Focus on youth as digital project begins

Secondary students will be entering the world of digital video thanks to a new project.

 

A nine-month project launched yesterday involves a series of seminars and forums (note 1), interactive workshops, exchange activities and a competition.

 

It is being supported by the Academy of Film at Hong Kong Baptist University and the government’s youth portal (網上平台).

 

Youth.gov.hk managing director Patricia Lau described the project as “a precious opportunity” for students “to polish their video production skills (note 2) through an enjoyable learning process and explore (探查) their creativity.”

 

Lau said the Youth Inno-action Seeds Project was inspired (啟發) by a short film competition for secondary students, organized by Youth.gov.hk, and a presentation ceremony was held recently.

 

Speaking at the same ceremony, Academy of Film director Cheuk Pak-tong said the institution is dedicated to nurturing professional talent (note 3) in the film and television sectors as well as in digital video production.

 

Cheuk said: “The project will give students, interested in developing their career in this discipline (這一行業), an idea about the technical operations of the industry.

 

“Also, through a series of interactive workshops students will be able to learn how each professional sector functions.

 

“In this way they will be able to decide their area of interest (note 4) and opt for (note 5) suitable courses at the university. “Students will also gain valuable insights (洞察力) in film-creation techniques and production from four veterans (資深人士) well-known media personality Lau Tin-chi, film directors Kenneth Bi and Derek Kwok and renowned actor Liu Kai-chi.

 

In addition to the seminars, there will be a series of digital video production workshops covering all aspects (note 6) of film production-directing, cinematography and lighting, sound recording, post-production and film language.

 

Students will also given a chance to produce a digital video.

 

(note 1) a series of seminars and forums=一連串的研討會和講座

A series of=一系列, 許多

Series=套, 輯, 叢刊, 叢書, 連續, 系列

A series of victories=連戰連勝

A series of misfortunes=一連串的不幸

 

(note 2) polish their video production skills=改善他們的錄像製作技巧

Polish=使簡練, 使醇化, 使優美, 推敲, 潤飾 (文章等) (polish up).

Polish one’s boots=擦亮皮鞋

Polish up=完成, 改善, 改進

 

(note 3) nurturing professional talent=培育專業人才

Nurture=養育, 培育, 教養

 

(note 4) their area of interest=他們感興趣的範圍

 

(note 5) opt for=選擇

Opt out=撤退, 退出, 辭職

Option (noun)=取捨, 選擇權, 選擇自由, 可選擇的東西

Imprisonment without the option of a fine=不能用罰款代的禁錮刑期

Option 在投資學上叫 [期權]

 

(note 6) covering all aspects=照顧各方面

Aspect=局熱, 形勢, 局面

A thing in its true aspect=事物的真相

Consider a question in all its aspects=由各方面考慮問題