Sunday, August 31, 2008

Insignia '08, Hackerdom


...And thus began Insignia '08, Hackerdom.

Day: 28th of August, 2008
Time: 10.45 p.m
Location: Room No. C1, Govt. Engineering College Men's Hostel, Thrissur

Scene1:
The work on video editing progresses as the darker hours of night close in. Midhun, eyes swollen with lack of sleep, continues into what seems to be his eleventh straight hour in front of the system. Sailesh, assisting and intermittently performing the job of waking him up from brief accidental siesta, looked as alert and enthu-filled as ever. The job was getting on my nerves. It was our fourth day with the process of preparing a trailer video for Insignia 08, Hackerdom, yet it was where we had left it last evening. The mixing was taking helluva lot time, what with the format conversion of video files, cutting out clips for back ground music etc.

Scene2:
It was 1a.m. The video files and picture slides have been successfully blended in. BGM yet to be added. Midhun on the verge of calling it a day or calling it quit, two others(Sethu and Arun Rushdie) and me peacefully sleeping at one corner of the room, satisfied that our job of filming scenes for the video was completed in time. Krishnanunni, Convenor, Insignia 08, Hackerdom, walks in to view our progress. Anxiety was evident on his face, as he inquired the sleepy workers about the status.
Seeing that there needs to be another two or three hours of work needed on the video to get it completely done, manipulations happen ( :P) , an offer of Puttu and Kadala from Double-X the only hotel open at night in Thrissur. We ( the words Puttu and Kadala woke me up from the slumber instantaneously!) agreed and a half hour later, there it was, steaming hot Puttu and Kadala. Another two hours and lights off....

Scene3:
around 6.45 a.m, 29th.
I was the first one to rise( quite an unusual thing). Woke up the editors and mixers and blah blah and went about my chores. Two hours of sleep taking its toll, as they moved like zombies to begin where it had been halted.

Scene4:
10.45a.m, Seminar Hall, Govt. Engineering College
The Chief guest and other people presiding over the function- Curtain Raiser of Insignia 08, Hackerdom seated on the podium. The official welcome speech, followed by all the other speeches..


Scene5:
12a.m
Time to launch the theme music for the event, prepared by Jain. That was some music! A melodious mix of keyboard, saxo and drums, and many more that I couldn't comprehend.
Our video followed. Cheers from crowd....

Scene5 re-take:
Time to launch the theme music for the event prepared by Jain. Wait! what's happening? a sudden commotion in the rear end of the hall, and there drifts out a large mass of third years.
Reason: Results of Third semester exams announced. Memories drift back to last March-April, the time when we wrote it. Adam's Apple stuck half-way in my throat. The results couldn't have come at a better time than this. Tense faces all around. People scurrying around, searching for internet access. Dubious emotions settling around temples. Eyes glittering, water in them ready to pour out given the green signal...

I hate results!!

13 comments:

Anonymous said...

where is the music and video ?? just saying that it was great is not enough.. :(

there are people anxiously waiting..

Anish Bhaskaran

Anonymous said...

Where is the video??

And what is the result ? :D

Vivek.

DD said...

its to be uploaded... it will be available in two days max... patience kaaniku chetanmaare... technical difficulties kaaranam upload cheyyaan pattatha.. :P

DD said...

viveketta..
njan full pass.. percentage kuranju. pakshe still happy...
class result is duller than last semester's.

Anonymous said...

enthuvadai technical difficulties?? oru audio/video upload cheyyan ariyatha enthu 5th sem comp sci student aneda nee??? :)

in btw i noticed a bug :) the entry heading link is wrong.. i mean it doesnt point to anyplace.. usually it points to that specific entry.. but u tried to make it point to hackerdom.in and now its not pointing anywhere :)

Anish Bhaskaran

Rohith Rajesh said...

upload the video soon..

anishetta.... entammo........!

DD said...

Thanks anisheta.. i corrected it...

DD said...

video official aakan prayasam undennaanu ariyaan kazhinjath.. bcos it is kinda limited to the college and not much in to the community...:P
theme music official siteil within few days upload aakum.. theme video shall be provided pretty soon.

Hailstone said...

Oru karutha dhinam..

Anonymous said...

@rohit
thanks for the appreciation. I am exceptionally good at finding others faults and ignoring mine. janmana ulla oru kazhiva.. :P

@hailstone
entha pattiye??

Anish Bhaskaran

Hailstone said...

@ Anishetta,

Alla, resultnte kaaryam orthu poyatha..

DD said...

insignia trailer video available for viewing at the following link... thanking everyone for the patience....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0z_pZmBiug

or watch it at the following orkut video album..

http://www.orkut.co.in/FavoriteVideos.aspx?uid=10573207846265374184

http://www.orkut.co.in/FavoriteVideos.aspx?uid=4733466582378901481

Remil Rashid said...

awesome one. reminds me of my college days.. i miss those putt and kadala from doubleX