Featuring our prolific Filmmaker Wee Li Lin. This was recorded last June when we were coming out of a CB and we may be heading towards a new CB as we speak.It's ironic that it is twelve months apart- nothing has changed much and yet everything did. She has of course done a lot more since but this series serves to a be a time-librarian of filmmakers in flux. Think its highly relevant and always cool to hang out with WLL- Our WW fllmmaker. 00:5:00 intros 00:39 "Such an effort to document and...

Apologies for the long long long delay between the last episode and this. Big disclaimer is THAT: this was done in June 2020- yes-a world ago so I hope most things are still relevant. If it's not- blame me- ask for a refund. Trust me its still full of useful tips. Yuni needs no introduction to the Singapore Film Scene and her helping me with this lil podcast has certainly elevated this chat shop. So so happy she agreed to do this. Even though I think she must be regretting agreeing haha.

Episode 11 -In this episode Don talks about working with actors and DPs. Another very Director-centric episode- here he shares his experiences with- diva actors, so called trained actors n non actors. Working with CYNTHIA KOH for the first time in a Mandarin language drama. Discussing about building that trust between the director and actors. 'Working the ‘magic’. Being impressed with a young inexperienced JABU DEEN and see how he has developed so far. He also shares his varied experience...

Episode 10 -In this episode Don shares his beginnings with Vasantham ***Vettai *** and Channel 5's ***Tanglin.*** I have known Don since 2015 on the set of ***Tanglin***. It was Singapore's longest English TV long form series- running at more than 800 plus (half hr) episodes and it had a number of directors on board. And we were part of that. It is super interesting for me IMHO to have two directors talking about it because strangely we seldom do- sharing our experiences coz we mostly...

Episode 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’t get...

A 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 worked with nearly 15 years ago. First DP in relations to Narrative work. I already had a good decade working with other DPs on TVCs and such but narrative work, Amandi was my virgin first. We didn't get to work together much these few years and that's because he became so sought after and every time I call him...

Episode 8 - 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.

Episode 7, folks! In this episode we grill Director LER into his process or approach towards actors/acting/performances. If you haven’t binged HBO 'Invisible Stories', you’re still an ‘invisible story’ :)  Binge!- you owe it to yourself to watch this one. Next week Director Chai Yee Wei (蔡於位)!!!

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’.

Sorry 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 actor and...

Episode 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’s...

Continuing 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 recently seen...

Episode 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 and...

Before 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. Tan Kheng...

Glenn 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.

Episode 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 Apple...

Ong Kuo Sin graduated from Hwa Chong JC in 1993 and earned a Bachelor of Science degree (Radio-TV-Film) in UT Austin with a 3.8 GPA. Returning to Singapore in 1999, he became the assistant director for “School Days”／七彩学堂(Channel 8), which won the best sitcom of the year. The following year, he was offered to direct the second season of the sitcom and had since gained experience in a wide range of different genres. Being effectively bilingual and versatile, Kuo Sin’s various ventures include...