A Melody Looking
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| A Melody Looking | |
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| Directed by | Leon Lai |
| Produced by | Joseph Chan |
| Written by | Leon Lai, Maggie To, Leung Tin Yin, Eric Lau |
| Starring | Leon Lai Chapman To Janice Vidal Charles Ying Jill Vidal Emily Wong |
| Music by | Mark Lui |
| Running time | 78 min |
| Country |  Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese, English |
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A Melody Looking is a Hong Kong musical film written and directed by Leon Lai, released on November 18, 2006. The DVD was released on December 15, 2006.
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[edit] Cast
- Leon Lai as Leon
- Chapman To as Chapman
- Janice Wei as Janice
- Charles Ying as Charles
- Jill Wei as Jill
- Emily Wong as Emily
[edit] Background
This type of film is rarely seen in the HK Film Industry. It took about HK$ 10 million to make this film which was shot entirely in New York, USA. It starred Leon Lai, Janice Vidal, Jill Vidal, Charles Ying, Emily Wong and Chapman To who are all artists of Amusic. This 78-minute film features the latest songs by these popular singers, making A Melody Looking an enjoyable piece in both the visual and audio aspects.[1] It marks Leon debut as a director. A Rolls-Royce Phantom was used and a number of bridges including the Manhattan Bridge was used as a backdrop in the film.[2]
[edit] Plot summary
The story starts with a 16-year-old lovely and naive girl's search for a girl named Janice, who, reportedly, possesses a perfect and beautiful voice. She seeks assistance from a detective named Leon. During the search, Leon and his assistant Charles mix up Jill for her twin sister Janice. Thus a series of interesting things began to develop. Towards the end, when they have found the wanted person, they discovered that everything surrounding them actually reflect people's passion and care to love.[1][2]
[edit] Credits
- Presented by - Alvin Wang
- Director of Photography - Simon Hau
- Associated Producer - Maggie To
- Editor - Sai Fai
- Music Director - Mark Lui
Hong Kong Crew
- Assistant Production Manager - Iris Au Yeung
- Focus Puller - Fan Kwok Hing
- Gaffer - Wong Wing Chi
- 1st AC - Kwok Kei Lick
- Making of & Assistant to Leon Lai - B Chai
- Hong Kong Artist Image Design - Jade Leung
- Special Artist imgae designer - Andy Daniel
- Leon Image design - JC
- Artist executive - Winnie Au
- Artist co-ordinator - Wong Ho Fung, Koo Hor Tun
- Poster and Still co-ordinator - Sherley Hui
- Artist hair stylist - Tavin Hui, Zing Wong
- Make-up Artist - Jiang Zhong Pin, Marsha Ma
- Still photographer - Cheung Man Wah
- Assistant Still photographer - Gary Fo, Kit Kwok
US Crew Production
- Line Producer - Gine Lui
- Gobal Star Producer - Michael Wehrhahn
- First AD & Additional Screenwriter - Eric Lau
- 2nd AD - Aaron Calazza
- Script Translation & Production Assistant - Karen Kwan
- Key PA - Peter Vega
- Key Set - Jason Ramirez
- 2nd 2nd - James Quinn
- PA - Marx Naroge, Dave Shaw, Chris Lui, Brandon Michaels, Henry Liu, Kenny Chin, Boyce Wong, Ryan Tai
Location Department
- Location Manager - Brian Reingold
- Assistant Location Manager - Kijana Brown
- Location Co-ordinator - Jonathan Dael
- Location Scout - L. Cyre Rodriguez
Camera
- 2nd AC - Megan Nole, Michael Kenney
Electric
- US gaffer - Tom Murphy
- Key Grip - Billy Hevessy
- Grip - Mathew Murphy, Chris Neff, Carlyle Grant, Dave Dutkus, Alex Martin, Craig Striano, Leslie Gaines, Jason Sarrey
- Electric - Tom Cestare Jr.
- Crane Tech 1 - Antonio Jiminez
Sound
- Sound Mixer - Michelle
- Boom Operator - Sebastion
Art Dept.
- Production Designer - Joel Resnikoff
- Prop Master - Nicolo DePierro
- Art Assistants - Life , Cliff Brett
Costume dept.
- US wardrobe Stylist - Stephanie Fox
Security
- Security Officer - Bobby Samuels
- Security - Rick Hopkins, Morris Watford, Ryan Tai
Casting New York Casting
- NYC Casting Director - Aaron Caiazza, JT Talent, Global Star Prod.
- Catering - Sydney Ko, The Happy 16 Diner
Post Production
- Centro Digital Pictures Ltd.
- Assistant Editor - Rex Yip
- Sound Editor - Jimmy Lee, Winnie Wong
- Producer - Wai
Digital Intermediate
- Oriental Post Co. Ltd.
- Project Supervisor - Bobbie Wong
- Executive Producer - Pawadee Chantanom
- Producer - Napasnan S.
- Senior Digital Colorist - Debora Huen
- Digital Colorist - Kaewta Netsukhum, Thanit Pleansakul, Rungdach Katookrug
