Meeting my pupil master-Ep-1-Wing Collar, Jabot & Gown Series

Meeting my pupil master-Ep-1-Wing Collar, Jabot & Gown Series
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Meeting my pupil master-Ep-1-Wing Collar, Jabot & Gown Series

I came into the Malaysian Bar just under three decades ago.
It was a personal battle to get into it; and it has been a battle ever since.

This series records various memories of I have of those times, and sometimes of the people who made a difference in those times.

It is an Asian custom for an acolyte to pay homage to his teachers. Here I recount several of them: I start with two. They have made a huge difference to the way I work.

I hope you have as much fun watching 'Wing Collar, Jabot & Gown-Episode-1: Meeting my pupil master', as I had of ‘accidentally’ doing it.

How this series came to be made
Samad Hassan Al Muthalib is the director of these videos. The videographer and lighting expert is Aaron Chung. Both are creative geniuses.

Samad had been speaking about doing some ‘personal stories’ about my early days at the Bar. I had resisted this for a long time: well, at least for as long as 63 other videos. I kept most of my videos about the law. They were neutral. Personal stuff was hard. Some characters in these stories were still about; and I was anxious not to discomfit them.

Most videos start with a script. It is revised many times. It is then timed. Then ‘shot lists’ are made. Then lighting and sound are activated. It all takes a long time; especially for someone like me who has no idea about the process.

Very late on a Saturday last December 2020, as we were gearing up to shoot one of ‘Grandpa GK’s stories’ I was asked to sit on the chair while lights and sound were being adjusted. In the course of these adjustments, Samad would ask me to move this way and that; Aaron would ask me to say something so he could adjust microphone levels.

That Saturday they said, ‘just keep talking and moving your head’. And talk as if you are at a recording’. I did.

These stories were born out of these ‘equipment adjust’ episodes.

I hope this opening story is as enjoyable to you as it was fun for Samad, Aaron and I.

My pupil-master

My pupil master had a fearsome reputation. He was larger than life. I had no idea what I was walking into when I entered his chambers.

Here is that story, entitled, Wing Collar, Jabot & Gown-Episode-1: Meeting my pupil master.

Editors:
I wish to thank for their unceasing and often Olympian efforts of the Japanese artist, En. Samad Hassan, the videographer and lighting specialist, Aaron Chung, KN Geetha, JD Prabhkirat, GS Saran, Nathan Sithambaram and ‘Rajan’ Ratna Kumar.

Music Acknowledgement
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Author Username: _Blacksmith_
Licensee: A Samad Hassan
Registered Project Name: GKTV
License Date: December 6th, 2020
Item License Code: 8YU2LM74SA

[jesv]

Amazing video Mr.GK, I have watched the 2nd one as well. It is short, informative & ofc funny. Please make more videos like that.

[ananthkumaralmaruthamuthu]

Amazing GK, i like this ! Please tell more about Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram.

[muhajirwazinie]

Great story Mr. GK. Btw your videos help me a lot while undergo my pupillage now. Especially on 'how to win civil appeal' where I've given a task to prepare written submission for court of appeal. Thank you Mr. GK. Looking forward for your next video..