Chapter 84: Ask for advice
(Please vote in Sanjiang, and we can make a decision once and for all to establish the victory... Sanjiang Hanlin Academy only wins first, second is useless!)
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The Oscars that were chaotic are over, and the media will hype it up for a while as usual.
Every year when all the Oscars are awarded, the California government will hold an official luxury dinner worth hundreds of thousands of dollars for winners and nominees, without television broadcasts, but publications such as Vanity Fair often take classic photos that are famous for their star-studded history.
For Chinese movie audiences, the most surprising thing about this year's Oscar is naturally Chen Tiandu's first Oscar Little Golden Man. When he said "Happy Spring Festival, everything goes well", I wonder how many people were excited.
Since "The Sixth Sense" was still in the release stage in China during the Oscars, the news that Chen Tiandu won the Oscar for the first time spread, and the originally lukewarm box office exploded. This surprised the publisher and took advantage of the situation to promote it, and the box office rose by nearly half in the end.
It has to be admired by Oscar's ability to attract money.
The most surprising thing is the failure of the "soldier".
Since "Dajian" landed in China half a year ago, it moved the hearts of countless Chinese people with its realistic reappearance of the war environment and sincere and sincere humanistic care. Therefore, compared with the plot of "Shapes' Love History" and the unfamiliarity with the actors, in terms of emotions, many Chinese movie fans still really want to vote for "Dajian". Unfortunately, Oscar favors "Shapes's", which many people find it difficult to understand. In fact, when you think about it carefully, it is reasonable that "Shapes'" can defeat "Dajian".
Many media and newspaper entertainment editions have commented on Oscars.
First of all, the "Braider" is too miserable and heavy, and it makes people feel uncomfortable when they watch it. It seems that I hope to live a more relaxed and happy life, and the world is as hot as it is. Secondly, from Spielberg's own creative career, "Braider" is obviously not his best work. Although this film has surpassed its predecessors in the cruel reappearance of war, it only stays at the level of real shock. After watching it, it gives people thought and not much aftertaste. From this point of view, it brings less impact than Star's previous work "Schindler's List". Since Spielberg himself cannot surpass himself, there is no reason for the Oscar to award the grand prize to this "second-handed" work."
Third, malicious hype in the media often helps the poor. They predict that it will win the Oscars for sure, but the result is that the always picky Oscar judges have a "rebellious mentality". This has been learned from the past. It seems that calmness and objective treatment of a movie is a good way to promote.
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Whether it is as speculated by the media no longer matters.
The Oscars have ended, and after watching a gorgeous three-hour show, what are left for Chinese movie audiences?
The best foreign language film, the Italian film "Beauty" reflects the life of an ordinary family in a concentration camp during World War II; although "Save" uses extensive war scenes, without the theme of "caring for others", the film would not have a better result than an ordinary war film.
Although the Oscars follow the award rules of Western filmmakers, the market conditions of selected films are usually optimistic around the world.
By the end of last year, "Love" had recovered $25.9 million in its own box office in China, while "Beauty"'s global box office has reached nearly $100 million, and "Salvation" is among the best even in China's box office.
Thinking of some of our domestic films, although some of them won big prizes, the audience doesn’t like to watch them very much.
Many screenwriters and directors are concerned about emperors, generals, talented men and beautiful women, and are keen on coups in the court. They regard distance from the times as classics and fabricate randomly as innovations. Some people even send out videos that vilify the Chinese themselves to participate in the exhibition to win the favor of prejudiced Western judges.
For Chinese films, Oscars are not the only goal to strive for, and the works it selects are not the only model to imitate. However, this film festival with the most authoritative films in the world today can accumulate experience and convey information for Chinese filmmakers.
The three films that have won the main awards in this year have become three major characteristics that are eye-catching in life themes, as well as their low-cost production and the use of modern technology.
As night fell, the streets were brightly lit. On the balcony of the hotel room, Chen Tian was sitting on the rattan chair with a frown slightly, fiddling with the artifact phone in his hand, but his mind was obviously not here, he was just turning around mechanically.
More than four months have passed since the crew of "The Matrix" started filming. During this period, the crew traveled between New York, Los Angeles and China, and was promoting the shooting of outdoor scenes every day.
Since the Oscars, Spielberg seems to have finished his work and runs to the crew every day.
Chen Tian has indeed learned a lot of things with him. Whenever he has time, he will talk to Spielberg about some movie topics, and the great directors will also answer questions and answer questions.
Maybe it was because he was dedicated and had too much effort. Chen Tian always felt that he was not devoted enough when acting. If his acting skills were not good enough, he might as well give up acting and concentrate on being a director. But compared to directors, he cared more about participating in the role to perform, just like experiencing his second life, which was exciting enough.
"That's right, I always feel that it's difficult for me to get into the show and I'm not in high spirits."
Seeing that the filming was about to be completed, the entire crew seemed more relaxed. During the break, Chen Tian asked the question in his heart and said, "For example, I want to play a set of scenes. This person is a police undercover agent who is performing a confidential task, but this task has been too long. Three years and three years later, three years later, he felt that he was no different from a criminal, but he had to stick to the justice in his heart. I could feel that kind of persistence, but I always felt that I lacked something, and I always couldn't reach the perfect state I wanted. How should I express it?"
This question has been in my mind for a long time, and it comes from the fact that he has recently downloaded two movies, both telling the same story, but with different expressions and naturally completely different styles.
That's right, it's "Infernal Affairs".
One is the Hong Kong version of "Infernal Affairs" and the other is the Jack Nicholson version of "Infernal Affairs".
To be honest, he prefers the original Hong Kong version because it is more in line with the restrained personality of Orientals. Jack Nicholson is a completely robber, and many things are completely copied and despises people. But as a major director in Hollywood, this old guy is still worthy of appreciation for many shots and stories in the American version.
Chen Tian has been watching this drama for a long time. Because the movie is not big, he finished two versions of the file with a total of more than 400m in three months, but he was a little confused... Well, there are many problems.
Spielberg thought for a while and said, "The problem you mentioned is not a problem. The little thing you think is missing in your heart, but it may have nothing to do with the performance."
"It's not about the performance?" Chen Tian was surprised.
"Yes." Spielberg nodded and said, "You have to know that there are not only actors in a camera. Sometimes a prop plays a much better role than hard-working performances. For example, in the last battle of the "Matrix" subway, you used a fluttering old newspaper to create the atmosphere during the confrontation. What did you think at that time? Is it related to performance?"
Chen Tian was stunned and hesitated for a moment and said, "It should be like the feathers in "Forrest Gump"."
Spielberg smiled and said, "Enlarge into the whole movie, performance is just a part of it, the editing of the camera, the soundtrack, and these all make the performance valuable. We are not the era of silent films now. Try watching movies with the sound off, and you won't feel so much."
"If you want to be an actor, it's enough to experience the role in it. There are many schools of performance research now. But as a director, you have to take into account your performances, and you also need to control everything else in your hands. For example, we communicate with photographers and editors. He wins the Oscars in the front close-up shots; he only takes the golden plums in the side close-up shots."
Spielberg said seriously: "Why do you let the director take charge of a movie? Because the director masters everything about the movie. I don't mean that the performance is not important. Of course, the importance of the performance is unquestionable, but it is impossible for you to not want to have the best movie effect on the shooting site. The thing you think is missing should be outside the scene."
"Sidely set off and atmosphere rendering. If you can understand the meaning of this sentence, you will not encounter any problems."
Chen Tian nodded, as if he understood a little.
He liked the role of Chen Yongren very much because this name is very similar to his father and second uncle's name. He wanted to play it himself, but he was worried that he could not express the role perfectly and could not achieve the superb acting skills as Tony Leung, so he hesitated for a long time.
The movie is not an actor who ends in acting. The design of the picture, the language of the shot, and the editing of the later stages are all the director's "performances", and the director controls the entire movie.
He is following a path of self-direction and self-acting, which means that he is creating stories from control to performance. It should be a movie that is more in line with his temperament, and a "Infernal Affairs" that is different from the two original works!
Spielberg noticed a sharp look at what story is inside and asked, "Is there a new story recently, the next movie?"
Chen Tian smiled, "Maybe, it's just an immature idea. I just want to see "The Matrix" release now."
Spielberg smiled and said nothing.
Chapter completed!