Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above

Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above is a 2013 documentary film which documents Taiwan completely in aerial photography. It is directed by aerial photographer Chi Po-lin and produced by Hou Hsiao-hsien, with narration by Wu Nien-jen. The music is composed by Ricky Ho, with three songs written and performed by Nolay Piho (Lin Ching-tai). The film opened on November 1, 2013 at 44 theaters in Taiwan, with Chinese and English subtitles. The film broke the Taiwan box office records for the largest opening weekend and the highest total gross of a locally produced documentary. The film was nominated for Best Documentary and Best Original Film Score at the 50th Golden Horse Awards, winning the best documentary category.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyond_Beauty:_Taiwan_from_Above

Assignment for 2014-01-Week 4

Topics for 2014-01-Week 4

1.以色列轟炸加薩-Israel, Gaza, conflict

2.馬航MH17遭擊落-Malaysia Airlines, MH17, shot down, Ukraine

3.冰桶挑戰-Ice Bucket Challenge, ALS

4.復興航空墜機-TransAsia Airways plane crash, Penghu

Assignment for 2014-01-Week 3

Topics for 2014-01-Week 3

1.越南排華暴動-Vietnam, anti-China protest, riot

2.加州大學城慘案-University of California, Santa Barbara, Elliot Rodger

3.羅賓威廉斯尋短自殺-Robin Williams, dead, suicide

4.台灣核四停工-nuclear power plant, stop construction, referendum act