People sometimes attribute the success of some celebrities to external factors, such as family, luck, extraordinary talent, etc., and then tell themselves that their success is just accidental and cannot be copied, and they even think that all this is
The truth about how one can truly succeed.
When Norwegian writer Kavi evaluated James Bunt in "The History of American Film", he used a paragraph to describe James Bunt's legendary career from truck driver to director. This short description is full of unparalleled
Fortunately, he has shown extraordinary talent since he was a child, has the support of his family, and has a distant uncle who is a producer...
It seems that behind revealing the truth and seeing through everything, the successful people always subconsciously ignore their own efforts and efforts.
These things seem very cheap, so cheap that they are not worth mentioning.
But in Zhou Yang's view, hard work and concentration seem to account for most of James Bunter's success.
The Cannes Awards Ceremony is still going on.
Michael Morgan won the Jury Prize.
This award, also known as the Grand Prix of the Jury, is the second prize at the Cannes International Film Festival after the highest award, the Palme d'Or.
When the host announced the award, the entire audience was in an uproar, and several people looked at each other with a hint of confusion.
Although these awards are separate, in the history of the Cannes International Film Festival, very few films that have won this award can also win the Palme d'Or...
People have thought of the possibility that "Celsius 9/11" could not win the Palme d'Or?
Applause, whispers, and congratulations sounded throughout the venue.
The noisy Cannes Film Festival did not affect Zhou Yang and James Bond.
One took over the scrapped script and was reading it, while the other continued to write.
Although James Bunter seemed a little neurotic, he was very interested in new things, and his receptive and learning abilities were also very strong. During the brief exchange with Zhou Yang just now, he seemed to have received some inspiration, and he started to lower his head and continued
Started writing a new manuscript.
Under the dim light.
Zhou Yang was looking at the scrapped script titled "Deep Sea".
Although it is a scrap manuscript, the font of the script is very neat, almost as if it were printed. At the same time, there are shooting techniques and storyboard illustrations below the scrap manuscript.
Looking at this scrapped manuscript from Zhou Yang's perspective, he couldn't see any problems with this scrapped manuscript. He even felt that the audience's sensory experience would definitely not be bad if he used the lenses in James Bond's manuscript to shoot and switch, and even have a strong sense of excitement.
Visual impact...
The outline of the scrapped manuscript is very simple, more like a set of keywords.
For example: shark, deep sea, beach, traveler, ignorance, death, blood...
Zhou Yang carefully placed the scrap manuscript on the other side and began to read another scrap manuscript.
The storyboards in another scrapped manuscript have the same content, but the camera switching method is different, presenting the same plot in a new way.
The impact on people's senses is still very strong.
The key words of the scrapped manuscript outline have changed again: beach, human nature, characters, mutation, disaster...
The storyboard illustration of the third scrapped draft has become another presentation method, and the key words of the script have changed again, becoming joy, anger, sadness, fear...
After Zhou Yang read it one by one, he learned a lot of camera techniques, but the doubts that followed became more and more intense.
He couldn't figure out what was wrong with these so-called "waste drafts". Any illustration of any scrap draft would surprise some directors and regard it as a treasure.
While Zhou Yang was puzzled, James Bond had finished writing another manuscript.
After finishing writing, he seemed a little more satisfied, and then handed the manuscript to Zhou Yang with a smile.
This time the manuscript only has illustrations and no so-called outline keywords.
The illustrations are more exquisite than the previous editions, and the lens is more intense. After watching the shark with its bloody mouth showing its row of fangs, Zhou Yang felt as if he had returned to that summer many years ago, sitting on his own
After watching a movie in the cinema, I had nightmares for three or four days in a row. In the end, I didn’t even dare to play by the stream next to my home...
It was as if a key opened a door to memory, making the movie scenes from the past more and more clear, and the continuous pictures began to come together. Although incomplete, it was enough to make people palpitate.
"From your perspective, what do you think?" James Bond looked at Zhou Yang's dazed look, with a smile on his face.
He really likes to communicate with young people.
Young people will always have some fantastic ideas that can be integrated with their own thinking, which will keep their mentality young and the movies they shoot will always be innovative and not be eliminated by the market.
"I think it's very amazing... The sensory experience for me is very strong!" Zhou Yang learned a lot from James Bunter.
He began to respect James Bunter more and more.
The two began chatting again, and this time the content of the chat had changed from the initial chaotic chapters to James Bunt's new movie script.
Zhou Yang tried his best to describe some shots and scenes based on his memory, while James Bond's eyes lit up from time to time, and he excitedly drew on the pictures in response to such scenes.
For him, this chat with the young director was very fruitful, and it indirectly inspired him a lot. The look he looked at Zhou Yang with admiration at the beginning gradually became a little fiery.
He seemed to have found a resonance that he had never felt before.
Just when he was getting more and more excited by chatting...
A vibrating sound that almost penetrated the eardrums erupted from the field.
The two of them saw each other on the stage instantly.
……………………
"I'm ready to die!"
"bring it on!"
"I am waiting!"
This year's Cannes International Film Festival is destined to be a history-making year.
Michael Morgan not only won the Jury Prize, but after winning the award, he also won the Palme d'Or without any surprise!
His eyes were wild and his steps were slow. When he took the stage, he maintained unprecedented elegance and calmness, but when he received the Palme d'Or, he was like a speaker in a storm.
Palme d'Or!
This is the highest award that many literary and artistic filmmakers dream of.
As he lifted the Palme d'Or trophy, he suddenly shouted like a madman.
The entire Cannes venue suddenly became a little weird and commotion after he shouted so loudly. Everyone was tense and looked around.
Under the camera, Michael Morgan looks like a complete madman, waiting for the last moment to come.
In fact, his career has reached its peak.
The awards that followed were completely meaningless to him.
When he first debuted, he even dared to risk being torn apart and stay around the wolves just to capture the moment when the cubs came out of their dens.
In a sense, he is linked to life and art. Death is not a fear to him, but a kind of romance.
When he even went on stage, he kept imagining the bullet piercing his heart, and then he fell on the stage, using his own life to make "Celsius 911" leave a strong mark in the history of film.
pity……
After the panic spread for a while, it was slowly calmed down.
Cinematographer Cameron did a great job capturing his fearless hero in action, but couldn't capture his fall at all.
Time passed little by little.
There were no bullets shooting into his heart, and there were no other death threats. Everything was just like the previous Cannes awards ceremony.
Under the camera, a sense of embarrassment suddenly spread.
He started to look very silly.
But there was no roar of laughter at the scene, and many people were watching him seriously.
Michael Morgan slowly walked off the stage, and then he felt an indescribable sense of loss.
I even once regretted why I didn't hire a killer to shoot myself to death.
The abnormal death of a creator on stage can often render the greatest works, and be remembered in history, and even become legendary and immortal.
However……
Amidst the sounds of control below, the sudden sound of laughter turned this supposedly tragic and legendary history into an after-dinner farce.
Christian is laughing too.
After seeing Michael Morgan's serious and uncertain expression, he couldn't help but patted Michael Morgan on the shoulder.
"Maybe a plane crash would be more realistic..."
This is a hype.
A hype that will make this year's Cannes International Film Festival different from previous ones, with higher attention and audience.
Christian didn't take it seriously, and neither did chairman Steve Ferres. Everyone just played along.
However……
No one could have imagined that the protagonist Michael Morgan would suddenly take it seriously.
……………………
"What on earth were he and James Bunter talking about?"
"yes!"
"The conversation seemed very immersive."
"Are you talking about the script for the new movie?"
"here we go!"
"I'm coming!"
The farce diluted the somewhat depressing feeling of the Cannes Film Festival.
The award ceremony is still going on.
From time to time, the camera is showing Zhou Yang and James Bond.
Under the camera, the two of them were whispering to each other all the time, and from time to time they revealed scripts.
The two of them looked as if no one else was around, as if this was not an awards ceremony but more like a script seminar.
The Chinese directors watched all this, and Wang Shuai and Huang Jiacheng couldn't help but start talking.
Then...
When the ceremony began to announce the special Palme d'Or...
The two people who were talking suddenly held their breath.
They seem to be witnesses.
While witnessing a new award in the history of Cannes film, it seems that I am also witnessing a Chinese director writing a new chapter on the international stage.
On the screen...
There are no other film candidates.
Only in "Struggle", Zhou Yang frantically banged on the coffin board and tried his best to survive.
I have watched it many times, but it is still full of tragedy, cruelty, and depression...
"Zhou Yang!"
In applause...
The figure slowly stood up and walked towards the stage.