Both are freelance actors who you may find familiar if you've been watching ch5's local productions (eg.Without Warning,Crimewatch,True Files,Missing etc ). When I met Fish today, I told him that I saw his pic in one of Vince's (another freelance actor) earlier blog entry. *sigh* I have a solid memory for trivial matters like this but it's a different story when I'm tasked to remember important stuff. Fish (funny name eh) is 32 this year but he looks much younger in person (especially when his hair isn't slicked up like this). He doesn't look it but he's actually married with a 4 year old daughter.He's been acting for quite a while already..I recall seeing him acting as a pyscho director in Dreamers, a 1998 TCS production.
I do admire the passion and drive of folks like Kelly,Fish,Vince, Serena ,


Anyway, today's shoot didn't turn out well. Reporting time was at 2.30pm and it was pouring cats and dogs then. We were still asked to head down to the site (a playground near my place) and all of us waited under a shelter for the skies to clear. The rain stopped soon after and the crew went about setting up the cameras and wiping the slides at the playground dry. But by the time the cameras were ready to roll, there were ominous grey clouds looming above us and the sky was threatening to pour again. Aidan did fine during the rehearsals and followed the instructions accordingly. But oh man, the minute "action" was called out, rumbing sound of thunder filled the skies. I could tell that Aidan was worried.. He went down the slide as instructed and instead of going up the slide again, he ran straight into the arms of one of the soundman, hugged his thighs and whimpered "Got thunder. Will have lightning! Don't want to play anymore!". Poor boy..he has always been afraid of lightning. It was obvious that Aidan wouldn't be easily persuaded to complete the scene and Marc, the director was also uncomfortable with shooting in such bad weather. So he called it a wrap and we'll have to re-do the scene another day. Hopefully, the next shoot will go on more smoothly :D~
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Yeah everyone assumes full time performers are either born with silver spoons or are struggling starving artists. It's always about money.
But that's not to say there is no money in performing!
I can only say that local actors never take things for granted. And those in the biz solely for the money, is bound to miss out on the fun of performing. :)
i used to think acting was easy until i got into the media industry and realised that it was way tougher than it looks.
heh just curious abt ur background, have you always been acting/modelling or did u started out doing something else first..
i thought theatre pple were fun to work with..?
- Vince aka Ruok
saw u in today's ep of withoutout warning..good work! i know cris..never knew she acted. And aidan's screen mummy Kelly is also in today's ep. actually, i thought this series was quite well done..some scenes felt really real and there were a few touching moments too (i almost teared..)..
kelly just sms me about your livejournal and i had to check it out:)
just wanna clarify that whoever played the pyscho director in Dreamers in '98....definitely could not have been me...simply becos i was still a airforce regular then and hadn't started acting. in fact, my first ever Tv role was in True Files - The Bus Driver...in whcih i played the title character, a lecherous, murdreous school bus driver...coindidentally, the actual victim was a classmate of my buddy's wife...
...anyhow, that was in 2003, my debut ;P
so did you and Aidan go to the Salawati wrap party? cos i was doing a student shoot that day and only reached there around 11pm, just as Marc was giving a little speech. He mentioned there will be a screening for cast and crew in the near future...but dun expect to see it on the big-screen till next year cos they wanna send it out to the film festivals first......
take care for now, i'll see you and Aidan at the screening :D
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yours truly,
fish
heh, so kelly found my blog. just wondering how she managed to do so :P
we didn't go to the party because we had something else on that day..am definitely looking forward to seeing the show!!
take care too eh. i know aidan had fun 'working' with you all..you guys were so patient.
cheers