COM4998-1 - The Semester I Became a Script-Slinging Story Machine

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Ah, COM4998-1. Also known as Final Year Project.

Also known as the one subject that slowly ate my Google Drive alive.

This wasn't your average "submit and forget" kind of coursework. Oh no, this was three rounds of idea wrestling, deadline dodging, and pretending I wasn't crying into my Milo at 2 am.

Here's how it went down:

1. News Reporting Proposal

The mission: pitch a news story so good it makes the editor a.k.a. me go, "Hmm... we could run this." The reality: me, staring at my laptop like a medieval monk trying to interpret a divine vision.

Eventually, I landed on "Women, Work, and What’s Next", which focused on the experiences of retired Malaysian women and those who are nearing retirement, and somehow managed to make it sound like I actually knew what I was doing.

2. Mini Documentary Proposal

Documentaries are like dating apps, if the hook isn't good, nobody swipes right. I had to craft a concept that people would want to watch and learn from. My brain said: "Do 'Behind The Smile'!" My heart said: "Make it as sensational as possible."

The result? A proposal that could hopefully charm even the grumpiest TV executive.

3. Mini Documentary Script

This is where things got real.

Writing the script felt like assembling IKEA furniture. I had all the pieces (facts, interviews, visuals), but the instructions were in Swedish.

After some trial and error (and minor existential crises), I ended up with something that felt tight, natural, and watchable.

4. TV Programme Proposal

Ah yes, the grand finale - 45-minute TV programme.

45 minutes. As in, "no Ctrl+Z if things go wrong." This proposal needed to nail everything from content to camera angles to "what if the mic dies mid-sentence" And yes, I planned for that too.

In conclusion, my final year project taught me three things:

1. Milo is not a beverage, it's a survival tool.

2. Writing for news, documentaries, and TV programme are three different beasts - but they can all be tamed with the right snacks.

3. Deadlines are terrifying... until they're over. Then you almost miss the chaos. Almost.

So yeah, this was the semester I learned how to tell stories on paper, on screen, and probably in my sleep.

Would I do it all over again? Ask me after another Milo.