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Respect mah Authoritah* ~ Corrupt 60 cop HiJaks Opium 

9/22/2012

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On Monday I came across an urgent post in a fairly new FB casting group for cameo roles  (slightly above extra). the shoot was the next day, love that spontaneity. I found out on set, its for a Doco shoot, re-enacting a famous crime case of opium being stolen by pair of corrupt policemen in the 60s. 
learned that opium is like black jelly?

first thing in the morning was to meet at the production house, which I actually have serendipitously stumbled upon before. they specialize in doco productions. it was a low budget shoot but hey i got to do a period production, and look Cop in shorts! 
Learned that singlish didn't exist in the 60s and nor the profanities that come with it, and I had to attempt a more fine English accent.
there was also a police brutality/action scene and I got to beat up an old crook with a wooden baton. wrapped over time at like 8:30pm still, good times.
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Yes, I dig hacksaws. on young models
Performance Rating: 5.7/10
could have done more research of the time period even though I found out what was going on during the day on set, was a touch late cos i got a bit lost. accent was not down and since the shoot was so long with sets not needing me I drifted out a lot.  

I got a role in a directing student's scene exercise for the film Hard Candy, I play a photographer that likes to get jiggy with his models - totally my alley. No images yet but here's a teaser. 
Another great thing is during the rehearsal in front of the class on Thursday, the tutor, who we were warned would kick our ass if we didn't deliver actually smiled... after we delivered ;)
Another student of the class who recognised me from another shoot, also wanted to cast me for his assignment. totally there.

yesterday I got a call back for a car Insurance TVC which i auditioned for last week on Tueday. I shall rock it this time on Monday and make their choice easier. 

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0.17 click for link to see video.
since there is so much positivity in this entry I thought I'd balance it and leave with a sour tone. I finally managed to chase down this probono gig i did to promote cancer research awareness last year... I did feel a bit featured in it at the time what with the camera in our general direction, but nope. Not saying AU is racist again, but honestly, the ad had only one non Caucasian face visible, the tattoo artist? I was just sitting there fake playing a guitar, arguably serenading to this girl. Seriously?! all you could show was an elbow to represent the Asian portion of this generation that you believe in? is this a fake representation? or have our perceptions of a multicultural society that we worked so hard to build been an illusion. 
Regardless another small triumph to change.
Performance Rating: 0.1/10 for spacial set presence

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HiJaking the Bench.

4/17/2012

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me oblivious to Christina taking a jog
Last Wednesday I audition for a lead role in a short film at NAFA school, which turned out to be last minute as I was required the next day and the day after that, requiring me to move another audition for day two of shoot.

Despite it seemingly being disorganised because of the short notice, It turned out to be the most pleasurable production experience I have had to date, and they did deliver professionally and more on the shooting days. The casting called for a character much like myself naturally, and I got to be a dramatized me on screen. I got to keep my Aussie accent but best of all was the cast and crew, they were the most well knit, open, friendly, playful and productive and technical bunch I can think of. they were intrigued with my Australian background and I taught them some aussie Slang. In fact director Farhan told me they even named the crew "bum-chums" another slang that sticked was "she'll be right".


Aside from the crew my co-stars were 2 fairly different but both beautiful ladies, Sabrina and Ashley. their characters differed with Christina being very sweet and mysterious and Ashley as the hot tempered beat me with handbag until her nail-polish bottle breaks and gives everything inside a designer splash however "beautiful no matter what emotion she was in" as my character Chris thought to himself. I got to propose to them both several times in fantasy and comical ways so I am well prepared for a engagement proposal now.

As mentioned the crew was technically switched on, they knew their shots, set up accordingly and were very efficient, but magically we were having so much fun at the same time. Most of our shots even the stunts were done in two or a few takes, everyone on crew even had a cameo role like Chester pushing me to the grass, Farhan smooshing a cream roll in my face and wardrobe Shelia Hunney gave me the most painful staged slap ever (and I have been getting slapped heaps with my role as Jak Arrows, more on that later). yes they did abuse me a lot for the characters sake but were nice and apologised every time, which is really important as the subliminal psychosocial damage can add up... I think

Also a special thanks to Eve and Jerrer, especially Eve who snapped some of the best production stills ever, ran it through LR and uploaded about the next day with really moving instagram*ic effects.
Performance rating 9.5/10
Very close to perfection, although we were very bum chummy, perhaps if I had a bit more chemistry with the ladies for certain scenes. I also think I need to open these Asian eyes more. 
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Me proposing to Christina
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Farhan Okays a positioning as me and Christina walk through the park with our newborn cabbage patch child
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Wrap muck up photo of bum chums + 2 cast
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Me in a wet shirt and Renee as she is about to take out her boy frustrations on me via handbagging
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Me with the beat up look from Ashley's make up not via her character's handbagging.
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