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傳媒大字典林旭華—香港電視今後興亡的十條答問
林旭華是香港電視傳媒的元老,我和他相識數十年,他為人行俠仗義,光明磊落。在1972年,林旭華在浸會學院傳理系唸書的時候,已經在「無綫電視」(TVB)兼職,負責常識問答節目撰稿,每條題目港幣十元。Peter(林的英文名字)在1975年,入了政府的香港電台(RTHK)《獅子山下》做幕後;不過,TVB的林賜祥和綜藝節目《歡樂今宵》的編導石少鳴賞識Peter,說服他跳槽去無綫電視,當時加入TVB製作部 「Research Unit」,TVB高層劉天賜建議翻譯做「資料搜集組」。林旭華記得:「我在香港電台的人工是1,400元,去到TVB,是2,500元!」當年TVB在九龍塘廣播道,廣播道盛極一時,叫做「五台山」,包括「無線電視」、「麗的電視」、「香港電台」、「商業電台」及「佳藝電視」;後來佳藝電視結束,仍然叫「五台山」,因為香港政府的「教育電視」,還在那裏。不過,今天「五台山」已經消失…..
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“WHATEVER I CHANGE, I CHANGE IT TO FURTHER BUT NOT DESTROY OUR HONG KONG HERITAGE”—ASPIRING YOUNG CANTONESE OPERA YOUNG STAR LAI YIU WAI, KEITH
22-10-19 Why do we change a performing art form? There may be 4 reasons. Some believe that the test of a top artist lies in the excellence of the work that he produces. Change from a to b by an artist can mean artistic excellence. When an art form is declining and very little appetite…
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明日之星黎耀威—年輕人談粵劇如何改進,才可以吸引年輕人
藝術上,我不喜歡「改革」這名詞,如千斤重的斧頭,把藝術連根拔起。愛「改進」這兩個字,如健身室的啞鈴,輕重有序。 香港的歷史文化中,粵劇是我們最驕傲和珍貴的寶藏,香港人放棄浩瀚深厚的粵劇,等同把維多利亞港的海水抽走…..
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THE GLORIOUS HISTORY OF VOICE DUBBING IN HONG KONG—BY MASTER TING YU, BORN IN 1934
17-10-19 One of the acclaimed contemporary composers is Arvo Pärt, from Estonia. He delights us with music played by a wide range of instruments. He however said, “The human voice is the most perfect instrument of all.” Words mean more than facial expressions but it takes a human voice to infuse words with greater power.…
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香港璀璨配音歷史三階段,梁朝偉的「聲音」是誰?—掌門人丁羽
香港有個配音皇帝,他叫丁羽(原名周日滔),1934年9月出生,今年八十多歲,1953年進入電影圈,當演員,六十年代在邵氏影城當副導演,1966年,轉往香港電視廣播有限公司(TVB),當他們第一個配音「領班」,1973年成立「丁氏配音公司」,至今屹立不倒,丁羽的配音徒子徒孫,遍布圈中。著名演員譚炳文、朱江、金雷、藍天、梅欣,都曾經是他手下…..
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TO DEVELOP TECHNOLOGY IN HONG KONG, WE NEED EDUCATION IN FAILURE, NOT ONLY SUCCESS—STANLEY ZHENG
13-10-19 I wrote on creativity. Technology is about creativity. Technology in Hong Kong means the discovery of new scientific knowledge which will bring the new results of methods, systems and devices. They can be used for practical purposes to drive our economic growth and give hopes to the youth. Stanley Zheng is a renowned expert…
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發展香港創意和科技,先要青年人接受「失敗」的學習—聽專家鄭雷一席話
香港演藝學院舞台製作老師Wa Yuen跟我說過:「添加『創意』,舞台製作絕對是一門藝術,技術應用通過創意思維就昇華成為藝術。」「創意」是未來世界萬物之源:固有的政治、固有的社會、固有的經濟、固有的生活,在二千年代,都面臨劇變,沒有創意思維的人,終被時代巨輪輾壓…..
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THE HAPPY & SAD LIFE OF THE PUPPET MASTER OF HONG KONG—MAK SIU TONG
There are different kinds of puppets for a show and they can talk, sing and dance to amuse: glove puppet, rod puppet, shadow puppet, finger puppet and string-operated puppet. In Hong Kong, rod puppets and string-operated puppets (sometimes known as marionette) were once popular. Only a handful of very old artists still work in the…
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一次意外,拯救了藏於沙田美林邨的數百年木偶—香港傳奇偶戲宗師麥少棠
某天的晚上,朋友給我短訊:「我的姨公叫麥少棠,在戰後,從廣州來了香港,但身無長物,照片也沒有帶來,一直在演木偶戲。1973年,他成立了『香港漢華年廣東手托木偶團』。老人家在1987年,因為壞血病,八十歲離世。少棠姨公留下的東西,一直被女兒放在沙田美林邨一個租來的地下小倉,可是,管理處要收回貨倉,而且,加上最近的颱風,把東西浸壞,她只好把東西丟掉,但是又依依不捨,覺得這些木偶劇團的架生和細軟,很有文化藝術的價值,你可否幫忙,做件好事,看看有沒有博物館願意接收這些香港遺產?」…..
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HONG KONG’S JOE JUNIOR: GOLDEN BOY, GOLDEN DAYS, GOLDEN VIEWS
30-9-2019 The time-honoured principle and order in the singing business: the strongest take the front seats, the weaker the rear and the weakest will disappear. Joe Junior started at the age of 17 and has been singing in Hong Kong since 1960s when he was in St. Joseph’s College. Very few stars of his era…