Zhang Zhong first took a rough look at the list of participating films, and then went to find his family.
"Have you found a director you are interested in?" Hu Huifang asked with concern.
Zhang Chong smiled and said: "How could it be so fast? Didn't you just come in?"
He shook the list of participating films in his hand and said, "This is the list of participating films. If you are interested in any film later, I will ask Shen Jian to take me to meet the director."
Soon, a movie on the movie list started to be screened.
Zhang Zhong took his family to the screening room.
The name of the movie to be screened is "Three Faces". The filming method of the movie is very special, and it is unfolded in a documentary-like format.
The story tells that a female star named Li Ying suddenly received a video one day with a little girl in it.
The little girl first talked about her own situation. She lived in the mountains and wanted to realize her dream and get out of the mountains. However, she was unable to realize her dream because of the old ideas of her family members who wanted her to get married early.
In desperation, she wrote to Li Ying hoping to get help from her idol.
But there was no response from Li Ying.
In desperation, the little girl hanged herself in a cave and filmed the whole process.
When Li Ying saw this video, she had some doubts about its authenticity, but she couldn't bear to ignore it, so she drove to the girl's home with her friends.
After many difficulties, the two finally met the girl on the mountain, and the girl was not dead.
This proves that Li Ying and others were deceived.
When she learned that she had been cheated, Li Ying was very angry and even scolded the little girl.
But after getting along for a while, Li Ying also understood the little girl's situation and knew that she had no choice but to lie to herself...
The storyline of this mockumentary is very simple, and many of the scenes in the middle are of Li Ying and others on their journey to the mountains.
It seems that the director was immersed in the natural background decoration in the middle and was unwilling to dig deeper into the story.
Moreover, at the end, there was no point of conclusion, but some blanks and suspense were left.
This is what literary and artistic films are like. If you are impatient, you will probably scold your mother after watching this film.
After all, except for the attractive setting at the beginning, the subsequent plot seems to be uninteresting.
Moreover, the shooting method of pseudo-documentary seems very special, but there are not many viewers willing to accept this form.
Pengpeng's reaction was very intuitive. After watching the movie, she said that the movie was too shaky and many places were not clear.
Although her reaction does not represent the average audience, it is clear from the inside that the camera shake and unclearness are indeed the shortcomings of the pseudo-documentary.
After the movie was over, it was time for lunch.
While eating, Shen Jian asked with a smile, "How's it going? Did you like "Three Faces" this morning?"
"The filming was very good. It can be seen that the director used the pseudo-documentary shooting technique very purely. It should not be the first time for him to shoot this kind of film." Zhang Zhong said.
Shen Jian nodded and said, "You are right, this is his fourth directorial work of the same type. In fact, I think this movie is a bit like an advanced version of his previous movie. The story is somewhat similar, but the shooting techniques are more sophisticated. .”
"Do you think this movie will win an award?"
Shen Jian shook his head and said, "I'm afraid not. The best I can get is the screenplay award."
Zhang Zhong's views are similar to Shen Jian's. He also thinks that it is good for this film to be nominated.
"Pay close attention to these two movies this afternoon, especially "Dinner"," Shen Jian reminded.
"Why?" Zhang Zhong flipped through the movie's introduction and felt there was nothing special about it.
"This director graduated from the Philosophy Department of Jinling University, and later went to Yanjing Film Academy to study photography. After studying photography, he worked as the chief photographer for Zhu Wenhua for two years and then started directing on his own." Shen Jian said.
"This span is a bit big. Students from the Department of Philosophy were directly admitted to the Photography Department of Yanjing Film Academy. It is a bit difficult. And as soon as they graduated, they became the chief photographer for Zhu Wenhua?" Zhang Zhong was quite surprised.
Shen Jian also said with some emotion, "Yes, he is about the same age as you now, but he has also achieved quite a reputation. You should also know why I want people to pay special attention to him."
"Well, I graduated from the Philosophy Department of Jinling University, which is also a professional counterpart for my "Sophie's World"." Zhang nodded.
When Zhang Zhong was looking for a director, he did not include understanding of philosophy in the assessment of the director, because even if he did not understand philosophy, he could still make a movie, since there were books there anyway.
But if the director really understands philosophy, there will definitely be advantages in filming.
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The plot of "Dinner" is very simple and there are very few characters.
There are only two main characters.
The entire movie is about these two people sitting at the same table eating.
Of course, eating is not just about eating. During this meal, the two of them talked about their views and confusions about life, life, and the world.
Both of them are very ordinary people. Although they have read a few points, they are not philosophers, and the words they speak are also extremely ordinary.
The things they talked about were things that most ordinary people would face and think about.
But such an ordinary movie can make people immersed in it and make people think.
Those ordinary words also contain extraordinary philosophical speculations.
From a technical point of view, this film adopts a narrative method that combines drama and documentary.
However, this technique is not too new. As early as the 1960s, American director Mahler had tried and explored this technique.
And "Dinner" just continues and develops this fusion technique.
This kind of shooting technique actually suits Zhang Zhong's taste, and it fits well with "Sophie's World".
Although the scenes in Sophie's world are not as single as this book, there are many ordinary conversations.
And the director of "Dinner" obviously has the ability to shoot this kind of dialogue better.
After watching the movie, Zhang Zhong pulled Shen Jian's arm and said, "Please introduce me to director Xi Jin."
Shen Jian laughed and said, "It seems that you are interested in him. Okay, I will make arrangements. You go to the coffee shop first and we will meet there later."
Zhang Dian nodded, "Okay."
After staying in the coffee shop for about half an hour, Shen Jian took Xi Jin there.
Seeing Zhang Zhong, Xi Jin quickly ran over and held Zhang Zhong's hand, "Teacher Shen said you wanted to see me. I still couldn't believe it. I didn't expect it to be true."
Zhang Zhong smiled and pointed to the seat next to him, "Sit down, what would you like to drink?"