After 9 intense days, the second phase of RIVER OF EXPLODING DURIANS film shoot is finally over.
In my earlier post, I lashed out at my former high school Catholic High School for reneging on a deal to let me shoot within their premises... just a day before the shoot.
In the end, thankfully, we found a new school to shoot the film. But I remain disappointed with Catholic High's unprofessionalism.
Anyway, I will never forget this.
Other than that, these are the photos taken during the two days that I was shooting the school scenes.
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I even had pals visiting me on the set. Thanks for the visit.
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I also imagined scenes of students being encouraged to be artistic. I almost laughed throughout these scenes because, in most Malaysian schools, mine especially, the last thing they care about is something as scandalous and mundane as art.
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Other than that, it was rather fun shooting in an abandoned school.
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The school scenes of RIVER OF EXPLODING DURIANS were some of the most challenging I ever encountered in my career because of the large amount of cast members and extras involved. My short films in the past usually dealt with 2-3 characters. So it's a taste of big-scale filmmaking. Nonetheless I was blessed with a group of actors and crew members who ensured that the shoot was a smooth one.
