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[Fieldwork Podcast]: Tales from the Dark part 1 (2013)

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Synopsis: Tales from the Dark part 1 is a 2013 Hong Kong portmanteau horror film directed by Simon Yam, Lee Chi-ngai and Fruit Chan. The film is separated into three stories, each based on a short story written by famous horror fiction author Lilian Lee. Despite being a horror-based film, the directors aim to disclose the contemporary social issues in HK through the use of cinematic lens, including issues of poverty, housing, social and cultural identity etc. They hope to prove that these problems exist in society and should not be overlooked. The movie also shows the different faces of

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[FIELDWORK] ANITA, TSIM SHA TSUI PROMENADE

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ANITA; Longman Leung (2021) TSIM SHA TSUI PROMENADE Podcast: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1thF–0ppkfJ_fIecxhk5alD2tfAnlW7i/view?usp=sharing   Anita is a 2021 film directed by Longman Leung. It is a biographical film about the deceased Cantopop star, Anita Mui that visualizes her life from childhood to the last moment of her life till 2003 when she died of cervical cancer.    As the film shows events from the late 20 century to the beginning of the 21 century, many buildings were removed or renovated now, the production team faced challenges to construct sets to resemble the scene from the past. The director made use of graphical technology like greenscreen

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[Fieldwork Report] Fallen Angels (1995)

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  Script   AC: Hello, I hope you’re having a good day wherever you may be listening! Welcome to our podcast today for Architecture and Film. We are your hosts today – my name is Amanda.   MX: And I’m Miriam. Today, we’re discussing the film Fallen Angels. This 1995 film directed by Wong Kar Wai captures his signature style of nonlinear narratives with characters yearning for romance and dynamic cinematography showing highly saturated scenes. He has garnered international acclaim, winning the Best Director Award of the Cannes Film Festival in 1997 and has featured as a member of the

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[Fieldwork Podcast]: The Longest Summer

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Introduction + Background information Sylvia: Hi, everyone. Welcome to our podcast today on architecture and film. We’re your hosts today. I’m Sylvia Sally: And I’m Sally. Today we’ll be talking about the film The Longest Summer, produced by Hong Kong independent director Fruit Chan in 1998, soon after the return of Hong Kong to China. The film talked about a group of Hong Kong soldiers of the British Army who suddenly lost their identities after serving in the army for a long time. After joining the gang, the protagonist Ga Yin and his buddies strived to find their identity in

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[Fieldwork Podcast]: Echoes of the Rainbow

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  The video is not accessible through Youtube due to copyright reasons, please use the following link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gLl5SWRypDuyZ9s94ARsaXP_XB_pL2Cn/view?usp=sharing Script: Introduction Leonie: Echoes of the Rainbow tells the story of a typical working family in Sham Shui Po over the span of ten years from 1967 to 1977. The family consisted of Mr. and Mrs. Law and their sons, Law Chun-yat and Law Chun-yi. They lived in a small shoe shop and Mr. Law made shoes there to feed the family. In spite of living in poverty, they still had a happy, joyful, and wonderful family life. However, one day, a

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[Field Report] The Narrow Road

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1. The Narrow Road is a 2022 Hong Kong dream film, directed by Lam Sum, a new director who won the ‘mm2 New Director Program’ in 2017. This film stars Louis Cheung, Angela Yuen, Tung On-na, etc.. 2. The story background is set during the early days of the Covid pandemic in Hong Kong, it tells the story of Chak, cast by Louis Cheung, who struggles to keep his cleaning company afloat. During the challenge, he develops a bond with a newly hired cleaner Candy, cast by Angela Yuen, who is his neighbor and also a single mother. Candy, who

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[Field Report] Chungking Mansions in Chungking Express

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  Name: Leung Cheuk Man, Wong Cho Kiu UID: 3036104620, 3036069909  google drive for podcast and stills: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1KIVvkKiHxAL9DQT4sz64HZf928XwL1KN?usp=sharing  《重慶森林》Chungking Express The main location of the film Chungking Express is the Chungking Mansions, a building with a vivid, chaotic and energetic atmosphere representative of Chungking Express‘s vivid, chaotic and energetic setting. The camera follows the characters through narrow corridors and crowded staircases, capturing the hustle and bustle of Hong Kong’s everyday life, as they attempt to make their way through the crowded spaces. Throughout the movie, the building plays a prominent part in creating a sense of atmosphere and mood. The building’s distinctive

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[Field Report] Chungking Express

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    Name: Leung Cheuk Man, Wong Cho Kiu UID: 3036104620, 3036069909        《重慶森林》Chungking Express The main location of the film Chungking Express is the Chungking Mansions, a building with a vivid, chaotic and energetic atmosphere representative of Chungking Express‘s vivid, chaotic and energetic setting. The camera follows the characters through narrow corridors and crowded staircases, capturing the hustle and bustle of Hong Kong’s everyday life, as they attempt to make their way through the crowded spaces. Throughout the movie, the building plays a prominent part in creating a sense of atmosphere and mood. The building’s distinctive architecture and the gloomy

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[Field Report] God of Gamblers

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Script Introduction W:  Hi, today we’ll be talking about the movie ‘God of Gamblers’, starring Chow Yun-Fat and Andy Lau,. Filmed in 1989 by Wong Jing, it has since been an icon of the Golden Age HK cinema. M: This film follows the protagonist Ko Chun (played by Chow), known as the ‘God of Gamblers’ for his world-renowned gambling skills, who lost his memories after hitting his head due to a practical joke played on him by Dou Zai (played by Andy Lau). W: Throughout the film Ko and Dou Zai develops a love-hate relationship as Andy discovers Chow’s exceptional

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[Fieldwork Podcast] Drifting (2021)

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  Synopsis: Drifting is a cinematic narrative on a group of homeless dwelling in streets of Sham Shui Po, an urban area that is commonly portrayed as a neighbourhood for the grassroots, the poor or the left-behind. The screenplay of the film is based on true events and aims to explore how the group of street-sleepers, mostly with drug addiction background, strived for survival when being marginalized under rapid urban development, and how they resist social stereotyping. The narrative reveals the contrast between the encounters of the street-sleepers in the local neighbourhood and the prosperous impression of Hong Kong on

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