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《庸勞》FORGE

Poster
WONG Ting Fung Tony
BA (Hons) in Cinematic Arts & Technology
Department of Digital Innovation and Technology

OBJECTIVES STORYBOARD

A synthetic being, doubting his own "FORGE" (2025) is a science fiction film with futurism and lightweight cyberpunk
identity, enters human society with as the core aesthetic art style, constructing a futuristic Hong Kong. It is a pilot
eager anticipation. His journey leads film project that mainly uses virtual production and is supplemented by on-
him to three individuals whose vastly site shooting. The goal of this project is to produce the first fifteen minutes
different perspectives transform his of a complete film. The project took a year from zero to completion. Unlike a
hope into doubt, then hatred, and complete micro-film, it focuses on creating suspense and making the audience
ultimately lead to a form of redemption. curious about the subsequent development of the story. If the first fifteen
minutes of a movie can already catch the audience's attention and curiosity, it
can be considered an effective and successful work.

The story tells about a synthetic who has doubts about his image and identity.
He enters human society with full expectations. What kind of sparks will he
create in the end?

The director re-examines the self-identity and self-value of "Hong Kong people"
based on his own observation of society and drives it from emotion to become
an idea. After revising and transforming, he wrote and produced this work.

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR

Graduated from the Hong Kong Design
Institute in 2021 with a higher diploma,
majoring in animation and visual effects.
In the same year, he directed his first
self-written micro-film "KARMA" (2021).
Graduated from Technological and
Higher Education Institute of Hong
Kong in 2025 with a bachelor's degree,
deeply studied cinematic arts and
technology and further delved into
virtual production. Also directed his
second work "FORGE" (2025) in the
same year.
As one of the pioneers of virtual
production in Hong Kong, he plunged
into the film world with the love of
cyberpunk and futuristic art style with
proper aesthetic sense.
FYP supervisor: Mr WONG Ho Yin Amos

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