How to make a short film like Wong Kar Wai

Hello everyone!
I love the cinematic language of the duo: Director Wong Kar Wai and Cinematographer Christopher Doyle. This project is my first attempt to apply Director Wong’s filmmaking techniques into my own interpretation of visual narration. I hope you all have enjoyed it!
Any constructive advice is welcomed.
Gears used:
Camera Sony A7 iii
Sony - FE 16-35mm F2.8 GM Wide-Angle Zoom
Zhiyun Weebill S
Thank you!
Olivia Khong

[@jonahremigio5980]

This is so awesome and really really informative! I’ve seen Chungking Express but had no idea it was by the same director!

[@oliviarthouse6634]

Oh that’s awesome!! If you are interested, you can check out his other movies such as 2046, Happy together, Ashes of time. I highly recommend them!

[@darkduck189]

Fallen Angels is the indirect sequel to Chungking Express and in my opinion, Fallen Angels is more stylish and just all-around more amazing. For me, it is Fallen Angels > Chungking Express.

[@triadriangle]

I'm not a film major, but your film is so cinematic. It perfectly captured the "crisp haziness" of Wong Kar Wai's cinematics, as well as the desolate sentimentality of Chungking. Love it.

[@tejavijay9532]

Absolutely overwhelming! This one got me all emotional! great work, my friend! Watched it as an ardent fanboy of Wong kar-wai and an aspiring filmmaker. Your work is inspirational! Thank you, Olivia!

[@cyber.creature]

im so in awe of wong kar wai's cinema. and it's so nice to see your inspired take included!! cant wait to see your work! good luck!

[@ssejnosnikrap]

this was brilliant!! your homage to kar-wai's work was absolutely spot on! you did such a great job

[@luismagno34]

I lived in South Korea for 6 years. Study film and work there also. So happy to see Korea again in your video.

[@oliviarthouse6634]

Thank youu!! It’s so touching to hear that my video and Korean have left a positive impact on someone.

[@yeselken-eliporquet5461]

this is so beautiful, thank you so much for these heart wrenching words

[@avisheksharma2735]

I am a big fan of Wong Kar-wai ❤️ Looks like I'll be your fan too if you continue to make short films like this..🙂❤️

[@yoontaek96]

Hello, Olivia! I really enjoyed ur video and effort. I'm a Korean film student and also currently live in Korea. Lately, I also looking for getting a Wong Kar Wai style too. I like your experiment and your content. Keep it up!

[@luckygirl4everrrr]

I LOVE THIS. please post more videos like this ❤️

[@ACruelPicture]

Yes, you really captured the image language (just realized that bildspråk does not really have an equivalent in english) of Wong Kar Wai and his storytelling to perfection.

[@oliviarthouse6634]

Thank you so much! I tried to look up bildsprak, but still not sure what it is!

[@noedie4973]

this is amazing! everytime i watch it, i feel like making something

[@vedroelcitra]

ALl the best for your filmmaking journey! Keep creating

[@reshmashaik8712]

Loved this video, and I'm really thankful for your other videos too! Thanks a lot for making this and please keep making them more.

[@oliviarthouse6634]

I'm glad that you like them!

[@surajdave]

love this! well shot and the colors were so on point! ( :

[@LarissaCorino]

Adorei seu vídeo! ❤️

[@harivharan9263]

❤ from Chennai, Tamil Nadu. #WongKarWaiForLife 🍁🤟🏻🧿

[@moseswuggenig7038]

The opening passage with the fellow walking across the overpass reminded me of the character Vicky in Hou Hsiao Hsien's Millenium Mambo but without the devil may care attitude her character projected.

[@gingerbreadzak]

00:14 📽 The creator was inspired by Wong Kar Wai's cinematic language and decided to make a short film using similar techniques. 04:07 🎥 Wong Kar Wai's cinematic language is highly aesthetic, conceptual, and stylistic, which can be learned and applied in filmmaking. 05:26 📸 To achieve a sense of slow motion and jitteriness in a film, you can experiment with shutter speed, aperture, and frame rate. 06:36 🎵 Music in Wong Kar Wai's films conveys character emotions, captures the movie's vibe, and reinforces its theme. 07:33 🎙 Using voiceovers in a film can enhance the emotional impact and convey the filmmaker's feelings effectively. 08:00 ✍ The creator plans to launch a second KZbin channel dedicated to reviewing films and invites discussion about Wong Kar Wai's cinema.

[@bapjoe9694]

thanks for sharing! making a short soon :)

[@OpticLureProductions]

Your dialogue reminds me of the opening of "Millennium Mambo". Great stuff!

[@negom2333]

You are so talented I really like the film and everything I support you

[@lesliefoster]

i really loved this is so wkw tbh great job

[@harshthakur3657]

fallen angel is my favourite movie by him the visual in it is so magical

[@nourboulifa8531]

So interesting thank you ❤️

[@Thekeziaking]

Thank you so much! Very informative

[@esha.aa0]

My favourite Wong kar-wai film was As Tears Go By , starring by Andy Lau $ Maggie Cheung. The story line was playing around my mind because the way the movie was films is blur and kinda emotional .. I felt that :))

[@mkazmi]

This was dope, I actually just watched Chungking Express two nights ago and immediately went out to create something similar lol

[@holy_fri]

컨텐츠 주제도 흥미롭고 영상도 너무 좋아요! 촬영자가 인물과 장소를 바라보는 시선을 경험할 수 있어서 새롭고 재밌는 영상이었어요😍😍 다른 감독들의 스타일 카피도 보고싶어요~!

[@oliviarthouse6634]

홀프님～～ 좋은 피드백 남겨주셔서 감사합니다. 앞으로 콘텐츠 열심히 제작하겠습니다.기대해 주십시오~~

[@meteorite9919]

No one can ever replace wong kar wai

[@evo5880]

watching this gave me deja vu because I dreamed about coming upon your video before I actually came upon it,,, hopefully that can add a layer onto your art also !

[@pixelatedegg286]

I love this content so much

[@oliviarthouse6634]

Thank youuu~~

[@_jooo]

영상 너무 좋아요.. 나레이션 내용도 배경 음악도 영상 분위기도 너무 좋아요. 완전 집중해서 봤어요!

[@oliviarthouse6634]

대단히 감사합니다. 앞으로도 열심히 영상 제작하겠습니다!! ㅠㅠ

[@vickymarcus5186]

Girl, this is beautiful. One of my favorites at the moment is Fallen Angels (i cracked with the scene of cherry and he zhiwu looking for the blondie HAHA) Hoping you will make more content :)

[@oliviarthouse6634]

Thank you so much!!! I love Fallen Angels, too. That’s a Wong Kar Wai's type humor there haha. My personal favorite is 2046 actually! ❤️

[@Merwanmusique]

thank you !

[@nikitadobrynin]

love it

[@yuuzhang222]

Woah this was amazing , can I ask you how you managed to color grade it?

[@ohitsme921]

I really love this niche area you cover in your channel. Do you have any other platforms where I could stay updated on your work? I’m a film student with similar interests!

[@zolilesedibelwana2065]

This is so well done.

[@oliviarthouse6634]

Thank you ^^~

[@aprilmaeomandam9054]

LOVE THIS! may I ask what's the name of bgm you used?

[@carlkabila3039]

nice content! keep it up, good muck from Belgium

[@mtsulfur]

Guuud video

[@pacartclub3169]

lovely words good luck for your future film journey. what is the music you used? very nice and Yumeji-like, let me know I'd love to check it out! thanks

[@anamaia5696]

That was so nice to watch! You got a new subscriber haha

[@oliviarthouse6634]

Thank you!!

[@bloodswarms]

I've found that frame stepping is really difficult to pull off with digital cameras, and keeping the feel. Well done!

[@hwiiseven2464]

can you pls share to us how u edit it like the filters and color grading etc

[@athulkrishnankr4265]

Wow 🥺 very nice ... Could you tell me what is the fps ?

[@shubhamupreti9517]

nice so nice,

[@Manawaralam]

Hey, this looks amazing.. I have too tried something similar to this but my footage is really not that clean.. what lens did you use.. I shoot on A7r3 but I get lot of grains at 800 iso, i use 24-70 f2.8 lens

[@priprius]

Maybe it was too dark, more open aperture like f1.8 are better because the light comes in. Don't know for the iso but it doesn't sound excessive. Its noise or just grain ?

[@nes.torfernandez]

Undercranking and steep printing is underrated nowadays

[@hirxch134]

Can I get info for the music u used in the bg?

[@pipiruby87]

오잉 들어와보니 신촌이라 놀랐네요 ㅋㅋ

[@johnmeldrickalicpala5776]

Wow you just like wong kar Wai and i want to be director like wong kar wai to

[@_avi]

cool

[@imworldcitizen2359]

Wong kar wai ❤️ from india

[@qz4374]

nice

[@douyin4653]

Camera settings please

[@zefanya4179]

Do you have other social media?

[@ricericebaby5550]

How to make a Wong Kar Wai Film Step 1. Make loads of smoking scenes Done

[@rafael_daguerre]

I also love the cinematographic language of the duo: director Wong Kar Wai and cinematographer Christopher Doyle. But even the films without Doyle, Wong Kar Wai's films have a language that is impossible not to identify. They're wonderful. Congratulations on the short film. The movement language you captured from Wong was very interesting. As you did? This technique, which became synonymous with Wong, is achieved by shooting as 12 frames per second, and then printing every frame twice. when the footage plays back at the standard 24 frames per second it therefore includes 2 printed frames of each single frame instead of 1. Here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hnS8oYqFfZdse80

[@hanschung6072]

It’s not even close…

[@9414779223]

It has no resemblance to wongs technique