Getting To Know The Accomplishments Of Tony Kern

By Beryl Dalton


A lot of people these days have been really fascinated with the film industry. The fact that they can actually pursue their creativity towards coming up with features and films that will showcase their thoughts and their passion is always very engaging. Being able to pursue such a passion and make the most out of the opportunities that are present around is always very important.

A number of directors these days are trying their best to come up with really good materials that would be worthy of the big screen. Aspiring film makers like Tony Kern have been around to make it possible for their ideas to be successfully translated to the public. This Singapore-based American director is also a film producer, a screenwriter, as well as a very accomplished motion picture artist.

Born in 1969, Kern attended Gibsonburg High School in Ohio, USA. He then graduated from the Bowling Green State University, He has since been active in the film world since 1996 and his works can be seen until the present. His film career started off in Northwestern University, he was a video editor from the years 1996 until 2002, which really set the stage for him to be involve din the film business.

He was also able to work for AOL-Time Warner as an editor and a producer, this was for the years 2003 until 2005. Afterward, then set up his very own company in partnership with Genevieve Woo, a notable Singaporean television presenter. His firm was named Mythopolis Pictures. Later own, he successfully established TK Time Lapse, a company dedicated to time-lapse footage.

The first film that he directed was released in August 2008. Called A Month of Hungry Ghosts, it was able to earn the Best Film Nomination. This was entered for the Singapore Film Awards at the 22nd Singapore International Film Festival. Later in 2011, he released the second film, Afterimages, co-produced by Genevieve Woo. This horror film was a compendium of five shorts.

The film Afterimages actually was supported with the help of crowd sourcing and crowd funding. Then, it received funding from Media Development Authority through their production assistance grant. It was in 2012 that the film's script secured the Network of Asian Fantastic Films award. This was a competition that was held in Busan, in South, Korea.

What he has accomplished so far is proof that there are a lot of raw talent out there just waiting to be discovered. All too often, directors have become too used to the idea of staying in the mold to come up with films that are going to be surefire hits. Still, there are directors out there who are very much willing to take some risks for the sake of good story telling.

For aspiring filmmakers, it matters that they will have the right resources to utilize to get their ideas realized. Still, having the right materials and the right ideas behind these resources would matter big time. Regardless of whether or not you have the tools to come up with films that are good, at the end of the day, it is the content of the film that you are putting out there that would really matter more.




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