I’ve been made to feel really welcome here in Hong Kong. Today, at DELF we were given our Digital Pioneer awards. Luckily it didn’t involve having to prepare a speech!
To top off a great day, last night we had a behind-the-scenes tour of Happy Valley, Hong Kong’s horse racing stadium. We were guided through the control rooms, the TV monitoring and broadcasting room and saw first hand how £50 Million goes through the stadium each night.
I put a punt on one of the horses [...]
(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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
