For a dramatic drama like "Thieves of Time", if the progress is stuck, or the actor's condition is not good, it will make you want to die.
But similarly, if the actors are in good condition, the filming progress will also make you work overtime to the point of ecstasy!
The main reason is that many times, when actors are in a bad mood, Li Yi will definitely take advantage of this opportunity to shoot more.
Therefore, there is a big difference between filming this kind of drama and filming a big-budget and big-scenario drama.
Literary films like "Thieves of Time" are more about the actors' performance, while large-scale productions are more about step-by-step.
Simply put, literary and artistic films focus more on the performances of actors, while commercial blockbusters focus more on scene planning.
Speaking of which, Li Yi actually prefers to shoot literary and artistic films, because his temper will actually become much better when he makes literary and artistic films.
After all, the crew is small and the actors are small. When filming, even if it gets stuck, the actors will be tortured to death. However, if it is a big production, such as the previous filming of "Changjin Lake", then if there is a little bit of trouble,
The problem will definitely cause pain in his trigeminal nerve.
For commercial blockbusters, the requirements for acting skills are actually not that high, because it is almost impossible to be picky and achieve the most perfect effect in a movie.
And it’s not necessary. It’s not that there is no need for acting skills, but many times, in fact, in big scenes and big productions, the actors’ acting skills are not as attractive as the big scenes.
But literary films are different because there are many close-ups, so it is very challenging for actors.
To put it simply, your commercial blockbusters can hire popular stars, and you can also use popular stars, but this is really not possible for literary and artistic films.
Then if there were any acting skills like a devilish smile, the whole movie would have to be like a fool.
So, most of the time, when you watch literary and artistic films, you will find that not only the acting is good, but at least the acting is definitely online. Of course, this refers to relatively excellent literary and artistic films.
Back to business.
During the filming of "Thieves of Time", Mu Qing also successfully started to form the crew of "Sister Tao".
The starring role was cast by Chen Weijie, who also played the role with a veteran actor and actress from Hong Kong.
Li Yi didn't interfere too much.
However, the media reported it enthusiastically.
"The male and female directors are facing off against each other in the Once Upon a Time in Hong Kong series. Who will rule the day between "Thieves of Time" and "Sister Peach"?"
"The husband sings and the wife follows, Li Yi directs and shoots the film "Once Upon a Time in Hong Kong Island", and Li Yi's wife Mu Qing directs the film "Sister Tao" in the same series of "Once Upon a Time in Hong Kong Island", which may become a great success for both male and female directors!"
"Female and female directors join hands to create a series of Once Upon a Time in Hong Kong movies!"
However, no matter how you say it, whether it is "Thieves of Time" or "Sister Peach", more attention is paid to the mainland of Hong Kong Island. After all, both movies focus on the Once Upon a Time in Hong Kong Island series.
These two films are both low-budget art films, and the stories take place in Hong Kong Island.
Although Hong Kong films were indeed brilliant in the past, today's commercial Hong Kong films are still in a slump, let alone literary and artistic films.
Therefore, what everyone is paying more attention to is actually whether these two films will participate in awards.
For literary and artistic films, the box office is obviously impossible to compare with commercial films. So what is the criterion for the success of artistic films?
The number of awards is definitely one, and the other is word-of-mouth.
In fact, "Thieves of Time" and "Sister Peach" can almost be said to have already been booked for next year's Hong Kong Film Awards.
This is really not a secret, but because these two movies are so special.
Although the Hong Kong Island Film Awards can be regarded as a Chinese film award, in fact, everyone knows that the prefix of this award is Hong Kong Film.
The two movies "The Thief of Time" and "Sister Tao" are both part of the Once Upon a Time in Hong Kong series.
The former is an adaptation of the real experience of Meng Qiguang, the most famous director in Hong Kong. The person directing this movie is Li Yi, the most famous director in Hong Kong now. The media even directly used the term "passing on" to describe this movie.
"Sister Tao" is also very special. This movie is also about the Once Upon a Time in Hong Kong series. The difference is that "Sister Tao" is also closely related to the film industry.
Therefore, no matter from any aspect, these two movies will be the favorites of next year's Hong Kong Film Awards.
Regardless, Li Yi really doesn’t value the Hong Kong Film Awards that much.
The main reason is that he wasted money on winning awards.
However, for film promotion needs, "Thieves of Time" was submitted to the Venice Film Festival in advance.
In fact, "Thieves of Time" really has little hope of winning the Golden Lion Award.
It seems easy for Li Yi to win awards at the three major film festivals in Europe, but in reality?
Every time Li Yi wins an award, it has to be said that luck and subject matter play a large role.
First of all, during the Cannes Film Festival, Li Yi's "The Truman Show" can be said to be truly popular all over the world, and it even won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
It has a huge gimmick innately, and in the Cannes Film Festival, no dialogue film has won an award for a long time. Therefore, Li Yi won the award partly because "The Truman Show" was too influential.
In addition, "Sowon" can also be said to be very suitable for the taste of the Cannes judges, so it finally won the award.
And what about the Venice Film Festival?
Not to mention, "Cinema Paradiso" itself is a story that takes place in Sicily, Italy, and was filmed by a foreign film director like Li Yi. Not to mention that "Cinema Paradiso" is known as a love letter to movies.
The film was endorsed by the chairman of the jury of the Venice Film Festival, so it is not surprising that it won the award.
Finally, at the Berlin Film Festival, the judges at that time were Chinese and Hong Kong people. In addition, the theme of "Life is Beautiful" is indeed special. It can be said that this film perfectly suited the taste of the Berlin Film Festival.
At the same time, the Berlin Film Festival may not have considered fulfilling Li Yi's Grand Slam, so Li Yi won the Golden Bear Award.
But this does not mean that it is easy to win the grand prize at the three major European film festivals. At least with Li Yi's name "Thieves of Time" entering the main competition, Li Yi believes that he still has great hopes, but winning the prize, especially the grand prize,
Li Yi almost gave up hope.
"Thieves of Time" tells the past events of Hong Kong Island. Although this is a literary film, in fact, it does not meet the appetite of the judges of the major international awards at this stage.
But there is still great hope in coming back after winning awards.
Regardless of the awards, as long as they win, it will definitely have a great effect on promoting the movie.
Moreover, whether Li Yi wins the award or not will attract widespread attention. After all, this is Li Yi's second appearance at the international film festival after the Grand Slam.
This in itself is also good publicity.
Coincidentally, "Sister Peach" has also decided to submit to the Venice International Film Festival.
In fact, it is more to create gimmicks. Winning an award or not is one thing. The key point is that the Once Upon a Time in Hong Kong series of movies made by the couple Li Yi and Mu Qing all participated in the same film festival. That in itself is a big deal.
