On November 28th, Linghe Wenxin screenwriter Tian Liangliang and Linghe Wenxin director Zhang Meng gave a speech at Beijing Union University, discussing the topics of "Handbook of Screenwriting Practice-What Capabilities Screenwriters Need" and "Director: Being a Shadow Warrior" Students share. At the
event, Tian Liangliang introduced the professional skills required by screenwriters to the students, including sensibility, logical reasoning and analysis ability, situation construction ability and space construction ability. Among them, sensibility includes feeling characters and feelings, while logical reasoning and analysis capabilities include character logic, event logic, and situational logic; situational construction ability is also important. "Cultivating situational construction ability requires rich imagination, and you must "Become a great dramatist." Finally, Tian Liangliang pointed out that the cultivation of space construction ability requires everyone to pay attention to the characters, actions, props, lights, etc. in the play when watching the play. "Close your eyes and you are a whole crew."
Tian Liangliang also shared The daily skills as a screenwriter: First, maintain a high degree of self-discipline and make a strict work plan. Second, get into the habit of treating everything in life as a textbook. Third, have a sense of responsibility and cooperation. "Screenwriting is a profession that constantly creates obstacles for yourself." At last Tian Liangliang joked, "Be cruel to yourself." Zhang Meng, director of
Linghe Wenxin, likened the movie to a "samurai" and the director to a "shadow", and pointed out "The director is the shadow warrior of the movie." At the scene, Zhang Meng shared the four stages of the completion of the project, namely "what to do", "how to do it", "finish it", and "do it well".
Zhang Meng pointed out that in the early "what to do" stage, we must first clarify the positioning of the project, choose the appropriate type and theme, and give my own ideas on this basis. Zhang Meng said, "Preferences and good or bad are two things. If you only use your own preferences as a criterion for judging good or bad, it is easy to narrow things." In the creative process of "how to do", you need to choose the right one. The entry point is to grasp the art of "addition and subtraction" and be brave to subvert. "Love is only the foundation, and willpower is the key." Zhang Meng said frankly that "finishing it" is the prerequisite for all effective expression. Finally, "do it well" requires the director to grasp the balance of affairs and creation. Finally, Zhang Meng suggested that the students at the scene should develop their own skills as much as possible during the school, always stay soft and love.
