Original title: The second "New Era·New Image" Sino-foreign joint creation project launched British filmmaker Luo Fei: Make "documentary" more "real"
On July 30, the second "New Era·New Image" Sino-foreign joint creation project was launched. The launching ceremony of the creative project was held in Changsha. More than 300 people including leaders of relevant central ministries and commissions, representatives of industry organizations, well-known Chinese and foreign directors, Chinese and foreign experts and media reporters witnessed the launch ceremony.
British filmmaker and documentary director Arthur Jones (Chinese name: Luo Fei) shared his creative process during the ceremony and was interviewed after the event. At the
event, Luo Fei’s sharing theme was “Breaking the Convention—Artistic Expression Makes ‘Documentary’ More ‘Real’”. He talked about the process of how to truly record and reflect the growing experiences of children from different countries in his latest work.
"Reality" has always been something Luo Fei insists on when creating art. He told reporters: "In my documentary, I can observe and record these children as a bystander in the most realistic way, thus avoiding many stereotypes of people. "
As a British filmmaker who has settled and worked in China for 20 years, Luo Fei has filmed many documentaries such as "Six People-Chinese Survivors of Titanic", " College Entrance Examination 2020", and "Yangguan Sandie". Movie.
In addition to "truth", Luo Fei also mentioned that "resonance" is also one of the key words of the documentary. When it comes to Chinese stories, Luo Fei definitely believes that many local stories in China can also resonate with the world: "One of the major functions of documentaries is to make people feel the same. As long as the background of the story is clearly told, foreign audiences can also empathize."
At the same time, Luo Fei also admitted frankly that the reason why he has stayed in China to shoot documentaries is because he believes that China still has many unique stories worth recording and worthy of being seen by more domestic and foreign audiences.
Finally, regarding the international dissemination of Chinese stories, Luo Fei also expressed his expectations: "I hope there will be more video works that can tell Chinese stories from the 'details' to record a more authentic and comprehensive China." (Wang Xingrui)
(Red Net)
