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[Fieldwork Podcast]: Made in Hong Kong (1997)

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SYNOPSIS: The film narrates the dramatic changes in the life of typical triad gangster Moon, after his mentally deficient partner Lung handed him suicide letters taken from a victim Susan Hui. Together with kidney cancer patient Ping, lovers by chance with Moon, the trio attempts to deliver the letters as Susan’s spirit lingers in Moon’s flat. Moon, unable to donate a kidney and protect his friends in time, eventually loses both his friends, triggering him to take revenge on two triad bosses who have brought the trio misery, and committed suicide to join his friends in becoming, in Ping’s mothers’

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[FIELDWORK]LOVE IN A PUFF, JIMMY BRIDGE, THE TWO ALLEY

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https://youtu.be/ZwkSNEOgW6s We are Ada and Penny. Today we are looking into a Hong Kong-made film, LOVE IN A PUFF, directed by Pang Ho Cheung in 2010. We are going to share three places shown in the movie. First of all, it is the Footbridge KF38 across Wai Yip Street constructed around 1970 to 1980 which connects Wai Yip Street, Hong Yip Street, Tai Yip Street, Tai Yip Lane, and the Hoi Bun Road. Appearance-wise, it forms several “Z” shapes or “T” shapes to link those streets, which it creates a sense of design. The arched-like bridge roof was designed for

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[Field Report] Love in a puff

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field trip.mov Love in a puff is a film that takes place in 2009 in Hong Kong when January 1, 2007, Hong Kong has implemented a total ban on smoking indoors, forcing smokers to move from their offices to the back alleys to smoke. Since then, smokers from different backgrounds and professions have opened up a special place to gossip and chat and make friends in the back alleys. This begins an unpredictable and ambiguous relationship between Cherie and Jimmy. They fall in love with each other although Cherie has a boyfriend. They often met in the street to smoke

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Behind the Yellow Line

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Video Link: https://youtu.be/R6K6zquzhu4 Gong Jiankai 3036086373, Qu Shendi 3035973622 Hello everyone! Today we are here to present the Hong Kong film “Behind the Yellow Line” with the topic of architecture and film. I’m Sindy. (I’m Jolene). And we will analyze this film from two aspects: the MTR and the rooftop in the film. MTR The film “Behind the yellow line” is about two lovers Monica and Paul, they met in the MTR and then a series of dramatic stories. This film is set in the 80s where the MTR was first introduced as the new, modern mode of public transport.

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[Fieldwork Podcast] The Way We Are (2008)

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Transcript Cedric: I am Cedric   Sunny: I am Sunny   Cedric: Today we are going to talk about a classic, The Way We are by Ann Hui. To start things off, Sunny how would you summarize the film?   Sunny: The film gives off quite a “documentary vibe”, or in technical terms influenced by “social realism”. It is set in the suburbs of TSW, a district notorious for all the wrong reasons.   Cedric: Before we dive deep, just take a look at the poster, it says a lot about how architecture merges into the film. When you look

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[Field Report] The Way We Are (2008)

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Synopsis: The Way We Are is a film directed by Ann Hui and released in 2008. It illustrates the story of a hardworking, optimistic, widowed mother, her son, and their neighbour Granny, all living in the troubled housing estate of Tin Shui Wai. In our podcast, we discuss the architecture, the shooting techniques and some specific scenes in this film as well as the real Tin Shui Wai.   Script: B: Hello, everyone. Welcome to our podcast on architecture and film. We’re the hosts today. I’m Beryl. K: I’m Kira. Today we will talk about the film The Way We

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[Fieldwork] In the Mood for Love

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Field Trip Script  Intro G: Hi. I’m GuDian, Ella X: Hello. I’m Xiong Ruozhu, Ariel. Ella. Do you know what film we are discussing today? G: Yeah. It’s a romantic film released in 2000 and named In the Mood for Love. X: Really? The film is older than us. Could you introduce more about it? G: The film is written and directed by the 42-year-old Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai. The story was set in 1960s Hong Kong, it illustrated a man (played by Tony Leung) and a woman (played by Maggie Cheung) after discovering that their respective spouses were having an

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[Field Report] Police Story

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https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IDkcyW52655eKbKavbW5779qhId0Jr5I/view?usp=sharing The movie titled “Police Story,” which was released in 1985 is a Hong Kong action comedy crime film created by and starring Jackie Chan. It is known for its highly dangerous but one of the best stunts.  What is interesting is that this film was not written the way normal Hollywood screenwriters work. Instead of relying on the creativity of the screenwriters to create the plot elements of a film, this film: the police story, was structured around a list of props and locations, such as a shopping mall,  village,  bus, and more. Through this, the film was able

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[Field Podcast] Made in Hong Kong

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I chose the Lek Yuen Estate from Made in Hong Kong in 1997. Made in Hong Kong is directed by Fruit Chan in 1997. There are many figures in the film, including the protagonist Chung Chau whose nickname is Moon, and many others. They have all been through tragedies and had tough times in the movie. Although the film introduces the same old heroism kind of narrative, it has a rather realistic style, which gives accounts of living conditions, class differences, etcetera, allowing the audience to imagine what Hong Kong was like at the time of the Handover of Hong

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[Field Report] Johnny English Reborn (2011)

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Transcript: #Introduction [Georgy] Hi, everyone. Hi. My name is Georgy Valencio and I’m Ian Anthony Wijono. Here today, we’re going to discuss and review about the Johnny English Reborn film. We’re going to discuss about the architectural style, especially in the Hong Kong area, which is the buildings and the style and stuff. We’re going to compare what is the difference between the style in the film and which is produced in the 2011 and how is the condition in reality right now, we also going to discuss the function or purpose why the producer choose that place for the

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