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2-7.2026 Editor Johnny Liu | Translation by Lewis Liu

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This week marks the first week of the new semester. After returning to school, the students immediately started working on various projects, and also refined the projects from the previous semester during this week. On Tuesday we learned about the Principle of Unity in designs. On Wednesday, we went to the black box to shoot scenes using the green screen, for the purpose of learning and practicing Chroma key techniques.

本周标志着新学期的第一周。回到学校后，学生们立即开始进行各种项目，同时在本周也对上学期的项目进行了改进。星期三，我们去了黑箱，通过绿幕拍摄场景，以学习和练习抠像技术。

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During Monday and Tuesday of this week the CMAD students completed the Chinese New Lunar Year of The Horse Animated short film made with cutout paper stop-motion animation technique to celebrate this traditional local festivity. Pre-Spring Festival: 3-Days Masterclass Held at YIAA. Students learn about the three key speakers hosted by YIAA during this Open Day Event where speakers presented a theme and promoted programs of the educational entity that they represent, such as HKU, HKBU and and YIAA Music department. Students were challenged to pose a question to the speaker at the end of their presentation during the Q&A session. After that, the students went on holiday recess for the rest of the month.

本周一和周二，CMAD的学生完成了以剪纸定格动画技术制作的《马年春节》动画短片，以庆祝这一传统地方节日。春节前：在YIAA举办为期三天的大师班。学生们了解了YIAA在本次开放日活动中邀请的三位主讲人，他们围绕主题进行演讲，并推广自己所在教育机构的项目，如香港大学（HKU）、香港浸会大学（HKBU）及YIAA音乐系。学生们还需要在演讲结束的问答环节向主讲人提出一个问题。之后，学生们进入本月的假期休息。

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官宣：YIAA！2026首届国际艺考生海外多元升学集训！

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3-7.2025 Editor Ron Zhou | Translation by Henry Wong

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This week, the preparations for our photography exhibition have been progressing smoothly. On Monday, we completed the initial screening and collection of the exhibited work "Urban Echoes". On Tuesday, we conducted an on-site survey of the exhibition venue and optimized the exhibition plan based on that. That afternoon, I focused on a piece of knowledge related to Value. On Wednesday, the course focused on core photography techniques - we went out for practice and shot works with the theme of "negative space". In the evening, through theoretical classes, the technical principles and applications of "exposure compensation" were deeply discussed. On Thursday, we sorted out the works we took this week and, under the guidance of our mentors, systematically learned about the creative styles and artistic achievements of many Hong Kong photographers.

本周摄影展筹备工作进展顺利。周一完成了参展作品《都市回响》的初选与收集工作。周二实地考察了展馆场地，并据此优化了布展方案。当天下午，我重点学习了关于“价值”的知识点。周三课程聚焦核心摄影技法——我们外出实践，围绕“负空间”主题进行创作。傍晚的理论课中，深入探讨了“曝光补偿”的技术原理与应用。周四整理本周拍摄作品，在导师指导下系统学习了多位香港摄影师的创作风格与艺术成就。

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6-10.2025 Editor Johnny Liu | Translation by Ron Zhou

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This week is the first week after the National Day holiday, so we only had three days of classes. This week, we completed the account registration for applying to universities and sent emails to different universities to ask about the information we wanted to know. This has taken us a big step forward in the progress of applying to universities. And on Thursday, we went to the black box to take photos about key lighting and learned that Key Light was the most important and intense light source in the scene. It determined the basic light and shadow structure of the photo, and all other lights were supporting roles serving it. We also shot overexposed and underexposed ones.

本周是国庆节假期后的第一周，所以我们只有三天的课程。本周，我们完成了申请大学的账户注册，并向不同的大学发送了电子邮件，询问我们想了解的信息。这使我们的大学申请进程向前迈出了重要的一步。周四，我们去了黑箱拍摄有关主光的照片，并了解到主光是场景中最重要和最强烈的光源。它决定了照片的基本光影结构，所有其他光源都是辅助，服务于主光。我们还拍摄了过曝和欠曝的照片。

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Shooting After The Storm News Online Series |             EPISODE 9【EPISODE9:AFTER THE STORM-NEWS 04-08 Nov.2024】 https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1MumdYwEEk/?share_source=copy_web&vd_source=e0c7ca4b6812e5e003d2dde4b0b35bfb

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04-08.2024 Johnny Liu Editor | Translation by Henry Wong

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This week we have made a final summary of the A1 course, and the media students are working on the PPT about Bloom and completing the A1 portfolio.

In addition to the production of the ppt, we also recreated the art "One-Point Perspective - Interiors" from last week, and completed another work "Watercolor Techniques" on the basis of the previous one. We learn the use and mastery of water in the process of creation. Water has the characteristics of seepage, flow, and evaporation on the picture, and you should be familiar with "water-based" when painting watercolor. Giving full play to the role of water is an important factor in painting watercolors well.

And this week, media students began to contact and learn a very important software - PhotoShop, this is our first contact with PhotoShop, we learned how to adjust the exposure and tone of the picture, as well as the repair and beautification of the details of the people in the photo, in which we used the stain repair brush, imitation stamp tool, dodge tool, deepen tool, etc., we are gradually mastering the use of these tools.

本周，我们对A1课程进行了最后的总结，媒体专业的学生正在制作关于绽放的PPT，并完成A1作品集。

除了ppt的制作，我们还重新创作了上周的美术作品《单点透视-室内》，并在上一幅作品的基础上完成了另一幅作品《水彩技法》。在创作过程中，我们学习了对水的运用和掌握。水在画面上有渗出、流动、蒸发的特点，画水彩画要熟悉 “水性”。充分发挥水的作用，是画好水彩画的重要因素。

而本周，传媒专业的同学们开始接触和学习一个非常重要的软件--PhotoShop，这是我们第一次接触PhotoShop，我们学习了如何调整图片的曝光和色调，以及对照片中人物细节的修复和美化，其中我们用到了污点修复笔刷、仿印章工具、闪避工具、加深工具等，我们正在逐步掌握这些工具的使用方法。

【EPISODE9:AFTER THE STORM-NEWS 04-08 Nov.2024】 https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1MumdYwEEk/?share_source=copy_web&vd_source=e0c7ca4b6812e5e003d2dde4b0b35bfb

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2-6.2024 Mike Chen Editor. Translation by Sky Gao

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2-6.2024 Mike Chen Editor. Translation by Sky Gao

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On Monday, the International Master-Level Mozart Music Camp came to a successful close at YIAA. The camp, which had been filled with intensive music instruction and inspiring performances, concluded with the departure of two prominent figures from the Mozart Music Academy. Piano professor Gereon Kleiner and young violinist Daniel Auner wrapped up a week of guiding and mentoring students through their musical journey. As they left YIAA, the students gathered to bid them farewell, their expressions reflecting a mix of reluctance and profound gratitude. The impact of the masters' teachings was evident in the students' emotional send-off, highlighting the deep connection formed during the camp. Though the camp had ended, the melodies and lessons imparted by Kleiner and Auner would continue to resonate with the students for years to come.

On Tuesday, the focus shifted to the media students, who delved into the world of fine arts during their art class. The lesson concentrated on fundamental elements such as lines and oil painting techniques. This exploration provided the students with a richer understanding of artistic principles and fostered a deeper appreciation for the nuances of visual art. By engaging with these techniques, each student gained a more profound insight into the artistic process and the significance of these elements in creating compelling visual compositions.

Wednesday marked the beginning of an exciting new phase for the media students as they participated in a performing arts workshop. This introductory class was the start of a three-month series of weekly sessions dedicated to exploring performing arts. The students immersed themselves in various forms of puppet art, learning about its history, techniques, and expressive potential. The hands-on experience with puppetry not only introduced them to storytelling through performance but also ignited their creative imagination. The workshop provided a unique opportunity for students to engage with the performing arts in an innovative way, enhancing their skill set and expanding their artistic horizons.

On Thursday, the media students turned their attention to television production. The day's lessons covered a broad spectrum of television programming, including dramas, news, documentaries, and sports. Through this comprehensive overview, students gained insights into the different formats and production processes involved in creating engaging television content. This exploration of television production not only broadened their understanding of the media landscape but also equipped them with practical knowledge that would be invaluable for their future endeavors in the field.

本周一，莫扎特国际大师级音乐夏令营在青年国际学院圆满结束。 在莫扎特音乐学院的两位杰出人士离别之际，这个充满了密集的音乐教学和鼓舞人心的演出的夏令营结束了。 钢琴教授（Gereon Kleiner）和年轻的小提琴家（Daniel Auner）结束了为期一周的音乐之旅。 当他们离开YIAA时，学生们聚集在一起向他们道别，表情中既有依依不舍，也有深深的感激。 大师们的教诲在学生们的送别中体现得淋漓尽致，彰显了他们在夏令营期间建立的深厚感情。 虽然夏令营已经结束，但克莱纳和奥纳传授的旋律和课程将在未来的岁月里继续与学生们产生共鸣。

周二，重点转移到了传媒专业的学生身上，他们在美术课上深入研究了美术世界。 这堂课的重点是线条和油画技巧等基本元素。 这种探索让学生们对艺术原理有了更丰富的理解，并对视觉艺术的细微差别有了更深刻的领悟。 通过学习这些，每个学生都对艺术创作过程有了更深刻的认识，并了解了这些元素在创作引人注目的视觉作品中的重要意义。

周三 媒体专业的学生开始了一个令人兴奋的新阶段，他们参加了表演艺术工作坊。 这堂入门课是为期三个月的每周系列课程的开端，旨在探索表演艺术。 学生们沉浸在各种形式的木偶艺术中，了解其历史、技巧和木偶表演的潜力。 对木偶艺术的亲身体验不仅让他们了解了如何通过表演讲故事，还点燃了他们的创造性和想象力。 工作坊为学生们提供了一个独特的机会，让他们以创新的方式参与表演艺术，提高他们的技能，拓展他们的艺术视野。

周四，传媒专业的学生将注意力转向了电视节目。 当天的课程涵盖了广泛的电视里的节目，包括电视剧、新闻、纪录片和体育节目。 通过这次全面的学习，学生们深入了解了制作引人入胜的电视节目所涉及的不同形式和制作流程。 对电视制作的探索不仅拓宽了他们对媒体领域的了解，还让他们掌握了各种实用的知识，这对他们今后在该领域的工作非常宝贵。

【AFTER THE STORM-NEWS 02-06.SEP.2024】 https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1CytHe8EGA/?share_source=copy_web&vd_source=e0c7ca4b6812e5e003d2dde4b0b35bfb

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2-6.2024 Editor: Peter Liang | Translation by Luna Wang

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On Friday, Dec 6, we had an exciting field trip to Nanshan and Futian. We first went to the Nanshan Museum to watch some exhibitions. We learned some history about Old Nanshan and modern Nanshan through artifacts such as ceramics, books, clothes, and more. Then, we went to the OCT Harbour to learn about new energy cars at the NIO guest center. In the afternoon, we had a sports event in which we played frisbee at Futian Coastal Ecological Sports Park. We initially had some practice sessions with the coach, then our group was divided into two teams to play a frisbee competition. Even though both teams played with their best effort, the green team beat the red team with a few extra points. The winning team earned their winner award which includes MVP certificates and a huge package of snacks. It was a fulfilling day that combined learning with playing.

12月6日星期五，我们在南山区和福田区进行了丰富充实的户外实践及运动会活动。上午，我们去往南山博物馆观看展览，通过陶瓷、书籍、衣服等文物了解了旧南山和现代南山的历史，还到达欢乐海岸的NIO蔚来中心了解了新能源汽车。活动下半场，我们在福田滨海生态体育公园举行了一场飞盘运动会。我们先与飞盘教练进行了一些基础练习，然后师生们分为两队进行飞盘比赛。尽管两队都尽了最大努力，但绿队还是以几分的优势击败了红队。获胜的球队获得了冠军奖，其中包括MVP证书和一大袋零食礼包。通过从玩中学习实践，我们度过了充实的一天。

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Pianist Valentine Smolianinov Performing for 4Ds Arts Festival ORIGINS at the Drama Hall.

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19-23.2024 Luna Wang Editor. Translation by Henry Wang

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The summary of 4Ds Arts Festival

Last week,our school held the 4Ds Art Festival at Drama hall on Friday . The students from the music and performance departments performed wonderful programs, while the students from the media department played an important role in the later stage and overall planning, although they did not perform on stage. We each worked hard to complete our assigned tasks to ensure that the final performance presented a more perfect result.

About Tuesday, we discussed and confirmed the theme of the opening story of the program in the classroom, and came up with a method to connect several unrelated personal programs in a coherent manner. After everyone chooses the task they really want to do, we start taking action.

I am responsible for searching for the poems that need to be played on the stage.

Johnny and Peter designed promotional posters together and listed the program schedule. The color matching of the poster is very nice,and there are two versions of the program in Chinese and English.

Mike made the opening video that needed to be played and selected suitable music for the video, the overall color tone and theme of the video are very compatible, and the music is very innovative.

Sky made PPTs that each actor needs to show during their performance that absolutely making the visual effect of the stage look less monotonous,he also helped me record the poem.

Henry patiently made some stage props that needed to be placed.

During the performance, I took photos in the audience and Mike recorded videos. Other classmates moved props behind the scenes.

Overall, although there were slight mistakes on stage, everyone has done a great job. We have learned the importance of teamwork spirit from it, and it is essential to communicate in a timely manner when completing tasks alone. I believe we can improve our shortcomings and do better in the next event!

4Ds 艺术节总结

上周五，我校在戏剧厅举办了 4Ds 艺术节。音乐系和表演系的同学们表演了精彩的节目，而传媒系的同学们虽然没有上台表演，但在后期和整体策划中发挥了重要作用。我们每个人都努力完成各自的任务，以确保最终的演出呈现出更加完美的效果。

大约在周二的时候，我们在教室里讨论并确定了节目开场故事的主题，并想出了将几个不相关的个人节目连贯起来的方法。在每个人都选择了自己真正想做的任务后，我们开始行动。我负责寻找需要播放的诗歌，约翰尼和彼得一起设计了宣传海报，并列出了节目时间表。Mike 制作了需要播放的开场视频，并为视频选择了合适的音乐，视频的整体色调和主题非常协调，音乐也很有新意。Sky 制作了每个演员在表演时需要展示的 PPT，绝对能让舞台的视觉效果看起来不那么单调，他还帮我录制了诗歌。Henry 耐心地制作了一些需要摆放的舞台道具。在演出过程中，我在观众席拍照，迈克录制视频，其他同学在幕后搬道具。

总的来说，虽然舞台上出现了一点小失误，但大家都做得很好。我们从中体会到了团队合作精神的重要性，在独自完成任务时，及时沟通是非常必要的。相信我们能改进不足，在下次活动中做得更好。

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9-13.2024 Peter Liang Editor. Translation by Johnny Liu.

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On Monday's Media class we learned about Web Design. We went to the internet and search some examples about it. It was really helpful for me. After a while, we were planning for Teachers' Day. It was a great day.

On Tuesday, we had Performing Arts skills class, where we learned about how to present ourselves.

Today is the annual Teachers’ Day; all YIAA students were happy to celebrate this special day with teachers. The activity process is designed and discussed by the students. We went to a Western-Style restaurant for lunch. The food was really good although its mealtime is a little bit slow but it doesn't affect.

We had art class after we went back to school, where we worked on finishing the Mid-Autumn festival programme that we started last week. This drawing mainly focus on the representation of the moon. This project helped us to understand the Elements of Art lines, shapes, and colors. Some students used acrylic painting and to finalize this drawing and other used oils for the first time.

On Wednesday , we were assigned with different tasks for afternoon's weekly online news series hosting Henry Wong and Johnny Liu. At the afternoon, we went to the black box theater to record the weekly news series. We think is a great experience. The final video went well on account of no noise. At evening study, we learned some basic knowledge about the elements of art-shape. We draw sketches for the painting and it looks good.

On Thursday, we learned editing techniques about L-cuts and J-cuts. We expanded our knowledge for editing skills using Premiere-Prep software, this was new for us.

On Friday, we learned about web design and some examples, this was useful for working in the future.

在周一的媒体课上，我们学习了网页设计。我们去互联网上搜索了一些关于它的例子。这对我来说真的很有帮助。过了一会儿，我们开始计划教师节。那真是美好的一天。

周二，我们上了表演艺术技能课，在那里我们学习了如何展示自己。今天是一年一度的教师节。所有 YIAA 学生都很高兴与老师一起庆祝这个特殊的日子。活动过程由学生设计和讨论。我们去了一家西餐厅吃午饭。食物真的很好，虽然吃饭时间有点慢，但不会影响。回到学校后，我们上了艺术课，在那里我们努力完成上周开始的中秋节节目。这幅画主要集中在月球上。这个项目帮助我们了解了线条、形状和颜色。我们在这幅画中使用了水彩画。

星期三，我们被分配了下午每周新闻系列的不同任务。下午，我们去黑匣子剧场做每周新闻系列。我们认为这是一次很棒的体验。由于没有噪音，最终视频运行良好。在晚会上，我们学习了一些关于艺术造型要素的基本知识。我们为这幅画草图，看起来不错。

星期四，我们学习了有关 L -cuts和 J -cuts的编辑技巧。我们扩展了编辑技能的知识，这对新生来说是新的尝试。

星期五，我们学习了网页设计和一些示例，这对未来的工作很有用。

【AFTER THE STORM-NEWS 09-13.SEP.2024】 https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1GUtoeyEhK/?share_source=copy_web&vd_source=e0c7ca4b6812e5e003d2dde4b0b35bfb

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Van Cleef & Arpels Sweet Alhambra wristwatch bought in Macao

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3-7.2025 Editor: Milo Zhong | Translation by Peter Liang

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With the Spring Festival break now in the rear - view mirror, I am indulging in the remembrance of all the magnificent things I experienced during this momentous period. During the intermission, After the Spring Festival holiday ended, I embarked on an exciting journey. First, I went to Japan. The moment I landed, I rushed straight to the flagship Chanel store in Ginza. I knew they would close at 7 p.m., and I was determined to purchase the entire 25p collection. Fortunately, when I arrived, it was still 6 p.m. Japanese time. However, the bad news was that all the size - 34 clothes in the 25p series I desired were still in France. Eventually, I had no choice but to buy some out - of - season 25c items, even though there were no discounts. In the following days, I visited the Chanel store every day to ask if the clothes had arrived. Unfortunately, the answer was always no. So, I went to the nearby Diptyque and bought three 170 - ml candles. I heard that in wealthy white American families, they would throw away a Diptyque candle after lighting it only once. Although this idea influenced me, I still maintained the thrifty virtue of the Chinese people, so I didn't buy those low - end products like Jo Malone. After that, I returned to Hong Kong and then to Shenzhen without being taxed. What a stroke of luck! Then I went back to my hometown, but I only stayed there for two days because it was rather dull. However, my eagerness to go home actually saved my cat. Before we left, it was locked in a room, with no food. It probably drank water from the toilet and even pooped in the washbasin. Without taking a single day's rest, I immediately headed to Macau. I visited the Chanel store there, but they still didn't have the size - 34 clothes in the 25p series. They tried to persuade me that size 36 would be more suitable, but I thought, if I needed size 34, why not buy it in Japan? So, I decided to go to France directly to make the purchase in the near future. Then I went to the Audemars Piguet Home. They showed me a black ceramic Royal Oak. To be honest, I had no intention of buying any ceramic - made watches at the moment because I already had a limited - edition white ceramic watch from Chanel. Then they presented some common models, which were both ugly and expensive. So, I chose to buy a more creative piece from Van Cleef & Arpels, a Sweet Alhambra wristwatch from the Alhambra series. It was adorned with diamonds and mother - of - pearl, and had very rare gilt. Initially, I wanted the one with pink mother - of - pearl, but it was in Hong Kong and had already been reserved by someone else. As the saying goes, if it's not meant to be, there's no use forcing it. After that, I returned to Shenzhen, and once again, I wasn't taxed. So, it was a happy, prosperous, and tax - free holiday. I have to say, “It may look I have it all. But I want more.” Also, “I am an acquired taste, you don't like me, an acquired taste.” Finally, it was the last week of Sky. He went to take pictures, and that's the end.

春节假期已经过去了，我沉浸在这一重要时期所经历的一切美好的回忆中。在课间休息期间，春节假期结束后，我踏上了一段激动人心的旅程。首先，我去了日本。一下飞机，我就直奔位于银座的香奈儿旗舰店。我知道他们会在晚上7点关门，所以我决定买下整个25便士的收藏品。幸运的是，当我到达时，还是下午6点。日本的时间。然而，坏消息是，我想要的25p系列中34码的衣服都还在法国。最后，我别无选择，只能买了一些过季的25美分商品，尽管没有折扣。在接下来的几天里，我每天都去香奈儿商店，询问衣服是否到了。不幸的是，答案总是否定的。于是，我去附近的迪普蒂克买了三支170毫升的蜡烛。我听说在富裕的美国白人家庭，他们只点燃一次Diptyque蜡烛就会扔掉。虽然这个想法影响了我，但我仍然保持着中国人节俭的美德，所以我没有买那些低端的产品，比如Jo Malone。之后，我回到香港，再回到深圳，没有交税。多么幸运啊！然后我回到了家乡，但我只在那里呆了两天，因为那里太无聊了。然而，我想回家的渴望实际上救了我的猫。在我们离开之前，它被锁在一个房间里，没有食物。它可能从马桶里喝水，甚至在脸盆里拉屎。没有休息一天，我立即前往澳门。我去了那里的香奈儿商店，但他们仍然没有25p系列中34码的衣服。他们试图说服我36码更合适，但我想，如果我需要34码，为什么不在日本买呢？所以，我决定近期直接去法国采购。然后我去了爱彼之家。他们给我看了一把黑色的皇家橡木陶瓷。老实说，我现在没有打算买任何陶瓷表，因为我已经有了一只香奈儿的限量版白色陶瓷表。然后他们展示了一些常见的模型，这些模型既丑陋又昂贵。因此，我选择从梵克雅宝（Van Cleef & Arpels）那里买了一件更具创意的手表，这是一款Alhambra系列的Sweet Alhambra腕表。它上面装饰着钻石和珍珠母，还有非常稀有的镀金。起初，我想要粉红色珍珠母的，但它在香港，已经被别人预订了。俗话说，如果事情不是命中注定的，强求也没有用。之后，我回到深圳，又一次没有交税。所以，这是一个快乐、繁荣和免税的假期。我不得不说，“看起来我拥有一切。但我想要更多。”还有，“我是后天养成的，你不喜欢我，后天养成的。”终于，这是《天空》的最后一周。他去拍照了，就这样结束了。

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We opened the A2 'Creativity' and B2 'Progress' brief modules, thoroughly reviewing the project details and aligning on the goals and expectations for each. During this session, we discussed the core objectives, strategies, and deliverables, ensuring everyone was on the same page. Afterward, we moved on to developing the elevator pitch, crafting a concise yet persuasive summary that effectively communicated the project's value and vision to potential stakeholders or clients.

In the design principles section, we focused on the concept of emphasis—learning how to highlight important elements in the design to guide the viewer's attention, whether through contrast, color, or positioning. We also delved into object animation, exploring various techniques to bring static visuals to life, making them more engaging and dynamic. This included understanding how movement and transitions could enhance the storytelling, improve user interaction, and contribute to a more immersive and impactful visual experience. Throughout the process, we ensured that every design decision was made with purpose and aligned with the overall project objectives.We also watched Jack's dancing, where he showcased an incredible blend of skill and creativity. His movements were fluid and expressive, perfectly synchronized with the music, capturing the attention of everyone in the room. The way he incorporated intricate footwork, graceful spins, and powerful gestures demonstrated his dedication and years of practice. His performance not only highlighted his technical proficiency but also conveyed a deep emotional connection to the dance, making it an unforgettable experience for all who watched.

我们打开了A2和B2简要模块，彻底审查了项目细节，并就每个模块的目标和期望进行了调整。在本次会议中，我们讨论了核心目标、战略和可交付成果，确保每个人都在同一页上。之后，我们继续开发电梯推销，编写了一个简明而有说服力的摘要，有效地向潜在利益相关者或客户传达了项目的价值和愿景。

在设计原则部分，我们专注于强调的概念——学习如何突出设计中的重要元素，以引导观众的注意力，无论是通过对比度、颜色还是定位。我们还深入研究对象动画，探索各种技术，使静态视觉效果栩栩如生，使它们更具吸引力和动态。这包括了解运动和过渡如何增强故事讲述，改善用户互动，并促进更身临其境和更有影响力的视觉体验。在整个过程中，我们确保每个设计决策都是有目的的，并与整体项目目标保持一致。

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During winter break, students from the Department of Media embarked on colorful trips worldwide. Some students chose to go to Japan to experience the culture and lively festival atmosphere there. In contrast, others went to Beijing to explore this city of history and modernity and feel the charm of traditional culture. In addition, some students challenged themselves by climbing snowy mountains, measuring the magnificence of nature with their feet, and appreciating the purity and beauty of the snow and ice world.

Despite the vacation, students did not forget to study and improve themselves. They took the opportunity of traveling to create and record with their media knowledge. Some brought their photography equipment to capture the scenery and human stories along the way; some recorded the uniqueness of different cultures in the video; others focused on writing, using words and pictures to turn what they saw and heard into a vivid media report. This is not only an expansion of personal insights, but also a combination of learning and practice. What the students gained from the trip were not only good memories but also valuable learning materials and creative inspiration, accumulating more experience for their future media study and practice.

在冬假期间，传媒系的同学们各自展开了丰富多彩的旅行，足迹遍布世界各地。有些同学选择前往日本，体验那里的冬季风情，感受热闹的节日气氛；也有同学去了北京，探索这座历史与现代交融的城市，感受传统文化的魅力。此外，还有同学挑战自我，去爬雪山，用脚步丈量大自然的壮丽，领略冰雪世界的纯净与美好。

尽管是假期，同学们依然不忘学习和提升自己。他们利用旅行的机会，结合传媒知识进行创作和记录。有人带着摄影设备，拍下沿途风景与人文故事；有人用视频记录下不同文化的独特之处；还有人专注于写作，用文字和图片将自己的所见所闻变成一篇篇生动的媒体报道。这不仅是一次个人见闻的拓展，也是一次学习与实践的结合。同学们在旅行中收获的不仅是美好的回忆，更是宝贵的学习素材和创作灵感，为未来的传媒学习与实践积累了更多的经验。

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Violinists Principal Youcheng Su and Guest Master Daniel Auner

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26-30.2024 Henry Wong Editor. Translation by Peter Liang

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Monday: We have learned to setup and use padlet and canvas constructure website, padlet is for use to post on some of the things we did everyday and daily reflection of what we did that day.

Tuesday: We have gone up to the eighth floor to draw the 7 element of art, which is a very cool experience with how everyone have drawn there own 7 element of art and are all very different with the color choices being one of the different.

Wednesday: We learned to use the cameras and how to take a fine photo with the need to control the lighting in the photo and we also need to set the iso , shutter and the iris to the right setting for the photo to be good.

Thursday: we had gone to the music master class opening and was tasked with taking the photo of the important guest that we had invited to our music master class, after we have finished taking the photo we needed we left and around 5:00, we had gone down stairs to interview our important guests that are eating some delicious snacks. We interviewed all five with mike interviewing the two person from Austria and one of the local musicians. Me and sky interviewed two of the local musicians.

Friday: We then edited the videos and write reflection on the event that happened yesterday. everyone is working very hard on editing the videos especially sky who is editing the two local musicians and mike who is editing the one of the musician from Austria and one of the local musicians.

星期一:我们学会了设置和使用padlet和canvas去构建网站，小板是用来张贴我们每天做的一些事情和每天反思我们那天做了什么。

星期二:我们去了八楼画了7个艺术元素，这是一个非常酷的体验，每个人都画了自己的7个艺术元素，它们都是不同的，颜色选择是不同的之一。

周三:我们学习了如何使用相机，以及如何拍出一张好照片，需要控制照片中的灯光，我们还需要将iso，快门和光圈设置到正确的设置，以使照片变得更好。

星期四:我们去参加了音乐大师班的开幕式，我们的任务是为我们邀请的音乐大师班的重要嘉宾拍照，当我们拍完我们需要的照片后，我们离开了，大约5点，我们下楼去采访我们的重要客人，他们那时候正在吃美味的小吃。我们采访了五个人，mike采访了两个来自奥地利的音乐家和一个当地的音乐家。我和sky采访了两位当地的音乐家。

星期五:然后我们编辑了视频，并写下对昨天发生的事件的反思。每个人都非常努力地编辑视频，尤其是sky，他剪辑了两个当地音乐家，mike剪辑了一个来自奥地利的音乐家和一个当地音乐家。

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Two-points and Three-points Perspective Drawings with Watercolor

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11-15.2024 Mike Chen Editor | Translation by Johnny Liu

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This week was rich in creative learning and collaboration. In the photography class, students delved into the concept of aperture, experimenting with various lighting configurations to understand its impact on image clarity and depth. They also explored the art of self-presentation through unedited video work, refining their ability to convey authenticity on camera. Meanwhile, in Visual Arts class, students engaged in technical drawing exercises, practicing both two-point and three-point perspectives to enhance spatial accuracy in their work. They also experimented with watercolor to bring depth and vibrancy to their illustrations. Additionally, we organized a planning session for an upcoming talk show, brainstorming guest possibilities to elevate the event’s impact.

本周充满了创造性的学习和协作。在摄影课上，学生们深入研究了光圈的概念，尝试了各种照明配置，以了解它对图像清晰度和深度的影响。他们还通过未经编辑的视频作品探索了自我展示的艺术，提高了他们在镜头前传达真实性的能力。同时，在视觉艺术课上，学生们进行了技术绘图练习，练习了两点和三点透视，以提高他们作品中的空间准确性。他们还尝试用水彩画为他们的插图带来深度和活力。此外，我们还为即将到来的脱口秀组织了一次规划会议，集思广益，为嘉宾提供可能性，以提升活动的影响力。

(EPISODE10:AFTER THE STORM-NEWS 11-15 Nov.2024】

https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1XZzvYtEGX/?spm_id_from=333.788.recommend_more_video.5

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Street views by South China Sea shores, Honk Kong |               EPISODE 4【EPISODE4:AFTER THE STORM-NEWS 30-04.OCT.2024】 https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1TPydY9ExU/?share_source=copy_web&vd_source=e0c7ca4b6812e5e003d2dde4b0b35bfb

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30-04.2024 Luna Wang Editor | Translation by Henry Wong

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During the National Day, all the students in the media department had a pleasant vacation, some of them chose to rest at home, while some chose to go on overseas trips.

Sky went to Stanley in Repulse Bay, Hong Kong, and ate some local delicacies in the vicinity.

Johnny went to Guizhou, but he basically stayed in a resort hotel, the Z. Ciff Hotel, which is located in the Fangmaixianlong National Outdoor Park, with a special layout. The Z.Ciff Hotel, located in Fangmai Si Anlong National Outdoor Park, is suspended 100 meters in the air and has a special layout.

I traveled to Chengdu with my family, where we ate a variety of Sichuan cuisine, hit up some of the sights for photos and visited the World Horticultural Expo.

How did you spend your holiday?

国庆期间传媒系的同学们都度过了一个愉快的假期，一部分同学选择在家休息，也有的同学选择去外地旅游。Sky去了香港浅水湾的赤柱，在附近游玩并吃了一些当地的美食。Johnny去了贵州，但他基本一直待在度假酒店内，那家Z.Ciff Hotel,位于方麦斯 安龙国家户外公园内，悬浮于百米高空之上，布局比较特别。我和家人一起去了成都旅游，我们吃了各种各样的川菜，去一些景点打卡拍照并参观了世界园艺博览会。

【EPISODE4:AFTER THE STORM-NEWS 30-04.OCT.2024】 https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1TPydY9ExU/?share_source=copy_web&vd_source=e0c7ca4b6812e5e003d2dde4b0b35bfb

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Pretty Girls Of The Opera House Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Chinese National Day |                    EPISODE 5 【EPISODE5:AFTER THE STORM-NEWS 07-11.OCT.2024】 https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV13oyRYbEwW/?share_source=copy_web&vd_source=e0c7ca4b6812e5e003d2dde4b0b35bfb

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07-11.2024 Henry Wang Editor | Translation by Mike Chen

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On Monday, the Media Department prepared for the production of the Chinese National Day School Performance and what we would have to bring and to document these events.

On Tuesday, the first location was developing at the Mozart Hall where guests and HoDs offered presentations about their programs as part of the art education forum. Then the activity moved outdoors for a photo shooting in front of the ManJinHua Cultural and Art Square and Mall. Finally the event developed at the ManJinHua Theatre starting by an Awards Ceremony followed by a performance showcasing productions from various art schools of Shenzhen and from other education-related entities, parents and friends that visited our school from Hong-Kong for the occasion. The main camera then started recording the whole performances at the ManJinHua Theatre, including group dances, soloist vocals, chorus and recitations which were all meant to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Chinese's National Day.

On Wednesday, Media students produced and edited the 4th episode of our After The Storm News series to be published on the Media News Wordpress website soon!

On Thursday, Media students learned about the Element of Art VALUE, and later in the afternoon the application of this art concept in photography, in which sadly, not all Media students attended this practice in the black box. Nevertheless, a quieter learner space allowed for a more focused learning experience!

On Friday morning, the After The Storm News editing was done! In the afternoon we started editing the RAW videos of the Chinese National Day Production.

What an intense week we had!

星期一，媒体部门为即将到来的国庆节表演做准备，讨论了需要带什么以及如何记录这些活动。

星期二，我们的第一个地点是莫扎特大厅，在那里他们做了一个关于他们学校的展示，这是艺术教育论坛的一部分。然后我们在满金华文化艺术广场前进行户外拍摄，接着前往满金华剧院，那里有一个颁奖典礼，之后表演正式开始。主摄像机开始录制在满金华剧院的整个表演，表演包括集体舞蹈、合唱和朗诵，所有节目都与国庆主题有关。

星期三，媒体学生制作并编辑了我们的《暴风雨后的新闻》第四集，准备在我们的媒体新闻WordPress网站上发布。

星期四，媒体学生学习了艺术元素中的“明暗”，但下午只有两名媒体学生来到黑匣子剧场学习摄影中的“明暗”元素。

星期五，《暴风雨后的新闻》编辑工作完成了，下午我们开始编辑国庆节表演的视频。

【EPISODE5:AFTER THE STORM-NEWS 07-11.OCT.2024】 https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV13oyRYbEwW/?share_source=copy_web&vd_source=e0c7ca4b6812e5e003d2dde4b0b35bfb

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Shooting After The Storm News Online Series |             EPISODE 6 【EPISODE6:AFTER THE STORM-NEWS 14-18.OCT.2024】 https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1wZD7YREmA/?share_source=copy_web&vd_source=e0c7ca4b6812e5e003d2dde4b0b35bfb

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14-18.2024 Mike Chen Editor | Translation by Peter Liang

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This week, we made a lot of progress in different areas. First, we learned how to edit with multiple cameras on Premiere Pro, which was a really exciting challenge. Working with various camera angles is giving us a better understanding of how to tell a story from different perspectives, making our projects more dynamic.

We also spent time drawing based on the principle of art SPACE, which helped us explore how space influences the way we perceive and create art.

As usual, we participated in our newsroom activity, continuing to practice teamwork and communication skills.

Looking ahead, we’re planning to do a photo shoot next Wednesday, and everyone is looking forward to it—it’ll be a great chance to apply what we've been learning in a practical setting.

本周，我们在不同领域取得了很多进展。首先，我们学会了如何在Premiere Pro上使用多个轨道进行编辑，这真的是一个令人兴奋的挑战。使用不同的相机角度让我们更好地理解如何从不同的角度讲述一个故事，使我们的项目更具活力。我们还花时间根据艺术空间的原理进行绘画，这有助于我们探索空间如何影响我们感知和创造艺术的方式。像往常一样，我们参加了编辑部的活动，继续练习团队合作和沟通技巧。展望未来，我们计划下周三拍摄照片，每个人都很期待，这将是一个很好的机会，将我们所学到的知识应用到实际环境中。

【EPISODE6:AFTER THE STORM-NEWS 14-18.OCT.2024】 https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1wZD7YREmA/?share_source=copy_web&vd_source=e0c7ca4b6812e5e003d2dde4b0b35bfb

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"We're Having A Ball!" narrative painting, watercolor technique, by Henry Wong

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31- 4/4.2025 Editor: Henry Wong | Translation by Peter Liang

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On Monday, we have done embedding in Wordpress, we done it by putting the link of the padlet that we want to put into the Wordpress post and it will show the content and you can directly access the padlet from there.

On Tuesday, we have done narrative painting, we were first introduced to some historical paintings that we would have to write one verb, one noun and one adjective to describe the painting. we then randomly choose some to use as idea for the painting. we then created our narrative painting.

On Wednesday, we have watch some famous photographer's work where they use the style of NOIR to express their style of work. after that we watch the film NOIR to then answer the connection between the creator and how they use NOIR in their works.

On Thursday, we have gone out to take some photo that require us to change our shutter speed and iso to take dark photos and bright photos, the photo is inspired by Todd Dido's photo of building that is empty and feel very lonely. we are trying to copy his style by taking photos in a place that is empty. we have also done long exposure at night.

On Friday, we have done long exposure day, where we have the time it takes to take the photo is a bit longer than normal photos.

周一的时候，我们在 WordPress 上完成了嵌入操作，我们是通过在 WordPress 的帖子中放入我们想要嵌入的 Padlet 的链接来实现的，这样就能显示内容了，而且您还能直接从那里访问 Padlet。

周二的时候，我们学习了叙事绘画。首先，我们被介绍了一些历史画作，需要用一个动词、一个名词和一个形容词来描述这幅画。然后我们随机挑选了一些作为绘画的灵感来源。接着我们创作了自己的叙事画作。

周三，我们观看了几位著名摄影师的作品，他们在作品中运用了“黑色电影”的风格来展现自己的创作风格。之后我们观看了电影《黑色电影》，接着探讨了创作者与他们如何在作品中运用“黑色电影”风格之间的联系。

周四的时候，我们出去拍了一些照片，这些照片需要我们调整快门速度和感光度来拍出暗调照片和亮调照片。这张照片受到了托德·迪多（Todd Dido）拍摄的那座空荡荡且显得非常孤寂的建筑照片的启发。我们试图模仿他的风格，在一个空旷的地方拍照。我们还在夜晚进行了长时间曝光拍摄。

周五那天，我们进行了长曝光拍摄日活动，在这一天里，拍摄照片所需的时间比平常的照片拍摄时间要长一些。

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21-25.2024 Peter Liang Editor | Translation by Johnny Liu

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This week was both productive and creatively engaging. We began by learning how to use Miro; a collaborative online whiteboard tool, to create a mind-map for the hypothetical customer profile of the final media product of our current brief project entitled BLOOM. This exercise helped us understand the importance of structuring ideas visually and collaboratively. It was a valuable experience in organizing thoughts and presenting them in a clear, interactive format. The mind-map we created allowed us to break down the customer’s needs, identify key priorities, and visually connect different aspects of the project.

In addition to working with Miro, we also continued our exploration of the elements of art, focusing on the concept of SPACE. This involved delving into how space is used in visual compositions, whether in terms of positive and negative space, depth, or perspective. The activity was highly insightful, allowing us to apply theoretical concepts to practical work. We experimented with different ways of incorporating space into designs, and the results were very satisfying, showcasing how effectively the element of space can influence the overall aesthetic and impact of a piece of artwork.

On Thursday, we took on a significant and exciting project involving portrait photography from a brief entitled BLOOM. We were tasked to conduct a photo shoot for students of the Music and Performing Arts departments. The session was an incredible learning experience as we captured a wide range of expressions and emotions, working with the unique energy and personality of each subject.

We were assigned to photograph in six different styles, each presenting its own set of creative challenges. These styles required us to experiment with lighting, angles, and compositions to achieve the desired aesthetic. Throughout the process, we not only honed our technical skills in photography but also learned how to direct subjects to bring out their best poses and expressions.

The experience was immensely rewarding, giving us a deeper appreciation for portrait photography and the role it plays in storytelling.

本周既富有成效，又富有创意。我们从学习如何使用 Miro 开始;一个协作在线白板工具，用于为我们当前名为 BLOOM 的最终媒体产品的假设客户资料创建思维导图。这个练习帮助我们理解了以视觉和协作方式构建想法的重要性。这是一次宝贵的经验，可以组织想法并以清晰的互动形式呈现它们。我们创建的思维导图使我们能够分解客户的需求，确定关键优先事项，并直观地连接项目的不同方面。

除了与 Miro 合作，我们还继续探索艺术元素，专注于 SPACE 的概念。这涉及深入研究空间在视觉构图中的使用方式，无论是在正负空间、深度还是透视方面。该活动非常有洞察力，使我们能够将理论概念应用到实际工作中。我们尝试了将空间融入设计的不同方法，结果非常令人满意，展示了空间元素如何有效地影响一件艺术品的整体美感和影响。

周四，我们承担了一个重要而激动人心的项目，涉及名为 BLOOM 的简报中的肖像摄影。我们的任务是为音乐和表演艺术系的学生拍摄照片。这次会议是一次令人难以置信的学习经历，因为我们捕捉了各种各样的表情和情感，利用每个主题独特的能量和个性。

我们被分配了六种不同风格的摄影，每种风格都提出了自己的一系列创意挑战。这些风格要求我们对光线、角度和构图进行试验，以实现所需的美感。在整个过程中，我们不仅磨练了摄影技术，还学会了如何引导拍摄对象展现他们最好的姿势和表情。

这次经历非常有益，让我们对肖像摄影及其在讲故事中的作用有了更深入的了解。

【EPISODE7:AFTER THE STORM-NEWS 21-25.OCT.2024】 https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1mgmdY8EYp/?share_source=copy_web&vd_source=e0c7ca4b6812e5e003d2dde4b0b35bfb

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Photoshoot Session for The Nights at YIAA Talk Show poster

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18-22.2024 Luna Wang Editor | Translation by Sky Gao

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This week we learned a lot of enrichment and prepared a lot for next week's Audio Olympics night hosted by the Media Department. In Visual Arts we completed the basic framing and final drawing of a three-point perspective drawing. On Wednesday we filmed and recorded the final episode of our weekly newscast, “After the storm,” at the Black Box. We then shot the cover photo for the talk show and added a lot of information and typography to create a full poster. As the week came to a close, we created a second Part-Set Assessment brief on the theme of “THE NEWS SHOW”, which coincided with the talk show we've been working on recently, so we had a lot of material to put into the project.

本周我们学习了很多丰富多彩的内容，也为下周由传媒系主办的音奥之夜做了许多准备。在视觉艺术课上我们完成了三点透视图的基础框架和最终绘制。周三我们在“黑匣子”拍摄录制了每周新闻的最后一集，《After the storm》就此完美收官。之后我们为脱口秀拍摄了封面照片，并添加了许多信息和字体设计，制作成了一张完整的海报。在本周即将结束之际，我们初步制作了第二个主题为“THE NEWS SHOW”的Part-Set Assessment brief，这恰好与我们最近正在准备的脱口秀息息相关，所以我们有很多素材可以放在项目中。

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On Wednesday, we did a weekly news shoot and we were assigned different tasks for the weekly news series in the afternoon. We go to the Black Box Theater to do a weekly news series. I think this shooting went very smoothly, this is our third shooting, with the experience of the first two times, everyone has been very proficient in the shooting process this time, and we have a basic method of setting up the scene and shooting methods.

On Thursday，we learned the basic tutorial of Premiere-Pro offline editor in the professional class, had a preliminary understanding and study of PR, understood the functions and usage methods of PR, and learned how to use PR to edit videos.

Then we painted a picture of the outline.

周三，我们进行每周新闻拍摄，下午为每周新闻系列分配不同的任务。我们去黑匣子剧场拍摄每周新闻系列片。我觉得这次拍摄非常顺利，这是我们第三次拍摄，有了前两次的经验，这次大家在拍摄过程中已经非常熟练了，对场景的布置和拍摄方法都有了基本的掌握。

周四，我们在专业课上学习了公关基础教程，对公关有了初步的认识和学习，了解了公关的功能和使用方法，学会了如何使用公关剪辑视频。然后，我们绘制了一幅轮廓图。

【EPISODE2:AFTER THE STORM-NEWS 18-23.SEP.2024】 https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1Rb2wY9Efi/?share_source=copy_web&vd_source=e0c7ca4b6812e5e003d2dde4b0b35bfb

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23-27.2024 Sky Gao Editor. Translation by Luna Wang

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This week the media students have been learning about acting, screen acting and using different camera positions for different situations.

During this week the Media students have been doing news reporting and everyone has experienced the different roles in journalism.

Media students also have been learning about drawing and taking photographs related to a theme.

Later, they continued learning on how to use the Adobe Premiere-Pre software including how to add subtitles and text overload, entrances and exits (AKA Lower Thirds).

Finally, they were trained on how to design their own websites, and about how to make their own personal brand website.

本周，媒体专业的学生学习了即兴表演、屏幕表演和在不同情况下使用不同的相机位置，媒体专业学生一直在做新闻报道，每个人都尝试担任了新闻中的不同角色。传媒学生学习了绘画、拍摄与主题相关的照片以及如何使用PR，包括如何添加字幕和文本过载、入口和出口，还学习如何制作自己的网站。如何创建自己的个人网站。

【EPISODE3:AFTER THE STORM-NEWS 23-38.SEP.2024】 https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1rf2wYPEHY/?share_source=copy_web&vd_source=e0c7ca4b6812e5e003d2dde4b0b35bfb

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This week, the media students have attended the Halloween English Speech Competition with students from other departments. We were tasked to prepare individual presentations about a topic we picked weeks ago in English class. Students talked about all kinds of subjects related to Halloween, and the school principal and English teachers gave us feedback. After the presentation, students who won the competition got candies as trophies.

In the evening, we had a Halloween party on campus. The party started with a Halloween thread art workshop in which we used threads to creative patterns such as bats and pumpkins on a wood canvas. Then, students participated in a pumpkin scavenger hunt in teams divided by departments. Every team needed to search around the building in limited time to find as many small pumpkins as possible for a 'secret prize'. Each team tried hard to win the game and the Performing Arts department became the winner with 4 more little pumpkins and disclose the 'secret prize', which was a 20-minutes extension on their digital device usage.

In conclusion, everyone had fun and enjoyed the Halloween party this week.

本周，传媒系的学生与其他系的同学一起参加了万圣节英语演讲比赛。我们被要求准备一个几周前在英语课上选择的主题并进行个人展示。学生们讨论了各种与万圣节相关的话题，校长和英语老师还给我们提供了反馈。演讲结束后，比赛获胜的同学得到了糖果作为奖品。

晚上，我们在校园里举行了万圣节派对。派对以万圣节线艺工作坊拉开帷幕，在工作坊中，我们使用线在木质画布上创造了蝙蝠和南瓜等创意图案。随后，学生们按系分成小组，参加了南瓜寻宝活动。每个团队需要在有限的时间内在大楼周围寻找尽可能多的小南瓜，以争夺“神秘奖品”。每个团队都努力争取胜利，最终表演艺术系以多找到了四个小南瓜的成绩获胜，揭晓了“神秘奖品”——他们的电子设备使用时间延长20分钟。

总之，每个人都玩得很开心，享受了本周的万圣节派对。

【EPISODE8:AFTER THE STORM-NEWS 28Oct - 01Nov.2024】 https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1UumdYcE5N/?share_source=copy_web&vd_source=e0c7ca4b6812e5e003d2dde4b0b35bfb

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Christmas Night at The Nights of YIAA Monthly Event

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16-20.2024 Editor: Sky Gao | Translation by Peter Liang

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This week, we celebrated the upcoming winter holidays with joy and warmth. Students prepared their hearts and gave each other gifts to convey their blessings and gratitude. The laughter and wishes during the gift exchange melted the whole campus into the warmth of the festival.

Colorful Christmas performances were also arranged for the event. The programs were brilliant on the stage. Whether they were cheerful songs and dances or creative skits, all of them showed the enthusiasm and talent of the students. The audience applauded and laughed continuously, and the whole scene was warm and energetic.

It is worth mentioning media students drew a beautiful Christmas picture with their own hands with sincere feelings, and gave this unique holiday gift to their parents. This gift not only expresses gratitude and love but also makes people feel the depth and warmth of family love.

This Christmas activity made everyone happy and satisfied. The beauty and warmth of the holiday became precious memories deep in everyone's heart.

本周我们庆祝了充满欢乐和温暖的圣诞节目。同学们用心准备了圣诞礼物，以表达他们的祝福和感激之情。交换礼物时的笑声和祝福，将整个校园都融进了节日的温馨之中。

活动中还安排了丰富多彩的圣诞表演。舞台上的节目精彩纷呈，无论是欢快的歌舞，还是富有创意的小品，都展现了同学们的热情和才华。现场观众掌声和笑声不断，整个场面热烈而充满活力。

值得一提的是，传媒同学们怀着真挚的感情，用自己的双手画出了一幅美丽的圣诞画，并将这份独特的节日礼物送给了父母。这份礼物不仅表达了感激和爱，更让人感受到亲情的深厚和温暖。

这次圣诞活动让每个人都感到快乐和满足。节日的美好和温馨将会成为珍贵的回忆，深深地印在每个人的心里。

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Working progress of the 'Redemption' project

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9-13.2024 Editor: Johnny Liu | Translation by Mike Chen

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This week, Media students had a great week of learning. First, we finished our Part-Set Assessment brief, ‘The News Show’. In Painting, we started to create an abstract painting on the theme of Redemption. We chose three moods and colors to inspire our paintings. We then went through color trials and sketches, primed our boards with white paint, and then colored in the three colors we had chosen. Finally, we added gold to the painting. On Friday, we also recorded a video interview with Redemption and Christmas.

本周，媒体学科的学生经历了一段充实且具有深刻意义的学习时光。每一个环节都促使我们从不同的角度审视和表达自我。

在新闻节目任务中，我们不仅展示了新闻制作的技巧，更重要的是感受到了新闻工作者在真实与社会责任之间的平衡。每个人的报道都力求客观、全面，但同时也在反思新闻对公众情感与思维的潜在影响。我们意识到，新闻不仅是信息的传递，更是文化与价值观的载体，如何通过新闻去触动人心、引发深思，成了我们这次评估的核心。

而在绘画课上，主题为“救赎”的抽象画创作则让我们在艺术的语言中寻找内心的共鸣。在老师的引导下，我们选择了三种情绪和颜色，探索情感与色彩之间的微妙联系。这不仅仅是一次色彩的试验，更是一次情感与思想的深刻碰撞。每一笔涂抹、每一层色彩的变化，都象征着我们在面对内心挣扎时的探索与重生。白色的底层象征着纯净与重新开始，而金色的点缀则代表着救赎之后的光辉与希望。在这个过程中，我们不仅是艺术创作者，更是情感的表达者和思想的探索者。

周五的视频访谈则为我们提供了一个更广阔的空间去探讨“救赎”和“圣诞节”背后的深层含义。通过集体讨论，我们对这两个主题有了更加丰富和立体的理解。圣诞节不仅是一个节日，它承载着希望、爱与分享，而救赎则是一种从内心挣扎到自我超越的过程。通过访谈，我们不仅在文化层面上对这两个主题进行了挖掘，也在个人层面上做出了反思，思考自己如何在生活中寻求救赎，如何在他人和世界的关系中找到真正的意义。

这一系列活动，不仅是对艺术技巧与表达方式的练习，更是我们对人性、情感与社会的深刻反思。它们让我们更加清晰地意识到，艺术和媒体不仅是外在的形式，它们深刻影响着我们对世界的认知与回应。这一周的学习，不仅丰富了我们的专业技能，也让我们更加敏锐地捕捉到人与社会、人与自我之间那种微妙且深远的联系。

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Poster for The Nights of YIAA "After the Storm" Talk Show, Featuring Mike Chen

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25-29.2024 Sky Gao Editor | Translation by Henry Wong

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This week, students in the Department of Communication launched a colorful program of creative and collaborative activities. Firstly, in painting, they focused on the theme of texture and explored the diversity of artistic expression through their works. At the same time, students in the Department of Communication learned editing techniques related to the National Day performance, enhancing their understanding and practical skills in video production.

The highlight of the week was a stand-up comedy performance done by the Department of Communication in collaboration with the Department of Acting and the Department of Music. During the performance, students from the Department of Communication not only presented their work on stage, but also actively cooperated with other students to ensure that the whole performance went smoothly. This interdisciplinary cooperation not only enhanced teamwork, but also demonstrated the strengths of the Department of Communication in combining art and technology.

本周，传媒系的同学们展开了丰富多彩的创作与合作活动。首先，在绘画创作中，大家专注于质感主题的表现，通过作品探索了艺术表达的多样性。同时，传媒系的同学们还学习了与国庆节表演相关的剪辑技巧，提升了对影像制作的理解与实践能力。

本周的亮点是传媒系与表演系和音乐系共同合作完成的脱口秀演出。演出中，传媒系的同学不仅在台上展示了自己的作品，还积极配合其他同学，确保整场演出的顺利进行。通过这种跨学科的合作，不仅增强了团队协作能力，也展示了传媒系在艺术与技术结合上的优势。

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Over the Christmas holiday, students in the Media program enjoyed a variety of experiences. Some took the opportunity to relax at home, spending time gaming or resting. Others embraced travel, with one student journeying to Japan to explore its rich culture. Another returned to their hometown to reconnect with family and visit grandparents. While some opted for quiet holidays, others made the most of the season by visiting different places with friends. This diverse range of activities highlights the unique ways students chose to unwind and celebrate the festive season.

在圣诞假期期间，传媒专业的学生们度过了各自丰富多彩的假期生活。有些学生选择在家中放松，享受玩游戏或休息的时光；也有人抓住机会外出旅行，比如有一位同学去了日本，深入探索那里的丰富文化；还有一位同学回到了家乡，与家人团聚，并探望了祖父母。有些人选择了安静的假期，而另一些人则和朋友一起利用这个季节四处游玩。这些多样化的活动充分展示了学生们以独特方式放松身心并庆祝节日的美好时光。

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Storyboard of 'Remembering a Trip to Austria' by Henry Wong

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During the week, the students created their own storyboards, which provided a more concrete and clearer outline for their upcoming shoots. By creating a storyboard, the students were able to plan in advance the arrangement of the shots, the composition of the images and the order in which they would be filmed, which not only made the filming process smoother, but also helped them to better understand the visual expression.

在这一周，学生们创造了自己的故事板，这为他们即将到来的拍摄提供了更具体和更清晰的轮廓。通过制作分镜板，学生们可以提前计划镜头的安排、画面的构图和拍摄的顺序，这不仅使拍摄过程更加流畅，而且有助于他们更好地理解视觉表达。

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'Year of the Snake' Stop-motion Animation

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13-17.2025 Editor: Peter Liang | Translation by Luna Wang

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This week, Media students focused on creating a stop-motion animation project to celebrate the Year of the Snake. The production process included careful planning, design, and frame-by-frame capturing of movement to bring the animation to life. This creative work allowed us to combine traditional Chinese culture with modern narrative techniques to show the wisdom, intuition, and renewal symbolized by the snake.

In addition to the animation production, the school organized a series of activities to welcome the New Year, which enriched our understanding and appreciation of the Chinese New Year.

At the school's Chinese New Year Tailgate Banquet, all students and teachers gathered to enjoy a hot pot dinner and watch a traditional Chinese face-changing performance. Hot pot is a food that symbolizes reunion and prosperity, and the time spent sitting around and eating together brings warmth to everyone.

During club time on Wednesday, we had a Chinese New Year-themed craft activity including, writing Chinese New Year scrolls and wrapping dumplings. Paper cuttings are complex and usually feature animals, flowers, or Chinese characters, which are believed to bring good luck and happiness in the New Year. In addition, by practicing Chinese calligraphy, we create beautiful Spring Festival couplets with auspicious phrases and blessings. This activity emphasized the importance of appreciating traditional culture while fostering creativity. Finally, teachers and students made dumplings together in the school cafeteria amid conversation and laughter. The lively Chinese New Year activities wrapped up as the steaming dumplings came out of the stove.

本周，传媒系学生重点制作了一个定格动画项目，以庆祝蛇年的到来。制作过程包括精心策划、设计和逐帧捕捉动作，使动画栩栩如生。这一创意工作使我们能够将中国传统文化与现代叙事技术相结合，展现蛇象征的智慧、直觉和新生。

除了动画制作，学校还组织了一系列的迎新年活动，丰富了我们对春节的理解和认识。

在学校的迎新春尾牙宴上，全体师生齐聚一堂享用火锅和观看中国传统变脸演出。火锅是一种象征着团圆和繁荣的食物，围坐在一起涮火锅和用餐的时光给大家带来了温暖和友情。

在本周三的社团活动时间，我们进行了新春主题的手工活动，包括、写春联和包饺子。剪纸的制作复杂，通常以动物、花卉或汉字为主题，被认为能在新年带来好运和幸福。另外，通过练习中国书法，我们创作出精美的春联，上面写有吉祥语和祝福语。这项活动强调了在培养创造力的同时表达对传统文化的重视。最后，师生们在学校食堂在谈笑声间共同包饺子，随着热气腾腾的饺子出炉，热闹非凡的新春活动也落下帷幕。

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20-24.2025 Editor: Mike Chen | Translation by Sky Gao

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The YIAA Night Chinese New Year's Party at the Student's Center was a vibrant and unforgettable celebration, bringing together students to honor the festive occasion. During the event, Mike and Sky delivered an engaging presentation, sharing their experiences and key takeaways from the first semester of the Media course, along with highlights of important projects and insights. More meaningful by the presence of parents, who joined in to support their children and partake in the joyous atmosphere. Their involvement added a personal touch to the event, as families gathered not only to celebrate the holiday but also to commemorate the students' accomplishments.

在学生中心举行的 YIAA 星夜中国新年派对是一场充满活力且令人难忘的庆祝活动，它将学生们聚集在一起，共同欢庆这个喜庆的时刻。在活动期间，迈克和斯凯进行了精彩的演讲，分享了他们在媒体课程第一学期的经历和关键收获，以及重要项目的重要成果和见解。更重要的是，家长们也参与其中，为孩子们加油鼓劲，一同享受这欢乐的氛围。他们的参与为活动增添了个人色彩，因为家长们不仅是为了庆祝节日而来，也是为了纪念学生们所取得的成就而相聚于此。

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This week, three students from the Department of Media went to Vienna, Austria. We went from Shenzhen to Guangzhou on 18th, and then flew from Baiyun Airport to Vienna Airport, Austria, with a transfer in Amsterdam on the way. Day 2 Today, we explore some of Vienna's most iconic landmarks, including the Hofburg Royal Palace, Maria Theresia Square and the breathtaking St. Stephen's Cathedral. In the evening, we regroup and focus on preparing for the upcoming show. From rehearsal routines to organizational details, we work hard to make sure everything is executed perfectly. On the third day, we had the opportunity to visit several of Vienna's famous landmarks, including the University of Vienna, the Austrian Parliament Building and the peaceful City Park. During these experiences, we also conducted an interview and completed some BTEC work. On the fourth day we visited the magnificent Schonbrunn Palace, a fine example of Baroque architecture and a testament to the history of the Austrian Empire. In the afternoon we left for Salzburg to continue our journey. On the fifth day we visited the Mozarteum University and the beautiful Mirabel Gardens, both of which opened my eyes to Salzburg's rich cultural and artistic heritage. The garden, with its bright colors and elegant design, feels like a scene from a classical symphony, while the Mozart Museum embodies the spirit of creative learning and musical excellence. In the evening, I attended a master class, which was an inspiring experience. However, Jane told us that media students are also required to attend the course, which gives us no opportunity to take photos or videos during the course. On the sixth day, we visited Domplatz and saw a wonderful performance brought on by the solemn sounds of the organ. In the evening, we focused on preparing for our last concert. The performance went very well and left us with a sense of accomplishment and joy. We also filmed some video footage during the concert, which helped us with our BTEC assignments. On the seventh day we visited Salzburg City Hall and the picturesque village of Hallstatt. Hallstatt's breathtaking scenery, tranquil lakes and quaint Alpine architecture provide us with plenty of video material. In the evening, we attended Mozart's university concert. On the eighth day, we went to Munich and enjoyed a day of sightseeing. In the afternoon, we spent time shopping, browsing various stores, and picking up souvenirs. On the eighth day, we didn't see any scenic spots on this day, we just enjoyed the scenery along the way. After a brief stop in Linz in the morning to enjoy the scenery, we headed to the airport to prepare to say goodbye to Austria. At noon on the 27th, we arrived at the Baiyun Airport in Guangzhou. We separated at the airport and took different means of transportation to go home.

这一周，传媒系的三位学生前往了奥地利的维也纳，我们在十八号时从深圳前往广州，再从白云机场飞往了奥地利维也纳机场，中途在阿姆斯特丹转机。第二天今天，我们探索了维也纳一些最具标志性的地标，包括霍夫堡皇宫、玛丽亚·特蕾西亚广场和令人叹为观止的圣斯蒂芬大教堂。晚上，我们调整状态，专注于为即将到来的演出做准备。从排练常规到组织细节，我们努力工作，确保一切都能完美执行。第三天，我们有机会参观了维也纳的几个著名地标，包括维也纳大学、奥地利议会大厦和宁静的城市公园。在这些经历中，我们还进行了一次采访，并完成了一些BTEC的工作。第四天，我们参观了宏伟的美泉宫，这是巴洛克建筑的典范，也是奥地利帝国历史的见证。在下午我们前往萨尔茨堡继续我们的旅程。第五天，我们参观了莫扎特大学和美丽的米拉贝尔花园，这两处都让我看到了萨尔茨堡丰富的文化和艺术遗产。花园以其鲜艳的色彩和优雅的设计，让人感觉像是古典交响乐中的场景，而莫扎特博物馆则体现了创造性学习和音乐卓越的精神。晚上，我参加了大师班，这是一次鼓舞人心的经历。然而，Jane告诉我们媒体学生也需要参加课程，这让我们没有机会在课程中拍摄照片或视频。第六天，我们参观了Domplatz，观赏了一场由管风琴的庄严声音带来的精彩表演。晚上，我们专注于为我们的最后一场音乐会做准备。演出进行得非常顺利，给我们留下了成就感和喜悦。在音乐会期间，我们还拍摄了一些视频片段，这对我们的BTEC作业有所帮助。第七天，我们参观了萨尔茨堡市政厅和风景如画的哈尔施塔特村。哈尔施塔特令人叹为观止的美景以及宁静的湖泊和古朴的阿尔卑斯山建筑，给我们提供了许多视频素材。晚上，我们参加了莫扎特大学的音乐会。第八天，我们前往慕尼黑，享受了一天的观光。下午，我们花时间购物，浏览各种商店，并挑选纪念品。第八天，这一天我们没有看到任何景点，我们只是沿途欣赏风景。早上，我们在林茨稍作停留，赏了风景，之后我们前往机场，准备告别奥地利。在27号的中午，我们就到达了广州的白云机场，大家在机场就分开，乘坐不同的交通工具回家。

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'Movement with Purpose', Principles of Design: Movement with Blow Painting technique by Henry Wong

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This week we have done principal of art movement, where we have use different color we picked to then blow them across the background that we have chosen. Composition inspired by te work of artist Sarah Rosse. This lets us express our creativity by creating patterns.

We have also down our final presentation on our project about MEMORIES.

On Wednesday in the afternoon we have gone outside to the street to take photos using shutter speed using the BULB feature as to practice shutter speed manipulation. For this, we mainly focused on little moving cars the children were driving at the mall, and the on the moving neon lights of amusement rides for children too.

On Friday, we watched an hour-long HBO tv series episode called Succession, where we had to analyze one scene in the film in 5 aspects, The aspect are the lights of int and ext, second is movement of the camera, third is the angle of the camera, forth is where we have to say what aspect of that scene is related to principle of design related and fifth is to say how all these aspect makes the character in that scene look special.

这周我们学习了艺术运动的原则，在这个过程中，我们使用了自己挑选的不同颜色，并将这些颜色吹洒到我们选择的背景上。这一创作灵感来源于艺术家Sarah Rosse的作品。这让我们通过创造图案来表达自己的创造力。

我们还完成了关于“记忆”主题的项目最终展示。

周三下午，我们去了街头进行拍摄，使用快门速度的BULB功能来练习快门速度的操控。拍摄时，我们主要聚焦于商场中孩子们驾驶的小车，以及游乐设施中不断变化的霓虹灯。

周五，我们观看了HBO的电视剧《继承之战》（Succession）的一集，时长一小时。在观看过程中，我们需要从五个方面分析影片中的一个场景。这五个方面分别是：首先是室内外的光线，其次是相机的运动，再者是相机的角度，第四是分析该场景中与设计原则相关的部分，第五是分析这些方面如何让该场景中的角色显得特别。

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Principles of Design, Balance using Observational Technique by Cici Chen

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17-21.2025 Editor: Cici Chen | Translation by Milo Zhong

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This week, we delved into the principles of "balance" in graphic design and observational techniques, alongside practicing with pencil and watercolor painting. We explored the art classroom in search of graphic representations of "balance," and using tools like pencils, we sketched our observations on drawing paper to hone our observational skills and aesthetic sense. Subsequently, we applied appropriate watercolors to fill in our sketches. Our compositional inspiration was drawn from the works of Ellsworth Kelly.

On Thursday, we conducted experiments with camera ISO settings, capturing images of people and objects at various ISO values and documenting each outcome. This exercise deepened our understanding of camera operations and the variations that occur at different settings.

本周，我们深入学习了平面设计中“平衡”的原则以及观察技巧，同时还进行了铅笔绘画与水彩画练习。我们在艺术教室里四处探寻能够体现“平衡”的平面元素，并用铅笔将观察到的内容勾勒在画纸上，以此锻炼观察能力、提升审美意识。随后，我们用水彩为草图上色。我们的构图灵感源自埃尔斯沃思·凯利的作品。 周四，我们进行了相机感光度（ISO）设置的实验，在不同的ISO值下拍摄人物与物体，并记录每次拍摄的效果。这项练习让我们对相机操作以及不同设置下产生的变化有了更深入的理解。

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10-14.2025 Editor: Luna Wang | Translation by Johnny Liu

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Last week, we had a fulfilling and meaningful learning time.

On Monday, we made a presentation of a2 and b2. Everyone showed their own projects very carefully and received objective feedback from others. After absorbing these valuable suggestions, everyone improved their respective PPT content and added richer image materials，chart data and more convincing explanations make the final work more complete and attractive.

On Tuesday, everyone finished the shooting of the object animation. We went to the art classroom to sort out the materials needed for the shooting, and selected one of our favorites as the background board from the colored paper and some laser paper. Then we went to the black box classroom to arrange the shooting site, adjust the lighting, install the tripod, and test the camera parameters to ensure that each frame is clear and stable. During the shooting process, our division of labor and cooperation not only allowed us to master the basic shooting skills of making object amnimation, but also made us realize the importance of group cooperation.

On Friday, we initially learned the concept and production process of infographic. In class, we first collected information around the theme of our own project, including images, keywords, data, etc., and then used canva to design our own infographics.

In general, this week's study not only improved our comprehensive ability in visual communication, animation production and demonstration expression, but also made us experience the challenges and sense of accomplishment in the creative process. More importantly, we have learned to listen, cooperate and help each other in the team, and accumulated valuable experience for future learning and work.

上周，我们度过了一段充实而有意义的学习时光。

周一，我们做了一个关于a2和b2的演示。每个人都非常认真地展示了自己的项目，并从其他人那里得到了客观的反馈。在吸收了这些宝贵的建议后，大家对各自的PPT内容进行了完善，并增加了更丰富的图片资料、图表数据和更有说服力的说明，使最终的作品更加完整和吸引人。

周二，大家完成了物体动画的拍摄。我们去美术教室整理拍摄所需的材料，从彩纸和一些激光纸中选择了我们最喜欢的一张作为背景板。然后我们去黑箱教室布置拍摄场地，调整灯光，安装三脚架，测试相机参数，确保每一帧都清晰稳定。在拍摄过程中，我们的分工合作不仅让我们掌握了制作物体动画的基本拍摄技巧，也让我们意识到团队合作的重要性。

周五，我们初步学习了infographic的概念和制作过程。在课堂上，我们首先围绕自己项目的主题收集信息，包括图片、关键词、数据等，然后用canva来设计我们自己的信息图。

总的来说，这一周的学习不仅提高了我们在视觉传达、动画制作、演示表达等方面的综合能力，也让我们体验到了创作过程中的挑战和成就感。更重要的是，我们在团队中学会了倾听、合作和互相帮助，为以后的学习和工作积累了宝贵的经验。

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Tessellation technique with water-markers. Principles of Design: Patterns, by Johnny Liu.

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This week, students from the Media Department completed an art project titled "Principles of Design: Patterns" during their art class. This project aimed to help artists or designers organize elements (such as lines, shapes, colors, textures, etc.) to create harmonious and expressive works. In the creation process, I utilized uniform patterns to make the overall picture harmonious, employed repetitive and regularly cycling colors to embellish the patterns, and applied contrasting colors to enhance the theme. Many of the knowledge learned in previous courses were applied in this work. 本周，媒体系的学生在艺术课上完成了一个名为“设计原理：模式”的艺术项目。该项目旨在帮助艺术家或设计师组织元素（如线条、形状、颜色、纹理等），以创造和谐而富有表现力的作品。在创作过程中，我利用统一的图案使整体画面和谐，采用重复和有规律的循环颜色来装饰图案，并应用对比色来增强主题。以前课程中学到的许多知识都应用于这项工作。

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Self-portrait, mixed media technique. Principles of Design: Unity, by Henry Wong

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This week, we learned about typography and font selection to make text more readable, capture people's attention, and guide them through information. A big part of improving in any type of design is observing the world around you and seeking out good examples.

On Tuesday, in art class, we explored creating mixed-media self-portraits using collage techniques. We drew inspiration from artists in MoMA’s collection, using this approach to express ourselves.We used scissors, glue, pencils, paper as our canvas, and repurposed materials for collage (such as old magazines, newspapers, fabric, patterned paper, etc.) to complete this artwork.

On Wednesday, we filmed our self-introduction videos outdoors at a flower shop, using the location as a backdrop and finding great visual material there.

本周，我们学习了有关排版和字体选择的知识，这些知识可以使文字更具可读性，吸引人们的注意力，并引导他们浏览信息。要提高任何类型的设计水平，很重要的一点就是观察周围的世界，寻找好的范例。

周二，在美术课上，我们探索了使用拼贴技术创作混合媒体自画像。我们使用剪刀、胶水、铅笔、纸张作为画布，并利用旧杂志、报纸、布料、花纹纸等拼贴材料完成了这幅作品。

周三，我们在户外的一家花店拍摄了自我介绍视频，以花店为背景，在那里找到了很好的视觉材料。

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Visiting guest, CCTV Film Director Huang Mu. Photo by Peter Liang

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7-11.2025 Editor: Peter Liang | Translation by Sky Gao

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This week has been a productive and inspiring one for our class. We began by working on our brief essays, which involved brainstorming relevant topics, organizing our thoughts into structured outlines, and starting the drafting process. The goal was not only to express our opinions clearly but also to strengthen our ability to communicate effectively through writing.

In parallel, we made significant progress on our animation project. We completed the storyboard, which serves as the visual blueprint for our animation. Since we are focusing on traditional animation, each frame had to be carefully sketched to ensure smooth transitions and emotional expression. This hands-on experience allowed us to understand the importance of planning in animation, especially when it comes to storytelling, character movement, and pacing.

One of the most exciting parts of the week was having a special guest speaker—a director from a popular cartoon channel. His visit was incredibly insightful. He spoke about his journey in the animation industry, the challenges he faced, and the creative processes behind producing engaging animated content. Most importantly, he gave us practical advice on how to generate original ideas. He emphasized the importance of observation, drawing inspiration from everyday life, and staying curious about the world around us. He also encouraged us to embrace our personal experiences and emotions as a source of creativity. His words left a strong impression on all of us.

本周对我们班来说是充实而富有启发的一周。我们从写简短论文开始，通过头脑风暴选题、将想法整理成结构清晰的大纲，并着手撰写初稿。目标不仅是清晰地表达观点，同时也在提升我们通过写作进行有效沟通的能力。

与此同时，我们的动画项目也取得了重大进展。我们完成了分镜脚本，它是整个动画的视觉蓝图。由于我们专注于传统动画的创作，每一帧都需要精心绘制，以确保画面过渡流畅并传达出情感。这种动手实践的经历让我们深刻理解到动画创作中计划的重要性，尤其是在讲故事、角色动作以及节奏把控方面。

本周最令人兴奋的部分之一，是一位来自知名卡通频道的导演来校做客。他的到访带来了极大的启发。他分享了自己在动画行业中的成长历程、遇到的挑战，以及创作精彩动画内容背后的过程。更重要的是，他还给我们提供了许多实用建议，告诉我们如何激发原创想法。他强调观察力的重要性，鼓励我们从日常生活中汲取灵感，保持对世界的好奇心。他还鼓励我们将个人经历与情感融入创作之中，作为源源不断的灵感来源。他的话给我们留下了深刻的印象。

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The Nudges Trio, based in Vancouver, performers visiting YIAA in their Asia Tour

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This week has been full of exciting and vibrant experiences at school. On Monday afternoon, we participated in the YIAA Workshop titled “North America Music Study & Ivy League for Arts Students.” It was a fantastic event where we learned about the importance of music education and the opportunities for arts students in North American Ivy League schools. Later that evening, we attended the North America Young Musician and YIAA Student Concert. The performance was nothing short of sensational—young, talented musicians played with such passion and skill, and the energy in the auditorium was palpable. The entire evening felt inspiring and made me reflect on the power of music in art.

In our visual arts class, the theme this week was action painting, a style characterized by dynamic and expressive brushstrokes, rapid motions, and techniques like dripping or spilling paint directly onto the canvas. On Tuesday afternoon, we watched several reference videos that demonstrated how abstract art can be used to express emotions. Our teacher explained the philosophy behind action painting, and it was fascinating to learn how artists allow chance to play a role in their creations. To practice, we moved outdoors, where we had plenty of space to create our own abstract drip paintings. The experience was liberating, as we freely splashed and dripped paint onto large canvases, letting the paint flow without worrying too much about control.

On Wednesday, we showcased our WordPress galleries and discussed the strengths and weaknesses of each other’s work. It was a great opportunity to identify areas for improvement. We realized that some photos were missing, particularly those related to the elements of art. To address this, we went to Manjinghua Square in the evening to take photos highlighting contrast, color, and variation.

这一周，学校里充满了激动人心和充满活力的经历。周一下午，我们参加了名为“北美音乐研究与常春藤盟校艺术生机会”的研讨会。这是一场非常棒的活动，我们了解了音乐教育的重要性以及北美常春藤盟校为艺术生提供的机会。当晚，我们还参加了北美青年音乐家与音奥之夜。演出非常震撼——年轻而有才华的音乐家们以极大的热情和高超的技艺演奏，礼堂里的气氛热烈而感人。整个晚上都让人感到鼓舞，也让我思考音乐在艺术中的力量。

在视觉艺术课上，本周的主题是运动绘画，这是一种以动态和富有表现力的笔触、快速动作以及直接将颜料滴落或泼洒在画布上为特点的风格。周二下午，我们观看了几段参考视频，展示了如何用抽象艺术来表达情感。老师讲解了行动绘画背后的哲学理念，了解到艺术家如何在创作中让偶然性发挥作用，这非常有趣。为了实践，我们移步到户外，那里有充足的空间让我们创作自己的抽象颜料画。这是次非常自由的体验，我们在大幅画布上随意泼洒和滴落颜料，让颜料自由流动，不用控制颜料的流动。

周三，我们展示了各自的WordPress，并讨论了彼此作品的优缺点。这是一个发现改进空间的好机会。我们意识到有些照片缺失了，尤其是与艺术元素相关的照片。为了解决这个问题，晚上我们去了满京华广场，拍摄了一些突出对比、色彩和变化的照片。

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14-18.2025 Editor: Sky Gao | Translation by Mike Chen

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This week, we engaged in a series of vibrant and creative activities centered around film and media production. Students created their own stop-motion animations, using their imagination to tell original stories. They also explored the art of long exposure photography, experimenting with light and shadow.

Students also had the opportunity to experience green screen filming and compositing, allowing them to “travel” into different virtual scenes and gain a hands-on understanding of visual effects in filmmaking.

This Friday, all teachers and students will visit Songshan Lake in Dongguan to explore traditional Chinese gardens and appreciate the beauty of nature and history.

本周，我们开展了一系列充满活力与创意的影视媒体制作活动。学生们运用想象力，制作了自己的定格动画，讲述原创故事；他们还探索了长时间曝光摄影的奥妙，在光影之间自由实验。

此外，学生们体验了绿幕拍摄与合成技术，借此“穿越”到不同的虚拟场景中，亲身领略电影视觉特效的魅力。

本周五，师生们将前往东莞松山湖，走进传统中式园林，感受自然与历史之美。

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The speech poster photo taking session for the coming event.

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21-25.2025 Editor: Mike Chen | Translation by Johnny Liu

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This week was full of exciting activities! We worked on preparing our speeches for "The Night of YIAA", where each of us will talk for 10 minutes about different media topics. Most of the media students also finished their B2 essay papers, which they turned into speeches. Their topics cover a wide range of multimedia themes, including culture, technology, camera skills, education, and future film production using AI. We also took photos of every speaker and turned them into posters. Plus, we did a fun group photo to include on the main poster. On Tuesday, the media students tried something creative—hand-drawn traditional animation using paint!

这周充满了激动人心的活动！我们正在准备“The Night of YIAA”的演讲，我们每个人都会就不同的媒体话题发表10分钟的演讲。大多数媒体专业的学生还完成了B2论文，并将其转化为演讲。他们的主题涵盖了广泛的多媒体主题，包括文化、技术、摄影技巧、教育和未来使用人工智能制作的电影。我们还为每位演讲者拍照，并将其做成海报。此外，我们还在主海报上拍了一张有趣的合影。周二，媒体专业的学生们尝试了一些创造性的东西——用颜料手绘传统动画！

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"My Buddha has no scriptures" Ending scene

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5-9.2025 Editor: Luna Wang | Translation by Henry Wong

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This Monday, we immersed ourselves in editing our B2 speech video, and modified the opening title and ending credits information, while adding some tracks to make the final video more enjoyable to watch. In addition, the students who did not give a speech on stage also made an interesting promotion video, which included a wonderful performance throughout the entire process. After class in the afternoon, all teachers and students of YIAA went to the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts to watch and study the musical "The Sutra of the Buddha". To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA), the Drama School of HKAPA, together with the Dance School, Opera School, Film and Television School, Music School, and Stage and Production Arts School, jointly created and presented the Academy's key musicals. Under the guidance of the staff, we orderly entered the opera house of the college to watch. The actors' exquisite props and costumes, as well as their powerful lines, left a deep impression on me and allowed us to appreciate their love for the stage.

On Wednesday afternoon evening, Shanghai Zhicun School and Dr. Su visited YIAA, and representatives from each department showcased their artistic talents in the Mozart Hall. The students from the media department talked about their trip to Austria through a conversation and played a promotion video about our speech. The students from the music department played various instruments, while the students from the performance department performed a monologue and a song. On Thursday's visual arts class, we collaborated to complete the filming of Cel animation, marking the end of this week's learning.

本周一，我们沉浸在编辑 B2演讲视频中，修改了片头和片尾字幕信息，同时添加了一些曲目，使最终视频看起来更有趣。此外，没有上台发言的同学们还制作了一段有趣的宣传视频，其中包括贯穿整个过程的精彩表演。下午课后，YIAA

全体师生前往香港演艺学院观看和学買本剧《佛经》。为庆祝香港演艺学院成立四十周年，香港演艺学院戏剧学院与舞蹈学院、歌剧学院、影视学院、音乐学院和舞台及制作艺术学院共同创作和呈献演艺学院的重点音乐剧。在工作人员的引导下，我们井然有序地进入学院歌剧院观看。演员们精美的道具和服装，以及他们的有力的台词，给我留下了深刻的印象，让我们体会到他们对舞台的热爱。周三下午，上海知村学校和苏博士访问了YIAA，各部门的代表在莫扎特音乐厅展示了他们的艺术才华。媒体部的同学们通过对话讲述了他们的奥地利之行，并播放了关于我们演讲的宣传视频。音乐系的学生演奏了各种乐器，而表演系的学生则表演了独白和歌曲。在周四的视觉艺术课上，我们合作完成了 Cel动画的拍摄，标志着本周学习的结束。

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'Dreamers Dream' Collaborative Short Film Production Development on Location @ Kimo Coffee shop

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12-16.2025 Editor: Henry Wong | Translation by Mike Chen

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On Monday, we started our new project A3 journey brief and B4 energy brief.

On Tuesday, we have our Visual Art class. we have done our Mood board, it helps us to have an idea of what type of drama we would want to film.

On Wednesday, we learn how to write stories and learn about lag line and log line. in the afternoon, we have watched some videos that informs us on some of the ways we could film our drama.

On Thursday, we have gone out for shooting of the short story that our teacher have made. its called Dreamers Dream, its where a delivery guy unexpectedly discover his fantastic interior self.

On Friday, we are going to learn and complete our story board. this way we could start filming next week.

本周我们围绕“A3 旅程”和“B4 能量”两个主题，展开了从理论到实践的全面探索：星期一，我们在课堂上首先分组讨论“旅程”与“能量”两大概念的内涵，结合身边生活与艺术作品提出创意构想，并在小组汇报中相互点评，最终确定各自的项目方向；星期二的视觉艺术课上，每位同学从电影剧照、摄影作品、插画、色卡、字体样式等多种素材中精选元素，绘制情绪板（Mood Board），通过色彩对比、光影变换和画面构图，清晰地呈现出自己想要拍摄的戏剧氛围；星期三上午，我们学习了如何撰写简洁有力的“剧情梗概（Log Line）”和“宣传短语（Tag Line）”，老师强调要在一句话中抓住故事核心；下午全班观看了多部短片并借助幕后花絮，深入探讨了多机位切换、手持摇臂运镜、静态与动态镜头的使用时机，大家也就各自项目拍摄手法进行了热烈讨论；星期四，我们随教师前往校外实地拍摄短片《追梦人之梦》，该片讲述一名普通送货员意外闯入内心奇幻世界的冒险故事，拍摄当天同学们分工明确：有人负责场景布光与灯具调试，有人操作摄影机与镜头切换，还有同学担任主演及配角，通过现场排练和演员引导，切身体验了团队协作和应变能力；星期五，我们在课堂上集中完成了所有项目的分镜表（Storyboard），逐一明确每条镜头的取景角度、时长预估、台词要点、音效提醒及道具需求，并就拍摄场地、拍摄顺序和人员时间安排进行了细致规划，为下周正式开机做好了充足的准备。

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This is a dynamic special effects poster made with canva

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28-2/5.2025 Editor: Johnny Liu | Translation by Luna Wang

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This week, students from the Media Department have made a series of progress in their professional studies and practical creations. Firstly, they conducted a systematic review of the YIAA Night event, completing data organization and experience summary. Secondly, they systematically learned dynamic poster design skills through the Canvas online platform and applied this technique to create dynamic visuals for posters and videos for public speeches. Meanwhile, in the VA course, they have been continuously advancing the The Narrative Painting creation project and have now completed the composition design and color application stages.

本周，传媒系的学生在专业学习和实践创作方面取得了一系列进展。首先，他们对YIAA Night活动进行了系统回顾，完成了数据整理和经验总结。其次，他们通过Canvas在线平台系统地学习了动态海报设计技巧，并将这种技术应用于为海报和公共演讲视频创建动态视觉效果。同时，在VA课程中，他们不断推进叙事绘画创作项目，现已完成构图设计和色彩运用阶段。

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This week has been a dynamic and engaging experience that brought our project to life step by step. On Monday, most of the students began working on their treatments, laying the foundation for our film ideas. It was exciting to see everyone's concepts start to take shape and to witness the creative energy in the room as we discussed and refined our story directions.

Tuesday was dedicated to storyboarding. We translated our ideas into visuals, sketching out each shot and carefully planning the flow of the narrative. This process helped me visualize the structure and pacing of the film more clearly, and it gave us a concrete guide to follow during production.

On Wednesday, we did some shooting. We filmed some scenes outside, which gave us the chance to experiment with natural light and framing in an open space. Later that evening, we moved into the Black Box to shoot night scenes. The controlled lighting environment allowed us to play with shadows and mood, adding depth to the visual storytelling.

Thursday was all about testing the smoke machine. This was a fun and atmospheric addition, and we explored how the smoke could enhance the emotion and tension of our scenes. It also taught us how to work with environmental effects and how they interact with lighting and camera angles.

Overall, this week taught me the importance of pre-production planning and the value of trying different tools and techniques to elevate a scene. Each step brought us closer to realizing our vision, and I'm looking forward to continuing the creative process next week.

这周是一个充满活力和吸引人的经历，让我们的项目一步一步地活了起来。周一，大多数学生开始着手他们的治疗，为我们的电影创意奠定了基础。看到每个人的概念开始形成，看到房间里讨论和完善故事方向时的创造力，这是令人兴奋的。

周二的主题是故事板。我们将我们的想法转化为视觉效果，勾勒出每个镜头并仔细规划叙事流程。这个过程帮助我更清晰地想象了电影的结构和节奏，也为我们在制作过程中提供了具体的指导。

周三，我们进行了一些拍摄。我们在室外拍摄了一些场景，这让我们有机会在一个开放的空间里尝试自然光和框架。那天晚上晚些时候，我们进入“黑箱”拍摄夜景。受控的照明环境让我们可以发挥阴影和情绪，增加视觉叙事的深度。

周四是用来测试烟雾机的。这是一个有趣和大气的补充，我们探索了烟雾如何增强我们场景的情感和紧张感。它还教会了我们如何处理环境效果，以及它们如何与灯光和相机角度相互作用。

总的来说，这周教会了我前期制作计划的重要性，以及尝试不同的工具和技术来提升场景的价值。每一步都让我们离实现愿景更近了一步，我期待着下周继续创作过程。

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The shooting evidence of Scene 3 of the Johnny Liu A3 project "What Life Is" short narrative film

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26-30.2025 Editor: Johnny Liu | Translation by Luna Wang

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On Monday, after thorough preparations in advance, the students finally settled on the script. All the preparatory work (including detailed storyboarding, equipment confirmation, and actor coordination, etc.) was completed. Some students immediately and efficiently threw themselves into the actual shooting of the first stage.

The core task on Tuesday is to produce a detailed Floor Map. The students devoted their energy to drawing an accurate floor map, clearly planning the key elements such as props, camera positions, and actor movements in the shooting scene. This picture is not only an intuitive tool for actors to quickly understand space and scheduling, but also a key guarantee to ensure that every minute of the shooting day can be precisely utilized and avoid the confusion of repeated on-site adjustments. It is crucial for improving the overall production efficiency and achieving the creative intention.

All the members concentrated on high-intensity shooting on Wednesday. Thanks to the thorough Floor Map planning the day before and the close collaboration and mutual assistance among the teams, the shooting progress on that day advanced very smoothly. All the students completed the set goals as planned and accumulated valuable materials.

On Thursday morning, the students presented and exchanged their phased achievements. Everyone shared the current progress of their respective projects and openly accepted constructive feedback from peers and mentors, aiming to draw on suggestions from all sides to further refine and improve the works. In the afternoon, the school held the last YIAA NIGHT event of this semester. Students from the Media Department were deeply involved and undertook multiple tasks at the event site, including on-site music control, lighting design, video recording, and photography. Before dinner, it happened that the traditional Chinese festival of the Dragon Boat Festival was approaching. Everyone also experienced the traditional custom of making zongzi together before dinner.

周一，在提前做好充分准备后，学生们终于敲定了剧本。所有准备工作（包括详细的故事板、设备确认和演员协调等）都已完成。一些学生立即高效地投入到第一阶段的实际拍摄中。

周二的核心任务是制作一份详细的楼层地图。学生们将精力投入到绘制准确的楼层地图上，清楚地规划了拍摄场景中的道具、相机位置和演员动作等关键元素。这张照片不仅是演员快速了解空间和日程安排的直观工具，也是确保拍摄当天每一分钟都能被精确利用、避免重复现场调整造成混乱的关键保证。这对于提高整体生产效率和实现创意意图至关重要。

周三，所有成员都集中精力进行高强度射击。得益于前一天周密的平面图规划和团队之间的密切合作和互助，当天的拍摄进展非常顺利。所有学生都按计划完成了既定目标，积累了宝贵的材料。

周四上午，学生们展示并交流了他们的阶段性成果。每个人都分享了各自项目的最新进展，并公开接受同行和导师的建设性反馈，旨在借鉴各方的建议，进一步完善和改进工作。下午，学校举办了本学期最后一场“怡雅之夜”活动。媒体系的学生在活动现场深度参与并承担了多项任务，包括现场音乐控制、灯光设计、视频录制和摄影。晚饭前，碰巧中国传统节日端午节即将到来。大家还体验了晚饭前一起做粽子的传统习俗。

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preparing scene 1 of THE STRUGGLE short film by Henry Wong

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2-6.2025 Editor: Henry Wong | Translation by Sky Gao

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On Monday, it was a holiday so we didn't do anything.

On Tuesday, we were all finishing up our shooting the scene that we need for our short drama film and are ready to put them together for editing.

On Wednesday, it was the day of the submission of our A3 and B4 project and some of the student have presented after dinner. we have also learned about the Italian Neo Realism, where we watched some examples. we have also watched a Japanese style of shooting that was interesting.

On Thursday, we were rushing on editing our short film the whole afternoon and after we worked hard on our editing, we were tasked to a whole list of thing for marketing and post-production.

On Friday, we are getting ready to submit the short drama film and is going to do some marketing in the afternoon.

周一是个假期，所以我们什么都没做。

周二，我们都在完成短剧电影所需的场景拍摄，并准备将这些素材剪辑在一起。

周三，是我们提交A3和B4项目的日子，部分学生在晚餐后进行了展示。我们还学习了意大利新现实主义，观看了一些相关例子。我们还观看了一种有趣的日本拍摄风格。

周四，我们整个下午都在加紧剪辑短片。在完成剪辑工作后，我们又被分配了一系列与营销和后期制作相关的工作。

周五，我们正在准备提交短剧电影，并计划在下午进行一些营销活动。

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'Dreamers Dream' Short Film Digital Storyboard

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9-13.2025 Editor: Sky Gao | Translation by Peter Liang

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上周，是极为紧张的考试周，我们顺利完成了项目的重要阶段任务。包括视频的剪辑完成、PPT内容的优化调整，以及微电影拍摄素材的收集整理。其中，视频剪辑不仅提升了整体节奏与表达力，也使故事更加清晰完整；PPT则在视觉呈现和内容逻辑上都进行了有效的打磨，更具专业性与说服力。

与此同时，同学在考试周中依然抽出时间完成了微电影的关键素材拍摄。这些镜头不仅承载了我们的创意构思，也体现了团队成员极高的执行力与协调能力。大家在时间紧迫、任务繁重的双重压力下，仍然保持着高度的热情与专注，展现出令人敬佩的责任感与集体凝聚力。

无论是幕后剪辑、资料整理，还是现场拍摄、文稿撰写，每一项任务都离不开团队的相互支持与努力配合。这一周的工作不仅推进了项目进程，更加深了我们对影像创作流程的理解，也锻炼了实际操作与问题应对的能力。

Last week was an extremely stressful exam week, but we successfully completed the important tasks of the project. This included the completion of video editing, the optimization and adjustment of PPT content, and the collection and organization of shooting materials for the microfilm. Among them, video editing not only enhanced the overall rhythm and expression power, but also made the story clearer and more complete; the PPT was also effectively refined in terms of visual presentation and content logic, becoming more professional and persuasive.

Meanwhile, during the exam week, the classmates still managed to find time to complete the key shooting of the microfilm. These shots not only carried our creative ideas but also demonstrated the extremely high execution ability and coordination skills of the team members. Under the double pressure of tight time and heavy tasks, everyone still maintained a high level of enthusiasm and concentration, showing admirable sense of responsibility and collective cohesion.

Whether it is behind-the-scenes editing, data organization, on-site shooting, or manuscript writing, each task cannot be accomplished without the mutual support and collaborative efforts of the team. This week's work not only advanced the project's progress, but also deepened our understanding of the image creation process, and also enhanced our practical operation and problem-solving abilities.

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16-20.2025 Editor: Peter Liang | Translation by Mike Chen

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This week marks the end of the academic year, and it has been a time of both reflection and celebration. We wrapped up all our remaining work, completing projects, cleaning up the space, and making sure everything was ready for the break. To honor the efforts and progress we’ve made throughout the year, we gathered together in the black box theatre for a final celebration. It was a moment filled with laughter, shared memories, and appreciation for the journey we’ve taken as a group. It felt like the perfect way to close out a meaningful and productive year together.

本周标志着本学年的结束，这是一个反思和庆祝的时刻。我们结束了所有剩余的工作，完成了项目，清理了场地，确保一切都为假期做好了准备。为了表彰我们在这一年中所付出的努力和取得的进步，我们齐聚黑匣子剧场，举行了最后的庆祝活动。这一刻充满了欢声笑语、共同的回忆，以及对我们作为一个团队所走过的旅程的感激之情。这是为我们共同度过的有意义、有成效的一年画上完美句号的方式。

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This week students were busy preparing the end-of-year screening session for staff, students, friends and parents to show their final products in the last The Nights of YIAA monthly event of this academic year called 'The Scene of Media'. This event included screening, stage preparation, sound check, program design, large decorative posters, and promotional postcards to give away.

Also, Media students were busy wrapping up the academic year composing graduation speeches, learning about the graduation location and protocol at the International Equestrian Center of Shenzhen.

Learn more about these special events in The Nights of YIAA blog: https://padlet.com/AleBerryESL/the-nights-at-yiaa-t3dnkiehblctuzlf

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Compose a 100 Words End-of Year Gratitude Post.

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Compose a 100 Words End-of Year Gratitude Post.

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Here are 100 end-of-the-year writing prompts:

1. What was the most memorable moment of this year?

2. How have you grown as a person this year?

3. What was the biggest challenge you faced this year, and how did you overcome it?

4. Describe a goal you achieved this year and how it made you feel.

5. What was the most important lesson you learned this year?

6. Write about a new friendship you made this year.

7. What was your favorite book, movie, or TV show this year, and why?

8. Describe a trip or adventure you had this year.

9. What was the most significant change in your life this year?

10. Write about a time you stepped out of your comfort zone this year.

11. What are you most grateful for this year?

12. Describe a moment of pride you experienced this year.

13. What was the most difficult decision you made this year?

14. Write about a new skill or hobby you learned this year.

15. What was the most surprising thing that happened to you this year?

16. Describe a time you helped someone or made a difference this year.

17. What was the most inspiring person you met or learned about this year?

18. Write about a fear you conquered this year.

19. What was the most valuable piece of advice you received this year?

20. Describe a moment of laughter or joy you experienced this year.

21. What was the most significant world event that impacted you this year?

22. Write about a time you had to adapt to change this year.

23. What was the most meaningful gift you gave or received this year?

24. Describe a moment of self-discovery you had this year.

25. What was the most challenging relationship you navigated this year?

26. Write about a time you had to be brave this year.

27. What was the most important realization you had about yourself this year?

28. Describe a new place you visited or explored this year.

29. What was the most significant milestone you reached this year?

30. Write about a time you had to let go of something or someone this year.

31. What was the most valuable thing you learned in school or work this year?

32. Describe a moment of connection or understanding you experienced this year.

33. What was the most significant way you grew in your personal relationships this year?

34. Write about a time you had to stand up for yourself or others this year.

35. What was the most meaningful compliment you received this year?

36. Describe a moment of peace or contentment you experienced this year.

37. What was the most significant way you contributed to your community this year?

38. Write about a time you had to forgive someone or yourself this year.

39. What was the most important thing you learned about love this year?

40. Describe a moment of creativity or inspiration you had this year.

41. What was the most significant way you practiced self-care this year?

42. Write about a time you had to be patient this year.

43. What was the most meaningful conversation you had this year?

44. Describe a moment of gratitude you experienced this year.

45. What was the most significant way you challenged yourself this year?

46. Write about a time you had to be honest with yourself or others this year.

47. What was the most important thing you learned about friendship this year?

48. Describe a moment of kindness you witnessed or experienced this year.

49. What was the most significant way you grew in your faith or spirituality this year?

50. Write about a time you had to be flexible this year.

51. What was the most meaningful act of service you performed this year?

52. Describe a moment of clarity or understanding you had this year.

53. What was the most significant way you improved your physical health this year?

54. Write about a time you had to be assertive this year.

55. What was the most important thing you learned about teamwork this year?

56. Describe a moment of wonder or awe you experienced this year.

57. What was the most significant way you grew in your career or studies this year?

58. Write about a time you had to be resourceful this year.

59. What was the most meaningful lesson you learned from a mistake this year?

60. Describe a moment of personal growth you experienced this year.

61. What was the most significant way you practiced empathy this year?

62. Write about a time you had to be decisive this year.

63. What was the most important thing you learned about communication this year?

64. Describe a moment of resilience you demonstrated this year.

65. What was the most significant way you expanded your horizons this year?

66. Write about a time you had to be humble this year.

67. What was the most meaningful act of kindness you received this year?

68. Describe a moment of self-acceptance you experienced this year.

69. What was the most significant way you practiced forgiveness this year?

70. Write about a time you had to be courageous this year.

71. What was the most important thing you learned about leadership this year?

72. Describe a moment of joy you shared with others this year.

73. What was the most significant way you grew in your emotional intelligence this year?

74. Write about a time you had to be open-minded this year.

75. What was the most meaningful compliment you gave someone this year?

76. Describe a moment of self-reflection you had this year.

77. What was the most significant way you practiced generosity this year?

78. Write about a time you had to be persistent this year.

79. What was the most important thing you learned about diversity and inclusion this year?

80. Describe a moment of personal accomplishment you celebrated this year.

81. What was the most significant way you practiced self-discipline this year?

82. Write about a time you had to be a good listener this year.

83. What was the most meaningful lesson you learned about failure this year?

84. Describe a moment of self-love you experienced this year.

85. What was the most significant way you grew in your problem-solving skills this year?

86. Write about a time you had to be respectful this year.

87. What was the most important thing you learned about trust this year?

88. Describe a moment of personal growth you are proud of this year.

89. What was the most significant way you practiced self-advocacy this year?

90. Write about a time you had to be compassionate this year.

91. What was the most meaningful lesson you learned about success this year?

92. Describe a moment of self-confidence you experienced this year.

93. What was the most significant way you grew in your ability to adapt this year?

94. Write about a time you had to be a peacemaker this year.

95. What was the most important thing you learned about integrity this year?

96. Describe a moment of self-forgiveness you experienced this year.

97. What was the most significant way you practiced self-expression this year?

98. Write about a time you had to be a good role model this year.

99. What was the most meaningful lesson you learned about gratitude this year?

100. Describe a moment of hope or optimism you experienced this year.

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acrylic on paper "Red flower" by Mike Chen

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🎬 End of Year Reflection | A Chapter of Growth & Golden Moments 🎓

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🎬 End of Year Reflection | A Chapter of Growth & Golden Moments 🎓

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This school year has been one of the most meaningful and transformative times in my life. It was a year full of growth, discovery, challenges, and unforgettable moments. One of the most powerful memories for me was creating my first short fictional film. It all happened so quickly, but in that short time, I experienced something I had only dreamed of before. The excitement of planning the scenes, the pressure of getting everything done on time, the quiet late nights thinking about how to frame a shot, and the moment I finally saw the story come to life those were all moments I will never forget.

I realized how much I love solving problems on set. Whether the lighting was off, something went wrong with the camera, or a scene needed a last-minute change, I actually enjoyed finding solutions. It made me feel alive. That kind of creative problem-solving is something I have come to truly enjoy. I also found great joy in the act of creating itself. When I am directing or shooting, it feels like I am building my own little world, a space where my imagination is free and everything starts to make sense. Finding inspiration, shaping emotion, and turning it into something visual is a feeling that is hard to describe, but it is something I deeply treasure.

This year also pushed me to grow in ways that had nothing to do with cameras or editing. As someone who naturally prefers working alone, learning to collaborate was not easy. But it turned out to be one of the most interesting and rewarding parts of my journey. Working with other students, actors, and crew members taught me how to react, how to listen, and how to build something together. I learned how important communication is, and how powerful teamwork can be. Every person I worked with brought something different to the table, and those collaborations made each project stronger and more meaningful.

Looking back now, I feel truly proud. This year was filled with golden moments, moments of success, like receiving university offers, and moments of personal achievement, like finishing projects I once thought were impossible. But even more importantly, it was filled with growth. I grew as a filmmaker, as a learner, and as a person. I discovered more about who I am and what I am capable of. I found courage I did not know I had, and I learned to believe in myself.

To everyone who supported me, challenged me, worked with me, or simply believed in me this year, thank you. This has been a beautiful chapter, and I will carry it with me as I move forward to whatever comes next. I am excited, hopeful, and ready to keep telling stories, solving problems, creating new worlds, and growing through every experience.

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'Roxy' plaster and acrylic on canvas, by Sky Gao

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As this academic year comes to a close, I find myself reflecting on and summarizing this phase of my journey. Over the past year, I have gradually discovered my true calling—I have come to love photography and have firmly chosen it as the starting point for my professional development.

Throughout this year, I have not only accumulated valuable knowledge and practical experience but also completed several challenging projects. From classroom learning to extracurricular photography practice, from enhancing my individual skills to refining team collaboration, every step has been a testament to my hard work and growth.

Especially toward the end of the semester, despite the pressure of exams and overlapping projects, I maintained a high sense of responsibility and enthusiasm for learning, successfully completing tasks such as video editing, PowerPoint presentations, and filming footage for a short film. These achievements not only demonstrate my strong time management and execution skills but also prove that I can remain focused and persistent in the face of challenges.

In the new year, I will continue to embark on this journey with the same passion and dedication, ready to embrace new challenges and explore broader creative horizons. May every effort be rewarded, and may every perseverance find its echo.

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Jackson Pollock-dripping technique by Henry Wong

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End of Year Reflection| The End of a Chapter 

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the most challenging problem that I have faced this year was probably getting enough information into each project and learning all the skills that I would need to learn to make all sort of product like video, Wordpress website and photo taking skills. the most hard to me is editing the videos because at the start of the year, editing was the most difficult thing that I have done and need constant help from the assistants teacher to be able to finish a video. I wouldn't say Wordpress was not hard but the most annoying thing about it was that it takes a lot of time to sort out each post and put them into each of their proper pages or category. we were constantly busy and 1 have 3 website to work with so I'm a bit more busy than other people when it comes to Wordpress in the first semester.

I was really grateful that I have met some great friend like sky and mike who have helped my a lot in this year like in editing issue that I had and in photo taking skills, without them I couldn't have made it to the end of this year if it weren't for them helping me.

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Redemption ACRYLIC on canvas by Peter Liang; 

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This year, I’m most grateful for my amazing teacher, Ale. Her guidance and encouragement made a huge difference in my academic journey. Whether I was confused or stressed, she was always patient, supportive, and ready to help. Ale didn’t just teach lessons—she believed in me, even when I doubted myself. Her passion for teaching inspired me to keep going, work harder, and believe in my own potential. I’m truly thankful for all the time she spent helping me grow, both academically and personally. Thank you, Ale, for being the heart of this school year. You truly made a difference.

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Element of Art: 'Shapes' Water makers on paper,  by Johnny Liu

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The first academic year of studying photography in the Media Department is coming to an end. Looking back on this journey full of challenges and surprises, my heart is filled with countless emotions. From the initial naive yearning for professional photography to now having initially mastered the skills and beginning to form a personal perspective, this year has undoubtedly been a crucial period for self-reshaping and cognitive upgrading. The following is my summary of the learning process of this academic year

I systematically studied core theoretical knowledge such as aperture, shutter speed, ISO, composition rules, and the application of light and shadow, filling the knowledge gap of taking photos based on intuition in the past and laying a solid foundation for practice. From clumsily operating a single-lens reflex camera and learning the characteristics of different lenses to initially mastering practical techniques such as studio lighting control and stable shooting with a tripod. Every practical class is a valuable hands-on opportunity. The platform of the Media Department has enabled me to understand more profoundly that photography is not merely about capturing moments; it is also a powerful visual communication language. Learning different categories such as news photography, documentary photography and conceptual photography has broadened my horizons and enabled me to start thinking about the social significance, narrative logic and emotional expression behind the images.

While reaping the changes, I am also clearly aware of my own shortcomings and the challenges I face. Especially in complex light processing, precise exposure control, post-processing techniques and other aspects, a lot of practice and in-depth learning are still needed.

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'Textures', acrylic on paper, by Luna Wang

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When I first learned that a visual arts class would take place every Tuesday afternoon, a quiet anxiety settled over me. Though I’ve always found joy in crafting and had a natural eye for color, drawing remained a realm of uncertainty—one I approached with hesitation rather than confidence. A painful memory from middle school, where I was publicly criticized and mocked by a teacher during an art class, had long cast a shadow over my self-belief. Since then, I had come to see myself as someone inherently unskilled in art, often freezing before a blank page, overwhelmed and unsure where to begin.

But things began to change. Under the gentle guidance and heartfelt encouragement of our two teachers and teaching assistants, I started to uncover abilities I never thought I possessed. Our classroom became more than a place of instruction—it became a space of mutual support, where classmates freely exchanged ideas, lifted one another, and discovered the joy of creating together.

Gradually, I came to a realization: art is not solely born from technical mastery. Its true power lies in the emotion, intention, and honesty we invest in the act of creation. In expressing something genuine from within, even the simplest work can speak profoundly. It is not perfection that defines an artwork, but the spirit with which it is made.

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Portrait of Sean Chen  taken by Henry Wong

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 1-6.2025 Editor: Henry Wong | Translation by Johnny Liu

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 1-6.2025 Editor: Henry Wong | Translation by Johnny Liu

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This week, we have started editing the video's from the last YIAA night show , the music department Myron with his fantastic voice has warmed all our hearts. the media department then has a review of our gallery Wordpress site and had renewed the site to become more presentable. we then had our first LinkIn account on Wednesday which has increased our social connections. we then had a portraits photoshoot where we took photos of 2 of our new teachers who came to YIAA.

本周，我们开始剪辑上一场YIAA晚会的视频，音乐系的Myron用他美妙的声音温暖了我们所有人的心。然后，媒体部门对我们的Wordpress网站进行了审查，并更新了网站，使其更美观。然后在周三，我们有了第一个LinkIn账号，这增加了我们的社交关系。然后我们拍了两位新老师的肖像照。

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Evidence of students are making Teachers' Day Appreciation cards

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8-12.2025 Editor: Johnny Liu | Translated by Henry Wong

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This week, due to the influence of Typhoon Tabat, all primary and secondary schools in Shenzhen were closed for one day on Monday to ensure the safety of students. After resuming classes on Tuesday, the students first completed the construction of the WordPress personal interface and the Gallery homepage, making their works easier for others to browse and access.

Wednesday was Teachers' Day. To express their gratitude to their teachers, the students used the ECA time in the afternoon to make greeting cards by hand at the student center and wrote down sincere blessings to thank their teachers for their hard work and guidance all along.

In the class on Thursday, we learned to create text opening effects in Premiere Pro, which is a very practical video editing skill.

After the classes on Friday morning, the teacher led the students to have lunch outside the school and organized a Teachers' Day celebration, bringing a warm and pleasant ending to everyone's week.

本周，受台风“塔巴”影响，深圳全市中小学于周一停课一天，以确保学生安全。周二恢复上课后，同学们首先完善了WordPress个人界面和Gallery首页的搭建，使作品能够更容易被他人浏览和访问。

周三正值教师节，为表达对老师们的感激之情，同学们利用下午ECA时间在学生中心亲手制作贺卡，并写下真诚的祝福语，感谢老师一直以来的辛勤教导。

周四的课程中，我们学习了在Premiere Pro中制作文字开头特效，这是一项非常实用且有趣的视频编辑技能。

周五上午课程结束后，老师带领同学们在校外共进午餐，并组织了教师节庆祝活动，为大家的一周画上了一个温暖而愉快的句号。

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The Golden Ratio with the Fibonacci Numbers

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During this week Media student development:

University Pathways: Students reviewed research methods and learn about tertiary sources of information. They researched about the best universities in the Hong-Kong area that offer programs in Media Communications, the minimum requirement scores for freshman entries for both IELTS and BTEC, and the window time for applications. The students completed this information in an Excel form. They further studied the coursework of some of the programs and started collecting information for specific portfolio submissions. They also drew a comparison table between BTEC, IB and A-Level programs to continue building on the Personal Progression Module.

Web Design: Students advanced upgrading their both Gallery and Writing portfolios in Wordpress Welcome page, Contact Page, and About Page. They updated the categories list, navigation bar, footer, and they adjusted their self-intro videos for these sites.

Factual Writing: Students learned how to compose long descriptions about themselves that include summary introduction, career goals, accomplishments, unique qualities and skills that align with the personality test assignment of the past week. They also learned proper image caption, by adding title, description, client, date and signature to better present works in their portfolios.

Visual Arts: Students reviewed 'Elements of Art: Lines' page of their portfolios, adding research about historical and contemporary practitioners exploiting this element, they analyzed their own works done in traditional art and transferred this element in photography. The students started building on a long-term project design for a mural by learning about 'The Golden Ratio' and draw the spiral with the Fibonacci number sequence.

Digital Photography: In this class, students reviewed basic photo composition, key/low lighting and lenses by offering both; formal/creative portraits session to two YIAA members in the blackbox. They also experimented on depth of field using f1.4, f1.5 and Macro lenses. They further reviewed the Photoshop toolbox and learned to use masking layers as 'Text Reveal' in post-production.

Video Production: During this class, students learned how to add different techniques to add text to video footage, including masking technique in Premiere-Pro. They applied motion graphics techniques in the 'Envision' video production and in their own self-intro videos.

Publishing/Branding: Students selected one of these photo session to create and design the YIAA Nights-september poster by using the collage/montage technique in Canvas for promotional purposes. They published their ongoing work in the respective sites Wordpress, LinkedIn, YouTube, Bilibili, Canvas, and Padlet.

Media Club: Continued offering portfolios to YIAA entry-level students.

本周媒体专业学生发展：

大学升学指导：学生复习研究方法并了解三级信息源。他们调研了香港地区提供媒体传播专业的顶尖大学、新生入学的雅思和BTEC最低分数要求以及申请时间窗口，并将信息填写至Excel表格。学生进一步研究了部分专业的课程设置，开始为特定作品集提交收集信息，还绘制了BTEC、IB和A-Level课程的对比表以持续推进个人发展模块。

网页设计：学生在WordPress上进一步升级了画廊与写作作品集，优化欢迎页面、联系页面和关于我们页面。他们更新了分类列表、导航栏、页脚，并为此调整了网站上的自我介绍视频。

纪实写作：学生学习撰写包含总结性介绍、职业目标、成就、独特品质及与上周性格测试作业相匹配技能的个人长描述。同时学习规范图片说明的撰写，通过添加标题、描述、客户、日期和签名以更好地在作品集中展示作品。

视觉艺术：学生复习作品集中的"艺术元素：线条"部分，补充对运用该线条元素的历史与当代实践者的研究，分析自己在传统艺术中的相关作品，并将此元素转化应用于摄影。学生通过学习"黄金比例"并绘制斐波那契数列螺旋线，开始为壁画设计开展长期项目。

数码摄影：本节课通过为两位YIAA成员在黑匣子影棚拍摄正式/创意肖像，复习基础照片构图、高/低关键光及镜头知识。学生还使用f1.4、f1.5光圈镜头和微距镜头进行景深实验，进一步复习Photoshop工具箱并学习在后制中使用蒙版图层实现"文字显现"效果。

视频制作：学生学习在视频素材中添加文字的不同技巧，包括Premiere Pro中的蒙版技术。他们将动态图形技术应用于"Envision"视频项目及个人自我介绍视频中。

出版/品牌推广：学生选取部分摄影作品，运用Canva中的拼贴/蒙太奇技术为"YIAA之夜"九月活动设计宣传海报。他们将进行中的作品发布至WordPress、LinkedIn、YouTube、Bilibili、Canvas和Padlet等平台。

媒体俱乐部：持续为YIAA入门级学生提供作品集指导。

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'The Moon & Me' a YIAA Nights Poster Design Try out

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During this week, classes have been suspended for two/three according to local government regulations, due to the tropical super-cyclone Ragasa passing by the south east Asia area, causing to shut down also the HK airport as preventive measures.

Highlights expected for this week:

Parent/teacher's Conference: on the last Friday of the month, the 26th YIAA will held the monthly meeting (PTC) for the parents have an in-person consultation with teachers and school staff. An opportunity for 2026 graduates planning best progression in education.

'The Moon and Me' the monthly 'The Nights at YIAA' performance held after the PTC at the drama hall for parents, visitors and staff see current student's development. This month the theme will celebrate the traditional harvest festival Mid-Autumn Festival or 'The Moon Festival'.

本周，根据地方政府规定，因热带超强气旋“拉加萨”过境东南亚地区，课程已暂停两至三天。作为预防措施，香港机场也已关闭。

本周活动预告：

家长教师座谈会（PTC）： 本月最后一个周五（26日），YIAA将举行月度家长教师交流会，方便家长与教师和学校工作人员进行面对面咨询。这是为2026届毕业生规划最佳升学路径的宝贵机会。

《月亮与我》演出： 每月一度的“YIAA之夜”演出将于家长会后在戏剧厅举行，供家长、访客和工作人员观摩学生当前的发展成果。本月主题将庆祝传统的丰收节日——中秋节。

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Canon EOS550D ISO-400 F\5  1\60 by Ron Zhou

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This week is the first week after the National Day holiday. We learned how to use Photoshop to make signature stamps and various knowledge about graphics, such as the golden ratio. We also learned keyframes, scaling, and rotation to create dynamic text. One night, we went out for low-light photography. Ron also re-shot his self-introduction (outdoor).

本周是国庆假期后的第一周。我们学习了如何使用 Photoshop 制作签名印章，以及有关图形的各种知识，例如黄金比例。我们还学习了关键帧、缩放和旋转，以创建动态文本。一天晚上，我们外出进行了低光摄影。Ron 还重新拍摄了他的自我介绍（户外）。

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Sony a7C II , 1/125 F5.6 ISO 1000 by Henry Wong

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20-24.2025 Editor Henry Wong | Translation by Johnny Liu

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On Monday, we started filling in information for our CV and we are finishing one of our commissions call Envision where we have done a lot of work.

On Tuesday, I have started to do deeper research for the Element of Arts Forms and was searching for historical and contemporary artist such as Rembrandt, whose technique for lighting treatment we also practiced in photography lessons. Newer students started learning about Shapes artwork and Lines artwork.

On Wednesday, we are doing Chiaroscuro and Rembrandt

Lighting styled photos where the persons face has light that has a type of triangle, we had all school student to come for photo session in the black box. I was to only take the area of the head and shoulder (portrait) and the other two students were doing half body and full body. We have also taken photos of masks for a coming Halloween party invite design at night, thus practicing low key lighting.

On Thursday, we have continued to take photo of masks for the halloween YIAA night but we are taking them in the Mozart Hall and not the black box to practice high key lighting.

On Friday, we were going to design the poster for the halloween YIAA night.

周一，我们开始为我们的简历填写信息，我们正在完成一个名为Envision的委托，我们在那里做了很多工作。

周二，我开始对艺术形式元素做更深入的研究，寻找历史和当代艺术家，比如伦勃朗，他的灯光处理技术我们也在摄影课上练习过。较新的学生开始学习图形艺术作品和线条艺术作品。

周三，我们将学习明暗对比法和伦勃朗

灯光风格的照片，人的脸有一个三角形的光，我们有所有的学生来拍照在黑盒子里。我只拍摄头部和肩部的区域（肖像），其他两个学生拍摄半身和全身。我们还为即将到来的万圣节晚会的夜间邀请设计拍摄了面具的照片，从而练习了低调的照明。

周四，我们继续为万圣节前夜的面具拍摄照片，但我们是在莫扎特音乐厅拍摄的，而不是在黑盒子里练习高调照明。

星期五，我们要为万圣节前夜设计海报。

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27-31.2025 Editor Johnny Liu | Translation by Ron Zhou

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This Monday, we completed the poster production for the Halloween event with the masquerade dance party as the main theme and printed out the physical poster. On Tuesday we painted on the basis of Golden Ratio: Forms-Pascal's Triangle, which is also an attempt at an art piece that we will undertake soon. On Wednesday, we shot some clips of self intro and made storyboards. In the evening, we also gradually analyzed a shot list. On Thursday, we analyzed each shot of this short film in more detail and assigned different segments for imitation shooting. On Friday afternoon, the school held a parents' meeting and a Halloween-themed YIAA-night.

Find more information about this event in the month of October 2025 in The Nights of YIAA site.

本周一，我们完成了以假面舞会派对为主题万圣节活动的海报制作，并打印出了实体海报。周二，我们根据黄金比例原则进行绘画：形式-帕斯卡三角形，这也是我们即将着手进行的一个艺术作品的尝试。周三，我们拍摄了一些自我介绍片段并制作了分镜头脚本。晚上，我们还逐步分析了一份拍摄清单。周四，我们对这部短片中的每个镜头进行了更详细的分析，并为不同的部分分配了模仿拍摄的任务。周五下午，学校举行了一次家长会和万圣节主题的YIAA之夜活动

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Monday, we prepared the poster for The Moon and Me YIAA night performance. We made three type of poster that we then placed them in front of the Mozart hall.

Tuesday, we started Moon and Me Performance in the afternoon at around 3:30 and ended at 4:45.

In the weekend, I gone to the open day for CityU and HKBU with my mother, most of the other student has also gone to HKBU. I saw some of the games, movie and works of the graduates at CityU. when I was at HKBU, I saw some of the movies/animation that the past graduate have done. I think its quite impressive that they were able to create something like that especially the animation but one of the film's animation I don't like.

Ron's holiday was quite versatile, he ate many local dishes in Taiwan and visited many ancient buildings, structure and famous poem persons house. He has also gone to many museums to see many historical items.

Find more information about this event in the month of September 2025 in The Nights of YIAA site.

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Sony a7cII  1/125, F5.6, ISO 100 by Henry Wong

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10-14.2025 Editor Henry Wong | Translation by Lewis Liu

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This weeks highlights are that we studied different photographers style of Taking photos and used a criteria list to analyzed one of their photos. we then did a more deep dive into research about colors and searched about historic and contemporary artist that have used color in their works. we then have our first try out of our professional self intro, we then watched some documentary to inspire us to think of how to introduce our selfs. we started the brief about the photo exhibition of urban pulse which is B4 module. lastly, we gone to the ShenZhen X-institute Art and Technology to have a look at the old people university and then we had a lab exercise.

本周的重点是我们研究了不同摄影师的拍照风格，并使用评估标准列表来分析他们的一张照片。然后，我们对颜色进行了更深入的研究，并查找了使用颜色的历史和当代艺术家。随后，我们进行了第一次专业自我介绍的尝试，然后观看了一些纪录片，激发我们思考如何介绍自己。我们开始了关于“都市脉动”摄影展的简报，这是B4模块的内容。最后，我们去了深圳X学院艺术与科技中心参观老年大学，然后进行了实验室练习。

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17-21.2025 Editor Ron Zhou | Translation by Lewis Liu

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This week, we are still preparing for the photography exhibition. On Tuesday, we listened to jazz music while painting in the style of jazz on the photos we took. On Wednesday, the director team of CCTV visited our school, enjoyed our concert and came to the media classroom for a master class. johnny, I, henry gave a presentation, explaining our achievements and courses. On Thursday, we went out of the school gate for street photography, and a passer-by asked Henry to take pictures for him.

这周，我们仍在为摄影展做准备。星期二，我们在听爵士乐的同时，用爵士风格在自己拍的照片上作画。星期三，央视的导演团队来到我们学校，欣赏了我们的音乐会，并来到媒体教室进行大师班。Johnny、我和Henry做了演讲，介绍了我们的成果和课程。星期四，我们走出校门进行街头摄影，一位路人请Henry帮他拍照。

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Urban Pulse Poster Designed by Johnny Liu

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24-28.2025 Editor Johnny Liu | Translation by Lewis Liu

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This week the Media department worked on finalizing the exhibition event set for the las Saturday of the month.

Besides the individual photo blogs with daily photos posts, we needed to figure out and adjust proper file formatting for placing orders to professional printing houses for large prints outdoors, as out exhibition will be outdoors by a sea view.

Find more information about this event in the month of November 2025 in The Nights of YIAA site.

本周，媒体部门致力于敲定定于本月最后一个星期六举行的展览活动。除了每天发布个人照片博客外，我们还需要确定并调整合适的文件格式，以便向专业印刷厂下单制作户外大型打印照片。因为我们的展览将在面向海景的户外举行。

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1-5.2025 Editor Henry Wong | Translation by Lewis Liu

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This week, we have mostly focused on our B4 and finalizing our part set assignment, we have learned about safety measures for the exhibition like have the wires taped down on the ground to make it safe for people to walk. we have also learn to write our artist statement and the main purpose is to tell the viewers about ourselves as a photographer and artist. we are in the process of of applying for HKAPA because the application date is getting close. Find more information about this event in the month of November 2025 in The Nights of YIAA site.

本周，我们主要集中在B4和完成部分作业。我们学习了展览安全措施，比如将电缆固定在地面以确保行人安全。我们还学习了如何撰写艺术家声明，这主要是为了向观众介绍我们作为摄影师和艺术家的身份。由于申请截止日期临近，我们正在申请香港演艺学院。

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Photos of Ron Zhou at the barbecue event by Johnny Liu

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8-12.2025 Editor Johnny Liu | Translated by Lewis Liu

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This week, we completed the revision of the "Urban Pulse" PPT and gave the final presentation on Wednesday. In the visual arts class, we carried out artistic creation around the theme of "Space and Negative Space". To prepare for this year's Christmas event, we watched videos of previous events to draw inspiration. In addition, we also learned 13 moving lens shooting techniques and practiced shooting during the barbecue event on Thursday night.

本周，我们完成了《Urban Pulse》PPT的修改，并在周三进行了最终展示。在视觉艺术课上，我们围绕“空间与负空间”的主题进行了艺术创作。为了准备今年的圣诞活动，我们观看了往年活动的视频以汲取灵感。此外，我们还学习了13种移动镜头拍摄技巧，并在周四晚的烧烤活动中进行了拍摄练习。

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15-19.2025 Editor Henry Wong | Translation by Richard Li

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This week we decided to look for universities that proceeds the BTEC program as a professional program, we then start doing some Christmas decorations like the wreath which is a circular decoration that is wood made with tree branches stuck into it. We then gone out to try to see if there's any Christmas spirit in the city of Shenzhen but there wasn't any but we still took some nice photographs at a flower shop. We then started editing the Christmas video with the material that we have collected from last week event and the event of this week.

本周我们决定寻找开设BTEC专业课程的大学。然后我们开始做一些圣诞装饰，比如花环，它是一种用树枝固定在木质框架上做成的圆形装饰品。之后我们出门，想看看深圳这座城市是否有圣诞氛围，但并没有感受到，不过我们还是在一家花店拍了一些好看的照片。接着我们开始用上周活动和本周活动收集的素材剪辑圣诞视频。

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This week students and faculty enjoy the 2025.6 winter holiday break. CMAD students took photographies to create social Media posters and recorded and edited short videos to share holiday greetings with family and friends.

YIAA Music Department organized a Christmas Concert at the Steinway Gardens Shenzhen Concert Hall. Find more information about this event in the month of December 2025 in The Nights of YIAA site.

CMAD department wishes you all a peaceful holiday break.

本周，学生与教职员工迎来2025年6月寒假假期。
传媒艺术设计专业学生拍摄照片，制作社交媒体海报，并录制剪辑短视频，与亲友分享节日祝福。
传媒艺术设计系祝大家假期安宁愉快。

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During the vacation, the students from the Media Department had very fulfilling and diverse experiences. Henry went to Hong Kong Ocean Park and captured many vivid images of the animals with his camera; Johnny traveled to Xinjiang and enjoyed the pleasure of skiing there; while Ron focused on improving himself and had a tense study session for the IELTS exam.

在假期期间，传媒系的学生们度过了充实而多样的经历。亨利去了香港海洋公园，用相机拍下了许多生动的动物照片；约翰尼去了新疆，享受了滑雪的乐趣；而朗则专注于自我提升，紧张地进行雅思考试的学习。

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5-9.2026 Editor Ron Zhou| Translation by Henry Wong

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On Monday, we officially launched this month's work plan, clearly defining the timeframes and specific goals for each task. On Tuesday, in the visual arts class, the teacher led us to deeply discuss the aesthetic principle of "visual balance", and through composition exercises, we personally experienced how to create a sense of harmony in the picture. On Wednesday, we completed the writing of our individual self-introduction speeches and conducted the first round of trial presentations within the group, preliminarily familiarizing ourselves with the expression rhythm and content structure. On Thursday, we entered the practical shooting stage: some students simulated social scenarios with strangers to introduce themselves, while others played the role of job seekers to participate in a mock interview. The entire process was recorded for subsequent review and improvement.

周一，我们正式启动了本月的工作计划，明确了各项任务的时间节点与具体目标。周二的视觉艺术课上，老师带领我们深入探讨了“视觉平衡”的美学原理，通过构图练习亲身体验了如何在画面中营造和谐感。周三，我们完成了个人自我介绍演讲稿的撰写，并在小组内进行首轮试讲，初步熟悉了表达节奏与内容结构。周四进入实拍阶段：部分同学模拟陌生人社交场景进行自我介绍，另一些则扮演求职者参与模拟面试，全程录像以便后续复盘改进。

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12-16.2026 Editor Henry Wong | Translation by Richard Li

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On Monday, we started producing our layout of the website using the professional application Figma. On Tuesday, some of the students have start principle of design Contrast and I've started doing some artist research on this topic. On Wednesday, we started our second interview tryout with our profession's clothe and also started producing the Chinese new year paper cut out animation. On Thursday, we learned a new type of text form which is smooth text animation. On Friday, we did our second ppt presentation.

周一，我们开始使用专业的应用程序 Figma 来设计网站的布局。周二，部分学生开始学习设计原理中的对比原则，而我也开始针对这个主题进行一些艺术家方面的研究。周三，我们开始了与行业内的服装公司的第二次面试选拔，并同时开始制作中国新年剪纸动画。周四，我们学习了一种新的文本形式——流畅的文本动画。周五，我们进行了第二次 PPT 展示。

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19-23.2026 Editor Johnny Liu | Translation by Lewis Liu

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This week, the students from the Media Department embarked on the new year's paper-cut animation creation ‘The year of the fire horse'. They continued the tradition of using zodiac as the theme over the years, working collaboratively. Each student created different scenes, jointly enriching the content of the animation. Moreover, in the VA class, the students completed the learning and creation of the "Principles of Design: Emphasis" series. Additionally, the students also shot the main shot segments for the portfolio final presentation, including job interviews and professional self-introductions.

本周，传媒系的学生们开始了新年的剪纸动画创作《火马年》。他们延续了多年来以生肖为主题的传统，进行协作创作。每位学生创作了不同的场景，共同丰富了动画的内容。此外，在视觉艺术课程中，学生们完成了“设计原理：强调”系列的学习和创作。此外，学生们还拍摄了作品集最终展示的主要镜头片段，包括求职面试和职业自我介绍。

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Interview to dancer who held master class \Miss. Oria Huang

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26-30.2026 Editor Ron Zhou | Translation by Lewis Liu

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This week, we mainly focused on creating, preparing and submitting the projects for Modules A1 and B1. Ron conducted an interview for the dancers in the master class. Henry created animations using paper. Johnny and Henry also completed the final job interview. Tuesday, we have learned the Principle Of Design: scale in the visual art class, we draw our class room with watercolor on paper . On Thursday, we also went to Hong Kong to serve as a stage volunteer of 'Greater Bay Area New Year Concert ' participating in activities such as video recording of the performance. Find more information in the month of January 2026 in The Nights of YIAA link.

本周，我们主要专注于为A1和B1模块创建、准备和提交项目。Ron为大师班的舞者进行了采访。Henry使用纸张制作了动画。Johnny和Henry也完成了最终的求职面试。星期二，在视觉艺术课上，我们学习了设计原理：比例，并用水彩在纸上画了我们的教室。星期四，我们还去了香港，作为“大湾区新年音乐会”的舞台志愿者，参与了演出的视频录制等活动。

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This is the second week of the students' vacation, and it is also the eve of the Spring Festival. Ron and Johnny have returned to their hometown and are buying items related to the Spring Festival. Henry stayed in Hong Kong and took many wonderful photos in various parks there.

这是学生们假期的第二周，也是春节的前夕。罗恩和约翰尼回到了他们的家乡，正在购买与春节相关的物品。亨利留在香港，在那里各个公园拍了许多精彩的照片。

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Ron on Production of 'Clock' documentary

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16-20.2026 Editor Ron Zhou | Translation by Lewis Liu

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I would like to choose audiovisual product. It could be long form videos(Example: Film) and short from videos(examples: tutorials, documentary). Short form could be anything under five minutes, such as social media posts around 60seconds, or short films for flim festivals or commercials.

我想选择视听产品。它可以是长视频（例如：电影）和短视频（例如：教程、纪录片）。短视频可以是任何五分钟以内的内容，例如社交媒体上约60秒的帖子，或者用于电影节或广告的短片。

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Johnny ski trip by Johnny Liu, location in Hebei

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23-27.2026 Editor Henry Wong | Translation by Lewis Liu

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thought out the week, I was just relaxing and staying to play games on my phone and watch YouTube video. it was a really relaxed weekend with not much activities that happen.

Ron has done relatively the same but he was a bit more productive by editing his final video for his B1 Memories.

Johnny also have done the same.

整个一周，我只是放松，待在家里玩我的照片游戏和看YouTube视频。这是一个非常轻松的周末，没有发生太多活动。

Ron 做的相对差不多，但他更有生产力一点，编辑了他的 B1 回忆的最终视频。

Johnny 也做了相同的事情。

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9-13.2026 Editor Ron Zhou | Translation by Lewis Liu

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This week, we are continuing our new project. Ron is working on the PPT for A2, while Johnny and Henry are focusing on B2. On Monday, we continued working on our website. On Tuesday, I learned about the application of Patterns in Design. On Wednesday, we created information about the audience. On Thursday, we gave a presentation using our PPT. Lewis is still working on 'I Had a Dream' film production about application of elements of Surrealism in Cinema in film.。

.本周，我们继续进行我们的新项目。Ron 正在制作 A2 的 PPT，而 Johnny 和 Henry 则专注于 B2。星期一，我们继续工作在我们的网站上。星期二，我学习了 Unity 在绘画中的应用。星期三，我们创建了关于观众的信息。星期四，我们用我们的 PPT 做了演示。Lewis 仍然在制作《我有一个梦想》。

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Loading Rings in After Effects by Henry Wong

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16-20.2026 Editor Henry Wong | Translation by Lewis Liu

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On Monday, we started on writing our essay on different topics like alignment and finding the perfect formula for art. On Tuesday, I learn more deeper into rhythm while other new student just started drawing their own rhythm art piece. we have also done some work on After Effects about loading rings for the intro and ending for TV news. On Wednesday, we shoot video of ourselves and used Chroma key to create a background using our own video on top of the video that we shoot that day. On Thursday, we learned the structure of how the essay should be written. Also, we created AI motions from photographies. On Friday, we open a Douyin(tictok) account based on the most popular social media app from our research.

周一，我们开始写关于不同主题的作文，比如排列和寻找艺术的完美公式。周二，我更深入地学习了节奏，而其他新生刚开始绘制他们自己的节奏艺术作品。我们还做了一些 After Effects 的练习。周三，我们拍摄了自己的视频，并使用色度键技术在当天拍摄的视频上叠加我们自己拍摄的视频来创建背景。周四，我们学习了作文应该如何构结构。周五，我们根据研究创建了一个抖音（TikTok）账号，这是目前最受欢迎的社交媒体应用之一。

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Art Education Programs International Summit held at YIAA

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23-27.2026 Editor Johnny Liu | Translation by Lewis Liu

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This week, the students submitted the A2B2 project and learned about Proportion: Golden Ratio Applied in Design in the VA class on Tuesday. On Wednesday afternoon, the graduates also participated in the online interview organized by the CIE College of HKBU. And the students have completed the essay writing. This is a new experience for those working on the A2 project, and it is also a new challenge for those who have finished the B2 project. Also, on Thursday we added effects of easy ease to the created AI motions from photographies to make the motion look smoother. On Friday we refined our ppt previous submissions on the two PSA briefs Personal Investigation (B2) and Responding to a Brief (A2).

On the Weekend, the school hosted the International Arts Education Summit receiving educators from Beijing, Singapore, and other regions for exchange on current programs.

本周，学生们提交了A2B2项目，并在星期二的视觉艺术课上学习了比例：黄金比例在设计中的应用。星期三下午，毕业生们还参加了由香港浸会大学CIE学院组织的在线面试。学生们也完成了论文写作。对于正在进行A2项目的学生来说，这是一次新的体验，对于已经完成B2项目的学生来说，这也是一个新的挑战。

周末，学校举办了国际艺术教育高峰论坛，接待了来自北京、新加坡及其他地区的教育工作者，就当前的课程进行了交流。

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On Monday, we have done infographic review and review of our modules.

On Tuesday, me and Johnny have completed the post for historical and contemporary research on works of perspective in wordpress and the lower level students have started their one-point perspective skills development drawing with pencils and watercolor during the Visual Arts class.

On Wednesday, we have gone out to take more perspective photographs for practice in different environments such as indoors/outdoors and during the night, I learned to create the glass effect in Premier-Pro software to add it into my intro/outro composite project for the ATS News series.

On Thursday, I applied the effects of the composite video project on Episode 3 of the After The Storm News and added more slides to my ppt.

On Friday, we are going to post our video of glass effect that we have used onto one of the episodes onto the Chinese TikTok for social media publishing and also create our signature in our personal email.

星期一，我们进行了信息图表的复习以及模块的回顾。

星期二，我和Johnny在WordPress上完成了关于透视作品的历史与当代研究的发布，同时低年级的学生在美术课上开始用铅笔和水彩进行一点透视技能发展的绘画练习。

星期三，我们外出拍摄更多透视照片，在不同环境中进行练习，如室内、室外以及夜间。我学会了在Premiere Pro软件中创建玻璃效果，并将其添加到我的ATS新闻系列片头/片尾综合项目中。

星期四，我将综合视频项目的效果应用到《风暴之后新闻》第三集，并在我的PPT中添加了更多幻灯片。

星期五，我们将把使用玻璃效果制作的视频发布到其中一集的中国抖音账号上进行社交媒体发布，并创建个人邮箱的签名。

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06-10.2026 Editor Ron Zhou | Translated by Lewis Liu

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This week we held activities related to the Qingming Festival. During the holiday, I returned to my hometown Quanzhou to visit my ancestors and clean their graves. I needed to remove the ancestral tombstones and offer some offerings, as well as burn paper money for them. In our tradition, paper money is the currency used in heaven. By burning them with fire, our ancestors can receive this money. Finally, we needed to set off firecrackers to drive away evil spirits. I think this is a very meaningful festival. After the activities were completed, I visited many relatives and chatted with them. Before the holiday ended, I almost finished my A2 project.

这周我们举办了与清明节相关的活动。在假期期间，我回到了我的家乡泉州，去拜祭祖先并清理他们的坟墓。我需要移开祖坟上的墓碑，供上一些祭品，并为他们焚烧冥纸。在我们的传统中，冥纸是天上的货币。通过用火焚烧，它可以让祖先收到这笔钱。最后，我们还需要放鞭炮来驱赶邪灵。我认为这是一个非常有意义的节日。活动结束后，我拜访了很多亲戚并与他们聊天。假期结束前，我几乎完成了我的A2项目。

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13-17.2026 Editor Johnny Liu |Translation by Lewis Liu

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This week, we made the final adjustments to the WordPress and Canva platforms for projects B1, B2, A1, and A2. On Tuesday, we studied and summarized the use of perspective in photography and visual art. On Wednesday, we compiled a pre-production breakdown using CamScanner for “The Deuce”. On Thursday afternoon, we learned about the application of motion in photography, specifically capturing the rapid movement of objects using high-speed continuous shooting. On Friday, we submitted the following works to the film festival.

本周，我们对 B1、B2、A1 和 A2 项目的 WordPress 和 Canva 平台进行了最终调整。星期二，我们学习并总结了透视在摄影和视觉艺术中的运用。星期三，我们使用 CamScanner 整理了《双重》的前期制作拆解。星期四下午，我们学习了运动在摄影中的应用，特别是通过高速连拍捕捉物体的快速运动。星期五，我们向电影节提交了以下作品。

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20-25.2026 Editor Henry Wong | Translation by Lewis Liu

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On Monday, we start our module of Health and Journey and started to research on the project and its client. On Tuesday, we created our moodboard for the project with color and pictures, half of the class were working on the storyboard for their traditional cell animation. On Wednesday, we shot The Deuce Restaurant scene and created our individual rough cut of the scene. On Thursday, we used the AI music generator website to create our music for the tryout. we had to create the poet which is the lyric before the music generation.

星期一，我们开始了健康与旅行模块，并开始对项目及其客户进行研究。星期二，我们为项目创建了带有颜色和图片的情绪板，班上有一半的同学在为他们的传统逐格动画制作故事板。星期三，我们拍摄了Deuce餐厅的场景，并制作了该场景的个人粗剪辑。星期四，我们使用AI音乐生成网站为试演创作音乐，我们必须先创作诗歌，即在生成音乐之前的歌词。

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27-01.05.2026 Editor Ron Zhou | Translation by Lewis Liu

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During this period, we have all been preparing for the external review. Ron is in charge of the A3 project, while Henry and Johnny are responsible for the B4 project. Additionally, we used Gimble to shoot some content as part of our practice and skill improvement. Moreover, more than 100 visitors came to our school. We presented our courses on the 6th floor and completed the practical activities.

在此期间，我们一直在为外部评审做准备。Ron 负责 A3 项目，而 Henry 和 Johnny 负责 B4 项目。此外，我们使用 Gimble 拍摄了一些内容，作为练习和技能提升的一部分。此外，超过 100 名游客参观了我们的学校。我们在六楼展示了我们的课程，并完成了实践活动。

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04-08.2026 Editor Johnny Liu | Translation by Lewis Liu

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This week is the working week following the May Day holiday. On Tuesday, we sorted out the film materials captured during the holiday and created a floormap for the subsequent shooting. On Wednesday, we created the Gantt chart and also practiced the use of stabilizers. On Thursday and Friday, I was working on finalizing the preparations for the initial shooting and doing some editing practice.

本周是五一劳动节后的工作周。周二，我们整理了假期期间拍摄的影片资料，并为后续拍摄制作了平面图。周三，我们制作了甘特图，并练习了使用稳定器。周四和周五，我在完成初次拍摄的准备工作，并进行了一些剪辑练习。

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11-15.2026 Editor Henry Wong | Translation by Lewis Liu

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On Monday, we renewed our screenplay by arranging and structuring our screenplay properly. On Tuesday, we created our elevation cut for one of the scene in our film . On Wednesday, we submitted our module on Health. On Thursday, we filled in the risk assessment paper and other film related paper work that was suppose to be done in a normal film production. On Friday, we downloaded color grading cinematic present to eventually use in editing purpose.

周一，我们通过合理安排和构建剧本来更新了我们的剧本。周二，我们为电影中的一个场景制作了提升剪辑。周三，我们提交了健康模块。周四，我们填写了风险评估表以及其他在正常电影制作中应完成的与电影相关的文书工作。周五，我们下载了用于最终编辑目的的电影调色预设。

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18-22.2026 Editor Ron Zhou | Translation by Lewis Liu

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This week is approaching our final submission date for the PPT. On Monday, we completed our landing page and used masks in PR to create fonts with dynamic backgrounds. On Tuesday, Ron finished coloring and drying his animation board. On Wednesday, we used stabilizers to imitate the shooting technique of a video. On Thursday, we edited the video and further improved our presentation slides. We are now waiting for Friday to arrive.

本周我们即将迎来PPT的最终提交日期。周一，我们完成了登录页面，并在PR中使用蒙版创建具有动态背景的字体。周二，Ron完成了动画板的上色和干燥。周三，我们使用稳定器模仿视频的拍摄技巧。周四，我们编辑了视频，并进一步改进了演示文稿的幻灯片。我们现在正在等待周五的到来。

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25-29.2026 Editor Henry Wong | Translation by Lewis Liu

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On Monday, we continue to edit our film for preperation to screen our work at the end of the week. On Tuesday , we created our SM social media to advertise our film to other people and inviting them to watch our film, we also ad our first print of the postcard. On Wednesday, we discovered a professional website called Eleven Lab which allows you to create AI voice. On Thursday, we continue to polish our film for Saturday screening on our graduation day. On Friday, we presented our work and prepared the 6th floor black box for screen and the sound to see if its loud enough.

Here is the Graduation Ceremony link: https://padlet.com/AleBerryESL/the-nights-at-yiaa-t3dnkiehblctuzlf

星期一，我们继续编辑我们的电影，为本周末的作品放映做准备。星期二，我们创建了社交媒体账号来向他人宣传我们的电影并邀请他们观看，同时我们还打印了明信片的第一版。星期三，我们发现了一个名为 Eleven Lab 的专业网站，它允许你创建 AI 声音。星期四，我们继续润色视频，为周六的毕业日放映做准备。星期五，我们展示了我们的作品，并准备了六楼黑盒进行放映和测试声音是否足够大。

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This week's highlight of this week is participating in the continue of the shooting for the documentary called Shooting Stars. I had redone the dolly zoom on Spencer and did interviews shooting on 2 staff and 1 student of the academy to gather material for the documentary. in recently time, we have also gotten more material on Sean who is one of our staff who we have interviewed and now we have shot a pan of him teaching a student.

本周的亮点是继续参与名为《流星》的纪录片拍摄。我重新拍摄了Spencer的推拉镜头，并对学院的2名工作人员和1名学生进行了采访拍摄，以收集纪录片的素材。最近，我们还获得了更多关于Sean的素材，他是我们采访过的工作人员之一，现在我们已经拍摄了他教一名学生的全景镜头。

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A Dreamer's Dream, A Collaborative Short Film

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8-12.2026 Editor Henry Wong | Translation by Lewis Liu

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The highlight of this week are the Dreamer's Dream has been finally published the first cut of the film and it was a really long journey that took a lot of editing and use of AI, I also participated in the film in some bits and it was a collaborative work with a lot of people participating in the process of filming this film like teachers, normal staffs at the flower shop and students who participated in the filming crew. Another highlight is the continuous production of Shooting Star which was a documentary that have been in the production from 2024 to 2026 which is now still in process. We have recently recorded three more interviews of people in the academy, There is students and teachers being interviewed in the room. The student that we interviewed was one of the most unique and best performing student in the music department and the two teachers are the music teacher who teaches voice and the art teacher who teachers us the different element of art and principle of design. I think it was a great opportunity to participate in another collaborative work in my last few days at the academy.

本周的亮点是《梦想者的梦》终于发布了影片的初剪版，这真是一次很长的旅程，花了很多时间进行编辑和使用 AI。我也在影片中参与了一些部分，这是一项合作作品，有很多人在拍摄过程中参与了进来，比如老师、花店的普通员工以及参与拍摄团队的学生。另一个亮点是持续制作的《流星》，这是一部纪录片，从2024年开始制作到2026年，现在仍在制作中。我们最近又录制了学院里三位人的采访，有学生和老师在房间里接受采访。我们采访的学生是音乐系最独特、表现最好的学生之一，两位老师分别是教声乐的音乐老师和教我们艺术元素及设计原则的美术老师。我觉得

Click on the link: https://www.canva.cn/design/DAHKqEtdUr8/PHcx6bGiv3inbyaPiLH8Tw/edit

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Shooting Stars, a Documentary about the history of my school

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15-19.2026 Editor Henry Wong | Translation by Lewis Liu

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This week I have proceed to submit both my film to film festivals on film freeway at the very least of 42 times each for the chance of getting a reward. This week the collaborative film A Dreamers Dream gotten another award from Lift-off Filmmaker Session Volume 6 and was chosen to be filmed internationally around UK. This week is also the last week before all the other graduates leave the academy to their respective university to pursue higher education in the arts of media, music or performing arts. This week, this apartment earned two international film award in which one earned an directorial work award and another is for a collaborative work. we are excited to end this academic year celebrating our success with a public screening of these works. finally, we have also produced two new interviews for the documentary called Shooting Stars

这周我至少通过 Film Freeway 向电影节提交了我的两部电影各 42 次，希望有机会获得奖项。这周合作影片《A Dreamers Dream》又获得了 Lift-off Filmmaker Session 第六季的一个奖项，并被选中在英国进行国际拍摄。这周也是其他毕业生离开学院前往各自的大学深造媒体、音乐或表演艺术的最后一周。这周，这套公寓收获了两个国际电影奖，其中一个是导演作品奖，另一个是合作作品奖。我们很高兴以公开放映这些作品来庆祝学年的成功结尾。

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To close the 2025-2026 academic year, the CMAD department screened highlighted films that have been internationally awarded this year. In this case, Henry Wong was awarded for his first produced short fiction film 'The Struggle' (2025) by Lift-off Global Network Sessions Volume 6, Pinewood, London UK.

Likewise, a long-waited collaborative short fiction film produced in 2025 by CMAD 'A Dreamer's Dream' was submitted in its first-draft form and also was awarded a two-weeks screening from Pinewood Studios London, UK for the Volume 7. 'A Dreamer's Dream' film's cast and crew will further be archived in the IMDb Amazon platform.

Besides of the expected graduates obtaining the 2-years long BTEC International Extended Diploma in Creative Media Practice, the CMAD department is thrilled to end this academic year celebrating the closure with such a high award recognition from the international film community!

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Here are 100 end-of-the-year writing prompts:

1. What was the most memorable moment of this year?

2. How have you grown as a person this year?

3. What was the biggest challenge you faced this year, and how did you overcome it?

4. Describe a goal you achieved this year and how it made you feel.

5. What was the most important lesson you learned this year?

6. Write about a new friendship you made this year.

7. What was your favorite book, movie, or TV show this year, and why?

8. Describe a trip or adventure you had this year.

9. What was the most significant change in your life this year?

10. Write about a time you stepped out of your comfort zone this year.

11. What are you most grateful for this year?

12. Describe a moment of pride you experienced this year.

13. What was the most difficult decision you made this year?

14. Write about a new skill or hobby you learned this year.

15. What was the most surprising thing that happened to you this year?

16. Describe a time you helped someone or made a difference this year.

17. What was the most inspiring person you met or learned about this year?

18. Write about a fear you conquered this year.

19. What was the most valuable piece of advice you received this year?

20. Describe a moment of laughter or joy you experienced this year.

21. What was the most significant world event that impacted you this year?

22. Write about a time you had to adapt to change this year.

23. What was the most meaningful gift you gave or received this year?

24. Describe a moment of self-discovery you had this year.

25. What was the most challenging relationship you navigated this year?

26. Write about a time you had to be brave this year.

27. What was the most important realization you had about yourself this year?

28. Describe a new place you visited or explored this year.

29. What was the most significant milestone you reached this year?

30. Write about a time you had to let go of something or someone this year.

31. What was the most valuable thing you learned in school or work this year?

32. Describe a moment of connection or understanding you experienced this year.

33. What was the most significant way you grew in your personal relationships this year?

34. Write about a time you had to stand up for yourself or others this year.

35. What was the most meaningful compliment you received this year?

36. Describe a moment of peace or contentment you experienced this year.

37. What was the most significant way you contributed to your community this year?

38. Write about a time you had to forgive someone or yourself this year.

39. What was the most important thing you learned about love this year?

40. Describe a moment of creativity or inspiration you had this year.

41. What was the most significant way you practiced self-care this year?

42. Write about a time you had to be patient this year.

43. What was the most meaningful conversation you had this year?

44. Describe a moment of gratitude you experienced this year.

45. What was the most significant way you challenged yourself this year?

46. Write about a time you had to be honest with yourself or others this year.

47. What was the most important thing you learned about friendship this year?

48. Describe a moment of kindness you witnessed or experienced this year.

49. What was the most significant way you grew in your faith or spirituality this year?

50. Write about a time you had to be flexible this year.

51. What was the most meaningful act of service you performed this year?

52. Describe a moment of clarity or understanding you had this year.

53. What was the most significant way you improved your physical health this year?

54. Write about a time you had to be assertive this year.

55. What was the most important thing you learned about teamwork this year?

56. Describe a moment of wonder or awe you experienced this year.

57. What was the most significant way you grew in your career or studies this year?

58. Write about a time you had to be resourceful this year.

59. What was the most meaningful lesson you learned from a mistake this year?

60. Describe a moment of personal growth you experienced this year.

61. What was the most significant way you practiced empathy this year?

62. Write about a time you had to be decisive this year.

63. What was the most important thing you learned about communication this year?

64. Describe a moment of resilience you demonstrated this year.

65. What was the most significant way you expanded your horizons this year?

66. Write about a time you had to be humble this year.

67. What was the most meaningful act of kindness you received this year?

68. Describe a moment of self-acceptance you experienced this year.

69. What was the most significant way you practiced forgiveness this year?

70. Write about a time you had to be courageous this year.

71. What was the most important thing you learned about leadership this year?

72. Describe a moment of joy you shared with others this year.

73. What was the most significant way you grew in your emotional intelligence this year?

74. Write about a time you had to be open-minded this year.

75. What was the most meaningful compliment you gave someone this year?

76. Describe a moment of self-reflection you had this year.

77. What was the most significant way you practiced generosity this year?

78. Write about a time you had to be persistent this year.

79. What was the most important thing you learned about diversity and inclusion this year?

80. Describe a moment of personal accomplishment you celebrated this year.

81. What was the most significant way you practiced self-discipline this year?

82. Write about a time you had to be a good listener this year.

83. What was the most meaningful lesson you learned about failure this year?

84. Describe a moment of self-love you experienced this year.

85. What was the most significant way you grew in your problem-solving skills this year?

86. Write about a time you had to be respectful this year.

87. What was the most important thing you learned about trust this year?

88. Describe a moment of personal growth you are proud of this year.

89. What was the most significant way you practiced self-advocacy this year?

90. Write about a time you had to be compassionate this year.

91. What was the most meaningful lesson you learned about success this year?

92. Describe a moment of self-confidence you experienced this year.

93. What was the most significant way you grew in your ability to adapt this year?

94. Write about a time you had to be a peacemaker this year.

95. What was the most important thing you learned about integrity this year?

96. Describe a moment of self-forgiveness you experienced this year.

97. What was the most significant way you practiced self-expression this year?

98. Write about a time you had to be a good role model this year.

99. What was the most meaningful lesson you learned about gratitude this year?

100. Describe a moment of hope or optimism you experienced this year.

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Origins, a Cross-disciplinary  Arts Festival Digital Workplace

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ORIGINS - A 4Ds Arts Summer Festival Multimedia Performance

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ORIGINS - A 4Ds Arts Summer Festival Multimedia Performance

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https://padlet.com/AleBerryESL/origins-a-multimedia-performance-hxrjwj60mhsxwbva

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ENVISION: Embracing The World & Planning Your Future - A 5Ds Arts Summer Festival Multimedia Performance

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ENVISION: Embracing The World & Planning Your Future - A 5Ds Arts Summer Festival Multimedia Performance

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Envision, a Cross-disciplinary Arts Festival Digital Workplace

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ENVISION: Embracing the World & Planning Your Future

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ENVISION: Embracing the World & Planning Your Future

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这一年我来到音奥书院这所学校。我选择走偶像学长级王俊凯明星梦道路上其次是非常极端吗。我听合演唱他本身歌曲吸引我这么一个点，包括他的影视采访和饭制版他最擅长的乐器是吉他。包括我看的跳视频也是更我们家是同款。在重庆从街头演唱到偶像级明星。其实我突然想到王俊凯是我们的偶像这一段话，有吸引我一个点。还有唱➕跳➕演，我看视频老学这些吧，当时我第一次更专业老师问话说；你有没有去王俊凯家乡重庆，可以打卡王俊凯的母校。我献给你们一段话；做自己，别去追求那些大家所谓一些完美的东西，开心快乐，满足同时去为自己的梦想打拼就够了。

This year I came to Yinao Academy. I chose to follow the path of idol senior-level Wang Junkai's dream to become a star, which is quite extreme. I was attracted by a point about him performing his own songs, including his film and TV interviews and fan-made versions. The instrument he is best at is the guitar. The dancing videos I watched were also the same style as our family. From street performances to idol-level stardom in Chongqing. Actually, I suddenly thought that Wang Junkai is our idol, which attracted me. Also, singing + dancing + acting, I watched videos and tried to learn these. At that time, when I first talked to a more professional teacher, they asked me: Have you been to Wang Junkai's hometown Chongqing, to check out Wang Junkai's alma mater? I would like to dedicate a passage to you: Be yourself, don’t pursue the so-called perfect things that everyone talks about, be happy and joyful, and at the same time work hard for your own dreams and that will be enough.