[FIELDWORK] CHUNGKING EXPRESS (1994), MID LEVELS ESCALATOR

CHUNKING EXPRESS, DIR. WONG KA WAI (1994)            Central-Mid-levels Escalator, Central, Mid-Levels District, Hong Kong Jet Tone Productions released Chungking Express in September 1994.¹ The film tells a 2 part story, both about a Hong Kong policeman coping with a break up in their own ways. The plot advances as the characters run and navigate their way through different locations of Hong Kong, each with its own urban landscape and identity unique to Hong Kong, accentuating the sense of loneliness and urban isolation in the hyperdensity of Hong Kong. This report will analyse one such key reoccurring

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[FIELDWORK]HI Mom, Xiangyang(Hubei,China)

HI Mom, DIR. Ling Jia (2021)            Xiangyang(Hubei,China)   Jia Xiaoling and her mom ,riding on the road back home. Scenes from HI Mom, directed by Ling Jia. “HI Mom” is a fantasy comedy film directed by Ling Jia , released in mainland China on February 12, 2021.The film tells the story of Jia Xiaoling, a girl who just entered college, accidentally traveled back to the 1980s and met her young mother Li Huanying, and many things happened because of that.The movie was shot in the chemical products factory of Xiangyang, Hubei.The film takes it as a

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[READING RESPONSE] BLOG POST EXAMPLE

Formatting Instructions: Title: [READING RESPONSE] AUTHOR’S FULL NAME Text and Notes in “paragraph” style — Your Name, Your UID in “paragraph” style Use the Chicago Style for References  Remember to tick the relevant categories (2021 blog, Lecture no. & name) and add tag (READING RESPONSE). You should do this for every blog post you make You may duplicate this post directly by going to “All Posts” on the side bar in “Dashboard” and press “Duplicate This” to follow all the formatting styles directly Find below an example of reading response from previous year: The article explores the characteristics of Hong

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[FIELDWORK] BLOG POST EXAMPLE

Formatting Instructions: Title: [FIELDWORK] FILM NAME, SPACE/PLACE/BUILDING (e.g. [FIELDWORK] THE MIGHTY PEKING MAN, JARDINE HOUSE]) Film Name in Arial, 24pt, Bold, Cap Letters; Director’s Name and the Year of Film in “Heading 5” style Space/ Place/ Building Name, District, Hong Kong in “Heading 4” style 500-Word Text and Notes in “paragraph” style Add annotations for each image in “paragraph” style — Your Name, Your UID in “paragraph” style Use the Chicago Style for References  Remember to tick the relevant categories (2021 blog, FIELDWORK) and add tag (FIELDWORK). You should do this for every blog post you make You may duplicate

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Field Trip 1: Street in Wanchai

Worm’s Eye View Wide Angle View Frame Skewed Angle Seriality Perspective First Person View Hidden in the heart of bustling Wanchai, and right next to the grand and sparkling Times Square, the Wanchai wet market had snaked through the narrow by-lanes of Bowrington and Wanchai Road to create a unique urban space of its own. Spending an entire evening observing the people and the roads reminded me of Giuliana Bruno and her discourse on ‘slow observation of the everyday’ in Architects of Time.  The photography technique inspired me to look at things in a new way while understanding my own

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