Behind The Camera

Hi all,
My name is Arivind Abraham. I would first of all like to give a big thank you to all of you who have been coming to the blog and who have been voicing their opinions on what they have seen in regards to S'kali so far.

A lot of times a film gets made, and people tend to forget the collaborative nature that is the medium of film. S'kali only got made because of the amazing production team I had behind me. This post is about them.

ASA'AD ENTERTAINMENT - Exec Producers

A remarkable company that took a chance on us. The duo behind it prefer to remain behind the scenes, but we look forward to a long working relationship with them.


PERANTAUAN - Associate Producers

The partnership of which I am a part of. Made up of the following divisions: Digital Film, Records, Publishing, Performing Arts, Business. These people represent my closest friends, my brothers in arms and the soulmates who helped me realise this movie. Here they are:



Keith Leong. Writer Extrodinaire and Genuine Genius. He heads up the at the moment dormant publishing department but is an accomplished and published writer. A sheer force to be reckoned with.



Jason Lim. The creative business mind and cool sense within the partnership. Jason heads up the records division and brings his business acumen to the plate working closely with fellow producer Bahir Yeusuff.



Samantha Tan. Currently in her 2nd year at the prestigious London Studio Centre doing her BA for Performing Arts, Samantha will eventually work out of the performing arts arm of Perantauan. A tenacious worker and a perfectionist to the hilt.



Bahir Yeusuff. The Man With The Plan. My backbone and confidante throughout this production. Bahir did not only function as an associate producer but also as my production manager. Up there in my opinion with the likes of great producers like Rick McCallum and Brian Grazer. Look out for him on anything else I may one day work on.

DOP - Dimitri Kotselis



A dear, dear friend of mine who was actually intially just meant to be on holiday in Malaysia. A sheer dictionary when it comes to film, music and literature. A true renaissance man. Unfortuntely due to the fact that he was foreign, his role as DOP could only go so far as doing pre-viz with me and the storyboard artist and then keeping an eye on the camera operator on set. Dimi opened up my horizons visually as he saw Malaysia with a fresh set of eyes.

Storyboarding - Kumar Andran



My oldest friend, a guy who draws stupendously with such a unique style. Battled it out with me and Dimi in multiple pre-viz sessions which sometimes went on late into the night. Just great at what he does.

Camera/Runner - Lim Benji



Baltimore Benji! Benji currently studies film in the USA in Baltimore and, as some of you might know, recently had the unpleasent experience of being deported. A superb, diligent worker who brought so much to the team and is a future writer/director to be looked out for.

Plus he has killer dance moves.

Sound - Zaid & Azlan



Jay & Silent Bob. Well at least for the first 2 days till we began to see how funny Azlan was. These guys kept me sane on set with all their humour when the going got rough. Far out dudes...no, BEYOND FAR OUT!

Gaffer - Jay Menon



A guy who is actually an engineer, needed to kill some time for a couple of weeks and found himself falling in love with painting with light. Proves that sheer instinct can sometimes do wonders.

Art Director - Bella Drinkwater



Bella graciously designed the look for each character and with sheer grit dressed up each character's room in PD. Never underestimate the art director, they are there to make your foolish visions look better.

Editors - Luke Yerbury & Ali Maggs



Befour Madness! You'll hear more about these guys as the edit progresses along here in the UK.

Marketing & Design - Elena Harith & Jessica Richer

Unfortunately no pics at the mo of this duo who have been working hard at all the promo images and marketing strategies in conjunction with Perantauan.

I would also give a big shout out to Cinerent Malaysia and Imaginex. They helped beyond belief.

So that is the team. These are the people who made S'kali.

Cheers!