China Entertainment’s rescue plan is hard to come by

Chapter 98 Director’s Style ([-]-in-[-]) [Seeking further reading]

"Movies are a reflection of the times, and they also tell the stories of the times. In China, the biggest change in the past ten years has been the rapid urbanization brought about by the rapid development of the country as a whole, and its impact on people's traditional culture. Impact on values.”

"Everyone has to adapt to this impact, and the people who are at the forefront of facing this impact are the generation born in the 80s."

Sun Yi agreed very much with this statement.

The first batch of those born in the [-]s have just established themselves in cities, big and small, and are about to start a family and start a business. What the movie "Those Years" wants to capture is their youthful memories.

Director Tian Zhuang came today and started his on-site "teaching" on the set.

It happened to be the rest time for the crew. Sun Yi followed Sister Yu and listened carefully like a good baby.

Xue Xiaolu had already experienced this scene when filming "A Little Red Flower for You". Seeing Director Tian Zhuang's attitude, she immediately excused the crew to be busy and got up to leave. Before leaving, she didn't forget to return the gift to her senior sisters and brothers. The two of them looked at each other looking for happiness.

In the director's surveillance booth, Tian Zhuang moved his stool back a little, took a sneak peek at Senior Sister Yu, then quickly lit a cigarette and asked Sun Yi:

"Sun Yi, tell me, are youth movies and romance movies the same?"

This issue was something Sun Yi had never considered before.

Thinking carefully about the past life, many movies are under the banner of youth movies, but they just change the cliché love into a vest, and put it on the shelf of youth, which is beautiful and full of selling points, for promotion.

There is no reason to be affectionate, there is no reason or basis for the love between two people. They just keep sprinkling sugar on the audience. Later, I learned the routine of Korean dramas and started to play sugar first and then knife.

The abuse comes as you want, and then the plot is forced according to the routine, such as love triangles, family obstacles, cheating, terminal illness, car accidents and abortions.

Thinking of this, Sun Yi was too lazy to continue complaining. He shook his head at Tian Zhuang and denied:
"Teacher Tian, ​​I think youth movies are different from romance."

"Romance movies are more about emotions, and all plots revolve around emotions."

"Youth movies are not like this. Memory, emotion, experience, along with many words such as beauty, regret, nostalgia, etc., are integrated into the word youth. It is the epitome of people's own past."

After Tian Zhuang heard this, he nodded in agreement to express his approval of Sun Yi's answer. Sun Yi continued:
"It is true that the film must have an aesthetic effect and be interesting to watch. Emotion is the beautiful existence in the film. This is very reasonable. Who in their youth has not experienced those beautiful little throbbings?"

"But if a youth film is just about love, I want to ask, is this consistent with the facts?"

"The source of the film is life. In addition to the delicate emotions between the male and female protagonists, the campus where it was shot, and the school uniforms worn by the actors are the epitome of our era, and life, growth, and study occupied most of our lives in that era. thing."

"Only by showing all these can the values ​​of the entire film be reflected and the audience be aware of it."

At the end of the sentence, Sun Yi's tone became lighter and lighter, until he stopped completely. He realized that he seemed to have become one of the directors he once hated the most. He no longer thought about preaching to the audience all the time, and thought about teaching the audience all the time. Communicate your values.

His mind was a little confused at the moment.

On the one hand, he felt that he was not wrong, and youth movies should be made this way. On the other hand, his past experience told him that what he hated most was people like this who preached all day long.

The two thoughts kept intertwining in Sun Yi's mind, and his frown became more and more intense.

Sun Yi's chaotic state at this moment can be seen in Tian Zhuang's eyes.

But he didn't speak, he just curled up the corners of his mouth, crossed his legs, and smoked to himself, leaving Sun Yi to struggle alone.

He came to the crew today, and after a morning of observation, he noticed that Sun Yi's coaching level was far beyond what a novice could compare to. His talent was so terrifying that it even shocked him.We are already at the point where we can form our own independent directing style.

Sun Yi became a monk halfway and had no systematic study of the directing profession. Some concepts were unclear, which caused confusion in his own thinking.

And Tian Zhuang wanted to take this opportunity to teach Sun Yi the most critical lesson on the path of director.

"What is a director's personal style?"

Just like Jia Zhangke, from "Xiao Wu" to "Destined" and "Old Friends in Mountains and Rivers", his style will always be a mirror of society.

Many people may not like his style and don't like to watch this type of film, but such films are indeed indispensable.

A director without a personal style will only become more and more crafty and eventually become a film-making machine.

Time passed quickly, Tian Zhuang finished smoking one of his cigarettes, and he had time to look at Sun Yi.

"Mr. Tian, ​​I'm a little confused. I think this is how the film should be shot, but I am extremely disgusted with using my status as a director to preach to the audience."

"Our generation has been subjected to too many constraints from all aspects, which has made us breathless. Not to mention our parents at home, we are taught by teachers when we go to school, and are managed by companies when we go to work. There are also various kinds of things in society. Moral kidnapping, I really don’t want to add those sermons in the movie.”

"I just want the audience to stay happily in the cinema for two hours."

After hearing this, Tian Zhuang smiled contemptuously.

"Boy, it's ironic that we old men like to preach all the time. Humph, we'll talk about this later. Let's talk about your dilemma first."

Sun Yi didn't feel embarrassed when Tian Zhuang heard it. He really thought so in his heart.

Tian Zhuang talked about the topic just now.

"Youth films and romance films are actually different. You are right in your answer. They have something in common. But compared to romance films, the core element of youth films is commemoration. As a director, you have to show the audience in the film the A memorial to youth, thereby stimulating the audience’s resonance.”

With that said, Tian Zhuang raised his finger and pointed at Sun Yi.

"Your problem is that you confuse preaching to the audience with stimulating empathy from the audience."

"Every director will inevitably add his own thoughts when shooting a film. As long as directing is a human profession, this will definitely exist.

"Just like every author will express his or her own experiences to a greater or lesser extent in the book."

"We are human beings and cannot avoid it. There is a degree of preaching and resonance. A good director can master this degree and transform the annoying preaching into inspiring the audience's resonance through color, structure and plot, and finally form his own independent story. style."

"This degree cannot be explained in words. This requires the director's own experience and the ability to grasp the pulse of the current era. The answer I can give you is to learn more, reflect more, experience more, think about what the audience thinks, and photograph the audience. Thoughts."

After hearing this, Sun Yi looked at Tian Zhuang in surprise.

Is this still the Tian Zhuang who specializes in making films about bitterness and hatred? Is this still one of the fifth-generation directors who pursues all kinds of characters and the incomparably profound spiritual world?
Tian Zhuang saw Sun Yi's surprise and said with a somewhat self-deprecating smile:
"Why, you didn't expect this to come out of the mouth of a stubborn old man like me?"

After that, he sighed and lit another cigarette.

"Tsk, I only figured this out when I was banned from coaching a few years ago. Times have changed, we've fallen behind, and it's time to give up our position."

Sun Yi asked immediately.

"Then why not"

"Why don't you keep up with the trend of the times and make changes?" Tian Zhuang glanced at Sun Yi with a half-smile.

"It can't be changed. The education our generation has received is deeply ingrained."

As he spoke, he pointed at his forehead with the finger holding the cigarette.

"Besides, at my age, my thoughts have become solidified. For example, I couldn't watch your movie. We were big brothers at that time."

"It is impossible for a director to make everyone like his film. To use the current fashionable words, you are not RMB, so why should everyone like you."

Oops, this old man is sober in the world and sees clearly.

After hearing this, Sun Yi couldn't help but feel a little admiration in his heart.

Tian Zhuang ignored Sun Yi's gaze and continued:
"The creative abilities of most directors are limited. After that period, they can only keep repeating themselves, or even go down the wrong path, and they can only rest on their laurels."

Can this be said?

Sun Yi chuckled and looked at Tian Zhuang in surprise, his eyes full of curiosity.

Tian Zhuang directly laughed and cursed:

"Get out of here, I'm talking about phenomena, not people."

After being scolded without any pain, Sun Yi sat down again honestly.

Tian Zhuang flicked the cigarette ashes in his hand and said solemnly:
"Right now, for you young people, it is the best of times and the worst of times."

"Society is developing rapidly, and all kinds of new things are all-encompassing. These are all things that young directors of your generation can understand and experience. I am self-aware. I can't keep up with the times, so I will stay in school to teach and teach you young people. It’s good for people to lay a good foundation and occasionally make a few films that impress them to enjoy themselves.”

The Tian Zhuang in front of him looked a little lonely, his beard was gray, and the smile at the corner of his mouth looked a little bitter. However, his eyes were still bright and clear. He taught Sun Yi a required lesson as a director.

The fifth generation of directors in China have created a brilliant generation of Chinese-language films.

They not only completely changed the historical outlook of Chinese film tradition, but also fulfilled the long-cherished wish of Chinese filmmakers for decades, realized the simultaneous integration of Chinese films with the world, and achieved the early achievements of the film ancestors who "stand in the forest of nations around the world" dream.

Their rise heralds the future and hope of Chinese films.It is they who brought Chinese films to the world and the market, and created a new artistic trend of Chinese films.

However, with the rapid growth of China's national power and the increasing confidence of Chinese people in traditional Chinese culture, there are many different voices regarding the fifth generation of directors.

I believe that those award-winning films reflect China in the eyes of Westerners, which is extremely inconsistent with the real status of China in reality. There is a huge contrast between the two.

I think their films are more to cater to Western centrism. The "East" in the eyes of foreigners is actually the East constructed under the prejudiced ideology of Westerners. It has a derogatory and novelty-seeking Western mentality, which is not the reality in reality. of China.

Later, the "Squinting Eyes" incident at a certain art academy and even the controversy over the overseas release of "Wolf Warrior" were actually collisions of ideologies.

Sun Yi was noncommittal about this. He believed that these were the limitations of the times and the inevitable development of the times. Just like the transformation of movies from silent to sound, from single frames to editing, from stand-ins to special effects, they must all evolve with the advancement of technology. changed.

In the same way, people's thoughts are different in different eras.

For example, in 06, when the science fiction blockbuster China Landed on Mars was made, it would easily arouse complaints. Although it was a science fiction film, it was too unrealistic and the audience had no sense of involvement.

Of course, excellent movies can transcend eras, but how many such movies can there be?

Movies are a popular art and should be made for a broad audience.

Sun Yi felt that his biggest gain today was that sentence.

“Think what the audience thinks and shoot what the audience thinks.”

Xue Xiaolu came back. The scene was set up by the crew and it was time to continue filming.

The entire crew is now keeping up with the progress very well. The scenes between the male and female protagonists are almost complete, and there is also a scene in the rain and an outdoor scene at the seaside.

For the scene in the rain, Sun Yi and Xue Xiaolu discussed it and both agreed that there was enough time at the moment and they could wait for a real rainy day. The scene at the beach was not difficult and one day was enough. They waited until the end to shoot it, which also allowed everyone to relax a bit.

What we have to shoot now are some marginal scenes, scenes with teachers in school, and direct interactions between the male and female protagonists and their classmates.

The teachers in the film all cameoed by teachers from Beijing Film Academy, and the character styles are all right.

The grumpy math teacher, the nagging Chinese teacher, the young and fashionable English teacher.

The lines are also well-written.

"You are the worst class I have ever led. Think about the last class..."

"Don't move, I'll talk for another minute."

"The physical education teacher is busy, I will take over this class."

"If you don't study hard now, you will regret it later."

Etc. These were the mantras of teachers in that era.

There is also an interactive plot between the male and female protagonists and their classmates.

In one section, Sun Yi was lifted up by several brothers, spreading his legs and rubbing them back and forth on the tree.

During the filming, Liu Yifei stood aside and watched without hesitation.

She had never seen this before, she was really curious.

She covered her mouth tightly with both hands to prevent her laughter from being heard by others, but the crooked eyes and trembling shoulders really betrayed her.

This posture was so embarrassing that Sun Yi originally wanted to delete it, but thinking that many boys had actually experienced it, he kept it.

After the filming, Sun Yi's hips stretched a bit when he walked.

"Ni Ma, are you really serious?"

That night, Yang Fan came to the set specially to find Sun Yi and talked about the situation of "Soldier Assault"
ps: If nothing else happens, this book should be officially released at 0 o'clock tonight.In order to provide a small update after it is released, I will update this chapter today, but it is also a two-in-one 4000-word chapter.

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