Lay's Potato Chips Commercial

On December 22nd, I received a call from Bryce's mother, asking me if I would like to cast for a role in the Lay's chips commercial. The following day , on the 23rd we headed out to the casting office where photographs were taken and i auditioned for the role.

December 26th , i got call from the casting manager, that there would be a costume fitting tonight with all my cast members and a chance to meet the director before hand. A driver was send to our house to pick my mother and myself and drive us to the hotel in which the director and he crew was staying. They traveled from Pakistan and the other cast members traveled from Mumbai. Tried on my costume and had a chance to meet with the crew and director.

December 27th, the shooting day , the location for the shoot was on waters edge. We arrived there at 7 in the morning. The shoot lasted the whole day and we finally called it a wrap at 11 pm.
throughout the day I had to take dozens of different takes for scenes which i was in.
We wern't only shooting a story line for one commercial , but 3 commercials, like a series.
Between my shots, I was required to take still photographs of myself smiling and eating lays ships . these photographs would then be edited and placed on billboards in Pakistan and India in order to promote the new flavors for Lay's chips.

All which i have accomplished in the last days would go under service and action.

Throughout the whole day I was working in order to complete my goal in finishing this commercial proudly that i have given it my best. Dizens of different takes for the different scenes in which i was in, was stresful and tiring after 17 hours.
This was a service since i completed my goal in order to provide entertainment and promote the new flavors for the Lay's chips in Pakistan and India.

GOAL COMPLETED :)

 

SAISA Girls football - Event Crew

Girls SAISA football to place this weekend, in the home of the GECKOS ( Overseas School of Colombo). The schools started arriving on Wednesday 1st, with 8 different schools from Asia SAISA began on Friday 3rd and ended on Sunday 5th. Throughout these days, our girls football team played a variation of different teams and made it to the finals where they played of with AES (Delhi) the other underfeated team apart from them. In the final's our team lost 3-0. Our girls came out victorious since it was the first time in over 10 years in which OSC has made it to the finals in a Saisa.
Throughout the course of this weekend, I had signed up for the event crew along with a few of my class mates, we were all handed different jobs in which we would specify on.
My job required me to prepare the OSC auditorium for the Friday night social in which the girls from all the different teams would socialize and bond. We were then to prepare the auditorium for the Sunday night Ceremonial night. Through this course I also helped around the field in doing small jobs and helping other crew members complete their job.

Creativity, Action & Service


In order to prepare the auditorium for the Social on Friday night, I was required to carry around couches and high jump mats along with my other event crew members. We carried the heavy high jump mats around the school in order to place them in the auditorium. We then carried Sofas and small couches from different rooms around the school to the auditorium. Along with this we were required to prepare the play list of music for which would be playing throughout the night in the Social event.We organized the room in such a way that we could then fit two table tennis tables for entertainment. Our goal for Friday night was to create a Relaxed atmosphere in which the Saisa athletes could relax and socialize with their new/old friends.
On Saturday it was pouring with rain which then made it a challenge for us to remove the furniture which we had placed in the auditorium the previous day, so we then decided to do all the planning on Saturday so we could then go Straight to work on Sunday morning in removing the furniture and placing the tables and chairs for the ceremony.
This whole event was prepared by us the event crew in charged of the auditorium. We planned the auditorium in order for it o be set as a relaxed room while the other half of the auditorium was set with loud music and and disco lights for the athletes to dance. We planned this all in one day and were required to set it by ourselves and with some help from the OSC staff. With the award ceremony on Sunday we had a bit more time to think what we needed to do and we also had the help from the PTA ( parent teacher Association) to prepare.
The whole weekend was a success, we managed to overcome all our challenges and prepare the auditorium in time for Saisa athletes.

IB ISTA Workshop

ISTA ( http://www.ista.co.uk/taps )  took place from the 27th till the 31st of October. We left the school campus at 9:30, where we began our trip to Jakarta, having a two hour stopover in Bangkok, arriving in Jakarta on the 27th late afternoon.
This trip was taken in order to develop our performance skills and acting skills on stage and behind the camera. Through these four days we underwent a series of exercises that tested our abilities mentally and physically. We received two master classes, which are special clinics which specialize in a specific acting skill on and off the stage. We filled out the day with normal drama classes which were mean to develop our drama skills as a whole, learning different skills and learning how to apply them.
We started these classes at 9 am in the morning and finishing at around 9 pm. We ended out long working days with different traditional Indonesian food.
Through this trip I was able to make allot of new friends and develop my drama skills as whole, both performing and acquiring knowledge.
We arrived in Sri Lanka at 1 am on Monday 1st, we were then provided with transport to the OSC campus and where then picked by our parents at around 2 am in the morning. Through those four days i was able to take notes and therefore reflect on this trip and share my new knowledge with the rest of my drama class who chose to stay in Sri Lanka.

First meeting with Alzheimer's CAS group

Today I had my first CAS meeting with the Alzheimer's CAS group. I was not able to attend any of the previous meetings since i was training for SAISA swimming. Even though i have missed out on the meetings, i got updates from my piers and therefor took part in the voucher selling. I was given three booklets containing vouchers which would raise awareness, each voucher costing 50 rupees, I made 1500 rupees.
At today's meeting we discussed future plans but mostly reflected on how much money the group made selling vouchers. We discussed future plans into going to the Alzheimer's hospital to actually see for first hand what is the cause we are helping with our actions.

SAISA Swimming 2010

23th- 27th Ocotber 2010 SAISA Swimming

S.A.I.S.A swimming 2010 in Bombai.We had recently, this weekend traveled from Colombo to Bombay to take part in the 2010 SAISA swimming championships. Following up the months of training we have received from out coaches, on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Each training being 1 and half hours long. We had a successful weekend. The OSC team came in on 6th place out 8 international schools.
I had swam 4 events with 2 relays. I completed my heats for this events in either first or second place. The events which i was required to swim were, 50 meter freestyle, 100 meters freestyle, 100 meters backstroke and 100 meters breaststroke. In entering the finals in each of my races i was then to swim against the fastest swimmers in the event. The only race which i struggles in was in my 100 meter final for backstroke where my shoulder got locked and i was unable to continue the race and had to get out of the pool. Through this experience I have met many new friends and met with past friends which i have met on different SAISA's.

Inroduction to my CAS

Hello, my name is Manuel Ravn, I come from the Dominican Republic and i am 16 years old. This is my first year in the Diploma Program in the Overseas School of Colombo.

What is CAS ?

CAS stands for
> Creativity-“arts and other experience that involve creative thinking”
>Action- “physical exertion contributing to a healthy lifestyle, complementing academic work elsewhere in the Diploma Program”
>Service- “an unpaid and voluntary exchange that has a learning benefit for the student. The rights, dignity and autonomy of all those involved are respected”

(from OSC Creativity Action & Service Handbook 2010-2012)

It is a program where an IB diploma student must undertake extra activities in the following categories stated above. This blog will show my participation and involvement in the CAS program over the next two years (2010-2012).

Goals / Aims
1)Try out for SAISA Swimming, Football and track & Field.
2) Perform at school directed show/musical.
3)Improve grades, in order to complete IB satisfied.
4) Continue swimming through the whole year, maintaining my fitness.