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We are Unusual and Proud...

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Channel: Tsem Rinpoche · 2011 · People & Blogs

Kechara has just produced a 3-part series of greeting cards!!! There are altogether 39 different scenes/cards/photos:

22 cards for the "Cool Kecharian" series
11 cards for the "Kecharian Life" series (comes in a pack of 22 cards)
6 cards for the "Get A Life" series (comes in a pack of 12 cards)
When you take a look at the cards, remember this: All the models are Kecharians!! They are also produced by Kecharians, together with some of their friends.

I got the idea to make the "Cool Kecharian" series when I saw one of my students' Facebook profile picture... It was taken in a vintage style.

There are many many talented and beautiful people in Kechara, so I thought why not make a greeting cards series? From that series, "Kecharian Life" and "Get A Life" then came about.

I came up with the quotes, model and the scene for each greeting card, and the team did the rest!

During the pre-production period, Jace scouted for suitable locations and took pictures of the area. After short-listing them, Cynthia (Art Director) went to each location to see whether the actual place looked nice. Some were not so suitable... so for 2 days both Jace and Cynthia would drive around to random places e.g. UPM, Kajang, Sungai Petalah, Semenyih Lake Gardens, Broga Hills.

It took a total of 6 days to shoot, 1 week of planning, 2 weeks to buy the props and wardrobe and 2 weeks for Digital Imaging, Final Retouching and Layout.

The greeting cards were available for the first time ever, during Kechara's Wesak Fair last week!

They are beautifully done, and behind each of the greeting card is a lot of hard work, care and effort by those involved. They may have looked glamorous in the photos, but there was a lot of sweat and discomfort involved to make the cards look good!!

For the shoot at Broga Hill ("Kecharian Life" series), the call-time was at 4am. The team (and models) then drove for an hour to the foothill of Broga Hill where they then climbed the hill for 45 mins!! This climb involved using their hands to go up 45 degree slopes in total darkness!

For the shoot at Bukit Jalil ("Cool Kecharian" Series), they spent half an hour looking for a tree which didn't have big, red ants crawling all over them. A lot of improvisation had to be done on the spot as well. There was a shoot where the team spontaneously rented a table from a nearby coffee shop! Hehe

Art Director Cynthia commented that the team acted professionally, especially Bryan, Ethan and Jace.

With a team made up of different Kecharians, it's good to see how different people with different expertise can get together to do something for dharma in a fun way!

We are Unusual and Proud...

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