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This programme explores how Singapore and Kuala Lumpur are competing to become the most important city in South East Asia, through modern architecture and the new digital technology revolution.
This programme explores how Singapore and Kuala Lumpur are competing to become the most important city in South East Asia, through modern architecture and the new digital technology revolution.
| Module code and title: | DD304, Understanding cities |
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| Item code: | DD304; 02; OU version |
| Published: | 1999 |
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| Duration: | 00:29:10 |
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| Producer: | Eleanor Morris |
| Contributors: | T. M Azzman; William Moss; Puvan Selavanathan; T. K Wong |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Kuala Lumpa; Mimos; Silkroute ventures; Singapore |
| Footage description: | Footage - City traffic. Blurred reflections in window. People walking in city. Petronas Towers at night: close and distance views. Singapore skyline at night: various buildings. Singapore stock exchange. Women with incense sticks. Muslims praying. Chinese dragon dance (0'20"-1'57") - Split screen: Petronas Towers and Singapore skyline. Views of Kuala Lumpur. Puvan Selavanathan getting into car, reversing, driving off. Puvan speaking while driving. Rap band "Poetic Ammo" on stage. Shots of band and audience. Band members walking down street to cafe, joining friends at table, speaking. Views around cafe. Puvan speaking in car. Close ups of people in Kuala Lumpur market (1'58"-5'49") - Split screen as above. TK Wong parks car, gets out, walks to office "Silkroute Ventures", enters reception area & speaks to secretary. TK and 2 colleagues in a meeting. Singapore at night: various views. TK speaking. Computer screens. Computer users.;Multimedia Super Corridor poster. Views of development area. Puvan speaking (16'37"-19'55") - Split screen as above. Petronas Towers. Pan down to Muslims, mosque, muslims at prayer. Azzman speaking. Muslims. Azzman speaking. Muslims leave mosque. Puvan speaking. Muslims at mosque (19'56"-22'52") - Singapore at night. Richard Ho visiting shop house. Interior of shop house. Ho speaking. Traffic at night. Ho working in office, speaking (22'53"-25'05") - Singapore shopping mall, buildings, shops, people. People with incense. Man counting money. Man cooking. TK speaking. Restaurant kitchen. Ho speaking. Dragon dance. Singapore skyline from harbour interspered with Ho speaking. Petronas Towers at night. Singapore at night. Chinese shop sign. Muslims praying. Singapore skyline. Washing panning to Petronas Towers (25'06"-29'10").;TK speaking. Computer screen: pages from internet site "Sing.One" (5'50"-9'05") - Sign on door:"theroom.com". Door opens. TK working in office. Hands typing. TK speaking. TK and colleague at computer. TK speaking. "Harrys" jazz club at night. Interior: customers at bar, female jazz singer and band. "harrys" neon sign. People at bar. Jazz singer and band. TK speaking. "Bernies" bar: interior views. William Moss & colleagues at a table. William speaking. Group at table. William and colleague in office. William speaking. TK speaking. TK's colleagues at a seminar. Computer screen. Seminar (9'06"-13'11") - Man & woman working on screen images. William speaking. TK speaking. Extract from "Multimedia Super Corridor" promo video. TK speaking. Puvan speaking. Extract from promo video (13'12"-16'36") - Dr Azzman arriving at office. Azzman speaking. Extract from promo video. Puvan speaking. Multimedia Super Corridor building site. Azzman speaking. Water. Fountain. |
| Master spool number: | DOU9857 |
| Production number: | FOUD582W |
| Videofinder number: | 5796 |
| Available to public: | no |
