Though Im left with a film essay, a final film editing and a business law paper due in 2 wks, it seems like I'm having a big holiday now... I guess its coz of the non stop workload that has been piling during those few months...
And finally! i get to catch the last 10 epis of Unriddle 2, 2 weeks after the final episode. haaa.. how lag is it! It was really an awesome show, greatly beyond my expectation, much much more depth compared to 1! To those who criticise mediacorp show about their story, their acting, their poor cinematography, Unriddle 2 proves them wrong! No doubt I lose faith in mediacorp shows at times, but we cant deny the fact that there are actually really good ones! and consider the small market and limited budget in Singapore entertainment industry, comparing with overseas production is not too fair.
Being in production, I understand how difficult is it for the team to come up with this level of standard. For us, it's just to create a 15 to 20 mins short film, not even half of the screen time of 1 epi. The amount of time and effort spent on pre, post and on production is crazy. Some of our short films are labelled as TV, which to us has a negative connotation attached to it. This is condescending, not to our films but to those good tv series out there.
1. Story. I always admire the script writer on how he manages to put the stories together seamlessly. Like in Unriddle 2, with the twist and turn in the story, the story still flows very smoothly. And the play with psychology, it totally blew me off and it is something which I thought was v. v. v. novel! Kudos to the script writer! Loop holes? The story is too captivating that i didnt have time to fill those holes :P
2. Direction and Performance. most of the actors really did very well, being able to portray their inner thoughs finely which greatly influences the character development of the story. No doubt some actors are still in the midst of refining themselves...
3. Cinematography. My film friends always criticise Mediacorp shows with their use of general lighting to fill the faces of the characters (lazy lighting). There are indeed scenes due to the shots and conditions, are difficult to use film lights, but most of the scenes are pretty well lit. In Xiaoman's house for eg, ive been on set and saw the effort they put in creating the light and shots. There are very cinematic shots that I will want to copy too!
4. Editing. Very very cool editing. The fast cuts work well and the compositing of 2 shots together... The one where Xiaoman looks into the mirror and see her evil side. The editing also plays a big part in instilling fear. Be it the tight, fast cuts or sound design, they are done really well... I was trying to copy some of the editing techniques to help me cut mine better.
Oh my... Having post Unriddle 2 syndrome now...
Classic line used by Dabao, firstly on Xiao Man when Yu Ze go missing in Unriddle 1, and on Xie Lang Feng when Xiao Man go missing -
'我肚子饿，有没有东西吃啊？最好是大包，不吃，我的头脑会自动 off 掉的。’
Ho'oponopono - Heal ourselves before healing others
Saturday, April 14, 2012
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