Chung Dha Lam

Fast Love contest entry!

2012-05-26T11:30:00.001+02:00

This short film is an ending made for a contest video which for one2free which you can see in the link below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aLWB30hQWI Shot with: Canon EOS 550D with Magic Lantern Canon 50mm f1.8 mrk2 Sigma 28mm f1.8 Cokin bokeh custom filters Manfrotto videopod Location: Causeway Bay, Hong Kong Jeannie Chong- Cherry Cheung Alan Luk - Henry Cheung Director, script, effect, editing, cinematography - Chung Dha Production - Sagat Cheung Production by Frogami Please watch, like and share this video!

Macau from outside the casinos

2012-05-07T19:36:00.001+02:00

Mainly I go to Macau from time to time but I rarely be there for gambling actually Macau is such an awesome place with totally unexpected stuff. It literally is a mesh up of las Vegas , Hong Kong and Spain or Portugal. The here is a set of pictures I took with my iPad and added filters from just giving them very old vintage look.

Delhi Belly

2012-05-07T19:11:00.001+02:00

First a big Thanks to Elena who got the ticket plus posted about the special preview.

I have to say overall it's not a bad movie felt very British somehow. The plot is interesting and allot of stuff happens which kinda at few moment to kinda start to loose the picture who is what. But overall very funny stuff.

But have to say the ending with the mv kinda felt odd as it did not add more to the ending nor made it spectacular. Wish they just ended without the mv or added a scene after the mv and also would been better if they made the mv shorter as everybody was kinda just waiting for it to end.

Back in 2005

2012-05-02T19:32:00.001+02:00

Kinda awesome I already know this be some special product in 2005 but damn I wish I knew the people I knew now so literally could had build these products back then. Here below is a sketch plus notes I wrote in 2005 got plenty of these stuff in my very first black book, now kinda looking and there should be a major message to myself somewhere how I should be working.

MacSilo logo contest 2nd place!

2012-05-01T17:04:00.001+02:00

Trying to get back doing logo pitches got 2nd place! Need to get myself back into the action had to say was the first batch I sensed and didn't check nor updated new batch of designs. Have to do better next time!

Product photography!

2012-05-01T16:41:00.001+02:00

Last week been busy doing all sort of stuff even product photography again. As I was busy helping out a catalog, we saw that the picture that the client was sending were quite low res ( website pictures) for printing. So the first thing was to get all the pictures retaken , however the thing is that I wasn't the art director so did not knew how the whole thing was handled. I though they send a pro to do the pictures.

When the pictures arrived I had to retouch them but then I saw how horrible the picture were. They had been taken with 5d but with a wide angle lens and inside a light tent, this cause that there bottles all got perspective changes and you saw the horrible reflections on the bottle of the tent.

Mainly the thing is I also own a tent but only under certain circumstances I would use it, it's not advisable to take all kinds of products with it.

So the thing was I had to rebuild the products in photoshop to remove the reflections but to rebuild every bottle took too much time plus I could not also build every bottle back to the correct perspective cause that meant even more time.

So in the end I said I can also do product photography ad have the right equipment. Below you can see the test pictures of what I took in my office of random product. As I cannot show you the product that were taken for the client yet. The pictures below were taken with Canon EOS 550d with a 135mm f2.8 Makikonen with 3points light setup.

Nissan juke rock event

2012-05-01T16:21:00.001+02:00

Yesterday went to Tai Koo wit a friend and watch Paul Wong, Rock Sugar, symphonia and ToNick preform.

SketchBookX

2012-04-17T15:02:00.001+02:00

Finally found the feature I wanted able take pic with sketchbook directly instead having to import. Now can draw or write notes quickly on pictures!

Octopus keychain

2012-04-13T21:30:00.001+02:00

I recently acquired a new octopus card which is a way to pay for things in Hong Kong. The standard one is card however mine broke. And the card is easily to break in your pocket. Now I bought a keychain version, which is easier and smaller than the standard card. I would see the future it be the standard.

Awesome after effects! / Inspired

2012-04-03T22:51:00.000+02:00

Jeff Desom basically rebuild the whole backyard from the Alfred Hitchcock movie the rear window in after effects and build a whole time lapse out of it. I have to say I still haven't watch watch all the Hitchcock movies.

Solipsistic / inspired

2012-04-03T22:32:00.000+02:00

This is just too amazing, hope it inspires you as it inspires me with amazing images.

Directed by Andrew Thomas Huang
andrewthomashuang.com
WINNER at SLAMDANCE 2012 of the Special Jury Prize for Experimental Short
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Original Soundtrack: itunes.apple.com/us/artist/the-nautilus-diary/id514184687
Cast Featuring: Mary Elise Hayden, Marissa Merrill & Dustin Edward
Executive Producers: David Lyons & Andrew Huang
Producers: Laura Merians & Stephanie Marshall
Cinematographer: Laura Merians
Production Designer: Hugh Zeigler
Costume Designer: Lindsey Mortensen
Hair & Makeup Designer: Jennifer Cunningham
Sound Design & Original Score: Andrew Huang
A Moo Studios & Future You Production
Copyright 2012 Andrew Huang All Rights Reserved.

Filming the sky

2012-04-02T22:50:00.000+02:00

Basically I adapted my steadicam to shoot towards the sky and I have to say I was shooting blind in the vid as i could not see the monitor and was actually walking way too fast. Next time I need to take my time and walk way slower and more steady and also will try do film one in the day time to see the difference.

Why I shot this angle is because I often when looking at angles I find this angle be very interesting as specially when you walk you will see big perspective changes, Also I find that not allot of people have shot this with a steadicam, its either be used with a dolly or glidetrack or on a vehicle, however if you try to do this handheld it be very hard and dangerous as you either dont see where you are walking or don't see what you are shooting. So I choose for the latter but still kinda know what I am shooting. Mainly want to use this too shoot buildings or big tall objects from this angle for corporate videos.

Camera: Canon EOS 550d
Lens: Zenitar 16mm f2.8
Steadicam: Hague MMC with diy extra parts to shoot sky angle.

Phone Case Trend and concepts

2012-04-01T15:27:00.001+02:00

At the moment there too much phone cases out there especially in Hong Kong you will find ever stores who are specified selling just phone cases. However at the moment the only function to those cases are that they protect the phone when it fall and also decorate the phone so it differs from others do you could easily identify your own. However as trend standard cases kinda coming to a halt as it is just now producing only new graphics.

However the new trends will be adding more function than just only design. As out there now there are cases which include an external battery to recharge your phone or extend the battery life. As people using their phones like crazy use up allot of the power pretty quick. However some of them are quite huge and allot of them don't have much different designs to choose from and mostly be just the same version for sell now, but future trend these covers be low cost to produce and have more designs and graphics to choose from.

Concept below is my personal view and will see it happen soon people add an extra compartment with the phone as I have notice people kinda already doing this. Allot of girls who are going out to party often only carry a phone and a wallet some just even only have a phone and money hidden under the phone cover for paying stuff and transport. As thin money would easily fit, but what if the compartment was bigger so you could put more in there or have it as a card holder.

As at the moment in Hong Kong there is no tech yet to pay for stuff by phone but mainly by octopus card which wirelessly transfer money just by waving it over the scanner so a phone case with this built in be ideal too.

Another be that the back of the cover is very much a wallet you can open and close to put stuff in of course it should not be too big as the phone with cover should be easily put into your pockets.

Health app concept

2012-03-30T21:38:00.001+02:00

This app is totally to reflect on yourself and not show pictures of others. My idea is to have an app where you take a picture of yourself and can match up or write down what you did or what you ate and cause a reaction to your body. You might at something you normally would not eat and the next day get a rash or pimples. You can write it down for yourself as a reminder. You could write down your allergies and more. Also would like to implement the barcode search tool which search full info of any product and can show if you could be allergic to it. Also of course you could take a pic of yourself eating the product and will show up your reaction to it to remind you that it could be unhealthy for you.

Jam Project at Hkamf!!!

2012-03-30T18:35:00.001+02:00

Awesome cause it somehow recognized all the songs they sang, as the are all Anime theme songs!

Alex Wu at Hkamf!

2012-03-30T18:32:00.001+02:00

Actually saw Alex up close at the Madonna album release party at Magnum, he actually elbowed me by accident don't think he noticed it too.

Melvis and Toby!

2012-03-30T18:08:00.001+02:00

This is a character I am working on as a personal side project and already written a full opening story about it. Will start making the animation for it soon.

Testing YouTube 9:16

2012-03-30T16:26:00.000+02:00

Uploaded 9:16 video on YouTube but not tested it by posting on blogger. This is just test if it's supported In embedding as it not supported size on their own page.

Marc Jacobs

2012-03-29T16:08:00.001+02:00

Private event showing the new Collection. However I have to say it totally nothing new nor really much innovative, cause it is just vintage clothing and mostly close to copycat collection than a real innovative styling. Also it's a styled very very retro or vintage. Have to say some people might wear it but I think be more in combination do its less overly vintage.

Accesoiries for ipad

2012-03-28T22:29:00.001+02:00

These are just some funky ideas that could happen in the future.

Extend memory cover, as there are iPhone covers which extend the battery life of the phone which actually could be made for iPad but have to say the iPad does not use that much power as it is not really needed. But have to say I would not mind if someone build a cover which has built in card readers and the USB. As the standard sd card reader you can buy sticks out allot and would not really keep it on the iPad nor does allot of covers have space for you to stick the sd card reader onto the iPad.

Wifi drives, wireless external memory but not meaning iCloud where you need Internet to get access to you files, cause Internet speed is never going to be fast enough to simply transfer huge video files. So in the future be either through a wifi link up with a external drive.

Wifi blu ray or DVD players, as the monitor be improved on the newer versions people would want to look at movies using the iPad and converting and putting it on the iPad be such a pain and not all locations you would have access to Internet nor you want to use up your data limit to watch movies which actually be pretty fast to use up. So you want to have a external optical drive that has a built in battery and wifi to connect to you iPad do you can watch movies this way. Or it be a cover with the built in optical drive and power supply.

Polaroid cover, a cover on the back which could basically print out pictures you took with your iPad as the new iPad has a better resolution to take pics it be great to print them out, however Polaroid and Canon do have a Bluetooth portable printer on the market, however not one that you can stick onto your iPad.

iPad camera not for lefthanded

2012-03-28T21:55:00.001+02:00

Actually wish they put the button on the leftside in the iOS5.1 as before on the bottom was annoying as you would rarely hold it there. But have to say putting it on the right side is not much of an improvement as I be holding the iPad allot with my left hand and sometimes want to take a picture of something I am holding in my right hand. It kinda for me to do it the other way around or put the object down to take a picture. Also it's not great to hold the iPad just with your right hand as the cover then be flapping around making it hard to hold the iPad more steady. For me I feel it be better to put it on the left side or be able to move the button around like the assistive touch button.

Call and listen to music!

2012-03-28T21:39:00.001+02:00

Have to say I still dunno why there isn't any phone out there which has this function as I do this allot of times, I'd be listening to music from my laptop and a phone call would come in and be listening music one ear and listen to the call on the other. This is my kind of multitasking hehehe. But have to say sometimes be listening to the radio while a phone comes in and both headphone jumps to phone mode and be missing the news from the radio or and important talk on the radio. Really hate when I just want to hear what weather it be and someone calls me exactly at that time. It could be just me who want this feature but have to say its just a simple thing to program. If I go phone shopping the next time and someone present that the phone is great to listen to music I'd be definitely ask if it got this feature.

Sketch search engine

2012-03-28T21:21:00.001+02:00

Just playing draw something it actually reminded me of an old report I wrote about what will happen in 10years tech while I was still studying industrial design. Not that I wrote about this game but mostly about a search engine with the use of sketch or uploading an image. The development for it to work better over the time is that people would actually draw with it and each time by collecting the data it would improve. If the developers of draw something are smart enough to actually save the data of everything people drew with a certain word, the amount of information is actually useful to develop such a sketch search engine as every stroke was recorded how people draw certain objects.

However doing a little research there is already someone developing it since 2006. Cause for me as a logo designer it is a very useful tool for me to find if there are already similar designs t there or not. Especially you do not want to have an identical logo as another company by accident.

The search engine is called Retrievr. You can check it out by following this link http://labs.systemone.at/retrievr .Only bad is that it uses Flash and I can not open it with my iPad. It would be great if the would make an html5 version. Cause I was thinking of developing this too back then but had total limited knowledge of this kind of coding nor knew people who could code it. However this is a useful tool for designers to find their own works online and to double check their designs. And for photographers they could check for their photos if everybody who used the picture actually bought it from them and not just copied and erased the watermark. However it be great to if their be an apps for this kind of search engine. Have to say how it develop in my report is eventually to be sold to one of the bigger search engines as its hard to be just a search engine for only sketch and images and not for the rest.

Juicy Couture opening at IFC!

2012-03-27T14:54:00.001+02:00

At the 3rd floor of the oval atrium at IFC the new Juicy Couture opened. Press Party was held at the Pure Red Bar.

Olivia Ong at Hkamf!

2012-03-27T12:15:00.001+02:00

Awesome performance by Olivia Ong!