Studio for Hire

Located at the central district of Singapore, Studio for Hire is just a few minutes away from downtown area of Singapore. Harness with 2000 ++ sq. ft. of studio area, a SUV can be easily placed for product shoot.

The studio is also sound proof & fully acoustic, to decrease any possibilities in giving the sound recordist a hard time. A 5 meters tall lighting grid is also installed that gives Directors, DPs and Gaffers endless imagination to rig up lights, backdrops and their creativity.

Studio for Hire position itself to be suitable for any production shoots. Ranging from TVC, Dramas, Music Video to Multi-Cam Operation.

Overall feature(s) of the Studio:
- 10mins drive from City area 
- 2000 ++ sq. ft. Studio Area (Accessible for car to drive-in)  
- Lighting Grid: 5 m height
- Sound Proof & Fully Acoustic
- Complimentary Makeup Room

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For more information, please contact James through the following:

(Mobile) +65 9008 8298
(E-mail) jamesshaohong@gmail.com
(Skype ID) jamesshaohong
(Studio Address) 2, Bukit Merah Central, #01-07, Singapore 159835

My Secert Hideout

When I started my career as a freelancer, the first issue I had was working space. Having your office in the bedroom was never a wise choice, the bed is often calling you to be with it. Waking up in the morning is a struggle, afternoon naps could last for hours and working late into the night affects the other half who is sharing my bedroom with me.

Located along Bukit Merah Central, City College//SODE created an incubation lab for start-ups that are looking for collaboration and doesn't mind sharing the space. I was invited by them a few months back and decided to take up the space since September 2013.

The location of the place is just few minutes away from CBD area. The ease of transportation is also available via buses going to Orchard, Chinatown, City Hall, Raffles and Tanjong Pagar :)

The location even reaches to places like Science Park Drive & Maple Tree along Alexandra Rd in just minutes!! So many times, I just frown in heart when my clients wanted to meet me at Science Park. (I use to think that it is at Jurong area)

Bus services available to reach Spring S'pore Bldg

With just $300 per month, we were entitled to a 24 hours - biometric secured working space with these features as well:
- Air Conditioning
- High speed wifi Internet access
- Meeting Space
- Photocopying, scanning and printing
- Mailing address

Here are some of the photos I took without any colour correction or effects.

Entrance being invited by a plant and rack of magazine  

 Simple sofa for awaiting visitors (But, I spend most of my afternoon nap here)

 

The runway

My workspace

Meeting Area + White Board and Markers (VERY IMPORTANT***)

Print & Copy

Ending my day, I always look forward in seeing the sun gradually set down from the office window view. Jim (one of the in-charge) suggest installing bar table and stools along the window. Imagine, ending off the day with your client close the deal over the horizon and accompanied with a few cold beers :) Sure to return and close another deal with you.

Sun goes down...

 
SODE-Incubation Lab Info:
Address : 2 Bukit Merah Central, #20-00 Singapore 159835
Tel : 6511-6833 (Jeremy Lee)
Fax : 6511-6844

BTS: Clozette Make-Up Tutorials Video (OND 2013)

Here are some of the snapshots of BTS: Clozette Make-Up Tutorials (OND 2013) filmed at end of September. 

BTS With Putri Kansil from Indonesia

Featured in these tutorials are various bloggers, makeup artist and celebrities from Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia.  Accompanied with me were Jonovan and CK (for different days) who assisted me as camera assistant.

A total of 15-videos had to be produced within 5 days of filming day and 1 month of video editing work to launch out to the public via YouTube. (**Currently, we are still editing the videos)

 BTS Pictures of Singapore Bloggers (Courtesy of Jonovan Tan)

From the BTS pictures, you would have notice the stadium light kind of fixture. The KINO FLO DIVA LITE produces light intensity that fills daytime light in door. Adding-on are also the parachute-like diffuser over the Dive Lite, which gives a soft fill unto my subject's face. This hides any unwanted attention from their face. I compromise the light by setting the white balance to 4200K on the 5D Mark 3 to give a off-white feel for the overall video. To rig it up, I added  GB-2 GearBox Video Cage from P&C , which allows me to add on with a follow-focus should my subject move out of focus.

For audio, I connected the Sennheiser G3  with Tascam DR-40 Handheld Recorder with the output patch unto the 5D Mark3 mic/input and monitor through the camera headphone/output source.

 32" TV for client to preview

I also used a 32" TV to allow my clients to view the Live Feed from the camera. 

If you have any other ideas you think I can explore, do drop me your comments :)