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film photos from 2025. pt iii. mostly from big sur, sf, and places up north. it was magical and can't wait to go back. shot with 50D, 200 fujifilm.

film photos from aug 2025. pt ii. taken with 250D, 200 fujifilm and 400 kodak. road trips with fam, chasing sunsets and getting lost in the redwood forests or seeing another kind of city.

film photos from aug 2025. pt i. with family that came over to visit. though i did become a designated driver (working 12 hours a day LOL), it was fun. also a weird realisation that time passes so quickly... your parents become older... your elder sister is growing up and moving on in life. also crashed a Singapore national day celebration on a foreign land. shot mostly with 200 fujifilm and 400 kodak.

Introducing my cute but creepy reel of 2025. ✌️ Many thanks to everyone who helped or made it possible! Want to do more! #reel2025 #selfexploration #genre #filmmaking

Finding Yiyi will be screening at AFI Fest 2025!! October 24, 12:00 p.m. Free Tickets --> link in Bio! AFI Conservatory Showcase 3 Director: @konoriver Writers: @baooole @konoriver Producer: @michelle777889 Cinematographer: @baooole Production Designer: @zainatripp Editor: @attila.tyf #Findingyiyi #afi #afifest #americanfilminstitute

// post ii - When I talked with my language of cinematography professor - Hana, she referenced this movie - Little Shop of Horrors the moment I talked about the essence of the story. If you don't know the movie, it is a musical about a talking plant (that's totally understating it) but you get the picture. This reference informed much of my decisions on set, to lean into the weird and quirky of the film and embrace it for all its strangeness. This gave me room to explore funky framing I would normally shy away from in conventional dramas. Leaning into the comedy, much of the shots and style was born from the exaggerated, heightened world of Snow Dad. Shot on the Panasonic Varicam with Sony Cine-alta Primes and Laowa 12mm. writer: @nickthomastho director: @riverzhanyin producer: @charmonychhing cinematographer: 👉👈🤚 editor: @yifan_lyu2 Starring @patrickallanlaffoon @rachelsarahlevy Leslie Jones and Michael William Schwartz.

1 / On the set of "SNOW DAD", this diabolical film changed my life. Written by said genius @nickthomastho and produced by @charmonychhing , this film was brought to life by director @riverzhanyin , editor @yifan_lyu2 and pd @evanhtml l. When in talks, I still remembered showing the reference of "Nichijou" the episode where Mio loses it and said, this should be our film when it came to crazy ideas. lol. The story follows a struggling snow cone business, owned by a loser named Bernie Junior attempts to find his sense of self-worth when his dead father comes alive in the form of their snowman mascot. He then realises that the snowman is evil and he must defeat the snowman, finding that self-love must come from the inside Nonetheless, thank you for allowing me to lens this crazy, wild film. More stills to come. Shot on the Panasonic Varicam with Sony Cine-alta Primes and Laowa 12mm. Gaffer: @kuba_zagajewski_dp KeyGrip: @eliotgrigo 1stAC: @drewstorcks @luscroggs 2ndAC: @joyfianavenessa Cam Utility: @ricardo_med @thomas._brau Electrics: @obeng_jr @zhuolin0831 Grips: @wolfcomeshome @jg.cine @chloepascalll @dashisdank Austin Matzelle Austin J Griffin Art Director: @itsrjactually Set Dresser and Puppeter:@maggieonset Sound: Anthony Bailon BoomOp: Calla Delos Reyes and Creighton Yanchar Costumer: @fatiahalesh Asst. Costumer: Yami Rosas MakeUp: Jadyn Rae Garcia Starring @patrickallanlaffoon @rachelsarahlevy Leslie Jones and Michael William Schwartz.

EGGSECUTION | 250D 35mm “”Eggsecution” was shot on Kodak 250D film stock, pushed one stop. Filmed in a small apartment with limited power and space, we had to get creative—balancing the need to expose the celluloid properly while carefully shaping the light in a room where it bounced all around. It was an incredibly challenging, yet exhilarating fun experience.” - Bao Le Cheok This short is part of our ongoing series featuring the @americanfilminstitute Cinematography 2025 Visual Essays. Each essay is three minutes long and the AFI Fellows were challenged to create a narrative without dialogue. To watch, tap the link in bio. Woman: Emma Dusenbury @emmadusenbury Chicken: Arman Meinecke @armienecke Director: Japhet Velazquez @japhetdadon Producer: Michelle Levinger @michelle777889 Cinematographer and Co-writer: Bao Le Cheok @baooole Co-Writer: Nicholas Thomas @nickthomastho Production Designer: Rajeshwari Ragampudi @itsrjactually Editor: Bo Wen @ah_bo_bo_bo Music Composer: Ross Budgen @rossbugden Coloured by: Diana Dahllund @diana_dahllund Costume Designer: Kai Burns @barbaricteatime SFX: Daniel Sukara @danielsukara_mua Make Up: Ellie Prop @ellie.h.propp Production Manager: Roan Pearl @rouongpearl Production Coordinator: Sam Gallen @samgall3n 1st AC: Ethan Tsuchida @ethantschida 2nd AC and Loader: Kate Wu @kate_wky_99 CLT: Thomas Lian @_thomas467_ Key Grip: Yong Chen Wu @wu_ychen SLT: Chansoul Tao @chansoultao Grip: Joshua Zhu @joshua_zhu2000

on the August 8th, 2025, I graduated from the Conservatory of American Film Institute with a Master's Degree in Cinematography. It was an emotional day as my family had flown all the way from the small, sunny island of Singapore to see me walk across the stage and receive the certification. What started from a small, pink point and shoot camera my father gifted me with, has allowed me to look through a metal machine and choose how i see things, and now, share my perspective with so many others. I always thought I knew how precious this opportunity is but it never really hit me so hard until I finally saw my family after 2 years. Their unyielding, quiet support has brought me here. How lucky am I. I am so grateful to be in this position, where i can actively chose to be here. I can only be so thankful for every single person I've met along this journey, and more so grateful for any one who extended a helping hand to me in one way or another. The amazing AFI Cohort of 2025 is also truly unmatched as I've learnt so much from all of you and I'm so happy to have known each and everyone of you!!! Through the course of these two years, I've learnt so much about not only cinematography but also myself. and that perhaps is even more valuable as i navigate the next stage of life. Alas, the rocky road awaits. But so does my stubborn tenacity to survive with cheap gas and cheap supermarket deals. haha. happy graduation 2025! Cr: @_thomas467_ for the first two photos on film :)

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Excited to share stills from @findingyiyi in honor of officially wrapping post this week, yay! Cinematographer & Writer @baooole Producer @michelle777889 Production Design @zainatripp Editor @attila.tyf Directed by 🙋🏻‍♀️ Gaffer @jamesswartzlight Composer @gabbage.patch_ Sound design by @melodygun Colorist @waltervolpatto UPM @rouongpearl 1AD @sk8jedi Stedicam @natecornett_ @greggustafson 1AC @madsfridolin Operator @wu_ychen Dolly @kellybpong Editing mentor @fredraskin Starring @rebecca___benedict Lee Chen, Yan Cui and @staceyxia.actress Casting by @leahmangum