Archive for June, 2007

D Minus 2

June 30th, 2007 - Posted in Video

-Crew meeting. I am glad that the participating AVT members are all very smart.
-Purchased a 10.4″ monitor that has a native resolution of 800×600. The saleslady claimed that it has a resolution of 1024×768; while this isn’t a lie that resolution is only supported through emulation.

D Minus 3

June 29th, 2007 - Posted in Video

-Notified police on Monday’s filming.
-Purchased all the bulbs I need.
-Purchased blue and white colored strips.
-Checked out LCD monitors.
-Confirmed that Cinerent does not have the MK41 microphone I want, despite the microphone is listed on its website.
-Scheduled for crew rehearsal tomorrow.

D Minus 4

June 28th, 2007 - Posted in Video

-Purchased a Canon XH-A1. Thank you Dad and Mom for financing!
-Sent the casting company script v1.3

D Minus 5

June 27th, 2007 - Posted in Video

-Finally came up with a script that I am satisfied with. The official name of the film is now CS2; the name is indirectly related to the setting of the script.

HD in Hong Kong: A Long Way to Go

June 18th, 2007 - Posted in Video

First the best pro-sumer grade–pro-sumer in international standard, but considered “professional” in Hong Kong–25p HD camcorder, Panasonic HVX200, is carried only by one retailer. Second even though that retailer has the camcorder in stock it does not have the necessary recording media. Third Panasonic Hong Kong charges a ridiculously highly price for the recording media, over 3 times the price in US. Add to this the fact that HD Broadcast is not happening anytime soon, I can confidently say: Hong Kong, you are not a world city when it comes to HD.

June 11th, 2007 - Posted in General

(香港旅行社協會執行委員胡兆英)胡兆英表示,當計算遣散費時,公司一向也只會補償底薪及出團費,小費並不包括在內。胡認為這種做法恰當,小費屬於出團才會有的收入,僱主「無理由要畀錢佢放假」

Does Mr. Woo understand what “paid holiday” means?