We arrived home from watching National Treasure last night only to find that our electric gate would not open. Realising we were having another power outage was only slightly annoying. They will get it fixed in no time... afterall, they just had that major power cut only a couple of weeks ago, and TNB had promised that it would not happen again. Time to whip out my collection of flashlights!
Unfortunately, the power did not come back on until 4.30am!
Its funny how quite it gets when the power goes out especially in the middle of the night. The biggest noise contributor in my house is the water feature. Without it turned on, we could practically hear every russtle, and practically every car passing by. The combination of the heat and the bloody mossies meant that I was unable to sleep so I took many patrols outside. It was definately cooler. My neighbour's car was running, I guess he needed proper sleep and resorted to using the car's airconditioner.
Wednesday, January 26, 2005
Saturday, January 08, 2005
Stand and Deliver.. but hit the Mark!
I can now almost say I have doen it all.. hee hee..
Was casted as Brian in an instructional video for Toyota. I played Brian through the course of his career, from the time he was a salesman to the point where he owned his own dealership. Which meant, making me look younger as well as much much older. It followed his relationship with Adam, a customer who became his friend.
I was very nervous at the start. Some people will know how hopeless I am at remembering lyrics to songs, and I have been singing for the longest time, so remebering my lines was very hard. I know my limitations, and to be honest, was very very nervous considering I have also not done anything like this before. I got more and more confident through the takes. For one, acting rarely requires you to deliver more than two or three lines of dialogue at one go. Not like stage acting where you need to do it continuosly! Fortunately for me then, because, I had the bulk of the script to deliver. Funny how acting requires you to be camera frendly. This means having to stand much closer to each other than normal, as well as facing in funny angles. On camera it looks like you are looking at each other, but in reality, you may actually be looking 3 or 4 inches away from your fellow actors eyes. So.. remembering your lines, hitting your marks (that is the little bits of tape they stick on the floor. You must hit the precisely, or the angles are wrong!), doing it all naturally and all that is quite hard. Also, the waiting time between shots is quite long, as the camera and lights have to be reset, which gives you time to memorise your next set of lines.
Then there was the make-up. Quite good fun actually. The make-up artist was quite decent, making me younger and aging me qite well.. Urghh.. if I am going to look like that when I am fifty.. I may just have to start a Plastic Surgery fund now. hahaha. The fellow cast members were very nice and the comraderie was good. Joking and staying in part thiroughout the shoot!
Did I acquit myself in this shoot? I think so. Did not have to do too many takes for every scene, so I guess, it meant I did a reasonable job.
Was casted as Brian in an instructional video for Toyota. I played Brian through the course of his career, from the time he was a salesman to the point where he owned his own dealership. Which meant, making me look younger as well as much much older. It followed his relationship with Adam, a customer who became his friend.
I was very nervous at the start. Some people will know how hopeless I am at remembering lyrics to songs, and I have been singing for the longest time, so remebering my lines was very hard. I know my limitations, and to be honest, was very very nervous considering I have also not done anything like this before. I got more and more confident through the takes. For one, acting rarely requires you to deliver more than two or three lines of dialogue at one go. Not like stage acting where you need to do it continuosly! Fortunately for me then, because, I had the bulk of the script to deliver. Funny how acting requires you to be camera frendly. This means having to stand much closer to each other than normal, as well as facing in funny angles. On camera it looks like you are looking at each other, but in reality, you may actually be looking 3 or 4 inches away from your fellow actors eyes. So.. remembering your lines, hitting your marks (that is the little bits of tape they stick on the floor. You must hit the precisely, or the angles are wrong!), doing it all naturally and all that is quite hard. Also, the waiting time between shots is quite long, as the camera and lights have to be reset, which gives you time to memorise your next set of lines.
Then there was the make-up. Quite good fun actually. The make-up artist was quite decent, making me younger and aging me qite well.. Urghh.. if I am going to look like that when I am fifty.. I may just have to start a Plastic Surgery fund now. hahaha. The fellow cast members were very nice and the comraderie was good. Joking and staying in part thiroughout the shoot!
Did I acquit myself in this shoot? I think so. Did not have to do too many takes for every scene, so I guess, it meant I did a reasonable job.
Saturday, January 01, 2005
New Year Blessings
Happy New Year to you all. Be thankful that you are alive and well.. I know I am. Be weary only for the people who suffer, everywhere in the world due to disasters man-made and natural. Pray. Rejoice in the fellowship with those around you. Give generously and receive with a greatful heart.
Saw this written on a wall in one of my fav restaurants.
"When Alive. Live"
Saw this written on a wall in one of my fav restaurants.
"When Alive. Live"
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