Film Directors Workshop
20 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago -“FilmDirectorsWorkshop” Podcast
Brought to you by the DGNEY (Directors Guild of North East Yishun) CC, “FilmDirectorsWorkshop” is a podcast where directors and crew talks cock about filming in Singapore. Each episode features a different director and crew shining a light on their projects and their journey into filmmaking.
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FDW EP16 Talking with Director James Lee - 2023
April 09, 2024 10:14 - 1 hour - 91.6 MBI had the pleasure of talking to James Lee late last year, and this long podcast episode is the result. I can't tell you how much I learned in these 1.6 hours. James Lee is such a filmmaking dynamo. He's precise, generous in sharing and loaded with filmmaking stories and anecdotes. I don't want to swing the overused word 'masterclass" here but I can’t tell you how much I learned in these 1.6 hours. James Lee, an esteemed filmmaker originating from Malaysia, made his mark in the w...
FDW EP15 Talking with Actor/ Action Director Sunny Pang - Recorded Oct 2021
August 22, 2023 02:38 - 1 hour - 79.3 MBFDW is back!!! Huge apologies. But FDW will be back as regular as I can keep this up. A nice slate of new activities planned and new energy an vigour. Let me clear the backlogue first. I was worried that these were recorded some time back that its not relevant coz the subjects have went on to great things BUT I found the conversation still very interesting and even more so with some hindsight. Kindly enjoy Sunny when he just came back from hobnobbing with Forest Whitaker and Tom Har...
FDW EP13 Talking with Director Wee Li Lin - Part 1 of 2
May 24, 2021 05:03 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MBLi Lin Wee Director. Storyteller. Wee Li Lin (b. 1973) is one of the pioneer female filmmakers in Singapore. Her films have a signature humour, warmth, and whimsy to them. Li Lin has made numerous short films, two feature films, as well as several telemovies and commercials. She has won several awards locally and internationally, such as "Best Director" at the Singapore International Film Festival. In 2018, Li Lin was commissioned to direct Singapore’s National Day music vid...
FDW EP12 Talking with Yuni Hadi
April 16, 2021 08:27 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MBYuni Hadi is a film curator and producer specializing in the management of film and media projects. She has spent a large part of her career promoting Singapore and Southeast Asian cinema. Hadi headed the Singapore International Film Festival in 2009, and 2014-2019 as its Executive Director covering its 25th to 30th edition. In 2017, she co-curated a cross-disciplinary exhibition In the Garden with artist Adeline Kueh, which saw 6 artists respond to physical spaces within the ho...
FDW EP11 Talking with Director Don Aravind - Part 2 of 2
September 16, 2020 10:47 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBDon Aravind has been consistently been straddling between film and television with integral relationships of both mediums, finding a balance that fuels his creative oeuvre. His award winning short films have been screened locally and internationally at film festivals. In 2015, he was the pioneer batch of directors that worked on Singapore’s first English Daily Long Form “Tanglin”. He had directed 120 Episodes for the series. Don has also worked on a number of television shows for M...
FDW EP10 Talking with Director Don Aravind - Part 1 of 2
August 29, 2020 23:12 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MBDon Aravind has been consistently been straddling between film and television with integral relationships of both mediums, finding a balance that fuels his creative oeuvre. His award winning short films have been screened locally and internationally at film festivals. In 2015, he was the pioneer batch of directors that worked on Singapore’s first English Daily Long Form “Tanglin”. He had directed 120 Episodes for the series. Don has also worked on a number of television shows for M...
FDW CCB SPECIAL # 2 of 2 "DPs Talk Back" Amandi Wong
August 16, 2020 08:03 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MBA FDW CCB Spinoff. Here we talk to the other filmmaking departments. We did an 'Actors Talk Back' with Kheng Hua and now its 'DPs Talk back' with Amandi Wong. Amandi was the first DP i met nearly 15 years ago. In this episode, Amandi talks about working with directors Ho Tze Nyen, Chai Yee Wei, Jacen Tan and Jack Neo. He shares what his lighting and shooting philosophy is like nowadays and sheds some info about the SGSC, the SG association of Cinematography. Perhaps one of the Singa...
FDW EP9 Talking with Director Chai Yee Wei - Part 2 of 2
August 15, 2020 13:53 - 44 minutes - 40.4 MBEpisode 9 - Chai Yee Wei. We have known each other through the years but only a lil closer after he really helped me out with the DCP of 'Diamond Dogs' and even recently 'The Last Song". Always a trusted friend and ally in the SG film industry, he had put aside his Directing for a good few years and then came back in a big way after his Win in Short Shorts Tokyo. In this episode, he shares his journey and his candid views of directing in Singapore. Enjoy. “In the early days I couldn...
FDW CCB SPECIAL # 1 of 2 "DPs Talk Back" Amandi Wong
July 10, 2020 07:55 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBHis first independent feature film as a Director of Photography was in 2006, ’Truth Be Told’ directed by Teo Eng Tiong. During his journey as a Cinematographer he has worked on 13 feature films.
FDW EP8 Talking with Director Chai Yee Wei - Part 1 of 2
July 05, 2020 07:00 - 48 minutes - 66.8 MBChai Yee Wei, Grand Prix winner of Short Shorts, an Academy Accredited Festival, with his short film "Benjamin's Last Day at Katong Swimming Complex”(2018), has a career as diverse as his interests. He has co-written and directed several feature films across genres ranging from horror (Blood Ties), to dark comedy (Twisted), and musical rom com (That Girl In Pinafore). And being a tech enthusiast, he also started Mocha Chai Laboratories, and built Singapore's first boutique digital f...
FDW EP7 Talking with Director Jiyuan Ler - Part 3 of 3
June 03, 2020 07:00 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBwebsite https://filmdirectorsworkshop.transistor.fm/10 Spotify Apple Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/film-directors-workshop/id1504606895#episodeGuid=29709233-671b-41f2-aeeb-4706df12b750
EP6 Talking with Director Jiyuan Ler - Part 2 of 3
May 23, 2020 07:00 - 29 minutes - 27.5 MBWARNING- SALTY LANGUAGE including CB and we don’t mean Circuit Breaker. Episode 6, folks! Long long long overdue. My fault. Director Ler’s Part Two. Continuing with more insights into directing his crazy awesome HBO ‘Invisible Stories’. If you haven’t binged this, you’re a ‘invisible story’ :) Binge!- you owe it to yourself to watch this one. Ler Jiyuan is a Singaporean filmmaker. He is the director of several high-profile Singaporean TV dramas such as HBO Asia’s Grisse, Mediacor...
CCB SPECIAL # 3 of 3 "Actors Talk Back" Tan Kheng Hua
May 07, 2020 07:00 - 40 minutes - 37 MBSorry for the delay- been swamped by CCB WFH deluge. I’ll try to be punctual… haha. Our last part of the CCB Specials with Kheng Hua when she was back in SG. This is the episode where she talks about her LA forays and a glimpse into her working on the current Grey's Anatomy Season 16, Marco Polo and Kung Fu etc. And her lil encouragement to any Directors who wants to work with her. Enjoy. Next Week on the last CCB Specials (methinks) - DP Amandi Wong!!! Tan Kheng Hua is a Singapore ...
EP5 Talking with Director Jiyuan Ler - Part 1 of 2
April 23, 2020 13:00 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBEpisode 5, folks! So far Guoshen & Glenn are personal friends but this episode we have a director I don’t really have too much interaction with before this. We know each other in many ‘Hi, Bye’ flybys and I did work with his wonderful actress wife, Wendy Toh in ‘Diamond Dogs’. In this episode we talked about his uber awesome ‘Invisible Stories’ before it premiered on HBO. ( And actually this podcast is so timely coz HBO is streaming ‘Invisible Stories’ for FREE now for CCB. If there...
CCB SPECIAL # 2 of 3 "Actors Talk Back" Tan Kheng Hua
April 19, 2020 06:00 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBContinuing our CCB Special with Kheng Hua when she was back in SG and just before the CCB was installed. In this episode she shares her thought processes with working with other actors, directors and talks about her work on Marco Polo, Crazy Rich Asians and recently Grey’s Anatomy. And discover what is the worst piece of direction you can give her on set. Enjoy. Tan Kheng Hua is a Singapore actor and producer. She is currently based in Singapore and Los Angeles. She was most recent...
EP4 Talking with Director Glenn Chan - Part 2 of 2
April 15, 2020 16:00 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MBEpisode 4, folks! Thanks for support so far. Hundreds have tuned in. Ok… I exaggerate- a hundred plus have tuned in-haha. But I’m still happy:) This episode continues with the 2nd Part of Talking with Glenn Chan. He shares his processes working with actors, difficult scenes and reveals his career first love- directing or cinematography. Sorry for the technical glitches and the lack of a pop filter. We will try to get better... someday. Glenn Chan is a Singaporean Director of Films a...
CCB SPECIAL #1 of 3 "Actors Talk Back" Tan Kheng Hua
April 12, 2020 06:00 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBBefore we jump back into our regular drop on Wednesdays-continuing our PODCAST with GLENN CHAN, we wanted to try something new on this also New show. Talking to Kheng Hua when she was back in SG last week and just when the CCB was announced, that talk was so full of great info- so I thought maybe I'll add CCB Specials for peeps to spend more time hanging out here. She's been a good friend for many years and so lucky to have her share her experiences working with directors. Enjoy. T...
EP3 Talking with Director Glenn Chan - Part 1 of 2
April 07, 2020 07:00 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MBGlenn Chan is a Singaporean Director of Films and Television whom has been progressively integral to the local media industry since his directorial debut in 2002. He has lend his talent as Director, Director of Photography and Writer to a multitude of noteworthy works, helming a range of content alongside some of Singapore’s top production companies.
EP 2 Talking with Director Wang Guoshen - Part 2 of 2
April 01, 2020 01:00 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBEpisode Two Continues the Talk with multi-hyphenated Wang Guoshen. Film and TV Director /Writer/ ExecutiveProducer. Film Directors Workshop. A Personal Passion Project - A Podcast on Directing in Singapore. Super long overdue as some were recorded late last year-Yikes! Check out every week for a rambling talk cock sessions with SG and non SG Directors on the craft of Directing. https://filmdirectorsworkshop.transistor.fm/ SPOTIFY https://open.spotify.com/show/75GXckNp4vbfPcIhhth5Zg ...
Talking with Director Wang Guoshen - Part 1 of 2
March 08, 2020 05:00 - 38 minutes - 35.2 MB00:01: Is there a difference between a film set and a TV set? 01:20 Having more resources and time on a film set, do you experiment more? 02:10 Producers & Directors predicament 02:25 Is there more pressure on a film set? 03:00 Do you expect the same from the same actors on a TV project or a Film project 04:20 How do you get your start on your Directing career? 07:00 His first Directing gig 07:51 Recounting his first day directing 09:00 Importance of a mentor 09:42 What i...