ABDOL AZEZ bin Satta @ Aziz Satar @ Aziz Sattar
Singapore Film Industry,
Accession Number 002195
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 5
Total Reels
- Zaleha bte Osman
Interviewer
- 02:15:46
Total Running Time
- Malay
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 5
Metadata
- 7 Dec 1999
Recording Date
- 00:30:36
Running Time
- MP3
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Synopsis
Personal background. Worked as labourer during Japanese Occupation. Caught several times for stealing during the Occupation. How interviewee became involved in acting. Started out as dubbing artist. First movie he acted in. Learning technical aspects of movie making. What he did after closure of Jalan Ampas studio. Intention of producing a movie with P.Ramlee. First film produced by interviewee. Other films he produced subsequently.
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Reel/Disc 2 of 5
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- 7 Dec 1999
Recording Date
- 00:30:50
Running Time
- MP3
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Synopsis
Established Indra Film Productions. Why old Malay movies remained popular. Five principles of acting. Challenges and struggles faced by actors in the past. Important for actors to appreciate their fans. Terms of contract for actors. Disappointment with Shaw Brothers for not paying royalty to actors for movies shown on television. Appealing to Shaw Brothers for consideration of paying royalty fee to the actors.
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Reel/Disc 3 of 5
Metadata
- 7 Dec 1999
Recording Date
- 00:30:02
Running Time
- MP3
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Synopsis
Salary of actors. Salary increased after strike led by worker's union. Disadvantages of indoor and outdoor shooting. Description of studios in Jalan Ampas. Duration of shooting a film. Why films in the past were well-received. Comparison of shooting a film then and now. The importance of actors leaving an effect on the audience. Why some movies were more successful than others.
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Reel/Disc 4 of 5
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- 7 Dec 1999
Recording Date
- 00:31:02
Running Time
- MP3
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Synopsis
Casting of actors by movie directors. P.Ramlee's ability to fit an actor's character into a movie role. Good relationship among actors. Interviewee's most memorable movie role. Costumes and make-up used by actors. Filming techniques. Film crew. Working hours. Why Shaw Brothers closed its studio and moved on to Kuala Lumpur. Publicity for new movies. Movie previews. Film editing. Indian movies.
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Reel/Disc 5 of 5
Metadata
- 7 Dec 1999
Recording Date
- 00:13:16
Running Time
- MP3
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Synopsis
Interviewee's desire that young actors would learn from the veteran actors. The last days before closure of Jalan Ampas studio. How interviewee felt about the closure. What happened to the actors after the closure. Memories of working at the studio.
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