有感于它的格调简朴而浪漫，内容真实而温馨，又因为我是德明校友，因而追首溯源，联系到制作者，要求提供拍摄的背景故事和花絮。
原来是庆新婚而录制，俩儿是年轻德明校友，制作单位乃一私营影视专业者。
今天，在我的FaceBook里终于看到的＝他们筹拍过程的点滴趣事：
Week 5 – Love Story
“Though adapted, a lot of elements were taken from their true life account”Moomedia wrote in the caption.
It isn't a typical wedding video, where only a photo montage of the couple is slowly played out across the screen, but something different, interesting, and worth watching.
I liked how the video used humour to liven up the video. It was mentioned that the couple attended school at Dunman High, a traditionally Chinese school. So, the stereotypes of ah bengs (1), ah lians (2), Chinese Orchestra musicians (3) and those who took Chinese literature (4) seemed like a cheeky poke at their alma mater.
We developed personal constructs of the different cliques while in school, and the video portrayed them in a comedic, over the top manner, which we can identify on some level. After all, which Singaporean hasn’t met anyone belonging to those 4 categories?
The plot continues to include the usual representation of certain categories.
Volleyball (or any sport) captain?
Popular, well-liked
Surrounded by pretty girls & admirers
Nerdy, quiet girl sitting in a corner?
Loner
Unapproachable
Non-verbal communication was also included. When she passed the bleeding guy a pack of tissues, the message implied is that she cares for him. This is an example of objectics, as meaning was conveyed through a physical object.
After their first meeting (5), a relationship started to develop (6 – 8). He initiated the first process of communication in relationships: engagement. From the way they described, there were more differences between them than similarities. However, complementary differences can sustain a relationship, and theirs did.
As their relationship progressed, they moved into the next process: management, which is the use of communication to maintain a relationship. The phone call lasting almost 3 hours depicts the development of their relationship.
There was also exchange between them. She made for him sandwiches; he folded a boxful of paper cranes for her. A relationship is a process of giving and taking, which we learnt is important for relational formation.
In this video, we are obviously unable to witness all the communication that occurred over the course of their relationship. What we can see is that despite the slightly cynical theories (in my opinion) we have learnt in relational formation and development, there’s still love. It isn’t that impossible to maintain a relationship, and to avoid falling permanently into the negative potholes along the way, as this couple has proved to us.
Sources: Zee on "Week5–Love Story", http://weblogwecommunicate.wordpress.com/2009/10/04/week-5-love-story, October4, 2009; adapted from: Moomedia's“10Years in 6Mins (with out-takes)”/Facebook
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