The Fashion Designer-Gonna-Be

[Pearl's Group]

[Shirley's Group]

[Lousia's Group]

[Designer/Model: Sun]


[Designer / Model: Shirley]


[Designer: Serena - Model: Steph]


[1 More Photos Coming]

3 years to the mountain

25th Apr 2010

[A date to be remembered]

I'm turning 24 this year
I only start to realize myself at the age of 21
That year, I made a decision of going back to school

I asked myself this question one night in army camp
"If I'm going back to school, what am I going to do?"

21 years, I tried many things
Taekwondo
Forming a Band
Mechanical Designer
Event Planner
etc.

I know damn well that I've been wanting to be in the Arts Industry
I know damn well that I belong to the Arts World
I know damn well that I only can do well in what I like

When I left army,
When I become a event planner,
People told me
"Jesmen, have you ever thought of becoming an actor?"
"I think you can be a lousy stand-up comedian among the best."
"Jesmen, since you want to deal with arts, why not Lasalle or NAFA?"

It was a weird connection, I related that present to my childhood
I wanted to
a cop
an actor
director
a musician

Then I realize among all these, being a director, the feeling became so familiar
I felt a connection to it
It seems to be like a destiny

So I spent a year outside to gain experience, money and the way to be a man

Time passed
I'm finishing my foundation
I ever told myself
Whatever opportunity comes,
I will grab and I will learn.

I took 3 years just to had my 1st production with a local film-maker
-Sherman Ong-

It was an awesome experience
They asked me, taught me, shared with me
It was a short film for the upcoming Art Festival

I told myself
"It's gonna be an awesome show"

I felt so honored to be invited and getting to know
Yuan Bing (Local Film-maker)
Han (Local Professional Photographer)

The basic lesson with Yuan Bing
The kind of lights to used for different effect
Where can I get the kits (Cinegear)
How much....
Who are the directors outside
The encouragement

Handling the mic for sound can be difficult
but not with the help from Sherman
Short is never a matter when you have extension
Endurance is the challenge

At that moment when Sherman passed me cash,
I was shocked...
I rejected it but Yuan Bing said I must accept
and Sherman said
"You're part of the production..."

At that very moment I was touched not by the amount
but the fact that they invited me, taught me, guide me and stuffs
and they see me as part of the family

I know that moment
"I've made a right decision"

"I will let you know the screening date."
Sherman said before I left.

Some amazing things I discovered and capture

[The Opening Top]


[The Indian Alley]


[Tanning Under The Sun]


[The Lock Up Access]


[The Dying Day]


[Another Side of Singapore]

[Table for Three]

[Under The Glory Heaven; But We're Just Human]


[The Film-maker & Actors]


[My Teachers]


[A Masked Beauty]

[The Beautiful Flight]

[The Conflict]


[An Unpleasant Dinner]


[The Angry Jealousy]

Lasalle Foundation Fashion Show 2010

When I was young,
surprisingly my academic results are very good.

As I grow,
I realize the reason behind it;
simply because it was fun.

So I conclude that,
in order to perform well in any thing we do,
we must enjoy and love them.

A very good example today,
Lasalle SIA Foundation Fashion Show 2010.

It was an awesome show put up by a batch of fashion amateurs.
They are a group of ladies that struggled really hard
for their passion and dreams.

Their journey till today are hard but they definitely enjoy it,
but it will be tougher in the future.

As part of this Lasalle Family,
I volunteered as part of the crew for this and give the supports to my friends.



[The best tools for ladies]
[Preperation]

[Serena & her model]


[Designer: Pearl]


[Designer: Lousia]


[Line Up]:

[Pearl (Right)]


[Lin Li (Left)]


[A Fashion Show Needs Music]


[Serena & her model]


[Xin Yi (Model)]



[This Best For Clubbing - Shirley (Designer/Model)]


[This gonna be very heavy]


[The cutest model]


[Personally I love this]


[Confident Designer/Model]


[Girls Power]

水禪 [Water Zen]

Water Flows.
Water is shapeless, formless.
Water vacuum all the sound.
Water can be peace; disaster.
Water creates patterns.





So is Life....

From Strangers to Friends

I don't want to make this too emo,
I really enjoy my foundation time.

When I was told I've to attend
Foundation Course before I can go to my faculty,
I was little disappointed but I know I will appreciate
something that worth me remembering.
As long as I want it to be a nice and memorable one,
I will create them.

Indeed, today is the last day we as a class and I'm able to
make a montage for everyone.

First Cash

I got paid for doing this video for the NUS students.

2 lessons learn.

1. Collect a deposit
2. Discuss with the group

Sherman Ong's Workshop [NoNak SaKu 雞飯］

Today is rather an exciting and critical day.

We had a workshop held by Sherman Ong, an award-winning filmmaker, photographer and educator. Straddling fiction and documentary, his films were exhibited in Europe, US, Brazil and Asia and have won awards in Hong Kong, Greece, Italy, Indonesia and Malaysia. He is an alumnus of the 1st Berlinale Talent Campus 2003 and has premiered works at Rotterdam Int’l Film Festival, Int'l Documentary Festival Amsterdam, Institute of Contemporary Arts London, International Electronic Art Festival VideoBrasil and the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum.

More Info: http://www.facebook.com/shermano?ref=sgm
http://www.shermanong.com/about.php?tipo=5&

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We experienced what is working with the limit and being indirect through film.
Having first 2 hours of discussions understanding his knowledge about film and watching his work. We then spent 1 hr 30mins experiencing the basic journey of film making. Given only limited time and medium, we manage to make a very simple scene:

Director: Lin Feng / Jesmen
Plotting: Ling Feng, Syuk, Khai & Rain
Camera man: Khai & Jesmen
Actor 1: Syuk
Actor 2: Jesmen
Voice: Rain

Having 3 hours of sharing among groups was critical. Exchanging critics and praises, learning from everyone's mistakes. I remember strongly something said by Sherman, "Leave the answers to the audience, make them guess, our job is to film and tell them answers."

Through out the whole event, when Sherman mentioning film is all about indirect, which really catches my attention. I've this philosophy with me recently which I'm really make me feel that I'm a genius, "Being Directly Indirect and Indirectly Direct", so when Sherman said that really makes me feel that, "See, I knew it."

He also mentioned about Yin & Yang, which is The Philosophy of Tao. In life, or take film as an easier illustration, when there is a good guy, there will be a bad guy, that's the relationship.
However, no bad guy is really that perfectly bad. Just like Yin Yang, in the black space, there is a little white spot and in the white space, there is a little black spot.