Chapter 387 Visiting Team
“What? Mainland China also wants to make a zombie movie? Can they make it?”
As "Taipei Trip" came to the Berlin Film Festival and was screened At the party, there were a lot of doubts overnight.
Filmmakers from all over the world do not deny that mainland China does have some competitiveness in making art films, but it is far behind in the field of commercial films.
And this time, we even made a zombie movie.
Many people couldn't help but feel happy after learning the news.
A place that has not even learned to walk yet blindly and arrogantly wants to run.
Happy.
It’s really fun.
"Travel to Taipei" instantly became a topic of conversation for many people before and after tea, and it was actually more popular than many of the participating films.
February 15th.
Nothing happened in the morning. Wang Shu and others strolled to the premiere of "Katyn Massacre" and met German Chancellor Merkel.
Although this Polish film does not have a big-name star joining the cast, it did welcome another very important star on the red carpet of the film's premiere.
That is, German Chancellor Merkel.
Merkel has expressed great interest in this film very early. She didn’t come to the opening ceremony of the Berlin Film Festival to cheer for it, but a non-competition film actually attracted her to attend, which shows that How influential this film was.
At the premiere, the several leading actors standing with the Prime Minister were somewhat restrained. Fortunately, the Prime Minister had the good sense to leave first, surrounded by everyone, and the remaining leading actors became the protagonists of the camera lens again.
After posing, the two heroines rubbed each other, adding a little drama to the red carpet.
“This movie is so awesome that even the German Chancellor came to support it!” Zhang Yishan couldn’t help but exclaimed.
Yang Zi nodded in agreement.
Li Binbin answered: "Boss L is here, it is really amazing."
"Ha." Wang Shu felt a little happy when he heard the exclamations of several people.
Li Binbin was confused and asked: "Director Wang, why are you laughing?"
Yang Zi thought Wang Shu was trying to show off and thought this movie was nothing, so he didn't say anything.
Wang Shu said with a smile: "If you know this movie, you know that you didn't even go to support the opening of the Berlin Film Festival, but you came to the premiere of this non-competition film to support it. There is a purpose. "
"Huh?" Li Binbin looked confused.
Seeing that Yang Zi and others didn't understand why, Wang Shu immediately explained.
"The Katyn Massacre" is based on a real event that happened in history.
That is, it is called the "Katyn Forest Massacre" by scholars because the bodies of thousands of Polish soldiers were buried in the forest near Katyn near Smolensk.
Not only officers and soldiers were killed in this incident, but also a large number of Polish police officers and intellectuals were also killed innocently.
Since the incident, scholars have written books and published a large number of articles and monographs to discuss the matter.
It’s just that the former Soviet Union has never mentioned it for a long time, and there is no entry for Katyn even in the Encyclopedia of the former Soviet Union.
For half a century, it has been an unsolved mystery whether the Soviet Union or Germany killed these Polish officers.
It was not until the end of the 20th century that people discovered some clues about the Katyn Forest Massacre in some declassified Stalin private documents and concluded that the Soviet government at the time should be responsible for the incident.
Poland is a member of the European Union, and the murderer was the former Soviet Union, not Germany.
As German Chancellor, Merkel will of course make her presence felt when this film premieres at the Berlin Film Festival.
After hearing Wang Shu's explanation, everyone including Liu Dehua suddenly realized.
Li Binbin and Yang Zi looked at Wang Shu with a little surprise. They did not expect that Wang Shu even understood this.
I thought to myself, no wonder he became a great director at such a young age. He really has a reserve of knowledge in his belly.
The fact that he has so much knowledge shows that Wang Shu has been "recharging" in various ways.
I thought that Wang Shu had been in the industry for several years, and now he has become a big director, but he has never even had a girlfriend, and he was stunned.
Wang Shu has been filming and is already very busy. If he has a girlfriend, he will definitely not have time to "recharge".
Like now, in addition to working, I am "recharging".
“Many people say that Director Wang has a talent that no one else can match.”
“Now it seems that talent is only one of them.”
“Other than that , there is still effort.”
"Others are working, and he is working."
"Others are falling in love after work, while he is recharging and enriching himself."
"Others are running out to play after work, but he is still there. Charge and enrich yourself.”
“He is more talented than you and works harder than you. If he doesn’t succeed, who will succeed?”
Li Binbin’s eyes fell on Wang Shu and he spoke briefly. By the way, I have already figured out a lot of things.
Yang Zi looked at Wang Shu with little stars and a little admiration in his eyes.
She did not admire him because of this, but she had already admired Wang Shu, the young director.
Right now, the feeling of admiration in my heart is just a little stronger.
After Wang Shu finished his explanation, he wanted to add another sentence: "Poland is the vanguard of anti-H. You can just take a look at some things. There is no need to take it seriously."
Then he pondered for a moment and did not speak.
After all, people are different and everyone has different ideas. There is no need to broach such topics to avoid backfire.
The little interlude ended and a few people started hanging out again.
This Berlin Film Festival is indeed quite bright in terms of stars.
The Rolling Stones, Madonna, Penelope Cruz, Scarlett Johansson and other famous stars in the international entertainment industry all appeared at this Berlin Film Festival.
The Rolling Stones came because Martin Scorsese directed the Rolling Stones documentary "Shining Light", which was also the opening film of this Berlin Film Festival.
Director Martin Scorsese also appeared with members of the Rolling Stones.
As for Madonna, she directed her debut film "Nasty and Wisdom". Although she did not participate in the main competition unit, she was shortlisted for the panorama unit.
As for Scarlett Johansson, she has played many roles in the 14 years since her debut and has already become famous.
But the role she is known to the world for is the Black Widow in the Marvel superhero movies.
In addition, the number of films applying to participate in the Berlin International Film Festival this year hit a new high, with 103 countries launching a total of 5,000 films, from which the organizing committee selected 400 films.
Koslic, who is hosting the Berlin Film Festival for the seventh time, even believes that this year may be another bumper year for Asian films.
In 2007, the Chinese film "Tuya's Marriage" took home the golden bear.
This year, "Left and Right" directed by Wang Xiaoshuai was shortlisted for the competition.
This film tells the story of a mother who had to have a child with her ex-husband in order to save her eldest son who was seriously ill.
Koslic commented on this: "This is a small story, but very touching. It allows us to have a deeper understanding of the hearts of people involved in the whirlpool of capital."
"Wenque" directed by Hong Kong director Johnnie To is also nominated.
"Wenque" is another name for thieves, and the protagonists of this film are four idle thieves.
It tells the story of them trying to help a mysterious woman steal a key, and finally embarking on a road of no return. The theme is still the "brotherhood" that Johnnie To is good at.
At the same time, Japanese director Yoji Yamada brought the tragic war-era film "Mother", which is in line with the tradition of the Berlin Film Festival. Golden Bear winners generally touch on modern history. Big events.
In addition, compared with Venice and Cannes, the Berlin Film Festival is not as knee-jerk to Hollywood.
And the Berlin Film Festival pays more attention to films from third world countries.
That’s why Koslic said that this Berlin Film Festival may be a good year for Asia.
However, Wang Shu knew that at this Berlin International Film Festival, in addition to the first prize of the Golden Bear Award being awarded to the Brazilian film "Elite Force", the Jury Prize and the Silver Bear for Best Director were also awarded. The awards were all won by American films and American directors.
Plus there is also an award for Best Sound Effects.
The United States is having a good year at this Berlin Film Festival.
Wang Shu and his party stayed in Berlin for two days before catching a flight back to China.
After all, "Travel to Taipei" is in production, and every day the crew is shut down is a day of wasted expenses.
After returning to China, I entered into a fast and slow shooting rhythm.
On February 19, Deng Chao, who plays the role of a homeless man, joined the cast.
Sun Li came to visit the class.
"Director Wang, I bought you hot milk tea." Sun Li walked to Wang Shu and handed him a cup of hot milk tea.
She definitely didn’t come empty-handed when she came to visit the class.
Not only did I buy milk tea, I also bought coffee.
Sun Li knew that Wang Shu didn’t like drinking coffee, so she handed her milk tea.
"Thank you." Wang Shu took the milk tea and thanked him.
Then he shouted a click, signaling everyone to come and drink coffee and milk tea.
Deng Chao had already seen Sun Li coming to the scene, but Wang Shu did not shout, so he could only turn a blind eye. Now he quickly walked over and took the coffee from Sun Li's hand.
“When did you arrive?” Deng Chao asked.
"Just arrived!" Sun Li replied.
Yang Zi and Zhang Yishan took the milk tea and said thank you one after another.
Sun Li smiled and politely replied: "You're welcome."
Wang Shu said at the right time: "Rest for five minutes, and then start shooting."
Deng Chao listened. Yan replied with an OK gesture.
Sun Li came to visit Deng Chao's class. Although she came on the first day Deng Chao joined the team, this was because Sun Li knew Wang Shu.
Since the two had not seen each other for a long time, Sun Li and Deng Chao did not go to the side to chat alone. Instead, they chatted with Yang Zi and Zhang Yishan next to Wang Shu.
"Is this the first time you two have acted in a movie? How do you feel?" Sun Li asked with a smile.
Zhang Yishan and Yang Zi looked at each other, unable to answer for a while.
Wang Shu glanced at it and said: "This is not the first time, Zhang Yishan has starred in "Slam Dunk Showdown"."
When Wang Shu opened his mouth, Yang Zi immediately answered: "I It’s the first time.”
"I feel that there is a big difference between acting in a movie and acting in a TV series."
"You can act slowly in a TV series, and you can take your time in all aspects of facial expression changes and body movements."
"Movies are different. You need to find the right rhythm within a limited time. It can't be fast or slow, it has to be just right."
Sun Li and Deng Chao were a little surprised when they heard this. I thought to myself that this little girl could do it. She realized this at a young age, unlike some TV actors who didn't understand the truth at all.
Movie directors don’t hire TV drama actors to star in movies because TV drama actors have acted in many TV dramas and have developed the inertia of TV drama acting in their performances.
Acting in TV dramas is taboo in movies.
Because movies are generally only about two hours long, they need to have a clear rhythm within a limited time.
The same goes for the actors’ performances.
If an actor performs one extra frame or one second in a clip, it will also affect the rhythm of subsequent content and disrupt the rhythm of the entire movie.
Therefore, movie actors need to complete the required performance within the set time, not even one second more or less.
It's different for TV drama actors. They can act casually. Every second is more, and every second is less. There's no problem at all.
Because of this, many TV drama actors have been acting in TV dramas for a long time and have developed habits. When starring in movies, it is difficult to perform the rhythm required by the movie.
This is one of the reasons why few TV drama actors can successfully transform into film actors.
Although TV drama actors and movie actors are both actors, in China, there is a huge difference in the way they perform.
For example, a sad scene in a TV series can be completed with a lot of shots and time through brewing.
This cannot be the case with movies, because the movie is limited in duration and can only achieve the same effect in a short period of time.
So, movie actors are more tested on their acting skills.
Excellent movie actors who can seamlessly appear in TV series.
Excellent TV drama actors may not necessarily be able to act well in movies.
Of course, if it is a Hollywood model, then this situation is relatively rare.
This is because Hollywood's drama production favors the production form of movies, which makes TV drama actors and movie actors interchangeable.
As for domestic TV dramas, in order to make money, they usually film them in a stinky and long way.
The way TV actors perform is very different from that of movie actors.
In the eyes of Sun Li and Deng Chao, Yang Zi was only fifteen or sixteen years old and could understand this, which was a bit impressive.
Unexpectedly, just when the two of them thought this, they heard Yang Zi say shyly: "Of course, Director Wang told me these."
"I didn't quite understand it at the beginning, but then I gradually gained some insights."
"I discovered that acting in movies and acting in TV series are really different!"
Sun Li and Deng Chao were stunned when they heard this. It turned out that Wang Shu had given guidance, no wonder they spoke eloquently.
Zhang Yishan said in surprise: "Is acting in a movie different from acting in a TV series?"
< br>“Why don’t I feel this way?”
"When I starred in "Slam Dunk Show" not long ago, it felt similar to starring in a TV series?"
Sun Li and Deng Chao heard this, smiled and said nothing.
Yang Zi only had a partial understanding. She didn’t know how to refute, so she subconsciously looked at Wang Shu.
Wang Shu then said: "I have seen your information before."
"The experience of starring in "Slam Dunk Showdown" is a bonus."
"Now that I hear you say it, I feel like this movie."
Wang Shu paused for a moment. Although he didn't say it clearly, everyone knew what he meant.
(End of this chapter)