The content of the preliminary examination is the same as that of Xu Wangqiu's previous examination for Nortel, recitation, sketches, and oral examinations. For Xu Wangqiu, who graduated from Nortel and has been in the film industry for many years, these are pediatrics. It is no exaggeration to say that with his current level, it is more than enough to teach Nortel teachers in this era.

In the recitation session, Xu Wangqiu passionately recited "This is Peking at 4:08" with his index finger, which made the examiners present nod their heads again and again;

The three examiners felt Xu Wangqiu's extraordinary, and took him as the focus of the oral examination. The examiner Zhang Ke stared at Xu Wangqiu, and deliberately said in a cold tone: "Xu Wangqiu, you are only sixteen years old, you are too young, you need experience to be a director, you should wait two years before taking the exam." ”

Xu Wangqiu thought to himself, the director department will not recruit students in the next few years, and it will not be until 85 years that the undergraduate class of the director department will be re-enrolled, that is, Wang Xiaoshuai and Lou Ye's class, I don't want to wait for seven years to take the exam again. He was angry and shouted: "Teacher, the school doesn't stipulate that sixteen-year-olds can't take the exam, right? If I'm not good enough and you eliminate me, then I have nothing to say. If you look down on me because of your age, then I won't accept it!"

Zhang Ke had a smile on his face, thinking to himself that this kid is quite confident, it is very important to be confident as a director, if you don't even believe in yourself, then how can you control a huge crew? He asked quietly: "Why do you want to study film?"

Xu Wangqiu said: "Just two words, I like it." ”

Teacher Wu Guoying next to him asked, "Do you know anything about movies?"

Xu Wangqiu said: "My family is next to Xiumei Film Studio, my brother works in Xiuying Studio, I have watched a lot of movies since I was a child, I have read a lot of movie books, and I also recognized a master in Xiuying Studio. I love movies, really, really much. For me, cinema is a career worth fighting for all my life. ”

Zhang Ke asked, "So, do you have any favorite movies?"

Xu Wangqiu thought for a while and chuckled: "I like "Little Soldier Zhang Ga". ”

The three examiners all smiled, they looked quite mature, I didn't expect to like "Little Soldier Zhang Ga", what a child!

Wu Guoying couldn't help but laugh and said: "Why do you like "Little Soldier Zhang Ga", do you like the Gazi in it?

The corners of Xu Wangqiu's mouth curled slightly, saying that he liked "Little Soldier Zhang Ga" just to lead to this question, and shook his head lightly: "No, I like "Little Soldier Zhang Ga" mainly because I like the two long shots in it, and I think it is very powerful." In the first long shot, Gazi enters the square, passes through the crowd, comes to his grandmother, and sees her being killed by the Dongying devil. This scene uses long shots to show the sad and angry big scene. The director hung the camera on the tree and stretched the camera to shoot, the camera was near and far, there were close-ups, there were big scenes, and the tragic scene of the Chinese people resisting the Dongying invaders was well expressed through wonderful details.

The other is a long shot of Luo Jinbao taking Gazi into the district team's station, they walked to the door of a teahouse, bypassed the tea house, walked into the courtyard, walked through the grape trellis, turned into a small shed, removed a bundle of straw, walked in, went up the roof, went down the ladder, and finally entered the district team's station. The whole shot goes up and down with the characters, constantly moving forward, allowing the audience to find the guerrillas hidden in the deep courtyard, and using wonderful details to describe the hardships of the Anti-Japanese War.

These two shots are very powerful, and I will shoot such shots in the future, and I want to make movies like this in the future. Let the audience's eyes follow the camera movement, follow me into the real world, and feel the truth, cruelty, power and beauty of the world. ”

The three examiners were stunned by Xu Wangqiu's words, their hearts boiled like boiling water, and it took a few seconds to come back to their senses, thinking that this kid is really not simple, he actually has such an understanding of long shots!

The term long shot originated from Bazin's theory of lens passages, and articles introducing Bazin's theory began to appear in China in the early 60s, but it was not long before the movement broke out, and the study of Bazin's theory was interrupted.

Speaking of long shots, there is also a joke, Jiang Qing has heard about the trend of long shots in the international film industry, so he took out of context that long shots mean that the shots should be long, so he ordered domestic directors to only divide a film into more than 200 shots. As a result, the filmmakers had to dig out the hollows to shoot a dull dramatic scene with one shot, which made it particularly devastating.

Nowadays, there are very few domestic directors who really understand long shots, and many people know a concept, but I didn't expect the sixteen-year-old boy in front of me to have such insight into long shots, which is incredible!

In later generations, when taking the Nortel exam, it was often said that Nortel teachers like blank paper. That's true, but it's not that teachers hate people who know more, and it's not that they like people who don't understand anything. The teacher just hates not knowing how to pretend to understand, and the road is crooked. A student like Xu Wangqiu, who really understands movies and can really come up with dry goods, how can the teacher hate it, it is definitely a treasure.

Zhang Ke stared at Xu Wangqiu for a few seconds, thinking that this kid was really a good seedling, but he didn't show excitement, his face sank, and he said slowly: "If you were asked to analyze the content of a movie, what aspects would you analyze?"

Xu Wangqiu replied: "I will analyze from five aspects: theme, characters, environment, props, and details. ”

Zhang Ke asked again: "If you were asked to analyze the language of film, what aspects would you analyze?"

Xu Wangqiu said unhurriedly: "I will analyze the relationship between scenes, shooting angles, lens movements, light, color, montage and long shots, sound, sound and painting. ”

Zhang Ke is even more convinced of his judgment, this kid is not simple, he really understands movies. His face stretched longer, and his cold gaze stabbed at Xu Wangqiu like a knife: "What you said, it is impossible to realize it by watching a movie, it is not a person who can do this, but a monster; How do you understand this, and who taught you?"

Xu Wangqiu expected that Zhang Ke would have this question, and replied calmly: "Su Zhensheng is my master, and he taught me. ”

The two examiners next to Zhang Ke suddenly realized when they heard Su Zhensheng, it turned out to be Su Zhensheng's apprentice, no wonder it was so extraordinary.

Su Zhensheng is a well-known figure in the film industry, he joined the Modu Star Film Company as an actor in the 30s, and is active in the Modu film industry, and is good friends with superstars such as Zhao Dan and Jin Yan. In the early 60s, he officially turned to directing and began directing films independently.

In 1958, Xiumei Film Studio was established, because it was a new factory and there was a shortage of talents, in order to adjust the layout of the film production base, the deputy general manager / Li Lu Dingyi proposed to move the Tianma Film Factory in the magic capital to Xichuan. In 1965, the first batch of personnel from Tianma Film Factory moved to Xiuying Studio, and Su Zhensheng was one of them. However, soon after Su Zhensheng and his team arrived in Xichuan, the movement broke out, and Su Zhensheng was soon imprisoned in the cowshed, and no more works were published.

Zhang Ke looked at Xu Wangqiu fixedly, and only after a while did he ask in a trembling voice: "Old Su, your master, is he still alive?"

Xu Wangqiu felt that Zhang Ke should know his master, and wondered why he hadn't heard his master say it. But if you think about it carefully, many people in the movement have cut off the news, and they don't know if the other party is still alive, so it's not surprising not to mention it. Since he is an acquaintance of the master, there will be a back door to go from now on. He hurriedly said, "My master is alive and in good health. ”

Zhang Ke suppressed the tremor in his heart and bowed slightly: "Since you are Su Zhensheng's apprentice, why don't you stay in Xiumei Film Studio to study with him, but instead come to Nortel to take the exam?"

In this era, the film factory strictly follows the tradition of the master and the apprentice, and when you enter the industry, you must first write on the spot, become an assistant director after the scene, and be an assistant director for a few years before you can be promoted to director. It takes at least ten years for ordinary people to climb to the position of director. In fact, many people in the film studio have stayed in the position of assistant director all their lives and have never had the opportunity to direct. Nortel graduates are different, and most of the Class of '78 students get the opportunity to direct shortly after graduation.

Of course, Xu Wangqiu would definitely not say these words, he found a good reason for himself: "Master told me that film techniques are easy to learn, but the aesthetics and cultivation as a director are difficult to cultivate, and the director does not rely on techniques in the end, but aesthetics, therefore, he hopes that I will read more and study more to improve my aesthetics and cultivation." Master also said that Peking Film Academy is in the capital, and studying at Nortel can expose me to the latest art, the best art, and a variety of new artistic concepts, which can broaden my horizons and improve my artistic accomplishment, so Master asked me to take the Nortel exam. ”

Xu Wangqiu felt that only talking about his master's thoughts seemed to be very unassertive, and added: "I also want to study at Nortel, I feel that my understanding of film is still very shallow, film is an art, photography, lighting, and art have a deep knowledge in it, and I still lack a lot of things, and I must study hard to improve myself and make up for my shortcomings, so that I can become a really good director in the future." ”

People in the industry know that film as an art, if you only entangle the surface technology, it will always be second-rate, and if you want to reach a higher level, you must have a deep cultural heritage as support.

The three examiners all nodded slightly: "That's a good thing, we at Nortel should do the same, not only to cultivate students' skills, but also to cultivate students' aesthetic ability." ”

The interview is over. Waiting for Xu Wangqiu to leave the examination room, Zhang Ke said with emotion: "This Xu Wangqiu is only sixteen years old, but his understanding of movies is completely beyond ordinary people, and he is a rare talent." Lao Su taught a good apprentice!"

The other two examiners also nodded: "I have taken many students, but this is the first time I have encountered such a student." "This kid is really a genius, and that's what we really need to discover. ”

Xu Wangqiu didn't hear Zhang Ke's discussion, if he did, he would definitely say proudly, if you can cross, you can be so awesome!

When Wu Zhiliu saw Xu Wangqiu coming out, he immediately asked, "Wangqiu, how is it?"

Xu Wangqiu said lazily: "It feels okay." ”

Wu Zhiliu suddenly smiled, he was really worried, how could Xu Wangqiu not be able to pass the pass, and immediately pulled Xu Wangqiu's arm and said, "Let's go, let's find a place to eat." ”