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[Field-Homework 3] Hong Kong a Subdivided City: Unveiling their Characters At Night

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Video Link : https://youtu.be/3S3SFyqhvGY Directed and Filmed by: Ian Anthony Wijono (3035898963) Subdivided City : Sidewalks of “Central” and Kennedy Town “Hong Kong, the city that never sleeps” is a famous phrase used by the western media to portray Hong Kong’s night time. Hong Kong is often viewed as one of the busiest cities in the world. But is it really the case? Why does this small Asian city have such a nickname? In my video, I want to explore the night time of Hong Kong sidewalks as a subdivided city.  Hong Kong sidewalks are accessible for anyone at any

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[VIDEO ESSAY] The Fast City: Traveling along the Hennessy Road

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The Fast City: Traveling along the Hennessy Road The Theme In Hong Kong, we want everything to be fast. Fast meals, fast transport, or even fast relationships. This fast paced city brings a number of people blue. According to a study conducted by Baptist University and the Mental Health Association in Hong Kong, 41% of the 2000 respondents felt incapable of doing their daily jobs in this fast city (Sun 2008). In the survey, 27% of the citizens of this fast city have experienced different levels of anxiety. Pace of life is related to both of our physical and mental

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[Video Essay] Public City: Dormitory University Hall

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Hypothesis: The design of HKU’s University Hall dormitory fosters a strong sense of community among its residents, Statement: University Hall is a Western castle architecture that is now being used as a dormitory for students of the University of Hong Kong. Essay: A dormitory is a very interesting concept. It provides a private, personal place for students but at the same time, it is a shared community. University Hall, one of the dormitories owned by HKU, embodies this idea of a public dormitory. My goal was to examine the hall’s communal aspects, and how its communal life bleeds into the

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[Field-Homework 3] Penumbral City

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  Director, filmmaker, editor: Kong Chun Yin Photographer: Kong Chun Yin Actor: Justin Leung    Music Aphex Twin – QKThr Justin Leung – casette Justin Leung – Your Volcanisms Ryuichi Sakamoto – 20210310 Tim Hecker – Analog Paralysis   Theme and Subject This is a documentary of Wah Tat Industrial Centre (華達工業中心) in 2023. Wah Tat Industrial Centre is located at the heart of the industrial area in Kwai Chung.  Wander Film Studio was one of the largest and most advanced film studios in Hong Kong in the 1950s-1960s, with its original site located in Kowloon City. The studio relocated

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[Video Essay:] Public City

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  Video link: Background and inspiration: Public housing estates in Hong Kong are government-subsidized residential buildings, which are crucial for providing low-income individuals and families with homes (Chiu, 2010). Over 3 million people, approximately 45% of Hong Kong’s population, will reside in public housing estates in 2021, and most of the housing units will be less than 40 square meters. Public housing occupants typically have a lower quality of life than those living in private housing under these situations (Huang et al., 2022), and the supply of facilities and services is primary. In addition, although the public housing program effectively

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[Field-Homework 3] Solitary City: A Way to Escape from Pier…?

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Solitary City: A Way to Escape from Pier…? By ZHAO LANYAN   The thematic expression of this video concentrates on ‘solitary city’. And the main sites of filming are pier-related spaces in Hong Kong. The content of video is divided into three parts. The first part—voiceover introduction of solitude, is used as a hook to set the cold tone of alienation and lay the foundation of ‘solitary city’. This introduction is somewhat ‘stream-of-consciousness-like’. In other words, every thought, every action, create ripples through this indefinite field of consciousness. ‘Solitude’ is depicted from multifaceted perspectives: individual separated from rest of the

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[Video Essay]: Hybridity City – Mall

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https://youtu.be/88CGJXFkbUI Hybridity City: Mall Directed by: Minsoo Kim (3036050491) Subject Matter As the title, “hybridity city,”reflects, the key theme of the video is deeply related to describing Hong Kong as a city of cultural hybridity. The video delves into how the mall, especially K11 Musea in this video, shows the theme of hybridity as a venue of cultural concentration. This is shown through the existence of different shopping stores of international brands coming from all over the world, which serves as a representation of cultural concentration.    To further elaborate the subject matter in the video, in order to help

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[Field-Homework 3] The Unexplored City

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Video Essay: The Unexplored City Subtitle: What is an alleyway? It is a road or path between buildings, but what is so special about this? An alleyway is like life. You go into the alley, and you may find different turns. Walking that pathway or making that turn and you find yourself closer or no way near to your destination. It’s like life where there are many opportunities to choose from. But ultimately, you have to decide which turn you are going, or will you just stay here where you are your entire life. An alleyway is narrow and complicated

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[Video Essay]: Slow City: Tramcars, lanes, and stations

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Slow city: A retrospection and showcase of a slow city through tram windows Directed by: Sun Haofu Inspiration and subject matter “Does the tram run slowly?”    “Yes.” “Is it of greater necessity than the MTR and buses?”    “Probably not.” At the invitation of a friend, I sat on the tram for the first time after arriving in Hong Kong. As I gazed out the window at the passing automobiles, contemplations bubbled out impulsively. I eventually became perplexed by a fundamental question: How did the tram system sustain itself in such a bustling city for over a century? After devotion

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[Field-Homework 3] Hybrid City

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Description of the theme and subject matter The Hong Kong Mass Transit Railway (MTR) was first established in 1979 and has since become one of the city’s most efficient and reliable forms of transportation. The MTR consists of eleven lines and 93 stations, covering a total length of over 200 kilometers. It is operated by the MTR Corporation Limited, a government-owned company responsible for the system’s design, construction, and maintenance. The shooting locations of this video are mainly concentrated along the MTR Hong Kong Island Line. In addition to its practicality, the MTR also serves as a reflection of Hong

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