The Rapala Insider: Filming for Rapala Fishing Adventures (Part 1)

It was around this time of the year, last year, when YH & FG and I embarked on a little project to film Rapala Fishing Adventures. Although the entire hard work of filming, editing and scripting (or rather the absence of!) was done amateurishly by 3 of us, the results were a far cry from what the professionals do - but heck, its an in-house production of 1 intensive weekend of filming and so we gave ourselves a leeeeetle pat on the back as consolation. Not too bad for a first attempt-lah!

But truly, it was great teamwork and also great video handling by FG. The most difficult part was coming up with the right words to say, and how to say it. (What to do? We were not Oscar nominated actors). Not to mention the fishing was extremely difficult - the fish were not cooperative and pressure to get fish for the camera was also there, but nevertheless, we assured ourselves we should just enjoy the entire process and not get bogged down by it. Technical gremlins also sneaked up on us. Many times we got confused between the 'REC' and 'STOP' functions. In our excitement to capture "the moment", we accidentally stopped recording! So some footage were not recorded. Also not to mention yours truly being the dumbo of the group getting myself into all sorts of accidents that were too embarrassing to even make it to the "GOOF UP" section. But as always, Steady Soh saves the day with magnificent fish for the cameras.

Nevertheless, the entire exercise was fun. At the end of the weekend, we not only got some nice footage but also great food, great company and great fishing!