I recently became fascinated with the idea of daily routines, habits that enable us to overcome the mundane to do what is essential. I have always loved the Chinese phrase “天天” which means daily or day after day. For me, creativity is not rocket science. It has more to do with the ability to keep plugging at [...]
June 24, 2009
大众DV杂志和佳能Canon邀请我在这个星期五做一个讲座，主题为《 如何制作. 怎样传播：网络纪元的机遇》，欢迎出席。 日期：2009年6月26日周五下午2点 地点：北京市西城区华远街13号置地星座A座首层(西单君太百货西侧) 以下是我星期五讲座的重点： 如何制作 创意是无本生意：如何构思一部影片的拍摄 时空的画布：如何拉出故事线。 人物原型： 如何挖掘可以传播全球的故事 怎样传播： 从一部影片的两款海报谈起：传播与视角 我能被搜到故我存在：网络传播的逻辑 社交网站与传播电力转发论 结语 小成本如何立大功 如何做个独立但不孤立的DV导演
June 23, 2009
I came across this recently in one of Fred Wilson’s presentations on the future web trends : Six Words to Live By on the Internet: Global, Social, Open, Mobile, Playful, Intelligent And number seven would be Instantaneous I especially like the word ‘playful.’ I like to think of the web as virtual sandbox for play, invention and [...]
June 20, 2009
I am not a big fan of internet shows but here is one that is brilliantly executed : Black Cab Sessions.
February 12, 2009
I have not updated this blog for close to 9 months now. I was caught up in the whirlwind of promoting and screening my documentary about the Beijing Olympics. Now it is time to get back to some blogging. BTW you can watch the film online. You are more than welcome to steal this movie.
March 31, 2008
I just completed the trailer for my Beijing Olympics film, Boomtown Beijing,just in time for the upcoming Singapore International Film Festival and the charity screening in Beijing on April 20th. A big thank you to my friend, Zhou Hou Heng (周侯衡） , for helping me edit and package the trailer. Watch the trailer here: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAvrVr_P1Bk&hl=en]
March 18, 2008
For many years, I have attended the Singapore International Film Festival as a movie-goer. This year, for the first time, I will be attending the festival as a filmmaker. My documentary about the Beijing Olympics, Boomtown Beijing, will be screening at in the Singapore Panorama section on Wed April 9th at 9:15pm and Sat April [...]
March 1, 2008
A few years ago, I had the pleasure of directing the biography of Taiwanese sculptor Ju Ming. He is best known for his quirky Living World Series and the monumental Tai Chi Series. In the process of filming the documentary, I fell in love with the wonderful space that is the Ju Ming museum, an [...]
June 15, 2010