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Actor in viral STB video says pregnancy kit was really used to make scene more authentic
Posted on 08 April 2014
He believes this was why the video ad has a touch of realism and was so well-received in Singapore.
Lisa Marisso (left) and Ramos M. Papaos (right), play a couple whose loving relationship in Singapore touched the hearts of millions of Singaporeans.
The male lead actor in the highly-viral Singapore Tourism Board video, showing a lady and him visiting the island-state, has spoken out.
Ramos M. Papaos, a popular actor in the Southeast Asian region, said he is glad he is receiving so much media attention and newly converted fans overnight in Singapore.
Speaking about his newfound fame, the 34-year-old Papaos who has mixed Spanish blood in his family line, said: “I’d like to thank Singaporeans for their kind support for my short clip. I’ve received many Facebook messages overnight and I heard that the STB video has received many success in Singapore causing Facebook and YouTube to crash and accidentally deleting the video.”
“I would like to thank everyone for their support, especially those who put the video back online, and I am glad I tried my best by putting my acting skills to the test.”
Papos also led on that the director of the STB video — an aspiring 17-year-old filmmaker — had wanted to convey a sense of realism in the few short minutes of the video ad and made several critical decisions that led to its eventual virality.
Papos said: “Lisa Marisso, the actress, was not very close to me at first when we started out filming. To make it appear like we are a real couple who are natural and comfortable with each other, with emotional connection, the director insisted we spend more time in Singapore together even after shooting hours.”
“The director even bluffed us that there was not enough budget to make the film with proper dubbing of our voices, so we were told we had to spend the night together in the same hotel room to cut costs!”
“But this measure did eventually bring us closer and what the audience see on screen, is our real sizzling chemistry.”
However, the most crucial aspect of the video was to make the actors and audience believe in its premise.
Papos said the director’s master stroke was to convince the actors that what was happening on film was happening in real life and the script was so closely guarded, no one knew what the ending was: “The director made the actress use the pregnancy kit just before we shot the scene and no one was sure what was going on because the script was kept a secret.”
“So when you watch the video and see the look of surprise on my face when I saw a used pregnancy kit in a gift box, that is the real look of surprise because I caught a whiff of urine.”
http://newnation.sg/2014/04/actor-i...was-really-used-to-make-scene-more-authentic/
E.g. "dignity"= an excuse to get more fingers into the national cookie $$$ jar...
"If the annual salary of the Minister of Information, Communication and Arts is only $500,000, it may pose some problems when he discuss policies with media CEOs who earn millions of dollars because they need not listen to the minister's ideas and proposals. Hence, a reasonable payout will help to maintain a bit of dignity."
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'Baby surprise' tourism promo video could have been done better: STB
PUBLISHED ON APR 8, 2014 1231 4
BY AUDREY TAN AND CAROLYN KHEW
The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) acknowledged on Tuesday afternoon that some aspects of its video to promote Singapore as a tourist destination to the Philippines "could have been done better."
In response to media queries, STB's executive director of communications and industry marketing Mr Oliver Chong said that the video was produced by Philippine network ABS-CNB in an effort to customise content for the country's audiences. When it was first shared on STB's Facebook page for the Philippines, the video attracted more than 3,400 'likes' in the first week and garnered some 900 comments, "largely positive', added Mr Chong.
The three-minute-long video, which was first uploaded last month has since been taken down after it caused a stir online. It featured a couple from the Philippines travelling around the island visiting attractions such as Gardens By The Bay and Marina Bay Sands. In the clip, the woman also presented her man with a gift - a pregnancy test kit with a result indicating she was pregnant. The man, taken aback, remarked that "Singapore always had a surprise waiting for me".
The video, however, drew flak from netizens, who slammed it for a variety of reasons ranging from its "bad script" to the poor use of voiceovers.
- See more at: http://www.straitstimes.com/news/si...ourism-board-promotional-video-taken-down-aft
Pinoys are a load pf crap. I am waiting for a couple pf them to be killed in Sg...
Pinoys are a load pf crap. I am waiting for a couple pf them to be killed in Sg...
Think we shouldn't be so bad to these low wage foreigners, whom were afterall invited here on red carpet by our gahmen.A fire at Lucky Plaza on a weekend will do the trick.
Googling lisa marisso.
"If the video works for the Filipinos, then why not?
"The video may be distasteful to us but we should give space for creativity that may not fit our norms, because the target market is not us."
Look at this bunch of assholes running STB
Chairman - Chew Choon Seng, currently on the board of directors of GIC. The only tourism he ever did was from first class airline cabin from his former post at SQ.
CEO- Lionel Yeo, former head of the civil service college and long time govt. por lumpar civil serpent. I can't still figure out what this cheebye face's connection to tourism is.
Other members of the Board of Directors include Perm Sec Aubeck Kam (what kind of retarded name is Aubeck?). Did his parents hate him when he was born? Jessica tan, MP East Coast GRC.
I took a close look at this GLC/Stat Board, and i still can't believe they have a budget of $200 million every year. Unbelievable. $200 million for what? To tell the world to come to Singapore? To put out stupid ads? Of the $200 million annual budget, $53 million is payroll and employee compensation. The senior management earn another $10 million. Smells like another place to park PAP cronies and bootlickers to me and let them earn big salaries.
I took a close look at this GLC/Stat Board, and i still can't believe they have a budget of $200 million every year. Unbelievable. $200 million for what? To tell the world to come to Singapore? To put out stupid ads? Of the $200 million annual budget, $53 million is payroll and employee compensation. The senior management earn another $10 million. Smells like another place to park PAP cronies and bootlickers to me and let them earn big salaries.