This director needs to apologize

Chapter 128 So Crying in Cannes
Today's movie viewing party was all attended by insiders. If we talk about ordinary audiences, there were only three members of the Liu family.

Therefore, Chen Yiming is really looking forward to his impressions of Liu's father and mother after watching the film, although they are both in their fifties and are not considered the typical target audience.

"Uncle Liu, Aunt Liu, thank you for coming to support me today. Haha, isn't it strange to see your own children on the big screen?"

Father Liu grinned and said nothing, leaving the lyrical stage to his own leader.

When Liu's mother heard Chen Yiming mention Liu Dongjun, she reflexively wanted to laugh. However, she didn't know what she thought of, and suddenly her eyes became red. She rubbed them twice and couldn't hold back, and even started crying.

She sobbed several times before she could control her emotions, her eyes and cheeks were red, and she said sheepishly, "Director Chen, I'm so sorry, I don't know what to say, but I just can't help it.

When I thought back to how my little Mao looked in the movie, I felt sad and couldn't help crying. "

Liu Dongjun was embarrassed by his mother and said to Chen Yiming, "Director Chen, my mother just feels sorry for me. I told her it was makeup and it was all fake, but she is still like this."

Chen Yiming ignored him and directly comforted Liu's mother, "Aunt Liu, it's right for you to be sad. Xiao Liu had a hard time filming this movie. I really feel sorry for you two.

You entrusted your son to me without reservation, and I am unworthy of this trust. "

Father Liu raised his hand to stop Chen Yiming's apology, "Director Chen, don't listen to Dongjun's nonsense. His mother didn't cry because she felt sorry for her son, she cried because she felt sorry for Mu Xiaolin in the movie.

To be honest, I couldn't hold back tears either.This is a good movie, and it is Liu Dongjun’s greatest honor to be able to participate in it. "

Hey, could it be that the Liu family's parents really noticed it?Chen Yiming suddenly became interested.

"Uncle Liu, I'm not so narcissistic that I want to hear you praise me. Since you said you cried watching it, it must have touched your heart at some point and reached a certain resonance. I want to know more specifically.

You see, the people here today are all people from the industry. Those of us who deal with movies every day have lost the vision of ordinary audiences, so your and auntie’s opinions are very important to me. "

After listening to Chen Yiming's words, Father Liu threw away his shyness and started to think seriously.

But it was Liu's mother who spoke first, "Director Chen, I don't understand emotional resonance. Anyway, I just cried when Xiao Mao coughed. I didn't have any other thoughts at the time. I just felt bad and couldn't stand it.

But what made me unable to restrain myself the most was when I saw my little Mao’s original appearance at the end of the movie. I didn’t know what was going on, but I just caught my eye and by the time I reacted, tears were already streaming down my face. "

Chen Yiming secretly thought about Liu's mother's feelings, and his thoughts on the trailer were a little shaken.

Originally, he didn't pay much attention to the Easter egg at the end of the film. He added this more to meet the revision requirements at the General Political Department's internal review meeting. In fact, it is the same in nature as inviting Li Jian to play the political commissar of the troupe.

Because in his opinion, this kind of "forced" sublimation is like a comedy that directly scratches the audience's chest, and the technique is too low-level.

The latest example is the large-scale group gymnastics performance at the end of "The River Is Red", in which hundreds or even thousands of performers recited "The River Is Red" together.

Touching?It's definitely touching, but it's only limited to sitting in a movie theater. After leaving the movie theater, eight out of ten viewers will feel embarrassed.

However, judging from Liu’s mother’s subjective feelings, the ending of this film has a bit of a slap in the face. It seems that the war movie “1951” is not completely insulated from female audiences.

After all, Chen Yiming has filmed many dramas. He knows how rare it is for a certain film and television image to make female viewers "feel distressed". If he is managing an online drama, then the hot searches and Editing has been scheduled.

Even if the emotional filter through which Liu's mother views her son is removed, this is still an extremely valuable possibility that Chen Yiming cannot ignore.

Keeping this in mind, Chen Yiming looked at Father Liu who was deep in thought.

Father Liu's lips and Adam's apple kept moving, as if he was looking for the right words.

Chen Yiming smiled and said, "Uncle Liu, just say whatever comes to mind. The audience is God. They bought the tickets and spent money, so they naturally have the right to express any opinion."

Father Liu also laughed, "Okay, I'll tell you the truth.

Director Chen, your movie needs to be watched calmly. Ordinary viewers may need a little patience.

During the first half of the movie, I kept wondering where the enemy was and when the real battle would begin.

There is no way around it. I was born in the 60s. I have watched war movies for half my life and have formed a habit of thinking.

Of course, when the plane appeared, I dispelled this doubt. From here on, the pace of the movie became very fast, and I had no time to think about the enemy's problems.

It wasn't until Mu Xiaolin entered the tunnel that I suddenly realized that there seemed to be no enemies throughout the entire journey, and the sacrifices along the way were all caused by shelling.

At this time, I suddenly saw the corpses of soldiers piled in the corner, which concretely presented the sacrifices I had ignored before, and I couldn't control my emotions.

It felt so overwhelming at that time, and the following plot took place in a cramped tunnel, making the feeling of depression even more obvious.

Therefore, even if Mu Xiaolin completed his mission at the end of the movie, the surviving soldiers successfully evacuated, and celebrated with flames and flares, I still couldn't completely get rid of that heaviness.

I can't help but think about whether Mu Xiaolin and Deputy Instructor Jin can survive until the end of the war and return to their hometown.

Director Chen, you may want to use a romantic ending to make the audience leave the theater with hope.But I'm sorry, I can't do it. "

Chen Yiming nodded repeatedly and put his hands together to bow to Father Liu.

"Thank you Uncle Liu, your true feelings have inspired me a lot.

But I still have a question. When the movie is officially released, aside from the factor of friendship and support, will you be willing to go to the theater and buy tickets to watch it again? "

Liu's mother rushed to answer, "Of course, I will definitely watch such a tearful movie, and I will also bring my colleagues from the work to watch it."

Dad Liu understood the true meaning of Chen Yiming's question and replied seriously, "I will come to see it again. In fact, I came here for the one shot at first, but after watching it, I forgot about it.

When the movie is officially released, I will definitely watch it again and study how one shot is achieved. "

……

After the internal screening, the publicity and distribution work of "1951" was officially launched.

Chen Yiming integrated the opinions of all parties and worked with the editors of Magic Film Studio to cut a total of four 30-second promotional videos.

The first version was a pure "trailer scam". Planes, cannons, tanks, trucks, in any case, all the special effects scenes were cut into it, and they were only scratched the surface.

The editor can hardly stop laughing. Just looking at this trailer, you would definitely think that this is a hot war drama.

As everyone knows, basically all the vehicle clips of the entire film are here. The real "1951" has 11 tracks in total.

The second version is considered a "tender version", with the camera focusing on Mu Xiaolin, and is specifically aimed at female audiences like Liu Ma who overflow with motherly love.

Chen Yiming also edited in the material that was not used in the feature film. There are many confused clips of Liu Dongjun's NG. He looked pitiful at the beginning and condemned Chen Yiming with auspiciousness.

Since it can arouse Xiangrui's sympathy, it must also be effective on young girls of the same age as Xiangrui.

The third version adopts a suspenseful style, with a large number of fast cuts and flashbacks, breaking up Mu Xiaolin's shots and editing them twice. The specific effect is that Liu Dongjun will never die no matter how hard he dies, and time is full of turbulence. Sci-fi feel.

Of course, this was used on the Internet. It was like doing it myself before mentioning the spoof video of Xiaobo.com to be shown.

The fourth edition is the regular route, explaining the plot and listing the actors. It is mainly provided to theaters and theaters for offline promotion.

After the 30-second standard version is cut out, a 15-second advertising version and a 5-second pocket version will be created based on this.

After finishing the trailer, Chen Yiming still has to review the full set of posters, which are the core publicity materials.

For example, the actor's image is very particular, whether he uses a clean military uniform photo or a tattered battlefield photo.

The collective poster also involves the issue of ranking, how to arrange the positions, and how to put the names. You can't be careless.

The busy time flies by very quickly. Entering July, the first news is that "7" has successfully received the notification that it has passed the review. The formal process will take some time, but Cannes registration can already be done in advance.

Shen Pengfei had already paved the way for "1951" to participate in the competition. As soon as the dragon mark came up, she immediately submitted the version with bilingual subtitles to the Cannes organizing committee.

Three days later, the Cannes Film Festival officially announced the shortlist for this year's main competition unit. "1951" from China was on the list and was selected as the opening film on August 8.

In other words, after "Holiday in the Magic City", Chen Yiming once again tried to press the deadline to register.

Shen Pengfei's news is very accurate. The chairman of the jury of this year's Cannes Film Festival is indeed Tony Tarantino.

In addition to Tony, the 9-member jury also has director permission from Hong Kong City. This person has a close relationship with Han Sanye of Imperial Film and is the first Hong Kong City director to shift his career focus to the mainland.

This is good news for "1951", but of course there is also bad news. Among the other seven judges of the film festival, as many as four are from Nuts.

When the news from Cannes reached China, it naturally aroused widespread attention and heated discussions.

After all, this year can be said to be a lost year for Chinese movie fans.

At the Berlin Film Festival in February, only "Year" by veteran West Film Studio director Fu Ruihua was shortlisted for the main competition, but it returned empty-handed.

At the Venice Film Festival in May, Sun Wangquan's "Begonia" and Jiang Shuai's "Mountain City" competed together, but both failed to win.

As the Cannes Film Festival in August is approaching, there is no news about any films competing in the mainland. The only ones reported are one film each from Hong Kong and Taiwan. If this continues, all three major European film festivals will be wiped out this year.

Just when everyone had given up their expectations, "1951" came on stage and successfully restored the disappointed mood of Chinese movie fans.

What's more, "1951" is also the opening film, so the majority of movie fans can't help but have higher expectations.

(End of this chapter)