Recently, another suspense drama of iQIYI’s “Mist Theater”, “Do Not Escape” was launched. The movie emperor Qianyuan Wang and the popular role Luhan and led the starring. Since its launch on September 2, the drama has become more popular. Douban scored 8.0 points and nearly 40,000 people participated in scoring. It is another suspense drama with a good reputation recently.
, as the head of Wuyuan Culture, a suspense drama ace production company, 500, is also the director of the play. In terms of the structure of the script, the selection of actors, and the grasp of details, the play continues the consistent level of five-yuan cultural content production. Recently, I interviewed director 500.
In the eyes of a mature director, whether it is an actor-level actor like Wang Qianyuan or a new traffic figure like Lu Han, they are all people who can act. However, in the film and television industry where the capital boom has faded in the past two years, the five yuan culture in it has been singing all the way. Five hundred said that during the capital boom, we did not make quick money, capital faded, and we produced normally. When talking about creation, Wubai also showed the determination of a director, “Don’t believe it when you see someone praise you. If you believe it, you will easily lose yourself.”
doesn’t like to find people in favor, hope Give the audience a sense of freshness
Entertainment: First, ask the director to briefly introduce the storyline of the drama "Do Not Escape"; and then sort out the highlights of this drama.
500: In fact, what I want to express is what people always want to save, that is, I regret doing these things, regretting the things I have done. If I didn’t do this before, it would be fine. You always want to try to change, so this one All the characters in the play are pretty extreme.
Netease Entertainment: Anyone who knows you knows that in the creation, you care about the details, this time in "Can't Escape", is it still the same? In what ways?
500: For example, the Wuzhishan Watch Shop inside, why is it called Wuzhishan Watch Shop? Because you can't escape at all. In addition, all the plays in our own theater have a unified symbol and a unified pattern. That pattern is also the commonality of these suspense films, and we will finally reveal the answer.
Netease Entertainment: A film critic commented that you are very good at choosing actors. How to choose suitable actors for a play?
500: My opinion is that actors can actually act, and you can act, but you don’t know it. You have to act every day in your life, with your family, with your colleagues, with your leader, even with your friends, and sometimes you are lying to yourself, so I think people are born to act. You can find his life trajectory in the rest of the time, chat with him, and don't have to try the scene. I also don't like to find people smoothly, I hope to bring innovation and freshness to the audience.
Netease Entertainment: This is the second collaboration between Wang Qianyuan and you in this drama. From the perspective of choosing a role, can you comment on this actor? We all know that he is a good actor, and want to know what kind of actor he is in your eyes?
500: The communication between the two of us doesn't need to be complicated. Basically, everyone will understand. He is very serious. Many people on the Internet say that he can act even the pleats on his face, and he doesn't need to talk, just acting.
Netease Entertainment: Since the announcement of the cast of "Do Not Escape", public opinion has paid a lot of attention to the other starring actor Lu Han of this show, and they also have different opinions. How did you decide on this young actor? What is your impression of him?
500: I actually want to find an actor who fits this kind of role: it looks very quiet and pollution-free, but I am also a person with a strong obsession. I said that there is no need to divide the level, no need to divide the flow of the flow, you list them all to me, and finally find Lu Han, think he is very suitable, he quickly agreed. The process of cooperation was so smooth, there were no twists and turns.
Netease Entertainment: Is Lu Han an acting person?
Five hundred: Yes. He is also a very kind person.
Netease Entertainment: How would you rate his performance overall?
Five hundred: I won’t score the points, the points are too difficult to define.
Netease Entertainment: Is there a pass?
five hundred: Didn't you watch it?
Netease Entertainment: I watched it.
five hundred: What do you think?
Netease Entertainment: I think it's pretty good, at least not acting, from the perspective of an ordinary audience.
Five hundred: That's all right.
see the soul clearly, and then use the body to complete the work
Netease Entertainment: The capital frenzy fades, how much influence will it have on a production company like Wuyuan Culture?
Five hundred: No, not in the past, not in the present, and not in the future. During the capital frenzy, we did not make quick money. When it ebbs, we are still like this, we are more difficult to die. The same is true in the future. You will do your play normally. This is completely a normal need of society, and it will be difficult to die.
Netease Entertainment: When capital was poured into the film and television industry, many producers said that they were involuntarily involuntarily due to the strength of capital, but you have always insisted on your work, so in the general environment is not ideal , How to maintain the independence of a creator and master the initiative in the work?
five hundred: I have to come a little bit. There are some new directors who want to create independently and want to take the money. If I have money, I would not call him this way because he is not experienced enough. Do you think you have a sufficient understanding of your creation, have you understood the audience? Have you understood the platform? It belongs to the entire industry. You have to understand any place, but many young creators don't understand it. They only look at themselves, so I must break this thing.
Netease Entertainment: You just talked about young directors. When did you have such creative consciousness?
500: I have been filming on the Internet since 2007, so I have understood the audience's psychology since I read the comments. I said don't look at him scolding you, he still looks at you. And there are many people who can't say a word, he is watching it too. This part of the audience is not a minority, because the Chinese are restrained. So I told all creators, don’t pay attention to any comments in the comment area below. In fact, they are of no use to you. If you see someone praise you, don’t believe it. If you believe it, you will easily lose yourself.
Netease Entertainment: But this kind of determination is not something ordinary people can have.
500: But if you want to be a director, you have to have it. Why are you a director? Why do hundreds of people on the crew want to listen to you? Now that you have reached this position, you have to take on this thing. You said that I have reached this position. I don’t want to take on this thing. It’s not my fault. The management didn’t give me that much money at the time. Even better, the actor did not act according to my intentions. This kind of person should never be a director. He is not a director at all, so I said he misunderstood himself. The essence of director
is a waiter for the audience. If you serve well, the audience will give you a reward. If you do not serve well, I will change someone else's house next time, which is actually the case. I express this every day. When you really do self-expression, I think it’s fine for you to express yourself with your own money, without asking for anything in return, because you can make money as a director.
Netease Entertainment: Your experience is very rich. What is the most important accumulation of these experiences for you as a director now?
500: You must experience the things that people normally experience. There can be no defects in this area. For example, if you have never given birth to a child, you must not write about the hard work of raising a child. You can't write, and you can't shoot. That's all you think, and what you shoot will not impress the audience. You can only perfuse your own work after you experience it yourself. This is more real. The director is also the process of betraying himself. Like an actor, if you don't pay out, why should the audience pay you?
Netease Entertainment: What is the most important thing as a creator?
500: When creating, especially the creators must see themselves clearly. It is terrible to not see themselves clearly. I can't even persuade them. Only after you see yourself clearly can you reach your true self. You don't even see yourself clearly, what you are doing is not yourself, you don't know who it is, it is a deformity. In fact, look in the mirror and ask yourself, is it really what you want? See if you can ask the tenth time, let's say you express yourself. The prerequisite for you to express yourself, you have to see yourself clearly,You have to see your soul clearly, and then we use the body to complete a work to satisfy the soul. You don't even know your own soul, you just have to express that you can't do it as soon as you see a pair of hands.
Netease Entertainment: From the northeast to Beijing, what is the difference between Beijing's film and television industry and the northeast?
five hundred: too different. There is only Beijing for film and television, and there is no second city.
Netease Entertainment: What is the root of this place? Why do others trust you as a director from outside?
500: Actually it doesn't matter where you come from. The important thing is that you really have two sons, so in the end you still have to rely on your own work, you really have to rely on your basic skills, not your dreams. Produced by
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