The birds were restless....

Yoyo, i feel the lack of updates.

So, here's another video from my shoots. This one features Thomas, who was taking the field class of our videography course.

The video is titled "Happy Birds". Sounds corny, i know, but it beats BirdPark 1, 2 3 +++ since i think i'd be going back a few times. Hhahaha



Happy Birds is a short video showcasing the wonders of the inhabitants that crowd one of Singapore's best loved parks. The Singapore Bird Park. Watch out for the largest man-made waterfall as well as the myriad of birds that display their splendor. Some are playful, some are more reserved and some, just like to hang out in groups.

Pros and cons?

Here's a post i made on the Videolifestyle.com forum about wedding videography and certain rates.

Just thought i'd post it up here so that people can have an insight as to what goes on behind the curtains of "discounts" "freebies" and "freelancers".

This is in relation to the pricing rates that seems to have no regulation here in Singapore.

" In fact, it's the videographer's choice to set the prices.

Sometimes at prices above 2k, the company would provide 2 cam setups, which is ok imo. However, the pricing and number of cams does not equate to quality.

"Competition" has always been "intense" if you wish to put it that way. However, i think that it's not the pros that should be fighting amongst each other. Its very sad to see pros stooping to low levels and trying to enhance their own image and reputation via unorthodox methods.

In actual fact, the arena is wide enough for all of us. Enough customers to keep all the pros happy. Rather, we should be doing our best and providing quality work at reasonable prices. In a nutshell, to prove that we are and have the capability to differentiate ourselves from the "Freelancer" "Hobbyist" category, those that charge $600 as opposed to us who are above the $1k category. There are alot of freelancers producing wedding videos, some good, some bad. More bad, in my opinion, as many lack the neccessary fundamentals through good training. A very good example is Fabian Lim, he's had the proper training and look where he is today.

Some see weddings as a stepping stone to more galmourous outfits like TV production or filmmaking. Hard to beat that sentiment but in my opinion, wedding / event videography is a multi-disciplinary approach and i think it's a different cake from mainstream TV production. Those who've tried both sides should understand what i am saying. Both have their own merits and ultimately, it's what cake you choose. "

All in all, what i am saying is that everyone, from the production people to the customer, have to see what's being offered in front of their eyes and decide if that quality is worth the cost. I think that many are still being clouded by cheap marketing tactics and overall perception. These can't be helped, the only way is for us as professionals to improve our quality and abilities.

That way, our work will speak for us.

Bird Park SG

Yeah, we had a training session at the Bird Park a few weeks ago. It's one of our best tourist spots with a man-made waterfall, in fact, it think its the biggest man-made waterfall in the region! This outing features one of our students and showcases what we do on a typical videography course.

This video was shot with a HDR-HC3 and edited with Sony Vegas. All in HD. Yeah, it was rather tiring watching the whole thing render, but hey, the results are worth it!

I duno whats up with the enoding as well, as Revver chose to keep it at 100MB (hah?)
But i guess that keeps quality high too.



More info on Jurong Bird Park :

The Jurong BirdPark (Malay term being Taman Burung Jurong), is a tourist attraction in Singapore. It is a landscaped park, built on the western slope of Jurong Hill. It is located within the Boon Lay Planning Area of the Jurong district and has an area of 202,000 square metres.