On August 2, the movie " White Snake: The Floating Life " held its premiere in Beijing. Directors Chen Jianxi and Li Jiakai, producer Zeng Fanyu, music director Guo Haowei, voice actors Zhang Zhe, Tang Xiaoxi, Zhang He, Zheng Xiaopu and other main creators showed up collectively to communicate with the audience sincerely.
Photo courtesy of the main creator and co-producer of the film
As the third work in the light-chasing animation "White Snake" series, the story of the movie "White Snake: Floating Life" follows "White Snake: The Origin of ", telling the story of Xiaobai finally finding Xu Xian, the reincarnation of Axuan, and the two After meeting on the broken bridge, a tragic love story begins. At the premiere in Beijing, the main creators of the film showed up to share their behind-the-scenes creation stories. Talking about the creative journey, director Li Jiakai revealed: "Origin is the starting point for the White Snake series, which is based on the original story. We used a lot of creativity to Telling stories before and after the main story, and now we return to the starting point of creation, hoping to present the story of White Snake from a modern perspective. "Director Chen Jianxi said, "On the technical level, we have also made all-round improvements compared to the previous work. "Upgraded, the character performances are more realistic and detailed, hoping to provide the audience with a better movie-watching experience." Producer Zeng Fanxu said bluntly: "Xiao Bai has traveled five hundred years to meet Xu Xian. We have been on this road from destiny to floating life for five years. "
Director Chen Jianxi. Photo courtesy of the film crew
"Xiaobai" voice actor Zhang Zhe. Photo courtesy of the film crew
The film creation draws nutrients from traditional Chinese culture, not only vividly presenting the elegance of thousands of years. Song Yun also perfectly integrates the quintessence of Chinese opera elements into the storyline of the film. The premiere also invited Tang Jianhua, a national first-class actor of the "Xiu" generation from Zhejiang Jingkun Art Center, and outstanding young actors of the "Dai" generation Luo Xuan, Fang Zhuyu, and Zhang Tangxiao to perform live, performing Kun Opera "White Snake" The "Legend of Lake Tour" clip carries the Chinese romance to the end. In addition to Kunqu Opera, many national style elements such as water sleeves, shadow puppets, hairpins, etc. also appeared at the premiere event. The audience came dressed in Hanfu and new Chinese costumes, which made the movie viewing ritual full. The audience also gave Xiaobai's voice actor Zhang Zhe a hairpin headdress, which instantly brought back the dream of Xiaobai's wedding look in the film. A fan girl also gave a hand-drawn "White Snake Series" oil-paper umbrella, which was touching when she opened it. A group of creators.
"The Legend of White Snake" has been passed down for thousands of years and continues to glow with vitality in opera, film and television works. Every generation has its own legend of the White Snake. During the exchange after the premiere of the movie "White Snake: The Floating Life", the audience and guests interacted with enthusiasm and expressed their excitement. Director Dapeng also brought his mother and director Su Biao to watch the movie. Dapeng bluntly said that his mother was very happy to watch it, "This movie seems to be a moving work of art. It is a movie especially suitable for family fun during summer vacation!" Su Biao was moved by the inheritance of the story of White Snake in the film, "We know this story from Feng Menglong's pen in "A Warning Word", and our generation remembers it in TV series. Zhao Yazhi , Ye Tong . For the new generation of young people, People, the four words related to White Snake are light-chasing animation.”
Lu Haibo, professor at the Central Academy of Drama, doctoral supervisor, and doctoral supervisor in film management at the School of Humanities, Macau University of Science and Technology, said that from last year's "Chang'an Thirty Thousand Miles" to this year's "White Snake: The Floating Life", "I have been looking forward to it for a whole year. , There is no waiting in vain. This film is completely original in China in terms of character modeling and aesthetic style, and has a Chinese oriental aesthetic, which is very rare." Zhao Ji, the director of "White Snake: The Origin", also came to the scene to congratulate the White Snake series on its success. Further, "I have known the story of "White Snake: The Floating Life" before, but I can still feel surprises and innovations while watching it. This is a great thing, and it is also the improvement of the skills of the entire Light Chasing team after years of hard work. "More and better." Chen Liaoyu, chief director of "Chinese Tales" and professor at Beijing Film Academy, said, "What is Chinese-style animation? My colleagues in Light Chasing Animation have given us a particularly good answer!"
It is reported that the movie "White Snake" "Floating Life" will be officially released on August 10.
(International Online)
