Coming Soon. At one point, we thought, what if we produce the spin-off in Malay, for Suria? I never dreamt that I would be given so many opportunities to work on co-productions with other countries. I remember thinking, I’ll probably never work with these people again after this … because they’re all going to be too busy to take my calls!
For example we could get clearance or permission to close down streets for filming, or get the help of the police, the locals or some of the bars and restaurants that we use. Subscribe Subscribed Unsubscribe 9. Two, she gave 200 per cent. With its good looks and solid feel, it totally suits a stylish individual like yourself. [laughs]. ", Get The New Paper on your phone with the free TNP app. Law-maker: Lee Thean-Jeen of Weiyu Film, the creator of ‘The Pupil’, ‘Code of Law’, ‘Derek’ and ‘Forensik’.

very feel-good, harmonious, and trying to intertwine current affairs and events happening in and outside Singapore to make the show relatable to everybody. I couldn’t really come to terms with it because we were very close – she used to live with my mum. Author and lawyer Adrian Tan was the consultant on the show. The crew in Thailand and Malaysia are definitely much bigger than Singapore. I think that’s very important because sometimes it doesn’t help to have so many people around you, it just saps all your energy. But if you never make the first move you never know. All roads lead to this — the fifth (and final?)


As an actor, I also learnt that it is important to trust the team and not feel that they are judging whether you are performing well or not. The 15-episode thriller series revolves around a CID officer and a tour guide who are caught in the underbelly of a dangerous international human trafficking syndicate, and marks the first Singapore-Thailand collaboration on the network. Over here in Singapore, because we pretty much shoot on a single camera, production is really fast. But he has such a humanity about him.

Understandably, people may not be comfortable or very open towards this change, but I honestly feel that this is a very good change. Serena is a very grumpy person, who’s easily annoyed. And then came the opportunity to read for The Pupil. We had to campaign to get him on board Code Of Law as Inspector Han because, as you pointed out, everyone was used to seeing him as the bad guy. She recalls, "When I went for the imaging session, the directors and EPs basically said my skin was too smooth and fair for Serena. (Rebecca did drop in for a cameo.) Let’s include a bit more fight sequences in there.” So that was how more and more action scenes came about. m always very open to it. The 15-episode thriller series revolves around a CID officer and a tour guide who are caught in the underbelly of a dangerous international human trafficking syndicate, and marks the first Singapore-Thailand collaboration on the network. So it’s good, but at the same time, I also appreciate the Singapore working culture because even though we have so few people, it doesn’t mean that we shoot less scenes a day.

Code of Law: Final airs Mondays, Channel 5, 9.30pm; it's also on meWATCH.

Bront had the worse injury with a torn calf muscle, mine were mainly bruises. When I think of The Pupil, I think of Rebecca Lim. When they came to Singapore, they were so marvelled and so surprised that we could shoot everything on just one single camera. "I was only supposed to do one action scene [on the series] but in the end I think I did several. Rebecca Lim is a Singaporean actress who won Best Actress accolades at the Asian Television Awards and Singapore annual Star Awards ceremony. Last month, I sat down with Pierre and Rebecca to talk about how Singaporean TV can reignite that magic which enthralled Singaporeans in the late ’90s. In Hollywood, because the production is so big, nobody does anything other than what they are tasked to do.

When we are filming for a Singapore production and moving from one location to another, everyone chips in, they carry the props, the clothing, etc and move out. BP: What were your first impressions of the Mercedes-Benz CLA?RL: It was pretty much love at first sight. The storyline is not something that I, ve explored before or even remotely close to any shows that I, ve done. B: What is one aspect of Thai production which you think Singapore can emulate? Everyone works differently, and it’s very important that the actors [know that]. I usually play characters who do things for the greater good, her boyfriend, her family. On her character's skin condition, Lim says it's "supposed to be a combination of both freckles and sunburn". I become a bar hostess, and I go through a lot. But by the time she finished the read, the awkward, self-effacing Wendy Lim was her and she was Wendy. People may look at the surface and go, “Oh, you have opportunities to work in Thailand and Malaysia with huge crews and [enjoy] awesome welfare,” and I’m actually very grateful for that because not many people get the chance to experience it. Because coming from TJ to say that something is very challenging, I think it would indeed be very challenging. . Real lawyers have actually asked us if they can cameo on the show. . I think those were his actual words. So working again with him was actually pretty heartwarming because he would sometimes draw comparisons [between my performances in the past and present], “Oh, eight years ago when I first worked with you, you were like bleaurgh.” Now, he would see that I’ve made some improvements as if he were a proud friend who’s watched me grow up. So it was really more a case of moving forward, rather than looking back, where characters were concerned.

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All I can say is, Jae — and Jae— nailed it. "My character was overcome with hatred and had lost all common sense - it was the craziest scene I've ever done. We found 5 titles with Rebecca Lim on Netflix. . So TJ came to Penang where I was filming, to vote. Despite the ubiquitous presence of Netflix and the scepticism of Singaporeans, both actors remain optimistic about the future of local TV. Now that we’ve done a collaboration with Thailand, we just take it one step at a time. Here, we get to cross-examine TJ for his favourite moments in making The Pupil and its off-shoots. Part of being a brand ambassador for Mercedes-Benz, Rebecca Lim was presented with a CLA 200. Lim told The New Paper at the press conference of Our Homeland yesterday that she was "excited" to see herself in a new light on screen. I haven’t really been exercising that much over the past few years," she says. But it also required a lot of concentration, whereas in Thailand we had the luxury of doing it from top to end, and also do different takes, and they would eventually have to piece together everything. We always joke on set, like I would come on set extremely prepared with all my notes, and a list of questions for the director.

By clicking Sign Up, I consent to Terms & Conditions. Did he tell you things you should avoid in a Singaporean legal drama? How closely did you work with him on the script? / Season 1: Episode 12 had Richard Low playing a Chinese medium being taken to court. Still, decent for its price says @flofongsg. As an actor, I also learnt that it is important to trust the team and not feel that they are judging whether you are performing well or not. My name is Rebecca Lim and I am a Staff Writer for the CHAT. . But what was more traumatic was re-enacting the collapse of Hotel New World in 1986 for one scene.

. She was chosen, together with fellow personality Desmond Tan, to inspire younger generation of drivers to look towards the Mercedes-Benz brand. We gave Desmond a very detailed character bio for Derek Ho, from the time he [Derek] was a child to the present. She may be around the same age as some of her co-stars, but local actress Felicia Chin ended up playing their mum in The Journey: Our Homeland. So [I suffered] cuts, bruises, and muscle strains basically. So we try to give our spin on the material. I haven’t really been exercising that much over the past few years, but thankfully, we [were scheduled to start] in May, after the Star Awards period. and Ch 5’s Mata Mata: A New Era. Premiering on July 16 at 9pm, the period drama set from the 1960s to 1980s is the third and final season of MediaCorp's nation-building trilogy. Were there stories that were too outrageous which didn’t make the cut?

Awards & Events. ", Of her character, she said: "I won't voluntarily touch the clients and I'm not overly vain. She told The New Paper: "I would call them 'sons', and make them call me 'mum'. For Lee Thean-Jeen, the creator of The Pupil — which also starred Adrian Pang, Janice Koh and Lim Kay Tong — the series would be the first building block in what would become a shared universe of interlinked shows that include Code of Law, Derek, and Forensik. It shocked and worried fans and colleagues and caused a stir online. Rebecca also won Best Performance in a Leading Role at the Seoul International Drama Awards. I can’t imagine the pressure you’re under. t help to have so many people around you, it just saps all your energy. If you're not quick enough, the adaptive brake assist can apply additional braking power to prevent collision. We were fortunate to get him on the series: he’s not on social media, doesn’t have WhatsApp or an e-mail account. ", Lim with her Malaysian co-star Bront Palarae. Missing airs on Channel 5 Mon to Thurs 10 PM. Over here in Singapore, because we pretty much shoot on a single camera, production is really fast. Before Code of Law, we were used to seeing Sunny Pang as the bad guy. Was there a longer cut? So you filter the bad, retain the good and you hope to get better. I’m not so cool. I become a bar hostess and go through a lot. She isn't moody, okay — she's in character as an unlikeable cop. Season 4 introduces Desmond Tan’s Derek Ho, the Patrick Bateman-meets-Dexter Morgan-sque serial killer who would have his own sequel. / Season 4: Episode 10, where Derek is hunted down and captured by the police. Director Lee Thean-Jeen said that for the Asian version Serena is the least unlikeable of all the incarnations of that character. In Thailand, we did a lot of master shots. In Thailand, we did a lot of master shots. So, there were all these private jokes about Singaporeans being very tense, very no-nonsense, cannot joke, which are totally not true lah.

No (laughs).

So I thought it’d be a bit tricky because he wouldn’t be around, his crew wouldn’t be around, and the script was [closely guarded] so they couldn’t send it over. Because that would cause tension on set and that’s not a very pretty sight.

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