Built To Scale

“Built to Scale” is a fantasy-absurdist film that explores the themes of office politics, societal competition, and the loss of individuality within modern society. The film centers around Lou, a timid company misfit who constructs a miniature model of her office space, only to discover its magical abilities that grant her control over her architecture firm. As Lou attempts to navigate her challenging colleagues and work environment using the miniature office, she begins to conform and gradually loses her sense of individuality.

Acknowledgments:

We extend our heartfelt appreciation to Joshua Ashley Pereira and Celeste Chia Yi Ying, who brought their expertise in animation to assist us with the crucial visual effects (VFX) required in the film.

How To Be Human

‘How To Be Human’ presents a fictional setting where our autonomy and individuality are completely nonexistent. Via a satirical lens, the project criticises our desperate need for clarity in a chaotic world, which Albert Camus referred to as ‘The Absurd’. In this fictional setting, humans are each assigned a package containing all the information about their lives including when they will die, their career path, traits and preferences. The project will also give a peek into what a manual on how to be human would look like, highlighting four principles that require human beings to be: 1) Mechanical, 2) Rational, 3) Static and 4) Compliant.
The project invites the audience to reflect on our habit of conformity, ridiculous social conventions and our slow descent into a completely mechanical human life. When provided with information on everything about your life, would you feel relieved by the lack of ambiguity or would you instead have a greater appreciation of your personal freedom?