Making a short film in 48 hours from scriptwriting, filming, editing, ... to finishing, all within 48 hours. This is a wonderful experience, and I really enjoy working with the great team =D

Everything started at 7pm on Oct 30 (Friday). Our producer and director received our genre - Romance
Elements

Character:	Edwin or Eva Lai, Hairdresser
Prop:	a lychee martini
Line of Dialogue:	"What's tomorrow's weather going to be?"

After 11 hours of planning, discussion, and script writing, actors started arriving to the Sheung Wan studio at 6am.


6am in the morning


Make up by Chris Chung



Getting ready for filming.



 
Producer - Angela Ho
Director - Matthew Burley
Director of Photography - Darren Hayward
Writer - James Williams
Assistant Director - Julian
Photographer - Timothy O'Rourke
Editor - Lam Thuy Vo
Musical Editor - Barney Bruce

Cast:
Eva - JuJu Chan
Felipe - Olivier De Molina
Sam - Jackie Chow
Boss - Andrew Ng

Production Assistants:
Andrew
Vivienne Chow

Make up - Chris Chung

Filming started at 9am.
Our first location is on Hollywood Road by the temple.



At Hollywood Park


Filming in a salon.



Power naps between shoots.


My nice apartment =D


Filming in the FCC lounge.



Group pic in front of FCC. Cheers~


Back in the studio, viewing the footage.



V.O. recording on Nov 1 at 10am



Editor working hard on finishing up the film.

Before 7:30pm on Nov 1 our finished product being dropped off at Club 71.

Project completed! Hurray!!!

http://www.48hourfilm.com/hongkong/

Premiere Screenings
Date:    Friday, November 6th
Time:    8:30pm
Place:    Agnes b Cinema, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Road, Wanchai
Tickets:    50 HKD
Notes:    Reserve tickets by emailing hongkong@48hourfilm.comand can be picked up at the Kickoff or Dropoff. Tickets cost $50 and there is no assigned seating. Come to Drop afterwards for the Wrap Party!

Wrap Party
Date:    Friday, November 6th
Time:    begins at 11pm
Place:    Drop, Basement, On Lok Mansion, 39-43 Hollywood Road, Central
Notes:    Drinks are 30% off until 1am.  All teams are on the list!

Oct 22 Radio Interview for LUMINA at RTHK Radio 2 思潮作動 :
去 你 度 去 我 度 ----- Uptown Girl

Host: Dr. Shaw, Tony Woo
主 持 ： 邵 家 臻 , 胡 世 傑

Guest/ 嘉 賓 ︰JuJu Chan （ 網 劇 "Lumina" 主 角 ）
Archive:  http://www.rthk.org.hk/rthk/radio2/89/20091022.html#

Video:

Dr. Shaw and Dr. Tsang Fan Kwong supporting LUMINA!

LUMINA Webisode 5: Give the Lady a Hand

SYNOPSIS:

Lumina Wong (JuJu Chan) gets a shocking surprise for her birthday from her work colleagues, James Weston (Lawrence Jacob Milman) and Teddy Waits (Vince Matthew Chung).

LUMINA is a nine part fantasy thriller series written and directed by Jennifer Thym. New webisodes will be added every Tuesday! Read more about LUMINA on: http://www.luminaseries.com

END CREDIT SONG:
"Awaken" by ah5ive, courtesy of the Enigmatic Army.
http://www.ah5ive.com

CAST:
LUMINA WONG - JuJu Chan
JAMES WESTON - Lawrence Jacob Milman
TEDDY WAITS - Vince Matthew Chung
EBEN SANCHEZ - Jacob Ziacan
RYDER LEE - Michael Chan
LAETITIA RICOU - Emilie Guillot

CREW:
DP's - XiaoSu Han and Andreas Thalhammer
Editor - Bettina Enigl
Sound Designer & Composer - Ben Robinson

Full crew listing on our website: http://www.luminaseries.com/crew

Some Screen Caps:

After having lunch with Josephine, my NYU schoolmate, and working on a project for half a day, I went to Shum Shui Po to visit Simon 仔. I met up with him at 西九龍中心 and we went to take photo stickers :P

Here is Simon's first photo sticker. He was very excited drawing the photos! What do you think about our creative design of the photos :P


After playing, it's time to study!! We went to a local cafe for afternoon tea and also help him with English dictation.


At 6pm I headed to Soco, Society for Community Organization Center for the 21st round Children Mentorship Program meeting until 10pm.

The meeting today covers:
Topic 1: Poverty problem and children’s rights development in Hong Kong—Policy Perspective
Topic 2: Skills for interacting with the children—Psychological Perspective

If you are interested in volunteering few hours a week to mentor the children in poverty please check out the program (香港社區組織啟蒙天使) information here: http://www.soco.org.hk/children/main.htm

Aims of the scheme:

The scheme recruits resourceful and educated volunteer from the community and professional groups to serve as a friend to provide guidance and emotional support to the low income family. Family friend also act as gatekeepers against domestic violence.

The Content of the Scheme:

Training and group activities will be provided for recruited family volunteers to carry out services in an effective way. One volunteer family will closely mentor one low income family, and they are expected to guide or provide the low income with opportunities or resources to improve their problem-solving ability, access to community resources, widening of exposure, improved standard of living, family relationship. Monthly contact is required. The minimum service commitment is one year. Group activities will be organized every three months.

LUMINA Webisode 3: Enter the Mirrorspy

SYNOPSIS:

Just when everything was getting better at work and at home, Lumina Wong (JuJu Chan) is confronted by mirrorspy Eben Sanchez (Jacob Ziacan) who warns her of the dangers of dallying with the people of the Dark Realm.


Video:

AMERICAN WEB TV CHANNEL KOLDCAST TV SIGNS LOCAL HONG KONG PRODUCTION LUMINA FOR DISTRIBUTION

Hong Kong, SAR, China (Wednesday, September 16, 2009). What do Keanu Reeves, Ridley Scott and Jennifer Thym have in common? They are all working on web series, the latest evolution of original online entertainment, typically short form narratives (three to five minutes) in a serial format (ten to thirty webisodes). Hong Kong is represented by the fantasy thriller LUMINA the Web Series, which has just been signed by American Web TV Channel KoldCast TV to join their award-winning slate of original online content.



“This past week has been amazing,” says LUMINA writer and director Jennifer Thym. “Working with KoldCast TV has been fantastic and heartening - it's rare to meet people who are truly passionate about their work. Web series is still a burgeoning medium, and KoldCast's strategy of being selective about its programming and pro-active about marketing is exactly what the field needs right now. I'm so excited that LUMINA is now on their slate - it's a big step for a new Hong Kong production like ours!"

Marti Resteghini, VP, Network Programming at KoldCast TV, says that KoldCast has been looking for a special series with which to launch its new International channel. “LUMINA is a thrilling fairytale about love, longing and greed. It’s a timeless story that just so happens to be taking place in Hong Kong. Jennifer Thym’s strikingly beautiful series has raised the bar for web programming - both here and abroad,” says Resteghini.

Creating worlds is a passion and one that Thym enjoys. When she entered the film world in July 2008, the investment banker turned filmmaker decided to take a novel approach to reaching her audience. “With LUMINA we wanted to go beyond the conventional format of short film,” says Jennifer Thym, “and create an online fantasy series with wonderful potential for interactivity with its viewers.” As theatrical and DVD sales fall around the world, viewers are increasingly turning to the web for entertainment. “The online audience is already there. To me, it’s about connecting to them with an engaging and beautifully told story.” “LUMINA will open your minds cinematically, and the story will open your hearts to the impossible,” says producer Sommer Nguyen.

LUMINA stars actress and model JuJu Chan, who also stars in the new RTHK reality show on poverty and is the winner of Miss United Nation International Ambassador 2009, Miss United Nation China, Miss Congeniality and Miss TVB People’s Choice for Miss Chinatown USA Pageant 2009. Michael Chan, star of the viral hit Wall Street Fighter IV, and Vince Matthew Chung, winner of The Amazing Race Asia 3, co-star.

The series features music from around the world, including songs from groundbreaking music collective The Enigmatic Army, American college circuit favorite Tim Be Told and China Global Battle of the Bands winner Killer Soap. “Good music is integral to drawing viewers into the story, and I’m honored to have collaborated with such talented musicians,” says Jennifer Thym. LUMINA the Web Series launched this week with a triple webisode release on KoldCast TV, with new webisodes airing every Monday. The series is free to view on www.koldcast.tv and on www.luminaseries.com.

About KoldCast TV, The Web TV Network
KoldCast TV delivers on-demand entertainment programming to a global audience in fullscreen high-definition via its line of advanced Media Players. Award-winning original web series, music, comedy, sports and lifestyles programming create the nucleus of the KoldCast Television Network. KoldCast is recognized by its content partners for its value-added and personal approach to partner relationships, and for its commitment to the marketing, promotion and organized discoverability of shows selected for broadcast on its Network. Recent series include: Blue Movies, an Official Selection of the New York Television Festival; OzGirl, winner of iTVFest’s Best Web Series; Pink, Streamy Awards Best Director winner; Luke 11:17, Webby’s Best Drama Episode nominee.

About RockGinger Limited
RockGinger Limited is a multimedia company founded in 2008 by Jennifer Thym to produce original independent web, TV and film projects.