Music Video Shoot: Night Two...

As you can see... I'm as happy as a peach. Don't ask me why peaches are happy, I've just heard that they are. I'd like to thank everyone who has helped in the making of the music video. I will name names at the end of this entry. Now to my favourite part... photos!

After seeing the photos for the first day, a friend of mine, Ez, complained that it was boring cuz there were no portraits. So Ez, here are a whole series of photographs inspired by your complaint!










ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

PEOPLE

• Mien, the creative mind behind the video. She rocks!
• Clarice, who produced and got everything organized. She rocks!
• Tao, the art director. What you see in the room is his creation. He rocks!
• John Goh, who lit and shot everything so wonderfully. He rocks!
• I Wei, assistant art director. She had a hand in beautifying the set. She rocks!
• Joy, who brought the character to life. She rocks!
• Yan, the second actress who acted on her birthday. She rocks!
• Shab, who assisted the production and helped out. She rocks!
• Mom, who never complained about the mess we made. She rocks!
• Chin Hor who pressed record for a spy-cam and carried heavy rocks. He rocks!
• Angie, who will spend precious time editing the whole video. She rocks!


EQUIPMENT

• Red Head lights sponsored by KOMAS
• HMI lights, gels, monitor & tripod sponsored by Picture Creation Productions (Jon Yap)
• Panasonic DVX-102, filters & gels sponsored by Red Communications (Lina Tan)
• Standby camera and tripod sponsored by Chin Hor
• DV Cameras sponsored by Amy and Mien


FOOD

• Most meals not sponsored by Tiam Fatt. But they get a mention for serving great tasting food and extremely speedy cooking methods
• Drinking water and snacks provided by mom


PROPS

• Pig’s heart for only 70 sen from the SS2 market
• Aquarium sponsored by Jerry Soon
• Photography sponsored by Arxetures (Tan Chin Choy)
• Photos at discounted price from E-Six
• Old television sponsored by grandma
• Boxes courtesy of the Tan family
• Empty film canisters sponsored by a photo shop in Central Market
• Plants courtesy of the Tan family
• Comfortable mattress and pillows taken from the Tan residence

Music Video Shoot: Night One...

The video shoot for Drown With Me's music video began tonight. The preparations though, began weeks ago. Part of the preparation was to get some posters done and some photos taken. So the band finally got ourselves together and took some glamour shots, which you may catch a glimpse of in the following photos. We promise to put up the glam-shots in a gallery soon. The excitement and anticipation building up to tonight was exhiliarating. It is our first music video, and from the looks of it, it will be an edgy one.

Here are some photos from tonight, mostly of the Fallen Leaves Wall Shrine which is the feature wall in the main character's room.







L-R: I Wei (Asst. Art Director), John Goh (Director of Photography), Tao (Art Director), Clarice (Producer), Joy (Lead Actress), Mien (Director).

Fallen Leaves would like to show our appreciation for the people involved in visualising Drown With Me and giving it a life beyond radio. We are extremely appreciative and grateful for them using their talents and not asking for anything back in return. These people make us happy!

Drown With Me: Music Video: Synopsis

Here it is, straight from the e-mail of the director. Slightly controversial, but no need for worry, there's nothing explicit... mostly suggested.

DROWN WITH ME-synopsis

-try to keep up with these random thoughts and pictures – try listening to song at the same time- it will confuse u even more- exactly my point-

Band. Freeze frame. Picture. Put down picture. One wall covered totally of band pictures. Spy cam: she took her hand out of her shorts. Her face flushed. Must have been masturbating. Messy room. Empty aquarium like an altar. Embrace wall. Hit wall. Curse wall. Tear wall. burn pictures. Gather ashes. Put in pot. Cut pics. Sprinkle in aquarium water. Pot grows plant. Mini dump in aquariums: used undies, used condoms, used teddies, album cover, pig’s heart, eggs. She strip tease the plant. 2 cups of milo. Ashes mix in. She swallowed one. Flirt with plant in pot. Angry. She toss the other milo at the plant. Plant in aquarium. She stares at it. Save the plant. CPR. Just got messier. Plant uprooted on floor. Quite dead. She sleeps with it. (or die with it, we don't really know.)

End here.

Version 2 ending
Or with hope:
She opens door. See girl holding a pot. Look inside. A single seed in pot.

Act in Fallen Leaves debut music video!

Greetings earthlings!

Fallen Leaves will be making our first music video at the end of this month! Which happens to be May... just in case you only read this much later on.

We are looking for 2 female talents to act in our long overdue music video for Drown With Me. Please e-mail fallenleaves@gmail.com, or call me at 012 372 0588 if you are interested to be auditioned for the parts.

Please help forward this email to your friends whom you feel may be interested. Spread the word! We need to find the right people immediately so the director can start working with them.

Thank you so much!

Frappin' in Melaka

Starbucks Music Series:
(Starbucks Melaka Opening Ceremony)

Venue: Starbucks Mahkota Parade
Date: 5th February 2005
Time: 6pm to 8pm
Performers: Fallen Leaves, Bed Sheet Wonders, Broken Scar

Yes... KLUE and Starbucks have done it again! They're bringing good music to the people who like sipping expensive coffee while surfing online on their laptops wirelessly. If you have no idea what I'm talking about... then head on over to Melaka this weekend!

We promise you that it'll be a performance to remember. For one, I won't be there to sing and flick my long hair around. Philip and Michael will be taking over singing duties. Secondly, we'll be joined by Sue from Her Reverie. We'll be doing some of her songs as well. Don't you just love collaborations?! I do!

The gig is called the Starbucks Music Series at Starbucks Mahkota Parade. Apparently, this gig is celebrating the opening of the first Starbucks outlet in Melaka. Hooray for globalization and cultural imperialism! What happened to hanging out at our good ol' kopitiams? Where coffee didn't cost the same as a scoop of Haagen Daz ice-cream and old men sit and chat about the degradation of our society. I better not say too much... or else they'd probably cancel our slot. Oh by the way, we still haven't gotten our Starbucks vouchers from our last performances at their outlets. If you know someone who works in management, please let them know.

Everyone... have a weekend roadtrip down to Melaka. There's no better time to do it! Below is a photograph taken with my trusty Canon Powershot G2 a few months ago of one of the spots you can visit while you're there. Melaka is a beautiful place and one of my favourites in Malaysia. The food is yummy too. The boys and Sue will treat you to dinner.

Fallen Leaves NEED a WEBSITE!!!

Fallen Leaves need, want, desire, long for, a striking, pretty, new, website.

Go to our forum powered by JamTank to read the full post. Feel free to contribute to the discussion there, or post a comment here.

Please be our new web designer and design our website. We promise to buy you presents every Christmas till you're 73. Upon your 73rd birthday, we'll buy your grandchildren presents instead. We'll save you the hassle of busting your aging brain thinking of what presents to buy.



Other benefits include free taxi service for one year and travel insurance for your next holiday. You can now go snorkelling without fear.

Tsunami Aid Day

I woke up today with very little expectations. I wasn't sure how many people would actually attend the fundraiser. And I was even more apprehensive about how many people would actually pay attention and listen to the bands. I was prepared to play to 5 listening ears (Yes, one of those 3 people is deaf in one ear). And I was also prepared to put my ventriloquist skills to use during the other bands performances by throwing my voice to create the majestic illusion that 237 people were listening, cheering, and screaming, "I want to have your baby!"



Luckily for those attending, I didn't have to resort to revealing my hidden talent as many came. It wasn't crowded, no. But for a day sprinkled with rain and a location in some corner of a Sentul suburb, the turnout was great! What was even greater was that the collections superseeded the expected RM5000 to about a total of RM14,000. What was the greatest though was the spirit of all those involved and all those who came. The solidarity and unity was a welcome change to our 21st-century world filled with violence, war and death.



To read more about Tsunami Aid Day, head on to JJ Resources, which is run by Jochebed, who was the co-organizer of this event, along with Chin Hor.




Fallen Leaves performed 2 sets, and played with Sue, of Her Reverie, as support. The rest of her band couldn't make it, so we jammed with her on stage. Others who performed were Sam and Qings & Kueens. We had a great time performing to great people. I must say we were much more relaxed than we were than in recent gigs... must be Uncle Pete's advice starting to kick in. We talked with the crowd, dedicated songs to individuals, and raised more than RM100 as a band through CD sales for the tsunami relief efforts. It rained every time I sang. But the rain was a welcome reminder as to the purpose of the event. The skies kept the atmosphere right on this day. Light rains, just like tears, fell throughout.

I was inspired and decided to sing 'All I Can Say' by David Crowder. I began, "If the tsunami victims were to say any prayer at this point of time, or sing a song... it'd probably be this one."

Lord I'm tired
So tired from walking
And Lord I'm so alone
And Lord the dark
Is creeping in
Creeping up
To swallow me
I think I'll stop
Rest here a while

Chorus:
And this is all that I can say right now
And this is all that I can give
And this is all that I can say right now
And this is all that I can give (That's my everything)

And didn't You see me cry'n?
And didn't You hear me call Your name?
Wasn't it You I gave my heart to?
I wish You'd remember
Where you sat it down

Chorus:
And this is all that I can say right now
And this is all that I can give
And this is all that I can say right now
And this is all that I can give (That's my everything)

Bridge:
I didn't notice You were standing here
I didn't know that
That was You holding me
I didn't notice You were cry'n too
I didn't know that
That was You washing my feet

Chorus:
And this is all that I can say right now
And this is all that I can give
And this is all that I can say right now
And this is all that I can give (That's my everything)




Yes, we wish them all hope and peace; things we speak easily about, but may never truly understand their significance until we lose them...