director of the millennium

Chapter 89 Back to school, drama

After watching the finished film of "The Hangover", Wu Yuan put aside the last worry in his heart and embarked on the flight back to China with a relaxed look.

After returning to China this time, Wu Yuan could no longer enjoy the treatment that Dong Han received from the airport.

The courtyard house at home has been redecorated, but because of the teacher's call, Wu Yuan did not choose to go home immediately.

After taking a taxi at the airport, he went straight to school.

The weather in Beijing in March is still relatively cold.

The public opinion discussion stirred up by "Hero" has gradually calmed down with this cold air.

However, the waves caused by this movie in the industry have only just begun.

Tanglong International, Paige Taihe, Joy Media, Guangxian Media and other film and television companies that mainly invest in and produce TV dramas have shifted their attention to the film industry.

Huayi Brothers, a company that has long been investing in movies on the sidelines, is even more enthusiastic.

Director Feng's "Mobile Phone" hasn't even been filmed yet, but Huayi's bosses are already discussing plans for their next movie with Director Feng.

Stimulated by "Hero"'s box office of 2.5 million in the mainland and 3000 million in Hong Kong, Huayi's big boss also plans to make a commercial blockbuster with Director Feng.

Of course it's not something like "Hero", which doesn't focus on big scenes, but it needs to find big stars from Hong Kong Island to act!

Although the script hasn't been made yet, the actors have already made their plans.

The initial plan is to ask Liu Tianwang, who became popular in the mainland because of the movie "Infernal Affairs", to play the leading role!
Bona Pictures, which mainly focuses on the private distribution market, is also a bit keen on film production, and plans to test the waters to make films.

Not to mention China Film and Shanghai Film, which have the prefix Guo, they must increase their power and work hard!
Even film giants such as Emperor and Media Asia on Hong Kong Island have shifted their attention to the mainland.

It is foreseeable that the Chinese mainland film market will definitely not be calm in 2004. The situation in previous years where only a dozen or twenty mainland films were released a year may be gone forever!
Living in such a period of industry change, Wu Yuan's heart was inevitably agitated.

While in the car, he was thinking about his promise to Director Han again.

In the second half of this year, I will definitely make a commercial film in China.

However, the commercial film he knows is different from the current mainstream view.

Now in the eyes of major film and television production companies, commercial films must be composed of big investment + big-name actors.

If a movie doesn’t have big investment and doesn’t have a superstar starring in it, it definitely can’t be considered a commercial movie and it definitely won’t sell at the box office.

But Wu Yuan doesn't see it that way.

In his eyes, a movie is not commercial, but mainly depends on the plot and shooting techniques.

As long as the plot of the movie is straightforward enough, can stimulate the audience's perception, or can move the audience, there will be tears and laughter.

Such a movie, even if the investment is not high and the actors are unknown, still has the potential to be a big hit.

Anyway, there are really not many movie actors that the public knows. Whether the actors are famous or not is definitely not the first factor for audiences to watch movies nowadays.

When "Titanic" was released, no mainland audience knew DiCaprio, and it did not prevent the film from breaking the mainland box office record.

But Wu Yuan is still thinking about which movie to make.

"Night Shop", "Crazy Stone", "People on the Journey" These movies are excellent works with a small budget, but they are not suitable for Wu Yuan to shoot now.
He is the best director in Berlin, making this kind of cult film is really a bit of a drop in price, and the public will "decline" his evaluation.

Movies such as "The Unknown", "I'm Not the God of Medicine", "Chinese Partner" and "Life Events" are good at the box office, but they have limitations when shooting in this era.

Even if it is filmed, it feels like a waste, like picking up sesame seeds and losing watermelon.
No matter how you think about it, it would be a waste to put a domestic film that will be a big hit in the future to be released in 03 or 04. It will not be too late to film it in a few years!

otherwise
Continue to engage in Chineseization?
The road of sinicization is very promising!

It will not affect the original domestic film development, but will also strengthen the mainland film market and improve the competitiveness of mainland films.

I just feel a little sorry for these foreign friends.
So which movie from which country should you choose?
Sitting in the back seat of the taxi, Wu Yuan dragged his chin with his hand and looked out the window, admiring the scenery passing by and pondering at the same time.

For him, romance films must be the first choice if they can sell at the box office without being out of character!

Love is an eternal topic for mankind, and it is also an enduring movie type.

From classical operas and dramas to modern movies and TV series, the theme of love is inseparable.

Any director has definitely made a love movie in his career. Even the top three directors in Europe have never rejected love themes.

When Wu Yuan went to make a love movie, it was impossible to count the price as a drop in price.

Time passed quickly in his thoughts.

As soon as the theme of the next movie was determined, and before I decided which one to make, the taxi had already arrived at the gate of the Film Academy.

Wu Yuan had no choice but to withdraw his thoughts for the time being, paid the money and got out of the car, and rushed to the director department building.

"Dong dong dong."

"Enter."

Xie Xiaojing, who was sitting in the office and flipping through some information, immediately smiled when she saw Wu Yuan walking in the door.

"came back?"

Wu Yuan was not at all cautious, so he found a seat and sat down, not forgetting to ask for credit: "Teacher, I took a taxi right after I got off the plane, and I didn't even go home."

"Okay, I know you're working hard." Xie Xiaojing shook her head and laughed: "It's not easy to shoot a Hollywood commercial blockbuster, right?"

"It's not easy." In front of the teacher, Wu Yuan naturally had something to say and poured out his bitterness.

Even though Wu Yuan had experience in making special effects movies in his dream, it was his first time shooting a special effects blockbuster in Hollywood, and the first month of filming was really difficult.

Wu Yuan did not shy away from the teacher who could talk about the various accidents that happened on the set and the discomfort of the actors and staff.

Of course, Wu Yuan dismantled the most important Hollywood special effects blockbuster shooting methods, the use of various studios and green screens, and shared them with the teacher in detail.

In the past, because he had no experience in making blockbuster special effects movies in his life, even if he knew how to make special effects movies, he couldn't tell his teachers and classmates.

It's different now, now that he has the shooting experience of "Pirates of the Caribbean" and some advanced special effects blockbuster shooting methods, Wu Yuan can completely share it with domestic directors.

Wu Yuan and Xie Xiaojing chatted for a long time around the shooting of American commercial special effects blockbusters.

After chatting until mid-afternoon, Xie Xiaojing stopped the topic and talked about business with Wu Yuan.

"Xiao Wu, you are almost halfway through your first year of Ph.D."

After adding some water to the teapot, Xie Xiaojing asked with a smile: "You haven't prepared anything for the drama rehearsal, have you?"

"I asked you to arrange a play, not because I have nothing to do for you."

"Drama production is a complex and arduous task that requires a lot of time and energy, and the director needs to bear the greatest responsibility."

"An excellent drama director needs to have excellent communication and organizational skills."

"They need to coordinate the working relationship between all parties, balance the interests of all parties, and ensure that the work of the entire crew goes smoothly."

"More importantly, they need to communicate with actors on performance skills, emotional expression and line interpretation, so as to help actors better understand roles and plots and show the best performance."

"And that's exactly what you need to learn and improve now."

"But any top film director, no matter domestic or foreign, is definitely good at training actors."

"You are still very young, and you are indeed excellent in film shooting, but you still need to learn a lot in terms of training actors."

"Letting you rehearse a play is to exercise your ability to train actors!"

"If you want to be a top film director, you not only need to be able to film, but you also need to be able to teach actors how to act well!"

　Thank you for the [-] starting coins rewarded by the two book friends Taeyoon and Taeyoon! !
　　
　
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