红线 (The Red Thread) A 35 Min. 4K Short Film Set in Beijing

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红线 (The Red Thread)

Love, destiny, Austria, China and red thread come together in this delightful short film commissioned by the Austrian government in 2011 to commemorate their 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations with China.

Ad Valorem International produced this short film along with the Austrian Embassy Commercial Section. Victor Muh developed the original idea, produced and directed it. This version is the Director’s Cut.

This short film features a dozen cast members, 20 locations, 50 crew members, and about 100 product placements related to Austria. Guess who funded us?

Lumière d’Espoir: 2K Micro Film Shot in Beijing Power Plant

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A girl. A door. Hope.

This 2K micro film was produced in 2010 inspired by Liu Lu’s collection of the same name. It was filmed with a RED One in an abandoned power plant on the outskirts of Beijing, China, and funded by Citroën China. We shot the entire film in one, long day with a shoestring budget while fending off the bureaucrats running the facility who wanted nothing more than to break their word and kick us out.

Starring
Huang Xiao Meng

Featuring
The “Lumiere d’espoir” Collection
by
Lui Lu

Executive Producers
Jean-Jacque ETCHART
ZHANG Xu

Director of Photography
Matthew Wakai

Editor
Shannon K. Morzov

Gaffer
Sun Yao Qiang

Camera Assistant
Jeff Lulewicz

Electrics
Kang Yin Xi
Xun Dong Yang

Makeup Artist
MeiLi Autumn

Hairstylist
Muzi

Milliner
Elizabeth Koch

Assistant to the Director
Siqi Wang

Hair & Makeup Assistant
Xiao Liang

Special Thanks
Dongfeng Peugeot-Citroën Automobile
Shan Li Hong (Beijing) Culture and Communications Co.

A Victor Muh Film

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The Circle of Circle: 4K Beijing Nightclub Promo Film

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The Circle of Circle
A short, promo film for the launch of Circle Club, a nightclub in Beijing, China. We were able to shoot this in 1.5 days at in the Spring of 2014 with a shoestring budget despite the weather, an uncooperative nightclub management, and being in China. The nightclub’s marketing team, led by Jolly, were the only ones who believed in the project. Without them, we would have never been able to make it happen.
Synopsis: A girl finds a place where people are trendsetters, not trendies.

 

STARRING
LILY JI

 

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
JOLLY
WEN-KAI YING

 

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
CEDRIC MARTINEZ

 

WITH
VIC SU 苏圣宇

 

CO-PRODUCERS
JENNY LIAO
MURRAY CLIVE

 

GAFFER
SUN YAO QIANG

 

GRIPS
KANG YIN XI
SUN JIN HUI

 

1ST ASSISTANT CAMERAMAN
PHILIPPE TOUPIN

 

STYLIST
YAO YAO

 

MUSIC DIRECTOR
BERRI AKA DJ BASESTRING

 

ASSISTANT TO MS. JI
VINCENT WU

 

PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS
JIAAO XU
YADONG
YINMAI O’CONNOR
JASON LEE

 

BACKGROUND CASTING BY
GU JIA PENG

 

MUSIC
“LEFT BEHINDS”
COPYRIGHT 2014 REVEALED RECORDINGS
PERFORMED BY PARIS BLOHM & TAYLR RENEE
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

 

CATERING BY
THE BOX LOUNGE

 

SPECIAL THANKS TO
ANDRES MORA
CHI ZHANG
RAY LI, A. HOTEL
ERIC GAOVERY

 

SPECIAL THANKS TO
MELISSA ZUO 左世钰

 

A Victor Muh Film

 

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