音乐组
By: Batch 7- Lai Yee Xuan 赖怡萱
作曲
先有曲后填词，还是先有词后作曲呢？其实两者都行得通，只不过此次创作则是采用了前者的方式。根据个人自身经验，创作“曲”的开始自然是向一些在音乐方面有学习经验或曾考获ABRSM等级的朋友们请教啦。一位朋友指点了四个chords给我，便开始开工了~
学校音乐室的keyboard不能用，只能在手机下载“Perfect Piano”来弹奏chords开始摸索歌曲旋律。非常记得，第一次蹦出的灵感，也就是我们MV歌曲的开头以及chorus部分，其实就是有一次我在上Biology Tutorial的时候偷偷地拿起手机，反复弹奏那四个chords，之后头脑就响起了一段朗朗上口的旋律。灵感来得快去得也快，我马上把每个notes写下来以防自己忘记。回到宿舍后，我在电脑下载了“Musescore”把一个个音符输入进电脑，想着之后能写出一个乐谱。一是为了让编曲师方便，二是我很享受输入音符的每个时刻！这个app真心好用，既可以选各种乐器，还可以反复试听，尽管有时候那个软件真的把我气死……还有，当时由于疫情大家都被迫提早一个月时间毕业而拼命赶syllabus，实在是有很少时间空出，于是我就在每个星期抽出几天晚上的时间填音符+找灵感咯~ 尽管那时候挺压力的，甚至想过中途放弃，但现在想想，真的好值得！
一首歌当然也有固定的格式，例如：开头Verse 1&2、Pre-chorus、Chorus 1&2、Bridge、结尾。我搞定了Chorus的部分后，开始想想Verse 1该是怎样的旋律作为“唱”部分的第一句。想着应该以较平的旋律进入一首歌，于是我就开始想各式各样的旋律啦~ 无论是走在路上，还是在cafe，总之是任何地方，只要想起旋律，我一定会赶快拿起手机，用哼唱的方式，把旋律录下！之后回到房间再进行筛选。只要是能够接得上或合适的，我都一一输入电脑。（当然也有反复删减啦）
完成了半首歌曲的旋律后，我就将现有成品交与一些筹委来一起试听，想看有哪些部分可以改改之类的。拾取了一些人的建议、想法，便继续赶工了~ 因为大家一开始想尝试来段抒情rap，于是在Verse 3（看着手中握着的冰淇淋……) 就出现了这样一个较轻快的旋律，其实就是想写成rap但写不了……还有，一些原本是要当作过门音乐到最后也变成了其中的旋律啦！P/S：团队合作很重要的~说不定有别人的宝贵建议能够让你的想法变得更好！
只要有想法，你也可以是作曲人。
编曲
因为学校的音乐设备不足，加上时间紧凑，所以一开始完成好的旋律就卡在那儿导致MV拍摄无法进行。就在我们发愁该寻何人来协助我们制作编曲时，我们有幸地得到了YK的中学学姐的帮助。她超级配合以及尊重作曲人的想法，也进行了好几次沟通，夜以继日地帮助我们完成了整首歌的编曲。在这里还是要非常感谢这位学姐，让我们顺利完成了《疫忆足迹》MV。
作词
作词人就是由我们的巧砡&美惠以及YK最终一起完成的啦~ 之前写好的乐谱以及音源都发给这两位小姐姐，方便她们可以数每行的字数，也能够试听词和曲是否搭配得上。记得当时大家都忙于UPS &上课，只有晚上才抽空写词，要不然就是在时间表空着的时候找找灵感写的。她们还想了几个版本看看是否能搭配得上曲子，把旋律都听了无数遍，甚至熟悉了旋律。之后，她们与作曲人进行沟通，看看是否能删减或增加一些合适的文字使整句歌词变得更加顺通。作词人与作曲人的沟通与配合为呈现一首效果颇好的歌曲非常重要！最后的最后，YK就会帮忙修改一些词汇，我们的词也就这样完成咯！（以上资料由蔡美惠小姐姐提供）
歌手录音
我们的歌手有四位（平一、怡萱、靖雯、俊淙）。一开始，我就发自己录好了的demo过去给他们练习听唱，也让他们发给我们自己的录音，以方便我们容易分part给每位歌手，听听谁比较适合哪part~
大概几天后，我们就开始进行第一次录音啦。由于是零成本录音，所以当时确实没有专业的收音mic。记得那时候是星期五，图书馆没开，我们不能借用bilik bincang。但为达到没有杂音的效果，我们就到bilik tutorial block选一间较小的课室。跟你们分享一件非常搞笑的事情，因为歌手人数是四位，加上没有专业录音设备，所以我们必须要用两架手机两个耳机，同时按“开始”才能达到背景音乐一致播放。要是唱错了，必须得重来按同时播放，挺崩溃der。以为一次录音就可以完成了，结果却录了三次，得到了不少教训。（录音时一定要很靠近mic+歌手一定要很熟悉曲子哟）
第一次录音，地点（Bilik Tutorial）
录音set up
第三次录音，地点（Bilik Siber Remaja)
在这里要非常感谢每次在我们录音时过来“探班”、给予帮助的筹委，也谢谢歌手们全力配合。无可否认这将会是个美好的回忆，希望大家都有所收获啦！
此次音乐制作，有幸参与，非常感谢大家愿意给我这次机会！身为一个“过来人”带来的忠告，团队合作非常重要！无论是构思、想法，多人团结起来绝对比一个人来得更强。想说，有什么事建议向别人讨教，遇到困难时别轻易放弃，一定要保持做一件事的初心，相信自己，坚持下去！
祝正在看的junior们也能够创造出一个属于你们的作品哦！就此搁笔，Bye！
MV制作组
导演组
编剧组
BY : Koay Jo Ean (Batch 7)
学弟学妹好，欢迎收看《KMKT日报之MV编剧组的那些趣事》今天，我们就要来分享我们编剧组在MV制作的时候扮演什么角色啦
第一点，场地。由于我们是COVID年，所以很多安排都受到限制，OUTING拍摄？不可能的。所以，我们的场地就仅限校园，但是谁说校园就不能拍出有意义又有纪念价值的MV，是的，我们就秉持这个信念完成了《疫忆足迹》，KmKt虽然没有大草场，篮球场，体育馆，我们只有DIY（大礼堂），但是校景着实很美，这里每晚都有璀璨的星星，每天早上都会被雾的湿气笼罩，傍晚太阳下山时还可以看见梦幻的紫色彩霞，最重要的身旁陪伴着你的是与你并肩作战的知己。那就是最美的风景！在《疫忆足迹》MV里，我们的开头就采用了温度计视角以及拍摄了很多与防疫SOP有关的校园痕迹，纪念了我们2020/2021年，面对疫情来袭，也努力活出更好的自己的那股干劲！不能外出就真的应验了“外面的月亮比较圆”这个事实吗？相反的，我们才能专注把我们在KMKt所经历的每件事情，每个角落，每个回忆，以MV的形式保存下来，这些记忆将会陪伴这在那边成长的我们，成为永恒。
第二点，灵感。第一步，收集大众意见和想法，所以我们制作了一个线上“回忆储存箱”，让大家以匿名的方式把心里所想的，表达出来，也一度成为了大家的“树洞”，那时候看到来自大家的留言我们就想着把大部分人的想法融入到MV其中。所以更贴切的说MV剧本制作，虽然是编剧的工作，但是背后确实我们所有人的劳动结合，才有最终的成绩。我们制作MV的主要目的并不是与他人攀比，而是想在这个地方留下大家的回忆，就好像MV中那本名为《疫忆》的日记，尽所能的将大家的回忆都收录起来。
用来收集意见的线上“回忆储存箱”
第三点，究竟是先剧情后词曲，还是先词曲后剧情呢？我们当时是编剧组先拟了一个基本的剧情素材和片段，在词曲完毕之后再把一连串的故事拼凑起来，在过程中，我们知道在一个团队合作中，最重要的是配合，不仅是内部之间的配合，还有就是不同部门之间的配合，编剧组-音乐创作组-剪辑组，我们都是一体的，虽然看似各司其职，却又息息相关，所以在这里，先给各位学弟学妹盘点一些雷区和我们当时创作的心路历程，谢谢大家耐心收看，也希望对你们有帮助哦！
摄影
THROUGH THE LENS
The hardest thing about returning to KMKt for the second semester was figuring out what to pack inside my luggage. I would be taking the direct flight from Melaka to Kelantan, so I was well-aware that I could not bring the world inside my yellow suitcase, as my baggage was limited. Memories of the first semester rushed through my head as I begin loading things into my suitcase. A passing thought suddenly flashed through my mind. I grabbed my Canon digital camera, hoping that perhaps I could capture the future memories of college.
So, that was one of the main reasons I volunteered to be part of the camera crew of the KMKt Music Video.
I was, and still am not especially familiar with a camera. If you walked round the street, or strolled by your local McDonalds, I am sure you may find others who are better at photography. Despite this, the idea of being involved in the MV was too good of an opportunity to pass. The coronavirus pandemic had prevented many of the Chinese committee plans from happening. We had organized a small Chinese reunion dinner, but that had been almost two months ago. So, it was came to no one’s surprise that the MV became the main project for us all.
Being a part of the photography crew along with two others, it was definitely a fresh experience for me. For starters, as a photographer, I could be on set for many of the scenes being filmed. I began to understand how directing and shooting were carried out as it was happening all around me. I was constantly surrounded by noise, chatter and excitement. The director’s voice issuing instructions, the actors all dressed up and ready, the scriptwriters standing at the side watching their ideas take form into reality. I had a really, really enjoyable time.
On the first day, or rather, the first night, about a dozen students participated in the scene. We were located smack dab in the center of the road, that ran straight across from the boys block all the way to the tutorial rooms. It wasn’t a particularly cold day and the wind seemed a bit shy. The moon was off-yellow and only slightly luminous. It seemed to hang low as if it was attracted to the earth and it’s magnetic pull. The scene consisted of about 8 students talking and calling a friend towards them. This merry moment would then be interrupted by the roar of a guard’s motorcycle. I was standing, slightly hunched in the middle of the road, just me and my camera. Another member of the photography crew was located by the side of road, providing a second angle of the scene. The actors were ready as the motorcycle could be heard growling in anticipation. My fingers were sweating slightly, as I nervously hovered my trembling fingers over the ‘start video’ button. I took a deep breath, my ears prickling to hear the director’s voice.
I heard it.
3,2,1…
I pressed the button as the scene came alive before my very eyes. The actors ran towards me, as the light of the motorcycle grew closer and brighter. After the guard drove past me, I let two seconds past before ending the video and completing the scene. I slowly straightened out my back and passed my phone to the directors for inspection. The actors all seemed relaxed and people were having small talk all around the road. It was a very fascinating experience.
The next few weeks passed in similar fashion. Different scenes were filmed throughout the college campus. I had a thrilling time taking the scenes in the library, near the college entrance, at the campus café and even by the pond with disgusting water. Hahaha. Regardless to say, I had an amazing time talking to all the actors before lights camera and action. I was also given opportunities to give my feedback on the videos themselves. Whether the lighting was too bright or the background was appropriate etc.
The true fun of being a photographer throughout this MV shooting scene was not the shooting itself, but the times in-between the shootings. I would survey the beautiful skies hanging over the college and just enjoy the moment of being with my friends and living the campus life. I would watch the directors and actors mess around as they broke character for a few moments until the scene came back to life.
It was pure bliss and I loved everything about my job as an MV photographer. I am still so grateful to be given such a rare and unique role. It was amazing to spend the end of my college life working on such a fantastic project.
And that’s a wrap.
