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Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Please get someone to go to www.sounddogs.com to look for background music.Perhaps Wan Qi may be able to do it.Or Joyce can be in charged with the music while we are doing the bigger things.Downloading music is easy but it is hard when it comes to what music we want and if it matches the clip.Be sure to choose those which are free and related,okay?

Elizabeth Choy's Life -Mind Map

Reflection on the process of our work.

This project is mainly about war heros. I think our group has lost the time track and lacked organisation. To slove this problem I think we have to maybe stay back at school to complete what have we started. I also think that we can post a sheldue on the blog to keep track of the time. So far the group has gone a long way and hope to see more improvement.

Reflection~

Erm...We had lots of fun during the photo-taking and video-taking session at Fort Siloso.Although none of the things there were related to our task,we still worked on to get pctures.I don't think that place was related at all to our task.Not all of us took part in narrating the srcipt and the narrator was not constant.We kept changing,from Hafizah to me,to Leonda and then to Dion.I don't like this arrangement because we are suppose to follow our storyboard but none of us did.I hate it when they do things their own way and not telling me in the first place.This is not what I like and not all of us cooperate.People like Joyce and Celine,they didn't do anything but we chose to let this matter off and forget about it.Take it as they will be doing some little tasks later on and that's why we do the bigger stuff.But,I just cannot take this anymore.I just want them to cooperate,talk less and listen more.I don't want them to get a 0 for their exams.I think to score,we should do some planning such as mindmapping,changing our storyboard and post it onto our blog.That is what a good group should do.><

Reflection

About this blog, I find that it is not creative and the sequence of post is in chaos. Most of the member did not participate actively in posting and most of the post are in last minute work. To be honest, at the fort siloso Joyce and celine did not to anything at all but i hope they can put in effort in this blog. They should tell us if they want to do at least something that can contribute to the group.

Fact And Quotes

SCWO Wall of Fame - Elizabeth Choy
Mrs. Elizabeth Choy was the first and only women to be nominated to the Legislative Council. In 2005, she was honored by SCWO as one of the outstanding individuals who have made ground breaking contributions to the status and condition of women in Singapore. Immortalised on the SCWO Wall of Fame, her achievements and countless contributions will inspire and encourage the generation of today to understand that the future is ours to shape. The feudal social setting prevailing in the fifties was loaded against women. The status of women in the family and society were inferior to men, polygamy was common, very few were given education, jobs were not easily available and pay was never equal for both genders for the same job. Elizabeth Choy’s was instrumental in the move for women’s emancipation in Singapore.
People said...
“Elizabeth is a role model who worked towards a better future for women and society. Her determination to overcome barriers and her courage to fight for what she believed in is inspirational. We will remember her as a woman who cleared the path for us and opened up many possibilities that we enjoy today. She has always been very supportive of SCWO and attended many of our events. Just last year, we were most happy to be graced by her presence when we launched our Wall of Fame, of which she was one of the honorees. I remember her always as a gracious lady and always tireless in her efforts to help” said Mrs Wee Wan Joo, President of the Singapore Council of Women’s Organisations.
“She was a lovely woman in every sense of the word. It is sad to lose her,” added Mrs Tisa Ng, Immediate Past President, SCWO.

Adapted from: http://www.scwo.org.sg/cms/content/view/248/29/

The process at Fort Siloso~

We took some photos and videos.We chose to take scenes at quiet places so it will not affect our filming.No interviews were involved so we need not do anything about interviewing issues.We followed the guide which took us on a tour around that place and we took videos and pictures corcerning our task on Elizabeth Choy.Although none of the pictures and items there matched our task,we still took pictures that somehow seemed related to the subject we are working on.We also went around Fort Siloso to choose our backgrounds so as to suit our video.We did not want unwanted interruption from others as it would disturb our process.We chose to work at places that with the least people and although the scenes are quite shaky,we had ideas to make it look as if it is a good clip.

Narrations, Visuals, Sounds.....

Narration
Hafizah- First half of the video.
Rebecca- Second half of the of the video.
Dion and Leonda- Third and second half of video.
* This arrangement may vary as it is not confirmed how the video is going to be arranged.
The script is handwritten however it is found in the Internet.
The script is mainly about Elizebeth Choy's past life.( Eg. how Elizebth suffered during the war.)

Visuals
1) Firstly is pictures of Elizebth Choy.
2) Then the showing of the narrator talking.
-The backgroung will be trees, nature.
3) Using of voice over for narration videos.
4) Credits-black background, white coloured wordings.
5) Celine will be in-charge of putting pictures in the video.
6) The pictures will be slowly zoomed in sepia and brown colour.
7) Title for first slide: From the perspective of Elizebeth Choy.

Sound
Sound of people talking in the background.( This is a an unwanted sound, so there are plans of deleting it)
Instead there will be war music being played.( Joyce in-charge)
We have to find the music.
I hope to get it from: www.sounddogs.com(free)

Our war heroine,Elizabeth Choy..(Research)

A volunteer, a Christian, a politician, a teacher, an ambassador - these make Elizabeth Choy.Although she died on September 14 aged 95, she continues to be a pillar of strength and wisdom for Singaporean youths:

"I would say my greatest calling in life is to build the character of young people - to teach God's love to them so they can be good people."

"I'm 93, maybe God will take me home tomorrow. But I'm satisfied for I have fought a good fight, I have finished the course, and I have kept the faith."

She is the First Asian woman on the Singapore Legislative Council and became Singapore's first female legislator.She won a Golden Heart Award from the Golden Years Fellowship in 1997, for her life-long commitment to social work. Elizabeth Choy left politics to go back to her first love - teaching. She worked as a teacher for 40 years and head the school for the blind.

This is i archive from ASK!.This is more on her career(teacher) between 1933 to 1974.

A quick timeline of her career:

1933 : Became a teacher at C. E. Z. M. S or Church of England Zenana Mission School (currently, St. Margaret's school)
1935 : Transferred to St. Andrew's Boy's School, probably the only untrained teacher at that time.
1949 : Began a stint as an artist's model, when she was 39 years old and was working in London. She posed for the famed sculptress, Dora Gordine, who did two works of her entitled Serene Jade and Flawless Crystal.
1950s : Returned to Singapore as Senior Assistant, or Deputy Principal at St Andrew's School.
End 1953 - beginning 1954 : Conducted a lecture tour of Malaya in the US and Canada at the request of the Foreign Office in London. Prior to the tour, she took time to visit Malaya to get a better understanding of the country. At that time, it was in the throes of Emergency.
1956 - 1960 : Became the first principal of the Singapore School for the Blind.
1960 - 1974 : Returned to St Andrew's Junior School and promoted to Deputy Principal in 1964.

Source: Singapore Infopedia

Link-http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/230370/1/.html
-http://nofearsingapore.blogspot.com/2006/09/war-heroine-elizabeth-choy-dies.html
-http://dl.nlb.gov.sg/ask/2006/09/elizabeth_choy_19102006.html
-http://infopedia.nlb.gov.sg/articles/SIP_816_2005-01-25.html

Please comment on this post.Thanks.

“The worst of times can bring the best in man…”

Step-by-step solution for editing the video.

1) Put the video of Elizabeth photo in the first page/slide/segment.
2) Showing the narrator behind scenery (seaside) will be the next part.
3) Scene 2 will be a close up of the narrator.
4) Before going to the next slide to an effect of fading/ripple/rain drop etc.
5) Talk about punishment in the cell/jail held captive by the Japanese.
6) Could use picture of people being tortured or photo of the “sook ching” event.
7) A seen of letting Elizabeth free.
8) Followed by a picture of a sunrise.
9) The narrator will read out, why Elizabeth husband was not set free.
10) Lastly showing the picture of her photo when she is old.

This picture is took at Elizabeth Choy's house on may18,2006.

Another Article-

"War heroine Elizabeth Choy dies at 96."

By Joyce Fang. The Straits Times, 14 Sep 2006.

SINGAPORE'S war heroine Elizabeth Choy died at about 2pm on Thursday, weeks after she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
96-year-old Mrs Choy found out about her cancer when she went to the doctor a few weeks ago as she could not eat.
Mrs Choy was jailed and tortured by Japanese soldiers for helping British prisoners of war (POWs) during the Japanese Occupation.
She was starved and subjected to electric shocks and other forms of torture for passing food, medicine and messages to British POWs.
In the 1950s, Mrs Choy also made history by becoming Singapore's first woman legislator.
She later left politics to head the Singapore School for the Blind.
The principal of the School, Mr Koh Poh Kwang said he was shocked by the news of her death.
He said, "I know Mrs Elizabeth Choy as a very caring person she was still around. She was indeed a very wonderful and caring lady."
Her wake is held at St Andrew's Cathedral and her body will be cremated on Saturday.

About the circumstances surrounding her arrest and detention:

'During WWII, seven Japanese ships were sunk in Keppel Harbour on 27 September, 1943 - Operation Jaywick had been successful and the Japanese failed to track down the saboteurs, Force Z, a team of 14 Australian and British commandos.
In retaliation, detainees of the Changi Prison internment camp and some hapless members of the public were singled out for punishment. The kempeitai (secret police) tortured and threatened the internees and during these sessions, found out that some radio parts had come from a hospital canteen operator, Choy Khun Heng, Elizabeth Choy's husband.
Choy Khun Heng was arrested on 29 October at his Tan Tock Seng canteen. Days later, Elizabeth Choy was lured to the YMCA in Orchard Road on the promise of seeing her husband. She would spent 193 days and nights in a 3m x 4m cell with only a narrow air-vent on one wall, no windows and crammed with twenty others, mostly local and some foreigners, a mix of civil servants, doctors and businessmen.
The interrogations were initially frequent, taking place any time of the day or night, alternating between civil and beastly behaviour and demanding for names of collaborators. Elizabeth Choy was slapped, kicked and spat at and subjected to electric shocks leaving her with a life-long fear of electricity.
"During the torture, it was impossible to show defiance and be brave; it was impossible to suppress the screams, or to stop the tears and mucus from streaming down her face." Elizabeth Choy "... could not confess to something she knew was untrue. It would implicate others. It was not right and she could not do it. Not even if it meant more physical abuse at the hands of her jailors."
Despite the severe torture, she always walked back to her cell with as much resolution as she could muster. She was far more concerned about the welfare of her cell-mates than her own suffering. Her compassion and selflessness, as well as the fact that she remained undefeated to the end won her the admiration of her fellow detainees. In recognition of her valour during the Japanese Occupation, Elizabeth Choy was awarded the Order of the British Empire in 1946.''

These is some NEWSPAPER ARTICLE about ELIZABETH CHOY

An extraordinary life

15 September 2006
Straits Times
(c) 2006 Singapore Press Holdings Limited
Excerpt: 1910: Born Elizabeth Yong in Sabah.
1929: Arrived in Singapore to study.
1933: Started teaching. First at St Margaret's School and later at St Andrew's School.
1941: Married bookkeeper Choy Khun Heng. The couple adopted three daughters.
1943: Operated a hospital canteen during the Japanese Occupation. Jailed for about seven months by the Japanese for passing food, medicine and messages to British prisoners of war.

Over 100 bid farewell to Elizabeth Choy
16 September 2006
Straits Times
(c) 2006 Singapore Press Holdings Limited
Excerpt: BLIND from birth, Ngiam Quek Bee had little hope of an education back in the Singapore of the 1950s.
Even when a school for the blind was started, the 15-year-old boy's family was reluctant to let him attend. But the school's founder, a feisty woman called Elizabeth Choy, refused to give up.

More than a war heroine to many
15 September 2006
Straits Times
(c) 2006 Singapore Press Holdings Limited
Excerpt: Also a teacher and social worker, Elizabeth Choy touched many lives
SHE was best known as a war heroine to most Singaporeans.
But Mrs Elizabeth Choy was much more than that to those whose lives she touched: A teacher for more than 40 years, she also founded a school for the blind and served as a politician for a spell.

A woman ahead of her time.
15 February 1998
Straits Times
(c) 1998 Singapore Press Holdings Limited
Excerpt: MRS ELIZABETH CHOY was born in Sabah in 1910 and came to Singapore in 1929 to further her studies. When her mother died two years later, she was left to bring up her six younger siblings on her own.
During the Japanese Occupation, she became a canteen operator at a mental hospital with her husband. They secretly helped British internees by passing them food and radios.