Changsha Evening News, Changsha, December 14th, according to the Hunan Daily News December 8, a fine winter afternoon. Hollywood independent producer Yang Xinlei walked into the School of Literature and Journalism and Communication of Central South University in Changsha, and gave a lecture on "The Secret of Film and Television Production" Communicate with the students of colleges and universities the mode and process of film and television production, and share their own experience of studying and creating.
Yang Xinlei gave lectures on three aspects: the production model of domestic dramas, the production model of American dramas and the production process of American dramas. She explained the production process of the American TV series "BOSCH", which she served as a production consultant, as an example. Through budget comparison and analysis with domestic dramas of the same scale, everyone found many differences. The nearly two-hour lecture passed quickly, but the students from the Department of Media of Central South University and the experimental class of the outstanding talent training program of Fusion Media still surrounded her and did not want to leave for a long time.
"I hope that in the future there will be more opportunities to go deep into the campus and share their knowledge and experience with young students who have dreams, because knowledge is a sail and can lift the boat of dreams." Yang Xinlei said.
As an independent producer with interdisciplinary qualities, Yang Xinlei has been active in the fields of film, television, and commercial production in Hollywood in recent years. He has won two of the largest advertising awards in the United States-the American Advertising Association Silver Award and the American Terry Television Festival Bronze Award. Several of her short films have also won nominations from the Shanghai International Film Festival Golden Goblet Award and San Sebastian International Film Festival.
Yang Xinlei felt the most in the short film "Homecoming" among the awards. "Homecoming" lasted 18 months from the early incubation creation to the final filming, and finally presented to the world with the essence of more than 20 minutes. During the filming process, Yang Xinlei encountered various difficulties such as wind, sand, hail, illness and hospitalization. This short storyline was finally shortlisted for the Golden Goblet Award in the long-standing main competition at the Shanghai International Film Festival (one of the top ten international film festivals in the world), and was also screened at multiple Oscar-certified film festivals and other international film festivals.
Yang Xinlei participated in this year's Shanghai International Film Festival. Talking about the development of Chinese film and television dramas, she said: "We have a lot of moving stories that can be told to the world. I hope to combine the film and television production knowledge I have learned with the spiritual connotation of Eastern culture to create a Chinese culture with Chinese characteristics. The excellent film and television works of the world break the superficial stereotype of China, to re-understand China and see a deeper Chinese culture and history. I also hope to discover more real life of the Chinese in the new era through my own works. People all over the world better understand the new generation of China."
Yang Xinlei was born in Hunan in March 1990 and graduated from Changsha Changjun Middle School. After studying in the United States, he graduated from the top public university in the United States—University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and later received a master's degree in film and television production from the American Film Institute (AFI)—professionals introduced this The highest degree in film production from the world's top film schools. During the years before and after studying at the American Film Academy, Yang Xinlei worked hard in Hollywood with solid foundation and solid professionalism, became an independent producer and an actor of the Screen Actors Guild, and established her own production company.
Speaking of the experience of bravely breaking into Hollywood, Yang Xinlei took a turn to realize her dream. She had an indissoluble bond with movies since she was a child. Although she is the only child in the family, the adult is busy with work and sometimes can't take care of her. Since elementary school, I have been at home alone. Through a movie, I know that there is such a big world outside of my small circle of life.
knows and understands the world because of movies, and loves the film and television industry more deeply, and wants to change the world through excellent works. Yang Xinlei discussed with her mother when she was studying at Changjun Middle School that she would go to major in film. My mother hopes that her daughter can study science and engineering like her mother and become an engineer. The sensible daughter of
buried her wish in her heart. After graduating from high school, she went to study in Macau, and then obtained a bachelor's degree in mathematics economics and Asian humanities from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). But the movie dream never left her. Perhaps it was God’s will. She walked into this top-ranked public university in the United States, University of California, Los Angeles-UCLA is also the cradle of the top three film art talents in the United States. Francis Ford Coppola, who has won many Oscars Just graduated from UCLA. Here, Yang XinLei's artistic dream was deeply moved once again. While completing her major, she plunged into the palace of art and began to experiment with film and advertising production. After
this crossover attempt, she won two silver awards from the American Advertising Association, and she also became a stepping stone for her to study as a producer graduate student at the American Film Institute-this popular major that only recruits more than 20 people from all over the world every year, breaking the norm , Recruited this inter-professional Chinese female student.
When Yang Xinlei was interviewing, the admissions teacher looked at the black-haired and yellow-skinned girl with admiration: "It is our expectation of you to be able to persist in our pursuit and make unremitting efforts to become a better filmmaker!" Yang Xinlei secretly worked hard and did not disappoint With this expectation, he became one of the ten Alf Sloan Foundation Film Scholarship recipients in the United States in 2016. Since the foundation of the fund was established in 1934, 43 Sloan Research Prize winners later won the Nobel Prize; 68 later won the National Medal of Science; 16 later won the Fields Medal, the highest award in the field of mathematics. For this reason, she was reported by Variety/Variety, the top film magazine in the United States.
"Leilei is too hard! When writing the graduation thesis, she used to stay in the university library for 5 days and 5 nights without coming out. She was too busy to take care of her health, and she came back to live in the hospital for two months last year." Mother Yang felt very sorry for her daughter. . When Yang Xinlei was the busiest two years ago, day and night, her body began to strike, and she didn't even have time to see a doctor. "Two days before the filming of the film and television series, I was hospitalized for blood transfusion, working while transfusing the blood. It was not until half a year later that I had time for a thorough examination and a minor operation. I really didn’t know at that time that I found a job and How important is the balance of life.” said Yi Long, director of the Department of Media, School of Literature and Journalism and Communication of Central South University, who hosted the lecture. He hoped that such outstanding talents would stay in Changsha, fly their youth and talents in Malan Mountain, and introduce internationally mature film and television to their hometown. Production and management experience. If you have the opportunity, she is welcome to start exchanges and cooperation with Central South University.
Recently, Yang Xinlei is actively developing Chinese content and projects, and wants to integrate the advantages of Chinese and foreign resources through good Chinese projects, and take the direction most suitable for her future development. She also said that Chinese nationality will never change, even more so with a Chinese heart.
