The Stage officially is being taken down in the next few days. Unfortunately I have been filming in Guangzhou the past couple of months and have not had time to spend with my creation but hopefully some of you were able to make it out to West Kowloon and see it. There are still many bamboo chairs there so if any of you need them feel free to go down there and take them otherwise they will also be destroyed. Don't waste them! If anyone asks just say I asked you to come and have them!

The following was copied from Tony Chan's blog. I wish I could have been there to celebrate with you guys! Congratulations on your fist feature film as directors!

A big big big thank you to everyone's support and effort on our film.  The film was released in China on the 11th.  And we are the NO. 1 Chinese film!  The film will have its wide release in HK this week and across asia next week. 

《全城热恋》上映首日火爆 掀起全城热潮

Our last shot of the movie!!!  Two crazy directors sharing the same dream!  Thank you again to all our friends!!!

So this blog will be boring for most of you out there but for those into this....I got something you might like. It's the DSLR kit from Red Rock. As most of you know cameras like the Canon 5D mkII can now shoot high quality HD video that gives you a cinema like feel. That's mostly due to the fact that you get a great depth of field because you can change lenses which normal video camera can't do. The only draw back with these DSLRs is they suck ergonomically for shooting video. I get a sore wrist very quickly because I'm supporting the entire weight of the camera with the right hand side grip as my left must stay loose to chase the focus.


But the Red Rock Micro DSLR kit has just solved all my problems.There are many different packages you can get but I got the Field Cinema bundle which includes the shoulder mount kit and the mini focus follow. The key is the focus follow because it turns the Canon 5D mkII I have into something that feels like a real film camera only smaller, lighter and a helluva lot cheaper. Now instead of trying to pull focus with the focus ring on the lens and shaking the whole camera while I do it, I just turn the smoothly geared focus nob and get smooth images with very silky smooth shifts in focus. The kit does make the whole system quite a bit heavier but with it sitting on your shoulder a lot of that is alleviated plus the added weight keeps the camera from getting bouncy and thus producing more stable, less shaky images. The professional hand grips also make it easy to point and shoot however and wherever you like.


This system is not exactly cheap so the regular consumer is not really going to find this worthwhile but if you are a professional or prosumer shooting a lot of video, you may definitely want to consider this item. There are many different kits available depending on your particular needs. All I can say is I'm very happy with my new toy. To learn more about Red Rock or to order a kit of your own check out their site here.

|Yes, long time no blog. That's because I'm working on a new movie here in China and really don't have time to think about anything else. I do however want to share these photos from a short film I did just before coming here with Clara Law. Clara and I worked together on Like a Dream which is finally coming out at the Hong Kong International Film Festival this March.

Red Earth is a short film that Clara and I did for the HKIFF so you will be able to see it there too. It's hard to explain but the best way is that it is a futuristic love story with an emphasis on the environment. We shot it all with the Canon 5D and used a combination of stills and HD video. The great thing about the 5D is that you can do both with it and the images are beautiful. See for yourself. The short film also stars fellow AnDer Grace Huang.

Enjoy!

http://you.video.sina.com.cn/b/1489235-1260983387.html

Thanks to Medussa722 who dragged this up from Sina.com so everyone can see it. This was the craziest stunt ever but Min volunteered to do this. We did this for the show "Chiseen" I produced for Asia MTV's Whatever things about 5 years ago. This clip spread around on the internet and eventually Min got a call from a US tv show and was invited to perform the same stunt again. But because of safety laws there they did it with movie pyrotechnics and he a had a fireproof suit on, so not anywhere near as crazy as this.