北京日誌（完結篇）

"Beijing is Amazing! "我還未懂怎樣去把這句子好好釋成中文。

「你喜歡北京嗎？」迪生（一位在北京工作的畫家／導演）在路上問我。

我想了一會。

「我想我還是要離開的時候我才知道‧‧‧」

北京日誌（完結篇）

記得在上「京」前每個人都記我是留得太長時間了，但結果就是要賣張新機票再留多一個星期。星期六在酒店的售票處拿着第二天的回程機票回房間的時候，才有想回香港的感覺。現在回到香港，才知道只有十多天就要回瑞士了。

在北京，我是待了一個多月。

見了很多人，咭片全都派光，看見了一個非常有潛質，很有力量的城市，一班非常有才能的年青新一代。

要數的名字太多了

崔子恩
李志强(小強)
孟諾
孟苑
張帆
陳舒
惠明
李星
珊珊
崔容卿
劉浩
劉國敬
周强
小米
小毛
阿木和他的兄弟們
...

<樹屋>的一大班年青的錄像專家。

很多很熱心的中國新導演。

無數的演員...

我這輩子說的「多謝！」太多了，有時候想現多一點的真誠，手會放在胸前，小小鞠躬表示謝意，但現在我想做的，是走上屋頂向着北方大叫「我很想念你們呀!!~~ 很多謝你門呀！~」如果我的聲音可讓你們聽見，那就可以表達我對你們的謝意。:D

我喜歡北京嗎？我還是不知道，但就知道我在這旅程裡結識了一大班好朋友，使我對這城市有一個獨一無異的印像和感覺。

Hung Hom Government Primary School

I was once dreaming about some classmates in my primary school. Don't know why I was then woke up, eyes wide open, go to the computer room and look up in the internet. I found out my primary school now have a homepage! (WOW!) When dig inside, there's a photo of my year of graduation (the oldest one in the web), how long? 20 years! Suddenly feel so old, tho I am not. With all the teachers I know, familiar faces suddenly appear like waves from the sea. Was digging for some contact of my old friends, no luck. But this photo is just so historical to me, the dresses, the glasses, the look, and the touch of it...

There's no colour printer, what ever laser was never heard at that time, my fisrt printer was a 8 pins printer, that can wake up the whole family when I print at night. [sounds like a old man now...] And this typo printed on the photo, is surely a hand made effect, with the especial chemical reaction on the photo paper and light. :D

"Hung Hom Government Primary School" When I read out the school name, I still carry this little accent from my primary school teachers. Miss Wong. :D

Alois Reinhardt

Alois Reinhardt

To find a good looking actor is easy, to find a good looking and talented actor is not too difficult, but to find a good looking, talented, and (still) passionate actor is like looking for a needle in the lake of Zurich. Here I found one.

Video use under permission, for temporary display only.

Autumn Wings

Have been talking with Alyos for a while about working together. Finally, while Phoebe is visiting me here, we shoot a fragment of “Autumn”.

It have been a great time and brand new experience working with Dino Zizarri (Camera), Alois Reinhardt (Key Actor), Rebecca Weingartner (Key Actress) and the Lovely Sylvia who bring the ogel to us. Also have to give a big big thanks to Raff, Mary Peason, Salome, Simone!!!

Autumn's Wings will be developed under 10mm Films.

HANK - Fools Proof Theather

Right before I went to Scotland, I finished working a video project with Fools Proof Theater – HANK. This teenage theater project discuss topics about violence and teenagers problems, required a few sections of video to interact with the actors on stage, and to present the psychological status of the characters, which go beyond the limitations of the theater stage. We have been working for almost a year to reach this stage of the project. From the very first day of shooting the TV game opening scene with all the masks on, using 10mm's new technique in chroma key to shoot each fighter individually, and put them back together in post-production, until the sleepless nights finalizing the DVD with music and sound effect on it, it have been one of my most enjoyable co-operation.

Finally this project has comes to a pause, and have been getting quite a lot of applause around the city. All 3 shows including the première are full, and are expecting a re-run and school tour in Jan 2007. I am extremely excited about that!

Working with Britt Jürgensen, Mary Pearson and Fabian Gysling have been an irreplaceable experience. Cheers! Yesterday we was all holding a glass of champagne: TO THIS WONDERFUL CO-OPERATION! And TO OUR FUTURE CO-OPERATIONS!

more info: http://foolsprooftheatre.com/
written on 20.10.2006

告別游琪

Carmela sent me a mail 14th August, telling me the lighting director in Ho Yuk has passed away. Kay Chuk... who have been staying with us all the time in the production of Ho Yuk, from the beginning until the end of reshoot, lighting up every little details in the set, using light and shadow to paint the picture... long hair, always comes with a smile and leave with a smile..

below a passage from my dearest teacher/professor/my most influencing director - Yau Ching.

告別游琪

星期天晚上,從屯門搭一個多鐘頭到旺角轉車到紅磡,為的是要送別一個朋友。 琪叔,跟我同姓,又同樣屬馬。因為拍電影《好郁》而認識到的一伙朋友,我一直偷偷厚顏無恥地引以為最大的榮幸。我不是一個懂說多謝的人,有時心存感激,沒說出來,到已經不可能的時候,才知後悔 。琪叔是我那部獨立電影的燈光師,連續與我們同甘共苦捱了三十多天,後來到補拍階段,導演基本上已妻離子散窮途末路,惟有琪叔依然風雨不改準時報到。整個過程前前後後一年多,分文不收。 電影歷史是吃人機器。琪叔手上身上一幅幅的疤,從四十多年前拍《火燒紅蓮寺》而來。我坐在殯儀館空蕩蕩的靈堂內,沒有任何人,只有琪叔的家眷、我與我的製作統籌朋友。你打開電影資料館的網頁, 跟「游琪」這名字有關的,有二十九部港產片。光是一九七四年,琪叔便當了五部電影的攝影師。攝影與燈光,是電影的靈魂,香港電影,從來不靠導演、編劇,靠的是一幫紮實勤奮的工作人員。在琪叔身 上,我看到香港電影工業孕育出來,也賴以存活的,一種腳踏實地、不卑不亢的專業知識與操守。攝影與燈光的知識,從日積月累的經驗;無數次不同電影類型、場景的需求得來,絕非我們這些從外國唸電 影回來的菜鳥可有。我非常記得,我們茶餘飯後問琪叔,拍過這麼多部電影,最滿意的是?他不假思索:《女集中營》。為什麼呢?一大群人,困在漆黑斗室,燈要打到,一個影都沒有。一個影都沒有。全 然人造的光,偽裝成全然天然的光:電影人終極的目標;一幫人大汗淋漓等著你,難度不足為外人道。 我的下一部片,本預了琪叔的份兒,本講好今次一定要有人工...實際上,琪叔走了,我也不知如何拍下去。謝謝一切,平安上路!

Taken with permission from the Author: Yau Ching, 成報 (Sing Pao), Sept 11, 06.

Clueso - Chicago

Clueso - Chicago

Being reminded of something is such a self-contain feeling that can't share with anyone. Not until I watched this "End Creidt"-look-a-like MV, I didn't realized how much I miss chicago, the feeling comes like the waves from the lake Michigan, the sunny but enjoying depressing days with Hyunch riding the bike along the lake, all the way from gold-coast to my place in Rogers Park. North Kenomre, IL 60660...
I have already forgotten the excat number, but all the building around are stills in my mind...