was inspired by the wedding vows done by a couple during the ceremony, and thus has some parts of it in the song.
It is about the confession of the guy who is marrying the girl of his dreams.
He reminisces about the past when he met her, and talks about being with her in future no matter what.
He wants to be her everything, and to give her everything she wants.
This song is totally meant to be sung by the groom for his bride.
"There is nothing half so sweet in life as love's young dream."

Chinese Songs

This is a song that depicts a guy's secret feelings for a girl.
He reminisces about the good times they spent together, and wondering what would happen if she knew.
He is in a dilemma, because while he wants to let her know, he does not want the relationship to change because of it.
He is happy with the current situation, and does not want to complicate things further.
As such, he keeps asking himself many "What if.." questions, and leaves himself with even more doubt and wonder.
*Who says guys and girls can't be best friends?*

This is probably the deepest, most emotional song I have written thus far.
It is about two people in love, and speaks about their thoughts and feelings when they are with each other.
While the song title is literally 'Waiting', it is more of an anticipation of what the partner is about to do.
It took me two months to find the right lyrics and place the scene into the song.
I tried to use the most visual lyrics I could think of, in order to give people certain images in their mind.

This is the lyrics I wrote for the NTU-Music Express Chinese Songwriting Competition.
It is about the feelings one has having just broken up with his girlfriend.
The emptiness inside him, the heart-wrench whenever he thinks about her, and why he did not care more about her feelings then.
I made a lot of effort to try and rhyme the lyrics together, and the verses have a common theme.
Some of the ideas were drawn from personal experience.

This is a song describing a guy's feelings for a girl on a rainy day.
He had just broken up with his girlfriend, on a rainy day, and each one since reminds him of that day.
I used visual elements like footprints on the beach, and raindrops on the window in the lyrics to bring across the message.
At the end, he realizes that reminiscing of the past won't bring him anywhere.
So, he just accepted the fact and take it that the girl has set him free.

They always say that live and let live is the way to go
Yet why do countless people continue to die in the war
The blood and the tears fill the streets up with despair and pain (oh no)
We're stretched out so thin, we can't give aid to the truly needy (yea)

Why won't we stop taking the lives of the innocent?
Why can't we take a step back and breathe?

(chorus)
Draw from the past, learn from them
We don't have to make the same mistakes again
Time will tell, if we've won
History will hopefully not repeat itself

It's obvious to us that the rich are the ones getting richer (how does that work?)
But aren't the ones that needed help are the poor and the homeless
The filth and the stench fill their homes up with disease and pain (oh my)
They're stretched out so thin, they can barely make ends meet to stay alive

Why won't we start saving the lives of the innocent?
Why can't we take a step back and breathe?

(chorus)
Draw from the past, learn from them
We don't have to make the same mistakes again
Time will tell, if we've won
History will hopefully not repeat itself

Draw from the past, learn from them
We don't have to make the same mistakes again
Time will tell, if we've won
History will hopefully not repeat itself

[男]等待 着你的依靠
温暖 着我的肩膀
你说 这一幕多浪漫 让我无法自拔
处处感到满足

等待 着你的美貌
融化 了我的胸膛
看着 你睡着的时候 知你在我身旁
让我带着微笑

(chorus)
如果我们在同一个地方
紧握着手，紧呵护着对方
如果我们在同样的草原奔跑
若你愿我背你跑

[女]等待 着你的外套
低档 着寒风就好
你坐 我身旁的时候 望着远处的空
愿着时间逗留

等待 着你的微笑
打开 了我的心房
听着 那动人的歌声 知你真的爱我
让我充满期待

(chorus)
如果我们在同一个地方
紧握着手，紧呵护着对方
如果我们在同样的草原奔跑
若你愿我让你背

[合]如果我们在同一个地方
紧握着手，紧呵护着对方
如果我们在同样的草原奔跑
愿我们一起到老

愿我们一起到老

在没有你的黑夜里 我无法呼吸
在想念你的那梦里 我还是没注意
在失去你的宇宙里 我已无勇气
在认识你的这段里 我没有点忧郁

我提醒自己 我还没忘记
你对我的好 你给我的美

(chorus)
为什么我就是那么傻 总让你哭泣
让你伤心
难道我从此就要离去 我真的会舍不得你
这已不重要 我依深爱着你

你的日子过的好吗 我每天想着
想着与你过的时光 我就无法自拔
希望你会过的潇洒 我还是满足
为我们有过的爱情 画下一个句点

我提醒自己 我不会忘记
你对我的好 你给我的美

(chorus)
为什么我当时那么傻 总让你哭泣
让你伤心
难道我从此就要离去 我真的会舍不得你
这已不重要 我会想念着

在认识了你 是我最美丽的回忆
那段你和我拥有的近距离 没有人可以替代

(chorus)
为什么我当时那么傻 总让你哭泣
让你伤心
虽然我从此就要离去 我真的会舍不得你
这已不重要 我依深爱着你

下雨天 让我心情一直都湿透
让我不知不觉的想你
雨天后 来的应该是温暖晴天
但我的思念依然还在

(chorus)
像着走过的沙滩 脑海有你的脚步
你给我的每个记忆太深刻
依然难忘的笑容 那么甜蜜和灿烂
让我的心中还依然温暖的

下雨天 就是剧里分手的时候
但也是最浪漫的时候
雨天后 希望能够把寂寞带走
让我能勇敢往前直走

(chorus)
像着窗外的雨滴 脑海有你的痕迹
你给我的每个记忆太深刻
虽然还是想念着 虽有很多的不舍
你将会是我这生中的唯一

下雨天 已经是第二十个雨天
在当你离开我的时候
我知道 你心里已有他没有我
就当是你给了我自由