Time Menders
This is a nostalgic documentary showcasing how the artistic pursuit effects a family that runs clock business for decades.
This documantary in a dialect of Shanghai. The documentary will focus on the life of the grandfather as a sophisticated clock repairman. The techniques of repairing clocks and the detail of classic clocks will be highlighted. Then, we will focus on the challenge of running the clock store as a family business. In this part, the documentary will not only reveal how this store adapt to the period of pandemic, but also show the potential conflict the grandson has with the grandfather and the uncle, since the grandson has another plan for his future rather than running the clock store. Finally, the documentary will be concluded through the grandfather and the uncle’s opinion and attitude toward the future of both the grandson and their family business.
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The Team
Director - Dai Shi
Dai Shi is a third year BFTV student in Sheridan College. I've been making documentaries for six years since I started in high school. Now he works for Shanghai TV station.
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Producer - Chengying Zou(Ciri)
Ciri is a third year BFTV student at Sheridan college who is specializing in directing and sound work. Film has always been a passion for Ciri. She is a very planned and organized person. In the TV Production course she learned transmedia and became interested in film publicity. She is in charge of the produce and transmedia of this documentaty.
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Director of Photography - Jim Zou
Jim Zou is a third-year BFTV student specializing Cinematography and Directing. As a big fan of cinema, he enjoys studying the blocking and lighting techniques while watching movies and he has the absolute passion to make his vision come alive.
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Picture Editor - Siyuan Lin
Siyuan Lin is in third year BFTV Program at Sheridan College learning Editing and Photography. Siyuan loves to convey audience moods by editing. She hopes to work on picture editing in the further and create some impressive productions.
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Sound - Lei Fan
Lei is a third-year BFTV student focusing on the Sound Editing and she particularly interested in SFX editing and hope she can make some amazing SFX design for a film. She likes watching film and TV shows, especially the Korean reality show.
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Behind-the-scenes