A Melody Looking is a Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

 musical film

Musical film

The musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, though in some cases they serve merely as breaks in the storyline, often as elaborate...

 written and directed by Leon Lai

Leon Lai

Leon Lai is a Hong Kong-based actor and Cantopop singer. The media refer to Aaron Kwok, Jacky Cheung, Andy Lau and Leon Lai as the Cantopop Four Heavenly Kings . He uses the stage name "Li Ming" or "Lai Ming" which literally means "dawn."-Biography:...

, released on November 18, 2006. The DVD was released on December 15, 2006.

Cast

• Leon Lai
  Leon Lai
  Leon Lai is a Hong Kong-based actor and Cantopop singer. The media refer to Aaron Kwok, Jacky Cheung, Andy Lau and Leon Lai as the Cantopop Four Heavenly Kings . He uses the stage name "Li Ming" or "Lai Ming" which literally means "dawn."-Biography:...
  
   as Leon
• Chapman To
  Chapman To
  Chapman To Man-chak is a Hong Kong actor, best known for specializing in comedic roles in films such as Infernal Affairs and Initial D.-Career:To began his acting career in TV soap operas and moved to the big screen in 2000...
  
   as Chapman
• Janice Wei as Janice
• Charles Ying
  Charles Ying
  Charles Ying is a Cantopop singer from Hong Kong. After singing the theme song Do I Still Love You of the film Leaving me, Loving you, he was signed by Leon Lai of East Asia Record Production and became one of the new hotly promoted new artists in 2005....
  
   as Charles
• Jill Wei as Jill
• Emily Wong
  Emily Wong
  Emily Wong was born in 10 May 1990. She is a female artist of AmusicIn 2006, Emily made her first debut in a Hong Kong musical film A Melody Looking and acted as Emily, a 16-year-old lovely and naive girl who seeks assistance from a detective to locate a girl...
  
   as Emily

Background

This type of film is rarely seen in the HK Film Industry. It took about HK$ 10 million to make this film which was shot entirely in New York

New York

New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

, USA.
It starred Leon Lai

Leon Lai

Leon Lai is a Hong Kong-based actor and Cantopop singer. The media refer to Aaron Kwok, Jacky Cheung, Andy Lau and Leon Lai as the Cantopop Four Heavenly Kings . He uses the stage name "Li Ming" or "Lai Ming" which literally means "dawn."-Biography:...

, Janice Vidal

Janice Vidal

Janice M. Vidal, often credited mononymously as "Janice", is an award-winning female Cantopop, Hong Kong English pop, Jazz and R&B singer based in Hong Kong. She is the twin sister of singer Jill Vidal....

, Jill Vidal

Jill Vidal

Jill Vidal, often referred to as Wei Si or simply as Jill, was a Hong Kong-based female urban pop singer. Vidal is of Chinese, Korean, and Filipino ethnicity with British nationality...

, Charles Ying

Charles Ying

Charles Ying is a Cantopop singer from Hong Kong. After singing the theme song Do I Still Love You of the film Leaving me, Loving you, he was signed by Leon Lai of East Asia Record Production and became one of the new hotly promoted new artists in 2005....

, Emily Wong

Emily Wong

Emily Wong was born in 10 May 1990. She is a female artist of AmusicIn 2006, Emily made her first debut in a Hong Kong musical film A Melody Looking and acted as Emily, a 16-year-old lovely and naive girl who seeks assistance from a detective to locate a girl...

 and Chapman To

Chapman To

Chapman To Man-chak is a Hong Kong actor, best known for specializing in comedic roles in films such as Infernal Affairs and Initial D.-Career:To began his acting career in TV soap operas and moved to the big screen in 2000...

 who are all artists of Amusic

Amusic

Amusic is the record label of East Asia Record Production Co., Ltd. which was formed by businessman Peter Lam and singer Leon Lai on 28 July 2004 with the aim of developing artist with potential and strength to produce music with quality and diversity so as to reward music lovers...

.
This 78-minute film features the latest songs by these popular singers. It marks Leon debut as a director. A Rolls-Royce Phantom

Rolls-Royce Phantom (BMW)

The Rolls-Royce Phantom is a saloon automobile made in England by Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, a BMW subsidiary. It was launched in 2003 and is the first model introduced during the BMW era. The Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupé, and the Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupé, are both based on the 2003 Phantom...

 was used and a number of bridges including the Manhattan Bridge

Manhattan Bridge

The Manhattan Bridge is a suspension bridge that crosses the East River in New York City, connecting Lower Manhattan with Brooklyn . It was the last of the three suspension bridges built across the lower East River, following the Brooklyn and the Williamsburg bridges...

 was used as a backdrop in the film.

Plot summary

The story starts with a 16-year-old lovely and naive girl's search for a girl named Janice, who, reportedly, possesses a perfect and beautiful voice. She seeks assistance from a detective named Leon. During the search, Leon and his assistant Charles mix up Jill for her twin sister Janice. Thus a series of interesting things began to develop. Towards the end, when they have found the wanted person, they discovered that everything surrounding them actually reflect people's passion and care to love.

Credits

• Presented by - Alvin Wang
• Director of Photography - Simon Hau
• Associated Producer - Maggie To
• Editor - Sai Fai
• Music Director - Mark Lui
  Mark Lui
  Mark Lui is a composer and producer of pop music based in Hong Kong.He is a Cantopop composers and producer in Hong Kong, well-known for employing Brit-pop-style in the Cantonese song he composes....
  
  

Hong Kong Crew

• Assistant Production Manager - Iris Au Yeung
• Focus Puller - Fan Kwok Hing
• Gaffer - Wong Wing Chi
• 1st AC - Kwok Kei Lick
• Making of & Assistant to Leon Lai - B Chai
• Hong Kong Artist Image Design - Jade Leung
• Special Artist image designer - Andy Daniel
• Leon Image design - JC
• Artist executive - Winnie Au
• Artist co-ordinator - Wong Ho Fung, Koo Hor Tun
• Poster and Still co-ordinator - Sherley Hui
• Artist hair stylist - Tavin Hui, Zing Wong
• Make-up Artist - Jiang Zhong Pin, Marsha Ma
• Still photographer - Cheung Man Wah
• Assistant Still photographer - Gary Fo, Kit Kwok

US Crew
Production

• Line Producer - Gine Lui
• Global Star Producer - Michael Wehrhahn
• First AD & Additional Screenwriter - Eric Lau
• 2nd AD - Aaron Calazza
• Script Translation & Production Assistant - Karen Kwan

• Key PA - Peter Vega
• Key Set - Jason Ramirez
• 2nd 2nd - James Quinn
• PA - Marx Naroge, Dave Shaw, Chris Lui, Brandon Michaels, Henry Liu, Kenny Chin, Boyce Wong, Ryan Tai

Location Department

• Location Manager - Brian Reingold
• Assistant Location Manager - Kijana Brown
• Location Co-ordinator - Jonathan Dael
• Location Scout - L. Cyre Rodriguez

Camera

• 2nd AC - Megan Nole, Michael Kenney

Electric

• US gaffer - Tom Murphy
• Key Grip - Billy Hevessy
• Grip - Mathew Murphy, Chris Neff, Carlyle Grant, Dave Dutkus, Alex Martin, Craig Striano, Leslie Gaines, Jason Sarrey
• Electric - Tom Cestare Jr.
• Crane Tech 1 - Antonio Jiminez

Sound

• Sound Mixer - Michelle
• Boom Operator - Sebastion

Art Dept.

• Production Designer - Joel Resnikoff
• Prop Master - Nicolo DePierro
• Art Assistants - Life , Cliff Brett

Costume dept.

• US wardrobe Stylist - Stephanie Fox

Security

• Security Officer - Bobby Samuels
• Security - Rick Hopkins, Morris Watford, Ryan Tai

Casting
New York Casting

• NYC Casting Director - Aaron Caiazza, JT Talent, Global Star Prod.
• Catering - Sydney Ko, The Happy 16 Diner

Post Production

• Centro Digital Pictures Ltd.
• Assistant Editor - Rex Yip
• Sound Editor - Jimmy Lee, Winnie Wong
• Producer - Wai

Digital Intermediate

• Oriental Post Co. Ltd.

• Project Supervisor - Bobbie Wong
• Executive Producer - Pawadee Chantanom
• Producer - Napasnan S.
• Senior Digital Colorist - Debora Huen
• Digital Colorist - Kaewta Netsukhum, Thanit Pleansakul, Rungdach Katookrug