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Singapore Tourism Board's cringeworthy video

Posted: Tue, 08 Apr 2014 11:16 pm
by zzm9980
This is so bad, like 80s bad. They've already taken it off of their Youtube channel because it's so bad.

http://vidd.me/v/vyf

Posted: Tue, 08 Apr 2014 11:31 pm
by BillyB
That's horrendous!

Posted: Wed, 09 Apr 2014 1:30 am
by earthfriendly
And the actors, you can tell they are acting. LOL!

Posted: Wed, 09 Apr 2014 6:37 am
by PNGMK
How did the TFR get into a tourism video?

Hey lah - what this "TRS" thing ah?
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Singapore script writer

Oh ya lah - the fertility thing
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Noob director

You sure what?
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Sinkie script writer

No matter what; gahmen paying.
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Director

Posted: Wed, 09 Apr 2014 7:16 am
by rajagainstthemachine
This ad was so bad that everyone around me could decode my Indian headshake.

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Posted: Wed, 09 Apr 2014 8:34 am
by x9200
I can not watch it for some reason but it must be good. Everybody is talking about it now. Nobody would bother if it was just a regular ad. Mission completed.

Posted: Wed, 09 Apr 2014 8:54 am
by proxymoron
That is sooo bad... couldnt stand watching the whole thing.

The amateur videos here ( like NEmation, Total Defense) are usually top class. So cant believe this one is a real ad made by professionals in Singapore.

Posted: Wed, 09 Apr 2014 9:04 am
by the lynx
It was actually made by the Philippines branch of Singapore Tourism Board. So it was definitely not made by Singaporeans, despite the fact it was made IN Singapore.

Posted: Wed, 09 Apr 2014 10:18 am
by therat
Quote from MyPaper


STB had partnered Philippine television network ABS-CBN to produce the video as part of a promotional campaign on Singapore, "in an effort to customise content for this (Filipino) audience", said Mr Oliver Chong, STB's executive director of communications and industry marketing

Posted: Wed, 09 Apr 2014 11:46 am
by zzm9980
therat wrote:Quote from MyPaper


STB had partnered Philippine television network ABS-CBN to produce the video as part of a promotional campaign on Singapore, "in an effort to customise content for this (Filipino) audience", said Mr Oliver Chong, STB's executive director of communications and industry marketing
So basically you're saying gahmen made a shit ad, and twist it around to blame it on pinoys (hated foreigners!) instead of themselves? Right, convenient. because I'm sure not a single Singaporean had any creative control, oversight, or veto on any of the video's content.

Posted: Wed, 09 Apr 2014 2:00 pm
by nakatago
zzm9980 wrote:
therat wrote:Quote from MyPaper


STB had partnered Philippine television network ABS-CBN to produce the video as part of a promotional campaign on Singapore, "in an effort to customise content for this (Filipino) audience", said Mr Oliver Chong, STB's executive director of communications and industry marketing
So basically you're saying gahmen made a shit ad, and twist it around to blame it on pinoys (hated foreigners!) instead of themselves? Right, convenient. because I'm sure not a single Singaporean had any creative control, oversight, or veto on any of the video's content.
I personally know people from ABS-CBN and I know the network can produce quality output. That dubbing and story is not representative of the network's capabilities.

I strongly believe this is a case of garbage-in, garbage out.

Or maybe the hapless people put in that project intentionally made things cringe worthy to make things ironic.

Posted: Wed, 09 Apr 2014 2:39 pm
by Max Headroom
Are you sure it's dubbed?

Posted: Wed, 09 Apr 2014 3:02 pm
by therat
zzm9980 wrote:
therat wrote:Quote from MyPaper


STB had partnered Philippine television network ABS-CBN to produce the video as part of a promotional campaign on Singapore, "in an effort to customise content for this (Filipino) audience", said Mr Oliver Chong, STB's executive director of communications and industry marketing
So basically you're saying gahmen made a shit ad, and twist it around to blame it on pinoys (hated foreigners!) instead of themselves? Right, convenient. because I'm sure not a single Singaporean had any creative control, oversight, or veto on any of the video's content.
I didn't say that.
I just quote what was report in the newspaper and how the words were use.

But I'm not surprise they put the blame on others.

Posted: Thu, 10 Apr 2014 9:33 am
by sundaymorningstaple
And you thought the STB ad was bad?

This one from Singtel tops that and is vying for cheesiest advert ever produced here.

http://mothership.sg/2014/04/racing-to- ... tbs-video/

Posted: Thu, 10 Apr 2014 10:08 am
by nakatago
Max Headroom wrote:Are you sure it's dubbed?
Voice was definitely added after production so yeah, it's dubbed.

Wikipedia wrote:Dubbing, or re-recording, is a post-production process used in filmmaking and video production, in which additional or supplementary recording occurs after the original recording stage.