June / July 2006 Holiday Special

H o l l y w o o d M a g I c F i l m m a k I n g

by Adrian Lim

MFA in Chapman and member of the Hollywood Association Progress

5 times award winner of the MOE SVA AwardsChampions –

‘Vessel of Harmony’ video competition 2005

Best Anchor – Kid Witness News Panasonic World Championship (Ranked 3rd in the world)

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Introduction:

Teachers and students are in awe when it comes to filmmaking, they think that it’s as simple as taking a camera, pointing it and shooting the scene. In some ways it is but there is more to that, the language of film has evolved in the last century and it has its own dictionary.

To shoot a movie, any person can hold a camera and shoot but to tell a story in the film, it takes skill, passion and knowledge. To win in a competition, it takes a special ingredient and that is what this course is all about.

These series of Masterclasses and courses for teachers and students will give the budding filmmaker an extra edge to make their simple film into images with soul.

Speaker’s bio – Mr. Adrian Lim (GPA of 3.98 and MFA in Chapman and member of the Hollywood Association Progress)

(A) MasterClass For teachers (SVA)

Duration: 1 day (6 hours) S$ 2000.00 with a class of 10 Teachers.

Topics:
• What makes a good film?
• Where, why, when, how to prepare for SVA
• Personal commitment
• School support
• How to organize my team?
• Selection processes
• Hardware
• Software
• Heartware
• Relationship with your team (peers)
• Training
• How to win
• External Support
• Q & A

This masterclass should be treated as a lecture series and it should be an introduction into the world of filmmaking with a purpose. It is not however a hands on workshop. There will be examples of films and movies to illustrate the topics. Hands on workshop should be taken after this masterclass.

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(B) Basic film production fundamentals 101 (teachers’ module)

2 day course (14 hours), S$280.00 per teacher

For teachers (20 teachers max per session)

Pre-requisite (masterclass knowledge and basic ULEAD)

When a teacher gets the video camera and some students, the first mistake is that they run off to make films. Often enough its not professional looking and they resign to the fact that they do not know how to begin. This film production introduces the fundamentals before shooting, all the pre-production planning and knowledge needed before teaching their students to make movies. This is not a Ulead editing class.

Topics
• Re-cap Masterclass topics
• Film Aesthetics introduction
• Film history introduction
• Cinematography introduction
• Film direction introduction
• Directing Actors
• Story, story, story
• Basic screen writing
• Dos and Don’ts in pre production
• Location, location, location
• Art direction fundamentals
• Lesson Plans
• Action Plans
• Q & A

Teachers will be grouped for project work

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(C) Advanced Film Production Fundamentals 102 (Teacher’s module)

3 day course (21 hours), S$450 per teacher

For teachers (20 teachers max per session)

Pre-requisite (Basic film fundamentals 101 knowledge)

This course is to elevate the confidence of the teachers whom have taken the basic and would want to move on a higher plane. These activities are very hands on and would require both theoretical and practical approaches.

Topics

• Advanced Film Aesthetics
• Advanced Cinematography
• Basic Lighting
• Basic Storyboarding
• Blocking Actors
• Advanced Film direction
• Directing Actors II
• Advanced Storytelling
• Secrets of screen writing
• Dos and Don’ts in post production
• Advanced Art direction
• Secrets of Visual Editing
• Sound Editing Fundamentals
• Auditioning actors
• Project undertaking (group work)
• Lessons Plans
• Action Plans
• Q & A

Teachers will be grouped for project work

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(D) School Film Club Mentorship Scheme

This mentorship scheme is design so that the school would have the proper guidance to set-up or reshape their CCA video club into a serious club that embodies film production.

Mr. Adrain Lim would personally go to the school and teach the club, however it must be a selected elite few for it to work. I will mentor and guide the students for 1 month, from Mon to Thursday. The students would have to do film projects from Friday to Sunday.

It will use the curriculum from Basic and Advance Film fundamentals 201 and 202 and with extra lessons added, this ‘house call’ training will surely be worthwhile for the school. -Scheduled in JULY 2006, only one school to be selected.

Duration: 1 working month

Hours: 3 hours per day (12 hours per week) – S$2000.00 per weeks

Teachers & Students will be grouped for project work.

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Take this opportunity to learn & find A right way to gain SVA Awards07.

Pls.pre-register at: rsvp@epecom.com.sg or call Tel:(65) 6748 7277 x 103, Miss Gina or fax:(65)6748 6798 on your inquiry

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This highly interactive workshopinvites attendees to bring their own experience and (some) project visuals fordiscussion. Mr. Adrain will include his own per spectives/comments and ideas ashe is preparing a new exhibition for next Holiday. He is also looking to invitenew partners-artists with novel ideas /proposals to be included in her upcomingproject

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Film Instructor Adrian Lim Biography

Adrian Lim is a former art teacher and video film specialist from Canberra Secondary school. He single-handedly created the famous Arts and Innovation club (AI CLUB) in Canberra and with dedicated students won the Schools Video Awards (SVA) 5 times in a row with GOLD and Platinum awards.

He further steered the team to win the Panasonic KWN video awards and represented Singapore to win in the regional competition beating the teams from Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand. He further represented South East Asia region to the world championships in Japan Expo in 2005 and was ranked within the world top 6 teams, thus winning the best anchor award and eventually ranked 3rd in the world schools film competition rankings.

Mr. Adrian Lim is currently in Hollywood California where he is honing his craft in film production, attaining his MFA in the prestigious Chapman University of film. He will be in Singapore during the months of June and July and will be available to conduct special tailored made film production courses for teachers and students who are interested in filmmaking, preparing lesson videos for schools or preparing to win in the Schools Video Awards.

Take this opportunity to learn from the award winning teacher who knows how to do it right!

Here is a list of Mr. Adrian Lim’s accomplishments

Awards

Year 2005

• Gold Award – 6th National Schools Video Awards
Participated in this National Competition for the 5th time and won the top award with the video ‘Sex and the City’.

• Champions – ‘Vessel of Harmony’ video competition 2005

• Best Anchor – Kid Witness News Panasonic World Championship (Ranked 3rd in the world)

Year 2004

• Best Film – Kid Witness News Panasonic South East Asia Regional (Champions)
Participated in Panasonic KWN video competition regional, represented Republic of Singapore and won the Championship

• Best Sound – Kid Witness News Panasonic South East Asia Regional

• Best Film – Kid Witness News Panasonic Singapore (Champions)
Participated in Panasonic KWN video competition national level and won the championship

• Best Editing – Kid Witness News Panasonic Singapore

• Gold Award - 5th National Schools Video Awards

• Silver Award – 5th National Schools Video Awards
Participated in this National Competition for the 4th time and won 2 top awards with the video ‘Smile Singapore’ and “the fellowship of the spring”

Year 2003

• Guinness Book of World Records –World’s Largest Photo Collage
Played an important role in digitizing 1200 photos and produced the corporate video for this event.

• Platinum Award – 4th Singapore National Schools Video Award
Participated in this National Competition for the 3rd time and won the 3rd time with the video “Promises”

• Merit – North School Zonal IT Heritage Challenge
Competition organized by North School cluster to promote the awareness of Singapore’s heritage through the use of IT.

• Champion – N6 School Cluster Video Camp Competition
Video competition organized by north 6 zonal schools to promote video education sharing camp.

• School Advisory Committee Most Outstanding Teacher Award
Achieved this outstanding teacher award based on achievements and contributions to the schools and its teachers.

Year 2002

• Gold Award – Singapore National Schools Video Award
Participated in this National Competition for the 2nd time and won the 2nd time with the video “A Cry for Love”

• School Advisory Committee Most Outstanding Teacher Award (runner up)
Achieved this outstanding teacher award based on achievements and contributions to the schools and its teachers.

Year 2001

• Gold Award – Singapore National Schools Video Award 2001
Participated in this National Competition for the 1st time and won the 1st time with the video “Dreams”. Video represented Singapore in the 16th World Schools Video competition in Switzerland.

• School Advisory Committee Most Outstanding Teacher Award
Achieved this outstanding teacher award based on achievements and contributions to the schools and its teachers.

• School Advisory Committee Most Outstanding Teacher Team Award
Achieved this outstanding teacher team award based on achievements and contributions to the schools and its teachers and for the inception of the school’s multi media library.

Conducted Talks/Sharing sessions/ Lectures

• Epecom Video Educational Seminar 2002-- A sharing session on video education in schools.
• Ministry of Education Art/Music teacher recruitment seminar 2002 – Gave a talk to enlighten would be teachers on the benefits of the teaching profession.
• 5th National Schools Video Awards launch 2003 – Gave lecture on the achievements of the Canberra Secondary media and film club.
• North 1 zonal school HOD retreat 2003– Gave a sharing session on the achievements of leadership planning.
• Xin Min Secondary School teacher retreat 2003- Gave a sharing session on the achievements of leadership planning.
• HOD seminar 2003 – Gave a presentation on the achievements of the Canberra Secondary School’s Film and Media club.
• National Institute of Education trainee teachers’ seminar 2003 – Gave a sharing session on the retrospect of the teaching profession.

Profile newspaper articles

• The New Paper August 2005, article on the KWN Panasonic World Championship win.
• The Straits Times ‘LIFE’ December 2004 article on Panasonic KWN regional win
• New Paper article July 2003 on Guinness Book of World Record achievement
• The Straits Times ‘Computer Times’ July 2003 article on Arts and Innovation Club achievements
• Ministry of Education ‘Contact’ magazine on Arts and Innovation Club’s Platinum win in the 5th National School’s Video Awards.
• The Straits Times ‘LIFE’ August 2003 on Arts and Innovation Club achievements.

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