HAUNTED CHANGI production timeline:
January 30, 2010
The director Andrew invites the crew to his edit suite to watch an intro montage he's created for the documentary project HAUNTED CHANGI. The montage contains archival footage. Audi films "behind the scenes" footage of the meeting and continues to record such footage through the entire production. (Related blog entry)
February 1-3
The crew records various "man on the street" interviews with locals about experiences in OCH. They also record an interview with a Singaporean World War II POW who provides them with some "exclusive" and "mysterious" information. (Related blog entry)
February 4
Permission granted for the crew to film in OCH for one day and one night.
February 6
Daytime exploration of OCH. (Related blog entry)
February 7-11
Andrew reviews footage from daytime exploration finding some "really interesting things." The findings are shared with the rest of the crew. A debate ensues amongst the crew about what the footage actually shows. Some of the crew are skepitcal and dismissive, but some of the crew begin feeling uncomfortable about revisiting OCH at night.
February 13
Night exploration of OCH takes place. Enlisted are a Taoist priest, the Ghost Hunters of Singapore, two additional helmet mounted infrared cameras, and numerous other devices and "gifted" people. Many strange experiences occur throughout the night, ending with a terrifying encounter, which is captured on film - unbeknownst to the crew at the time. (Related blog entry)
February 15-19
Most of the film crew fall ill.
February 20
Andrew shows the crew some of the night footage, including one of the strange encounters. Half of the crew vow never to return to OCH. For the most part the original production has already been shot and the project is now in the post-production stage.
February 23
Popular online portal STOMP posts photos from the crew's night exploration of OCH along with a hint of what the crew experienced. These photos and the story were leaked by producer Sheena in an effort to help promote the project. The STOMP post is visited by over 60,000 people within days.
Stomp post about Haunted Changi crew's experience
February 26
The original HAUNTED CHANGI Facebook Group is created, inviting anyone to join and post on the page. It is also a portal for discussions about HAUNTED CHANGI or OCH in general. This page is still active and is now used to promote the film. Old historic posts can still be read.
February 28
A major argument erupts amongst crew members about the direction the film seems to be taking under Andrew. Crew members battle intermittent sickness over the next few weeks as well.
March 4th
After midnight, two of the crew members return to OCH with helmet mounted cameras. Terrifying footage from these two cameras show exactly what happened that night. The production of the film abruptly ends.
April 23
All of the rights to the original HAUNTED CHANGI footage captured by the crew is sold to a motion picture production company. The film, along with much of Audi's "behind the scenes" footage, will be edited in order to tell the full story of what happened to the project and the crew members. The title will still remain... HAUNTED CHANGI.
September 2
HAUNTED CHANGI is released in Singapore cinemas and is the #1 Most Watched movie during it's opening weekend run. Debates rage online about the film.
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