Maps & Networks Research

Hope

Hong Kong Profile - Timeline
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-16526765
2016 September - A new generation of pro-independence activists win seats in Legislative Council elections in the highest turnout since the 1997 handover from Britain to China.

I see hope in getting our democracy back.

Tear Gas
Darkest but brightest period in HK
2014



https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/28/kong-kong-police-teargas-pepper-spray-pro-democracy-protesters

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-29398962


100 Years of tear gas:
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/08/100-years-of-tear-gas/378632/

First introduced by France in 1914 the World War I, tear gas has now become the favourite weapon in crowd control. It causes burning of the eyes and skin, tearing, and gagging. The governments see it as a "less-lethal" force and people seems to forget that it is a chemical weapon designed for physical and psychological torture.

(A map of locations worldwide where tear gas has been fired on groups of people and large crowds. Location mapping began on Jan 1, 2013.
This map forms part of a research project led by Dr. Anna Feigenbaum, a Lecturer in Media and Politics at Bournemouth University. Follow @drfigtree

All recorded location data is derived from news reports via a google alert. This means that the data captured is incomplete as many incidences go unreported or are documented but not caught in the google filter.)

The Surprising History and Science of Tear Gas:http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/06/130612-tear-gas-history-science-turkey-protests/

More research into:

Find out events happened in other places and look for their symbols

Find out art works that's made in the Hong Kong event.

Artist research list:

Ai Wei Wei
Bill Balaskas
More Hong Kong Artists

Technique research list:

Green screen crowd, represents a group of similar minded people

Blood, in black and white scene so doesn't need to be real blood, just a thick dark liquid

Fog machine?

Use lighting gels?

Initial ideas about my film 


Visual:

Simple, pretty, pleasing to watch

Make use of elements from protest events
e.g. fog machine to create a tear gas effect, the amount of fog in a scene represent different mind set or stages of a event
e.g. umbrella, facemasks, torch lights
e.g. blood (black and white scenes)

Sound:

Experimental soundscape, set the mood and tell audience how to view the visuals

Voice overs from different people who experienced these events or have a say to it

Electric guitar for the tension part of the film

Extras:

Maybe layout some physical objects for the audiences to see when the film is exhibited in the uni. I don't have much but some photos taken when I was there.

Note:

I want this film to make people know about this event and notice many other events. It is also make out of hope. I will focus on the storytelling so that the story can be told through out the film, communicating to the audience, instead of putting stuffs that I already know and play with it too much that no one understands it.