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Category Archives: directing
The POTA and Sedition Act issue is a deja vu of Malaysia in 2007
We have been making progress (however little and slow) in the department of freedom of speech and expression in Malaysia over the years. Then, the government had to reverse all […]
Long form documentary journalism
Photo by Jon Hill (7 Days Preceding) I enjoy long form documentary work. That’s why I make documentary films and take photos. So I’m excited to see this one project […]
Does the tudung (head scarf) really have a role?
Way back in 2005, Liew Seng Tat (yes… the one of the ‘Lelaki Harapan Dunia‘ fame!) and I worked together on a documentary shot in Terengganu. It is called […]
The re-release of ‘Popiahs, murtabaks and a patriotic donkey’
Twelve years ago, I started making my own independent short films. In recent years, I think I’ve kind of lost the plot a little bit. So, in an attempt to […]
Video journalism basics – storytelling with no words or just with a single shot
Video journalism is all about visual storytelling. It is annoying to see video reports that is obviously just a voice-over with a bunch of visuals dumped over it that makes […]
Solo-journalists are intimate creatures!
Solo-journalism is becoming somewhat of a fixture these days in the international journalism world. I’ve been doing it for almost a decade now in Malaysia and I see that there […]
iPhone workflow for the solo-journalist
I have done immense advocating for solo-journalism, a style of multimedia journalism which sees only one person doing everything, basically a one-man-crew. He or she will handle the camera (both […]
Being detained in a war zone… what do you do?
As a journalist, one of the things that I do worry about is being detained or kidnapped while in a conflict zone. With all the beheadings that have been happening […]
Culture is never wrong… except for Swedish culture?
Culture is never wrong… except for Swedish culture? By Zan Azlee One of the subjects I used to teach undergraduates many years ago was Human Communication. It was one of […]
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