Sandcastle opens 26 Aug in Singpore
After its success at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival, SANDCASTLE will finally open in Singapore on AUG 26, exclusively at Golden Village Cinema Europa. Go catch it!
Sound of Toy Story 3
Watched Toy Story 3 recently. It’s a really fun movie. Here’s a little video on the making of the sound.
You can also find an interesting read on how Pixar hides easter eggs – little references of other films - in their films here.
Also, updated the work page to include my latest work, Sandcastle! If you’ve yet to see it, here’s the official trailer:
You can check out more information here or these sites, Official Sandcastle website & Official Sandcastle blog. Be sure to support it when it screens near you!
Countdown begins!
3 days to final mixing for Sandcastle in Technicolor, Bangkok;
11 days to first day in SAE;
19 days to Cannes;
And 22 days to Pink Dot! Countdown timer is on the right sidebar so you won’t forget to miss it!
And here’s a wonderful video the organisers made. You can certainly expect more beautiful videos to come!
Looking forward!
Sandcastle in Cannes!
Just thought I should share this great piece of news before I get back to work!
The film I’ve been working on is selected for Cannes Film Festival 2010 Critics’ Week lineup
Whoop whoop!
Congratulations Junfeng and the rest of the team!
Ok, back to work.
Updates: Added photo and go to direct link here!
Let’s make pink dot again!
Last year on 16 May 2009, I had the privilege of helping to make Pink Dot happen. More than 2500 people decked out in pink and came together to show their support for the freedom to love.
This year, it’s happening again on
15 MAY 2010, 5pm
SAME PLACE, Hong Lim Park
SAME DRESS CODE, Anything Pink!
That’s me as last year’s speakers IC.
I brought Sir and Lady Pink Dot along last year. I don’t know where they are now, but I’m sure they’re in safe hands and I hope to see them at the event! If you would like your own pink dot friends too, find out how to make one (or a few) here!
And if the photos aren’t enough to convince you to be part of this fun and meaningful event, this video might just do it.
SEE YOU THERE!
More information on Pink Dot 2010 can be found on their website and blog.
Things to do while your files are backing itself up
…and you have an hour or so to spare: watch awesome videos like this!
Warm Days
Here I am complaining about the sweltering heat while others crave for sunlight.
Beautiful ad and lovely song, The Great Escape by Patrick Watson.
“Puts on a smile and breathes it in
and breathes it out”
Happy Lunar New Year!
If you’ve already flouted your new year resolutions for year 2010, this is another chance for you to try again!
Here’s wishing one and all a very happy lunar new year!
HUAT AH!!!
Foley
Foley’s fun! Real fun! Don’t know what it is? Watch this video!
Question: How did that guy find heels that huge?
Newton Wins Best Soundtrack
Turns out the Singapore Short Film Awards Best Soundtrack category was meant for the overall sound – design, mix, music etc. And Newton won! Yay!
Congratulations to Ho Tzu Nyen, director, and Matthew Koh, co-sound designer, as well!
I must admit I was in complete shock when Newton was announced as winner. Really stumped. By the time I found my way to the stage, I realised for the first time that I had a problem with public speaking – I was shaking. And there were so many things I felt I should’ve mentioned in retrospect – how sound is ever so important but always neglected, that it should really be considered in pre-production and not treated as the last hope for salvation for any film, how everything sound-based is so intertwined that the location sound recordist, sound designer, sound mixer and the composer should be nominees too for the award and why everyone should hire me etc. But I didn’t. Oh well…
Dirty Bitch was the biggest winner bagging home 2 awards for Best Fiction and Best Director! Congrats Sun! And congratulations to the other winners!
Best Director Sun Koh – Dirty Bitch
Best Animation Tan Wei Keong – Hush Baby
Best Fiction Sun Koh – Dirty Bitch
Best Documentary Vicknesh Varan – Special Pass
Best Cinematography Chananun Chotrungroj – Sink
Best Editing Jack Haycox 5 Films in an Anthology of a Film a Month
Best Script Loo Zihan – Threshold
Best Art Direction Rene Pannevis – Rare Fish
Best Soundtrack Newton – Ho Tzu Nyen, Matthew Koh & Lim Ting Li
Best Performance Not Given
Honorary Award Royston Tan
SSFA Winners, Judges, Organisers, Presenters.
I’m officially an ‘award winning’ audio engineer! Woohoo!