STGCC 2015: Hot Toys Kylo Ren and First Order Stormtroopers

Kylo Ren from Hot Toys Star Wars: The Force Awakens collection. Kylo Ren is a dark warrior strong with the Force with a unique self-made crossguard lightsaber.

The highly-accurate 1/6th scale collectible figure is specially crafted based on the image of Kylo Ren in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. It features Kylo Ren’s helmet with weathering effects, meticulously crafted layers of outfit, the character’s signature crossguard lightsaber with LED light-up function and weathering effects, and a specially designed hexagonal figure stand with the First Order’s emblem!

Also in this video: The new look First Order Stormtroopers from Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

After the Battle of Endor in Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi and the fall of the Galactic Empire, a new organization called the First Order has come to power and employs the use of Stormtroopers to execute its orders.

The highly-accurate collectible figures of the First Order Stormtrooper Squad Leader, First Order Heavy Gunner Stormtrooper and First Order Stormtrooper are specially crafted based on the image of the Stormtroopers in Star Wars: The Force Awakens featuring the brand new designed Stormtrooper armor and helmet, highly detailed weapons, and a specially designed hexagonal figure stand with the First Order’s emblem!

This is a bonus video as part of Singapore Toy Game Comic Convention 2015 coverage. Watch the full STGCC 2015 Special video here.

STGCC 2015: Hot Toys Ant-Man and Yellowjacket

This movie accurate 1/6th scale Ant-Man Collectible Figure by Hot Toys is specially crafted based on the Ant-Man film featuring a newly developed helmeted head sculpt with authentic likeness of Paul Rudd as Scott Lang in the movie and LED light-up function when helmet is closed, specially tailored Ant-Man suit, an Ant-Man miniature figure, detailed accessories and a specially designed figure stand. Also in this video is the 1/6th scale figure of Ant-Man's nemesis Yellowjacket!

This is a bonus clip as part of Singapore Toy Game Comic Convention 2015 coverage. Watch the full STGCC 2015 Special video here.

STGCC 2015: Old Boy Steampunk Iron Man

Reeve from Imperial Studio (Singapore) on how he made this super cool, post apocalyptic Iron Man with Tony Stark, now an old man with a blinded eye. Old Boy was built and modified using the Hot Toys Silver Centurion figure as the base.

The whole process took about 3 months to complete. The initial concept design phase took about 1 month to come up with the final look. After the concept design was done, it was down to getting the parts and gears to the right scale before putting everything together. And another important part was taking the young Tony Stark headsculpt out from the helmet and resculpting it to reflect an elderly man look.

This is a bonus clip as part of Singapore Toy Game Comic Convention 2015 coverage. Watch the full STGCC 2015 Special video here. 

Singapore Toy Game Comic Convention 2015 Special

The annual Singapore Toy Game Comic Convention is here again. Held at Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Center over 2 days, STGCC 2015 juiced up the pop culture universe with offerings from the worlds of toys, games, comics, anime, manga and collectibles.

Watch this STGCC 2015 Special as we bring you the sights and sounds of STGCC with exclusive interviews with star guests Agnes Garbowska, C.B. Cebulski and Jason Freeny. We also speak to Imperial Studio, a Star Wars cosplay family from Rebel Legion and the person behind the awesome Bumblebee cosplay.

STGCC 2015 Special is directed by IZ Darson and produced by R3LOAD Network. Thanks CB Cebulski, Agnes Garbowska, Jason Freeny, Audrey Lim, Low Hui, Reeve Tan, Katherine Aiko, Jasline Marie Mossadeg and everyone else that made it to this video. See you next year at STGCC 2016!

Miss Singapore TV 2015 Episode 2: Flashmob + 23 finalists' first public appearance

Miss Singapore TV season 2015 episode 2 is out! Watch and share. Thanks! (Note: Unfortunately, this episode is not playable on mobile phones. Watch it on your computer.) On this episode, watch the finalists of Miss Singapore Beauty Pageant 2015 raise money for VSA, then the girls do their dance flash mob, show off their talent in the Talent segment and wow the audience at OneKM mall at their Fashion Showcase. Here are some photos.













More pics here: MSBP 2015 Fashion Show and MSBP 2015 VSA Charity Event albums on Flickr.

Drumming to Sweet Child on National Day

"Her hair reminds me of a warm safe place. Where as a child I'd hide. And pray for the thunder and the rain. To quietly pass me by." Here's the full video of me on the drums playing Sweet Child supported by the female Axl Rose on vocals during our National Day party talent show.

Miss Singapore TV 2015 Ep 1: Swimwear Photoshoot at Bintan Agro Beach Resort

Here's episode 1 of Miss Singapore TV season 2015. I had a fantastic time shooting this ep with the girls at ‪Bintan Agro Beach Resort‬. Had 3 days of footage to go through to cut this episode and sleepless nights of post production work. I hope the final product captured the fun and memories we had at Bintan.

In keeping with tradition started with Mrs Singapore TV 2015, I used the slightly edited Miss Singapore TV commercial that I shot starring the reigning queens Tammy Ng, Siyamala Vasavan and Jasmine Chye for the title sequence for Miss Singapore TV 2015.

I would like to thank ERM for organising the trip - boss Angela Tay and my Bang Bang Bang sisters, the very hardworking Jacqueline Wong, Xue Ting and Florence Lai, Walter Soh for the comedic moments on this ep, the very nice people at Bintan Agro Beach Resort for accommodating us and feeding us, Sindo Ferry - without them we had to swim to Bintan, friends at The Makeover Inc - Brenda Goh, Xuanz Tang, Lih Ming, the Vintage Studio boys Jeremy Soh, Ang Vincent and Gary Oliver and the lovely bloggers Mary Jane Tauyan Fitzsimmons and Ng Meishu.

And of course not forgetting the finalists of Miss Singapore Beauty Pageant 2015. You gals are the real stars of the show. Love you all. Enjoy episode 1 and the following pics and a bonus video found at the end of this post of me partying with the girls and crew on our last night in Bintan.

Inside the Surprise Cave, Halong Bay

You must not miss a visit to Surprise Cave when you are at Halong Bay, Vietnam. At 12,200 square meters large, the magnificent cave has three compartments and a high ceiling with lots of stalactites in various shapes. The ceiling’s maximal height is 30 meters. Surprise Cave is decorated with stalactites like colorful chandeliers and the floor with plenty of rocks in diverse shapes of elephant, horse to tree, leaves, and flowers.

Panasonic G7 makes a great B-Cam for GH4

The new Panasonic G7's 4K footage is incredibly identical to GH4 and it is evident in this video shot using both cameras in CineD and then given a final grade. The G7 makes a good B-Cam for the GH4. Can you tell which is which? Watch it in 4K.

Miss Singapore "Walk Like A Beauty Queen" TVC Outtakes

Here are selected outtakes from Miss Singapore "Walk Like A Beauty Queen" TV commercial. The TVC aired on Mediacorp Channel 5 in Singapore. Shot using Canon EOS C100 Mark II and DJI Ronin.



And here's the final product. Watch the Miss Singapore Walk Like a Beauty Queen 15 secs TVC.

Indian newspaper calls me a National Celebrity

A fan from India sent me a newspaper article about me and my show Singapore Haunted (Do like us on Facebook). I remember giving an interview to the reporter 2 years ago but I never did get to read the finished story. Here's the article 2 years late but I'm very touched that the fan still sent it to me.



From the article:

Superstitious Singaporeans love a ghost story. From jilted lovers’ suicides to wartime executions, they are driving a business of exorcism and reality shows. “We get 10 to 30 emails from viewers each week, telling us about their paranormal experiences,” says IZ Darson, Producer of ‘Singapore Haunted’, a popular web TV series featuring paranormal investigators who explore the City-State’s “most haunted” locations.

He says three out of five Singaporeans believe in supernatural phenomena, including himself of late. “My investigations have totally changed my perception. I’ve been touched, I chased after shadows, I had things thrown at me, I’ve heard voices. I’m now a believer,” he says.

His online channel draws an average audience of 200,000 for its weekly show, and has made him a national celebrity.