Hong Kong movies not only well-known by it’s martial arts and action design, but also, with the unique oriental sense of arts, Hong Kong movies always get the fame internationally. How an Art Director work with Film Directors and Cinematographers to turn an abstract idea into a visual reality? How they give the audience the mood by manipulating colors and settings in front of the screen?
Joint Publishing (Hong Kong) Co Ltd together with Hong Kong Film Arts Association have spent 5 years doing nearly 100 interviews with arts directors, film directors and cinematographers in local film industry, and consolidating around 1200 pictures to showcase the magic of arts directions in 64 Hong Kong movies selected. Wild Blooms of Imagination: Art Direction in Hong Kong Films, 1979-2001 is the first publication putting all spectacular ideas of the professionals and the concepts within into text records – a salute to all art directors!
