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What price hapine$$?
Last week I was fortunate enough to be in Margaret River, which is where I intend to one day retire. If you’ve not been it’s in Western Australia about 300km south of Perth and is famous for its...
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Surviving Singapore – Part #1
On Wednesday I met with an old school pal whom I’d not seen for (scratches chin) at least 10 years, to celebrate her moving to Singapore this week. Once we’d got over the gossip of who’d got married...
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Photos: Queenstown Bowl
Singapore, as you may know, runs a pretty tight ship and as such has always been known for it’s cleanliness and safety however I came across this potential death trap still standing in the country’s...
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Letter to Singapore
An enlightening perspective on London and Singapore from an uncommonly talented young writer…Letter to Singapore.
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It’s Not About The Length
First of my blogs for my content company click2view, this one questions the mysterious origins of the belief that all online videos should be, and I quote, “three to five minutes in length”. If you...
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(Now Is The Summer of Our) malCONTENT
Second of my professional blogs for click2view, this pertains to the strange proliferation of content driven job titles across marketing industry of late: (Now Is The Summer of Our) malCONTENT.
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Happiness Is A Cigar (Period)
Back in the 80s there was a legendary ad campaign in the UK with the tagline “Happiness is a cigar called Hamlet”. Well, forget Hamlet and I think they may be on to something. I used to be a smoker, a...
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SINGapore Really Can Sing!
I must admit, long gone are the days when I lugged amps up and down the stairs of London pubs, risking serious spinal injury for the opportunity to play to an empty bar but my passion for music remains...
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Just Do It – Part #2: Filmmaking the Southeast Asian Way
Having heard Hollywood’s side of the story (Just Do It – Part #1: Filmmaking the Hollywood Way) I sought out Southeast Asia’s advice at the Creative Content Production Conference in Singapore and...
View ArticleIS SG’s Media Industry Selling Out?
With a limited box office, unlimited online options and piracy still rampant in the region it seems Singapore’s filmmakers have given up on charging audiences and are going to charge advertisers...
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How To Make An Award-Winning Web Series
Jason Chan and Christian Lee are the multi-talented, multi-hyphenated writer-producer-directors-stars of multi-award-winning web series Perfect Girl. Hear the behind the scenes story of how they got it...
View ArticleIs Ad Blocking Killing Content?
If you are one of the lucky content creators who make a living doing what you do there is a very good chance that advertising, in one way or another, is paying your salary; either you work for an ad...
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The SG Stylist Making Over NYC
On a stunning late summer day in September I met Singaporean-New Yorker Nazya Ayaz for brunch in Brooklyn, home of craft beer and cottage industries including Nazya’s very own fashion label. In 2007...
View ArticleHow To Work With Brands
As I reported from the MDA’s Media Industry Conversation in Singapore recently, more and more filmmakers and other content creators are turning to brands to help them fund their work, particularly in...
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How To Find & Reach A Paying Audience
The Singapore International Film Festival is on right now and, in addition to screening some of the region’s best independent movies, it’s hosting a series of panels and workshops for filmmakers to...
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An Investor Speaks: How To Fix Film Financing in S.E.A
Justin Deimen is a man of many job titles including creative producer, investor, executive director of the Southeast Asia Audio Visual Association and co-producer of this year’s Screen Singapore, part...
View ArticleYour Curated, Creative Calendar for 2016 (SG)
Content and creativity don’t exist in a vacuum, everyone needs inspiration and it can’t always be found through Google. I am a big proponent of “getting amongst it” so here is my personally curated...
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The Backing Singer Who Stepped Forward
“I really, really, really wanted to tour with an artist and I accidentally landed a tour with the biggest artist of that time, Adele.” So begins the story of Kelli-Leigh, a singer, songwriter and...
View ArticleIs working for “exposure” ever worth it?
We’ve all been there, someone wants to make use of your time and talent but they either can’t or won’t pay you. Instead they offer you that most intangible of rewards “exposure”, which is rarely...
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The author who plotted a startup with his kids
Don Bosco is founder and creative director of the brilliantly named Super Cool Books, publishers of the Sherlock Hong Series and Lion City Adventures for kids; both authored by Don and his talented...
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