rising director

After the film crew arrived in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, they were warmly welcomed by the local government. Prime Minister Peter Laurisson personally received them. After all, it is only a small city with more than 1 people. It is a great thing for them to have a film crew stationed in it. Big deal.

Under the arrangement of Peter Lawrison, the crew selected guides, translators and actors, and then began a week-long rehearsal.During this period, Wan Xiaohu, accompanied by Peter Lawrison, toured around the port of Nuuk.

Running sleds in the snow, sailing in the port to watch whales, and watching the occasional aurora in the sky at night are wonderful.

If it's not too cold, it's definitely the perfect treat.

A week later, the crew came to an ice cave fishing ground and started filming.

There are three actors, all of whom are locals, Otto Ignatiusson, Raya Lange, and Mariga FL Sigstad, playing a fisherman couple and their son.

Because Wan Xiaohu required one shot to the end, he did not use guide rails, but used a gimbal and a rocker arm to shoot without interruption.Coupled with the heavy wind and snow here, the requirements for photographers are very high.

Fortunately, after a week of rehearsals, a tacit understanding has been formed. After NGing five times, they finally perfectly included the shots Wan Xiaohu needed into the copy.

"Ka, it's finished!" Wan Xiaohu wrapped himself into a ball and shouted with a loudspeaker.

Peter Lawrison, who was watching the play next to him, asked unsatisfactorily, "Tger, is this the end? It's too short!"

"Just a short film, Peter. I told you, he's part of my big project, 'Gravity.'"

"Of course I know, if you don't think my looks are too rough, I really want to try how to act. Also, when will "Gravity" be released? What about "Aingang"? I can't wait to see it for fun."

Wan Xiaohu laughed: "The production cycle of "Gravity" is very long, and it may take until the second half of next year. "An Yingang" will be exhibited at the Beijing Film Festival in April this year. Peter, if you really want to see it, I invite How about you participating in this year's Beijing Film Festival?"

"This, I need to think about, you know, we are not completely free from the influence of Denmark."

"Peter, you are too worried. I have never been involved in politics. I just invited you as a friend. Of course, it is normal for you to have concerns. I will send you a copy of "Gravity", um, you have to promise not to take it out and sell it as a pirated copy."

"Haha, I don't lack that little money. On the contrary, I will encourage the residents of Nuuk to go to the cinema to cheer for you."

"Then it's settled."

After the crew finished packing up, Peter hosted a banquet in Nuuk, had a good meal, and the next day, finally boarded the return plane and left this small city of ice and snow.

0387【Arrival】

In the blink of an eye, it was April 2011.

As early as the beginning of the year, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television and the Beijing Municipal Government jointly held a grand press conference, announcing that the first Beijing International Film Festival, which has been fully prepared, will be held from April 4 to 23 this year.The film festival will be divided into three parts, namely the main competition unit "Temple of Heaven Award", the International Film Forum, and the "Flying Tiger Award" of the Beijing College Student Film Festival.

This also indicates that the Beijing College Student Film Festival, which has a history of more than ten years, and the awards that Wan Xiaohu started in those years, will no longer be held independently, but will be merged into the Beijing International Film Festival.

At the beginning of April, the Organizing Committee of the Beijing International Film Festival announced that the chairman of the international jury of the first Beijing International Film Festival Tiantan Awards will be composed of an international director, one of the greatest directors in the new world, a leader in the world of directors, and a director of Chinese films. Wan Xiaohu, the president of the association, will be in charge.

In April, Wan Xiaohu returned to the capital with the completed "An Yin Gang" and held a press conference.

"First of all, I am honored by the organizing committee of the Beijing International Film Festival to invite me to be the chairman of the international jury of the Temple of Heaven Awards. Compared with Cannes, Berlin, and Venice, the Beijing Film Festival is very young, but I believe that relying on the vast market in China, Relying on the wisdom and efforts of Chinese filmmakers, the Beijing Film Festival will surely become a world-class film festival and make great contributions to the prosperity of world films."

At the press conference, Wan Xiaohu talked eloquently: "This is the first time that the Temple of Heaven Awards will be held, and we will set up awards for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Supporting Actor." Award, Best Supporting Actress Award, Best Screenplay Award, Best Photography Award, Best Music Award and Best Visual Effects Award 10 awards. Adhering to the core value concept of 'Heaven and man are one, beauty and beauty together', and 'Sharing The theme of the film festival is "resources, win-win future" and positioning the Temple of Heaven Award. To express the beautiful vision of capital films, Chinese films, exchanges and dialogues with global films, mutual benefit and win-win, and jointly promote the harmonious development of world films."

After some bureaucratic talk.The press conference came to the reporter's question period.

"Wan Dao, after you become the chairman of the jury, what aspects of the film will you focus on? Is it still commercial?"

"Business and art are equally important. Personally, I was looking at the entries recently. I hope to pick out movies that move and shock me. I will choose movies that are realistic and caring, and vote for them .”

"So you still chose art movies as the standard."

Wan Xiaohu shook his head: "The standard is set by people. As long as it is a good movie, I think every judge will not be stingy in casting their votes. But we have to distinguish a misunderstanding, that is, award-winning movies and movies that attract audiences. , This is not the same. Not all the award-winning works of internationally renowned film festivals are loved and welcomed by the audience. Many young directors will follow the filming techniques of these award-winning films to make movies, and they have actually entered a misunderstanding."

"How should young directors learn?"

"This is also the reason why the Beijing Film Festival is held. We hope that through such a film festival, we will pay more attention to some films that can have a market. Young directors in China can use such a platform for international exchanges to watch world-class good films. At the same time, we will also organize an international film forum to explain and analyze the advantages of these excellent films for young directors, so that they can feel them personally."

"Director Wan. As a great commercial director, your achievements in the commercial field have made up for the vacancy of Chinese-language films. So what do you think is still missing in Chinese-language films?"

"Whether it is shooting methods or production techniques, Chinese films have basically caught up with the level of Hollywood, but they have not yet resonated internationally in terms of theme selection and expression methods. The development of Chinese films is still in the stage of 'swarming bees'. Some We are eager for quick success. Our movies are still very single, lacking good works that focus on humanity and social reality. Many movies only see immediate benefits, and do not really understand the needs of the audience."

paused.Wan Xiaohu continued: "The Chinese film market is getting bigger and bigger. We have many opportunities to cooperate with foreign countries, but the promotion of internationalization is not enough. Now, many Chinese audiences know more about Westernization than Chineseization. There are fewer foreigners who understand our culture. With the gradual expansion of China's influence in the world, we need to let more foreigners know about China. I have been repeating this point of view. Movies do not exist in isolation, we say The times create heroes, and if the general background cannot be popularized, it must be difficult for the film to achieve good results outside."

"How to make up for it?"

"How do you say an old saying? Learn from the barbarians to control the barbarians. We have to learn the techniques of Western films led by Hollywood, inject the essence of orientalization, and use the methods accepted by Westerners to subtly export the country. Of course, this is just It is very difficult to implement a theory, and when I have nothing to do in the past few years, I will ponder it in my brain, hoping to share it with all Chinese directors."

After talking about some big and empty propositions, the reporters gradually began to pay attention to Wan Xiaohu himself, and "Gravity" and "Frozen" were repeatedly mentioned.The one that was mentioned the most was the frustrating "Inception" at this year's Oscars.

"Inception", as a masterpiece of word-of-mouth and box office harvest in 2010, was rated as the top ten movies and top ten movies of the year by almost all magazine media, and the rankings are all in the top few.

At the 83rd Oscar this year, it also won an unprecedented 8 nominations, and became the seventh science fiction film to be nominated for best picture.The end result was four technical awards, Best Cinematography, Sound Effects, Sound Editing, and Visual Effects.

The rest lost for Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Art Direction and Best Original Score.

To make matters worse, it failed to get nominated for best director.

For more than ten years, Wan Xiaohu has produced countless masterpieces that are both popular at the word of mouth and box office, but every time he falls on the way to the Olympic Games, not to mention winning the best director statuette, and not even a single nomination.

This made many movie fans complain about Wan Xiaohu, and many media film critics also felt that given the poor quality of several nominated films this year, Wan Xiaohu should be nominated.For the sake of creating a new narrative structure, it should also receive this honor.

"I have to say that Oscar still discriminates against science fiction films and science fiction directors." Wan Xiaohu's good friend, James Cameron, stood up and expressed his support for Wan Xiaohu.

Leonardo DiCaprio, who was so tragic that he didn't even win the Best Actor nomination, also said: "Wan Xiaohu is a very good director I have worked with, and his directing ability in "Inception" Brilliantly presented and deserves a nomination."

""Inception" is very good-looking and full of unimaginable skills. It should not be biased because it is a science fiction film." Christopher Nolan, the director of the "Batman" trilogy, also expressed his support.

Natalie Portman, Zhou Runfa, Liu Dehua, Chen Kun, Huang Xiaoming, Liu Yifei, Ellen Page, James Franco and other actors who have worked together also shouted out their support one by one.

Although the results of the Oscars cannot be changed, it is obvious that the judges of the Oscars have at least felt public opinion.

Back then, Martin Scorsese lost the best director several times, but relied on "The Departed", which was not his best work, and won the best director, which was the compensation made by Oscar.

Oscar owed Wan Xiaohu this year, and there will always be a time to pay it back in the future.

"I respect the results of the Oscar selection. I still have a long way to go in life. I will make more excellent movies. I believe I will win the best director in the near future." Wan Xiaohu is full of confidence full response.

I have been making movies for more than ten years, although they are all copied, but they have not incorporated my own ideas and styles.

When it comes to director talent and director ability, he has reason to believe that even if he really starts to create original works, he can still make good movies.

No complaints, no disappointment, the confident answer immediately made the reporters present feel a little more favorable towards Wan Xiaohu.No one likes to listen to other people's complaints, only self-confidence can infect others.

"Wan Dao, we all believe that you will win the Oscar for Best Director, sooner or later. Congratulations in advance."

"Thank you, I accept your congratulations."

"Hehe, I heard that you not only served as the chairman of the jury this time, but also brought a short film?"

"Yes, this is a short film called "Anyingan". It is an extra episode of "Gravity". It echoes a certain plot of the main film, and it is also a short story in opposition. It will be screened in non-competition , Of course, it will also be released simultaneously on Mtime.com and Youku Video.”