Making Tracey
An interview with Shu Kei
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21636131 |
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| Authors | Gary Bettinson (0000-0002-7645-9075, ISNI: 0000000081906402 Lancaster University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 139-157 |
| Publication date | 2024-04-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian Cinema (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1059-440X • E-ISSN: 2049-6710 |
| Publisher | Intellect (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1386/ac_00079_7 |
| OpenAlex | W4406050565 |
| Language | EN |
This interview with writer–producer Shu Kei provides an oral history of Hong Kong drama Tracey (2018), the directorial debut of rising talent Jun Li. An integral player in every aspect of Tracey ’s production, Shu Kei recounts the film’s inception, preparatory phase, shooting, editing, release and reception. He chronicles the vicissitudes of working with a new generation of actors and a first-time director. His account of Tracey ’s production sheds light on Hong Kong filmmaking practice in general, revealing how methods of script construction and shot design operate in contemporary Hong Kong cinema
Art · Art history · Craft · Drama · Filmmaking · Management · Media studies · Movie theater · Sociology · Visual arts · Artistic and Creative Research · History
| Highly cited | No |
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