Billy Christian Films

Hi guys, its been a while I didn't update this blog. Actually cancelling to stay at Bali is a big decission. because I'm doing short film project for January. This involve's Biore products and Squarebox films. it's not a TVC but a short film. i'm so excited because the story is very inspiring for people. I will re-write the story with my scriptwriter partner Baskoro Adi.

Yes! Audrey Hepburn.....

For the concept, i was trying to choose which scene is potentialy tells the story within 2 minutes. My producer allow me to do more than one scene but limited me to do less set, it was 2 sets. the room and the corridor. so i was trying to chose based on these sets. after I choose the scene, actually not the scene but the shots in the scene, then i made the storyboards. from these two sets i can make some scenes that enough to tell what's the story all about.

This is one of the scene that will appear on the trailer. I drew this storyboard. It's bloody hell.

Since I took this job ( direct a TV programme) i'm so fascinated with the richness of Indonesian culture. this will be a very good inspiration to my films. While i have to abandoned for a while for my first feature film. but i still thinking about it. :) the tv project will be take 2 weeks.

Bye Lulla Lullaby screening on Q Film Festival - Homade section: 25 Sept on CCF 17.30, 27 Sept on Goethe Haus 17.00. Sang Badut dan Seorang Pengantin screening on Q Film Festival - Pink Homade section: 25 Sept on Goethe Haus 15.00, 27 Sep on Kineforum 19.30, 29 Sept On Japan Foundation 19.00. So excited for this event! :)

Ikhsan Himawan is The Clown. Working with Ikhsan is fun. I feel like having a spiritual journey through our character development session. he's giving a different perspective that never cross in my mind, which is good. He's also willing to reduce his weight for the character. what i'm trying to get is a perfect image f...or both of the actors, because it has to be an ironic for a perfectly human who has so many bad things happened in their life..the collaboration works great.

I was trying to make a stronger bond between myself and the actors. We built the bond when we rehearse and reading session weeks before. and it develops much stronger when we're on location. In my case, I have two talented actor that is so professional, i feel lucky about it. we share from the most intimate feelings ab...out things and experiences in life and we try to brings it together within the story. Atiqah Hasiholan and Ikhsan Himawan brings it perfectly as I imagine

This my latest work. And it was kind of dilemma if someone ask me to have ONLY ONE screening and i had to choose which film that will be on screening. because this two film is very different. i have my own political view for this two films. Sang Badut dan Seorang Pengantin, stands for my idealism for making a short film which is less artistry and not eye candy. it has a content that very controversional. But Bye Lulla Lullaby stands for its artistry identity, eye catching and i would like to say this was a compromise with an industry situation... but both have my personal identity tho..

Screening and Discussion for "Bye Lulla Lullaby" on Pusat perfilman Haji Usmar Ismail on SCROUND BITES event. Billy Christian on Scround Bites, Pemutaran dan Diskusi film "Bye Lulla Lullaby" with child actor Jessye Awuy. "The most important things in this project is dealing with child actor, communicating the abstract idea of the story is the hardest part, you have to find right approach to the actor, so the child actor could ...bring your story alive" - Billy Christian.

“THE CLOWN AND A BRIDE” Director, Writer, Producer: Billy Christian Duration : 24 minutes 18 seconds Production year : 2009 Synopsis: One day in a building rooftop, a mysteriously male Clown with a crying make up face is waiting for something . Behind the Clown, there’s a beautiful and innocent Bride is awake and scream as she realize her hands is tied up .As the Clowns make up washed off and the Bride’s veil uncovered her real identity, a bitter truth about their relationship is revealed. ACTOR: The Bride / Sang Pengantin : Atiqah Hasiholan The Clown / Sang Badut : Ihsan Himawan DIRECTOR STATEMENT Film pendek sebagai sebuah media deklarasi sang pembuat, sebuah seruan yang ingin didengar. Di film pendek inilah saya ingin berkata sedikit tentang apa yang saya yakini sebagai kebenaran. Yang tentunya kebenaran ini bisa bersifat sangat subyektif bagi orang. Namun saya percaya bahwa inilah yang dinamakan sebuah sudut pandang individual pembuat. Pernikahan, keterkaitan janj...

sebuah film pendek mengenai seorang dokter kehamilan yang sesungguhnya seorang pria gay.

Sebuah film pendek yang juga merupakan tugas mata kuliah penyutradaraan di IKJ. Sinopsis: Tentang dua sahabat dimasa lalu yang bertemu kembai, namun ternyata segala sesuatu telah berubah. Actors: Ernst Yoel Suhirman Melan *screening and discussion on Q Film Festival 2005

Sebuah film eksperimental.

This me wearing camouflage t-shirt, i'm looking at the monitor. i'm so strictly to the frame at that time. it has to be exactly what i'm imagine. This is the actor, Tari. she's pretty but i feel like she has a dark world inside of her. I'm doing all of this on my storyboard sketches.... Film untuk tugas penyutradaraan. Sinopsis: Tentang seorang ayah yang berusaha sebaik mungkin untuk membesarkan sang anak perempuan. Actor : Agdarina Bestari, Paulus Sihombing, Getar Jagat Raya, Penny Sylvania Putri, Wijayanto *screening and discussion : Pusan International FIlm Festival tahun 2004, Q Film Festival 2 003

Adalah film pendek pertama saya yang merupakan tugas pertama ketika pertama masuk IKJ.

Adalah sebuah film transisi saya antara SMA dan Kuliah. Saya masih bekerja dengan tim saya sewaktu SMA dengan teman-teman baru di IKJ. bercerita mengenai pembuat film amatir yang berusaha membuat film mereka dengan susah payah.