Turn Back The Clock

Here's 2 stories I wish to share:


One:

Once, there's a guy who faces retrenchment, leading him into unemployment, and due to financial crisis, he went into bankruptcy. Eventually with nothing left, his girlfriend left him.

Living in such misery, he decides to tonsure. However, his luck was really so bad that, even the abbot rejected him.

The man knee down and begged the abbot, "Please don't reject me, if I can't tonsure, I've nowhere else to go but here...otherwise I'm dead!"

The Abbot slowly lift him up and said, "How is that possible? Before this, you're also an ordinary man, and how did you live?"

"I had a girlfriend, someone to relay on, but not now!", in agony the man cried.

Abbot, "Before you met your girlfriend, isn't you alone too?"

The man, "It's different! I had a job that provide me wealth than anyone can wish for!"

Abbot, "When you just graduated, you've no wealth no jobs, isn't it?"

Then the abbot stops, the man thinks, deeply.

The abbot smiled at him and pat his shoulder, "Now what causes the misery is not jobless, bankrupt nor single, but "not wanting to lose." Before having all these, isn't you living as per usual? The only thing is that you've turn back the clock."


TWO

I personally know this mother who is very disappointed with her son. Whenever she mentioned him, her heart attack will strike.

Suddenly one day, she said, "Just take it, I don't have a son!" Unexpectedly, after thinking so, her health improves.

PINK DOT 2011

This is a short promotional video for PINK DOT 2011 by Boo Jun Feng.

It was my first time working with my senior, Jun Feng.
Sitting beside him was an amazing experience.
He knows what he wants and he directs the talents was amazing.

But I doubt that's the best of him. haha...!

Click it:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrIB5Ojbqns&feature=youtu.be

這一輩子，至少覺悟這一次

每個人都要過他的一生，但是人的一生為的是甚麼？

大多數的人都像跑道上的跑者，卻不知道自己要跑到哪裡？
要跑去做甚麼？甚至跑到人生的終點死了，還不知道自己這一生
為的是甚麼？

就像江河的一滴水，隨波逐流跟著大家走，終是在途中，別人跑得比較快，
就傷心，嫉妒； 別人跑得比較慢，就洋洋得意。

有時候他跑累了，想停下來休息，但看到許多人飛快地超過他，他有身不由己
地追上去。這樣跑啊，跑啊，直到累死為止。

你也許會說：是為了追求理想，目標，才不斷地追趕；是因為要快點到達終點，
所以才用跑的。但是你有到達嗎？

沒有人正真到達，即使你已經越過許多人，但是不管你在哪裡，總有人在你前面，
也總有人在你後面，為甚麼呢？因為所有人都是繞著圈子在跑，你看到有人在你
在你前面，就以為別人想到達了，以為自己不夠快，於是就更加快腳步，其實大
家都只是在兜圈子。

我們就和那些蹬著小鐵籠不停的小老鼠一樣。老鼠的小毛腿蹬得飛快，小鐵籠也
轉得飛快，可是第二天早上醒來，他們卻發現自己依然困在老鼠籠里。

這小鐵籠代表得不單是每個人追求的理想，目標，同時也代表我們生命中發生過的
各事件和問題。輪子每一圈，便會重來一次。

你有跳出那個鐵籠嗎？還是只是不斷地在繞圈子？

覺悟就是跳出那個鐵籠，只有跳出來，你才會發現：原來那是一個圓圈，別人是在繞圈子，
而你也跟著繞。

這些年，你都在忙甚麼？是否也該靜下來想想：你要跑到哪裡？你要跑去做甚麼？
（你要的是甚麼？你有得到你想要的嗎？）

知道自己要甚麼，才不會隨波逐流，你可以不必理會跑得比你快的人，因為你有你要的，別人
有別人要得。

知道了生命只是一再重複的模式，你才能有所醒悟，接受變化，並轉化為面對生命各種情境的
智慧。

我們努力的一切都是為了讓自己幸福快樂，這時努力的目的，不是嗎？但是你的努力有沒有
將你引至這個目標嗎？還是越離越遠？

When Autumn Starts and Summer Ends

Autumn 2010, I officially started my journey in Puttnam School of Film (Lasalle).
I believe no one in our batch will forget how I introduce myself.
As usual, I'll build a barrel from people. I was kinda depress with the class situation.

Anyway, we started with planning our portfolio (autobiography).
For some reason, we have to do it.
So I experienced the process of being a director + actor.
I've to trust my crew and I just need to do my job. haha...

INSIDE THE OUTSIDE

Inside The Outside is basically about how I struggle with myself and at the same time,
I used my dialect, Teochew as the language, because it's my identity.
As much as possible, I tried to portray myself in a 3 dimensional figure.
Living situation, hobby, my idol, my relationship with my mum....etc...

We're fortunate to be issued with a camera and a sound boom. haha....
It was not a easy work, cause I insist of finishing the shoot in a night, and we
managed to do it....*clap clap...haha!

Sound: Theron [Alway so committed]


Acting + Directing is really not easy!


Check Sound...Check Check Check....



TRAILER: INSIDE THE OUTSIDE


XIAO TING

Xiao Ting was a portfolio project I did in Semester 2, we were tasked to film a portrait of
someone. Xiao Ting is the real name of the cast, Xiao Ting, however it was based on a true
story of a friend I know long ago. She's a contradiction for me. I don't know if she's noble or
stupid. For love, she's willing to sacrifice anything. The fortunate thing for her is that the man
she loves is nice and loyal to her so...ya...

Anyway! ya...haha! Initially, I wanted a sex scene, however my lecturers told me, it's cliche...
they believe I can do better than that, so they challenge me to represent her in another way...
So I've to crack my head...rewrite the script and stuff...it was quite a pain in the ass...but at
least I realize that, thinking process are very essential in film making...everyone can make a film,
but how are one present it is the main factor.

Also in the first place, I challenged myself that I'm going to minimize the use of the dialogue,
using camera shot and props to tell a story. A lot of planning was considered, the cloth she wears, the kind of shots...are very essential....lucky it turns out well...haha!

Again I used my room, I've to reset the setting of my room to create a more girl feel, but I think it
didn't turn out well...haha!

DP: JAN [Damn fortunate to have him as the DP]

Cast: Xiao Ting [Haha...I think it's a bad experience for her...haha...!]


Sound Dept + Voice behind the radio: [Shan, Jessleen + Vicky very tough girls]


TRAILER: XIAO TING



From The Negative

From The Negative was the Major project for us the Level 1, which revolves around a depress, hopeless girl enlighten by a blind man who loves photography. Inspired by my friend Daphne, Life is like photography, it develops from the negatives.

I was lucky that I was privileged to direct my own story, and that time, we had the privileged to
use most the equipments, such as the light, dolly etc...however we had restricted areas of usage.

The process from Pre-Production to Post Production was very intense. However I chose the path of restricting myself taking control. I gave them the space to enjoy the process and learn from each other, including themselves. It was a fun experience for me at least...I keep pushing my crews thought....haha! I think it was hard for them...haha!

I emphasized alot on safety and respecting each others more than the outcome of the film. haha! Try not to be too egoistic. haha!



TRAILER: FROM THE NEGATIVE

The Ghost Writer

The “Desired and Wanted”, Roman Polanski latest’s work; The Ghost Writer is very much a shadow of his 1974’s masterpiece, Chinatown.

In Chinatown, featuring Jack Nicolson who is about a private detective investigating an adultery case stumbles on to a scheme of murder that has something to do with water.

In Ghost Writer, featuring Ewan McGregor who’s a gifted ghostwrite is hired to write the memoirs of former British Prime Minister Adam Lang (Pierce Brosnan), he quickly find himself trapped in a web of political and sexual intrigue. Lang is implicated in a scandal over his administration’s harsh tactics, and as the ghostwriter digs into the politician’s past, he discovers secrets that threaten to jeopardize international relations forever.

They were simple stories concept but complicated structure. That is what Polanski is famous for. When I sat down and watch this films, at the start of the story, I understand what is the protagonist is tasked to, in Chinatown is about a private detective task to look for a man, who was later found dead, similarly, the writer was hired to write the memoirs for the former British Prime Minister. However, as the story progress, I slowly realized it’s more than just looking for a man (Chinatown) or writing the memoirs (The Ghost Writer). The truths slowly surface and always we have to expect the unexpected when nearing to the end of the films.

Polanski made used of death to as a start of everything or the truth; the death of the mayor in Chinatown and the death of the former ghostwriter in The Ghostwriter. Both dead men had no reveal in the show, they never appear on the screen, but what appears are the things they leave behind, and that’s what Polanski is good at; using the traces of the dead to carry on with the stories.

The way both films end is the most unexpected ways and yet they have a similarity in it. Chinatown ends it with his partner saying, “Forget it Jack, it’s Chinatown.” Which imply that, that’s nothing he can do about it, this is how things runs in Chinatown. The shot went up with a car leaving, the crane slowly rise up and….THE END. In The Ghost Writer, the protagonist walks out with the stack of papers, and BANG!, he got knock down. It was a still shot, pan from the moment he walk out of the building, to the road, hiring a cab, looking lost, he walks out of frame, later a car dashes by the frame towards the direction where the protagonist walks……BANG! We know that the car hit him, we got even more confirm when pieces of paper fly pass. It was the stack of paper he’s carrying. And that’s what a Polanski’s films.

If you have no idea who Roman Polanski, go google.

Despite, .....

Despite we might be talented, as the world change, will this talent be necessary?

Despite we might be nice, are we appreciated or taken for granted?

Despite we might be hardworking and diligent, will these bring us far?

Despite we might have dreams, when we wake up, will these dreams turn into reality?

Despite we might be realistic, do we still need to dream?

Despite we might have goal, will it score?

Despite the moral value or religion value exist, will we be able to keep them till the day we see our individual god?

SIM Track n' Field 2010

To SIM Track n' Field,

Firstly I've to thank you all to give me this great chance working with u all.
You're the best. Run towards your goals and not run away. =)