Wong Tin-Lam
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Wong Tin-Lam was a Chinese
screenwriter
, producer
, director
, and actor
, who has contributed a lot to the Hong Kong cinema
scene with a career spanning six decades. He has made films of almost every genre imaginable in Cantonese, Mandarin and Amoy dialect, thus accumulating rich experiences in film production.
, shooting a number of successful films, which made him one of the most popular directors of that time.
When Cathay Studios was shut down in the early 1970s, Wong continued to establish himself as a talented filmmaker, continuously making TV drama serials
by combining film production techniques with the flexibility of television production, and became a trendsetter in melodrama
and wuxia
serials.
Wong would eventually retire from the television production scene, and nowadays can be seen in appearances and supporting roles in films directed by Johnnie To
, Wai Ka-Fai
and even his son, Wong Jing
, who would eventually follow in his footsteps.
Chinese people
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screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
, producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
, director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, and actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, who has contributed a lot to the Hong Kong cinema
Cinema of Hong Kong
The cinema of Hong Kong is one of the three major threads in the history of Chinese language cinema, alongside the cinema of China, and the cinema of Taiwan...
scene with a career spanning six decades. He has made films of almost every genre imaginable in Cantonese, Mandarin and Amoy dialect, thus accumulating rich experiences in film production.
Career
Wong started off as an up-and-coming director in the mid 1950s, working for the Hsin Hwa Film Company. He later joined Cathay OrganisationCathay Organisation
Cathay Organisation Holdings Limited is one of Singapore's leading leisure and entertainment groups. It has the first THX cinema hall and digital cinema in Singapore. The group has operations in Singapore and Malaysia.-The early years:...
, shooting a number of successful films, which made him one of the most popular directors of that time.
When Cathay Studios was shut down in the early 1970s, Wong continued to establish himself as a talented filmmaker, continuously making TV drama serials
Serial (radio and television)
Serials are series of television programs and radio programs that rely on a continuing plot that unfolds in a sequential episode by episode fashion. Serials typically follow main story arcs that span entire television seasons or even the full run of the series, which distinguishes them from...
by combining film production techniques with the flexibility of television production, and became a trendsetter in melodrama
Melodrama
The term melodrama refers to a dramatic work that exaggerates plot and characters in order to appeal to the emotions. It may also refer to the genre which includes such works, or to language, behavior, or events which resemble them...
and wuxia
Wuxia
Wuxia is a broad genre of Chinese fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists. Although wuxia is traditionally a form of literature, its popularity has caused it to spread to diverse art forms like Chinese opera, manhua , films, television series, and video games...
serials.
Wong would eventually retire from the television production scene, and nowadays can be seen in appearances and supporting roles in films directed by Johnnie To
Johnnie To
Johnnie To Kei-Fung, born 22 April 1955, is a Hong Kong film director and producer. Popular in his native Hong Kong, To has also found acclaim overseas...
, Wai Ka-Fai
Wai Ka-Fai
Wai Ka-Fai is a Hong Kong writer, filmmaker, producer and former TV director and producer.Wai is best known for his frequent collaborations with Johnnie To, another former TV turned film director and producer. In 1996, they formed Milkyway Image, which is now one of the most successful independent...
and even his son, Wong Jing
Wong Jing
Wong Jing is a Hong Kong film director, producer, actor, presenter, and screenwriter. A prolific filmmaker possessed of strong instincts for crowd-pleasing and publicity, he is often cited as the most consistently successful filmmaker , in commercial terms, in the Hong Kong cinema of the last...
, who would eventually follow in his footsteps.