Showing posts with label sentinel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sentinel. Show all posts
Saturday, May 25, 2013
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Saturday, February 11, 2012
sentinel fanmade video
source: Uploaded by CrystinCao @utube
Steven himself has also uploaded the video onto his weibo
MV created by @浚家清清
song title: 缘份 - (Fate) by 陈松伶
Especially love the scene of disillusioned Dor Bo walking out of the room as he wearily takes off his coat segueing into the scene of another exhausted Dor Bo this this time with a mad glint in his eyes as he sardonically smirks at his captive, though so exhausted he can hardly raise his head. The weariness, the exhaustion starting @1.11 are just brilliantly acted! One walking off exhausted couldn't care less anymore, nothing matters anymore, nothing. This Dor Bo is a shell of what he was before when life was full of promises, now he is empty out of emotions as he walks away, world weary. While in the next scene in the mv, the Dor Bo though has the sh*t beaten out of him is still very much of the world is still full of life and filled with rage and stubborn defiance. Both are in pain and exhausted but of different kind.
And of course Dor Bo's cries of despair at his parents' double suicides.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Sentinel to broadcast on Taiwan TVBS.
Wow! The life and times of sentinel is first broadcasted in Korea, now it is scheduled to broadcast in TVBS channel Taiwan. What about 7 Days? Any day soon?
Friday, December 23, 2011
Sentinel presently broadcasting in Korea
source: tvbkorean @ youtube
마준위(馬浚偉)
Broadcasting on tvb korean tv channel every Monday thru Friday @ 13:30; 19:10.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
TV Series Weekly 261 - The Times and Life of a Sentinel
steven-ma.org
not Steven related article.
Exclusive Interview of Leung Choi Yuen: Continue to harvest; Continue to grow
Just like his name: a ‘choi’ (talent, material) and a ‘yuen’(far, long distance), as producer, Leung Choi Yuen’s handling of the creative aspect of a series possesses a strong keenness as well as a sense of responsibility. First of all, towards the use of “original material” in a series, from the onset he adheres firmly to the principle of creativity and innovation. He does not like to produce sequels or to replicate his work, but continues to challenge new boundary. Also, in another aspect, besides fulfilling tv’s entertainment requisite, he hopes that in each and every one of his series to examine certain aspects of life, thereby leaving a deeper effect on its audience.
Creativity
As a producer, the use of subject matter must be innovative. I feel that audience needs a constant injection of freshness and originality, so customarily I don’t like to shoot sequels. Like how it is with a martial arts move, if you repetitively only use one move, if continues, other people will detect your series path. Therefore, I like to continually experience new things, moreover, it will also be a learning process for me. This year, for the whole year, I have two series broadcasted. One is “7 Days in Life”; the other, “The Times and Life of a Sentinel”. Between modern drama series and ancient drama series, I prefer modern, its subject matter is broader because most of the stuff happen around us; more real life. As for ancient drama, we need to gather more information. Unlike the ancient drama productions in Mainland where history experts or specialists are invited to participate, we can only depend on ourselves to do our best for the series. 7DIL involves more modern elements. Its inspiration came from 2003 SARS incident. At the time, I thought if use this event to shoot a comedic series, to have a story about all the people quarantined inside a hotel, this series will be very different and interesting.
Difficulty
I feel that Qing Forbidden City is filled with materials suitable for dramas. There is a plethora of subject matters that can ignite the imaginations, and lots to write about. But producing this kind of series is extremely difficult because Hong Kong itself is extremely restrictive to filming, not like filming in Mainland where there are many choices of scene sites to choose from. Also Hong Kong has a more city feel to it which will affect the actual shooting. Furthermore, our scene sites are limited to only some woods and rivers etc, of course, TVB has its own ancient drama scene sites, hence for post production we incorporated some special effects into the series. Undoubtedly, it is definitely more difficult to shoot an ancient drama series than a modern one. Also another reason is that in this series, many of the actresses are originally from overseas, so their education and culture backgrounds are different, hence, making it more difficulty for them to absorb their lines. So before the production commenced, they were given some special training. Also, the HK audience’s knowledge on Chinese history is comparatively limited, as they did not have a comprehensive education (on it) so what they know of it may be superficial. Scripting this kind of more indepth Qing Dynasty story may not appeal to the general audience. So to film this kind of historical drama series, we have to consider many things beforehand, will the audience accept it or not? Are the thespians up to it? How much work can the behind-the-scenes colleague handle? Thus, comparatively, the whole shooting process can be extremely arduous. Nevertheless, though exceptionally arduous I still want to experience so as to find a balance in my produced series repertoire. Furthermore, there is a bigger market for ancient drama series in Mainland China.
(What is the most difficult scene to shoot?) The most difficult scene to shoot is the usurpation court scene, also my longest ever shooting of a scene, in all, the shooting took 7 days and 7 nights to complete. The cast members were all totally immersed in their characters; felt a kind of anguish of being unable to extricate themselves.
TBC
not Steven related article.
Exclusive Interview of Leung Choi Yuen: Continue to harvest; Continue to grow
Just like his name: a ‘choi’ (talent, material) and a ‘yuen’(far, long distance), as producer, Leung Choi Yuen’s handling of the creative aspect of a series possesses a strong keenness as well as a sense of responsibility. First of all, towards the use of “original material” in a series, from the onset he adheres firmly to the principle of creativity and innovation. He does not like to produce sequels or to replicate his work, but continues to challenge new boundary. Also, in another aspect, besides fulfilling tv’s entertainment requisite, he hopes that in each and every one of his series to examine certain aspects of life, thereby leaving a deeper effect on its audience.
Creativity
As a producer, the use of subject matter must be innovative. I feel that audience needs a constant injection of freshness and originality, so customarily I don’t like to shoot sequels. Like how it is with a martial arts move, if you repetitively only use one move, if continues, other people will detect your series path. Therefore, I like to continually experience new things, moreover, it will also be a learning process for me. This year, for the whole year, I have two series broadcasted. One is “7 Days in Life”; the other, “The Times and Life of a Sentinel”. Between modern drama series and ancient drama series, I prefer modern, its subject matter is broader because most of the stuff happen around us; more real life. As for ancient drama, we need to gather more information. Unlike the ancient drama productions in Mainland where history experts or specialists are invited to participate, we can only depend on ourselves to do our best for the series. 7DIL involves more modern elements. Its inspiration came from 2003 SARS incident. At the time, I thought if use this event to shoot a comedic series, to have a story about all the people quarantined inside a hotel, this series will be very different and interesting.
Difficulty
I feel that Qing Forbidden City is filled with materials suitable for dramas. There is a plethora of subject matters that can ignite the imaginations, and lots to write about. But producing this kind of series is extremely difficult because Hong Kong itself is extremely restrictive to filming, not like filming in Mainland where there are many choices of scene sites to choose from. Also Hong Kong has a more city feel to it which will affect the actual shooting. Furthermore, our scene sites are limited to only some woods and rivers etc, of course, TVB has its own ancient drama scene sites, hence for post production we incorporated some special effects into the series. Undoubtedly, it is definitely more difficult to shoot an ancient drama series than a modern one. Also another reason is that in this series, many of the actresses are originally from overseas, so their education and culture backgrounds are different, hence, making it more difficulty for them to absorb their lines. So before the production commenced, they were given some special training. Also, the HK audience’s knowledge on Chinese history is comparatively limited, as they did not have a comprehensive education (on it) so what they know of it may be superficial. Scripting this kind of more indepth Qing Dynasty story may not appeal to the general audience. So to film this kind of historical drama series, we have to consider many things beforehand, will the audience accept it or not? Are the thespians up to it? How much work can the behind-the-scenes colleague handle? Thus, comparatively, the whole shooting process can be extremely arduous. Nevertheless, though exceptionally arduous I still want to experience so as to find a balance in my produced series repertoire. Furthermore, there is a bigger market for ancient drama series in Mainland China.
(What is the most difficult scene to shoot?) The most difficult scene to shoot is the usurpation court scene, also my longest ever shooting of a scene, in all, the shooting took 7 days and 7 nights to complete. The cast members were all totally immersed in their characters; felt a kind of anguish of being unable to extricate themselves.
TBC
Monday, September 5, 2011
Friday, September 2, 2011
Sentinel Review By llsmusings
Review by llwy12 @ llsmusings.blogspot
llwy12's comments on Sentinel:
Steven did brilliantly here, my favorite scenes are many: 1) his adoptive parents’ suicide, 2) his torture scenes with his demonic stare of defiance, bravado smirks, his hoarse voice ominously uttering his threats, and his fatigue and pain from torture. 3) ending, when he wearily walks out of palace hall slowly unbuttoning his imperial robe and letting it drop onto the floor. That exhaustion of mind and body was so well performed. 4) taking center stage in the ending 5) all his scenes with is his parents, monk, and father and most with Kenneth including the flag dance. And much more.
llwy12's comments on Sentinel:
Steven did brilliantly here, my favorite scenes are many: 1) his adoptive parents’ suicide, 2) his torture scenes with his demonic stare of defiance, bravado smirks, his hoarse voice ominously uttering his threats, and his fatigue and pain from torture. 3) ending, when he wearily walks out of palace hall slowly unbuttoning his imperial robe and letting it drop onto the floor. That exhaustion of mind and body was so well performed. 4) taking center stage in the ending 5) all his scenes with is his parents, monk, and father and most with Kenneth including the flag dance. And much more.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Sentinel:
Are our lives predestined, like how Dor Bo's is? He had wanted to run away with his 'birth' father but his father was killed. He had wanted to run away with his adoptive parents but they committed suicide for him. He had wanted to run away with Ji Yin, but again fate plays a joke on him, turn out Ji Yin is his half sister. How cruel is that? Are the gods above having fun with their mortal puppets? But Dor Bo escapes their manipulations when he let go his hatred and vendetta against Dowager Empress.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
The Life and Times of a Sentinel complaint of being too bloody.” SPOILER
singpao 2011/8/30
Yesterday, TVB published its last week ratings; starring Steven Ma, Sentinel's finale week garnered an average rating of 31 points, peaked at 38. And last Friday's two and a half hours finale garnered an average of 33 points and nearing the end for 1 minute at around 10:53 pm the rating peaked at 40 points,
Yesterday, TVB published its last week ratings; starring Steven Ma, Sentinel's finale week garnered an average rating of 31 points, peaked at 38. And last Friday's two and a half hours finale garnered an average of 33 points and nearing the end for 1 minute at around 10:53 pm the rating peaked at 40 points,
Thursday, July 21, 2011
sentinel 3 weekly magazine news
7/21 16:39 Steven on weibo says: So long everybody likes Sentinel, I will be contented already! 只要大家喜歡「紫禁驚雷」，我已心滿意足了！
mag scans credit: @明揚天下馬國明影迷站
mag scans credit: @明揚天下馬國明影迷站
There it goes again, the news reporting on Steven contesting tv king.Ignore the news just look at the pretty pictures. So fed up with the press keep bringing up the subject of tv king highlighting the fact that Steven is not one yet, worse, making people think it is Steven himself who keeps harping on it. Let's just enjoy the show for itself.
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
7/19 Sentinel 1st promo
rest of non related steven's video on youtube
short blurry steven's shots on youtube
source: Uploaded by zidane08042009 on Jul 19, 2011
short blurry steven's shots on youtube
source: Uploaded by zidane08042009 on Jul 19, 2011
Sentinel - an extended trailer on tvb
I find the trailer very exciting and intense. Fully anticipating the series.
weibo 7/20 Sentinel poster
Wah! What an awesome poster ya! How come I don't have it? 
嘩！海報好棒啊！怎麼我沒有呢？
credit poster to: tvbchannel weibo
嘩！海報好棒啊！怎麼我沒有呢？The poster is fantastic - the color scheme is very unique. None of the past cliche. Though pink and purple are considered feminine, on the poster it is anything but. In fact, to me it gives off quite an ominous energy; a vitality radiating from these two bigger than life itself men atop the palace; their eyes locked, their weapons crossed. Two very formidable, even sinister looking males contesting their strength and determination - nobody in their mind would want to cross them. Though superior mortals, their lives like those below are similarly controlled by destiny in the form of lightning bolts blitzing from above on them, a predestined intricate web to entangle them. Even the son of heaven, the Emperor does not escape their gods' control. What are mortals but puppets of the gods above. However, the two flying eagles on each top corner seem out of place in the poster.
TN: Yeah, what's with the eagles? Symbol of something? Reminds me of what Tsuiyiyi weibo wrote about Steven's singing evoking the lure of eagles flying over the land
weibo 7/19 Sentinel 1st promo event
7/19 20:33 Next week Sentinel at 8:30 pm will start the fight! In all 26 and a half episodes, correct, the finale will air two and a half episodes! 7/25, will watch it together with you all, will weibo, will discuss, will leave words! Thank you for your support! Nip Dor Bo's words「紫禁驚雷」下星期一晚8：30打起來了！一連二十六集半，沒錯，大結局會連播兩集半！25／7號晚起，和大家一起收看，一起微博聊天、留言！多謝支持！聶多寶字
sentinel themesong, Changing Sky.
To download the link to live recording on site the theme song of Sentinel, Changing Sky on rayfile
or megaupload
listen online on tudou
As expected, Steven did an excellent job singing the themesong, but be forewarned the quality of the recording is bad. Hopefully a better quality audio will be uploaded online soon.
Can't upload onto here because it is an audio.
or megaupload
listen online on tudou
As expected, Steven did an excellent job singing the themesong, but be forewarned the quality of the recording is bad. Hopefully a better quality audio will be uploaded online soon.
Can't upload onto here because it is an audio.
Sentinel - promo1 photos
Sentinel 1st promotional event on July 19 at Hollywood Plaza.@ steven-ma.org
More candid photos but of inferior quality at steven ma baidu
Exclusive enlarged photos purchased by Kenneth Ma fanclub: pix 1; pix 2; pix 3 ; pix 4 ; pix 5 ;
Posted on weibo:
Monday, July 18, 2011
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)