Monthly Archives: March 2007

In conversation with Scott Ross

(Photo by Emma Peios)
Today was the highlight of my time in Hong Kong so far. I was lucky enough to have a chat with Scott Ross, CEO of Digital Domain (filmography here).
It’s not often you get to speak face to face on a personal level with the head
of the company that produced the visual effects [...]

By stef | Posted March 21, 2007 in Blog, Hong Kong | Comments (11)

Hong Kong - Cyberport

And so begins our Digital Pioneers programme in Hong Kong. It was a whirlwind day today, and the following few days look set to be just as busy.
We started with a visit to Menfond electronic art who have done post-production for films like Hero and Ultra Violet. We had a very interesting talk by Victor [...]

By stef | Posted March 20, 2007 in Hong Kong | Comments (0)

Hong Kong Day Two – Bokeh

Sunday in Hong Kong feels much like any other day with its bustling urban sprawl during the day and Bladerunneresque neon blaze by night.
We met up with our Digital Pioneer HK counterparts for lunch today atop the Peak, HK’s tallest mountain. They are a great bunch of people and I’m looking forward to getting to [...]

By stef | Posted March 18, 2007 in Blog, Hong Kong | Comments (0)

Digital Pioneers arrive in Hong Kong

Without even a pause for breath from the mind-expanding experience that was South By SouthWest in Texas I’ve flown back to the UK, said hello to the girls, then flown straight out to Hong Kong.
I’m here as part of a project called Digital Pioneers with the British Council.
Late last year there was a call for [...]

By stef | Posted March 18, 2007 in Blog | Comments (0)

Name in Lights is going viral

I’ve just looked through the statistics for the Name in Lights site that we launched before I went out to Texas last week.
As a reminder, it’s a site where you can see what your name will look like in huge Hollywood-style lettering and then enter a competition for why it should be made into real-world [...]

By stef | Posted March 18, 2007 in Blog, Websites | Comments (0)