Since Gustav Krupp is bent on seeking death, Roark has no reason to stop him.
Just when Rock left the United States, a movie called "Nyasalam" was being released in the United States.
Different from previous films, Nyasaland is the world's first color feature film with sound.
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During this period, the influence of Hollywood had not yet spread beyond the United States, and Nyasaland Star City was the most famous film production center in the world in this time and space.
Starting from the earliest "Escape from the Tiger's Mouth", the films produced by Nyasaland have become popular around the world. While Hollywood filmmakers are still exploring film shooting techniques, Nyasaland films have begun to produce popular commercial blockbusters. Rock
The message that was intended to be conveyed to the audience through the film was also spread around the world along with the film.
The biggest advantage of the movie is that it can make money while also promoting it, which is of great significance in establishing a positive image of southern Africa.
As for technology, this is not a problem. As early as 1906, the British George Smith shot the world's first color film, which showed his two children playing on the grass.
Southern Africa's pursuit of technology never ends. The world's first sound film was "Escape from the Tiger's Mouth" filmed by Nyasaland. This film is still very popular. Some people claim to have watched it a thousand times and can record it.
Memorize all the lines in "Escape from the Tiger's Mouth" from beginning to end.
Like "Escape from the Tiger's Mouth", the movie "Nyaasaland" is also about the First World War.
The story begins in the Los Angeles City of Nyasaland. The first scene of the movie is the Sunset Boulevard on the shore of Lake Nyasa under the rising sun. The sparkling Lake Nyasa, the spacious and flat Sunset Boulevard, and the beautiful parks along the lake are all lined up in rows.
High-rise buildings and people with happy smiles on their faces, this is the message Rock wants to convey to the audience through the movie.
In the world of 1925, the United States was still hunting Indians, Germany was struggling with hunger, Britain and France were in turmoil, and the Asia Minor Peninsula was in constant war——
There is no need to shout hoarse. When the first scene of the movie appears in front of the audience, all the audience are full of longing for southern Africa.
The story structure of "Nyasaland" is very simple. Four good friends live carefree in Los Angeles. War suddenly breaks out. The four good friends join the army at the same time. The boys join the field army and the girls join the medical team.
Expedition to Europe with the Southern African Expeditionary Force.
After several years of bloody fighting, the ignorant young men quickly matured during the war. They helped each other and went through those unforgettable years together.
There are many impressive scenes in the movie. Art comes from life and is higher than life. Therefore, in the southern Africa in the movie, every household has a small Western-style house and a car. The people are well-dressed and talk elegantly. The richness of the dining table makes it even more exciting.
Surprisingly, all the shots about southern Africa convey a message to the audience.
A Nyasaland that is advanced, developed, has beautiful scenery and where people can live in peace.
New York, Manhattan, Burne Jones Cinema, audiences lined up to watch the movie, hoping to have a pleasant weekend.
In 1925, cultural and entertainment life was still relatively scarce, and there was no television. Movies were one of the few sources of happiness for people, so even though the ticket price was as high as 20 cents, there were still a large number of viewers.
In the cinemas of this period, there were not many films for the audience to choose from. The audience would watch whatever was shown in the cinema. Sometimes the screening time of an excellent film could be as long as half a year. The film "Nyasaland" has
Such potential.
At the best center position of the auditorium, two young people were whispering, and the topic was the upcoming "Nyasaland".
"Another Nyasaland movie, I think we are in the wrong place, we should go to Nyasaland Star City -" Greta Lovisa Gustafsson is a Swedish-born actress, formerly
I have been studying acting in Europe and just came to the United States not long ago.
"I would like to, but it's a pity that Star City doesn't like us." Steele, a young director from Sweden, has just arrived in the United States. He is good friends with MGM director Victor Sjostrom.
With Sjostrom's recommendation, MGM took the initiative to invite Steele.
MGM is not yet the film giant it will be in the future. Hollywood as a whole is also influenced by southern African films and has just progressed from black-and-white silent films to the era of sound films.
Now southern African films are once again at the forefront of the world, and the emergence of "Nyaasaland" has ushered world cinema into the color era.
This really makes people feel powerless. The climbers who have gone through all kinds of hardships and thought they have reached the top are surprised to find that they are only halfway up the mountain, and there are countless peaks in the distance.
“I have two friends who went to Star City. Maybe I can send them a telegram and ask them about their situation in Star City.” Greta has not changed her name yet. Star City is the holy place in the hearts of all filmmakers in this time and space.
Greta changed her name to Garbo after filming her first film.
"Let's watch the movie first. Maybe your friend also participated in the filming of "Nyaasaland"——" Steele didn't hold out much hope. He was indeed very talented, and Greta was indeed very beautiful.
In the film industry, the most important thing is talent and beauty.
Of course, if it is so beautiful that it is unforgettable, it will also become a scarce resource.
Greta is such a scarce resource, so when Steele received an invitation from a friend, he decided to take Greta with him.
There are many commercial elements in Southern African movies. Before the movie opens, some pre-roll advertisements are also placed. These advertisements are an important source of income for film companies. For some movies, all costs can be recovered with pre-roll advertisements.
"Nyasaland" is a large-scale production and the world's first color film. The adverts sold for an unprecedented high price. The first advert belongs to Washington Motors, and the second advert is a can produced by the Rhodesian Company.
,The third advertisement is Nyasaland Insurance.
These bumper ads alone surprised Steele and Greta.
Different from the stylized and dull advertisements of other companies, the three advertisements before the start of the main film of "Nyasaland" are lively, interesting and impressive, and they also use color film.
After the lights dimmed and the first commercial finished, Steele was already in a sluggish state.
Directors in Nyasaland are very knowledgeable about human nature. The best match for car advertisements is definitely a car model with a hot body and a beautiful face. There is no concept of car model in this era, but this does not prevent people from being interested in "beautiful women with beautiful cars".
"Understanding this artistic conception, when the delicate and flowery car model drove the silver Washington car speeding across the screen, the dust raised actually turned into the logo of the Washington car.
This is definitely not a coincidence, but Steele thought about it and didn't know how the director did it.
“God, you were right——” Greta also had a dull expression. The girl who was driving the Washington car just now was Greta’s friend.
The pre-roll commercials are over and the main film officially begins.
When the Sunset Boulevard bathed in the morning light appeared on the screen, the theater suddenly burst into surprised "wow"s.
Others were "wowed" by the advanced and developed Los Angeles on the screen, but Steele was "wowed" by the visual effects that were completely different from the black and white film.
Greta's image was completely ruined, her mouth was slightly open, her eyes were wide open, and the drink in her hand spilled all over the floor without even realizing it.
By the way, the drink Greta drinks is tadpole wax. The company that produces this drink was acquired by Southern African Capital a few years ago. However, the drink tadpole wax has not been able to enter southern Africa because of the Southern African food.
The Administration believes that tadpoles chewing wax drinks will have certain effects on the human body.
The best-selling local beverages in Southern Africa are juices and herbal teas.
The director of Star City has become very mature in the use of lenses. In this era when Hollywood was still shooting movies in barns, the director of Star City has begun to use aerial photography from airplanes when shooting exterior scenes.
So the picture presented to the audience was very grand. When groups of expeditionary force soldiers boarded ships and prepared to sail to Europe, Steele secretly calculated how much such a shot would cost.
With so many extras, even if each person only costs one dollar a day, the accumulation is astronomical.
But in the movie "Nyaasaland", this shot only lasts for a dozen seconds.
Corresponding to the grand scenes, there are emotional storylines.
When the male protagonist holds a rifle with a bayonet, shouts "Long live" in a childish voice and follows the large army to charge, all the audience can feel the bravery and bloody spirit of the Nyasaland people.
When the frail heroine dragged the wounded soldier out of the burning tank and staggered back while carrying the wounded soldier under the hail of bullets, the emotional audience had tears in their eyes.
The director was probably afraid that there was not enough excitement, so he arranged for incendiary bombs to be staged at this time.
The wounded soldier, whose face was covered with blood, asked the heroine to escape by herself, saying that his daughter was as old as the heroine.
The heroine screamed in a crying voice: "I will never leave you alone, you will be there if you have me!" Then she threw herself on the wounded soldier and protected the wounded soldier with her own body.
At the end of the battle, the hero's troops won the final victory. He killed a strong and fierce enemy with a bayonet, saved a French girl who was almost raped, and was seriously injured himself.
The wounded soldier survived, but the heroine was severely burned and was sent to the hospital where the hero was.
When the male protagonist and the female protagonist met in the hospital and held hands tightly together, the theater immediately burst into warm applause. The cruel battle did not conceal the shining of humanity, but made it easier for the audience to feel the beauty of life.
and the preciousness of happiness.
When walking out of the cinema, Greta was determined: "I want to go to Nyasaland——"
