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The Director on Bike
李明熙
2013年12月16日
Known to Hong Kong people for his seven-month bike ride from Berlin back to Hong Kong in 2012, Lee’s sense of adventure also took him to Australia for a year and four in Germany . These made the multi-talented young man the ideal TV presenter of travel and sports programme, on top of having written a book on his Berlin-to-HK bike ride while teaching color-grading at the Academy. Other plans in the pipeline : a book on the Mongolian way of life, a documentary on the joy of bike-riding, a sit-com on the funny side of HK-Mainland relationships……
A tanned and happy Lee Ming Hay is as ebullient as ever, having just returned from a grueling seven-day bike challenge in the steppes, desserts and mountain passes of Ulan Bator in Mongolia; the 850-kilometre race was so difficult Lee was forced to drop out on Day4, only to take to the road again on the last day and made it to the finishing line with over 100 bike racers. To him, the physical injury is nothing compared to what he gains from the experience – a philosophy that applies to everything he does.
“I get to see for myself the sportsmanship of the best bikers I have ever come across; and I am totally fascinated by the military efficiency of the whole operation as if we were back to the 13th century lifestyle of the great ruler Gengis Khan”, said Lee, adding that the sceneries are breath-taking. Having taken in so much, he is planning to write a book about it.
While his training as a director places him behind the camera, Lee will however be appearing in front of it in his soon-to-be-aired travel-and-sports programme on Tasmania where he will speak as a sportsman and seasoned traveler. More important, his professional training means that he is well-aware of what looks good for the camera. “I shall have to learn to present myself and to work well with my co-presenters; these are new skills I would love to acquire”, Lee added.
For the future, Lee is hoping to produce a documentary that would combine his two passions : cycling and movies. The plan is to film a bike ride in France, a country that has long been associated with the sport and is known for prestigious international race such as Tour de France, adding in movie-viewing at the Cannes Film Festival. “I am sure the audience will feel my passion watching the programme,” Lee said.
The other plan is to produce a sit-com on the misunderstanding and misconception of Hong Kong people and our compatriots on the Mainland. This comes out of Lee’s observations on his many trips cross the border when he was asked questions that reflected on the cultural divide between the places. “The drama will entertain, and also lead to greater understanding which is just as important for me”, Lee said.
Reflecting on his career a decade after his graduation, Lee is quick to link it to his own versatility. “We work as a team at the Academy where I learn to communicate; just as important, I learn to be patient and try to understand what other people think”, Lee said.
On the Academy’s 30th Anniversary in 2014, Lee said with certainly that the institution has definitely acquired an excellent reputation in the industry, and that Academy Film and Television graduates are held in high regard for their technical excellence and much sought after by production companies. As to enhancing students’ communication skills, Lee suggests that undergraduates should be encouraged to express themselves freely; one way of doing it is for them to study abroad, to expose them to other cultures. The other way is to encourage them to be more aware of current affairs, to acquire independent thinking while being receptive to other people’s perspectives.
More on Lee Ming-hay
Master of Science (Digital Media) 2011
Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences (Hochschule Bremerhaven)
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) 2002
School of Film and Television (major in Directing)
Author of Ride Back Home, published 2013
Co-presenter of travel programme on TVB J2 Channel
2013年12月16日
Known to Hong Kong people for his seven-month bike ride from Berlin back to Hong Kong in 2012, Lee’s sense of adventure also took him to Australia for a year and four in Germany . These made the multi-talented young man the ideal TV presenter of travel and sports programme, on top of having written a book on his Berlin-to-HK bike ride while teaching color-grading at the Academy. Other plans in the pipeline : a book on the Mongolian way of life, a documentary on the joy of bike-riding, a sit-com on the funny side of HK-Mainland relationships……
A tanned and happy Lee Ming Hay is as ebullient as ever, having just returned from a grueling seven-day bike challenge in the steppes, desserts and mountain passes of Ulan Bator in Mongolia; the 850-kilometre race was so difficult Lee was forced to drop out on Day4, only to take to the road again on the last day and made it to the finishing line with over 100 bike racers. To him, the physical injury is nothing compared to what he gains from the experience – a philosophy that applies to everything he does.
“I get to see for myself the sportsmanship of the best bikers I have ever come across; and I am totally fascinated by the military efficiency of the whole operation as if we were back to the 13th century lifestyle of the great ruler Gengis Khan”, said Lee, adding that the sceneries are breath-taking. Having taken in so much, he is planning to write a book about it.
While his training as a director places him behind the camera, Lee will however be appearing in front of it in his soon-to-be-aired travel-and-sports programme on Tasmania where he will speak as a sportsman and seasoned traveler. More important, his professional training means that he is well-aware of what looks good for the camera. “I shall have to learn to present myself and to work well with my co-presenters; these are new skills I would love to acquire”, Lee added.
For the future, Lee is hoping to produce a documentary that would combine his two passions : cycling and movies. The plan is to film a bike ride in France, a country that has long been associated with the sport and is known for prestigious international race such as Tour de France, adding in movie-viewing at the Cannes Film Festival. “I am sure the audience will feel my passion watching the programme,” Lee said.
The other plan is to produce a sit-com on the misunderstanding and misconception of Hong Kong people and our compatriots on the Mainland. This comes out of Lee’s observations on his many trips cross the border when he was asked questions that reflected on the cultural divide between the places. “The drama will entertain, and also lead to greater understanding which is just as important for me”, Lee said.
Reflecting on his career a decade after his graduation, Lee is quick to link it to his own versatility. “We work as a team at the Academy where I learn to communicate; just as important, I learn to be patient and try to understand what other people think”, Lee said.
On the Academy’s 30th Anniversary in 2014, Lee said with certainly that the institution has definitely acquired an excellent reputation in the industry, and that Academy Film and Television graduates are held in high regard for their technical excellence and much sought after by production companies. As to enhancing students’ communication skills, Lee suggests that undergraduates should be encouraged to express themselves freely; one way of doing it is for them to study abroad, to expose them to other cultures. The other way is to encourage them to be more aware of current affairs, to acquire independent thinking while being receptive to other people’s perspectives.
More on Lee Ming-hay
Master of Science (Digital Media) 2011
Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences (Hochschule Bremerhaven)
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) 2002
School of Film and Television (major in Directing)
Author of Ride Back Home, published 2013
Co-presenter of travel programme on TVB J2 Channel
