Imaginative is almost a year old. I've split the blog into 3 sub-blogs. All are inter-linked. But it gives you more focus, so if you don't want to be bothered by the on-goings of the Imaginative Factory, you know where to NOT click. Or if you are only interested in photography, you know where to go! :O)
Thank you for being with Alife! the last 17 months. It has been great sharing! Thank you for the comments, tags and shoutouts too... it has definitely helped shape the blog. Looking forward to sharing MORE with you in the following sites:
For all things pertaining to projects and works of Imaginative, go...
http://imaginativeworkshop.blogspot.com/
For all things pertaining to inspirational & creative ideas, go...
http://imaginativespark.blogspot.com/
For all things pertaining to photography and travel, go...
http://imaginativedarkroom.blogspot.com/
God bless!
ALF
Dear friends and viewers,
ALIFE will be shutting down real soon for a quick revamp. To facilitate the incoming traffic of this page better, ALIFE will integrate with the IMAGINATIVE FACTORY and be channelled into three sub blogs. They are 1) The Workshop, 2) The Spark and 3) The Darkroom.
The Workshop will deal with all things behind the scenes of the Imaginative Factory. New projects, work in progress, how things are put together, updates and upgrades. It immerses you into the Factory as you experience the first hand account of being in the creative industry.
The Spark is the inspiration that draws its source from practically anywhere and feeds Imaginative with creative ideas. The source could be anything from sunsets to moon rises, from saints around me and the Saints who have gone before me. From those who are masters in their field and the ultimate Creator of the universe.
The Darkroom is where visuals are developed. This complements the Spark. How? Every idea is generated from a random image seen at some arbitrary point in time or could be a modified version of a previous idea. The Dark Room is this place where random images trigger the creative juices of Imaginative and drives it to observe the world from a different and fresh point of view.
All I can say for now is... Stay tuned... :O)
Yesterday was the mid-autumn festival day, otherwise known here in Singapore as the Mooncake festival. This festival lasts for about 3 weeks and follows right after the festival of the hungry ghosts. So doesn't this picture make much more sense now? :O)
Gone are the days when little candles were lit and placed inside lanterns brought out by kids. The newer electronic ones are not only safer, but they flicker with different coloured lights and also emit familiar sounds of favourite children's cartoons.
I'm simply amazed at the different range of mooncakes stores have to offer. Snow skin mooncakes have been out foor a long lon time, but the hot favourite this season is durian ice cream wrapped with black sesame skin! I even saw one in the papers that in Hong Kong they've made mooncakes to look like butts. (Geddit? Moon cake?) It is clear that many festivals, not only just this, have become commercialised.
So what's the story of the mid-autumn festival again??
I actually preferred The Clone Wars!!
... and I can give a many, many, many reasons why that is so. :O)
For one, WALL•E came out 2 months after the US release date. Do you know how many spoilers would have been leaked out on the internet? And I don't have to go hunting for these things. They'll just appear all over he place even though I try hard to avoid them. A friend mentioned that I'll might have been able to download the entire movie on the US release date.
The 2nd thing is that I wasn't too sure what The Clone Wars is all about. I only had some vague idea that it' involve a lot of fighting (as the name suggests) and it is set between episodes two and three. Not being able to tell which direction the movie was headed for helped!
I had to leave halfway during Presto (Pixar's animated short), to inform the cinema manager that the picture wasn't in focus. This is something I have noticed a lot in the recent months of flick watching.
Both movies had it's pros and cons.
Here's something I rendered about two weeks back in anticipation of the movie.
You ARE still on the right page! :O)
I am near putting everything together in a cohesive sort of way... So bear with me.
I decided to use the Imaginative Factory's backlot as a location for this blog continuing forth. It reminds me of Universal Studios and Disney Studios where anyone can learn about the movies they make. It's like a backstage pass to the behind-the-scenes. Here at the Factory backlot, anyone can come experience, learn, share and take home... and share with others...
Stay tuned...
The Term 3 week long school holiday begins this weekend and we all know what this means... WALL•E has landed. After months of anticipation, screening begins today! I guess the only consolation is that the DVD will be out in four months (instead of the usual six.)
Along with WALL•E, Lucasfilm's Clone Wars will also be released. There was a lot of hype in the media as to which one's going to do better, but hey... both films are so different to begin with. Clone Wars started out as a TV series. The first four episodes were so good, they made it into a feature film. Pixar, on the other hand, who Lucas considers a "godchild" by the way, works real hard on storyline and does not worry much about money matters. How can you NOT attain the best movie of the year with that kind of a attitude?
My take is to simply enjoy both films the way they are.
These are just two of my favourite shots from the weekend. Can you guess what's going on without the captions? If you can, I've told the story decently. If I haven't, then there's a lot more brushing up to do. :O) Post your answers and we'll see if it tallies!
The take home for me is "Can your picture tell the story without the caption?"
