China Entertainment: Director’s happiness is so simple

By early September, Lu Pingan had to stop the production of his second animated short film.

Because school was about to start, he had to report.

In the afternoon, Lu Pingan and Master Hao finished proofreading the completed work and prepared to return to Beijing.

The next day I came to school and met Hu Qingquan. Hu Qingquan asked: "Where is the work now?"

Hu Qingquan was asking about the second animated short film "Memory Block House".

"Memory Block House" won the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film in its original time and space, so Lu Ping'an will naturally use it to compete for the Oscar.

In addition, the story and style of this film are relatively warm and not suitable for the three major European films.

When he was in Shanghai, Hu Qingquan came over once to visit.

However, the production of "Memory Block House" encountered some problems at that time, and it was delayed by about two weeks from the expected production completion time in mid-September.

The main reason is that the short film looks simple and actually requires more original paintings than expected.

So now I'm afraid it won't be completed until early October.

"It's early October, so it seems like I won't be able to go to the Oscars next year."

Hu Qingquan felt a little regretful, but at the same time he breathed a sigh of relief.

It’s a pity, naturally because this is a shot at the Oscars!

Although strictly speaking, the gold content of the Oscars is not higher than that of the top three in Europe.

But in this era, Oscar has become a domestic myth.

Last year "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" won the Oscar, and the sensational scene was even greater than when domestic directors won the Golden Bear and the Palme d'Or.

The main reason is that the status and strength of Lao America are really very high in the eyes of the current Chinese people, and they are unique.

In addition, the gold content of the awards is not much different, so Oscar has become a "god".

Now his students are about to compete for the Olympics without saying anything.

Hu Qingquan would not tell Lu Pingan. When he first found out about it, he suffered from insomnia for two days. He was even more excited than when Lu Pingan was about to attack Berlin. After all, his mentality at that time was only focused on participation. Who knew he would really win the prize.

But now, after having a certain ability to identify big prizes, Hu Qingquan can no longer calm down.

As for being relieved, it was naturally because there was not enough time and he was finally able to sleep well.

Hu Qingquan has already figured out the rules for short films to be shortlisted for Oscars these days.

The first way was to win the Student Oscar that year.

If you are a student, you can try to participate in the selection of the Student Oscar Awards, but the school where the contestants are located must be eligible to register for the Student Oscar Awards. Most of the qualified universities are located in the United States.

If student works from other universities want to be shortlisted for the Student Academy Awards, they need to be shortlisted for three Oscar-certified film festivals.

It's a pity that Nortel currently does not have the qualifications for the Student Oscar, and it will take a few years for it to become eligible.

Even if there were, it would be too late.

The second way is to obtain registration qualifications through theater screening.

The film needs to be commercially screened in the Los Angeles area for 7 consecutive days within the specified time, with at least one screening per day.

As long as you can get the screening certificate provided by the theater, you can then apply for the Oscar short film.

But the procedure needs to be completed before the end of September of the previous year.

That's too late.

Finally, there is the third way: winning a competition award at a film festival with Oscar short film qualifications.

There are about a hundred film festivals with Oscar short film qualifications, and they are all influential short film festivals in the world.

The most influential ones are the Bilbao International Documentary and Short Film Festival, the Tirana International Film Festival, the San Jose Film Discovery Film Festival, the Manhattan Short Film Festival, etc.

If a short film wins an award at these film festivals, it is equivalent to directly getting a ticket to apply for the Oscar short film selection.

In short, compared with the tediousness of registering for the Student Academy Award and the high cost of finding theater screenings out of your own pocket, it can be said that it is the most convenient and cost-effective to take your work to a film festival with Oscar short film qualifications.

It's just that the registration deadline for these film festivals is basically before October, and in some cases it's until November. Only then can you be eligible if you win the award through voting.

"It's better to leave it in 2003. It's safer."

Lu Pingan and Hu Qingquan discussed it and decided to simply lock in the Oscar in 2003.

Because he participated in other short film festivals, even if "Memory Block House" won the Oscar in the original time and space, he could not guarantee that he would win awards at the remaining film festivals this year. If something went wrong, the short film would be useless. , unable to continue climbing the Oscars.

There were only a few short films in Lu Ping'an's memory that had the potential to win big prizes, and he didn't dare to bet on them.

"That's fine. It's better to be fully prepared than to rush and end up losing without knowing how."

Hu Qingquan comforted him.

Lu Ping'an didn't need to be comforted. Anyway, the time limit crisis of this short film was very early. It was a work in 2008. At the same time, the short film will not generate any revenue, so just let it go.

And it’s not like he won’t be without awards tasks next year.

Berlin and Venice are the two film festivals.

Short film slam, let’s start with Europe.

With Oscar on hold, there was much less urgency about production. Lu Pingan simply stayed at school for a few days to welcome the new year with Zhang Songwen and others.

Welcoming the new year is an interesting job and very lively.

The seniors took advantage of this opportunity, either to help the new students integrate into the school enthusiastically, or for other purposes, pretending to be experienced people, treating the new students as blank sheets of paper, as if they could casually write down some of the truths they believed experience.

It actually looks pretty silly, but it’s just fun.

As a senior in the directing department, why did Lu Pingan go to the acting department to welcome new students?

The first reason: There are a total of 12 freshmen in the directing department this year, 9 men and 3 women.

It can be said that there is no pressure at all for welcoming new students. No one can come for a long time.

And none of these 12 people became particularly famous later on, so it’s not interesting.

The second reason is, of course, that I want to see the magical Nortel 01 stars.

This year's acting class freshmen are full of celebrities.

Bian Xiaoxiao, Wang Luodan, Jia Nailiang, Huang Shengyi, Wang Jiayin. . .

There are too many melons, but they are still ripe.

Lu Ping'an exposed Jia Xiao and his ribs ached. . .

Of course, this year’s success rate is actually quite high.

There are a total of 29 people in the undergraduate class, at least half of whom can make it through later.

Among them are star girl Huang Shengyi, dragon girl Yao Xingtong and other artists who outsiders think are "over the top".

It can be said to be really rare.

Of course, just have in-depth contact with them or something.

Lu Ping'an came to welcome the new year just to watch the excitement.

And he was looking at the freshmen, and many of the freshmen were actually looking at him.

"Is this a safe road?"

"Yes, the director of "The Tuner" is so handsome."

"Is he majoring in directing? No way."

"Go up and ask for a phone call."

"..."

During the discussion, Lu Ping'an ran away before someone was about to take action.

After watching the new student registration, Lu Pingan and Zhang Songwen had dinner together in the evening.

"Tang Xiaolong" Lin Jiachuan, Han Wenwen and old friends behind the short and feature films of "The Tuner" are here.

Everyone had a good time eating and drinking together.

During this period, everyone also asked if Lu Ping An had any plans for his next project.

The main question was asked by a senior from the Recording Department who was entering his senior year. When he asked, the first people to prick up their ears were not Lin Jiachuan, Han Wenwen and the others, but other seniors from the Photography, Fine Arts and Management Departments.

Then Lu Ping'an learned that the previous short film "The Tuner" actually helped the seniors at that time get on the graduation greenway.

So now a new batch of seniors have come to ask.

Before graduation, if you can participate in a serious project or an award-winning project, it will indeed be a great help for your future graduation and career choices.

This is qualifications.

Ping An is open to this.

It is true that students are less experienced when working on the set, but they are also more obedient and full of enthusiasm when doing things. They can be used for multiple purposes, and they can do all the groceries. Oh, and the salary is also low, so they can save a lot of money. , of course, the premise is that there must be a master in charge, otherwise problems will easily occur.

So Lu Ping'an said: "I will definitely open it before you graduate next year."

So everyone immediately happily asked for a few more cases of beer.

In the following days, Lu Pingan attended several classes, which made several young theory teachers a little frightened. After talking about a few knowledge points, Lu Pingan looked at Lu Pingan, which made Lu Pingan feel a little embarrassed. After all, there was only one class. How many people? . .

After that, he caught Yan Dan and hung out with him for a whole day. On the 7th, he returned to the Demon City and continued his work.

There are a lot of things going on in September.

Moutai was listed on the Stock Exchange on August 27. Lu Ping'an opened an account after returning to Shanghai and bought 3 million yuan.

The dream I had when I traveled through time finally came true!

On September 8, Ng Shi-hyun's "Car 44" won the Special Jury Award for Short Film at the Venice Film Festival.

The media once again mentioned Lu Pingan, and then the question of whether Lu Pingan could win the three short film Grand Slams in Europe was also raised.

When the media came over for an interview, Lu Pingan expressed congratulations to Wu Shixian, and then said that he would do his best.

On September 11th, old and American planes were building, the world was shocked, and the stock market plummeted.

Lu Pingan has no regrets at all for not shorting in advance. He is very nervous even if he simply buys Maotai. This kind of advanced operation is forgettable. He doesn't understand it and can't play it, so he doesn't feel bad at all.

On the 14th, Milk Tea Week releases the new album "Fantasy", the nunchucks are here~

Lu Ping'an specially bought one, and also bought the previous one "Jay" along the way.

In fact, this September is a very magical September for the music industry.

Among the new songs are "If This Isn't Love" by Jacky Cheung, "Smiling Over" by Yehenala, "I Will Have You in My Life" by Shuimu Nianhua, "Only One" and "The One I Love" by Leehom, etc. Most of the well-known songs were released around September 23rd, and for a while, radio stations were busy.

The music scene has ushered in a golden age.

The film industry is also coming soon.

On September 30, "Memory Block House" was completed.

[Congratulations on finishing "Memory Block House", the restoration degree is 96%, and the rewards have been distributed]

[Reward for "Memory Block House": 5 years of animation painting experience]

If everything in this film was copied directly without changing anything, it would probably be 98% or not 100%. The animation is just a copy.

But this is an RB animation, the lines are from RB, the painting style is French, and the objects in it are also from old Europe. This must be changed. This change will cause a loss of 4%, which is similar to the previous animated short film.

Lu Ping'an didn't feel much regret, this was something that had to change.

"Accept reward."

Instantly, he felt that he had more painting skills in his mind, and felt that there was more work on his hands. It was as if he had instantly got rid of a novice and became a painter with five years of experience.

It's not bad, but compared to the previous super rewards, it feels like it's several levels lower.

He couldn't help but wonder: "What would this be like if it were a super reward?"

[Super bonus function is random]

"All right."

Lu Ping An knows that in fact, original rewards or no rewards are the norm.

Along the way, except for the first fixed reward, the rest are all super rewards, but in fact they are all tricks, either relying on Jiang Wen's help, such as the "Tuner" movie, or relying on achievements, such as The last animated short film unlocked new achievements, and the rewards were automatically upgraded.

If you really rely on your own strength and there is no achievement bonus, the original reward is actually the norm.

And if you want to really break through 100%, it is really difficult with Lu Pingan's current level. Again, he doesn't have Jiang Wen's ability. He can make a "Looking for a Gun" with different styles and themes according to the script. 》.

Even more conservatively speaking, with his ability, it may be difficult to complete 90%, especially for movies that require Chinese translation.

A little disappointed.

However, Lu Ping'an quickly corrected his mentality.

What's wrong with the difference in level and low starting point? Let's learn.

I am only 19 now, and I still have a long way to go.

After finishing work and having a meal with the Shangmei Factory team, Lu Pingan returned to Beijing the next day.

He is preparing for his second film. As for the third animated short film to hit Venice, he decided to slow down for now. After all, there is still nearly a year before the submission deadline for Venice next year, which is very generous.

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In addition, after listening to the suggestions of editors and book friends, I changed the black hole in the front, so that reading in the back will not be affected.