That Tall French Girl

A long, long time ago, in a time and age much different from now, I was waiting for a friend downstairs from her workplace. We had arranged to meet-up for dinner but she was held back by work. After some-time, she came down to meet me and handed a self-burnt CD of songs of Franciose Hardy. “For you” she said, “You will like it”.

I really liked it. Me and my friend had not kept in contact for years, but I still have the CD and every time I listen to it, it reminds me of her and how I got introduced to Franciose Hardy. “For you”, I hope “You will like it too”.

Mise En SIN

In conjunction with the 2nd Singapore Short Film Awards, the good people of SINdie are organizing the 1st ever Singapore films Poster exhibition at the substation! 100 posters of Singapore Films for the past 5 years will be exhibited! The posters for my two films “The High Cost of Living” <生活的代價> and “Love Lost” <失去愛> will be displayed in the exhibition. Please come and support, and its totally FREE! haha.

More info:

Dear friends!

I would like to invite you to an exhibition I put up with my dear team from SINdie – Singapore’s first-ever local film poster exhibition Mise En SIN.  100 Singapore film posters, no more no less, will go on display at the Substation in this exhibition, held in conjunction with the Singapore Short Film Awards 2011.

Walk through 5 years of cinematic gold, Singapore style, with these posters from films made in the last 5 years. Some are controversial, some are profound, some are fun, some are beautiful and some, simply expensive, one even costs close to $600!

Mise En SIN

28 Feb – 13 March 2011

Weekdays : 4.00 pm – 10.30 pm

Weekends : 12.30 pm to 10.30 pm

The Substation

45 Armenian Street

Singapore 179936

You can order these posters at a contribution to the filmmakers, both at the exhibition and online. For online orders, please send an email to sindieonly@gmail.com stating your name, contact number and the serial number of the posters you want to own. We will follow up with pricing, delivery and payment instructions.

In addition, you can vote for your favourite poster in our Facebook Best Poster Voting Contest. 5 lucky voters will stand to win prizes sponsored by Objectifs Films. The creator of the most voted poster will also be awarded with a prize. Visit this link and click on the Mise En SIN tab to get to the voting contest now!

Check out these essential links

Link to webpage of Mise En SIN

Link to SINdie (sindieonly.blogspot.com)

Check out how to get to the Substation here.

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About the Organiser – SINdie

sindieonly.blogspot.com

SINdie is a blog on Singapore independent films with a keen eye on the people and efforts behind the films. Like a chronicle of the independent film scene, it contains selected news, interviews, film reviews, special features on filmmakers and photo splashes. It is a first-stop and online resource for anything on Singapore independent films and filmmakers. Its mission is to be the champion for Singapore independent films and help them reach out to a wider audience via different platforms.

About the Exhibition Sponsor – Samuel Seow Law Corporation

Samuel Seow Law Corporation is a full-service law practice based in Singapore.

Boasting one of the busiest Media & Entertainment practice groups in Singapore, the Corporation has been consistently ranked as one of the top law firms in its areas of expertise in the prestigious “Asia Pacific Legal 500”. Mr. Samuel Seow, Singapore‟s “celebrity lawyer” and Managing Director of the corporation, has been ranked consistently as a “leading individual” in the same publication. Reflecting its corporate social responsibility, the corporation has also been awarded the National Arts Council‟s Patron of the Arts Award for the past few years.

Passion, dynamism and care sets apart the corporation‟s lawyers and professionals who strive to recognise the uniqueness of each client and seek always to employ sound and cost effective legal solutions to ensure relevance and most effective legal support.

The corporation has expanded its reach to Malaysia in the last 2 years, and is presently associated with the Kuala Lumpur-based legal firm, Seow & Associates, which provides legal services to some of the most exciting media businesses there.

About the Prize Sponsor – Objectifs Films

Objectifs Films is the only international short film distributor based in Singapore and the Southeast Asian region, dedicated to bringing the world of Southeast Asian short films to a global audience.

Objectifs Films distributes Southeast Asian short films of all genres and types to television stations (broadcast, cable, pay per view and satellite), Internet sites, educational institutions, museums, galleries, airlines and other screening venues internationally. We select and represent quality short films from Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines. Our films are carefully chosen based on quality, innovation and the profile of the filmmaker.

Driven by an executive team with experience in film development, marketing and education, Objectifs Films is poised to provide a launching pad for the myriad of visual voices from Southeast Asia to worldwide viewers.

Objectifs Films is jointly owned by Kinema Entertainment (the media investment company that owns Singapore’s leading post-production facility, Infinite Frameworks), Objectifs – Centre for Photography and Filmmaking and Shooting Gallery Asia.

2nd Singapore Short Film Awards

Guys and Girls, it’s here again! The 2nd Singapore Short Film Award will be held at the Substation from 28 Feb ~ 6 March 2011. Out of 126 films that were submitted, 30 films have been nominated for the various award categories. Although I have no work in the festival this year, I am part of the Judging Jury! hah 🙂

Best part is that the admission is by donations, you donate at the door any amount that you are comfortable with! How can you beat that. Must support and go and see the newest short film works by Singapore filmmakers!

Here’s more info:

The 2nd Singapore Short Film Awards
Dates: 28 February to 6 March 2011
Monday to Friday, from 7 pm
Saturday to Sunday, from 11am
Admission: By donation (no minimum amount)
The Substation Theatre
Presented by The Substation Moving Images
Co-organised by Objectifs: Centre for Photography and Filmmaking

An entire week of short film screenings every night showcasing all Singaporean short films produced in 2011! This is your chance to find out what our filmmaking landscape has yielded. Come see new works from established filmmakers to explorations by first timers. This is your chance to catch the films that you may have missed, the films you’ve seen and loved, and discover new talents before everyone else does!

In conjunction with the awards, SINdie, the only online site in Singapore fully dedicated to independent Singaporean films, will be presenting the first-ever Singaporean film poster exhibition. MISE EN SIN will feature over 100 film posters from about 60 Singaporean filmmakers. Many of these posters are unseen and only available in limited editions. They will be on sale to the general public during the course of the Singapore Short Film Awards.

MISE EN SIN, the exhibition, will take place in the foyer and random room, both located on the ground floor of The Substation.

For more information about The Substation & the 2nd Singapore Short Film Awards, please click here.
For directions to The Substation please click here.

鬼也笑 (The Ghost Must be Crazy)

Was involved in quite a number of film productions towards the end of last year. Since the films has been out for some months in the theaters now, I guess it is safe to post some of the behind the scenes pictures, haha 🙂

The first is <鬼也笑> (The Ghost Must be Crazy). Another J-Team production but this time Jack Neo is not directing but executive producing the film. I am the film’s Continuity & Script Supervisor. The film is divided into 2 stories, each helmed by a different director. The 1st is <鬼才嫁給你> (Ghost Wedding) directed by Mark Lee (李國煌). This is Mark’s directorial debut and he also stars as one of the main characters. The other main character is 煇哥. This story revolves around a down & out middle-aged man played by 煇哥, who would do anything to strike it rich, even marrying a ghost.

The 2nd story is <鬼才給你Off> (Only a Ghost will let you OFF) directed by Boris Boo (巫培雙). His previous feature film include “PCK: The Movie”. This part of the films revolves around a pair of army reservist buddies played by 南哥 & 王雷 who goes back to the army for reservist training, but try all their ways and methods to get out of the training with unexpected results. It can be said to be a continuation of the roles they played in previous year’s “Got Ghost Meh?”.

Here are some behind the scenes pics. Click on them to see the full size pic, enjoy! 🙂

Me & Boris Boo, the director for the segment ‘鬼才給你OFF’ looking all ghostly at the monitor

Me & mark looking at the monitor

On the 1st day of shoot at Newton Hawker Center. One of Mark’s “male” looks.

Also on the 1st day of shoot. 煇哥 visiting a Crematorium with rows and rows of urns containing ashes of the departed. He is there to ask for 4D numbers.

輝哥 being taken good care of by a group of ladies. he doesn’t complain so much when there are women around

Part of the entourage of “Karaoke Ladies” for a scene with 輝哥

輝哥 visiting an underground gambling den in a scene

‘female’ Mark looking pretty in a Nonya outfit

‘male’ Mark paying a visit to 輝哥 while he is washing dishes at a back lane

Part of the set for the Ghost Wedding

Mark in full Baba wedding dress

輝哥 and Mark’s wedding night scene

輝哥’s funeral car

煇哥 playing dead. Mark was deciding whether he should close his eyes.

煇哥 checking out one of the 明珠姐妹, who are acting as sales personnel in a modern “paper offerings” shop

The ‘female’ version of Mark’s character checking out a modern “paper offering” shop with 煇哥

A night establishing shot for the Mark’s ghost house

Mark’s family ghost portrait

‘female’ Mark bringing 輝哥 to see the parents

‘female’ Mark in a white wedding dress

Mark’s frightening ghost face

南哥&王雷, the 2 ultimate ‘Kheng’ kings

A scene from where 南哥&王雷 stumbles upon the dirtiest place in Singapore while out for an army exercise in the jungle

Muthu as the CSM eating on noodles and seeing something frightening

王雷 trying to be a ghost

南哥 also trying his hand to be a ghost

Chua Enlai’s character is the Platoon Commander of 南哥，王雷 & 周崇庆

南哥&王雷 slacking off while digging a trench

周崇庆 digging a trench

The ‘must-have’: long-haired ghost in a red dress

周崇庆 (Zhou Chong Qing, Dennis) ghost face. His character is always picked upon by 南哥 & 王雷

1st AD Cecilia Koh orchestrating a scene

The set for the pivotal scene of a Rover crash

南哥&王雷 trying to escape ghostly forces in a van

Muthu lies dead for the part of the story

南哥&王雷 escaping in a van but happens upon an accident

Mark and Team looking at the interior of a possible location for a ghost house

A potential location for 煇哥’s house. This location is so popular, that this 1-room flat has appeared in numerous local films like ‘大世界’ (It’s a Great, Great World) and tele-movie like ‘等一等愛情’ (Love in a Cab).

Mark & the Team looking at a back lane location during Pre-production which was supposed to be 煇哥 workplace.

‘female’ Mark ghost trapped in a cage