and now, the mandatory PAPERSTARS post.
PAPERSTARS 2007 was...
ABSOLUTELY HAPPENING!
CREWProducer:-
Kee Ya TingDirector:-
Terence Samuel TayDirector of photography:-
Muhd FariedEditor:-
Muhd SulaimiWriter/Sound engineer:-
NurFazilahCAST
Jia Yee:-
Charis Vera NgCharlene:-
Goh Leyu Lois-AcaciaCharlene's mother:-
Kelly LimCharlene's father:-
Gerald ChewAuntie Cheong:-
Low Xiao RongFelicia:-
Laura KeeMr Lim:-
Randall TanAi Ning:-
Amanda YuHui Ting:-
VickyAmelie:-
Almaas ShazeaSally:-
Charlotte ChinMrs. Ismail:-
Kasma AhmadMr. Singh:-
Hemang YadavFilming was from the 20th - 28th Nov and i'm sure that all of us lost it at least one point in time but through it all, we all finished what we started out to do. Some left the filming with heavy hearts and words unspoken, others looked away with the shame of not having done their best and the rest, well, they were more relieved that the hysteria of finding the perfect lighting was finally over.
I'll leave the pensive moments for later though. First, i'd like to document the days, not so much in detail but, just a record. Memories are meant to be fully detailised in your heart anyway.
DAY1(20th nov):- ngee ann poly toilet scene
the day passed without much incident. Ya Ting came to get me from school and together with uncle Tay, we headed down to ngee ann poly.
there, ALMAAS! CHARLOTTE! LAURA!(alphabatically arranged) were filming some bits so i went to change into my school uniform. later, gabby helped put on the make up.
the helpers:) REI. FAIZAL. ALVIN(bugger/mel).SULAIMI.EARL
cast:) CHARLOTTE. ALMAAS. LAURA.
MAKE-UP:) gabby putting on my make up
MAKE UP EPISODE 2:) ya ting touching up for me
they were zoned out, i think?
i was so thankful for charlotte and mas that day because i was still testing water and getting a feel of the crew and location. i'd later come to realise that my doubts were unfounded though and i was just being anal and over-protective of myself. (what?lois goh! you're such a loser)
so, char, mas and i were bitching about HOW GUYS SUCK. red, rei and earl joined in and started mimicing us. TSK. RE-ITERATED MAN! but it was all good and that day ended too soon.
DAY 2(21st nov):- Qing Feng Coffeeshop scene
honestly, this was one of my favourite scenes because it was the explicit build up to the climax of the film, yet it also doubled up as an implicit build up in ways apart from the fighting scene. it was probably the scene that set the foundation and catalysed a change in charlene's emotional character dynamics.
i heard that the day had started out real bad because the rain was terribly unrelenting and the equipment had just conked out. this of course, resulted in a loooooong wait, on charis' groups part. woe.

CHARIS:)
BUNNY:)
VICKY :)
RED:)
errr, UNCLE.MARLBORO MENTHOL PLEASE?
Day 3(22nd nov):- Jurong West Secondary scene
the day had started out with fun and laughs. for the first time in our lives, charlotte and i witnessed the cab meter jump to $30+. well, its no surprise of course. pasir ris, ang mo kio and finally jurong west. YIKES.
so, in the morning and the psycho ex sixers did what we did best. (ex sixers being charlotte and me(hail 4e6). )we were prancing and dancing and heaven forbid, seducing each other to the hairspray soundtrack. tsk, tsk.
later, we sat down to draw up some class announcements. charlotte and her NO PRE-MARITAL SEX(mrs. Ho must have taught her real well in sex ed.) and my gorbachev's mama(mr. Ang will be upset at how historically blasphemous i've become).
oh, and have i mentioned, this would turn out to be a TERRIBLE day(on my part of course). i apologise for being cranky:(
daniel, jeremy, timothy and wei-an arrived in due time with tim's girlfriend in tow. by then of course, i was sort of out of sorts and daniel being the best friend made me a little happier:) haha.
soon after, si ying arrived and all were present.
filming that day was probably the most well done. it really felt like we were on the set of "i not stupid" or something. and and and, they all got to see Randall tan. haha. lucky people.
(i'm getting really lazy and my head hurts so i'll just point form the rest of the day)
- lost my ez link card
- was pissed the whole day
- everyone had fun seeing randall
- had to rush off because of my public speaking exam at 2
- ez link card still lost
- anger.frustration.
- found ez link card:)
- thanks to Ya Ting:) Terence:) Rei:) Earl:) and everyone else who i called to harrass

charlotte being mrs. ho's pet :) HAHA.

me being historically blasphemous :) i'm KICKASS in art:)

Daniel!:) Wei-an!:) and thats tim peeking out from behind dan:) oh, and the girlfriend.

Sulaimi! PANTAT MAN!

WELCOME TO 4E6 2007 where the class really should read 6E4 2007 cos everyone's olddd!

4e6 with LIT TEACHER, Randall Tan! :)

Laura's got this timeless, picturesque face. lovely.

humour me. i love how this picture falls into place/frame

Rei, concentrating on the task at hand. BEST SLATE AWARD RECIPIENT:)

"dammit woman, just listen to me. i'm the director!" haha, sammy being patient with my onslaught of inane questions :)
DAY 4(23rd nov):- 1st crack in the family scene
this was the day i finally got to meet my parents. we quickly fell into our roles and there was an inexplicable tension going on between my mother and i. my relationship with my father was of course non- existent. no, its not that i didn't bond with my parents off set, but its more like, we had a goal to accomplish so we sort of carried on in our roles even off set.
i was bitching with gabby and kelly(my mother) for most part of the day and it was good:) gabby and i started playing with our potatoes. oh, woe be to sammy who tried to stop us from playing but to no avail. that was the day everyone went into their small little worlds. HAHA. rei and his dancing, sulaimi and his make up and others doing their own weird things.
Gerald Chew! :) my pa
Kelly Lim! :) My ma
Gabby!:) my bitching partner
Acacia! :) my twin
the, omg my mother's having an affair scene. very scandalous.. i like!
oh, the light blew. hence, the mandatory shot of the fuse box. yes, its an everyday occurence
my POTATO!!!!!!(yes lois, bore us to death by stating the obvious)
earl and rei, hard at work
red, hard at work.
rei, reeling from the effects of too much hard work. conker bonkers!
day 5(24th nov):- general office scene + emo crying bedroom scene
okay, scary. SCARY day. everyone was just plain tired:( but surprisingly, we still managed to have fun and joke around. i don't know why we could still be so happy and high even admidst the mood. ah, i'll let the photos do the talking!

you don't fool me!! they're jaundiced breasts!!! papayas? you must be bananas!

Hemang Yadav!:) crispin!!! he's Hemang!!!

ehm. hur hur.

we love each other and we want the whole world to know...

EARL! RED! WHAT ARE YOU DOING? you guys are so gross!!!! s377a of the penal code!!!

eh. but i like it what!! seeing earl and red like that makes me happy!!

okay lois, i need more blood on your temple!

wah lah! break up, break out and break down

YaTing's eeyore and my rats getting, er, acquainted.

and the night draws on.

it wasn't me.

this was a must because janice looked really cute!!!!! haha:)

EMILLIE!:) my lovely goldfish.
day 6(25th nov):- FIGHTING SCENEthis was the day where more fights occured apart from the very obvious fight. as tensions rose, it was probably the friends that brought us through. the weather was being a big crank and as the sun set as quickly as it had risen, we were all left wondering if this was an omen of something bigger.
PEEKTURES!!!

charlotte finds joy with leaves

another timeless look from the one and only, bunny! (amanda yu)

almaas looked too cute. i just HAD to put the picture here.

we love our mini potong sticks. courtesy of Yating.

charis's best photo. lovely ain't it?

cleopatra and julius ceasar. go read them fake papryus reeds

faz!:) oh, so unassuming. gives the photo a nice feel

best friends:)

bitches! well, no. not really.

what the bitches did! well, no. not really.
day 7(26th nov):- charis & gang scene
i wasn't involved with this scene but from the stuff that pantat boy showed me. it looked like good stuff and charis vera ng is one talented girl! kudos:) laura also put on this really convincing act when she looked all dejected and stuff. the chemistry of everyone in that scene just gelled so well. i couldn't help but feel myself melt into the wall of the editing room. my performance in comparison, paled, to say the least.
gark.
*slaps self* lois goh, you're such a failure.
day 8 (27th nov):- reconciliation scene
on set, it was the day charis and i reconciled. off set, it was the day charis and i really bonded. i think this was one of the better days. enough said, words just undermine the experience. *on a side note, we filmed through the night so we filmed all the way till we'd reached sulaimi's birthday,the next day. and THAT'S when be became known as the pantat man:)
havoc vs. placid
charis.vice.love.
and we feel the ground beneath us. but do we really?
it moves.
tong wai(i think its spelt like that) and his whole "sound" image
day 9 (28th nov):- retake of coffeeshop scene
i wasn't needed for the day and besides, i had an exam.
day 10 (29th nov):- dysfunctional family scene
the last day of filming. expectations ran high and we were left feeling, thinking, wondering. it was one of the bittersweet moments where its usually sweeter at one point in time but upon retrospect, more bitter than anything.
i felt, weird.
i guess i felt that way since my whole year spent in poly was so dreary and filming had probably been one of the few things i'd looked forward to. even if it ended at 3am and i had an exam later that morning. or even when i felt like giving up because i'd reached home at 4am but had to force myself to stay awake and chug out my schoolwork.
i was this zombie, ambling aimlessly through school but at least, i was happy and i had direction in my work. it all came to an end, too soon? too late? i'll never know.
our VERY happy family.
okayokay. get ready!!.. er..?
PAPERSTARS!!!! crew+1cast member
CAI SEN YE

MELISSA!!!! awww...

sammy our editor!!! haha, you think?

i love rei's face in this. he looks like a small child

fazzy!!!
and now, lets go for photos of utter miscellany!

faizal and his rupanzel dreams

section 377a of the penal code!!!!

sammyboy! er?!!

getting into character...

if sulaimi were a bank account...

laura during rehearsals

girls like you... shhhould..wwwwaaatch.. theiir...backssssssssssss

miramira!

yes lois, you look really intellectual

sulaimi. enough said. :)
and there you go. my paperstars account. i left out the bitching and gossips. neutral baby, neutral!! haha:) i really haven't an idea how the end product's going to be like but i DO know how the raw footage is and i'm disappointed in myself. mas say's i shouldn't be this way and others say it'll be fine.
ah, que sera sera :)

paperstars xoxo