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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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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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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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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…
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WHEN YOU CUT OPEN A POP SONG, THE 10 TOOLS THAT YOU WILL FIND?
27-9-2019 We listen to pop songs but do not bother to dredge up the elements. There are often 10 components in a pop song: The fundamental structural parts of a popular song are the ‘verse’ and ‘chorus’. Pop songs almost invariably have both a verse and a chorus. The basic difference is that when the…
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