29 May 2007

The Fritz Quartet was involved in a National Day videoshoot which took place at Connor Green at the Botanical Gardens. We had done photoshoots before, but not videoshoots, with a director yelling ACTION! so it was quite a novel experience.

We had a makeup artiste to assist us in our makeup, and she did a great job, as can be seen in the photos. Many joggers also stopped by to catch the filming in progress.

It was really hot and we were all baking under the afternoon heat. Of course, wearing black didn't help matters!

Max and Tze Chuan sharing a brief respite under the shade

waiting for instructions from the director

Tze Chuan and Bing Ling during a break.
(We caught the director on film! Hurrah!)

The flowergirls and boys were highly entertained by Max and his viola

We had to leave immediately after shooting wrapped up, so we didn't get a chance to mingle with the rest of the cast. Nevertheless it was an interesting experience for us! Thanks to Janelle from Full House Communications.

We took a cab to Tanglin Mall for dinner and it was such great relief to feel the cool breeze of the air-con from the shopping mall! We had just enough time to grab a quick bite before heading to our next event-- a private party hosted by Mr & Mrs Ab Meijer at their house.

It was again, an outdoor event, but thank goodness for the air-con that Mr Meijer kindly allowed out from his room!

the dinner setting prior to the arrival of guests

We played for 2 sets, and received kind compliments from the guests. Our attempt to leave quietly was thwarted when the guests applauded to show their appreciation as we wrapped up our last piece! Mr Meijer also informed us that he enjoyed our performance. Our thanks to Jasmine for coordinating the event.

It only occurred to us to take a photograph after we had kept all our instruments. But it is ok. We love our cases too.