Hong Kongers came together last weekend in this tribute to Pharrell William’s ‘Happy’ music video…
The video was created by local French multimedia journalist Helene Franchineau with help from Fallout Media and Cameron Dueck.
It was shot over two days at iconic Hong Kong hotspots such as Mongkok, the Yau Ma Tei Fruit Market, West Kowloon Waterfront, Causeway Bay, Happy Valley and TST.
The ‘making of’ from the Wall Street Journal…
It was inspired by versions from other cities around the world, such as Paris.
Click here to see the original video, or here to see the 24-hour version… Below are a few shots from last Saturday’s shooting at Yau Ma Tei Fruit Market…
External video links and original clips relating to HK…
- 20-minutes ‘Sleeping Dogs’ Police Chase Ends in Arrest.
- Artist’s Virtual Pop-Up Tour of HK.
- Euphoric English Advert for HK’s Noah’s Ark.
- Extreme Urban Sports Videos in HK.
- HK International Pillow Fight Day Compilation 2011.
- HK International Pillow Fight Day Compilation 2012.
- HK International Pillow Fight Day Compilation 2013.
- HK’s Most Quaint & Delightful Public Service Ads from the 80s.
- Hollywood Destroys the Bank of China Building.
- Hong Kong Ephemeral (Kowloon Hong Kong by The Reynettes.
- Hong Kong Hyperlapse 2013.
- Hong Kong SantaCon 2012.
- Hong Kong’s Weirdest Public Service Ads.
- Interview with the Only Resident of Kuk Po Ghost Village.
- Life of a Hong Kong Tai Tai.
- Louis Vuitton’s Pretentious Corporate Claptrap.
- Maid Wars: The Plight of HK’s Domestic Workers.
- National Geographic’s 1978 HK Family Profile.
- No Room at the Cemetery? Turn Loved Ones Into Jewellery!
- Press Video Coverage of HK’s Third Pillow Fight Day.
- Six Spectacular Hong Kong Time Lapse Videos.
- Snowden Hong Kong: The Movie.
- The Birth of the MTR (Documentary).
- The Ecology & Politics of Tung Ping Chau.
- The Plight of Tin Shui Wai’s Hawkers in the ‘City of Despair’.
- The Prostitute-Busting Policewomen of 1960s Hong Kong.
- The Tiny HK Apartment With 24 Rooms in 1.
- Time-Lapse of Hong Kong by Edwin Lee.
- Video Goes Viral As Woman Arrested for Slapping Kneeling Boyfriend.
A close eye on HK’s burgeoning music scene…
- ‘Hong Kong Kids’ Music Video.
- 9 Maps Album Launch.
- Ambient Monolake Album Mixes Sounds of the MTR.
- City Lines: 9 Maps, Cleen and Louise Joachimowski Play the Fringe.
- Clockenflap 2012. See also: Complete Clockenflap 2012 Guide.
- Clockenflap 2013.
- David Rovics Plays For One Night Only in HK.
- Expat Kid Rapper Returns With New Video: Cool or Cringe?
- Free Space Festival 2012.
- Guitar Duo Rodrigo & Gabriela: Pics + Video.
- Hidden Agenda Raided Again Over the Weekend.
- Hong Kong Ephemeral (Kowloon Hong Kong by The Reynettes.
- The Psy Gangnam Tribute: ‘Hong Kong Style’.
- Times Square Musical Flashmob by HK’s Top Indie Bands.
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