Airsoft combat craze in Hong Kong
(10 May 2011) SHOTLIST AP Television Hong Kong - October 1, 2010 1. Wide pan left of Airsoft player shooting 2. Wide of Airsoft player crawling on ground 3. Mid of Airsoft players talking 4. Mid of tank 5. Wide of Airsoft players shooting behind tank 6. SOUNDBITE: (Cantonese) Andrew Chan, Airsoft player "I asked a friend to buy this real army helmet for me in the U.S." 7. Mid tracking shot of Airsoft player fighting 8. Close over the shoulder shots of Airsoft players firing guns 9. Mid of Airsoft player preparing equipment AP Television Tin Shui Wai, Hong Kong - April 17, 2011 10. Mid of Roks Chik talking to other players 11. SOUNDBITE: (Cantonese) Roks Chik, Airsoft player "Through war gaming we can experience how real soldiers battle in the field." 12. Mid of Chik preparing his gear 13. SOUNDBITE: (Cantonese) Roks Chik, Airsoft player "We use the strategies and management skills from the games and use it onto the business and management side in life." 14. Mid of Lam Kai Ming talking with other players 15. SOUNDBITE: (Cantonese) Lam Kai Ming, Airsoft player "War gaming brought me closer to other players and made me more confident." AP Television Tin Shui Wai, Hong Kong - April 20, 2011 16. Mid of fully-dressed Airsoft player resting AP Television Tin Shui Wai, Hong Kong, April 17, 2011 17. SOUNDBITE: (Cantonese) Lam Hok Yung, Airsoft player "The game is all about rules, children need to be taught at a young age that there are rules to all games." AP Television Mongkok, Hong Kong - April 14, 2011 18. Various of Operation Pro Shop 19. Mid of Chris Chan fixing product 20. SOUNDBITE: (Cantonese) Chris Chan, manager, Operation Pro Shop "Sometimes it's like a fashion show for the players, they buy top quality, priceless gear, sometimes even real army equipment." 21. Mid of guns on display 22. SOUNDBITE: (Cantonese) Chris Chan, manager, Operation Pro Shop "People call this the 'gun street', the name is not only known in Hong Kong but also worldwide. A lot of people come to Hong Kong to find products, usually the most updated goods come to Hong Kong first." 23. Close of pistols on display 24. Mid of Chan shooting 25. Close over the shoulder of Chan shooting AP Television Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong - October 1, 2010 26. Various of Victoria Harbour AP Television Tin Shui Wai, Hong Kong, April 20, 2011 27. SOUNDBITE: (Cantonese) Chris Chan, manager, Operation Pro Shop "Hong Kong is such a small place, with a few million people but it has lots of war gaming shops, the proportion is very big." 28. Close of ammunition clips on display 29. Mid exterior of Operation Pro Shop door closing AP Television Diamond Hill, Hong Kong - April 17, 2011 30. Mid of players preparing for Airsoft competition 31. Wide of Long Lee during competition 32. Tracking shot of Long Lee during competition 33. SOUNDBITE: (Cantonese) Long Lee, shooting coach "It helps children with concentration and discipline, because if you can't concentrate on the target you will miss." 34. Mid of Lee celebrating after participating in the competition 35. SOUNDBITE: (Cantonese) Philip Lee, bank manager and Airsoft player "Compared to practical shooting, some find war gaming more exciting. Practical shooting is more about the strategic planning, not an excitement you get from being in a battlefield." 36. Mid tilt down of gun cabinet 37. Wide of female player shooting 38. Wide of award ceremony after the competition LEADIN: The island of Hong Kong is fast becoming the global centre of Airsoft. STORYLINE A soldier stalks through the long grass, automatic weapon locked and loaded. ==== Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: / ap_archive Facebook: / aparchives Instagram: / apnews You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...
