Middle Age: A Leisurely Life in the Entertainment Industry

Chapter 355 Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
Brightness certainly knows about the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival.

The Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival in France is the largest short film festival in the world and has the reputation of "Short Film Cannes".

It is also an accredited film festival for the Oscars, BAFTAs, European Film Awards and César Awards.

Mingmei was a little moved when she heard this, but suddenly thought of another question.

"But, Elena, the last entry date for Encounter Film Festival is April 4th, and now it's April 17th, three days have passed."

"Don't think so much! Just submit the manuscript directly, the masters of the organizing committee for great works will always be extrajudicial!"

Elena encouraged.

"Okay, I'll try, but I have to tell my brother-in-law to ask for his consent."

"You want to take it to the competition?" Yu Dongqing was a little surprised when she received a call from Mingmei that day.

To be honest, at that time, he was just feeling the scene, and thinking of the original micro-movie of Time and Space, he decided to film it and didn't think of taking it to the competition.

"Brother-in-law, how can such a good movie be put on the shelf, Elena said, it will definitely win an award!" Mingmei said.

"That's fine, do whatever you want." Yu Dongqing agreed.

"Great, brother-in-law! Then I'll do it right away."

After hanging up the bright phone, Yu Dongqing watched the video on the computer desktop. After the movie was made, he didn't care about it except for showing it to a few people who participated in the film.

If you really want to participate, you should be more careful, right?
But it doesn't matter.

He closes the notebook.

France, Clermont Ferrand.

Clermont-Ferrand is a quiet mountain city in central France, surrounded by mountains, in an inconspicuous building in the urban area, where the organizing committee of the International Short Film Festival is located.

The weather was fine today, and Dominic, the executive director of the organizing committee, drove to his office on time to start his day's work.

God bless
The submission of entries for the film festival had finally ended the day before yesterday, and his work suddenly became much easier.

Of course, in the past two days, I have also received short videos from all over the world. Since the upload channel on the official website has been closed, I email him directly. There are many novel works among them, but he refuses them all.

"Sorry, the submission deadline has passed."

That's right, if you can't even submit your manuscript on time, it means that you don't value this film festival at all.

Or, not paying attention to your own work.

After making a cup of coffee and turning on the computer, Dominique was just getting ready for work when the system suddenly prompted that MNS had new emails.

When I opened the mailbox, it was another entry.

The mail system has automatically replied, and Dominic was about to delete it to the trash can, but he took a second look.

Works from China?
But the email address was from the London Film School.

Works by Chinese students?

Dominique was curious and clicked on the video.

There is no translation, is it Chinese? !
Bully me for not knowing Chinese?

Dominic almost wanted to turn off the "X" in the upper right corner of the video, but his good manners made him hold back.

Think of it as a dumb movie, right?
Under the gray tones, the plot of the film unfolds slowly with the rapid movement of the camera and the ups and downs of the music.

Not taken by a professional camera!
Having been engaged in film work for many years, he immediately saw the texture of the picture.

But it was a good shot.

Although he can't understand what the protagonist is saying, the changes in facial expressions and the brightness of the surrounding environment allow him to feel the protagonist's inner world.

The 5-minute short film ended soon, and Dominic sat motionless in front of the computer, as if still immersed in it.

Suddenly, he woke up, picked up the landline on the desk and called out: "Leia, find me an employee who can understand Chinese immediately, yes! Now! Immediately!"

Soon, a young man with an oriental face came in, and introduced in a fluent and gentle way: "Hello, Mr. Dominique, I am Mark, a Chinese student from the International Film Academy of Paris, and I am a volunteer at the film festival. Glad to serve you."

At this time, Dominic had no regard for elegance and politeness, and pointed to the screen: "Mark, look at him, and translate for me! Translate word by word!"

Mark hurried to Mr. Dominique's side. It turned out to be a short video. As the screen moved, he calmed down and began to translate.

The movie is called Leave Me, Mark said softly.

"What are you going to do with the camera?"

"What camera?"

"It's the one you're holding."

"It was damaged in an accident."

With Mark's fluent translation, Dominic stared at the screen, sinking into it again.

"Why, how to translate?" Dominic said anxiously when he saw the last sentence of the video and suddenly realized that Mark had stopped talking.

Looking back, I realized that the eye sockets of Mark who was standing next to him were a little red.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Mark apologized quickly, and continued: "Let me stay here."

When the video finished playing again, both of them fell into silence.

"Student Mark, what do you think of this short film?" Dominique asked suddenly.

"Mr. Dominique, can you read it again?" Mark didn't answer directly, but asked rhetorically.

"Okay." Dominic played again, and Mark looked seriously.

After reading it, he thought for a while and said:
"I personally think the filming is quite good. The film adopts the form of a play within a play, and treats each photo as a scene. The scenes recorded in each photo get rid of the freeze frame and enter reality."

"Movies are the first narrative space, the world in photos is the second narrative space, and the stories in photos are divided into three levels as the third narrative space"

"In addition, the short film uses scenes interspersed between photos and reality, and under the plot of a few lines of dialogue, through the processing of light and shadow, editing techniques and music connection, it leaves the audience with room for aftertaste and imagination, which in turn deepens the audience's emotional identity. .”

Mark talked on and on, and Dominic nodded frequently.

The young man's analysis is good, and he seems to be a very good student.

"Student Mark, do you know the director of this work?" Dominique asked again, pointing to the prologue at the end of the film.

Mark looked at it and said, "The director's name is Yu Dongqing, and he is the leading actor in the play."

"Yu Dongqing?" Dominic asked thoughtfully, "Is this your famous Chinese director?"

Mark laughed.

"No, Mr. Yu is a famous musician and singer in our country. As far as I know, I have never seen him make a film. Oh, but he once wrote a script, which is very good."

"It's unbelievable that someone who has never made a movie can make such a movie." Dominique said with emotion.

Then he stood up and stretched out his right hand: "Thank you, Mark." After speaking, he added: "You Chinese are really amazing."

"thanks."

Mark suddenly felt an inexplicable pride in his heart, although this film had nothing to do with him.

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