Connexscions Volume III Issue 02 Jan - May 2007 - WKWSCI Home

‘Innocencefor Sale’ onNational TVBy Lau LongqingWKWSCI’s Student Video Project, “Innocence forSale” was recently aired on national television. Feelingvery honoured their film was chosen to be shown onMediaCorp TV 12 Arts Central, the team of four, MrChua Puay Hoe, Mr Ishi Lau, Ms Joey Chiang andMs Lee Pei Ling (2006) felt it was a validation of theirFinal Year Project’s (FYP) production values and theyear-long effort they had put into the production.Prior to the broadcast on Arts Central, the film wasshown during an independently organised screening ofFYP videos in the School, and was also aired duringthe 6th Young Guns Film Festival at The Substationlast year. This 26-minute film aims to provide greaterinsights into the lives and plight of child sex workers inBatam, Indonesia. By zooming into the child sex situationin Batam, the team hoped to increase awareness ofsuch brutalities inflicted on children in the country.With no background in the Bahasa Indonesia language,it initially proved a real challenge for the teamto interact with local people to film the production.Pei Ling recalled that in the early days they even hadproblems ordering food for lunch, and had to rely onsomeone translating the menu for them. However, sheadded, by the time their video was near completion,they could easily recite in Bahasa Indonesia what theirIndonesian interview subjects said!Having enjoyed the interesting experiences during thecourse of the production, Pei Ling had this to sharewith current WKWSCI students: “Have fun doingyour FYP because this is the last one before you graduate!Push the boundaries and pursue stories that aredifferent!”The bottom line is to be adventurous.The team working on their film in Batam.Photos courtesy of Quadtopus ProductionsCONNEXSCIONS21