Chet Lam 林一峰 - Burn 燃

一峰的音樂很多時都是想捉住那「一殺那」的東西，所以有「應該拍下照片」、「一支煙的時間」‧‧‧

我構思這ＭＶ的時候從創作人的角度出法:有時候那「一殺那」的感覺可能比一首歌的時間短，但當我們在想念着它／他／她的時候，往往會花了一整夜的時間。

「燃」這個ＭＶ的靈感來自一個「那一殺被凝住了」的霞想，我在畫面上放了三個不同的林一峰，一個開心，一個孤單，一個第三身，同一時間把三個空間的事，在一間充滿歷史的古老大屋內程現出來。我把其中一組一峰慢慢的化成煙霧，及在曲後把信燃燒作為點題。最後，一峰施著「離開是為了回來」的同一個行李箱步出螢光幕。

這個ＭＶ給了我一個機會去嘗試自己一路很想試的東西一一就是怎樣去表現「回憶」、「思緒」和一些抽像的情感等等的感覺。ＭＶ大師 Michel Gondry 拍了「Sugar Water」利用影像表現出一個「無限」的符號「∞」。我在這次用在同一空間重覆了三次的鏡頭運動，說了三個不同的情景，就好像有時候那一殺那的感覺來的時候，我們的時間空間都被回憶凝住了，直到時間慢慢過去，我們的回憶一層一層的像煙霧散去的時候，我們又收拾心情繼績上路。
後記:
一峰這個ＭＶ弄了好一陣子，是因為這次的SFX比較覆習，加上自己由瑞士飛到了香港，中間為Hong Kong Filmart做了些事，又見了很多朋友，有很多事情要幹。

幸好碰上了SCM的同學仔阿Law助我一臂之力，結果都好好的完成了這個自己近期最喜歡的作品。

一峰從來都沒有催速我交貨，反而給我很多自己的空間做自己的東西，這「老闆」真是不了得。謝謝你！

無題

這幾天和自已說了很多遍：「要寫點東西了。」

二月初來到香港，轉眼就四月中。完全沒想到機票要改了又改，人見了又見。瑞士的朋友老在問：「Kit, when will you come back?」我沒有回答，因為我都不知道什麼時候才可回去，又或者我是應該留在這裡。

香港使人喘不過氣，
電影行業是食人機器，
我忘記了有多小人對我說過。

香港機會很多，但人都是來去匆匆，瑞士沒有什麼機會，但有一生一世的感情生活和人際關係，現在又多了一個地方，北京‧‧‧

Carmela昨天給我看了兩篇剪報，未看前就和我說，這大道理都是要年幾大了的人才體會到的。報紙大約是說，人在年青時候最重要是知道自己想要什麼，到自已幾老了的時候就要知道自已不要什麼
。

看完報紙，我都覺得自己很老。

Shirley Kwan on Milk X

Freinds told me that it is better not to know your teenage idol in person, cos idols is for worship, not to be friend. well, well, after Chet sang with Shirley, Phoebe has been taking cover photo for MILK X - Shirley Kwan. When is my turn? :D

我們這一行

她給我一個MSN -「長江二號」。我看完立刻問YY，「J那裡來一個Blog？」，YY說不是Blog,而是你要寫給我們的...

我反覆問了YY為什麽，結果我都明白了。

是一個交代。

對自已，及對別人。

今天整天在想着你們，腦海中有一些畫面，有記者，有閃光燈，有大動作，有小許表情...

想着要用英文覆你，中文(I write very slow)，還是電話。

在車上回家途中，又想﹕「她就是這樣‧‧‧」拍Docu的時候都有一次，忘記了是什麼原因，只記得你在電話對我說，「我就是有點怪自已...」但我又記得那不是你錯...

你就是這樣。我就是喜歡！

在瑞士、香港生活，要找一些合得來的真的不易，更要找一些懂得怎樣去全心全意去全情投入的就更難。香港人都要快，完事後拍拍屁古就鬆人，你不是，我都知道我自己不能／不會是這種人。我們這種人買少見少，行出街會被人笑，我有時候都會笑自已攞苦嚟辛，但是就是這一份堅持，執著，事事切身處地去想的精神，才使我們一直活着。

有時候我會這樣想，我們讓自己能做想做的事情，都可能是一種奢侈，很多人每天上班等下班，星期一等週末，放假的時候天天在倒數假期還剩下多少，所以我覺得我們這群人很「富有」。而這一種感覺，是非常非常固執的！

所以有時候我知道你在投入一件事，我會為你很高興，聽你肯定地做出了判斷，我會為你自豪，「做我們這一行，那還需要什麼？」

但不要太過過份要求自己，精神要緊！

愛人上

A letter to James Wentzy

...and I was once thinking, in English, we can add "-ness" to make the nouns out of an adjective, like "happy - happiness", "sad - sadness", "lonely - loneliness", but for the word "busy", when we add "-ness", it become "business" (?!)

I don't know about this word "busy" any more.

but I know I am always occupied.

...

Chet Lam - Burn 林一峰 - 燃

一峰每次來找我都會在他臨上機前幾天來電﹕「喂，你估我哋可唔可以一齊做Ｄ嘢呀啦？」推了好幾次，我覺得有點不好意思把他的一腔熱誠回以一臉冷漠，結果就在這有百多年歷使的故老大屋面臨清拆前拍了他的 Music Video - 燃。他老是說這首歌要我拍，（多謝被面），我聽了ＤＥＭＯ，聽了合成混音版本很多次，畫面都很多，不知從何開始。結果我問一峰﹕「在你掛念別人的時候，你會做什麼？」「燙衫囉。」一聽就道是由脊神經直接放出訊號，未經大腦分析的答案。「做一些東西去distrack自己。」~~ this is a make up thought! 當你想念一個人的時候，能做的東西，就是讓自己不想念他-- 那只有不停的做其他無關痛癢的事...「咁燙完衫做咩呀？」我又問。「掛住佢囉！」，我倆會心微笑...

The Eagle Has Landed

I was in invited again by Fool's Proof Theatre, to Liverpool this time (YEAH!!!) to do a recording of their new show - The Eagle Has Landed. Having their last show - Hanks missed, I certainly put this job in the first priority.

The day I arrive, I visited their rehearsal, Director Linda Kerr Scott was there, and that's the first time I see such a wonderful director in such a close distance to gives directions...They spent all that day + night fine tuning the show. After that is the tech run and the dress rehearsal.

Was never into Theatre before, but since I meet them, I have been paying alot of attention to the connection of Film and Theatre.

This piece impressed me by it minimalistic setting, but the ability to told a very complicated non-linear narrative. From a filmmaker point of view, it is a "one take" one hours piece, not pause in between, 3 person, playing more than 12 roles in different time. Just by changing the usage of a props, a suite case can turn to be different things in the audiences' imagination... the magic moment of the play come from the transition of reality and memories, present and pass... just by calling the same actor a different name, change of lighting and most important, skillful acting, the same stage and setting changed to another space and time.

Working with Britt and Mary was always a pleasure to me, they are sensitive, careful and considerate, yet very open for creative and constructive suggestions. This time in Liverpool, they bring me to meet a lot of people who is in the theatre community, VERY STRONG, VERY SUPPORTIVE!! Have to mention Barry Han and Sara here, for the wonderful hospitality!!

SwissCom: Sport@School

Was working with Pascal Vallon (http://www.dlvry.ch/) and Wiseguys for SwissCom: Sport@School - a very meaningful event held in a primary school in Luzern, offering a short seminars for students to learn and motivate positive thinking during when obstacles appear in life. The seminar is conducted through sport, movement, drawings, group activities and discussions. It was a pleasure to meet and work with Swiss Olympic game winner, Ms Ursula Bruhin.

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.

Bernalmode - Fashion Show

I have just finished the event recording with Wiseguys GmbH and Bernische Stiftung für angewandte Kunst und Gestaltung for their event on Bernalamode - a fashion show featuring the well established and upcoming fashion designers in Switzerland.

My video is already online on their website, in QT and in WMV format.

Fashion culture in pretty much similar everywhere, yet the Swiss have been successfully achieved a high quality of living in the world, so do the fashion industry. It is impressing to see fashion designers with foreign influences and ground breaking ideas in the show, and the audience in the shows are unexpected supportive. My favorite is the Erika Jakob Design, and Adrian Reber collections.

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

HANK on Berner kulturagenda

HANK on Berner kulturagenda, No20 5 bis 18 Oktober 2006

Stone Sour - Through Glass

simple effect, but very effective, good enough for the song, lyrics to stand out.EXCELLENT!

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.

Core22 - Heart on fire

This Swiss video is good one.

White Stripes - Blue Orchid

See that's what I mean: I would rather spend the budget in the art directions, and innovative ideas. (Pricless!)

I was talking to HJ, I always think, is it true that all the budget of the MV has to go to the salaries, so that the remindings is actually not enough to do anything, + people is not passionate in doing MV anymore, shitty music, horrible artist, terrible agent... so that it makes the MV in Switzerland (one of the most expansive place in Europe) look even more shitting than those low budget MVs in Hong Kong?

CHRISTINA AGUILERA - Welcome

"Welcome"

Woah, ohh

Welcome to the greatest show
Greatest show on earth
You've never seen before
Here the fairytale unfolds

What's behind the smoke and glass?
Painted faces, everybody wears a mask
Are you selling them your soul?
Well you'll be left out in the cold

Is it all blue skies
Fun and games untill you fall
Then you're left without anyone at all
You're riding on a shooting star
With a smile upon your face
But soon the shine fades

And you're left out all alone
Wondering where did they all go?
Oooh

Been jaded, hated,
Who'll be around when the limelight's faded?
Been shut down, pushed out
Made to smile when I wanted to frown

Always taking a bow
Always working the crowd
Always breaking new ground
Always playing the clown
Who'll be sticking it out?
Who'll be staying around
When the lights go down?

CHRISTINA AGUILERA - Enter The Circus

"Enter The Circus"

Ladies and gentlemen
Boys and girls
Step right up, step right up
Come closer, you won't believe your eyes
Behind this curtain,
Witness something you've never seen before,
Heard before, dreamt before
The most amazing show on earth

La la la la la la la
It's the most amazing show on earth
La la la la la la la

Do you want to be widely entertained?
People to know your name?
Do you crave fame?
Well they say "things aren't always what they seem to be"
Even your greatest fantasies
You won't believe your eyes
Won't even recognise
The wonderment that lies
Behind the shimmer and the lights

Is it true what they say?
Is it all just fun and games?
Or is there more behind the makeup,
And the faces full of paint?

I ask you, do you want to come and play?
Hahahaha
Get the world to come and play
Hahahaha

So sit back, relax, fasten your seatbelts
It's going to be a bumpy ride to the other side