Tsinghua University has indeed put a lot of effort into organizing this event. It doesn’t mean that you are Tsinghua University and you just invite people to come.

None of these movie makers are arrogant and arrogant. Tsinghua University also brought in a lot of favors, which contributed to today's situation.

The host is Professor Yin Hong, a professor at the School of Journalism and Communication at Tsinghua University and a well-known film scholar. At first, Tsinghua only wanted to invite two directors, Li An and Feng Xiaogang, who have new films to come and talk, but later someone said that Cheng Yuan was too free during this time.

They all went back to film school to take classes,

"Invite him too." He simply sent an invitation to Cheng Yu'an. The three directors couldn't sit down, so they invited Chief Jia to have a round table meeting.

Tsinghua University pre-heated the forum on Weibo a week in advance, which caused a lot of backlash. It is not an exaggeration to say that these four people have the strongest lineup in Chinese-language movies.

At 7 o'clock in the evening, the event started on time. Four guests and the host came on stage together. Yin Hong made a simple opening, and the four guests briefly introduced themselves, and then the event really started.

Except today at Tsinghua University, you will almost never see these four directors on the same stage in any other public place.

Yin Hong also joked about Cheng Yu'an: "Director Cheng is very popular." Cheng Yu'an's greeting from before caused more enthusiastic cheers and applause than the other three directors.

Cheng Yu'an smiled and said: "I have benefited from Yifei." The joke was over and everyone got into the topic. Today's theme is

"Our First Time", as well as the new movies of Ang Lee and Feng Xiaogang. The four of them talked about their entry into the industry. Among the four, Cheng Yu'an was the youngest. They talked about the past of filming in the 1980s and 1990s, and he couldn't get involved in many of them.

mouth, at this time he was just a listener, part-time complimenting and even saying a few words.

When it was his turn, Cheng Yu'an said: "I used to make money in school by shooting corporate advertisements for bosses outside the school. After graduating in 2002, I scraped together 2 million, and then I filmed "Sniper Phone Booth"." The four of Cheng Yu'an then extended their relationship.

, speaking of the theme of today’s event, Li and Feng’s new film.

Li An admitted that 120 frames made him feel unsure: "Originally, the maximum I used was 60 frames. This time I jumped to 120 frames. It felt like I was on a battlefield."

"I don't know if this time I have opened up new hope or created a new trap." He then talked about his hard work in filming "Billy Lynn", and the three of them and the classmates present listened carefully.

To be honest, from a technical perspective, Cheng Yu'an is quite interested in 120 frames. Feng Xiaogang talked about the circular framing of "I'm Not Pan Jinlian" in terms of technological innovation: "Director Zhang Yimou had previously filmed "Qiu Ju's Lawsuit".

How to get out of the form? I used documentary photography for a long time, and I think there can be a change. So I thought of the Southern Song Dynasty, when a group of literati paintings appeared, all using landscapes, flowers, and birds, and Western fans.

There are also circular paintings related to religion by Raphael and others. I chose Wuyuan, a water town, and expanded it into a circle, which complements each other very well. When I got deeper into it, I realized that all the systems had changed. The composition and sceneries had changed.

.On the contrary, the screen is shrunk and the scenery is loosened. The light of the lens has also changed."

"In the past, when making movies, we used to increase the contrast, hoping to increase the contrast of the image to make the image more powerful and exciting. However, the inside of this circle needs a particularly gray, low-contrast picture, which is very different from what I am used to.

In the gray picture, the black background and the roundness become the flavor of landscape painting." Cheng Yu'an took the words and first praised it: "I am not as bold as the other two directors."

"Didn't Director Cheng also use 4k3dimax on "The Wandering Earth"? This technology is also the most advanced at present." Cheng Yu'an said about his original intention of using this equipment: "It is to make the special effects more beautiful.

"But in fact, some shots of "The Wandering Earth" did not use such high resolution as 4k. Due to the consideration of the specific environment in the film, such as the underground city, this environment does not need to be so high-definition, so we used ordinary cameras.

." Jia Zhangke is not pursuing technology, and did not participate in the in-depth discussion in this part. Instead, he asked Feng Xiaogang about his transformation: "Director Xiaogang, since "1942", your creations have been adjusting. From the past king of comedy,

The king of Lunar New Year films suddenly injected many genres and touched on history, including complex reality. At this stage, why has there been such a change?" Director Feng had just finished winning the A-type film festival and was about to start filling the cup: "Because I am in the middle pocket.

We have made a big circle, and we actually have to follow this path in the beginning.”

"I did make a lot of money from making movies. I was thinking, if I want to do something, I should go back to what I want to do most, and don't make any more compromises. It should be something I really want to make.

Take it out and shoot it. Another thing is that making movies requires physical strength. I think no matter how diligent and hard I am, I will probably only be able to make six or seven movies. So I can’t waste any more time."

"There is a saying now called go with the trend. Many people advise me, the market is so good, whatever the audience likes, go with the trend. What I want now is to go with the flow, not the trend. If I go with the trend, I think

90% of people are doing this kind of thing, and there is no shortage of people like me.”

"Actually, I want to thank Director Cheng."

"Oh?" Cheng Yu'an didn't expect that he would cue himself. Feng Xiaogang recalled "1942": "I remember that the movie box office was not very good at the time, and the company was very frustrated. At that time, Director Cheng posted a Weibo post saying that the person who made this movie

The point is not to make money at the box office, but to tell the audience that there is such a period of history." Cheng Yu'an quickly smiled and said politely.

Talking about technical issues, Cheng Yu'an said bluntly: "Although 4kimax is also used, I don't think this ultra-high definition will become the mainstream in the future." Li An looked attentively and signaled Cheng Yu'an to continue: "What I'm worried about is the high frame rate.

Or high resolution, which will destroy the coherent narrative of the movie itself.

"I watched "Billy Lynn". During the stadium scene, I could even see the audience in the last row of the stands clearly. The whole picture was too clear. There was too much information conveyed to the audience, which would have a great impact on the director's narrative and expression.

Big interference, I don’t know which part of the screen to look at.” Director Jia also expressed this concern, and cited the debate about frame rate in film history, from black and white silent films to talkies.

Of course, everyone on the knowledge stage knew that Section Chief Jia was speaking to the students in the audience.

"In addition to narrative, cost is also an aspect that needs to be considered." Don't think that the section chief doesn't understand money when he makes a literary film.

"The promotion of 120 frames is too expensive. I think theaters may not follow the film to update their equipment. Moreover, the crew may not follow suit and make 120 frames." Li An did not try to persuade Chief Jia and Cheng Yu'an, but said with a smile: "

Two months ago, I took a two-week vacation to climb a mountain with my wife. When I rolled down the mountain, my leg was injured. It took nearly two months to recover, so I was safer at work." The event ended.

Cheng Yu'an declined Tsinghua's banquet and said he would go back. Cheng Yu'an is not a technical person, and is even conservative in this regard. He still believes that 3D will not become mainstream, VR is just a niche carnival, and interactive movies are nonsense.

Cheng Yu'an invited Chief Jia to return in the car. The two discussed some technical and film matters in the car, and then they separated and went back.

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Chapter completed!