Recently, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Malaysia and the "Year of China-Malaysia Friendship", the School of Literature and Media of Guangzhou Southern University served as a joint production unit, with Dean Sun Li as the chief planner, Associate Professor Liu Le as the director, and more than 20 teachers and students The documentary film "Shaolin Warriors" that I participated in the filming and production of was held at the Chinese Cultural Center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
A team of just over 20 teachers and students completed a documentary that required cross-border shooting. The process was extremely difficult. On the same day, Liu Le and his creative team of teachers and students appeared at the premiere and had in-depth exchanges with representatives and friendly people from all walks of life in Malaysia. They were highly praised by the Chairman of the National Film Development Board of Malaysia.
Liu Le said in an interview with Nandu reporters that this is his first time filming a documentary of this type overseas. The biggest challenge is how to lead young students to overcome transnational cultural and language differences and complete location shooting and post-production. Work. To this end, they formed a team with multi-lingual and multi-cultural backgrounds, organized regular team meetings, established a feedback mechanism, ensured that professionals were responsible for communication and coordination in every link, and completed the submission of the documentary tribute to the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Malaysia. .
talks about the origin of the documentary
uses excellent video stories to contribute to the friendly exchanges between China and Malaysia
As a documentary gift for the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Malaysia, "Shaolin Warriors" starts from the people-to-people exchanges between the two countries, and focuses on the Chinese Shaolin culture taking root and sprouting in Malaysia. The process of blooming vividly tells the story of Shaolin monk Yanzhi spreading Shaolin culture in Malaysia. Combining this main line, the creative team also incorporated thoughts on adhering to beliefs, cultural diversity, and international friendship. It not only showed the vitality of the times that Chinese culture can go abroad, be retained, spread, and be loved, but also demonstrate the vitality of the times. The unique charm of Chinese culture, the beauty of human nature, and the harmonious integration of different cultures.
directed by Liu Le.
Talking about the origin of this documentary, Liu Le said that the original inspiration came from his deep interest in Shaolin culture. At that time, he was studying for a PhD in Malaysia, and his graduation thesis happened to be about the overseas influence of Shaolin Kung Fu, so he began to hope to record and spread this precious culture through images.
"After I attended the Jackie Chan a plan film training camp, this idea became stronger. After work, I will pay more attention to the understanding of kung fu film shooting techniques and techniques." Liu Le told reporters that this study The experience made him realize that the beauty and philosophy of martial arts could be more vividly displayed through film art, and he decided to give it a try with his students. He first obtained permission from the Shaolin Temple to shoot films related to Shaolin culture, and then found his undergraduate teacher, Professor Liu Guangyu of the School of Film, Television and Media of Sichuan Normal University and "Leading Cultural Talent" of the Tianfu Ten Thousand Planners in Sichuan Province, to join him. Serve as executive producer.
Liu Guangyu has done a lot of research on the imaging of intangible cultural heritage. He has presided over 2 National Social Science Fund projects such as "Research on Rural Film Screening since the Founding of New China" and "Festival Imageography: Research on New Forms of Anthropological Documentaries". There are 4 sub-topics of the fund’s specially commissioned project “Chinese Festival Imagery” and 3 other provincial and ministerial level topics. Combined with the practical experience of imaging intangible cultural heritage, Liu Guangyu's participation provides solid academic support for "Shaolin Warriors".
Liu Le said that in recent years, the documentary photography movement has developed vigorously, and it has become the consensus of the whole society to use photography as a means to record and promote intangible cultural heritage. The rich and diverse video practice can make Shaolin Kung Fu, a national intangible cultural heritage, visible to more people, and by recording the overseas spread of Shaolin Kung Fu, it can also help enhance cultural exchanges between China and Malaysia. Currently, he and his teacher Liu Guangyu are cooperating on the first documentary film "Walking on Flower Street to Turn the Universiade" that records the Guangzhou Flower Market in a panoramic manner. The film is based on the flower market on Xihu Road in Yuexiu District and hopes to understand the history of the Guangzhou Flower Market from the perspective of anthropology and folklore. Conduct comprehensive and in-depth research and academic research on cultural origins.After the premiere of
, local mainstream Chinese media such as Malaysian National Television, Sin Chew Daily, and China Press reported on this China-Malaysia cultural exchange event. Local media in Malaysia commented: The documentary "Shaolin Warriors" combines the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Malaysia and the historical node of the "China-Malaysia Friendship Year", like a carefully prepared gift, using excellent video stories to promote cultural exchanges between the Chinese and Malaysian people. The bridge has contributed more and more to promote the friendship between China and Malaysia to move deeper and further.
Talking about Documentary Creation
The university has taken an exploratory step in the field of cross-cultural communication
Shaolin Kung Fu is world-renowned, and Shaolin culture has a strong influence in overseas communication. The documentary film "Shaolin Warriors" demonstrates the profound friendship between the people of China and Malaysia by depicting the sincere mutual assistance and friendly international interactions between people. According to the records of the film, Shaolin martial artist Yanzhi has received support from all walks of life in Malaysia in the process of spreading Shaolin culture. During the filming process, Liu Le went to a local welfare center to shoot scenes, recreating Yanzhi's life in the welfare center. Everyone helped each other and sincerely loved Shaolin culture.
"This kind of mutual help and friendship touched many people." Liu Le said that the film not only highlights the importance of cultural inheritance, shows the process of Shaolin culture taking root and developing in Malaysia, but also demonstrates the great value and significance of cultural exchanges. He also hopes that this documentary can encourage more people to participate in the cause of cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries. “The core message I most hope to convey to the audience is that Shaolin culture is not only a martial arts culture, but also a spiritual inheritance. It contains a lot of philosophy of life. This culture can not only take root in Shaolin Temple, but also blossom and bear fruit all over the world."
In addition, the successful release of the film is a significant achievement of the practical education of the School of Literature and Media of Guangzhou Southern University. Universities in Guangdong are taking exploratory steps in the field of cross-cultural communication. The relevant person in charge of the college said that the School of Literature and Media of the school has always adhered to the teaching philosophy of "student-oriented, practical education, and integrated training" and cross-integrated the three undergraduate majors of Chinese language and literature, journalism, and network and new media. Constructing a "three-dimensional" practical teaching system has formed a unique application-oriented talent training model that pays equal attention to the "three heads" of writing, oral, and hand (camera) and is equally proficient in the "three arts" of literature, craftsmanship, and craftsmanship. Liu Le said that this time they organized school teachers and students to collaborate to create the documentary film "Shaolin Warriors" to implement this "three-dimensional" practical teaching system. "The classroom of the university journalism department should not be limited to the campus, but should lead students Entering into life, experiencing and understanding communication practice activities, applying professional knowledge, and testing their learning results. If they can also contribute to external communication through participation in practice, it will be very helpful for their growth. "
It is reported that after the film premieres at the Chinese Cultural Center in Kuala Lumpur, it will also travel to various parts of Malaysia for screening and exchange activities.
Written by: Nandu reporter Wu Fengsi, intern Zhou Linlin
