Mortality economy: an original one-hour television serial pilot

Author
Teng Weng Woh

Supervisor
Mr Seah Chang Un

Year
2014

Abstract
Mortality Economy is a thriller set in a dystopian world not too far in the future. It examines the moral implications that arise from a new technology that enables the human life span to be sold on the market. The Mortality Augmentation Process (MAP) founded by geneticist Dr. Akira Jimbo has recently celebrated its six millionth sale. Since its launch ten years ago, Reverend Charleston Hill has been in opposition of MAP. However, Charleston is diagnosed with cancer. He strikes a deal with Dr. Jimbo in exchange for an extended life span of 30 years. Charleston must find a way to take down Dr. Jimbo while seemingly upholding his end of the deal.

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http://hdl.handle.net/10356/59838

Image Credit
Featured image Mortality by Flickr user Ed Yourdon. CC BY 2.0.

太阳雨 – Sunny rain

Authors
Chew Guancheng

Supervisor
Mr Seah Chang Un

Year
2014

Abstract
James is the protagonist of the story. He suffers from anxiety disorder and the struggle he faces is compounded by his introverted nature. Despite that, he can be fully relatable to those who aren’t too quick to judge. He represents those who don’t thrive in a rigid system, and those who seek to be understood by society. The story also focuses on family ties and the importance of creating a positive environment of effective communication and acceptance.

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http://hdl.handle.net/10356/60019

Image Credit
Featured image Singapore by Flickr user hermitsmoores. CC BY 2.0.

Please come again

Author
Seah Wangda Freeman

Supervisor
Mr Seah Chang Un

Year
2014

Abstract
An upstart young lawyer has to convince an obstinate shopkeeper with Asperger’s Syndrome as well as his perpetually inebriated father to relinquish the provision shop that they hold so dearly. “Please Come Again” is a 90-minute family comedy-drama that attempts to create an accurate yet entertaining portrayal of Asperger’s.

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http://hdl.handle.net/10356/59592

Image Credit
Featured image P1050309 by Flickr user Ronald Tan. CC BY 2.0.

Javier

Authors
Tan E-lis & Lim Qiong Fang Gladys

Supervisor
Asst Prof Liew Kai Khiun

Year
2014

Abstract
Javier centers on the life of a 20-year old aspiring musician who has Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). The 60-minute film documents Javier’s constant battle with his condition – characterized by episodic anxiety, intense anger, inability to control one’s emotions, and turbulent, self-mutilating behavior, to name a few.

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http://hdl.handle.net/10356/60014

Image Credit
Featured image IMG_1129 by Flickr user glitzy. CC BY 2.0.

Ugly Singaporeans

Author
Vivienne Chang Wei Ling

Supervisor
Mr Seah Chang Un

Year
2014

Abstract
‘Ugly Singaporeans’ is a Singaporean sitcom featuring Singapore with a futuristic twist. It is the year 2023, Singapore is now divided into the East End, where foreigners and rich locals live, and the West End, home to the working-class Singaporeans. Ben is a journalist for the East End Times. His editor has a big assignment for him: locate the last surviving one-dollar ice cream cart in West End. Ben is all wound-up in pursuit of this lead, but the catch is – this source belongs to 26-year-old Mystabel Jelical Lee, an attractive reporter for the East End News Network. His job is to ensure that she finds this ice cream cart and returns to East End safely. Ben doesn’t want to play nanny to Mystabel and tries to shake her off. But she remains determined to set foot in West End.

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http://hdl.handle.net/10356/59765

Image Credit
Featured image Future City by Flickr user Sam Howzit. CC BY 2.0.

Shame

Author
Chua Yini

Supervisor
Mr Seah Chang Un

Year
2014

Abstract
Shame is a script for a short film portraying two illicit relationships, both vastly different but with their parallels at the same time. It follows the unseemly encounter between an aunt and her orphaned nephew, and a scandalous affair between a student and her professor. Set in modern-day Singapore, Shame hopes to portray human emotions and events in a realistic manner which any audience would be able to identify with.

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http://hdl.handle.net/10356/60021

Image Credit
Featured image Untitled by Flickr user visnu. CC BY 2.0.

… and family – a scriptwriting project

Author
Liow Zhe Hao

Supervisor
Mr Seah Chang Un

Year
2014

Abstract
… and Family is a bilingual black comedy-drama, written in a short film format. The story revolves around the Cheong family which is briefly reunited when their eldest daughter, Sharon, returns to her maiden home after facing a double failure in both her marriage and business. Sharon attempts to seek emotional support from her mother, albeit with an ulterior motive, and her presence reignites the tense relations between Sharon with her younger brother Jordan. Over a series of altercations, the bad blood between the brother and sister boils over to reveal a shocking secret.

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http://hdl.handle.net/10356/59845

Image Credit
Featured image Lorraine by Flickr user plaits. CC BY 2.0.

 

旁观者 (The observer)

Authors
Pek Xue Ning Alisia & Xu Maner

Supervisor
Assoc Prof Stephen Teo Kian Teck

Year
2014

Abstract
The script consists of three segments, each with a different main character interacting with the overarching protagonist – The Observer. The first part, set in year 2007, is about an established photographer who feels lonely living all by himself and is insecure about his existence. The second story, set in year 1960, is about an acclaimed Nobel Prize winner who spends all his life writing on philosophy but feels he has never actually lived out his own life properly. The third part of the script, set in year 2014, is about a young model disfigured in a horrible car accident. As the story unfolds, the audience sees a connection between all the three segments. It is left to the audience’s interpretation to determine who The Observer really is at the end.

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http://hdl.handle.net/10356/59792

Image Credit
Featured image Rooftop by Flickr user Chris Chrissss. CC BY 2.0.