Category Archives: Photography

  1. Cast and Crew Screening Party Photos

    Here are some photos from Timothy Chang from the cast and crew screening party held over the weekend. Thanks to the Domain Hotel in Sunnyvale for hosting and everyone who were able to take time out of their Sundays to come out! It’s now onward and upward with marketing and business development for the film.

    Posted on March 11, 2009 in General, News, Photography, Screenings | No comments

  2. Three-Inch Golden Lotuses

    At the age of four or five, a young Chinese girl growing up during the 10th and early 20th centuries would begin the process of foot binding. Her feet would be broken and bound into tight bandages for the next ten to fifteen years. The goal was to achieve the desired size of the three-inch [...]

    Posted on October 20, 2008 in Photography, Post-Production, Production | No comments

  3. Betrayal

    We’re on the home stretch for completing our principal filming and photography. This morning, we photographed our betrayal scene with Xu Xilin and a Qing Dynasty Governor. Preston and Stan did a great job posing for the camera. I’m famous for the line, “One more time,” and they both were very patient when I snapped [...]

    Posted on June 7, 2008 in Photography, Production | 1 comment

  4. Tai Chi Master

    This weekend in Southern California, we filmed some scenes of Qiu Jin learning and practicing martial arts with her relative. Rae’s cousin was great for the role of Qiu Jin’s Tai Chi Master relative! In addition, we filmed our first interview with a U.S. based scholar, Professor Hu Ying from UC Irvine. On our East [...]

    Posted on May 23, 2008 in General, Photography, Production | 1 comment

  5. Domestic Scenes

    Our actors and actresses braved the scorching heat in our garage to complete filming for the month in the Bay Area. We are now headed down to Southern California and the East Coast, where will will complete the rest of our filming. Nearly a dozen domestic scenes were filmed this weekend. Notable scenes include Qiu [...]

    Posted on May 17, 2008 in Photography, Production | No comments

  6. Hakone Day 2, Datong School, and Sun Yat-Sen

    Day two of filming last weekend took us again to Hakone Gardens in Saratoga. We filmed scenes of Qiu Jin discussing political ideas with a group of Chinese female students. The actresses’ kimonos were prepared expertly by Yuki, who is a master at tying the obi! Hakone Gardens was also used as a fill-in for [...]

    Posted on May 13, 2008 in Photography, Production | No comments

  7. Chinese Women’s Army

    At Vista Point, we filmed scenes of Li Jing as Qiu Jin practicing Tai Chi and reading by a tree, mirroring those we shot in April with Melissa as Young Qiu Jin. The following day, we were at Berkeley’s Tilden Park for the Chinese Women’s Army. We had 34 extras for the army scene, all [...]

    Posted on May 6, 2008 in General, Photography | 1 comment

  8. Posters

    During the filming of our trailer, we created three Autumn Gem posters. Which one do you like the best?

    Posted on February 22, 2008 in Photography | 4 comments