10/10/2021
當年輕歌手遇上插畫師 (文： #窮書生)
Celine Tam 譚芷昀
Peter Sir
大家覺得當全美一叮內拿到Golden Buzzer 的Celine遇上插畫師Peter會擦出什麼火花呢？
就是一本畫功精巧，帶著反校園欺凌訊息的繪本。
Celine說：「我很想出一本畫冊，宣揚反校園欺凌的信息，因為我自己也有過類似的經歷。」
小編有點意外，因為Celine 是個歌手，為什麼她想出畫冊？Celine說除了喜歡唱歌之外，她其實很喜歡話劇及看書。
音樂之路
Celine從小就很喜歡唱歌，三歲的時候已經懂得唱歌時震音，父母發現她的天份後就安排多些訓練及比賽機會，以改進她的歌唱技巧。
最主要是小學五年級的時候參加了『中國新聲代』，是個內地的兒童歌唱選秀節目。需要在一年內每個月飛往長沙，參加訓練。當中並非只是一個選秀節目這麼簡單，更注重訓練參加的小朋友的團隊精神、待人接物的應對、吃東西的禮儀、參與綵排要守時，守規矩、甚至品格等也要學習。
Celine在當中學到了不少與不同性格、不同背景的人相處，讓她學會了和不同人合作製作一個大型表演。當中與其他十多位小朋友建立的友誼更是非常深厚。
2017年，她九歲的時候參加全美一叮，以一曲My Heart Will Go On醉倒所有評判，一炮而紅。再演唱How Am I Supposed To Live Without You時取得Golden Buzzer成為第一個摘下黃金按鈕的香港參賽者。
之後有一個日本導演邀請她到日本參加一個綜藝比賽。在初賽的時候，由於要唱日文歌 以及跟足卡拉OK 拍子唱歌，Celine表現平平。看到該導演失望及緊張的樣子，Celine 明白到那個導演其實面對很大壓力。明白到自己的表現會影響那導演，她就盡力改善不足之處，結果，成為歷史上唯一一個在該比賽中贏出的外籍歌手！
被同學排擠
隨後，在學校裏面，竟然無緣無故地被其他同學孤立、排擠，拒絕和她交談、玩耍，令到Celine心裏很不好受。
就在那時 ，Celine 遇上了Peter。
業餘變專業的插畫師
Peter是個土生土長的插畫師。從小就很喜歡畫畫，畢業之後就在廣告公司做設計工作，客戶有汽車公司、化妝品公司。但是閒餘的時候，仍然很喜歡動畫創作。直至有一次於九十年代參加了IFVA的短片拍攝比賽，廢寢忘餐地預備創作了一條動畫短片「三文魚先生」，於比賽限期前截止前5分鐘才遞交作品。結果，贏了冠軍。其後再度以《蒲公英》於2001年奪得IFVA獨立短片及錄像比賽動畫組銀獎。作品曾於英國、德國、台灣、新加坡等地展出。高興之餘，亦證明了自己的實力，很想入動畫行繼續發展。但是始終未能與商業動畫製作接軌，得不到相關工作。
皇天不負有心人
偶然透過訪問的機會認識了商業二台DJ卓韻芝，從廣播劇《芝See菇Bi Family 》人物設計到繪畫漫畫及產品製作，卓韻芝是他的伯樂，當年《初戀嗱喳麵》等的漫畫，銷量達四萬多本。之後更加入了當時一間大公司《天馬動力》，可惜 2000年科網股爆破，公司轉型，Peter 被迫另覓出路。
Peter設計了商業電台節目《芝see菇bi Family》中膾炙人口的角色「苦榮」和「小苦妹」。2005年榮獲香港藝術中心邀請製作I-CITY動畫電影。在2006年創辦拍拍手創作室及畫廊在藝術、動畫等方面與多個香港及國際品牌及機構合作。2016-2018任香港插畫師協會會長。近年亦是老師身份，希望培養多些社會中不同人士，年青人及小孩們對藝術的興趣，深信「一心做好，始終如一」教學相長的道理。
當Celine遇上Peter
2020年，當Celine遇上Peter時，向他講出自己想出一本反校園欺凌的繪本的意念。當中所想傳遞的信息，Peter竟然可以很精準地透過美麗的圖畫完全地表達Celine的訊息。兩人一拍即合，決定合作出繪本，透過書中的主角 Harper的遭遇帶出反校園欺凌的訊息。
Celine和Peter合作出了這個繪本，扣除成本之後所有收入將會捐給香港聾人子女協會幫助有需要的兒童。
小編很是欣賞Celine雖然年紀小小，但已經很會顧及別人的感受，並且喜歡幫助別人。Peter 就能透過精巧的畫功及構圖，活現出Celine 想透過Harper 的故事所帶出的訊息。他們的合作是一絕配！
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When a young singer meets an illustrator ( # Poor Academic)
Celine Tam 譚芷昀
What kind of spark will form when Celine, who won a Golden Buzzer in America’s Got Talent, meets Peter, an illustrator?
This is a finely drawn story book conveying anti-school bullying messages.
“I want to publish a story book promoting anti-school bullying messages, because I have experienced it before,” said Celine.
The reporter was a bit surprised when Celine stated that, why would a singer want to publish a story book? In response, Celine said that apart from singing, she in fact loves drama and reading.
In her youth, Celine loved to sing. At the age of three, she already knew how to sing with vibrato. And that was when her parents discovered her talent which lead to them training her and letting her participate in various singing competitions to improve her singing skills.
When she was in Primary Five, she joined the ‘Let’s Sing, Kids!”, a children singing show in the Mainland. In that year, she needed to fly to Changsha every month to attend training. It’s not simply a singing show, it aims at training up the children’s team spirit, talking manners to different people and in different situations, eating manners, punctuality and observing the rules in rehearsals, and even character-building.
In joining the show, Celine learned how to get along and cooperate with people of different personalities and backgrounds to make a large-scale show. And she built up solid friendships with the 10-plus participating children.
In 2017 when she was nine, Celine joined America’s Got Talent and captivated the judges with the song “My Heart Will Go On”, getting famous overnight. She then sang “How Am I Supposed To Live Without You” and won the Golden Buzzer, becoming the first Hong Kong participant to win it.
Sometime later, a Japanese director invited her to join a talent show in Japan. In the preliminary round, as she was required to sing Japanese and followed the exact beat of the Karaoke, Celine only performed fairly. On seeing the director’s disappointed and nervous face, Celine understood that he was having tremendous pressure. She then worked hard to improve her performance. As a result, she became the only non-Japanese singer in history to win the show!
Being edged out
Yet, when Celine got back to her school, her schoolmates isolated, edged her out, refusing to talk and play with her. This made her feel really bad.
Right at that time, Celine met Peter.
From amateur to a professional illustrator
Peter was born and grew up in Hong Kong. He has loved drawing since he was small. After graduation, he took up designing jobs in an advertising company serving clients like motor companies and cosmetics companies. Yet he still loved to spend his free time in creative drawing. Once in the 1990s, he joined a video-making competition held by IFVA. He tried his very best for some sleepless nights to make a short video “Mr Salmon” and handed it in 5 minutes before the deadline. And he won the championship! In 2001, he won a Silver Award in the Anime Category of the IFVA’s Independent Short Film and Video Competition. His work was then shown in the UK, Germany, Taiwan, Singapore, etc. He was very happy and it was a recognition of his talent. He wanted very much to get into the anime industry to further develop. Yet, he could not get into the track of commercial anime and get a job in it.
Heaven helps those who are determined
In an interview, he came to know Ms Vincci Cheuk, a DJ of Commercial Radio II. Vincci recognised Peter’s talent and asked him to design the characters, draw the comics and make the merchandise for the radio drama “Chi See Gu Bi Family”. More than 40,000 copies of the comic book “Merry-Go-Round” were sold. He then joined a big company “World Cat”, but in 2000, the IT bubble burst. The company needed to change its type of business, forcing Peter to find another job.
Peter designed the popular characters of “Bitter Wing” and “Little Bitter Sister” in the “Chi See Gu Bi Family”. In 2005, Hong Kong Art Centre invited him to make the I-CITY animate movie. In 2006, he founded the “Clapping Hands” creative studio and gallery cooperating with Hong Kong and international brands and organisaions on art and anime. From 2016 to 2018, he was the President of the Hong Kong Society of Illustrators. In recent years, he also takes up the role of a teacher hoping to nurture the interest of different people including children and youth on art. He deeply believes in the teaching philosophy of “do it with your heart and persevere”.
In 2020, when Celine met Peter, she told him that she wanted to publish a picture book on anti-bullying in schools. It was a nice surprise that Peter could accurately express her ideas with beautifully drawn pictures. The two then decided to cooperate and convey anti-bullying messages through the experience of Harper in the book.
All the proceeds of this book, after deducting the production costs, will be donated to CODA Hong Kong to help children in need.
The reporter greatly appreciates that although Celine is still so young, she is so understanding and likes to help the others. Peter can vividly illustrate with finely drawn pictures what Celine wants to tell through Harper’s story. Their cooperation is a perfect match!
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