Herman Mutiara
- Gender: Male
- Astrological Sign: Aquarius
- Industry: Government
- Occupation: Fire & Rescue Specialist
- Location: Singapore
About Me
I aspire to be a filmmaker. I have a Diploma in Film, Sound & Video from Ngee Ann Polytechnic... but as you can see, a suitable job is hard to come by, so I make do by becoming a Fire & Rescue Specialist with the SCDF. I used to be involved in theatre (think Teater Kami's "Munsyi", Sriwana's "Geylang Serai Karam", TPJC Drama Club, Kelab Drama Tampines West CC's "Masyitah" & "Para Topeng") as a past-time. Music is also another serious hobby of mine. I am a self-declared singer-songwriter but I have not performed much these days. If there is such an organization called 'Persatuan Pemuzik Almari', I would probably be the president. I have a makeshift recording studio at home, with low-budget digital multi-track recording facilities. I am also a videographer. If you need someone to help you make a video (wedding, engagement, birthday parties, anniversaries, etc) you can count on me. I own a reliable compact 3CCD / miniDV video camera, a tripod, a portable lighting set, a cardioid microphone and editing / DVD authoring softwares at your disposal. All I need to complete the collection is an extra pair of hands to help me handle all the sound / lighting peripherals.
Interests
Favorite Movies
- LOTR
- King Kong
- Dead Poets' Society
- Life Is Beautiful (Italian film starring and directed by Roberto Benigni)
- The Island
- films by directors Alfred Hitchcock (Psycho
- etc)
- Ridley Scott (Alien trilogy
- Kingdom of Heaven
- etc)
- P. Ramlee (especially Bujang Lapok series)
- Iranian director Majid Majidi (Children of Heaven - fantastic storytelling). Fav cable movie channels: Turner Classic Movies & MGM... I like to watch old films. Back then
- filmmakers tell good stories without relying on special effects.
Favorite Music
- The Beatles (especially 'Sgt Pepper'
- 'White Album' and 'Abbey Rd' albums)
- Simon & Garfunkel
- Kembara
- Kopratasa
- Nuradee
- M Nasir
- Yasin
- Art Fazil
- Rausyanfikir
- Projek Sirrfillsirr
- Yusuf Islam
- Dawud Wharnsby Ali
- Sami Yusuf
- Zain Bhikha
- etc....
Favorite Books
- 'The Road To Mecca' by Muhammad Asad (amazing autobiography of one of Islam's 20th century great thinkers
- who was known as Leopold Weiss before his reversion to Islam)
- books by JRR Tolkien (Lord of the Rings
- The Hobbit
- Silmarillion)
- Isaac Asimov (especially The Foundation series)
- Douglas Adams (Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy series)
- Stephen King (The Dark Tower series and others).
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