Moderated by Ms Tan Siok Siok, an acclaimed documentary filmmaker who is currently making the World’s first “twittamentary”, this forum will explore and engage participants in discussing documentary filmmaking and how it relates to the local film scene as well as regionally.

Joining her are experienced documentary filmmakers, Mr Craig McTurk whose documentary short, “Street Songs”, received a 1994 Student Academy Award in the documentary category. His other documentary film credits include, Tokyo Blues: Jazz & Blues in Japan, Highway Courtesans, and Satan & Adam. Malcolm Young who has worked for Bang Productions as Executive in Charge of Production in Hong Kong and Singapore, and as such was responsible for the production of many long form documentaries, mostly for Discovery but also for National Geographic and others – those films included bio pics of Joan Chen and Jackie Chan, as well as the award winning ‘Hanging Coffins of China’.

Some questions we will be exploring are, what to shoot and when? When to turn the camera on and and when to turn it off? The editing begins when you decide what to shoot and what to leave out. Is it possible to make a ‘neutral’ documentary? Without prejudice or bias? Should you try? Documentary filmmaking is visual story telling and MUST be entertaining in today’s world – many documentaries are effects heavy these days. What are some ways that a documentary filmmaker can make their films more impactful? Presenter lead? Voice over? Interviews? Animations? CGI? Grab this opportunity to ask the filmmakers these and more.

Tickets are $11.77 including 7% GST

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SAMPLIFY Editors Film Forum 26th Aug 2009

Moderated by two time Emmy award-winning editor, Mr Kris Trexler, who is currently on a one year attachment with Ngee Ann Polytechnic’s Film program. Catch acclaimed local and foreign film and TV editors as they engage in an in-depth discussion about film and TV editing. The emergence of more advanced editing software such as Avid’s Colour Correction implies positive implications for the Singapore market, as well as added responsibilities for the editor. As a project takes shape, editing becomes a collaborative process. How does the role of the editor evolve along this journey of TV or film making, and how does he or she deal with the increasing demands of directors and producers? How can editors work to create stronger works? Grab this chance to ask our panelists all these questions and more!

Join us at the Editors Film Forum on the 26th of Aug 09. We have invited well acclaimed and accomplished editors such as Mr Dustin Lau who has edited “Rome:Lost City of China” and “Site and Sound”, Mr Gerard Tay who has worked on the well received TV series, “Fighting Spiders”, Mr Eric Lau from Iceberg Design who has worked on local film, “Kallang Roar” and last but not least, Mr Jon Hammond from NYU Tisch Asia who has worked on the feature films, “Get Real” and “Far North”.

To reserve a seat, call us at +65.6336.6707, or email us at academy@sinema.sg