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<\/p>\nPrior to Jeremy\u2019s first professional video shoot, he was still tirelessly learning off YouTube because he had zero experience in filming. Nobody would have guessed that three years later, he\u2019d co-own a production company, Telescope Studios, and be filming around the world.<\/p>\n
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Behind the scenes of Laneige Wild at Heart, where Jeremy served as a cinematographer.<\/em><\/p>\n Why were you approached to film a video in the first place?<\/strong><\/em> Wait, you were just a graphic designer?<\/strong><\/em> Did you pursue graphic design professionally?<\/strong><\/em> Jeremy shooting on the set of My Alien Girlfriend as Director of Photography.<\/em><\/p>\n That sounds like a daunting task!<\/strong><\/em> Looking back, how would you rate your first work?<\/strong><\/em> Did that inspire you to start a production company?<\/strong><\/em> Jeremy shooting in Taiwan during a holiday trip.<\/em><\/p>\n Was it difficult to juggle work and school?<\/strong><\/em> Did you also have to travel overseas for shoots?<\/strong><\/em> Do you remember your first overseas shoot?<\/strong><\/em> Behind the scenes of My Alien Girlfriend, where Jeremy served as Director of Photography.<\/em><\/p>\n That\u2019s intense!<\/strong><\/em> Read: How to Avoid the DCC Trap in 2019<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Did you manage to solve those issues?<\/strong><\/em> Did you only use YouTrip for your travels?<\/strong><\/em> Behind the scenes of a studio commercial, where Jeremy served as Director of Photography.<\/em><\/p>\n I hope you managed to save some money!<\/strong><\/em> Do you have an inspiring story? Holler to\u00a0editorial@you.co<\/span><\/a><\/i>\u00a0and you could be our next Spotlight!<\/i><\/p>\n Read: Cherry Blossom Season Japan: Best Time to Visit, Sakura Forecast & Top Viewing Spots<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Read:\u00a05 Unique Getaways for Chinese New Year Holiday 2019<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Read:\u00a0How to Avoid DCC in 2019<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
\nAll I ever did was graphic design, but I’ve always been labelled as the \u201ccreative guy\u201d among my friends. So whenever there\u2019s media-related projects, I would be the first person they\u2019d look for.<\/p>\n
\nYea! Actually when I was a kid, my aspiration was to shoot a movie and I\u2019ve always been interested in film. But I\u2019ve never pursued it professionally. Instead, I\u2019ve been doing graphic design since 18 years old, and even in school I was doing posters and stuff as part of my CCA.<\/p>\n
\nI did! After my National Service, I joined a web design company before university. But shortly after, I was approached by an acquaintance to shoot a music video for a local singer-songwriter.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.you.co\/en-SG\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/01\/6BE273DE-9ABA-4982-9506-C2E7F89CFD13.jpg\")
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\nIt is, and I remember being extremely hard on myself. I didn\u2019t want my first production work to be amateur, so I was learning about cinematography on YouTube relentlessly. I was very excited at the opportunity, but my pressure on myself also pushed me on.<\/p>\n
\nI cringe everytime I look at it. It wasn\u2019t amateurish per se, but now that I\u2019ve gained more experience, I feel that I could have some things better for my older works. Even so, I\u2019m still impressed by how I pulled it off that back then.<\/p>\n
\nNot immediately, but I freelanced for a bit during my university days. It was then a classmate and I connected our passion for film and we knew we wanted to do something film-related for our careers. We then started off as a team.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.you.co\/en-SG\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/01\/EA387F7D-C03C-4852-8B4A-9C4C4985D426.jpg\")
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\nI had to delay my university graduation because we were busy building our company brand. We also managed to secure Bacardi as our first client, so we knew things were getting real.<\/p>\n
\nYea! So far we\u2019ve shot in Stockholm, Milan, Rome, Seoul, Bangkok, and Kuala Lumpur.<\/p>\n
\nMy first overseas shoot was for Puma in Kuala Lumpur. I remember driving with a car load of equipments filled to the brim, and was fined by the Malaysian customs under the pretext that I was trying to evade tax by selling these equipment in Malaysia.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.you.co\/en-SG\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/01\/83E41F0A-3C50-43D3-979B-BF2F530BD041.jpg\")
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\nRight? And back then, it was difficult for us to file company claims because when using credit cards, we don\u2019t always have the currency in SGD. Plus, if I were to file late claims, it was nearly impossible because the receipts would have faded and I wouldn’t even know the exchange rate for that particular day. Sometimes when DCC was utilised, the conversion fee receipt and main transaction receipt would be two separate copies. It was a financial headache.<\/p>\n
\nOnly most recently when I\u2019ve gotten the YouTrip card, all those problems weren’t problems anymore. I could track every overseas and local expense easily with the app. I didn\u2019t have to always rely on cash during my overseas trips too.<\/p>\n
\nI also use it for overseas purchases, because most filming equipment are quite hard to find in Singapore. I rely on sites like Amazon to get my equipments.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.you.co\/en-SG\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/01\/B27B8502-F9C8-4C7C-9BB0-0ADA5C61A753.jpg\")
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\nDefinitely, because the purchase would easily come up to a 5-figure sum, so can you imagine the fees if I were to pay with my credit card? Five to seven percent of that is no joke, man!<\/p>\n
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