Liao Ming-yi

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Liao Ming-yi
廖明毅
Born
Liao Ming-yi

1980 (1980)
Taipei, Taiwan
Education
Occupations
  • Director
  • Screenwriter
  • Cinematographer
  • Editor
Years active2011–present

Liao Ming-yi (Chinese: 廖明毅; 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[edit]

Liao was born in 1980 in Taipei, Taiwan.[1] He developed an early interest in western painting and pursued his studies at Fu-Hsin Trade & Arts School.[2][3] He became interested in films after watching the Taiwanese drama film Rebels of the Neon God with his friends at the age of 12.[2] He credited the works of Wong Kar-wai, David Fincher, and Steven Soderbergh as his major influence on film aesthetics.[2] After graduating from high school, he attended Kun Shan University and obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts in motion pictures and videos.[3] 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.[1][3] During his graduate school years, Liao interned at advertising companies and was exposed to filmmaking.[3] He began cinematographing music videos for acquaintances and served as the cinematographer for Mi-sen Wu's documentaries.[2][3] In 2010, he produced a short film, 8624, which won Special Mention in the general slate of the 33rd Golden Harvest Awards [zh].[4]

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.[5][6] He continued to work as an editor in the 2013 romantic comedy film Forever Love,[7] 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.[8] In 2017, Liao took on the roles of managing director and screenwriter for the comedy film Didi's Dream.[1]

In 2020, Liao served as the director, screenwriter, cinematographer, and editor for the romantic drama film I WeirDo.[1][6] The film was entirely shot using an iPhone XS Max, making it the first Asian feature film to be cinematographed with an iPhone.[6][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.[3][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 WeirDo's 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 Yan [zh].[17]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Editor Cinematographer Director Screenwriter Notes
2011 You Are the Apple of My Eye Yes No Managing No [5]
2013 Forever Love Yes No No No [7]
2016 At Cafe 6 Uncredited No Managing Yes [8][18]
2017 Didi's Dream No No Managing Yes [1]
2020 I WeirDo Yes Yes Yes Yes [6]
TBA Yan TBA TBA Yes TBA [17]

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2020 57th Golden Horse Awards Best New Director I WeirDo Nominated [15]
Best Cinematography Nominated
2021 1st Directors Guild of Taiwan Awards Best New Director Won [14]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e 項貽斐 (18 August 2020). "《怪胎》包辦編導攝影剪輯　廖明毅提出電影大哉問" (in Chinese). Mirror Media. Archived from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "【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。」" (in Chinese). Marie Claire. 13 November 2020. Archived from the original on 19 April 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f 洪詩婷; 趙文瑜 (3 July 2018). "「燃燒生命創作，用鏡頭說故事」--專訪導演廖明毅" (in Chinese). Team Ear Magazine. Archived from the original on 10 December 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  4. ^ 寇斯珮 (25 November 2020). "【怪胎．影評】強迫症戀人的情感歸屬" (in Chinese). HK01. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  5. ^ a b Maggie, Lee (21 September 2011). "You Are the Apple of My Eye: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d Lee, Maggie (28 July 2020). "'I Weirdo': Film Review". Variety. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  7. ^ a b 項貽斐 (22 August 2020). "【全文】手機靈巧攝製《怪胎》獲獎　廖明毅iPhone反思電影本質" (in Chinese). Mirror Media. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  8. ^ a b 賴冠廷 (28 June 2016). "片頭、片尾都沒他！《六弄》執行導演爆氣嗆：覺得我肚量大？" (in Chinese). China Times. Archived from the original on 13 March 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  9. ^ Hsu, Daniel (6 December 2019). "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！" (in Chinese). GQ Taiwan. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  10. ^ 林勇 (5 April 2019). "iPhone拍攝電影《怪胎》．前導試片看不出有分別！專訪廖明毅導演" (in Chinese). HK01. Archived from the original on 16 July 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  11. ^ 戴嘉芬 (6 May 2021). "你也可以用iPhone拍電影！　導演廖明毅創作經驗談" (in Chinese). Want Weekly. Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  12. ^ Marsh, James (18 November 2020). "I WeirDo movie review: OCD-themed Taiwanese romantic comedy a charming snapshot of the Covid-19 era". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 10 December 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  13. ^ "《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" (in Chinese). HK01. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  14. ^ a b 王心妤 (26 March 2021). "影視聽傑出工作者頒獎 鼓勵年輕影人創作" (in Chinese). Central News Agency. Archived from the original on 26 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  15. ^ a b Edmund, Lee (1 October 2020). "Golden Horse Awards 2020 nominations: film by debutant director from Hong Kong among leading contenders, as China boycott continues". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  16. ^ Kuo, Billy (4 May 2021). "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" (in Chinese). Harper's Bazaar. Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  17. ^ a b 楊政勳 (15 March 2021). "漫畫《閻鐵花》電影化確定！《怪胎》導演廖明毅執導" (in Chinese). Mirror Media. Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  18. ^ "「六弄」再出包 執行導演嗆「要我能力卻不掛名」！" (in Chinese). EBC News. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2024.

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