Family

FAMILY

media type="youtube" key="zUNO341ZQ_Q&hl=en" height="355" width="425"   My video shows the 4 different stereotype family members in Singapore by shooting their possessions to represent their needs and roles in life and the family. The father hopes for a dignified social status through owning leather shoes and wallets and by having himself a branded watch and a expensive handphone full of gadgets. The desire to show off his glory in the form of trophies and the search for knowledge through books, together with his hobby of collecting exquisite ornaments, characterize the first type of family member, the working father. The mother though is stuck to her daily chores of housework like hanging and ironing clothes and washing and cooking. She keeps herself up-to-date by reading newspapers and owns a cheap handphone used for the sole purpose of communication. Her form of leisure through watching Korean dramas characterize a typical housewife int he household. The son searches for branded goods to keep himself trendy and engages himself in sports and gaming as well as surfing the internet of the computer. Here, the son is stereotyped as being a tech-savvy kid who wants to be modern. Finally, the daughter requires brands and exercise and spends most of her time either chatting and socializing online or reading Japanese comics or watching their cartoons. The strong yearning for cuddly pets to play with and to text-message with friends are other characteristics of such a 'modernized' female in the character in stark contrast with the traditional role of the mother.

media type="youtube" key="O8PKmZyFoTE&hl=en" height="355" width="425" This is a photo montage that explores the theme of family, and what the family does for their children, in particular. This photo montage has a child as the main character, with all the different things that the family does for him as the main bulk of the photomontage. These include putting him to sleep, teaching him, feeding him, and also bringing him out to play. On a whole the whole montage wants to bring out the idea of the care and love a family put in to bringing up a child, in this particular case, when he is about 5 years old and still in the stage of growing up. In the first photo, a woman, the child’s mother is shot looking at her son from a height. This is meant to give the idea that the family is watching over the child, ensuring that the child is able to have the best of everything and doing all that they possibly can, for the good of the child. Throughout the entire montage, there are a few photos of the child being taught, to study, and even to play the piano. This injects the idea that the family is ‘kiasu’ and tries to allow the child to learn everything he possibly can. However, there are also pictures of the child being brought out to have fun. There is also a photo taken during holidays away from Singapore. Other pictures include that of him being fed and put to sleep. This allows the audience to realise that the family takes care of the overall well-being of the child, from sleep, to food and play as well as work. The last photo is one showing the whole family. It is meant to wrap up the entire photo montage and to reflect the idea of a family. 