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BEST NARRATOR AWARD - Junior section

School : St. Mark’s School
Documentary Title : Poisonous
Team Members : Cheng Tsz Ho (S3), Lo Ka Hei (S3)
  Chan Kit Hing (S3), So Ling Sze (S3)
  Lam Pak Him (S3)
Comments:
Very good use of local interviews with English subtitles. Good presenter, fluent & confident.
- Mr Phil Knauth, Editor-in-Chief, English Builder

BEST NARRATOR AWARD - Senior section

School : Canadian International School of Hong Kong
Documentary Title : WCJ Walkers
Team Members : Janice Wong (S6),Wayne Wong (S6)
  Carrie To (S6), Tony Lau (S6)
Comments:
Good cinematography, fairly balanced presentation. Could have added more views of buses in busy time to relate “buses” with “people’s demand”. Too long a script though informative. Should be more concise to focus the content and hold audience’s attention. But the cinematography was marked down slightly by the latter part of the interview. It seems that the two parts are filmed by two different persons – not consistent style. Whilst the filming of the first part is fairly good, the last part of the interviews are not properly done. The camera should not be stationary on him, but should have superimpose his voice on him talking happily to the student interviewer (not looking at the camera) and/or other background in relation to the content of his speech. Further, when interviewing the old couples Mr & Mrs To, the use of the camera angles are again too plain and not interesting – just stationary onto the old couples, should have tired different angles of shooting of Mrs To near and far, makes it more interesting, and perhaps interchange with some images of HK’s old buses, and street scenery of the year that she was referring to.
- Miss Susanna Chiu, Council Member of HK Institute o f CPA

BEST DIRECTING AWARD - Junior section

School : Heep Yunn School
Documentary Title : The other angle of conservation
Team Members : Yonny Chan (S4), Sharon Cheung (S4)
  Vivian Cho (S4), Apple Lin (S4)
  Olivia Tsang (S4)
Comments:
The documentary selected a good perspective, i.e., explaining the functionality of the Wetland Park, to express the producers’ thinking of the theme – environmental protection. Important knowledge, such as ecosystem, was well incorporated. The part was beautifully filmed and the accompanying music was well selected. The script needs more improvement so as to make the flow of ideas more coherent. There are only subtitle at the beginning and the end of the documentary. It would be better to add narration for these parts, especially when questions were raised.
- Dr Qin Jiang, WIDE World, Harvard Graduate School of Education

BEST DIRECTING AWARD - Senior section

School : Yan Chai Hospital No. 2 Secondary School
Documentary Title : More or Less?
Team Members : Yip Yi Man (S6), Hon Ka Lee (S6)
  Leung Ka Sin (S6), Wong Sik Yin (S6)
  Yip Ching Ying (S6)
Comments:
This documentary discusses an important philosophical question about life. Meanwhile, it captures two different sides of Hong Kong: materialism and nature. This shows the producers’ thinking of life and creativity. Music was well chose for different themes. In general, watching the documentary is a very pleasant experience. More editing is needed.
- Dr Qin Jiang, WIDE World, Harvard Graduate School of Education

BEST EDITING AWARD - Junior section

School : Raimondi College
Documentary Title : You and the Tube - A New Entertainment Style
Team Members : Au Chin Ching (S4), Keung Chun Hong (S4)
  Yu Yeung Chun (S4), Chan Ming Ho (S4)
  Tsoi Cheuk Leung (S4)
Comments:
The team chose a very interesting topic and did some research into making it understandable the social implication YouTube and how it may change the landscape of information being distributed forever. Even though the telling of the story was very plain and straightforward, they managed to do some editing, to pull in external videos to illustrate their topic. Well done.
- Dr Louis Woo, Director, Wiseman Education

BEST EDITING AWARD - Senior section

School : Canadian International School of Hong Kong
Documentary Title : Cantonese Opera: Is it a Fading Culture
Team Members : Cynthia Lee (S6), Dorothy Lee (S6)
  Renita Cheung (S6), Lai Jhun Cheng (S6)
  Shek Man (S6)
Comments:
Encouraging to see students of and international school to study on a topic relating to traditional culture. Good attempt to identify some significant topics on this particular subject. Good presentation skills.
- Mr King-Fai Yeung, Senior School Development Officer, Education & Manpower Bureau

BEST SCRIPT AWARD - Junior section

School : Diocesan Boys’ School
Documentary Title : Braising the colony
Team Members : Cheung Tsz Yeung (S4), Leung Ka Yeung Kevin (S4)
  Choi Wan Hei Matthew (S4), Chan Yik Hong Jason (S4)
  Lau Cheuk Kei Kevin (S4)
Comments:
Excellent coverage of subject materials, outstanding narration, very good sense of cultural history.
- Mr Phil Knauth, Editor-in-Chief, English Builder

BEST SCRIPT AWARD - Senior section

School : Canadian International School of Hong Kong
Documentary Title : Chopsticks: Unmasked
Team Members : Eugenia Ng (S6), Sherman Mak (S6)
  Otto Cheung (S6), Lillian Leung (S6)
  Katelyn Schroeder (S6)
Comments:
1. Voice – over must be loud and clear
2. Good music sets the mood for the whole story / documentary.
3. Excellent camera work (cinematography), script & nice simple editing
4. Interview very long, must be broken up by adding extra vision (e.g. stock footage, etc.)
5. Never use interview that has very noisy background
- Mr Bill McQueen, Creative Director & Mr Burman Lam, Producer, National Geographic Channel

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD - Junior section

School : Po Leung Kuk Laws Foundation College
Documentary Title : Hong Kong People and Culture
Team Members : Lam Hiu Man Nicole (S2), Ng Ga Kiu Bennie (S2)
  Leung Sin Sum Winnie (S2), Muk Kwun Yu Nicky (S2)
  Kei Ching Man Natalie (S2)
Comments:
The whole video is very energetic. The pictures illustrate a lot of things and are rich in content. The background music was well chosen, especially the Christmas portion. The script has good standard with good expression. The topic is easy to be understood and get to the point.
- Madam Shun-Hing Lau, Chairlady, HK Parents Association

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD - Senior section

School : St. Stephen’s College
Documentary Title : Discover and Eat
Team Members : Fok Yun Hei (S6), Yan Ho Kwan (S6)
  Cheung Kar Luk (S6), Yeung Jing Gon (S6)
  Ng Chun Kit (S6)
Comments:
The documentary discussed the eating culture in Hong Kong. From the comparative perspective, the producers effectively demonstrated the traditional Cha Chan Tang and its development. The producers are skillful in filming and editing, which lead to extraordinary visual effects. The accompanying music makes watching the documentary more pleasant.
- Dr Qin Jiang, WIDE World, Harvard Graduate School of Education

MOST CREATIVE AWARD - Junior section

School : St. Paul’s Convent School (Secondary Section)
Documentary Title : In search of the Ancient Sea Spider
Team Members : Stephanie Cheng (S2)
  Vivian Lai (S2)
Comments:
Well-researched: informative and educational; a very interesting subject; music well chosen: a sense of sadness delivered.
Voice not so well recorded: unclear
- Mr Robert Chan, Law Firm Senior Partner

MOST CREATIVE AWARD - Senior section

School : Yan Chai Hospital No. 2 Secondary School
Documentary Title : Troops
Team Members : Hui Chi Yung (S6), Yue Lap Kiu (S6)
  Li Hon Lung (S6), Yu Ka Sing (S6)
  Tsang Jie Khiong (S6)
Comments:
Very entertaining music: song well sung.
- Mr Robert Chan, Law Firm Senior Partner

MOST ENTERTAINING AWARD - Junior section

School : St. Paul’s Convent School (Secondary Section)
Documentary Title : MK Culture: A Shame or a Style?
Team Members : Gwendalin Chiu (S4), Vivianna Tse (S4)
  Sheryl Chui (S4), Karin Hung (S4)
Comments:
The interviews were done very well especially in selecting such a diverse group of interviewees. They did showcase a number of different views about this local culture. Two points worth noting: verbal quotes were edited too short and thus difficult to catch and secondly the voice-over is not too clear after speech alteration.
- Mr Lambert Chan, General Manager, Hong Kong Tourism Board

MOST ENTERTAINING AWARD - Senior section

School : Po Kok Secondary School
Documentary Title : Dai Pai Dong - Traditional Street Food Culture in Hong Kong
Team Members : Karen Chan (S6), Neko Cheng (S6)
  Sky Lau (S6), Francisco San (S6)
  Becky Szeto (S6)
Comments:
1. Good cinematography, especially inside the Dai Pai Dong, Interesting shots.
2. Good narrator
3. Audio consistency, some scenes the audio level is too low
- Mr Lambert Chan, General Manager, Hong Kong Tourism Board

BEST TEAM PLAY AWARD - Junior section

School : HKUGA College
Documentary Title : Japanese Kimonos
Team Members : Queenie Cheng (S1), Shirley Chan (S1)
  Samantha Au Young (S1)
Comments:
It is great to see a serious enquiry on a cross-cultural topic. Your interest has driven you to produce an in-depth understanding of research, enquiry and project planning. We particularly enjoy the part where you share what you’ve learnt during the making of the documentary. Good Work!
- Clement, CEO, Wiseman Education

BEST TEAM PLAY AWARD - Senior section

School : Yan Chai Hospital No. 2 Secondary School
Documentary Title : Bilingual Face of Hong Kong – Food and Wedding
Team Members : Collinz Law (S6), Ken Wong (S6)
  Wilson Pai (S6),Jacky Ting (S6)
Comments:
Well balanced presentation of both food and wedding by featuring a diverse range of different cultures co-existing in Hong Kong. The Interviews were done quite creatively especially the ending. Quite some hard work has been put behind in researching the topics. However, clarity of the voice-over can be improved so that audience can better understand and follow the story.
- Mr Lambert Chan, General Manager, Hong Kong Tourism Board

BEST DOCUMETNARY AWARD - Junior section

School : Ho Fung College
Documentary Title : HK @ Night
Team Members : Jane Wai (S3), Jasmine Sin (S3)
  Michael Tang (S3), Chloe Lee (S3)
Comments:
I love it! It issues are real and has a nice flow.
- Mr Bill McQueen, Creative Director & Mr Burman Lam, Producer, National Geographic Channel

BEST DOCUMETNARY AWARD - Senior section

School : St. Rose of Lima’s College
Documentary Title : The Antiquated
Team Members : Patsy Suen (S6), Judy Chan (S6)
  Sherman Pak (S6), Karen Ho (S6)
  Wendy Yim (S6)
Comments:
A very professional piece of work. Good background music, good interview, good English, clear picture and subtitles. Good variety between narrating and quoting interviewer’s speech.
- Dr Winnie Lai, Professor, The University of Hong Kong

THINK AGAIN AWARD - Junior section

School : Diocesan Boys’ School
Documentary Title : Braising the colony
Team Members : Cheung Tsz Yeung (S4), Leung Ka Yeung Kevin (S4)
  Choi Wan Hei Matthew (S4), Chan Yik Hong Jason (S4)
  Lau Cheuk Kei Kevin (S4)
Comments:
Excellent coverage of subject materials, outstanding narration, very good sense of cultural history.
- Mr Phil Knauth, Editor-in-Chief, English Builder

THINK AGAIN AWARD - Senior section

School : St. Paul’s Secondary School
Documentary Title : Androgyny
Team Members : Tiffany Lee (S5), Natalie Lau (S5)
  Magaret Yu (S5), Ariel Sin (S5)
  Angela Ngai (S5)
Comments:
It is a current hot topic of the youths today, a topic closes to their heart. It leads them to an interesting discussion. The interviewers were carefully and well selected. The guest ions of the interview are very proper and can reflect the current situation. Use a comparison between the Japanese and HK Androgyny is a well though planning and incorporates internationalism. The contents are rich and very interesting. The cinematography is very smooth and well shot.
- Madam Shun-Hing Lau, Chairlady, HK Parents Association

 

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