Chapter 459 The Grand Show (Chapter 4K)
While various news in the mainland were making a fuss, the results of the Hong Kong Film Awards also came out.
Chen Linfeng won the Best Director, and Fang Long won the Best Actor.
In addition, I also gave the best photography, which is quite satisfactory.
Compared to others, he is already the first mainland person to win the Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Director.
For example, Jiang Wen, Zhang Yimou, Feng Xiaogang, Chen Kaige and others have never obtained it.
After all, it is a movie that has grossed more than 500 million US dollars at the global box office, especially in beautiful countries.
He got some credit for this, so I guess the director award was given to him.
The media in Hong Kong were very excited because of this. They asked about their thoughts on breaking through history and successfully winning the award, and whether they were very excited.
Chen Linfeng was a little speechless. The Hong Kong Film Awards are not the same ones on the other side of the ocean.
What's so exciting about this.
On the contrary, he was excited for Fang Long.
Fanglong has been nominated for the Hong Kong Film Awards 10 times before, but has not won once, which is really tragic.
Until this time, I finally got something.
And once you win the Academy Award, it is equivalent to winning all three domestic gold medals, a Grand Slam.
Especially this seems to be the first three-gold actor in China.
Compared to Hong Kong Island’s traditional strong players Leung Chiu-wai and Leung Ka-fai, he actually came from behind.
Looking at it this way, it is indeed worth being happy about.
Anyway, looking at Fang Long’s appearance when he won the award, he was both sad and moved to tears, as if he had fulfilled his wish.
The media on both sides of the Taiwan Strait and the three places are very enthusiastic about relevant discussions.
Especially regarding the history of Fang Long’s failure to win ten nominations and his transformation into the first Grand Slam Best Actor.
Full of drama.
The next person who was hyped by the media was the Grand Slam director.
There is currently no director who has won three gold medals in China. Chen Linfeng beat Xu Ke to win the Best Director Award at the Academy Awards.
There is only one Golden Rooster Award director away from the three domestic gold medals.
Coincidentally, Xu Ke, like him, now holds two gold medals, one Golden Rooster short.
This dramatic conflict came soon.
This year’s Golden Rooster Awards immediately became the most talked about.
Moreover, last year, the domestic film market saw so many great films that it was even called "the spring of domestic films."
Taking into account the works from the year before last and the first half of this year, the competition is really fierce, and the prizes may not even be divided among them.
Chen Linfeng took this opportunity to publish an article in industry journals such as "Film Art" and "Contemporary Film".
It is demonstrated that the number of domestic film productions has increased dramatically, and the Golden Rooster Award once every two years is no longer in line with the trend of the times.
Whether it’s useful or not, let’s blow some air first.
Chen Linfeng works as a teacher in Yanying. He still publishes several articles of this kind every year.
And he is relatively famous, and every article he publishes can have a considerable impact.
There are even media outlets that excerpt the articles he has published, sort out the core points and then publish them to the public.
For this reason, it is still more suitable for hair drying.
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In early May, the filming of "Inception" started.
Chen Linfeng did not hold any launch conference, he just said goodbye briefly and let it pass.
The several rounds of casting news he announced before, as well as several interviews Leonardo accepted, are enough as publicity before filming begins.
The attention of domestic audiences, including European and American audiences, is very good, so there is no need to add any more.
In a neon-like room, Leonardo sat tremblingly at the table, lowering his head to eat.
“I had a vague dream, and there was a man in the dream who was carrying this top,”
An old man across the table said with nostalgia,
"That man's mind is full of radical ideas."
Leonardo looked forward with a shocked face.
“Click”
On the other side of the neon room, Chen Linfeng sat in front of the monitor, repeatedly confirming the effect of the lens, and finally announced,
“OK, next scene .”
"OK, nextpreparation!"
Say it once in Chinese, and someone has to repeat the same command in English.
There is no other way, the crew of transnational cooperation can only do this.
Chen Linfeng raised his head and looked at Liu Qianqian, "How are you? After watching Leonardo's plays for two days, what do you think?"
"It feels okay."
Chen Linfeng looked at the other party in surprise, "Okay, I'm full of confidence."
Liu Qianqian raised her chin, "It's not a very difficult scene, it's okay if I can only say one sentence."
“That’s true.”
Chen Linfeng asked again, "Leonardo came to the set, why didn't you find someone to ask for an autograph or something?"
Liu Qianqian asked strangely, "Why should I ask for an autograph? He is a star and I am also a star. Yeah, it’s really embarrassing to go up and ask for an autograph.”
Chen Linfeng said with a smile, "I didn't expect that my Qianqian is quite brave and deserves praise."
"Go, you just underestimated me again, right." Liu Qianqian said angrily.
The two were chatting here. On the other side, Watanabe Ken was removing his makeup with the help of the staff.
The old man just now was completely the effect of makeup.
Special effects will be added later to make it more realistic.
The filming of "Inception" was a lot slower this time.
Full 3D shooting is completely different from the previous "Your Name", which only achieved the most perfect 3D effect on some key points.
Chen Linfeng previously said that he would use "Your Name" as a test subject to learn and practice 3D shooting methods. This was really not just a casual talk.
3D movies, generally speaking, use dual cameras during the shooting process.
The general principle is that it is to imitate human eyes for shooting.
Therefore, ordinary dual cameras are not enough. The matching and synchronization of dual camera lenses is a big problem.
This requires professional equipment to achieve synchronous recording, synchronous zoom and other functions.
In addition, the most complicated thing is that the angle and distance between the two machines will affect the three-dimensional and depth of the finished film.
A little further or a little closer, both have different effects.
Different lenses require different effects, and they must be adjusted accordingly.
3D shooting sometimes becomes a technology that takes time and relies on experience.
Furthermore, the 3D camera simulates human eyes as much as possible, but it can only be said that it tries its best and cannot achieve the real effect at all.
In many movies, in the actual 3D effect, some elements in the picture will appear as ghosts.
Some of this situation is due to lack of experience during the shooting process, and some is due to objective natural laws and cannot be avoided.
"Avatar" can achieve almost perfect effects because many scenes are made with computer special effects. If shot in reality, there will still be ghosting.
Chen Linfeng can only say that he has mastered the corresponding technology, and is still exploring further. Like the ghosting problem, he had already realized it in the previous "Your Name".
For this shooting, Chen Linfeng tried his best to find ways to reduce the distance between the subject and the background, and then spent more time adjusting the camera distance to reduce ghosting.
Then if it is really unavoidable, I will change it to post-production special effects.
For this reason, the shooting time this time couldn’t be shorter just thinking about it.
Even if all the scenes from his previous life have been engraved in Chen Linfeng's mind (this movie is the one he has seen more often), even if there are a lot of useless shots, it won't work.
A few days after Chen Linfeng started filming, Zhang Yimou came to visit the set.
He saw with his own eyes the effort that Xiao Chen put into the filming process and was almost frightened.
“This is too time-consuming.”
“It’s nothing. You also know that I have always been very fast in filming. If I waste more time now, it’s just about the same as other people’s normal time. .”
"I know you are faster," Zhang Yimou shook his head, "but others don't have the brains like you to plan many shots in advance. If you want to keep improving, it will take at least half a year to complete the filming."
He said with a sad face, "No wonder these movies that were claimed to be '3D' were criticized in the first half of this year, and they were converted to 3D later. D, the effect is too far off."
"Normally, if the 2D to 3D effect can be achieved, who would bother with the pre-shooting?"
Chen Linfeng advised, "That's it. Things require experience, and once you become proficient, your speed will increase."
When he was in "Infinite World", he just watched.
The first time I played "Your Name", the effect can only be said to be unsatisfactory.
The main reason why domestic audiences were so shocked at first was that there were too few good special effects films in China and everyone’s expectations were too low.
And it is supported by other 2D to 3D movies on the market, so both the reputation and the box office are very good.
This time Chen Linfeng used his greatest energy to achieve the best results.
Because of this, it takes more time.
After all, this is Chen Linfeng's first time for a big girl to get into a sedan chair.
After hearing this, Zhang Yimou breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing Xiao Chen's "Your Name", which has a domestic box office of 2.1 billion, it would be a lie to say that I am not impressed.
At that time a few years ago, he was filming "Jinling Thirteen Hairpins". At that time, both he and Zhang Weiping were shocked from the bottom of their hearts. They are still vivid in their minds.
Therefore, he is also interested in trying 3D blockbusters.
Now when I see that I need to learn so many new things, I almost give up.
Chen Linfeng asked, "What theme have you decided on for your next movie?"
"Probably a historical war theme. I have always been interested in this aspect."
“Which era?”
“Southern Song Dynasty.”
Chen Linfeng was shocked.
No way, Half River Green is not fun to shoot. If you can’t grasp this thing, be careful and your reputation will be ruined.
He opened his mouth to persuade.
“I want to film the Battle of Diaoyu City in the Southern Song Dynasty.”
Zhang Yimou further explained, “When we chatted before, you were lamenting that our country basically has no good A city attack and defense movie? ”
"I thought, this subject is easier to make into a blockbuster."
And the Battle of Diaoyu City is very highly regarded in the West.
It is called "the place where God breaks the whip" by Europeans, and the Arab world calls it "Mecca of the East".
As the place where Mongol Khan Mengge was injured and died, it prevented the expansion of the Mongol Empire and indirectly prevented Europe from being ravaged by the Mongols.
It is not low in a historical sense.
Zhang Yimou still has greater ambitions, hoping to achieve high box office in the European and American film markets.
Xiao Chen has already given examples before.
Zhang Weiping is very supportive of his idea, and so far the two have no intention of falling out.
Chen Linfeng breathed a sigh of relief, it turned out not to be the case.
He smiled and said, "This idea is interesting. In the history of China, famous city sieges often ended in tragedy. Diaoyu City is one of the rare ones with a pretty good ending."
"I also have this consideration. Domestic audiences don't like to watch tragic movies."
Similar works have been filmed in Hollywood, and the typical example is "Kingdom of Heaven".
This 2005 movie, if it had been released as a director's cut, it might have achieved both box office and word-of-mouth success.
The subsequent performance of the director's cut in the DVD market at least proved that the public is still interested in this type of film.
This also makes Zhang Yimou dare to make this determination. After all, the cost of making movies in China is relatively low, and the current movie market situation is so good.
Chen Linfeng nodded, having considered everything in place. Lao Mouzi was very determined this time.
Speaking of this, Zhang Yimou said sheepishly, "Xiao Chen, when I find a screenwriter to finish the script initially, can you help me take a look at it? I will feel more at ease after you have reviewed it."
Worried that the other party would not agree, he then said, "I know you are busy, just take a look , Don’t worry, your name will definitely be listed as the screenwriter.”
Chen Linfeng waved his hand, “That’s easy to say, it’s just a matter of reading the script and adding suggestions for revision.”
He felt that it was a historical script. In terms of reading, it is still quite good, and a large number of historical books are not free to read.
Zhang Yimou was overjoyed, "Then it's settled."
The two are now tending to form an alliance.
Whether it was a movie we co-produced before, or we initiated a selection together some time ago, and now I help read the scripts.
Both represent the closer relationship between the two.
Chen Linfeng is not short of fame now, but he is relatively short of qualifications. Some matters and opinions involving superstructure may not be taken seriously by the industry.
It would be smoother if we took Zhang Yimou together.
After all, being the first Grand Slam director and having the title of National Master does carry a lot of weight in the eyes of his superiors, especially the older leaders.
While Chen Linfeng was obsessed with filming and constantly communicating with various visiting directors.
The preliminary selection of 200 candidates for the selection of century-old classics in film history has almost been completed.
Basically all are influential figures in the industry.
Actors like Gong Li, Zhang Manyu, Lu Zhong, and You Benchang have achieved outstanding results in movies.
There are also fourth, fifth and sixth generation directors such as Xie Fei, Tian Dazhuang, Huang Jianxin, Wang Xiaoshuai and Lou Ye.
Zhang Li, Hu Mei, Chen Baoguo, Li Baotian and others in the TV drama industry.
The younger Liu Qianqian, Zhang Ziyi, Zhou Xun, Liu Ye, etc., either have international influence or have outstanding awards.
Then there are Pu Cunxin, Feng Yuanzheng and Chen Peisi from the drama industry.
Zhao Fei, Zhao Xiaoding and Cao Yu in photography.
Zhao Jiping and Hu Weili for the soundtrack.
Art, production, editing...
In terms of Hong Kong and Taiwan, some particularly outstanding ones are also included directly, without having to wait for the second round of selection before joining.
In this way, there are more than ten categories, mainly actors and directors, with a few others from each category, and it can easily be filled up.
Basically, they are all people with excellent past achievements. They first reported their outstanding works in the past, which were far more than a hundred.
The whole process is like a grand show, attracting the public's attention.
It also makes the chosen people pay more attention to it.
Today I can only get up to 4k, I will make up for it later.
(End of this chapter)