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Name of Podcast: 長焦低炒 (jyutping: coeng4 ziu1 dai1 caau2)

What topics are covered: This is a podcast regarding photography and movies.

Why is it good to listen?

This show is hosted by professional photographer 阿巫 (aa2 mou4) and documentary director Matthew關文軒 (gwaan1 man4 hin1). The hosts facilitate conversations well and their diction is clear. Their speech is at a normal conversational pace and their tone is professional and gentle. Their word usage is polite. Listeners who love listening to professional tips on photography and movies will enjoy this show.

The podcast is available here and here on iTunes.

How often are the podcasts updated? The program is updated weekly.

Length of the podcasts: Approximately 55 minutes each.

Description of the podcast:

This podcast is a talk show about photography and movies. In every episode, either a photography expert or a film director is invited as a guest onto the show. The show explores the trends in cameras, what is being accepted and used by people now and what is being replaced. When a director is invited as the guest, the hosts interview the director on what inspired him or her to became a director, and the fun facts and struggles from directing movies.

Photographers invited onto the show share photography techniques in different environments and situations, types of cameras and the trends of camera usage. Film/movie directors invited onto the show provide their reviews on the stories of the movies, cinematography, the social impact some movies make and insights on what makes a movie successful or not.

Documentary directors share their views and personal experience on the ways of life and humanity in the places they filmed and stayed. In the middle of each episode is a five-minute segment of quick tips on taking pictures. The hosts offer photography tips from 阿巫 (aa2 mou4) on Facebook. The whole series is natural and informative which listeners can learn about the making of movies and photography.

Summary: This podcast in Cantonese is recommended if you are interested in photography and movies.

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