Near Light Tha Beòthalachd Bhidio Agus Dannsa by Lampo Leong, Yves Sonolet and Zhihao Li

Near Light Tha Beòthalachd Bhidio Agus Dannsa by Lampo Leong, Yves Sonolet and Zhihao Li is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2019 Duais Umha A' Design Award in Dealbhadh Film, Bhidio agus Beothachaidh Competition Category.

UmhaFilm· 2019

Near Light Tha Beòthalachd Bhidio Agus Dannsa

by Lampo Leong, Yves Sonolet and Zhihao Li

Client: Centre for Arts and Design, University of Macau, Macao

Duais Umha A' Design Award Winner in Film Category

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The Design

About Near Light Tha Beòthalachd Bhidio Agus Dannsa

Tro bhith a ’glacadh ìomhaighean de sholais air bhog air an t-sràid às deidh meadhan oidhche nuair a bha am baile trang a’ socrachadh, tha am beòthalachd bhidio seo ag amas air mothachadh cianalais a dhùsgadh airson Macao, rubha ciùin ann an ceann a deas Shìna faisg air Hong Kong. Mar fhaileas agus ceasnachadh mu leasachadh eaconamach soirbheachail ann am baile a tha ainmeil airson gnìomhachas turasachd, tha an obair seo a ’toirt air an luchd-èisteachd a bhith a’ lorg brìgh nas doimhne beatha agus sonas.

The Recognition

About the Duais Umha A' Design Award

Tha Near Light Tha Beòthalachd Bhidio Agus Dannsa air Duais Umha A' Design Award a bhuannachadh, aithneachadh gu math urramach a bheirear do dhealbhaidhean sònraichte a tha air an comharrachadh le cruthachalachd, innleachd agus geurchuis. Tha buannaichean Umha nan obraichean gu math sgileil agus gu sònraichte cruthachail a dhearbhas eòlas farsaing, mac-meanmna agus tapachd an luchd-dealbhaidh. Thathar an dùil gum bi Near Light Tha Beòthalachd Bhidio Agus Dannsa na nì air a bheil mòran meas, ion-mholta agus gràdhach, a tha gu sònraichte proifeiseanta agus ùr-ghnàthach. Tha an dealbhadh seo a bhuannaich Duais Umha A' Design Award a' cur nan cleachdaidhean as fheàrr ann an ealain, saidheans, dealbhadh agus teicneolas an gnìomh, agus tha e sàr-mhath airson an aire do mhion-fhiosrachadh. Bidh Near Light Tha Beòthalachd Bhidio Agus Dannsa a' sàsachadh fheumalachdan gu h-iongantach, a' suathadh ri miannan, a' tàladh faireachdainnean agus a' togail fiosrachd.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Through capturing imagery of floating lights on streets after midnight when the busy city was calming down, this video animation aspires to evoke a nostalgic sensibility for Macao, a tranquil peninsula in southern China near Hong Kong. As a reflection and questioning to the prosperous economic development in a city well-known for gambling industry, this work provokes the audiences into the search of the meaning of life.
Dimensions & Packaging: This work could be a video for a show/screening only or could include dance in a multimedia performance with LED panel on stage or within a museum/gallery installation.
Tags: art video, music video, video animation, multimedia show, synthesis of video animation and dance
Production Technology: Video footages filmed with a Canon 5DSR and edited in Adobe Premiere for the animation. This work could also include dancers in a multimedia performance.
Design Challenge: Capturing the floating lights on street and matching images/animation with music to creative the desired mood. The incorporation of dancers in the production is also a big challenge.
Research: This work is a multimedia video animation for screening and show, but it could also be part of a multimedia dance performance with a large LED panel on stage or within a gallery/museum installation. Through manipulation of the manual focus function during filming, a dreamy effect is captured to reveal a nostalgic sensation. The video footages will then be edited to match the musical texture. In the performance, dancers added another layer of meaning to the video animation and together created a touching performance on stage.
Inspiration: The inspiration of the project came from experiencing the transformation of Macao from a peaceful peninsula to a metropolitan city. As Reinsley Husson wrote in a review of Near Light: "Every life is heading towards an unknown destination - a journey of tragedies and triumphs that ultimately allows us to discover the world, and more importantly, ourselves."
Project Duration: 04:35, Lightscape: A Synthesis of Video Animation and Dance,
University of Macau, Macao, 2018
Operation Flow: This work could be a video for a show/screening only or could include dance in a multimedia performance with a large LED panel on stage or within a museum/gallery installation.
Patents: Lampo Leong, 2018
Team Members: Lampo Leong (Directer and Videographer)
Yves Etienne Sonolet (Animation and video)
Ólafur Arnalds (Music)
Zhihou Li (Choreography)
Dance Troupe of the University of Macau (Dancers)
Image Credits: Image #1: Artistic Director Lampo Leong, Photographer Hengchia Hsu, 2018
Image #2: Artistic Director Lampo Leong, Photographer Tiantian Huan, 2018
Image #3: Artistic Director Lampo Leong, Photographer Tiantian Huan, 2018
Image #4: Artistic Director / Photographer Lampo Leong, 2018
Image #5: Artistic Director / Photographer Lampo Leong, 2018