We own an 8-ft ProAm camera crane. If you would like to check it out, contact Danny Y. Huang at yh1 [at] williams [dot] edu. Here is a short film that I made entirely using this crane.
Archive for April, 2009
Music video production
On April - 28 - 2009
“Saluting the Sea”
We are producing a music video for the Williams Student Symphony this Sunday (May 3), from 1:30 – 4 PM.
This project defies conventional one-camera-taping-the-concert style. It tells a story, both on-stage and off-stage, with a touch of personality and intimacy by focusing on the human details. The project involves a four-camera set-up, with one camera on a 8-ft crane, one doing a long shot and two others, hand-held, picking up detailed actions from various musicians. We may do a short, improvised interview with some of the musicians.
The production time is from 1:30 – 4 PM this coming Sunday, May 3. We’re setting up and planning all the shots from 1:30 – 3 PM. The concert goes from 3 – 4 PM. If you have time, you can stay back for 15 minutes and help out with cleaning up.
Contact Danny Y. Huang at yh1 [at] williams [dot] edu if you’re interested in this project. You’ll not be paid, but you’ll be rewarded with a thrilling (and stressful) live, large-scale production experience.
More information about the concert can be found here: http://music.williams.edu/node/929
Month of Chinese Queer Films
On April - 5 - 2009
April is our Month of Chinese Queer Films, in which we would like to highlight the lives of the homosexual in modern Chinese society, especially given that homosexuality is still widely considered a taboo topic in the culture.
Time
7:30 PM every Friday evening in April
Location
Paresky Theater (Basement of Paresky)
April 10: Farewell My Concubine / 霸王别姬 (1993)
This awarding winning film presents a love triangle between two male Beijing Opera singers and a woman through turbulent times: the Communist takeover and the Cultural Revolution. Starring Li Gong. Directed by Kaige Chen.
April 17: Lan Yu / 蓝宇 (2001)
Lan Yu is a young college boy who falls in love with a wealthy businessman. It’s a gripping tale of sexual desires, money and true love during a tumultuous period in modern Chinese history. Starring Ye Liu. Directed by Stanley Kwan.
April 24: The Wedding Banquet / 喜筵(1993)
Directed by Ang Lee, this dark comedy explores the clashes between traditional Chinese family values, marriage and homosexuality.
