Candidates:

   :: Roslinda & Ahlus Salaf

   :: Gene Harn

   :: Farah Diyana Rozhan

Actors in history cannot possibly document the history that they are themselves making, that's how it works. We started out looking at textual documentation which students do quite a bit in their own web. Going beyond that however, we do not find many, except for the effort of Linda and Ahlu who documented the Vision Forum. At the same time we're also inspired by the pho-documentation done by TH Rusli Jamaluddin and PM Talhah. Here we shifted our focus, looking for photo-documentation which belongs to the realm of many. Gene Harn's work is impressive although it remains very much private photography. We are looking for photographic documents which would be helpful for the studio community. Farah's effort uploading her project photos and allowing for others to do the same is commendable.

Candidates:

   :: Hii Kah Sing

   :: Faiz Fuad

   :: Mohd Muzzammil Ismail

Communication, although we had emphasised English because of the presence of many international students, does not actually depend on any particular formal language, but the language of the "people". This is especially so in conducting our community work. The first to register to lead the Kampar Community Team was Hii Kah Sing. Faiz led the Balik Pulau Community Team and he has always been the hub of Year One communication (he wanted to use our groupmail for other courses, although finally he got to use the FB, thanks Farah). Mohd Muzammil or Am who took over the Jelebu Community Team when Mohd Nazmi Akbar gave in, brought the team back in one piece.

Candidates:

   :: Roslinda Bt Roslan

   :: Lim Gene Harn

   :: Fan Keyang

Having one's own web is one way of documenting and learning from what one is doing. For some this is a new experience but for a die-hard blogger like Sui Min, this must be noted: "I feel this idea of having a site to compile and log all our assignments is interesting... won't be easily forgotten, with the chance of going back in time now and then..." Although it is not a construction from scratch, which demands another set of knowledge, working on what is given and exploring the possibilities of customization is one way we can learn to design. Roslinda explored a flashy site although not all the projects were uploaded yet then. Gene Harn's was complete with his photograhic flare as well, but not descriptive enough. Fan Keyang's is down to earth with basic pictures and the text and good maintenance.

Candidates:

   :: Ng Pui Yeen

   :: Amelia Liew Yanchi

   :: Faiz bin Fuad

"Release/ drop the balloons at mindight" sounds eezy-peezy. The next thing is "design the release/drop involving 150 people, in the city square." that's something else. From the making of the HBP Balloonmen right up to when the clock struck 12 on 31 August 2009, Pui Yeen's team was working quite consistently, right through the release test one day before the event. Pui Yeen finally got herself to install the balloons in the fountain which couldn't be turned off. Amelia was her wet partner all ready with their raincoats. While that was happenning, the balloons to be dropped were also installed. Led by Faiz, his team had also been diligently working on the release mechanism which highly depended on the wind conditions of Times Square. It is for the effort of filling the space, from the plaza floor to the sky, that we award the Space-Designer-Constructor.

Candidates:

   :: Parshan Nazem

   :: Yue Wei

   :: Steven Toh Teong Jin

Objects in 3D began after knowing the the structure, space and light in nature and in man-made objects. Beginning with a small gift, bamboo was explored as a cube and how it could be transformed. Finally students were to apply the construction experience in the community. Three communites used bamboo as a primary material although the focus is more on the untamed environment, Kampar as opposed to the "kebun" in Jelebu and "kampung" in Balik Pulau. Attacking the bamboo clusters upon arrival in Kampar was an Iranian, Parshan. His stamina was'nt sustainable enough, it was systematically followed through on the following day, hauling out a total of 80 pieces, was Yue Wei. And Steven cooly led the assemblage of the pieces as a bridge construction, over one of the tributaries.

Candidates:

   :: Woon Chin Ong

   :: Farah Diyana bt Rozhan

   :: Shazliza Bt Sham

If each student can come up with 17 ways to arrange a set of 10 cardboard boxes, each group of 10 students would then have innumerable solutions to what would be the construction to exhibit their best works. The greatest difficulty is to go by one critic who asks why is it not arranged this way and after setting it up, another critic comes by to ask the same question suggesting a different solution. Woon Chin Ong, finding it very hard to face this situation, was almost dazed. Farah, not offering any arguments, gave up after the nth trial. Shazliza, also having in mind the team members' decision, apart from the comments she received, attempted to make final changes right up to the 11th. hour. It is for her steadfastness that she is awarded the Process Designer-Constructor.

Candidates:

   :: Jelebu Team 48A

   :: Jenaton Team 48A

   :: Balik Pulau Team 48B

One thing is to show their best works. The other is to design and construct the space in which the best works may be shown. This is not an individual but a team's effort.

Candidates:

:: Mohamad Sidiq Bin Farouk

:: Low Cheau Ming

:: Mohd Firdaus Amran

Mohamad Sidiq left Jelebu with two children in tears. Missing him dearly the children kept in touch with him long after the project was done. Low Cheau Ming had a similar, if not a stronger bond to Pak Su, one of the residents who provided them hospitality when they were in Kampar. The latter who felt that he was awarded with female siblings from USM, started talking about life which Cheau Ming had lent her listening ears so much so that their separation at the end of the project was a very highly emotional affair. Firdaus Amran has also got Pak and Mak Su somehow, to keep asking for his whereabouts and how he's doing. For the surprise and joy that she has given Pak Su, we single out Low Cheau Ming as the Designer-Constructor for the National Community Service.

• Sunita Rakmoomat
• Walid Jehsojehli
• Hii Kah Sing

There seem to be no connection between the Thai dance that Sunita and Walid presented in KL and what we do in the studio...

Candidates:

   :: Ng Pui Yeen

   :: Moey Sui Min

   :: Shankar Ganesan

How can there be a seamless relationship between an actor, images (still or moving) on the screen and the stage on which the interaction happens. Pui Yeen's was very well rehearsed, pulled on to the stage by the coordinator, later rained on by RUS101 only to leave the space in a VW she drove the week before, very technical. Sui Min in contrast, showed a lot of thought using the screen prompt "stand here" to draw her to the space and subsequently raised the question "why look at things in one way?" and left the space with a gratitude, quite elegant in the use of the animation including the basic colours. Shankar came in at the last minute, stuck his USB drive in the laptop and stormed on to the stage to shuffle and then left the space to sprawl on the floor. Shankar- THE TRANSFORMATOR.

Moey Sui Min

Lim Gene Harn