"...but of Love, of Joy and of a Sound Mind."

Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to make you stand in the presence of His glory blameless with great joy, to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen. Jude 24-25

Tuesday, July 28, 2015

7 Letters: G.P.S.

A little personal story from my experience in working on Kelvin Tong's story in "7 Letters".

I embarked on if thinking it was going to be another SG50 shoot; I read the script and thought that is is a typical feel good story. So off we went to Pekan Nanas, Johor, where we spent 2 days shooting at a Chinese cemetery. The sun on both days seemed to work overtime and although we were under tents, the heat was relentless. 

Being a location sound recordist, my job was simply to record the dialogue and other on-site sounds that may be used in the final mix. I read the script and thought it was a nice little story and I always love to think that I am a part of the storytelling process. Day one ended with a little Karaoke party as we braced ourselves for the next day. 

The second day started in the same way as the first. And I was looking forward to wrap time when the sun was doing it's usual work. However something magical happened when we shot the last scene. I have read the script but was not prepared by the way the actors delivered them. I read it in English but the dialogues were in Hokkien. I read some feedback that some people cried or shed tears when they saw the ending at the premiere weekend, but I teared on-site when they did the scene! At the wrap party recently, I spoke to Michael Zaw who was the man behind the lens for the film, I found out I wasn't the only one. It confirms my suspicion that real men do cry. 


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