A music video collaboration with underground Hong Kong rapper YUWEN.
Director: Shama Ng | Cinematographer: Asgard Wong | Editor: Shama Ng | Secondary Photography: Li San Kit Andy
In many ways, this music video was the byproduct of the crew’s shared experience in Germany. Most of us were from CityU Hong Kong on a joint degree program at Leuphana, and YUWEN produced the track during this two-year period. Here cinematographer Asgard Wong can be seen adjusting the lighting setup while I give YUWEN directions between takes.
The design of this project lived through several iterations, but the intention from the beginning was to create a slightly surreal atmosphere with the costume, colors, and set design. The character of the Boy, the protagonist of the film, was inspired by feelings of identity loss and unbelonging.
This entire film was shot guerilla-fashion. For the train scenes, the cast and crew hopped on U-Bahns around Hamburg, in hopes of finding an empty line. In the picture we encountered an obstacle: we didn’t think of a way to communicate between train cars during the shoot. So we put our phones on loudspeaker, much to the embarrassment of the German members of our crew.
Group photo of the key creative members of the production. From left to right: Andy Li (second unit photography, BTS, and art director), Shama Ng (director and editor), Asgard Wong (cinematographer), and Yu Chau (YUWEN).