FSV Alumni JD Chua in todays chinese newspaper: English Translation below: Hollywood production recently wrapped principle photography in Singapore. Local filmmakers JD Chua, Kexin Feng & Mildred Chia were involved in the production in various departments. They share their varying views on what it feels like to be a part of the Hollywood dream. Visual Effects JD Chua: On learning about human relations. Upon graduating from Ngee Ann Polytechnic (Film & Media Studies), JD Chua enrolled himself in Chapman University, majoring in Creative Producing. He has worked with acclaimed Hollywood director, Michael Mann and was also involved in the directors production of the HBO series >, learning alongside him as the directors assistant. > is JDs fifth Hollywood production. Through an interview with the paper, he revealed that the past 4 years have been spent with explosions, flipping cars and martial arts on set: Working like this gets me excited like how a kid feels when he gets a new toy. Although working in a Hollywood production is a dream for many, but stripping away the glamour that comes with it, he feels that a job is still a job: I am extremely fortunate to be given opportunities like this. Whenever I come across an opportunity that thrills me, I go wherever that job takes me. It does not have to be a Hollywood project, I like to be a citizen of the world. Ive made some friends in my time in America, and I would like to go back again someday. JD had just finished shooting for another foreign production when he received a call from the production team of >, offering him a position on the film. Having been on several foreign sets, JD was thrilled to be a part of the production. He also following the team when they shot a large amount of scenes in Berlin, Germany. On the set of >, JD was a part of the Visual Effects team, learning from them as a preparation for his upcoming feature directorial debut, Singapore-Indonesia co-production >, which required a substantial amount of visual and special effects knowledge. JD disagrees that you only get to learn anything if you are on a Hollywood set: I learn something new on every new production I am on. Everyone is from a different culture and background, but they all come together for the same goal: To make a good film together. This is why I feel that the most important lesson I have learnt throughout my film experience is the people aspect, its human relations. He feels that being a part of a foreign production is crucial to the development of the local film industry: If you want to improve yourself and better your skills, you must first step out of your comfort zone. Go to an entirely new environment, and you will definitely learn something new. In his opinion, being in the film industry, every new production is a new fear to overcome. Whenever he is working in a foreign land and things do not go the way hed expect, he would always ask himself, Why did I subject myself to this? But in the end, he always comes back with valuable experiences and a better knowledge of filmmaking. He strongly encourages local filmmakers alike to hone their skills outside of Singapore and share their knowledge and experience with other Singaporean filmmakers. JD strongly lives by a piece of advice from his lecturer when he was a student in Chapman University: If you want to be a good filmmaker, be a good human being first. As the Confucius saying goes, Nobody knows everything, we can always learn from others. JD remains optimistic and distance himself from other filmmakers who are selfish and have bad working ethics. To him, Only the good people will help our film industry.
Posted on: Fri, 04 Jul 2014 13:17:52 +0000
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