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Video
Title: Bye Bye, Brunei
Even in Hollywood it often happens that movies
are made about life, real life, added, twisted and taken out of context,
but life nevertheless.
In my first digitally produced video, this topic, life, was the easiest
to choose. Make no mistake, Bye Bye Brunei is by no means a feature
film. I would like to think of it more as a documentary. Actually,
it's more like a observation video.
Ok ok, here's the story. From the middle of 1999 till the middle of
2000 I worked in Brunei Darussalam. To be kind, I'll call it a weird
country. Nevertheless, the work was interesting and the people even
more so - hence, enough footage for this video. If you weren't on
the project I think you'd find it a bit boring, but to those of us
who lived the life, it's very entertaining. |
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Here's the Blurb on the cover...
(It takes me hours you know)
For a short time in my life I had the privilege of working with a
group which few people ever have the chance to experience.
People so talented in their own right, with tales to tell from a range
of adventures and who are characters you've before only met in movies.
People who could entertain you for hours, or tell you things you never
knew. From competitive Australians, through passive Dutchmen to loud
and cocky Englishmen, the project had it all.
This group of people is tied to each other by an equally unique factor.
A project, based in a country you've never heard of, doing things
you'll never talk of. A truly international effort, including people
from 5 continents and countries to many to mention. All genders, ages
and races working together, the way it is supposed to be. Although
work was the most prominent activity, it was by far not the most exciting.
This group of people would show me the best time I've ever had, take
me to places I've never been and introduce me to things I never thought
of. An experience on so many levels, that images can only start to
describe them. This project, was Project Gem.
The strangest assignment you'll ever be on, in the most peculiar country
that you will never visit again.
Brunei Darussalam: Population: 300,000 plus - Size: 5,174km/sq - Location:
Just north of the Equator on Borneo, South East Asia - Claim to fame:
The Sultan of Brunei and his little brother - Religion: Islam - God:
The Sultan - Nightlife: Non-existent - Major Export: Oil - Best thing
to do in Brunei: Leave - Best place to visit in Brunei: KK in Malaysia
- Entry stamps per Passport page: 4 - Reason to go to Brunei: Stopover
on the way to Australia - Major Tourist Attractions: 3 (Mosques, Jerudong
Park, Water Village)
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Bye Bye,
Brunei!
Contents:
1. Picutre Montage - The Project
2. The Centrepoint Experience
3. Labuan Uncovered
Duration:
15 Action packed minutes
Format:
PAL VHS
Coming Soon:
1. Wedding Bells and Such
Not as long awaited as it is overdue I think. It will have to wait
a little while longer though.
2. Mission: Vision for Grandma
Read about this on that page. We're documenting it and I'm sure
if it work it will be great.
If you're interested in the video's that are in existance at present
(one, if I count correctly), drop me a mail at
[email protected]
It will from now on sell for a total of RM20
plus postage and packaging and includes the above black and white
cover (printed on my other strusty old stead, the Canon LBP).
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