People Who Make Me Smile #2

Now I know it's not cool no more! But again this entry is a photography thing, this time it's linked with a fad that came and went with the ferocity of a storm (casualties included). I'm talking planking, the buffoon sport that suited Australia's knock about, larikin sensibilities to a tee. Read into that, what you like.
But specifically it's about a duet from Taiwan who have taken the game of lying down to the next level, playing it with consummate passion but what separates them out and makes me smile is the attention to the photography. Shots are very beautiful, well composed, exposed, focused etc etc even without the planking element.

The Pujie Girls

"Pujie Girls literally translates to “falling on the street” in Mandarin, the name is also a pun on the Cantonese curse “Puk Gai” which means “may you drop dead”. 

Check out some more photos on their blog

 Hats off I say, Hoorah for the PKGirls

FAFFed around on the Docklands

FAFF trailer/promo shoot
Fantastic Asia Film Festival

Role Call:
Jenifer, Takako, Stephanie, Natasha, Susan, Cici, Hee, Vi and Chris
Crew Call:
James B, James H, Matt P, Matt R, Josh, Chrisi, Paulini, Brooke

Arrival at 0900 for most down at the Docks setting up shop. 3 x make up stations and wardrobe
Vi and Takako were first up on Camera A for some stop mo blur shots.  Head and shoulder shots taken with a 1/2 to 1/4 sec shutter speed with deliberate movement to create a blurred frame. 750 + frames.
So for those inside the frame there is a lot of repetitious movement of the head from side to side and so on but the results were fantastic and quite spooky. When the body and shoulders were static the effect worked the strongest. Between James and the guys they produced the footage exactly how it was imagined. Success!

Takako about to become a human dragon fly

Meanwhile On Camera B Jenifer was doing a walk to camera in a cosplay costume dubbed the leather suit The idea here being that when she reaches camera she stops, then closes her eyes. She has a 2nd pair of eyes painted on her eyelids. Spooky!! We didn't really nail this concept for a number of reasons but essentially the eyes were not effective. Must give more notice!

After that it was Hee, Vi and Cici to film their personal reviews of some films they had seen. This was an idea from Neil to have people ranting on about their favourite scenes from an Asian Genre Film. They just keep going on and on. In the promo the camera will slowly move in on them until the audio is just faded out and the Logo comes up.

Have I shown you the Logo? Well here it is

Inaugural Festival Logo

Fantastic Asia Film Festival

The trailer shoot last Thursday....done and very very successful. We got a wealth of material sitting in the edit suite just waiting to be polished and finished and then posted. Apparently the 1st trailer (graphic based homage to Gasper Noe's Enter the Void) is triggering epileptic fits, from its rapid cuts, at the Nova. Yet to see it on the big screen myself but it is working a treat.
Just thought I'd give you a BTS of the trailer shoot and post some stills.
A big thanks to all involved on the day, it was ambitious and smooth.

Stephanie, Takako, Susan and James. Setting up for Trad Dress Stop Mo.

A more formal pose. James, Takako, Susan, Stephanie

This was just one of many ideas. Move a bit, pose, SNAP! Move a bit, pose, SNAP! etc etc
Very methodical and laborious but the results are very colourful and a lot of fun.

This one was a walk to camera with a whole lot of attitude. It's on a long lens so begins out of focus out then Jenifer walked into crisp focus when the frame was a close up.

Jenifer, after she 'owned' the walk to camera

Jenifer was in 3 looks for the day, here she is in Traditional Chinese Dress for a potential FAFF poster (unofficial at this stage)

more later.

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