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Chapter 357 The Birth of a Director

"Xiao Wen? What are you doing standing there? Go and tell Lao Cheng that the chair is not working. The director lost his temper. I can't find the mahogany chair, nor can I find two wooden chairs of the same regulations? Both chairs are of different height and shape.

Is the same possible?"

The master's shout woke up Wen Zhi'an who was stunned. After he came back to his senses, he hummed and went to find the prop master according to the master's request.

As soon as he opened his legs, the master stopped him again. This time his tone lost its previous harshness and softened slightly: "Are you thinking about the birth of that director again? You are not new to our industry, and I am not following you.

Did you tell me about my previous time on the TV station?

These variety shows all have a 'director'. Who wins and who is eliminated is determined in advance. The audience's reaction is all the reaction that the executive director arranges for the audience to give before recording, and is then edited into it. None of these are

Things are real.

If you don’t have connections or fame, it’s impossible for others to choose you. Don’t waste your energy on unreliable things. Being down-to-earth is what young people like you should do and what you lack the most.

Besides, the requirement for registration is to upload a short film or historical work. Now is the busiest time for the crew. Where can we shoot short films?"

The master's persuasion seemed to have touched Wen Zhi'an's mind, making his already chaotic thoughts even more swaying.

It has been nearly two years since Wen Zhi'an graduated from Beijing Film and Television Department of Photography. After graduation, he joined a medium-sized film and television company. The position recruited by the school was a photography director, but he was actually a photography assistant on the crew.

The big deal the company offered him was that he would first learn and gain experience from his master, the cameraman of the film crew. If he performed well, he would be able to act independently and become the cameraman of the film crew in a year or two.

Theoretically speaking, this is not a lie, because the past few years have been a boom in the development of the film and television industry. The number of film and television dramas produced every year has grown rapidly, and companies are also expanding rapidly. There are more projects every year, and film and television talents are relatively tight.

There are also many cases of people pretending to be fake. Talents like Wen Zhian who graduated from famous schools are even more popular.

However, in the eyes of many people who are disgusted with Chen Jingxing, Chen Jingxing's image is still that of a "creative advertising director" who has a big brain and knows how to please the mediocre.

Tian Xinye's lens language is really beautiful, and his use of light and shadow has a classical beauty. It's a pity that he plunged into commercial movies and never looked back.

As a result, his cheap master turned him from a camera assistant to a crew assistant, lighting, props, and set assistant. Basically, he was sent wherever there was work.

This is of course not objective, but there are reasons for it.

Although Wen Zhi'an has always had a movie dream, he also knows how far away it is to make a movie. It is difficult for him to be a photographer on the crew of a movie.

"I know, Li Lu also signed up, and it was the creative commercial he shot before."

Once you pass the preliminary round, you will be shortlisted for the main competition of the program. DreamWorks will stipulate topic selection, provide funds and even manpower, shoot film and television works, and then evaluate them.

His cheap master actually knew that he wanted to be a director. Directors have to take charge of the overall situation, so they need to experience every aspect of every position.

The four directors from DreamWorks working together as judges of a variety show are naturally a great deal to ordinary viewers, but to some others it is a bit unsatisfying.

Neither "My Deskmate" nor "Operation Mekong" have any artistic quality at all. Many people are dissatisfied with being judged by such a director. Can you understand my work? Is it possible that I am talking to a cow?

It seems that his fellow cheap master, his fellow cheap master, is the real photography assistant.

In order to shoot his graduation project, he spent nearly 30,000 yuan, and even forced him to shamelessly ask his parents for money. However, he was also very confident in his talent and work. After all, it was the outstanding graduation film of Beijing Film Academy that year. This was

The short films that were praised by many teachers were also the pillars that supported him to firmly believe in his talent and realize his dream of making movies now.

Just don’t practice photography.

Seeing that his classmates from Beijing Film Academy are all in their respective positions - advertising shooting, planning, publicity, civil servants and other careers with promising futures in full swing, he, a minority who adheres to his original intention and loves movies, is still treading water.

A very famous filmmaker like Guo Fan, who is hailed by the media as a rising star of young directors in China, is regarded by many people who pursue film art as a big advertising director.

Therefore, the higher Chen Jingxing's status is praised by the public, the lower his status in some people's hearts, which can be called backlash.

That is, the fan base of Chen Jingxing and DreamWorks fans is getting bigger and bigger, and they are becoming more and more arrogant. To be honest, Chen Jingxing is also very unfair. His movies can please most ordinary moviegoers, and because of their style, they are very popular.

It's easy to attract fans, and he can't control it no matter how much fans praise him.

Thinking of this, Wen Zhi'an's expression calmed down, and he said to the master firmly: "Master, I would like to take two days off starting from tomorrow." He was not worried about not being able to ask for it. He was not a real photography assistant, just a handyman on the crew.

Is he still missing?

Wen Zhi'an took two days off, naturally, not to make a short film, but to write down his application resume, and then re-review his graduation short film to see if there was anything that needed to be re-edited.

At the same time, ivory towers such as China Central Television, Beijing Film Academy, and Communication University have also been stirred up. Director audition competition variety shows are so new. As a talent training and export base for the film and television industry, no one will not pay attention to it.

Such a message.

Chen Jingxing's initial strengths were his big imagination and strong narrative. In "Source Code", he also began to explore the lens language, which reached its peak in "Gravity".

Among the four people, the ones that can make people look at them a little higher are Tian Xinye and Chen Jingxing.

It seems that Wen Zhi'an's master also passed down another secret of traditional handicrafts from his master - a single line of inheritance.

And his fiery heart was mostly extinguished by the master's words. Although he disdained the master's character, he knew that what he told was the truth. How could a variety show not have a script?

But soon, thinking of his father's scolding on the phone, this confusion was swept away.

Not to mention the director competition, the opportunities and exposure provided by DreamWorks will only be coveted by famous directors with film and television works, right?

In terms of relationships and fame, how could it be his turn?

Most likely it will be all in vain.

DreamWorks will also select five contestants to be responsible for the filming of "Black Mirror II".

Theoretically, Wen Zhian actually has nothing to learn from his master. His photography skills are among the best in the photography class at Beijing Film Academy. He has no shortage of theoretical and practical knowledge, and his talent is outstanding. It's just that he has to work in

It’s just a matter of gaining seniority in the crew and getting familiar with all aspects and links of the crew.

"Look at what you said, why don't you like it? Maybe it just suits the taste of the four judges of DreamWorks?"

His previous attempts at consolation from those who had experienced him were just because he was unwilling to give up such a gigolo on the set, and he did not appreciate praise.

It can be said to be a step to the sky.

It also represents the views of many students at Beijing Film Academy and many people in the industry on the major directors of DreamWorks.

Or perhaps the secret of traditional handicrafts was passed down from Wen Zhi'an's master - teach the apprentice and starve the master.

"Haha, you can just hurt me. He is the one who makes money. How can you criticize our country's top director like this?" Although this was a rebuttal, it still contained a hint of ridicule.

"Pfft, doesn't this embarrass our Jingying Film Group? Can people like him?"

The master's expression of gentle words of comfort just now darkened immediately, and he replied firmly: "Young people should be more down-to-earth and talk to the assistant director."

And Wen Zhi'an didn't have to go out to shoot any short films at all. Wasn't his graduation short film that was praised highly by teachers already ready-made?

Of course, most people just use it as a topic of conversation, but there are also many activists.

Seeing Wen Zhi'an leaving easily as if a heavy burden had been lifted off his back, he spat and sneered in his heart.

Ever since Chen Jingxing was born, there have been more and more daydreaming students like him who have just left school. He has been struggling for so many years and still hasn't touched the director's side.

"Hey, did you hear that our squad leader also signed up?"

Fortunately, Wen Zhi'an's family is considered to be middle-class, and there is no problem in relying on old age for basic living. In fact, the family background of the photography students of Beijing Film Academy's directing department is basically not bad.

But his career and dreams have never improved. Wen Zhi'an's parents have put more and more pressure on him. In fact, it has been very heavy since college. After graduation, it became more and more difficult every month. They even gave him an ultimatum.

, go home and follow your parents' arrangements, change your career, give up your movie dream, and work hard.

The registration method for this program is to attach historical works with historical achievements. Those who have not been a serious film and television director can upload their own short films.

At this time, Fantasy World released news about the director talent show variety show "The Birth of a Director" co-produced with DreamWorks.

Although I know that the stunning empty shots and long shots in "Gravity" are CG, they were theoretically designed by the director. Many film critics have praised the shots in "Gravity", but they are only attracted by the film itself.

Covered by audio-visual spectacle.

However, the reality is very skinny. Wen Zhi'an's so-called master is very strange. Maybe he doesn't like a top student like him - the master he worshiped just graduated from junior high school, and he started working as a job on the crew, and he was a mess.

It took more than 20 years to become a crew photographer.

In short, he was protective of Wen Zhi'an, secretive, and even guarded against him like a house thief.

His movie dream is already about to collapse, could it get worse?

It seemed that his temper was still too good, and he went to the director to put eye drops on the kid.

It was a work by DreamWorks, and it was a standard feature film of over 90 minutes. Although it couldn't go to theaters, it was still a movie.

Do you still want to be the number one Chinese director? Or even the number one director in the world?

Not to mention Tarkovsky, Wang Jiawei, and Apichatpong, which one can you compare to: Ang Lee, Yang Dechang, or Hou Xiaoxian?

Are you, Chen Jingxing, worthy of leaving a place in the world of film? Are you worthy of being called a master?

Although the stunning scenes of "Gravity" and the cross-generational connotation of "The Matrix" have made many people change their views on Chen Jingxing, there are still many people who still maintain their prejudices.

In the eyes of artists, or people who think of themselves as artists, box office may make them jealous, but it can also make them look down upon. What is contempt is that it is earned by pleasing the mediocre and deviating from art.

(End of chapter)