“We started out with 30 people working on this film. “Also we are still finalizing the music we are going to Boston to utilise its orchestra there (with our compositions),” said Burhanuddin. “We did our English dubbing in Los Angeles for the international release. “We do not have a rendering facility here (a process to generate a photorealistic or non-photorealistic image from a 2D or 3D model). “But the deals with China, Taiwan and Japan are still under negotiation as it’s tough to penetrate these markets,” he shared.ĭespite the efforts to use only local talents, the company had to seek help outside Malaysia in its effort to produce an international level film. He is looking at releasing the film outside of Malaysia – starting with Brunei, Singapore and Indonesia, followed by China, Taiwan and Japan. If Shrek could encompass all the Western fairy tale characters, why can’t we do it with characters from our folklore? The challenge is, we have to make sure these characters can stand on its own within the story for those who are not familiar with our folklore,” said Burhanuddin. “We have always tried to incorporate an original storyline that highlights our own culture. One of the daggers is a magical item, which opens a portal that transports the gang to Inderaloka where Raja Bersiong is hatching an evil plan that will ruin the peaceful life at this fantastical land. There, they find a bunch of old stuff including a number of keris (Malay dagger). Read also: Upin and Ipin, tiny boys with a huge audience The film starts with the two mischievous five-year-old boys – joined by their friends – helping Atuk to clean his messy shed. In this case, characters from Malaysian folklore such as Bawang Merah, Bawang Putih, Raja Bersiong and Pak Belalang are in the main plot of Keris Siamang Tunggal. “There were a lot of technical challenges we had to overcome for example, we had to scrap all of our old models in which we took a lot of shortcuts, and start afresh.”Īs per the production company’s blueprint, the latest Upin and Ipin film boasts of all things Malaysian. “To be at the competitive level with productions overseas, we poured a lot of money into research and training our staff.
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“This is to ensure Keris Siamang Tunggal is on par with the quality of international animated films and, at the same time, to elevate the standards of Malaysia’s animation industry,” explained Burhanuddin Radzi, the film’s executive producer.īurhanuddin is also the CEO of Les’ Copaque Production, the company behind TV series Upin & Ipin, the 3D film Geng: Pengembaraan Bermula ( 2012 ) as well as the 2016 film Upin & Ipin: Jeng Jeng Jeng! which combines 3D animation with live-action.
“We took five years to make the film to increase our staff’s technical expertise in animation. Titled Upin & Ipin: Keris Siamang Tunggal (Upin & Ipin: The Lone Gibbon Kris), it has been in the making for five years now, with production cost reaching almost RM 20 million (US$4.84 million) - which would make it the most expensive Malaysian film so far
The second feature film revolving around the shenanigans of adorable twins Upin and Ipin will be released on March 21 at cinemas nationwide. it's nice to get the family to watch it.A still from 'Upin & Ipin: Keris Siamang Tunggal.'
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The movie is watchable, and I enjoyed it too.
and I think everybody seemed to enjoy the movie. except at some point they exaggerated too much of the giant snake and giant leeches which doesn't seem to match the overall movie plot. *** In a way, it's quite a nice movie, the plot is simple, the characters are funny and the animation itself is very nice. Sertai mereka, dalam mengungkap misteri dan merentasi cabaran di sekitar keindahan panorama flora dan fauna Malaysia. Seekor haiwan aneh yang tidak diketahui asalnya, menjalin persahabatan dengan Rajoo dan membawa mereka semua ke suatu pengembaraan, jauh ke dalam hutan hujan Malaysia yang penuh dengan hidupan liar, termasuk seekor ular gergasi yang mistik. Sehinggalah Badrol dan Lim, serta rakan-rakan baru mereka terjerumus ke dalam misteri tersebut tanpa disengajakan. Penduduk kampung menyebarkan cerita tentang kewujudan suatu makhluk yang menggerunkan menjelang waktu malam, namun tiada siapa yang berani mencari kebenaran disebaliknya. Synopsis:Īda sesuatu yang mengganggu ketenteraman Kampung Durian Runtuh. and when I said that I don't watch cartoon, they insisted that this is a must watch movie. and stressed to me that this is different. even a few friends of mine went to watch. and it has been a talk of town since lst week.