Author: Ye Tsz Yu

Cat Links 2024 Blog, Fieldwork, Final Video Essay, Uncategorized, Workshop 3: Designing the Video Essay

[Field-Homework 3] Inconspicuous Alleyway in City: Sheung Shui, Shek Tong Tsui

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YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/tsND-fmgHOI Directed & Produced by — Ye Tsz Yu (3036075702) “Alleyways in Asian metropoles can be spaces of refuge, vibrant communities, collective memory, mosaic-like identity formation, through traffic and shortcuts, and dense, conflict-laden interactions between the established residents and newcomers.” (Bultmann 225) Description of the theme Hong Kong is an international city with rapid development, which has a close relationship with an alleyway. As alleyway is the backstage of a city which supports development of that, I argue that alleyway is inconspicuous in the city due to the fast speed of the city — in terms of the

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Cat Links 2024 Blog, Lecture 6: Housing Stories

[Reading Response 2] Esther M. K. Cheung: In Search of the Ghostly in Context — Ye Tsz Yu

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As Cheung addresses the depiction of the ghostly city and the demonstration of defamiliarization, I will respond to how the close relationship between them is shown in films. Avery Gordon defines a ghostly city as a location where ghosts gather. I believe that “ghosts” refer to Hong Kong residents who lack authority over the city and are uncertain about the future due to historical reasons. Fruit Chan’s film attempted to investigate Hong Kong via discussions of social issues, rather than focusing on its positive aspects as an international city with amazing views. Since public housing estates are essentially the physical

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Cat Links Uncategorized, Workshop 3: Designing the Video Essay

[Mood Board]: “Inconspicuous Alleyway in City” Ye Tsz Yu

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Alleyways are essential elements of the city, as they are the backstage of that. They serve different functions, like restaurants may wash dishes, trash may be put there, etc. However, they seem to be inconspicuous in Hong Kong. Therefore, the focus of the film will be the contrast between the lively city and the inconspicuous alleyway.

Cat Links 2024 Blog, Lecture 6: Housing Stories

Moving House Reflection — Ye Tsz Yu

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I think the situation in Singapore is a bit similar to Hong Kong — which is also facing the problem of having a rapid increase in population, both countries do not have enough spaces for housing and are trying to discover more land for that, e.g. HKSAR started to consider reclamation which might pollute the natural environment, etc. In this documentary, the ancestors’ houses need to be moved due to the city’s development — the Singapore government wanted to build public housing there. Obviously, reclamation and moving the ancestors’ houses are not the ideal solution to build more houses to

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Cat Links 2024 Blog, Workshop 2: Dreamland Film Screening + Director's Chat

[Question for Director Chen] Dreamland

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I appreciate your attitude toward this film. I think that the story is quite interesting since the main character is a housing salesperson—which is not a typical job in other films. When she keeps selling houses to her clients, I feel like she is also thinking about her dream life and how to keep a close relationship with her partner—she might be confused because he is a photographer who will get in touch with other women when working. The question I would like to ask is that, I found that the lighting in this film is in a warm tone,

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Cat Links 2024 Blog, Lecture 3: The Post-war Asian City as Set

[READING RESPONSE] Leung Ping-kwan: Urban Cinema and The Cultural Identity of Hong Kong

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Leung’s article investigates the relationship between the city and cinema of Hong Kong during different periods, which illustrates how Hong Kong developed its distinct cultural identity. Before Hong Kong was turned over to China in 1949, it was a British colony. However, a unique urban culture was developed. I found it fascinating how cinema influences how people perceive cities and cultures. A Hymn to Mother, which is presented in the text, depicts Hong Kong’s development from a rural to a city. Although Hong Kong was not mentioned as a city at first, the film emphasized that the mother aims to

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