Liao Ming-yi explained

Native Name:廖明毅
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Name:Liao Ming-yi
Birth Place:Taipei, Taiwan
Yearsactive:2011–present

Liao Ming-yi (; born 1980) is a Taiwanese filmmaker best known for his directorial and cinematographic debut I WeirDo (2020), which is the first Asian feature film to be shot entirely on an iPhone and earned him nominations for Best New Director and Best Cinematography in the 57th Golden Horse Awards.

Biography

Liao was born in 1980 in Taipei, Taiwan. He developed an early interest in western painting and pursued his studies at Fu-Hsin Trade & Arts School.[1] [2] He became interested in films after watching the Taiwanese drama film Rebels of the Neon God with his friends at the age of 12. He credited the works of Wong Kar-wai, David Fincher, and Steven Soderbergh as his major influence on film aesthetics. After graduating from high school, he attended Kun Shan University and obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts in motion pictures and videos. He then attended the Graduate School of Applied Media Arts at the National Taiwan University of Arts and earned a Master of Fine Arts in applied media arts. During his graduate school years, Liao interned at advertising companies and was exposed to filmmaking. He began cinematographing music videos for acquaintances and served as the cinematographer for Mi-sen Wu's documentaries. In 2010, he produced a short film, 8624, which won Special Mention in the general slate of the .[3]

Liao made his feature film debut in 2011 as the managing director and editor of the romance film You Are the Apple of My Eye.[4] [5] He continued to work as an editor in the 2013 romantic comedy film Forever Love,[6] and made his screenwriting debut in the 2016 Chinese-Taiwanese romance film At Cafe 6, where he also served as the managing director and did uncredited editing work.[7] In 2017, Liao took on the roles of managing director and screenwriter for the comedy film Didi's Dream.[8]

In 2020, Liao served as the director, screenwriter, cinematographer, and editor for the romantic drama film I WeirDo. The film was entirely shot using an iPhone XS Max, making it the first Asian feature film to be cinematographed with an iPhone.[9] Prior to the film, Liao had already shot a music video for Crowd Lu entirely on an iPhone, which gained substantial attention on the internet and millions of views, inspiring him to explore this approach further in feature filmmaking.[10] To accommodate the unique cinematography, Liao prepared by drafting scripts, creating storyboards, and capturing concept photos on set before filming each shot.[11] I WeirDos innovative filming technique, plot, and subject matter garnered widespread acclaim.[12] [13] Liao won Best New Director in the 1st Directors Guild of Taiwan Awards,[14] and was nominated for Best New Director and Best Cinematography in the 57th Golden Horse Awards with the film.[15] The following year, Liao was invited to produce the advertising short film for the 2021 Taipei Film Festival, for which he shot entirely with an iPhone 12 Pro Max once again.[16] Liao is set to direct the live-action adaptation of the Taiwanese manga .[17]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleEditorCinematographerDirectorScreenwriterNotes
2011You Are the Apple of My Eye
2013Forever Love
2016At Cafe 6[18]
2017Didi's Dream
2020I WeirDo
Yan

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult Ref.
202057th Golden Horse AwardsBest New DirectorI WeirDo
Best Cinematography
20211st Directors Guild of Taiwan AwardsBest New Director

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 【金馬57／2020金馬獎】《怪胎》導演廖明毅專訪：「如果有一天我可以不喜歡電影，我就超脫了吧。」 . 13 November 2020 . . 14 March 2024 . zh . 19 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230419034944/https://www.marieclaire.com.tw/entertainment/story/53509 . live .
  2. Web site: 「燃燒生命創作，用鏡頭說故事」--專訪導演廖明毅 . 3 July 2018 . Team Ear Magazine . 洪詩婷 . 趙文瑜 . 14 March 2024 . zh . 10 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231210002601/https://team-ear.com/bla_detail.php?id=1298 . live .
  3. Web site: 【怪胎．影評】強迫症戀人的情感歸屬 . 25 November 2020 . . 寇斯珮 . 14 March 2024 . zh.
  4. Web site: You Are the Apple of My Eye: Film Review . 21 September 2011 . . Maggie . Lee . 14 March 2024 . 29 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231029144930/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/you-are-apple-my-eye-238703/ . live .
  5. Web site: ‘I Weirdo’: Film Review . 28 July 2020 . . Lee . Maggie . 14 March 2024 . 6 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221206005503/https://variety.com/2020/film/asia/i-weirdo-review-guaitai-1234715577/ . live .
  6. Web site: 【全文】手機靈巧攝製《怪胎》獲獎　廖明毅iPhone反思電影本質 . 22 August 2020 . . 項貽斐 . 14 March 2024 . zh . 20 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200920135052/https://www.mirrormedia.mg/story/20200814insight004/ . live .
  7. Web site: 片頭、片尾都沒他！《六弄》執行導演爆氣嗆：覺得我肚量大？ . 28 June 2016 . . 賴冠廷 . 14 March 2024 . zh . 13 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240313181049/https://www.chinatimes.com/realtimenews/20160628002464-260404?chdtv . live .
  8. Web site: 《怪胎》包辦編導攝影剪輯　廖明毅提出電影大哉問 . 18 August 2020 . . 項貽斐 . 14 March 2024 . zh . 7 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210307055451/https://www.mirrormedia.mg/story/20200814insight005/ . live .
  9. Web site: 亞洲第一部 iPhone 電影！《怪胎》電影前導測試片《停車》讓台灣電影拿下世界首獎！ . 6 December 2019 . . Hsu . Daniel . 14 March 2024 . zh . 22 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211022182512/https://www.gq.com.tw/entertainment/article/iphone-%E6%80%AA%E8%83%8E-%E5%81%9C%E8%BB%8A . live .
  10. Web site: iPhone拍攝電影《怪胎》．前導試片看不出有分別！專訪廖明毅導演 . 5 April 2019 . . 林勇 . 14 March 2024 . zh . 16 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210716193737/https://www.hk01.com/%E6%95%B8%E7%A2%BC%E7%94%9F%E6%B4%BB/317950/iphone%E6%8B%8D%E6%94%9D%E9%9B%BB%E5%BD%B1-%E6%80%AA%E8%83%8E-%E5%89%8D%E5%B0%8E%E8%A9%A6%E7%89%87%E7%9C%8B%E4%B8%8D%E5%87%BA%E6%9C%89%E5%88%86%E5%88%A5-%E5%B0%88%E8%A8%AA%E5%BB%96%E6%98%8E%E6%AF%85%E5%B0%8E%E6%BC%94 . live .
  11. Web site: 你也可以用iPhone拍電影！　導演廖明毅創作經驗談 . 6 May 2021 . . 戴嘉芬 . 14 March 2024 . zh . 3 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221203084054/https://www.ctwant.com/article/115903 . live .
  12. Web site: I WeirDo movie review: OCD-themed Taiwanese romantic comedy a charming snapshot of the Covid-19 era . 18 November 2020 . . Marsh . James . 14 March 2024 . 10 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231210145629/https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3110391/i-weirdo-movie-review-ocd-themed-taiwanese-romantic-comedy . live .
  13. Web site: 《怪胎》台灣票房逼近一千萬！瘋狂粉絲睇廿次 林柏宏感謝同路人 . 2 September 2020 . . 14 March 2024 . zh.
  14. Web site: 影視聽傑出工作者頒獎 鼓勵年輕影人創作 . 26 March 2021 . . 王心妤 . 14 March 2024 . zh . 26 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210326122611/https://www.cna.com.tw/news/amov/202103260144.aspx . live .
  15. Web site: Golden Horse Awards 2020 nominations: film by debutant director from Hong Kong among leading contenders, as China boycott continues . 1 October 2020 . . Edmund . Lee . 14 March 2024 . 5 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230605181251/https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3103804/golden-horse-awards-2020-nominations-film-debutant-director . live .
  16. Web site: 廖明毅讓邱澤在《回家》撞鬼！繼《怪胎》後升級iPhone 12 Pro Max拍攝台北電影節形象廣告 . 4 May 2021 . . Kuo . Billy . 14 March 2024 . zh . 9 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221009061146/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/tw/culture/filmandmusic/g36328681/2021-taipei-iff-advertisement-shot-with-iphone-12-pro-max/ . live .
  17. Web site: 漫畫《閻鐵花》電影化確定！《怪胎》導演廖明毅執導 . 15 March 2021 . . 楊政勳 . 14 March 2024 . zh . 6 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220206022709/https://www.mirrormedia.mg/story/20210315insight002/ . live .
  18. Web site: 「六弄」再出包 執行導演嗆「要我能力卻不掛名」！ . 28 June 2016 . . 14 March 2024 . zh.

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