Screening on 19 September - SOLD OUT!

Originasian Pictures re-invents the cinema experience with a special screening of Singaporean film, Becoming Royston.

A special 90min “work-in-progress programme” includes a bare-all talk by the filmmakers and a live acoustic performance by Shirlyn Tan.

19/09/2006 - Singapore’s latest “New Media” outfit, Originasian Pictures, aims to re-invent the cinema experience by accompanying the screening of a work-in-progress short film with a filmmakers’ candid talk. Shirlyn Tan performs the soundtrack live to complete the event.

WEBSITE+WEBISODES
The cult favourite “Becoming Royston” Webisodes were successfully produced and launched from June 2006 via a feature-rich website conceptualised, designed and developed by Nicholas Chee, Randy Ang, Troy Toon and Wong Ming Fei.

HIGH DEFINITION + FULL DIGITAL WORKFLOW
The digital film, shot on High Definition DVCPRO-HD format using Panasonic’s P2 card tapeless technology and edited in-house with Final Cut Pro, was produced in 3 versions – five-part Webisodes of 8 minutes each; a 30-minute short film entitled “Becoming Royston: In 5 Chapters”, and a 80-minute feature-length film (currently in post-production stage).

BRING YOUR MOVIE EVERYWHERE
“Becoming Royston” is the first made-in-Singapore High Definition digital film to fully explore the rich capabilities and possibilities of the digital filmmaking workflow. The film’s portable version was rendered in 3 different formats for playback on the iPod, PlayStation Portable (PSP) and mobile phone (3GPP). From the web to the cinema to portable devices, shooting in High Definition has re-defined “one source, multiple formats”.

THE STORY
Based on a short story “Becoming Capa” written by photographer Tay Kay Chin in 1992, “Becoming Royston” is a story about discovering yourself through your relationships with the people around you. It was re-written by Terence Teo and Nicholas Chee to fit the Singaporean context. The film, produced by April Tong and featuring the cinematography of Ken Minehan, was shot in 13 days.

THE PEOPLE
Working with a virtually unknown cast, it was a steep learning curve for the first time actors, Alvin Neo, Oon Shu An, Maggie Tan, Shirlyn Tan, Tay Kay Chin and William Chua as well as first-time filmmakers, Director Nicholas Chee and Art Director Randy Ang, who also served as executive producers.
Almost 80% of the key members of the production team graduated from Temasek Design School.

THE MUSIC
Music for the soundtrack was composed by Nicholas Chee performed by Nicholas Chee and Joan Chew and was made entirely in-house with Apple’s Garageband software. The title song “Window” is written and performed by Shirlyn Tan.