“Oh my gosh! I got a picture of his back! I almost got a shot of his head!”

Such comments and more filled the air as UCSD Class of 2006 graduates Philip Wang, Wesley Chan and Ted Fu, who together constitute Wong Fu Productions, welcomed students and adults alike to a viewing of their new only-seen-on-tour movie, “A Moment with You,” on Sept. 22 in the Monta Vista High School auditorium.

Former Media majors at UCSD, Wang, Chan and Fu began Wong Fu Productions in June 2003 after a music video Wang made with a few friends garnered much online attention—it receives thousands of hits daily—from all over the United States and other countries such as Taiwan, Canada, Great Britain and even South Africa. Today, the team has produced a plethora of short films, music videos and the like, although “Yellow Fever,” a short, comedic film that delves into the question of race in relationships remains most popular. However, most of the current effort has been utilized in promoting Wong Fu Production’s newest movie, “A Moment with You,” through a trans-United States and Canada tour.

The first feature-length movie created by Wong Fu Productions, “A Moment with You” chronicles the lives of two college students, Arthur and Dustin, as they struggle to make sense of their romantic relationships. “We young people tend to be very dramatic about relationships,” Wang said. “We just wanted to tell people to don’t be sad, and if you count your blessings, you’ll see that things aren’t so bad.”

Created as a senior project, the under-$2000 film tested the team’s perseverance in creativity and filming skills. “This movie is kind of different from our former work,” Wang said. “It’s more serious to watch and just explores the reality of relationships unlike typical Hollywood movies that can’t really relate to anyone.”

Although the Wong Fu Production members enjoyed the challenges the filming provided, time was in short supply throughout the entire process. “If we weren’t in class, we were working on this film,” Chan said. “Actually, we didn’t go to class.” However, all of Wong Fu Productions’ hard work seems to have paid off so far.

Enthusiastic applause from the sold-out Monta Vista audience (roughly a crowd of 200 ) greeted Wong Fu Productions after the showing and allayed the production team’s initial concerns. “Monta Vista was our first high school showing, so we were really worried about audience response,” Fu said. Wong Fu Productions premiered at the Google headquarters in Mountain View, and as part of their “A Moment with You” tour, will travel to the East Coast and Canada later this year. They have also entered the movie in a number of film festivals and have so far received confirmation from the 2006 San Diego Asian Film Festival.

Unfortunately for fans, the movie will not be released online as many film festivals place strict rules on distribution before the competition. For those willing to wait, however, Wong Fu Productions will be selling DVDs next spring after the conclusion of the tour and film festivals.

To those who fear that Wong Fu Productions’ creations will end with the graduation of Wang, Chan and Fu, the team has some news to pass on. “Although we won’t be producing something this big for a while, we do have some movies and shorts planned,” Fu said.

Those who missed the Monta Vista showing of “A Moment with You” can still watch the movie before Wong Fu Productions proceed on their tour to other parts of the United States. Although dates have not yet been confirmed, the team will present their production at two other northern California stops: San Jose State and UC Berkeley.