CMe Creative Media Studio

New Composition: Elegy

longzijun — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 02:54:15 +0000

A new song has been added to the background music series (cmestudio.wordpress.com/2011/09/11/background-music-series-longzijun/). This is a slow, soft and melancholy piece.

Classical Music Series

longzijun — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:54:34 +0000

This is a new series. It will focus on solo classical music perfomances by our students. Our first recording is:

1. Tong Chi-ling performs Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Prelude in E-flat Major, Op. 23, No. 6

Download mp3: www.box.com/s/91tekkreelclol0fvan4
Download wav: www.box.com/s/30rxolp1xirsnxzb4b6q

We hope to have more videos for you soon.

Classical Piano Recording: Rachmaninoff Prelude in E-flat Major, Op. 23, No. 6

longzijun — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:29:02 +0000

Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff
Pianist: Tong Chi-ling
Recorded by: longzijun (January 2012)

Download mp3: www.box.com/s/91tekkreelclol0fvan4
Download wav: www.box.com/s/30rxolp1xirsnxzb4b6q

This is our first classical mmusic recording featuring performances by our students. You may use the audio track as background music (e.g., for videos, animations, dance performances or presentations) for non-commercial purposes; simply add the song name, the name of the performer (Tong Chi-ling) and the address of this website (cmestudio.wordpress.com) in the credits. The music composition, published in 1903 is in the public domain in most countries, including America (for more information about copyright, public domain and classical music see longzijun.wordpress.com/2012/01/18/classical-music-public-domain-and-copyright/).
Unfortunately, unscrupulous companies have been false copyright claims on classical music compositions, so if you use this track on YouTube, you may get a Content ID match when uploading your video. However, the rights to this music composition are in the public domain and it is an original performance.

The song was recorded on a Yamaha Clavinova. Of course, this kind of electronic piano does not have the touch or sound of a real piano; however, it is quite useful for recording. It is extremly difficult to get good quality recordings of real pianos (even if you have professional equipment and a room with good acoustics, which we don’t) because the sound they produce is very complex.

Our First Video to Hit 100,000 Views

longzijun — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 06:24:34 +0000

It is always a struggle to get views on YouTube, so we are happy to see one of our videos reach 100,000 views. Strangely, it is not one of our main videos; it is simply the background music for the Dreamers HK: Your Dream in Life video. The song was composed by the studio supervisor, Mr Stephen Richards (who uses the pseudonym longzijun for media-related work) for the video that was produced by Winsome Wong, Maggie Lai, Teresa Ng and Evangeline Hung. In their video, they ask people about their dreams’in life.

Dreams by longzijun

Dreamers HK: Your Dream in Life

Creative Media Studio @ Watt Asia

longzijun — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 06:12:29 +0000

Watt Asia is a new video, music and fashion photography site aimed at young adults in the China market (Hong Kong, the Mainland, Taiwan and the Chinese diaspora). We have been uploading some of our videos here (mainly our music videos and other things we might appeal to the users of this site). Do drop by our channel and like our videos: watt.asia/cme

Mock Advertisements

longzijun — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 03:52:41 +0000

Type of Media: Video Advertisements
Completed: November 2011
3D Gold Ad: Shot and edited by Maggie Lai, Teresa Ng and Winsome Wong; with music by Stephen Richards (longzijun), acting by Cherry Chan (our former English Teaching Assistant) and her friend.

Be Beauty Ad: Shot and edited by Tracy Chiu and Amy Kwok; Acting by Michelle Wong (and her father); lyrics and melody composed by Tracy; lead
vocals by Tracy; backing vocals by Amy, musical arrangement and recording by Stephen Richards (longzijun)

Our studio team won three awards in a video advertisement competition organized by the Chinese Manufacturers Association Youth Committee Video Competition (第46屆工展會－全港中學生廣告短片創作比賽) In this competition, teams of students produced mock advertisements for real companies.

Our videos produced for 3D-GOLD and Modern Beauty Salon (Be Beauty) were selected as the best videos produced for the respective companies. Michelle Wong also won the award for best actress.

This was quite a good competition as students needed to think about the strategies and lines of appeal and how to tell their story in 30 seconds.

In the ad for 3D-GOLD, the team focused on how the product can be an enduring keepsake that can reawaken happy memories of love. In the Be Beauty Ad, rather than presenting a negative message (e.g., your skin us unattractive, so you should use the product), the team presents a positive image of the product as part of a healthy skincare and health regime.

Video of the Awards Ceremony

Studio Team Wins Three Awards

longzijun — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 03:15:14 +0000

Our videos produced for 3D-GOLD and Modern Beauty Salon (Be Beauty) were selected as the best videos produced for the respective companies. Michelle Wong also won the award for best actress.

3D-GOLD: Maggie Lai, Teresa Ng, Winsome Wong

Modern Beauty Salon: Tracy Chiu, Amy Kwok, Michelle Wong

Awards Ceremony

Finalists in the Chinese Manufacturer’s Association Youth Committee Video Competition (第46屆工展會－全港中學生廣告短片創作比賽)

longzijun — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 01:18:10 +0000

We have two teams in the finals of the video advertising competition for secondary schools ( 第46屆工展會－全港中學生廣告短片創作比賽) organized by the Chinese Manufacturer’s Association Youth Committee (香港中華廠商聯合會青年委員會) in Hong Kong. The teams were assigned products and had to produce a video advertisement under 30 seconds. You can visit the voting site and cast your vote:

cmayouth.hk/2011/vote/

Our teams are:

Group 129
Company: 3D-Gold
Theme of our ad: life-long love

Group: 130
Product: Be Beauty skin-care line for Modern Beauty Salon
Theme of our ad: Be cosmetic products are part of a healthy skin-care regime

Do have a look at the two videos and vote for us!

Interview with Xu Xi

longzijun — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 03:27:11 +0000

Type of Media: Video (series of several videos)
Completed: In progress
Created by: Winsome Wong, Maggie Lai, Evangeline Hung & Teresa Ng (editing, camera work, audio recording, translation, illustrations) & Stephen Richards (additional editing, music compositon)

Our interview with Xu Xi, a writer in Hong Kong (and Writer-in-Residence at City University of Hong Kong), was intended to be part of our Dreamers HK video (cmestudio.wordpress.com/2011/02/22/dreamers-hk-part-1/); however, the interview footage didn’t go well with our other videos, so we are publishing these videos separately.

1. Xu Xi: My Dream in Life

Music: Mars and Stars by DanOSongs (Free Royalty Free Music by DanoSongs.com)
Illustration: Maggie Lai

2. Xy Xi: First Writing Experiences (During Childhood)

Music: Excerpt from ‘Dreams’ by longzijun
Illustration: Maggie Lai

3. Xu Xi: Responding to Criticism

Music: Excerpt from ‘Dreams’ by longzijun

4. Xu Xi: Capturing Cantonese Dialogue in English

Music: Mars and Stars by DanOSongs (Free Royalty Free Music by DanoSongs.com)
Illustration: Maggie, Teresa and Winsome

5. Xu Xi: Forging a Career as a Writer

Music: ’Dreams Outtake (first draft)’ by longzijun

6. Xu Xi: Writing in English (English as a World Language)

Music: Mars and Stars by DanOSongs (Free Royalty Free Music by DanoSongs.com)

7. Xu Xi: Writing Fiction (Character and Conflict)

Music: xuxi by longzijun

Once Upon a Time – Original Song by Heitung (English and Cantonese versions)

longzijun — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 13:57:42 +0000

Type of Media: Music Video
Completed: October 2011
Music by Heitung
Lyrics by Marc Chik (English) amd Alvin Hui (Cantonese)
Vocals & piano by Heitung
Recording, Mixing & Editing: Stephen Richards (longzijun): longzijun.wordpress.com

This original song performed by Heitung is the third in a serious of pop music videos featuring students at Lam Woo. The purpose of this series is allow students to share their love of music while helping them develop their talents as performers and songwriters.

Heitung is a young singer-songwriter in Form 5 (i.e., Grade 11). This is her first YouTube Video.

Technical Information

Recorded and mixed using Sonar Home Studio
Noise reduction and compression: Magix Audio Cleaning Lab

Lyrics

Once Upon a Time

Once upon a time
I’ve lost my mind
I’ve been losing days
Inside the haze
But then you walk into my life
I’ve found hope to take

Hands of fate seems so cold
Giving me a vacant hope
Though tears have filled my eyes
I swear I won’t cry

*What makes me laugh when you’re around
What lets me down when we’re apart
Oh you have to let me know
To get over you
I don’t wanna be a fool anymore*

Everything
that you have done
No matter what they are
I’ll bear in mind
Though tears have filled my eyes
I swear I won’t cry

*What makes me laugh when you’re around
What lets me down when we’re apart
Oh you have to let me know
To get over you
I don’t wanna be a fool anymore

I want to sleep with your voice
This tragic kiss left me no choice
I just wanna let you know
when the night seems so long
I will always be there by your side*

Oh you have to let me know
To get over you
I don’t wanna be a fool anymore

Cantonese Version

Heitung has also recorded a Cantonese version of her song (with lyrics by Alvin Hui)

忘記

誰為你顧慮心思交瘁？
誰為你淚垂歷久不衰？

過去了痛應該洗去無謂作負累
作錯了心都敲碎要奮鬥理想應該追
到振作了應想一趟誰人忘掉了麼？

誰可以將一切拋棄誰不記得昨日恬熙
但美好終須遠去留低只有憶記
誰曾燃亮我的心記不起

作錯了心都敲碎要奮鬥理想應該追
到振作了應想一趟誰人陪著你麼？

誰可以將一切拋棄誰不盼得以後恬熙
但再好終須遠去回憶轉變古記
誰曾燃亮我的心這知己

誰可以將一切捨棄誰不盼得以後恬熙
但再好終須遠去回憶轉變古記
誰曾燃亮我的心這知己

但再好終須遠去回憶轉變古記
誰曾燃亮我的心這知己