On the morning of October 11th, the 3rd Pingyao International Film Festival held the Zhang Yimou Master Class "For Every Second of Film" at the "Platform" outdoor theater, opening the first academic sharing day for filmmakers of this Pingyao International Film Festival. Part of the audience arrived at the Pingyao Film Palace one after another from 4 in the morning. There was a long queue at the event. The 500-seat "Spring in a Small City" cinema where the master class was originally scheduled to be held was far from being able to accommodate. In order to allow more audiences to enter the venue, the Pingyao International Film Festival temporarily adjusted the venue to the "platform" open-air theater. Nearly 2,000 spectators squeezed into the theater, and there were no empty seats. In the
master class, director Zhang Yimou had a conversation with director Jia Zhangke, sharing his years of film experience frankly and humorously, revealing in detail "Red Sorghum", "Code Named Jaguar", "High Red Lantern", and "Qiu Ju Da" The behind-the-scenes stories produced by many movies such as "The Lawsuit" and "Hero" have a lively atmosphere and full of dry goods.
"Movies are magical" The topic of
master class started with Zhang Yimou's opportunity to become involved in movies. Zhang Yimou recalled that he accidentally grasped the opportunity of resuming the college entrance examination under the background of changing times, and went from being a worker to becoming a student of the film school. "Movies have magic", Zhang Yimou said, "I just learned that there were people lining up to attend the master class in the early hours of the morning. I was very touched by so many young people. I believe you are all attracted by the magic of movies. There is always a burning fire in the director's heart. In fact, many movies are made without anyone interested. Many young directors continue to suffer setbacks, but you see, the fire in his heart will not go out. This is the movie."
Pingyao Film Exhibition To encourage, support and discover the debut or second work of cutting-edge filmmakers. In front of many young film workers, Zhang Yimou talked about the creative process of his directorial debut "Red Sorghum", and said that he liked Jia Zhangke's debut "Xiaowu" very much, and he felt shocked back then, "Focus on the present, the ordinary people and the bottom. The fate of human beings is completely the same as my kind of "yelling" movies are two eras."
"The debut works of directors all over the world show a unique sense. I care about the debut, all the "first time" There is an essential thing, that is, the way a person will never change in his life, and it is in his debut works," Zhang Yimou said.
From the "jaguar" to "hero"
master class, Zhang Yimou easily shared many anecdotes about his film industry experience in front and behind the scenes. The "Qiuju" ridiculed himself as a "candid master". Raise the Red Lantern says that he moved the southern atmosphere novel "Wife and Concubine Groups" to the Qiao Family Courtyard in Shanxi for shooting.
Jia Zhangke also specifically mentioned his favorite film directed by Zhang Yimou, "Code Named Jaguar", which was also his first commercial film. Zhang Yimou said with a smile that "Puma" was not accepted by critics and the market, so he "has not mentioned this matter for many years." But looking at it now, the avant-garde performance techniques, the scheduling and processing of closed spaces, and the plot elements in "Puma" are all very rare: "It seems that this movie is still very successful."
is for the box office miracle. The film "Hero", Zhang Yimou shared, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was shocked and born when he was preparing for the film, "We are all very frustrated, shall we still shoot? People are so successful, how can we follow suit when we shoot. "But Jiang Zhiqiang, a producer with a commercial vision, combined "probably an unprecedented cast." He also recalled that all the black horses in "Hero" were baked with oil, arousing laughter and constant applause.
Yangtze Evening News|Ziniu News reporter Kong Xiaoping
