Such is Life

Abstract or Summary of Project

A story of two undertakers, one young and new to the job, the other old and dehumanized.

“Such Is Life” is a short film project with an initiative to diversify and expand the range of genre stories told in Singapore. Drawing inspiration from theater and satire, it is a genre bending narrative consisting of dark comedy, tragic comedy and drama that focuses on themes of life and death, young and old, authority, ethics and values.

Process and More Details

This project is planned with extra care and emphasis on the development & production stages, from cinematography, art direction to scheduling, casting and performance. Methods and techniques of film-making were researched upon and discussed before being applied to the overall treatment of the production and post production process which includes:

Split comping
Ensemble staging
Natural and stylistic blend of lighting schemes
Set design and set building

Genre: Dark comedy

Duration: 20 mins

URL(s) of Video or Trailer

Such Is Life Teaser from Kaizer on Vimeo.

Link(s) to FYP Report in DR-NTU (Restricted to NTU Access)
http://hdl.handle.net/10356/70870

Project Type
Final Year Project (FYP)

Submission Type
Group Project

Creator(s)

Kaizer Thng (Director)

Foong Chen Min Hannah (Production Designer)

Wang Kai Cheng (Producer)

Gong Yi Min (Cinematographer)

Chris Tan (Composer)

Supervisor(s)

Paul Moody

Sebastian Grobler

Keywords
Comedy, Dark, life, such is life, Undertaker

Work Type
Film, Video

Techniques
Split comping, Theater staging, Ensemble staging, hard lighting, Montage

Materials
Money, Actors, film-making crew, film lights, digital film cameras, sound recording devices, sets made out of wood, wall paint & cement, bought or crafted props, time

Dimensions / Duration
20 mins

Submitted On
9 March 2017

Updated On
4 April 2018