is the annual art exam season. This year is the first year of the art exam reform. Action performance has been included in my country’s higher education system for the first time, aiming to cultivate action performance talents for the domestic film and television industry.
Recently, the Central Academy of Drama conducted a re-examination for undergraduate students majoring in action performance. "China Film Report" went to the campus for an on-site visit.
This is the first year for the action performance major. Candidates applied enthusiastically. During the preparation period, it can be seen that they skillfully wield sticks and swords, and are skilled in martial arts and movements.
Some candidates said that they applied for the action performance major because they were influenced by their father's love of watching action movies since childhood; some candidates said frankly that they were interested in this major because they were inspired by the martial arts actor Hui Yinghong, "She had a very exciting fight scene in "Martial Arts" , She is my idol, and I want to work hard in her direction."
Some candidates were exposed to the first action movie in their lives when they were 12 years old, and they still want to work hard in the direction of action movies in the future; there are also candidates who started working in action movies when they were young. A student studying martial arts, he has dabbled in swords, guns, swords, sticks, Nanquan and Tongjiquan. With a dream of becoming an actor, he hopes to integrate traditional martial arts into movies.
Becoming an action actor is the common ideal of almost all candidates. The establishment of the action performance major also builds a bridge for students to realize their ideals.
Undergraduate students majoring in action performance at the Central Academy of Drama have a four-year academic program and plan to enroll 25 students this year. Wang Xin, director of the Chinese Opera Performance Department, said that the professional courses include university general education, stage form for drama performances, equestrian, fighting, martial arts, etc. Wu Jing will also be hired as a professional instructor. He hopes that Wu Jing will put his creative work into practice. Experience and insights are infused into teaching, leading students to experience the charm of action performances.
In Wang Xin’s view, the entry of action performance majors into the national higher education system is a qualitative leap for the training of action actors. If candidates enter the action performance major, their future career choices will be very wide.
(Source: China Film Report WeChat official account)
