Chapter 204 The Pioneer of the Fifth Generation
Zhang Guangnian arranged his own special car for Fang Yan, and sent him and his books safely to Nanluogu Alley.
As soon as he got home, Fang Yan immediately moved the complete set of "Zizhi Tongjian" to his large huanghuali shelf.
As for the bicycle left in the humanities club, I got up early, went to the parking lot to pick it up, and rode it leisurely to work.
Stop in the mailroom and give Li Cunbao a call.
The two exchanged pleasantries for a few words. Li Cunbao thought that Fang Yan would blame him for handing the manuscript to "Kunlun" and said with guilt:
"Yanzi, I'm sorry for you. I didn't expect that "Kunlun" would contact me. Our troops , the leader asked me to submit the manuscript..."
"Let the manuscript be published in "Kunlun""
"Huh?"
"Are you surprised? ”
Fang Yan said: "Our editorial department has already discussed it. You are a military writer and you will publish things in military literary journals in the future. You can't let the relationship become tense just because of a manuscript."
"Yanzi! ”
The more he said this, the more Li Cunbao felt Unable to get rid of it, "How about you scold me?"
Fang Yan said with a smile: "This is the first time I have heard such a request. Do you really think that I will scold you for being ungrateful?"
“Actually, if you scold me a few words, I feel better.”
Li Cunbao smiled coquettishly on the phone.
Fang Yan said: "You are a military writer, so I can understand."
"Yanzi, I, I don't even know what to say."
Li Cunbao's tone It was full of excitement, "Thank you, thank you, and the comrades of the editorial department for your understanding!"
"Isn't there a sentence in "Three Heroes and Five Righteousness", 'The rules in buying and selling, trading cannot be done without benevolence and righteousness'" .”
Fang Yan said: "It's the same for us. We have a long time to come, and there are still many opportunities to ask for manuscripts in the future."
After chatting for a while and hanging up the phone, Uncle Dong looked at him and walked outside: "Teacher Fang, what are you doing? Are you going out again?”
“A few friends are coming from Guixi today.”
Fang Yan rode on the phoenix and headed straight for the barbecue season at Shicha Beach.
When Guo Baochang arrived with Zhang Yimou and others, he immediately asked the waiter to bring the meat roasted in the kitchen to the table.
"I won't eat martial arts this time, I'll eat it as a text, and chat while eating."
"That's no problem."
Guo Baochang winked at the five of them.
Zhang Junzhao, Zhang Yimou and others immediately understood and hurriedly took out scripts, photos and other materials from their bags.
"Teacher Fang, these are the photos we took when we were scouting in western Hunan."
"This is the shot-by-shot script we put together. You can give it a try."
"..."
Looking at their nervous expressions, Fang Yan put down his chopsticks.
When the youth film team was established, Wei Bida was the team leader, Guo Baochang was the deputy team leader, and he was the consultant.
They also have a great say in their final results, no less than the power of life and death. If they don't agree with their own wishes, then according to the military order issued previously, they will have to sit on the bench for ten years in the future. I will never mention independent filmmaking again.
However, he and Guo Baochang obviously did not misjudge them.
The homework is very detailed, the director has the director's explanation, the art has the art understanding, and the photography has the composition of the photography.
Fang Yan said nothing and turned over the photos.
In the lofty and deep mountains of western Hunan, the rural postal road winds through mountains, rivers and villages, green mountains, green trees, green moss and muddy paths...
"Director Guo told us that you want to use colors and images to create emotions in this movie."
Zhang Yimou said that the five of them did not fully understand.
Fang Yan picked up a photo and asked: "When you look at the scenery here, what is the main color?"
"Green."
Huo Jianqi thought about it. In no mood.
Zhang Junzhao, Zhang Yimou and others also nodded in agreement.
Dialect said: "What kind of feeling does it give you?"
Zhang Junzhao pondered for a moment and said: "The mountains, rivers and fields here give people a quiet, simple but closed feeling."
Dialect asked: "Where is the postal route?"
Huo Jianqi said: "Green mountains and green waters, a paradise, like Buddha is independent from the outside of the mountains, and this postal route is the only link between the mountains and the outside world. However, for the postman, it will be a lonely and difficult road."
Zhang Yimou said: "Because. The main color here is turquoise, which is a cold color, so it has such a visual feeling. ”
"Yes, this is what Teacher Fang and I want to say!"
Guo Baochang said: "Color not only has the feeling of hot and cold, but also has the feeling of lightness and weight, softness and hardness, distance and nearness, as well as gorgeousness and simplicity. The feeling, through visual contrast, forms a psychological opposition, which is completely different from the current film aesthetics..."
Fang Yan watched everyone sink into deep thought and took a sip of Arctic Ocean.
Color, like light and shadow, is also part of the language of film.
For example, "Hello!" "Mr. Tree" uses strong color contrast to make the movie look magical and realistic, with romance and sadness intertwined.
Then, another question was raised: "Father's love is often silent, so try to avoid expressing it directly in the lines. If you use color to express 'father's love', what should you do?"
"Father's love" Like green mountains, thick, quiet, and deep.”
Zhang Yimou said that if he were to take pictures, he would use warm colors like orange.
For example, the father and son standing on the green hill are illuminated by the golden glow, using the contrast of cold and warm to enhance the visual psychological suggestion. "Is it the same way? We can use warm and cold colors to show the whole process of the relationship between father and son, from confrontation to reconciliation?"
Dialect said: "Hide the resolution of the estrangement invisible."
"You are right!"
Zhang Yimou's eyes suddenly lit up, "Use pictures and colors to express emotions, use shadows style to portray Characters..."
Huo Jianqi and others seemed to have some enlightenment when they heard this.
Guo Baochang and Fang Yan smiled at each other and lowered their voices: "Teacher Fang, it seems that they are. All have enlightened and improved. ”
"I think the movie can be made by them. What does Director Guo think?" Fang Yan raised the Arctic Ocean.
“Director Wei and I feel relieved to leave it to them.”
Guo Baochang also picked up the Arctic Ocean and touched it lightly.
The glass bottle made a crisp sound, and Fang Yan cast his eyes on Zhang Yimou, who was suddenly enlightened.
For "One and Eight" in a previous life, photography is one of the biggest highlights of this movie.
Zhang Yimou has absolutely nothing to say in terms of color, light, shadow and picture composition, and his inability to tell good stories is not only Zhang Yimou's problem, but also a common problem among fifth-generation directors.
This disease must be cured!
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Over the course of a meal, Zhang Yimou and the five of them gradually understood the effect of the movie under the explanation in dialect.
The lens language, picture processing, and shooting techniques are out of line with the current mainstream film aesthetics.
It can even be said that he is treasonous and contrary to Tiangang!
When Guo Baochang listened from beginning to end, he felt that the entire youth film crew was simply a "rebel group" that broke the rules.
"Teacher Fang, if you want to take pictures of the green rice fields, you probably have to start taking pictures now. If it's too late, we won't take pictures."
"Yes, it's too late, rice fields." It’s almost ready. If you want to shoot this green rice field again, I’m afraid you’ll have to wait until next year.”
“I think it can wait. Integrate emotions into the colors and images of the landscape, and look at the entire Chinese film. Rare! ”
"More than that, this will definitely be groundbreaking!"
"I agree with Yimou, for such a breakthrough, it is worth waiting as long as you want!"
"What about the late rice in southern Hunan? At that time..."
Everyone was talking about it, and Fang Yan gently knocked on the table.
All of a sudden, everyone’s eyes were focused on him.
"Breakthroughs are breakthroughs, but in the final analysis, the most important bottom line cannot be broken, and that is to tell the story well!"
"You cannot destroy the narrative for the sake of imagery!"
Fang Yan said slowly Come up with the unofficial story of "Zhu Yuanzhang killed 95 painters".
"Teacher Fang, why do you want to behead?"
Zhang Yimou asked: "Are they painting good enough?"
"It's not bad, it's just that they only care about handsomeness and don't look like Zhu Yuanzhang." Fang Yan looked left and right, "Do you understand what I mean?"
Guo Baochang added, " Any technique will ultimately serve the content!”
Zhang Junzhao, Zhang Yimou and others nodded and started talking about the second hypothetical shooting plan in summer and autumn.
The more we chatted, the more excited we became, until we talked about casting.
The Dong girl is undoubtedly Gong Yue, and the mother of the rural postman is "Grandma Rong", Li Mingqi.
"This father needs to be thinner, shorter, and stern." Fang Yan said: "It is best to combine the three characteristics of introversion and fortitude, being thin and dry, and being cold-faced and warm-hearted."
"Teacher Fang, who do you think my father would choose?"
As soon as Guo Baochang said this, Zhang Yimou and the others looked at Fang Yan.
Fang Yan flipped through the audition list of actors and immediately stared at the photo of "Wei Zongwan". Isn't this "Sima Yi"!
Everyone had no objection to the choice of father, but they had difficulty with the protagonist.
"How about Zhang Fengyi? He played the role of 'Xiangzi' in "Camel Xiangzi", which was quite good!"
"No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. Although this rural postman failed the college entrance examination, he is a 'scholar' after all, and he has a delicate aura. .”
"Yes, Xiangzi is honest and honest, while the rural postman is honest and has the rebelliousness and spirituality of youth, which does not fit the image."
"What about Tang Guofu?"
"The butter boy ? No, no. ”
Faced with their pick and choose, Fang Yan proposed someone who was not on the list.
"This 'Chen Daoming', he is now in Renyi."
"Will this affect the rehearsal of "Shang Yang"?"
Guo Baochang Not without worry.
“Fortunately, he doesn’t have many roles, and the summer rehearsals are coming to an end.” Fang Yan waved his hand.
"That's great!"
Zhang Junzhao was very excited, "It's better to choose a day than to hit it. Why don't we go tomorrow?"
As soon as these words came out, Zhang Yimou and others immediately responded. agree.
Looking at their excited expressions, Fang Yan showed a faint smile.
In a previous life, "One and Eight" was the pioneering work of the fifth generation.
In this life, it must be written in textbooks that "That Mountain, That Man, That Dog" is the pioneering work of the fifth generation!
(End of this chapter)