My debut short!

Bryan Roberts · February 14th, 2003, 01:14 PM

Adrian, first I would like to congratulate you on a wonderful piece of work as everyone else has. I just had a few personal questions that I was very curious of if you didn't mind...

Age?
Video/Film background? Like did you go to film schools or have you just been an avid hobyist for a while? Obviously you've got some real experience somewhere :D !

Seeing your ultra low budget film come off so beautifully gives me inspiration to see my film school dreams through and far beyond that.

Adrian Seah · February 14th, 2003, 07:09 PM

Hi Bryan,

no, I don't mind sharing a bit of background on myself, I'm actually still a student, to be graduating this July, I'm doing a degree in Graphic Design but to be honest, the work I'm doing is about as far apart from my course as possibly can be, which brings me into constant conflict with my tutors.

so with regards to video and DV, I guess I'm self taught, mainly from books and observing films and a lot from this site with all its knowledge as well. I was from a photography background, self taught as well, so the next 'logical' step was for my photos to 'move', so that's what I'm trying to do now. Others might have a different opinion on it but I find filmmaking A LOT harder than photography. Where previously, I had to have the elements in place for a split second in time, now I had to choreograph the whole sequence, think about camera movement, sound etc etc etc... so right now, I'm infinitely challenged by this whole filmmaking thing. I had a Sony PC100 handycam for about 2 years, never really did anything productive with it and only got my XL1S last June, and immediately shot 'Talking with Fishes'

nothing is impossible if you put your mind to it, cliche but true i think, so whatever your dreams of filmmaking or film school might be, go get it done!

hope it helps somewhat.

Adrian

Rob Lohman · February 16th, 2003, 12:59 PM

Adrian,

That is very good news that you are going to have your first short
up on a Festival! That must be a tremendous exciting thing. How
did you get this to happen?

Also would love to see some screencaptures from the footage
you shot with the mini35!

Keep up the great work!

Adrian Seah · February 16th, 2003, 01:57 PM

Hi Rob,

Well, for the festival thing, I'm currently just sending out as many submissions to as many festivals as I can, and it so happened that the people in Raindance saw something interesting in my film I guess...

anyway, the stills of my latest film-in-progress is on another thread...

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...4235#post44235

Cheers,

Adrian

Bill Markel · February 25th, 2003, 06:27 PM

Adrian,

You should be very proud of your effort. Very nice work. I hope at some point you would be able to write an article for us about your experience.

Keep up the good work.

Bill

Ong Wan Shu · April 3rd, 2003, 03:13 AM

hi Adrian,

Congrats on your short film. Are you based in Singapore? cause I am a Singaporean. I am also very keen to get my short film done soon. Maybe we can meet up sometime to share our vision?

cheers
Wan Shu

Ong Wan Shu · April 3rd, 2003, 03:37 AM

oh, i got a question. aare all music in your short film self made? or did you use the music of somewhere esle?

cheers

Adrian Seah · April 3rd, 2003, 03:57 AM

Wan Shu:

I'm from Singapore but I'm London based at the moment, I wrote 'Fishes' in London, shot it in Singapore and did all the post production back in London. The music was composed by my friend and musician Max Garfinkel. You have to have original music (or own the rights to any other music) if you wish to send it off to festivals.

November 16th, 2003, 10:24 PM

Awesome work! Couldn't convince myself it was DV at times. With the tripod dolly shot you did at the mall aquarium (360degree spin), how did you get that juttering effect? Is it an effect in FCP?

Peter

Adrian Seah · November 17th, 2003, 02:03 AM

Hi there Peter,

thanks for the kind comments, the juddering effects was just a result of speeding up the footage actually, no fancy tricks involved.

Christian Hede Madsen · November 22nd, 2003, 12:54 PM

Hey...

I just saw your film and I liked it a lot...though you are going to need some better music to make it work great...
But besides that I really liked it...the cinematography in particular...

keep up the good work...

Mikel Low · November 24th, 2003, 05:51 PM

Excellent work Adrian. The film was a joy to watch and I was truly moved by the emotions you captured and conveyed with your images. You showed us the story more than you told us the story and that is the place we all aspire to be. I strongly agree with your vision and the responsibilty that filmmakers have. Thank you for sharing a beautiful piece of work with us.

Cheers!

David Kelvin · November 25th, 2003, 05:41 PM

Is there a working link to view this film? The original link is no longer active.

Adrian Seah · November 25th, 2003, 05:53 PM

again, thanks all for the kind comments... just tested the link and its working... it was probably my crappy ISP web host that was acting up.

Adrian

David Kelvin · November 26th, 2003, 12:37 AM

Adrain,

I loved it. I look forward to seeing your next film. Keep us posted.

February 16th, 2003, 12:59 PM	#33
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	Adrian, That is very good news that you are going to have your first short up on a Festival! That must be a tremendous exciting thing. How did you get this to happen? Also would love to see some screencaptures from the footage you shot with the mini35! Keep up the great work! __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

November 16th, 2003, 10:24 PM	#39
Guest Posts: n/a	spin around shot Awesome work! Couldn't convince myself it was DV at times. With the tripod dolly shot you did at the mall aquarium (360degree spin), how did you get that juttering effect? Is it an effect in FCP? Peter

November 24th, 2003, 05:51 PM	#42
Mikel Low Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: San Francisco, Ca Posts: 39	bravo Excellent work Adrian. The film was a joy to watch and I was truly moved by the emotions you captured and conveyed with your images. You showed us the story more than you told us the story and that is the place we all aspire to be. I strongly agree with your vision and the responsibilty that filmmakers have. Thank you for sharing a beautiful piece of work with us. Cheers! __________________ Cheers! K. Mikel Low

February 14th, 2003, 01:14 PM	#31
Bryan Roberts Major Player Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 436	Adrian, first I would like to congratulate you on a wonderful piece of work as everyone else has. I just had a few personal questions that I was very curious of if you didn't mind... Age? Video/Film background? Like did you go to film schools or have you just been an avid hobyist for a while? Obviously you've got some real experience somewhere :D ! Seeing your ultra low budget film come off so beautifully gives me inspiration to see my film school dreams through and far beyond that.

February 14th, 2003, 07:09 PM	#32
Adrian Seah Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: London, England Posts: 87	Hi Bryan, no, I don't mind sharing a bit of background on myself, I'm actually still a student, to be graduating this July, I'm doing a degree in Graphic Design but to be honest, the work I'm doing is about as far apart from my course as possibly can be, which brings me into constant conflict with my tutors. so with regards to video and DV, I guess I'm self taught, mainly from books and observing films and a lot from this site with all its knowledge as well. I was from a photography background, self taught as well, so the next 'logical' step was for my photos to 'move', so that's what I'm trying to do now. Others might have a different opinion on it but I find filmmaking A LOT harder than photography. Where previously, I had to have the elements in place for a split second in time, now I had to choreograph the whole sequence, think about camera movement, sound etc etc etc... so right now, I'm infinitely challenged by this whole filmmaking thing. I had a Sony PC100 handycam for about 2 years, never really did anything productive with it and only got my XL1S last June, and immediately shot 'Talking with Fishes' nothing is impossible if you put your mind to it, cliche but true i think, so whatever your dreams of filmmaking or film school might be, go get it done! hope it helps somewhat. Adrian

February 16th, 2003, 01:57 PM	#34
Adrian Seah Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: London, England Posts: 87	Hi Rob, Well, for the festival thing, I'm currently just sending out as many submissions to as many festivals as I can, and it so happened that the people in Raindance saw something interesting in my film I guess... anyway, the stills of my latest film-in-progress is on another thread... http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...4235#post44235 Cheers, Adrian

February 25th, 2003, 06:27 PM	#35
Bill Markel Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Sicklerville, NJ Posts: 59	Adrian, You should be very proud of your effort. Very nice work. I hope at some point you would be able to write an article for us about your experience. Keep up the good work. Bill

April 3rd, 2003, 03:13 AM	#36
Ong Wan Shu Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 74	hi Adrian, Congrats on your short film. Are you based in Singapore? cause I am a Singaporean. I am also very keen to get my short film done soon. Maybe we can meet up sometime to share our vision? cheers Wan Shu

April 3rd, 2003, 03:37 AM	#37
Ong Wan Shu Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 74	oh, i got a question. aare all music in your short film self made? or did you use the music of somewhere esle? cheers

April 3rd, 2003, 03:57 AM	#38
Adrian Seah Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: London, England Posts: 87	Wan Shu: I'm from Singapore but I'm London based at the moment, I wrote 'Fishes' in London, shot it in Singapore and did all the post production back in London. The music was composed by my friend and musician Max Garfinkel. You have to have original music (or own the rights to any other music) if you wish to send it off to festivals.

November 17th, 2003, 02:03 AM	#40
Adrian Seah Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: London, England Posts: 87	Hi there Peter, thanks for the kind comments, the juddering effects was just a result of speeding up the footage actually, no fancy tricks involved.

November 22nd, 2003, 12:54 PM	#41
Christian Hede Madsen Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Gudhjem Denmark Posts: 93	Hey... I just saw your film and I liked it a lot...though you are going to need some better music to make it work great... But besides that I really liked it...the cinematography in particular... keep up the good work...

November 25th, 2003, 05:41 PM	#43
David Kelvin Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: LA, CA Posts: 33	Is there a working link to view this film? The original link is no longer active.

November 25th, 2003, 05:53 PM	#44
Adrian Seah Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: London, England Posts: 87	again, thanks all for the kind comments... just tested the link and its working... it was probably my crappy ISP web host that was acting up. Adrian

November 26th, 2003, 12:37 AM	#45
David Kelvin Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: LA, CA Posts: 33	Adrain, I loved it. I look forward to seeing your next film. Keep us posted.