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27.02.15

Bite – Ksatria (Music Video)

Bite released their May Day album late last year on Don't Fade Away Records, and one of the album's stand out track, "Ksatria" has officially been released online for our viewing pleasure. Shot, edited, and directed Heytuta along with the chalk lettering of Chalk the World, the Ksatria music video is over two minutes of stop motion featuring the group performing their single. The video begins with Rebecca Theodora singing into a microphone, and as soon as a pedal is stomped everything turns into chalkboard illustrations. The stop motion is done very well, with the frame by frame illustration following the band members Rebecca Theodora, Alex Kaunang, Andi Hans, and Febri Menabuh's movements precisely. The concept is quite simple, but very well executed with not one boring frame to be found in the video. A highly recommended watch and listen.

Heart Attack
27.02.15

Vol.12

Welcome to the 12th installment of Heart Attack in this busy month of February! Aside from busting my ass at work and also playing music, lately I'm in the mood for heavier and groove-oriented hardcore. Back in my junior high school, I remember this one time when I strolled around local tape store and came across Madball "Look My Way", I think it was released by roadrunner. On the first listen, I was completely floored and stunned by how much groove and intensity that Madball brought to the table. Since that day, I began discovering bands like Biohazard, Dog Eat Dog, Life of Agony and such...which eventually leads to a more contemporary bands like Terror, No Warning up until recent band like Turnstile (nonstop feeling is crazy good!). You know, one thing about hardcore, it's sort of like hit or miss, when you do things right they will come out really dope, otherwise all you get is a pool of generic hardcore bands that try to sound heavy yet failing miserably. Enclosed are some of the songs that has been stuck in my ears, these songs really kick off so much memories of hanging out with friends, going into their practice space and simply loving hardcore. Last but not least, enjoy! Tracklist: 01. Turnstile - Gravity 02. Cold World - The Real Deal 03. Backtrack - Welcome to the Pound 04. Soul Search - Me & Mine 05. Twitching Tongues - Distance Clause 06. Bad Seed - Justice Deserved 07. Stout - Block Watch 08. Life of Agony - Here I Am, Here I Stay 09. Trapped Under Ice - Gemini 10. No Warning - Resurrection Of The Wolf 11. Leeway - On The Outside 12. Biohazard - Man With A Promise 13. Crown of Thornz - Juggernaut 14. Terror - Push It Away 15. Madball - Set It Off

Column
26.02.15

Love

In "Love in the Age of Swipping Left & Right," Feby Ramadhani shares her views regarding social media and its consequences to interpersonal communications. Discussing the subject of love and the popular handheld app, Tinder, Ramadhani describes how we interact via our virtual selves and how it defines our personal relationships today. This essay is part of Whiteboard Journal's Open Column program.

25.02.15

Coexistence with Sustainable Pasar Santa

For a year now, Pasar Santa has become one of the most interesting destination for creative entrepreneurship, becoming one of the coolest new destinations in Jakarta due to its 2nd floor. This popularity isn't without its problems - as more people are becoming interested in the market, the rent prices are set to quickly rise, which may result in the displacement of the older tenants who cannot afford the fee. Sustainable Santa is a movement that want to create harmonious Pasar Santa.

Loka Suara
24.02.15

Lihat

This episode of Loka Suara titled "Lihat", started with a fast paced beat and ended with a downbeat acoustic. Take a listen to the episode and do look for the band featured if you like what you hear. We are looking to find more Indonesian bands to be featured on Loka Suara. If you would like to get your music here, do send your song’s mp3 or a link to your song online at contact@whiteboardjournal.com with the email title: LOKA SUARA. Tracklist: 01. Megatruh - Wahana Bumi 02. ALICE - In The Name Of Forgiveness, I'll Be Leaving This Secret With You (Pitfall Cover) 03. Heals - Void 04. Pipepole - Concede 05. Mellon Yellow - The Longest Yard 06. Much - Singled Out 07. Bin Idris - Rebahan 08. Wu Ming - ... But I Was Wrong 09. Monday Math Class - 02.00 AM 10. Samiun - Make Believe

23.02.15

Microschool by Film London Begins for Indonesian Filmmakers

Last Wednesday, in XXI Thamrin (which is still widely known as Teater Jakarta), the British Council proudly announced that their collaboration with Film London has begun with a Microschool here in Indonesia with local filmmakers. What is Film London's Microschool? It is a program that offers emerging filmmakers intensive mentoring which encompasses script development, budgeting and scheduling, and marketing for feature films. How it works is that selected groups of filmmakers (consisting of director, producer, and screenwriter) go through an intensive one-week school where the participants will hopefully leave with knowledge to tackle the process of not only creating and funding the film, but also how to effectively market and distribute their product. After the school, they will also have Skype mentoring sessions, and as a final product the filmmaker will hopefully have a complete project they are ready to sell. The mentors from the UK will include Ken Marshall of Steel Mill Pictures, Andry Brunskill from SUMS Film & Media, screenwriter and director Pail Fraser, and marketing and distribution expert Tom Grievson. Director Riri Riza, who is one of the jurors in the film selection, explained that this type of mentoring program will familiarize and educate the participants regarding the film industry, a type of program that has never been applied in Indonesia, and can perhaps create a pilot program that can be supported by the recently created Creative Economy Body by the government. In addition to the school, the British Council explained that the filmmakers' projects will be presented at the Film Equator Expo in a pitching forum where, if they are lucky, the teams will be able to get funding for their films. The pitching forum is a way of funding that has never been tried before, and can perhaps create new means for filmmakers to get capital. After a careful selection late 2014, the participants have been narrowed down to four projects. The first is Night Bus, a fictional story of humanitarian situations by producer Darius Sinathrya, director Emil Heradi, and writer Rahabi Mandra. Second is The Escape, a project that tells the story of a migrant worker and the many human rights problem they face by director Nicholas Yudifar, producer Shirley Tamara, and writer Baskoro Adi. Third is Angkot, a film that revolves around happenings inside an Angkot by producer and director Rukiki Mariana, and writer Ninda Daianti. Last but not least is Bebas (Birdwatchers), a drama about a man who finds excitement when reminded of his past and deals with the superficiality of everyday life, the film is by producer Wilza Lubis and director & writer Edward Gunawan. Be sure to take note as the directors selected for this program may just become household names for Indonesian films. To further the collaboration, the British Council will also have a series of fringe events where the public can see some of the films that have been produced through the mentoring program. You can find them on our Events Page.

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