Workshop 2: Interview

Image from Kung Fu Hustle (2004) Wong Tin Chi:  As technology keep improve nowadays, movies usually used CG (computer graphics) to building some of the set, and I see your new movie Transition has used many CG. Do you prefer to build the sets with computers CG or build in real as much as possible? Second Chan: Actually computer graphics only starting using in these decades as the technology development. In early, there are no CG in the movie but the movie are also interesting, right? o I think people are now over-using CG and I think we should build a

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Workshop 2 Response

Question: As persons working in the creative field, how do you balance between being historically/culturally accurate and telling the story? As both of you mentioned, you both enjoy creating your own art, be it the clothes or the props as it best able to bring out the feel that you would like to tell the story. However, as content creators we also have the responsibility of being historically/culturally accurate as it through through films that people get a glimpse of the time period or the city. So, how would you balance the two and how much is it important for

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Workshop 2: Interview with Second Chan

  Push (2009), a Hollywood action film set in HK     Question and response Zhu: Mr. Chan, I have looked at your profile on IMDB and found out that you have engaged in a lot of transnational filmmaking, where you cooperated with Euro-American directors, playwrights, production teams or film companies. For instance, Push (2009) and Iron Man 3 (2013) are basically Hollywood films with Chinese/HK elements; My Lucky Star (2013) is the work of a US director; Trail of Panda (2009) is produced by the Walter Disney Company. Also quite a few Jackie Chan movie, like Karate Kid (2010)

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Field Trip 2 MTR: Getting on and off

Slow-Motion + Special Angle https://vimeo.com/user95735013/review/320953367/43ee339041 This video features the scene of passengers getting off and on the MTR. It is recorded at the feet level so it concentrates on the movements and overlapping of legs. Also, the part which passengers get off are slow-motioned to make the focus, that’s the movements of legs, even more obvious. The background noise is also minimized at that part so that viewers will be directed to concentrate on the flow of passengers. Framming + Surprising location https://vimeo.com/user95735013/review/320953391/459a650625 This video is filmed by looking at the monitor which is designed for the MTR driver to

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