a short film inspired by wong kar-wai aka inverted wes anderson. or is it the other way around? (& maybe a video essay)

if you were banking for an Adobe premiere pro video editing / photoshop / Lightroom color grading or step printing tutorial. sorry there are more qualified people out there I hope u enjoyed this tho. releasing my California Dreamin and Happy Together song covers soon (jk unless)

taking our influences from / discusses the following wkw movies:
- In the Mood for Love (2000) | Maggie Cheung being the the i maggie shes hi are you free AND newjeans music video star Tony Leung
- Happy Together (1997) (my favorite film) | Leslie Cheung, forever more important to my mom than i am to her, Stephen Chow's good buddy Tony Leung, and Chang Chen
- Fallen Angels (1995) | Leon Lai who is in my spotify playlist to this day, Michelle Reis, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Charlie Yeung (as charlie), Karen Mok (as blondie, who is blonde wow)
- Chungking Express (1994) | Brigitte Lin (as another blonde but in a wig), Takeshi Kaneshiro's secret twin brother, Faye Wong whose voice can be engraved in my earlobes, trilingual icon (i mean so am i) Tony Leung, Valerie Chow
- 2046 (released not in 2046 ik crazy right. 2004) | Tony Leung, Maggie Cheung, Gong Li, Faye Wong, Chang Chen, and like so many other people oh my god this is a Wes Anderson ensemble

"Food in Wong Kar Wai's Happy Together" by Joel Blackledge:    • Food in Wong Kar-wai's Happy Together  

anyways. more incredibly real filmmaking tips and tutorials from a lil guy who has a Lai Yiu Fai & Ho Po Wing relationship with Adobe Premiere Pro. also short films and 王家衛 type beat cinematic vlogs / videos
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visual aesthetics and cinematography aside, and obviously being from HK i have so much interest in the conceptual storytelling the films, especially as the backdrop (as in contextual or historical) are similarly themes that ring true today. just like how Mr Chow and Mrs Chan (Su Li-zhen) in In the Mood for Love evoke universal themes and emotions on restraint love, forbidden romance, yearning etc - my personal connection with the city means there are aspects that are equally significant to me. and i believe it doesn't take that for other people to resonate with them, from national identity / queer relationships / toxic relationships. nostalgia on blast

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a cinematic joke currently wallowing in hong kong and in humid sweat. also watch Heat 1995 al pacino and robert deniro is in it. and wes anderson's asteroid city 2023

#wongkarwai #happytogether #filmmaking