The Making Of Breaking Point

Hello again! Here it is: the making of our video, Breaking Point. (If you haven't seen it, watch it below) I made this video from some deleted clips, random scenes, outtakes and bloopers. Enjoy!


The production of the video took, all in all, about 2 weeks. We were already short of time, and only managed to squeeze in a few hours of actual shooting time due to our crammed schedules. Our strategy was simply this: shoot all the crap that comes across the screen, then pick out the ones that suck less, and use them. Well...It sort of worked. At least the video was watchable.

The casting of Gin Yen was rather on-the-spot. Brainstorming about the video, we decided that it would add some depth if it was shown that one of the lead character's main problems was his relationship with his girlfriend. Though the scene took some time to complete (come on, this is the first time for ALL of us), we ended up pretty happy with the result.

To emphasize the clear-cut difference between the present timeline (a boy about to jump off a building) and the past timeline (flashbacks), we used sepia tones for the past events and transition effects to show the transition between past and present.

TRIVIA

The water bottle that the bullies kicked in the video was MINE. See the sacrifices we make here?
Over 80% of the initial shots for the bullying scenes were rejected. Some of them are featured in the video on top. Come on, we want to make sure no one gets hurt, right?
Jay and Gin Yen's scene took almost 45 minutes to shoot.
Much of the directing work was done by Triple H. As you can see, his guidance resulted in some real high-quality work in there. Good job! (Clapping)

POSTSCRIPT
This is the first video the Condorian Team (that's us) ever made in our lives. It wasn't perfect, and there were some rough patches in there. But then again, which movie is ever perfect? If people can still find something to criticise about 'The Dark Knight' (2008) or 'Titanic' (1997), then it shows that despite the flaws of a film, the beauty lies in the passion of the cast and crew and the vision of the director, and ultimately the message that the film sends. Despite its imperfections, we are proud of 'Breaking Point'. Go Condorz!

By the way, maybe...just maybe...we will band together again after the SPM examinations to make one more video. The idea is still floating around now, but who knows? Maybe it'll take shape and you'll have another video to examine, critique, tear apart, throw away, share, laugh at, or simply to enjoy. WE'LL BE BACK!

P.S. Feel free to share your thoughts on our video!