The Opening of Meow8 Productions

Dear all,

I & my husband both are experienced in production and post-production of various kind of videos such as corporate video, wedding slideshow, film or CM making-of, programme promos etc.

If you would like to find freelancers in video productions, please feel free to drop me a line or send me emails for details.

If for wedding, engagement or all kinds of photos slideshows, clients who live outside Hong Kong are also welcome. All files can be sent online.

Here is the blog of Meow8 Productions (written in Chinese), welcome to visit for more informations and samples.

http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/meow8-productions

Thanks you for support!

Wedding & Honeymoon Trip @ Australia (Part 1)

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On 11 Jan 2008, I and Sunny have tied our knot in front of the beautiful Sydney Harbor. After our wedding ceremony in Sydney, we've headed to Tasmania and Brisbane to enjoy our honeymoon.

Date: 11 January 2008

Venue: Sydney MV2000 Top Deck (Captain Cook Cruise)

Celebrant: Jane

MUA & Hair Stylist: Tasleema & Marie

Production House: AMOK Production

Post Production: Meow8 Productions


Route: HK - Sydney - Tasmania (Hobart & Launceston) - Brisbane - Gold Coast - HK

Wedding Photos @ Balmain, Sydney (11 Jan 2008)

Password: cs0111

111 Wedding Ceremony @ Sydney

Password: cswedding

So Glad that our wedding photos were advertised in the website of Captain Cook Cruise!

http://www.captaincook.com.au/home.asp?pageid=65416D7B1F09A43C&mgid=184

http://www.captaincook.com.au/home.asp?pageid=1E4869439DCB61C1&mgid=184

Feature in Magazine?? Again, 2nd Edition!

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Feature in Magazine??

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Videos & Photos From AMOK, Australia

Waited almost 5 months, we finally got the photo CD, photo slideshow and video clips from AMOK on Friday.  Just have a quick scan on the videos to see how's the quality.  As expected, not a professional standard.  You know, Sunny is a producer and we both worked in the media industry for more than 10 years, we do have high expectation and standard.  

As we've two couples in the same wedding, we got 2 camcorder to shoot for us.  From the clips, there was some clips from Andrew's camcorder missing!  Anyway, just need to check once again and see if I need to trace with the clips again.

So tired in running for this.  Hope all videos were in the DVD and we just missed them when we have the first scan!!

111 Wedding Photos Slideshow (By AMOK)

After a long wait, the wedding photo slideshow was ready on last Saturaday (27 Apr 2008). The songs used in the slideshow were picked up by me. The first song is "Sway" and the other is "Way back into Love".

Enjoy!

P.S. May have another version later cos Sunny may re-edit the slideshow according to his style! Just wait.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O08501a3jw0

Oh my god! Again?

Just received the international recognized legal Marriage Certificate from Australia.  This Certificate contained more detailed information of the bride and groom.  I checked the information as once to make sure all the information are correct.

Oh my god!  My date of birth was wrong!!  I born 4 months earlier!!  Again, I needed to email Jean.  Our marriage is really a memorable one!!

Wow, what a MISTAKE?

We didn't take out the Marriage Certificate after we've signed it on our Big Date. Today, as I needed to repack some documents, I take out the Certificate to have a look. Oh my god! I & Sunny got married one year earlier?? The date was misprinted as 11 January 2007! As this Certificate is an official one, how can that be wrong? I told Sunny about that and we all think that it's amazing and our wedding was really a memorable one.

I then emailed Jean (our celebrant) immediately telling her about this. She apologized to us and said that she forgot to update her template cos our wedding was at the beginning of 2008. She asked us to post back our certificate and she will issue another one for us.

So funny and I think not many people have shared this experience as we!

Australia Trip: Day 3 (11 Jan 08) - 111 Wedding Day

Day 3 - 11 January 2008 (Friday) Wedding Big Day
Makeup & Hairstyling at 08:30 - Ceremony at Captain Cook Cruise at 12:30 - Photo Shooting at Balmain (16:00 - 21:00)
















What a lovely day!! It's our Big Day!! So excited and nervous. I'll become Mrs Yip after today!! I told myself whatever what happened, whatever the shooting result is, I should enjoy the day cos I'm the shining star of today!!

We wake up at 08:00 and waiting for Tasleema & Marie. AMOK should arrive at 09:00. Tasleema & Marie arrived on time and I started to have makeup first. Tasleema is too skillful and she've almost finished before AMOK arrived. I'm a bit unhappy with that, AMOK arrived after 09:00 and is not a full team. There's only a photographer Leo. He said Rachel is coming cos she need to go and rent another DV. Later on, the full team arrived at around 09:40. Rachel, Kaka, Leo and Andrew will be responsible for our wedding. Except Andrew, all are freelance and is really not a professional. How can I trust them? Anyway, we've no choice at the moment!!

As expected, they don't know how to explore the elements in the weddings though we've set up some for them. They haven't take much photos when we're still in the hotel for preparation.

We left the hotel at around 11:15 and we need to arrive the King St Wharf at around 11:45. In our wedding package, AMOK will provide transportation for us. All their means of transportation is their own private cars - Honda Jazz! A very compact car but need to carry 5 people for each car. So disappointed!

When we arrived the King Street Wharf, we got off first and AMOK said they need to park the car first. We then walk slowly towards the pier first. As we've 2 couples, we're really outstanding and many peoples are watching us! There's an old man holding a camera and trying to take photos of us. He smiles to us and come to talk to us. He's so nice and friendly. He told us he came for vacations with his wife and he've got married for over 40 years. Thus, he wants to give his heartfelt blessing to us. We have chat for a while and he told us he have been lived in Lamma Island before! So, he feels so warm when he knows we're from Hong Kong!!

After a happy chat with the old man, we go forward to the cruise. Our celebrant Jean Dalton and her husband Brian, Angelina (wedding event coordinator, Captain Cook) are waiting for us at the Pier. The Sydney MV 2000 is where we hold our wedding ceremony! We will have our ceremony at the top deck and will have the lunch with our guests at the Private Dinning Room.

It's a sunny day and weather is so good!! We discussed briefly with Jean about our ceremony procedures. As Shelly & Lok will only do the blessing ceremony, so Jean recommend they will do the ceremony first. We can then observe for a while and get ourselves well prepared.

The ceremony started when all others tourist board on the cruise. It's so windy at the top deck but we do love the environment there. We don't want to have our ceremony inside the dinning room though Jean have suggested that. We have our ceremony done when the cruise is outside the Opera House and Harbour Bridge. At this beautiful place, this beautiful moment, I become "Mrs Yip"! I can never forgot the moment when I and Sunny are saying "I Do". The ceremony is so cozy. At that moment, I've forgot all the imperfections of the wedding!

After the ceremony, we all back to the dinning room and Jean led us for the toasting throughout the cruise!! We received blessings for people come from all over the world. We even have the blessing from a HK family! So wonderful.

After the toasting, we started to have our lunch at the Private Dinning Room. AMOK haven't take any photos for us when we're having the lunch. Another disappointment.

We drop off the cruise at 15:30 and after taking several photos at the Circular Quay, we back to the hotel to get the hairstyle and makeup change. Again, AMOK is not with us when we are in the hotel. They back to the hotel when we've finished all the changing.

We decided to go to Balmain for more photo shooting. I don't want to have common photos at common shooting places like Opera House, Watson Bay, Harbour Bridge etc. Thus, I have don't some research before. I prefer to go to Balmain or Paddington. Finally, Sunny have picked Balmain cos he do love the houses there.

Except for the photo taking skills, we do enjoy the moment in Balmain. The weather is so good and the Balmain is really a nice place to visit. People around do give us their blessings and some girls even admire my evening gown and my style. I feel so proud that even for different cultures, I've pick a good choice!

It's already 18:30 and we decided to find a nice place to have dinner. We finally got a very nice restaurant. We've a very nice dinner there. After the dinner, it's almost 21:00. It's time to back to the hotel. Our wedding day ends at around 22:00.

From now on, we're Mr & Mrs Yip! Congrats!

Australia Trip: Day 2 (10 Jan 08) - Arrived Sydney

Day 2 - 10 January 2008 (Thursday)
Arrived Sydney at 08:25 - Check-in - Makeup & Hairstyle Trial Session - Meeting with AMOK

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After a 9 hours flight, we finally arrived Sydney. We're so tired actually but the excitement towards our wedding have override all the things.

We took the taxi in the airport to the apartment hotel to settle down first. As we've requested the early check-in, the rooms should be ready though it's only 10:30 in the morning. Expectedly, we can have early check-in. The Fraser Suite Sydney is located at the Kent Street and it's very close to the QVB, Circular Quay and Sydney Tower. As we'd like to have more space for shooting on our wedding day, I've choosen the "One-bedroom Premium Suite" which is the biggest room available for this hotel. The room costed AUD381 per night included breakfast and a car parking space. Our rooms is on 33rd Floor and the room number is 3308. Shelly and Lok's is located on 34th Floor and the room number is 3408.

The room is so beautiful and roomy with floor to ceiling window wall that can allow plenty of sunlight going into the room. We can have no complaint about the location and the room size for such price. However, for the staffs' services, still have a lot to improve. The staffs are not so friendly and helpful!

As we're so tired and the king size bed seems so comfortable, we decided to have a rest before going out to have the trial session. We then have a "quick charge" and wake up at 13:45.

We've booked the trial session with Marie and Tasleema. Our trial session will be done in Arte Salon in Circular Quay area. We're a little bit rush to the booking as the booking should be at 15:00 and we woke up at 13:45. We even have no time to have our lunch. Finally, we decided to have some fast food. Unexpectedly, we have "fish & chips" as our first meal in Sydney!! The "fish and chips" costed AUD9 and it taste good. Maybe the seafood is really good in Australia.

We arrived the Salon at 15:15 and Marie & Tasleema are waiting for us already. I didn't know how they look like before as I search for their services through internet. All our communications are through emails. Tasleema is a very stylish and pretty girl that we've never thought of. Marie is a very nice and happy woman. At that moment, I think my choice is right!

Tasleema do the makeup trial with me first while Marie is having the hairdo for Shelly. Just about 25 mins, Tasleema have finished her job. Oh, quite good, so natural and she understand my need. I and Shelly then swapped our position. It's my turn to have the hairdo. As I have sent some reference photos to Marie to discuss my hairstyle before, Marie do know how to manage my hair at once. She's so professional and she designed 2 different hairstyles for me. I love both of them especially the second up-style one.

We finished our trial session at around 17:15 and we walk alongside the Circular Quay to take some photos of the beautiful harbour and Harbour Bridge. As Rachel from AMOK (our wedding coordinator and production crew in Sydney) is having a wedding shooting job and is only available after 19:30, we decided to find something to eat first. We walk to the China Town and have our dinner at a Food Court. Though it's in Food Court, the foods are so expensive. Everything costed AUD10 for average. We've only picked a Korean Tu Fu hot pot and a fried rice.

After the dinner, we've go to Coles Supermarket to grab some drinks to the hotel. We've dated Rachel at 21:30 at our hotel room to discuss the rundown on tomorrow.

We know we couldn't compare AMOK with Simon. Simon is too professional while AMOK is so fresh in photography. Actually, I'm a bit regret to use AMOK as our production crew. I didn't aware too much when I first start to prepare our wedding. We even didn't know Simon when we started to plan for this wedding. The only focus point is the budget. Anyway, just go ahead as everything is ready now. We tried to brief AMOK about our style of photography. Just try our best and hope that the photos wouldn't be too bad. They have good equipment but I believed that they don't have good skills.

Rachel left at 23:00 and I haven't got my WG, EG and Sunny's suit ironed. In addition, I've tailor made some gifts (soaps) for our guests and I even haven't pack them well! Oh my goodness, I have many things to do but I need to sleep early!

It's almost 03:20 when I finally can go to bed!! So excited, how will be the wedding tomorrow (actually is today)!

Australia Trip: Day 1 (9 Jan 08) - Leaving HK

Day 1 - 9 January 2008 (Wednesday)
HK (Qantas QF128 20:25) - Sydney (10 January 2008 08:25)

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Today is 9 Jan 08 and we're going to leave HK tonight at 20:25. However, we still haven't finished packing our luggage and I still have some beauty work to do. So busy!

Just tried to wake up earlier. I've booked the manicure and pedicure at 11:00 at Nail Bar Tsing Yi. Moreover, I needed to rush to the bank to do the currency exchange. Furthermore, I need to do some shopping to buy a pair of cros, T-shirt Bra, blu tape etc. So rush.

After the manicure and pedicure, it's already 13:40. We need to leave home at 17:20 by the latest. Finally, I backed home at 15:40. I still need to double check my luggage! And, the most important of all, is to meet Vincent. He will take care of our pets and home during our trip. I need to brief him one more time.

After I've done everything, it's about time to leave. I take a sneak to take a shower. Sunny do keep on asking me to go. He's so nervous and afraid of being late.

Finally, we left home and walk quickly so as to catch up with the airport shuttle. However, we keep on waiting at the stop for more than 10 mins and can't see the shuttle. I'm so angry and just remembered I forgot to wear the LOVE ring (I've taken off when I have the shower). I want to take the photos in Australia with my LOVE ring. I forgot cos Sunny kept on asking me to leave! However, what a pity, he've read the wrong time!! Actually, there're 20 mins left before the shuttle arrive but he said it's only few mins left!! I'm so angry and wanted to cry.......... It's Sunny's fault!

However, I think it's just the beginning and I should not let this stuff to ruin my happy feeling toward the trip, thus, I just let it go and try to make myself comfortable.

We arrived the HK internation airport at around 18:15 and Shelly & Lok are waiting for us!

After check-in, we all want something to eat. We then ordered some foods from Cafe de Coral. I and Sunny shared a dinner set.

We're so excited now! We've booked in prior to sit in a row of 4.

The first meal to serve in the flight is the dinner. Unexpectedly, the two choices of dinner are in high quality! They're so delicious! We can tell, that is the best meal among all airlines we've tried.

Though it's a long flight and we're only in the economy class, we're very excited and forgot the uncomfortable flight journey! We're expecting our wedding day to come!