Cut – Team Word Short Film for the 48 Hour Film Project Singapore 2010

Three weeks ago, I had the opportunity of joining my acting friends from WORD ( A weekly scene acting workshop where actors come together and work the craft with visiting directors) to participate in the Singapore arm of the 48 Hour Film Project. Led by Waikit, a group of us ‘wordies’ got together over the weekend of the 31st April to the 2nd of May and made a short film in 48 hours!!! Always wanted to be part of one of these competitions, and I’m definitely glad I participated. . Great fun and surprising what you can can put together in a weekend!

On Friday 31st April – all the Teams gathered at TISCH ASIA and were given the debrief including the elements that must be included in the film:

Prop: Pillow
Line: Well, That Certainly Changes Things.
Character: Eugene or Eunice Ling – Personal Trainer

Everyone also had to draw a genre from a hat and we got horror!

Here’s our film below: Do leave a comment at the bottom too!

THE 48 Hours, Screening & Awards:

Ideas started flowing from 7pm with the initial two team members – Waikit and Tushar. By 11pm our team of 6 had come together and by midnight we had a storyline. We then split up tasks while some of us went out to get props required, the rest of us starting blocking out the story and developing the characters. Finally we started shooting around 4am. Unfortunately none of the footage was good enough. so after wrapping at about 8am Waikit (our trusty DOP, Director and editor) went home and wrote out a script ready for us to shoot later on saturday night after most of us tried to get some rest:)

Team Word after Wrap on Sunday Morning

We shot from 11pm till about 8.30am, and despite Waikit not getting home till about 10am and even having a half hour nap, we managed to get our film in on time by 7pm that day! Great work on Waikit’s part!

All the finished entries were screened at a real cinema – This was very exciting to have my first film I had helped make shown in a cinema, nay an Imax Screen at the GV Cinema on Wed 12th May. A day later after all the films were revivewed by the panel of judges – we were informed we got selected for the final screening and were very happy to find out we Won Best Acting (Ensemble) and Best Directing!!!

48 Hour Film Wrap Party with Event Organisers

With Steve outside the Cinema before our Debut Short Film Screening Next to "48 Hour Film" Poster

48 Hour Film Project Screening at GV Grand IMAX!

End of Screening

With Most of the Word Cast & Crew from CUT after our screening (missing Jacklyn!)

With the Organisers at the Best of Screening – Happy after Winning Best Acting (Ensemble) and Best Directing:)

Thanks to Meghan Shea and Mike Rogers from 48 Hour Film Project for organising everything and giving us an opportunity to participate

It was great to be a part of it and good encouragement to continue working on the craft of film making!

Do leave a comment!!

CREDITS –

Team Word are: Tushar Ismal, Jacklyn Kuah, Steve Lai, Derrick Siu, Simon Wong & Waikit Kun
Produced by Team Word
Story by Team Word

Script, DOP & Editing by Waikit Kun
Cast: Tushar Ismal, Jacklyn Kuah, Steve Lai, Kate Lim, Derrick Siu & Simon Wong
Props: Tushar Ismail & Steve Lai
Make Up: Kate Lim
Photography : Derrick Siu & Steve Lai
Design: Simong Wong of Chemistry

Over a month ago, my good friend Steve and I decided to give The Amazing Race Asia a shot.

Fresh from the scars of being rejected as co-hosts for eNews Asia during their open casting in February, we thought we would join forces (double our chances??:) and get in the Ring for another shot of TV screen time. With a only few days before the deadline we decided to take the plunge and apply for the Amazing Race Asia (TARA). Luckily for us, the deadline got extended for another 9 days which gave us a bit more time to make the video in between our crazy schedules at the time and finally fill out that long application form!

Applications closed on March 31st. Details on the TARA website stated that selected participants would be contacted in April. I had planned to post this video earlier, but decided against it on advice from others in case posting our video audition may affect our chances. Well Its now the Beginning of May. .We think we missed the boat, so we’re happy to finally post this video up now for your viewing pleasure:)).

Big thanks to everyone who helped make the video – Daniela for playing TARA, Cloudie for helping us with the pool shots and Anthony for helping us shoot the video ).

We had great fun making the video.. hope you enjoy it! and if you do please do post your comments below!!