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A brief history of the cinematographical history of a storied Hong Kong film studio.
00:00 Introduction
00:35 The Kill Bill Tarantino connection
01:45 Early Shaw Brothers history
03:35 The development of Shawscope
05:11 Conclusion
Bibliography
Belton, John. 1988. “CinemaScope and Historical Methodology.” Cinema Journal 28 (1): 22. doi.org/10.2307/1225015.
Bordwell, David. 2009. “Another Shaw Production: Anamorphic Adventures in Hong Kong.” October 2009. davidbordwell.net/essays/shaw.php.
Chan, Kenneth. n.d. “Shaw-Tarantino Connection: Rolling Thunder Pictures and the Exploitation Aesthetics of Cool.”
Han, Yanli. 2005. “Japanese Cinematographer Nishimoto Tadashi’s Hong Kong Romance.” Hong Kong Film Archive, 2005. https://www.filmarchive.gov.hk/documents/18995340/19057014/newsletter32.pdf.
Howson, Simon. 2013. “Widescreen Worldwide Edited by John Belton, Sheldon Hall and Steve Neale – Senses of Cinema.” March 17, 2013. sensesofcinema.com/2011/book-reviews/widescreen-worldwide-edited-by-john-belton-sheldon-hall-and-steve-neale/.
Kuang, Zhiyan. 2018. “香港の新派武侠映画における日本映画の影響とその後の新たな発展 武侠映画におけるワイヤーアクションに見る技術の吸収と改良.” 映画研究 13:30–49.
Leary, Charles. 2005. “Remastering Hong Kong Cinema.” In Cinephilia, 83–96. Amsterdam University Press. degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/9789048505449-007/html?srsltid=AfmBOoq2G5PRIXm6RArylvRnx8-fyDa2qEIcrm-xLor6vAoRfYW0sGSP.
Pavlus, John. 2003. “Kill Bill Vol. I : A Bride Vows Revenge.” The American Society of Cinematographers. October 2003. theasc.com/articles/kill-bill-a-bride-vows-revenge.
“Shaw Scope: A History of the Shaw Bros. Studio.” 2008. Harvard Film Archive. May 30, 2008. harvardfilmarchive.org/programs/shaw-scope-a-history-of-the-shaw-bros-studio.
“Three-Strip Camera | George Eastman Museum.” n.d. Accessed May 5, 2025. eastman.org/technicolor/technology/three-strip-camera.
A brief history of the cinematographical history of a storied Hong Kong film studio.
00:00 Introduction
00:35 The Kill Bill Tarantino connection
01:45 Early Shaw Brothers history
03:35 The development of Shawscope
05:11 Conclusion
Bibliography
Belton, John. 1988. “CinemaScope and Historical Methodology.” Cinema Journal 28 (1): 22. doi.org/10.2307/1225015.
Bordwell, David. 2009. “Another Shaw Production: Anamorphic Adventures in Hong Kong.” October 2009. davidbordwell.net/essays/shaw.php.
Chan, Kenneth. n.d. “Shaw-Tarantino Connection: Rolling Thunder Pictures and the Exploitation Aesthetics of Cool.”
Han, Yanli. 2005. “Japanese Cinematographer Nishimoto Tadashi’s Hong Kong Romance.” Hong Kong Film Archive, 2005. https://www.filmarchive.gov.hk/documents/18995340/19057014/newsletter32.pdf.
Howson, Simon. 2013. “Widescreen Worldwide Edited by John Belton, Sheldon Hall and Steve Neale – Senses of Cinema.” March 17, 2013. sensesofcinema.com/2011/book-reviews/widescreen-worldwide-edited-by-john-belton-sheldon-hall-and-steve-neale/.
Kuang, Zhiyan. 2018. “香港の新派武侠映画における日本映画の影響とその後の新たな発展 武侠映画におけるワイヤーアクションに見る技術の吸収と改良.” 映画研究 13:30–49.
Leary, Charles. 2005. “Remastering Hong Kong Cinema.” In Cinephilia, 83–96. Amsterdam University Press. degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/9789048505449-007/html?srsltid=AfmBOoq2G5PRIXm6RArylvRnx8-fyDa2qEIcrm-xLor6vAoRfYW0sGSP.
Pavlus, John. 2003. “Kill Bill Vol. I : A Bride Vows Revenge.” The American Society of Cinematographers. October 2003. theasc.com/articles/kill-bill-a-bride-vows-revenge.
“Shaw Scope: A History of the Shaw Bros. Studio.” 2008. Harvard Film Archive. May 30, 2008. harvardfilmarchive.org/programs/shaw-scope-a-history-of-the-shaw-bros-studio.
“Three-Strip Camera | George Eastman Museum.” n.d. Accessed May 5, 2025. eastman.org/technicolor/technology/three-strip-camera.
