Tuesday November 6, 2007 Hong Kong The release of TVB's promotional calendar each year has in recent years become a highly anticipated event as TV fans worldwide eagerly await the images to see if their favourite artistes have made it into the coveted pages to represent the company for the next twelve months and how they have been portrayed. Moving on from last year's collaboration with a Thai design company, the theme of this year's calendar is the move towards HDTV and a high definition "movie feel" to the smaller screen. As a result, the production of the new calendar was handed over to movie mogul and famed director Stanley Kwan (關錦鵬) to show the TVB stars in their best light. The concept that Director Kwan has tried to portray in his creation has been "The Seduction of Film" and he sought direction and advice from many professionals from cinematic production, including Bruce Yu (余家安) and William Chang (張叔平) in order to bring out the unique aura from each of the artistes. The photoshoot spanned locations in Hong Kong and Taiwan and involved 65 artistes, spanning the range of young leading stars, veteran actors and newcomers. Themes for the backgrounds included the 2008 Olympic Games that will be held in August, Miss Hong Kong and the festivities of the holidays. In line with the movie drama theme, there were also shots of Hong Kong airport, a scene from a family feud and elements of office politics. Director Kwan accepted this unusual appointment through his close links and friendships with TVB and an invitation from TVB executives Virginia Lok (樂易玲) and Chan Pui Wah (陳佩華). He graduated from TVB's training class in 1976 and although he left the company in 1979, he said that the years he spent in the film department taught him a lot of skills that he was able to put to use later during his distinguished career in film. Asked which artistes he felt had potential, the director said that they each have their own personas, but Fala Chen (陳法拉) and Kate Tsui (徐子珊) were among those who caught his attention. As for the male artistes, he was impressed with the four young males: Ron Ng (吳卓羲), Raymond Lam (林峯), Bosco Wong (黃宗澤) and Kenneth Ma (馬國明), but it was Bosco who left him with a particularly deep impression and he felt that TVB should take steps to promote him onto the big screen. The calendar will be distributed to TVB's business contacts and clients as part of the company's end of year goodwill. credits: batgwa.
wah !!!! another tvb calendar...... how come the picture so small??? I want to save into my desktop for wallpaper...... can upload into bigger size?
LoL, , yeah, wat were they thinking? It's the Asian version of the Mankini! The photos are nice, so are most of the artists in them.... though, I feel that they are heavily photoshopped and they don't really convey the feel of HDTV.... -clapclap But still, overall a good quality calender that just packs a bit too much, making it a bit tacky...
i sooo want this calendar! hahaha. the january one is cool. Nice to see gallen lo back - december. hahaha
Heres a list of whos in each month Jaunary: Jason Chan (陳智燊), Linda Chung (鍾嘉欣), Raymond Lam (林峰), Vivien Yeo (楊秀惠) and Matthew Ko (高鈞賢). Febuary: Liza Wang (汪明荃), Sunny Chan (陳錦鴻), Bobby Au Yeung (歐陽震華), Susanna Kwan (關菊英) and Esther Kwan (關詠荷). March: Yoyo Mung (蒙嘉慧), Frankie Lam (林文龍), King Kong(金剛), Kenneth Ma (馬國明) and Lai Lok Yi (黎諾懿). April: Bosco Wong (黃宗澤), Bernice Liu (廖碧兒), Wong He (王喜), Tavia Yeung (楊怡), Michael Tse (謝天華) and Amigo Chui (崔建邦). May: Petty Yang (楊沛婷), Koni Lui (呂慧儀), Sarah Song (宋熙年), Kate Tsui (徐子珊), Moses Chan (陳豪), Wong Cho Lam (王祖藍) and Sammul Chan (陳鍵鋒). June: Kenny Wong (黃德斌), Suki Chui (徐淑敏), Ron Ng (吳卓羲), Fala Chen (陳法拉), Nancy Wu (胡定欣) and Stephen Wong (黃長興). July: Christine Ng (伍詠薇), Adam Cheng (鄭少秋), Patrick Tang (鄧健泓) and Wong Yi Hing (王貽興). August: Tracy Ip (葉翠翠), Anne Heung (向海嵐), Sonija Kwok (郭羨妮), Winnie Yeung (楊婉儀), Shirley Yeung (楊思琦) and Mandy Cho (曹敏莉). Steptember: Sharon Chan (陳敏之), Gigi Lai (黎姿), Bowie Lam (林保怡), Sheren Tang (鄧萃雯), Natalie Tong (唐詩詠) and Macy Chan (陳美詩). October: Steven Ma (馬浚偉), Ada Choi (蔡少芬), Michael Miu (苗僑偉), Selena Li (李詩韻), Maggie Shiu (邵美琪) and Sharon Luk (陸詩韻). November:Charmaine Sheh (佘詩曼), Jessica Hsuan (宣萱), Roger Kwok (郭晉安), Kevin Cheng (鄭嘉穎), Anna Yau (丘凱敏), Queenie Chu (朱慧敏), Leanne Li (李亞男), Angel Sung (宋芝齡), Chen Yi Jia (陳怡嘉), Lin Yihong (林逸宏) and Zhong Xin Yu (鍾欣愉). December: Angela Tong (湯盈盈), Elaine Yiu (姚子羚), Raymond Cho (曹永廉), Joe Ma (馬德鐘), Myolie Wu (胡杏兒) and Gallen Lo (羅嘉良).
Waahh! So pretty, the calendar pictures look great! ^_^ I especially like December--! Everyone's face is big and clear and best of all, MYOLIE WU Is there in!! YAY Myolie! ^_^ hehee KaY_xD, hey, Hiyo fellow Jiro fan! ^.^ lol
They all looks beautiful except September, may be it's my own view, hope I am wrong. It's good to see all so energetic.
I want this calendar! i love the cover! all actors and actresses look really good! where can i get one by the way?!
