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Film <Sunshine> wins "Best Sound Awards" at the 5th Singapore Short Film Awards
Singapore film "The Team" in Tokyo & Yokohama, Japan
Second up at Brillia on Sunday was our football program in collaboration with the J League, and Director Ray Pang and sound designer Burtt See made it to Brillia to explain the origins and making of their film, “The Team”.
Pang was inspired to make the film after traveling overseas and witnessing racial discrimination, something that he says is a comparative rarity in Singapore despite its multiethnic population. Its story harks back to 1994 when a multiracial team won the Malaysia Cup, and expresses hope for harmonious relations through sport through three warring groups of Malay, Indian, and Chinese kids. Another element that Pang wanted to depict was Singapore in the 1990s, when there were few sports facilities and children played in apartment courtyards and parks instead.
It was the second time for Pang to direct children, and he used what he had learned on his previous production to gain very believable performances. Instead of giving explicit directions such as “Look happy!” or “Look sad!”, he allowed them to do their own thing and set up surprises for them to get natural reactions and expressions.
Sound designer Burtt See works on films at the post-production stage and rarely participates in film shoots, but made an exception for his friend Pang and this low-budget production. The children were wired with pin mikes which gave them more freedom to move, but their loud voices and the sounds of nearby traffic necessitated a lot of sound editing after the shoot was done. To be honest, you'd never guess from watching the film.
The football program won't be screening again at Brillia, but it will be playing Omotesando Hills Space O from 11:15 on Saturday 23rd 2012. Miss it and you'll kick yourself (sorry, I couldn't resist).
Don
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Pang was inspired to make the film after traveling overseas and witnessing racial discrimination, something that he says is a comparative rarity in Singapore despite its multiethnic population. Its story harks back to 1994 when a multiracial team won the Malaysia Cup, and expresses hope for harmonious relations through sport through three warring groups of Malay, Indian, and Chinese kids. Another element that Pang wanted to depict was Singapore in the 1990s, when there were few sports facilities and children played in apartment courtyards and parks instead.
It was the second time for Pang to direct children, and he used what he had learned on his previous production to gain very believable performances. Instead of giving explicit directions such as “Look happy!” or “Look sad!”, he allowed them to do their own thing and set up surprises for them to get natural reactions and expressions.
Sound designer Burtt See works on films at the post-production stage and rarely participates in film shoots, but made an exception for his friend Pang and this low-budget production. The children were wired with pin mikes which gave them more freedom to move, but their loud voices and the sounds of nearby traffic necessitated a lot of sound editing after the shoot was done. To be honest, you'd never guess from watching the film.
The football program won't be screening again at Brillia, but it will be playing Omotesando Hills Space O from 11:15 on Saturday 23rd 2012. Miss it and you'll kick yourself (sorry, I couldn't resist).
Don
>> see more here
Singapore film-maker won 10 Outstanding Young Persons in The World Award!
Congratulation to director Ray Pang for 10 Outstanding Young Persons in The World Award!