[Field-Homework 3]: Fast city in MTR Passage

Theme and background:

Hong Kong, a fast city. Why we are saying that, in general, Hong Kong residents live at a breakneck pace. They walk quickly, eat quickly, speak quickly, and live quickly. They adhere to the conventional wisdom that “time is money” and “efficiency is the key to success.” I would like to explain the “fast” in Hong Kong from the place of MTR Passage. The fast pace of Hong Kong mainly comes from the local culture and the dense population of Hong Kong, which leads to fierce competition. In order to have a better life, people are willing to rush around different positions quickly. Most of these transportation hubs are MTR Passage. Hong Kong’s MTR is one of the most convenient and efficient transportation systems in the world. Besides, MTR has a long history. The first light rail (now called MTR) was officially opened in October 1979 and has a history of 44 years. It can be said that the older generation has different feelings towards MTR, and studies have shown that Hong Kong people have a deep affection for the system, even among locals, who use it daily to visit the city. As a result, the fast life of Hong Kong people and the fast city are perfectly presented in MTR Passage.

Method of video production and reflection:

At the beginning of the video, a man living in Hong Kong is running breathlessly in MTR Passage. Here, the video uses the first perspective to substitute into this video the Angle of the protagonist’s seeing and hearing. And the great advantage of this kind of photography is that it digs into the mind of the narrator. Then, I took a time-lapse video of pedestrians in MTR Passage. I shot a few minutes continuously and compressed the time very short to speed up the video. This shooting technique can be used as a visual tool in video or film, to give people the visual impact of time passing quickly, to capture long-term changes and so on. Then I focused my telephoto lens on the HKU subway sign to highlight the spot, and I immediately switched to a wide-angle lens so I could see more people walking around. A wide-angle lens provides a wide field of view, allowing you to capture more of the scene in front of you. Telephoto lenses, on the other hand, have a narrower field of view and are more focused on specific things. After that, I used a depth of field effect to highlight the student looking at the iPad in the aisle, which blurred out the background and people behind. It can affect the emphasis of the segment and even change the intent and meaning. This will highlight the student’s fast walking speed. Later, I used the techniques of figure locking and following to highlight the figure I was photographing and his movements at this time, to clarify what he was doing at this time. This clip captures the front, side and back of the characters in detail. I also added the scene of the concert. The footage at this moment was also shot with a wide-angle lens, highlighting the momentum of the sea of people and gorgeous fireworks, which is very beautiful and impressive. The following segment is the one with the most techniques used in this video. First, the basic lens is used to capture the basic overview of the passage of people. Then, the telephoto lens is used to zoom in and rotate the lens to capture the people walking quickly on both sides of the intersection of people. In this video, I also sped up the video slightly to give the visual impression that people were moving faster. When shooting the transmission tape, because of its length and speed, I took a series of photos in succession while moving forward, so that when they were put together, they became a series of stop-motion similar clips.  In the following two segments, the first is rotating shooting. The camera stays in place and zooms in and out to capture a series of small shops on the side. This technique can highlight the large number of small shops and also illustrate the large number of people who need to live fast. The second is to zoom in and out while walking, so that the shops on both sides can be photographed. The main purpose of shooting this is to show that the closing speed of small shops is also very fast, which can also highlight the fast city. Finally, shoot people in a hurry to get on the subway from the overlooking view, name the theme of fast city, and end the video

Fang Tianran

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