
Sheikhs, Divas, and Singapore.
7 months ago
Shot on location in Singapore.
(Volume One)
See Volume Two @ vimeo.com/4247897
2500+ Still Photos.
Locations:
Little India
MRT Subway
Chinatown
Esplanade Hawker Center
Shot on Canon 40D
Canon 18-55mm
Canon 200mm 2.8 L
Canon 50mm 1.8
(Volume One)
See Volume Two @ vimeo.com/4247897
2500+ Still Photos.
Locations:
Little India
MRT Subway
Chinatown
Esplanade Hawker Center
Shot on Canon 40D
Canon 18-55mm
Canon 200mm 2.8 L
Canon 50mm 1.8
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Yeah, it was a lot of work for sure, but I dig the way these are turning out, so its worth it!
I am posting a couple more of these soon!
It keeps on moving!
Gotta love Slumdog Millionaire.
Thanks for watching!
gracias amigo! mas luego.
its been awesome though.. more like this to come, just wait :D
Truth be told, this place is amazing.
From beautiful landscapes, orchid gardens, and industrial cityscapes, to beaches, shopping malls, and subway trains, this place has it all! It is like a tropical version of Beijing or Tokyo, and it is cleaner than America.
Well, I stayed USA for some years and I enjoyed it, I guess we can not compare USA with any country, USA is so beautifl country, yes Dubai is rocking these days
And our great country India too is rocking.
Kaushik
Rush
I am glad I can represent a little bit of your culture!
This one took a couple hours.
Unbelievable.
Great place - great food .... loved China Town and Li'l India.
The Slumdog Tune beats it well .....
My next video will have a lot of my night stuff!
Ps. Quentin Tarantino is screening Inglorious Basterds at Cannes, and I am gonna be there!!!
i've posted a link to ur video on my blog if you dont' mind (if you do mind, just let me know!)
nglinli.blogspot.com
thanks!
Thanks for sharing the love.
This place is great!
PO
will do when i get a chance!
teresa
I would love to do that.
If i ever have a chance to visit, you can expect a video!
and my advice to you:
just get out there and do it. don't limit yourself!
pick up a camera and just start shooting!
Beautiful work, nicely shot and what long editing I bet. While I think you capture extremely well the feeling of Singapore, I would like you to think about the following: Using the soundtrack from Slumdog Millionaire, a film that has been over commercialized and objectified as THE Bollywood film, you are misrepresenting Singapore. In other words you are "exotifyng" this place. While it certainly might be "exotic" to you, this is how most of the world is because of long historical consequences of colonialism. I don't want too give a lecture here. I just think this my be slightly problematic as you are putting two different cultures together and making a sort of hybrid. Would it make sense to film Paris and put Italian music on top? I hope you get the idea.
Anyway, I was just in NYC and also shot some musicians in the subway and bought their CD. I am looking forward making something like this too but probably not as nice as yours-good job.
thank you! yes it took a bit of time.
I would like you to just understand that putting that slumdog music was my first impulse when i started the video showing little india, which felt the same as the movie Slumdog Millionaire.
The music isnt my interpretation of Singapore, yet it is just an enhancement of the video as it begins with little India. If I would have, however, put a song from Coldplay or Sigur Ros, I am sure you wouldn't have thought I was trying to exotify the place.
Thanks for watching though!
look forward to seeing your stuff.
As visual art makers, we provide a gateway to these different cultures. I think that it is important for all of us to be responsible and ethical about different cultures. I suggest we all read "Edward Said-Orientalism" before we make films in the East. There is also a 4 part video too on youtube. :
youtube.com/watch?v=xwCOSkXR_Cw
All the Best-
I will look into it!
have a good day! (or night!)
Interesting project, nice work... I encourage you to look a little further - the world has so much to offer and in my opinion this is not the high point. There's so much more beyond the time lapse setting on your camera and the gloss of place that's sold it's soul to Americanism.
/end rant>
I appreciate your input, but to be honest I had an amazing travel experience here, and I am sorry if you didn't and feel the need to rant to those that have enjoyed this great place, but try not to belittle a place that has made such a powerful impact on the whole world.
Thanks for watching though!
I truly enjoyed both your two videos which I managed to gain access just minutes ago.
Love the one on Wind as you show how nice it is to just relax and enjoy Nature, Wind is one of them and seeing the dancing of the leaves,etc makes one feel there is more to life as we go thro our daily work chores. Your creative video production is highly creditable to me , just an ordinary guy from S`pore.
Your video on Subway in S`pore is superb and awesome, not just cos I am a Singaporean. Am sure you did alot of hard work and video is creative and magnificient and the Tourist Promotion Board should give you an Award for showcasing S`pore.
Did not hear much of the music and just note that the 80:20 rule applies, not all will feel or have the same viewpoint about any subject, be it on S`pore or any other matter.
In basic statistics, there are some who falls on the left 2.5% and the right 2.5% for the normal distribution curve ! Everyone is entitled to their opinions , some of which may be uncalled for, their myopic view of the little negatives but not the bigger positives !
Come Sep 25 to 27 2009, if u can capture the F1 Night Race in S`pore , it will be great and awesome for Vimeo members.
The first F1 night race in S`pore was held in Sep 2008 and I really enjoyed the live coverage on TV.
The night illumination with streets lighting shows the exuberance of the panaromic view of the landscape and building facades around the F1 night racing circuit was indeed memorable, S`pore Flyer, Explanade, etc .
Great Effort and look forward to more of your videos !
Thomas Lee
thanks dude!
ps i like your profile picture.
Thank you!
what a beautiful and intriguing place it is!
I've been to singapore, but this is so cool it makes me feel that I missed out on so much.
this is just a slice of Singapore, you couldn't have missed much, this place is hopping everywhere!
thanks!
it does appear to flow as video at some times.
i take all the photos, drop em in the timeline, move em around, shorten or lengthen the frames, then i resize one, and then copy the attributes to all the others of the same megapixel, sometimes ill shoot 1900 by 1200 stills just for video.
14% is Malay.
This is just how I saw Singapore while I traveled around to many places, there is a lot more to Singapore.
This is not the only video I will do on Singapore, so keep a heads up for new stuff very soon! (probably Sunday at 12pst when i can post a new HD video lol)
really nice details.
i have a stop video but i can't compare with yours =)
yours isnt bad at all, keep it up!
Non so far, just used a new 40d and rebel to shoot all those stills. More coming your way!
This is the vibrant part of Singapore, real life in Singapore is a real bore. I don't even do half the things in video or go to those places yearly. We're more americanized than shown by this short clip. Think Orchard road, shopping, eating, more shopping and more eating and perhaps for some, nightlife at Clarke Quay. That's what we do best. Our culture is just a show put on for tourists. Picking on the best food is probably what we do best, apart from pointless procrastination against everything in life.
but i really did enjoy Singapore.
the next video will show some nightlife, just you wait!
and thanks for watching!
It's interesting to use stills to translate into video... brings a different kind of quality to your experience of this trip... but I think I had a difficult time connecting with it, too many things happening, it became a blur for me... thanks for sharing though:)
Ill try to change it up next time, although i cant promise i wont use my stills :P
thanks gary!
I think I might gonna let myself get inspired.
thank you for having such a cool country!
get back sometime eh?