1 thought on “[Workshop 1] Group disscussion (group 2)”
Jen Lam says:
That is a very detailed job description for each role! I would like to see what kind of elements in Singapore that you would use and what you would hide. Right now it seems that the film location can be other cities as well. Where in Singapore would you choose? And you have to ask what characteristic of Hong Kong you would like to bring out in order to answer the question, which the director needs to decide on this. I would suggest the scriptwriter interview certain groups of people in Hong Kong instead of those in Singapore as the story is based on Hong Kong. What kind of story would you like to tell? It is interesting that the telephoto lens is selected to create a more compressed atmosphere. Yet you will have to take note of how it blurs the background. Perhaps the director of photography could also suggest other lenses and camera angles, such as long establishing shots of the cityscape of Hong Kong. Is density the only aspect to be mimicked? Regarding the production designer’s role, you have detailedly listed out props to be placed on-site to pretend HK and it is efficient to prioritize the important elements. What do you think are less important? To mimic the cityscape, the visual designer should discuss with the director is CGI with actors in the scene or long establishing shots are more effective. The lighting supervisor can be more specific with the atmosphere, tones, intensity of the lights as well. Overall, it would be great to see what you have decided instead of how to do it!
That is a very detailed job description for each role! I would like to see what kind of elements in Singapore that you would use and what you would hide. Right now it seems that the film location can be other cities as well. Where in Singapore would you choose? And you have to ask what characteristic of Hong Kong you would like to bring out in order to answer the question, which the director needs to decide on this. I would suggest the scriptwriter interview certain groups of people in Hong Kong instead of those in Singapore as the story is based on Hong Kong. What kind of story would you like to tell? It is interesting that the telephoto lens is selected to create a more compressed atmosphere. Yet you will have to take note of how it blurs the background. Perhaps the director of photography could also suggest other lenses and camera angles, such as long establishing shots of the cityscape of Hong Kong. Is density the only aspect to be mimicked? Regarding the production designer’s role, you have detailedly listed out props to be placed on-site to pretend HK and it is efficient to prioritize the important elements. What do you think are less important? To mimic the cityscape, the visual designer should discuss with the director is CGI with actors in the scene or long establishing shots are more effective. The lighting supervisor can be more specific with the atmosphere, tones, intensity of the lights as well. Overall, it would be great to see what you have decided instead of how to do it!