Chasing
INTRODUCTION
This short film will use a visual way to represent the moment that Chang'e is flying to the moon and escaping from enemies who are chasing Chang'e.
STORY
There are many tales about Chang'e, but there's " well-known story regarding the origin of the Mid- Autumn Moon Festival. In a very distant past, ten suns had risen together to the heavens, thus causing hardship for the people. The archer Yi shot down nine of them and was given the elixir of immortality as a reward, but he did not consume it as he did not want to gain immortality without his beloved wife Chang'e. However, while Yi went out hunting, Fengmeng broke into his house and forced Chang'e to give up the elixir of immortality to him, but she refused to do so. Instead, Chang'e drank it and flew upwards towards the heavens, choosing the moon as residence to be nearby her beloved husband. Yi discovered what had transpired and felt sad, so he displayed the fruits and cakes that his wife Chang'e had liked, and gave sacrifices to his her.
CREDITS
Director | Chien-Wen Lin
Cinema Photographer | Mel Hsieh
Sound Artist | Carlo Ascrizzi
Assistants
Takju Kown
Runxi Wang
Vijchika Udomsrianan
Chantal Hu
J Eun Seok
Model
Yanmin Jiang
Bei Kuo
Vivian Lin
Fashion | Ran Bi
Makeup | Tatyana
Hair Stylist | Andy Tseng