The "2014 Chinese New Director Project" hosted by the Magic City Film Festival is not very famous, at least to the outside world, at least eight out of ten netizens have not heard of it.

Although the Magic City Film Festival is an international A-class film festival, after all, it does not have the background of the Golden Horse and the Academy Awards, and even for ordinary audiences, the fame of the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers is slightly greater, which can be seen from the popularity of major film festivals every year.

There were only a dozen media at the press conference, and there were no complicated ceremonies.

The organizing committee came with a director, and the media group came with a vice president, and the opening was a lot of scenes.

No one wants to hear it, but it's a must-have on most occasions.

The directors in the audience are sitting one by one, they can sit here, and they have been selected to enter the master class.

The organizers received a total of tens of thousands of resumes from all over the world, and only then did they select these 30 people, all of whom have relevant experience, at least screenwriters and directors of micro-films and short films.

These domestic plans to support new directors are not face projects, the benefits are real, no matter which plan is made, at least one or two movies have been born.

No matter how low the cost, at least the organizers are willing to pay for it.

And the Magic Capital Film Festival is definitely more face-saving than private enterprises, which means that at least one or two new films will be invested in the end.

Moreover, this new director plan is a new sub-unit created by the Magic City Film Festival for the "Huaguo Film Venture Capital Project", and there is also a sub-unit that is the Young Director Program, which has produced many well-known films, including Berlin Golden Bear and Silver Bear.

What's more, the Magic Capital Film Festival invited Tang An to come over, and the short notice was given a few days ago, which made the thirty students on the scene even more excited.

The first director in China and the owner of the largest private film and television company in China, if Tang An takes a fancy to him, he will really have to ascend to the sky in one step.

Think about Xu Zheng, Wu Ershan, Tian Yusheng, these new directors supported by Tang An, everyone has made a career in the film industry, the worst Tian Yusheng, the box office of the two movies adds up to seven or eight billion.

Although these people were extremely excited, the teachers on the stage were watching, and there were many reporters on the scene, and they were still relatively restrained on the surface.

The few media at the scene also just knew that Tang An would come, and they were very surprised that he would come to attend such a small event.

The reporters took advantage of the opportunity of the organizer's speech on the stage to discuss in a low voice.

"Alas, I haven't heard the news before, isn't Tang An's current "Mysterious Superstar" still filming, how can he have time to come here?"

"God knows, maybe it was specially invited by the Magic City Film Festival. ”

"How could Tang An agree to the invitation of the Modu Film Festival for no reason, and it is not an important event, he has only been to the opening ceremony once. ”

"I guess it's for someone, this isn't a director's master class, among these thirty people, it is estimated that Tang An is optimistic about someone. ”

"That's right, Tang An's vision of people is still very accurate. ”

After talking nonsense, I finally found an explanation that made sense.

The reporters looked at these thirty people from time to time, trying to find out which one was Tang An's favorite.

This made those thirty people inexplicable, why did these reporters stare at them one by one.

However, the opening remarks of the organizers on the stage were also quickly finished, and several teachers, including Tang An, were introduced one by one.

"Today, the first session of the Chinese New Director Program of the Magic International Film Festival invited Tang An, Iwai Junji, Guan Jinpeng, and Wei Desheng, as well as famous photographers Yu Liwei, Guan Benliang, and Li Yaohui. First of all, on behalf of the Organizing Committee of the Magic City Film Festival, I would like to thank several of you for coming.

When I found these people at the end of last year, when I proposed to support young directors, they agreed without saying a word. Director Tang An has two projects this year, and he also took the time to rush to the scene to talk to young people, which is the best encouragement for young people......"

Bang bang bang ...

The crowd applauded.

Tang An spoke first, "Hello everyone, when it comes to young directors, I should be counted as one, I was here just now, looking at everyone in the audience, it reminds me of myself back then." A few years ago, for the director industry, youth was a shortcoming, and there was hardly any company, no investor willing to invest in a film directed by a newcomer, and everyone here must have hit a wall in front of many film and television companies and investors. ”

As a representative of young directors, Tang An directed alone at the age of 24, and he had more feelings about this aspect in the era ten years ago.

The thirty or thirty people in the audience were also silent, most of them were around thirty years old, and this age is certainly not very believable for the director industry.

Most of them have also handed over plans and scripts to many film and television companies, all of which have been lost in the sea, otherwise they would not have come here.

Now the film and television industry is getting bigger and bigger, the talent gap is also bigger, the capable and qualified have been promoted early, and the editing and review departments of major film and television companies are responsible for the preliminary review, most of them are graduates who have graduated from literature majors recently, and 90% of the projects have been brushed down in their hands, and they can't reach the decision-makers.

Tang An's words reminded them of being rejected again and again, and were rejected by some laymen in their 20s in the editorial and review departments of those film and television companies.

Being young is a disadvantage, either there is a relationship, or the project is submitted to the top management of the film and television company layer by layer, and finally it is favored, otherwise you can only slowly boil and wait for luck.

However, with the soaring precedents of Tang An and Ning Hao, they have not lost confidence and patience in this industry.

Tang An didn't come to pour cold water on them, he turned to say, "But that was before, the most important elements in the current film and television industry are capital, stories, and young people, this is an era of change, just like the era when the Chinese film market entered the era of costume blockbusters at the beginning of the century, and the types of films released in China have taken on a new look because of that change."

And now, ten years have passed, and costume productions have begun to withdraw from the stage of mainstream blockbusters, and major companies basically have no plans to produce costume blockbusters, but love, comedy, youth nostalgia, which have no big scenes and pay more attention to storytelling, continue to emerge.

This is exactly what young people should have, unbridled imagination and enterprising talent......"

As soon as he said a long paragraph, everyone looked at him and said alone.

Finally, after Tang An finished speaking, Guan Jinpeng spoke.

He coughed lightly and said, "What Director Tang said is very reasonable, young people have the advantages of young people, and their thinking is more in line with today's trend." ”

However, directing is a strict position, you have to be responsible for the entire crew, and you need to be familiar with every aspect of the crew.

I remember the first time I became a director at the age of 28, and in 1985, I was also a young director in Xiangjiang. In the past, when the Hong Kong film industry was in the sixties and seventies, when I was still an apprentice, no matter what industry I was doing, even if it was to change a light bulb, you had to follow a master before you could do it, and then bring an apprentice out.

At that time, if you had no relationship with anyone in the Hong Kong film industry, no relatives and friends, it was difficult to enter the film industry, and it was difficult for you to have a chance to play.

In the past, if you were an apprentice and you wanted to be a director, you had to follow a few directors for at least ten years, and then you would be an assistant director, and you would be an assistant director for 10 to 15 years before you had the opportunity to be a director, and 40-year-old directors are considered young, so you don't have to be discouraged, you are still young, and you still have time to learn. ”

They are still young and have to study more, which is pouring cold water on them.

Although this is not wrong, but throughout the eighties and nineties in Xiangjiang, any director who is a little famous, that one did not direct independently in his thirties, or even became famous.

And I don't know how many times I have heard similar words from these newcomers, and I can't help but feel a little disgusted with what Guan Jinpeng said, but I just don't dare to show it.

They have a lot of college backgrounds, their hearts are higher than the sky, the eldest of the heavens and my second, how can they listen to it.

Besides, this new director program is all about selecting "genius" directors.

There is a lack of directors in the circle, but there is no shortage of mediocre directors, what is the use of coming.

Film festivals are looking for capable people who lack opportunities, and besides, it's not the last century, and if you really direct alone at the age of forty or fifty, you can't get it with the audience.

However, Guan Jinpeng's words are a bit opposite to Tang An, as soon as Tang An finished speaking, he said that you are still young and need to learn more.

Tang An is not much surprised, a literary film director, a commercial director, Guan Jinpeng is still from Xiangjiang, and the brokerage contract is under Wang Jinghua, and he is also the producer of "To Youth", which is equivalent to a raccoon person.

However, Tang An didn't have time to pay attention to him, it was boring to talk about it, and it was impossible for anyone to convince anyone when it came to debate, and it wasn't like a fight, and he would admit it if he hurt you.

The press conference didn't last long, and then the class began.

In the first class, there were seven teachers, and it was impossible to go up and talk about them one by one.

These 30 people have prepared a project in their hands, and they were selected for this project, and the ultimate goal is also through the recognition of the organizing committee and teachers of this master class, and they were finally selected for filming.

They took out their projects one by one and let the teachers comment on them one by one, which is the focus of today's lesson.

"Time is tight, so let's just get started, I'll start with a random selection of a director's film project. ”

As the biggest person on the scene, Tang An spoke unceremoniously.

I looked at them left and right, and no one objected.

Tang An looked at the audience, their purpose was to pick thorns, point out deficiencies, and then direct these directors to improve.

So Tang An ordered a tall, thin young man in the crowd who was dressed most formally and had his hair deliberately made.

And it can be seen at a glance that this is not his usual dress.

It's not like an actor audition, dress up handsomely, and see which director has the kung fu to care about appearance.

On such an important occasion, it can even decide their future fate, and what they should really do is to revise the plan and PPT all night.

"Hello Director Tang, hello teachers, my name is Li Chi......"

The person who was named immediately got up and introduced himself briefly, with some excitement and nervousness in his tone.

Tang An nodded, not much nonsense, "Well, please introduce your project." ”

Li Chi immediately walked quickly to the other side of the stage, plugged in the U disk on the notebook, and a PPT immediately appeared on the projection on the big screen.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the film project I brought is called "Breaking the Waves", which tells the story of a Chinese student who won victory and respect by forming a Chinese rowing team with several other Chinese students after encountering difficulties and prejudices in the United States. ”

After summarizing the general plot in dozens of words, Li Chi began to explain his plan.

"I have watched Director Tang's "Chinese Partner", and I also understand the situation of Chinese students in the United States, and the movie "Breaking the Waves" is for ......"

In five minutes, he quickly elaborated on his plan.

Tang An was not interested from the moment he heard the plot synopsis, and he commented unceremoniously.

"Li Chi, right, do you remember what I said just now?"

The young man opened his mouth, as if recalling what Tang An had just said.

However, Tang An did not give him time, and continued, "I said that young directors should show their imagination and talent, and give full play to their strengths, but your project is not sharp in terms of type and creativity, and it is not conventional, and I can't wait to follow the rules until the 50s and 60s. ”

Tang An's non-tactful comment at all made the young man's face immediately look a little unpleasant.

Guan Jinpeng sang with a red face and said with a smile, "The genre is a little old-fashioned, and there is no creativity, but from the perspective of this planning, the narrative is still relatively smooth, although the story is a little stiff, but the overall style is not bad, the struggle of young people, if the performance is good, it can also resonate with the audience, and the soundtrack you chose is also just right." ”

After receiving the compliment, a smile resurfaced on the young man's face, and he hurriedly said, "Thank you, Director Guan." ”

Tang An shook his head secretly, any project is not useless, and it is very simple to find out the highlights.

But what Guan Jinpeng said can't hide the problem of the plot itself.

Tang An said, "Hard work can really resonate with the audience, after all, all of us are fighting for the future and the future all the time." But the story of your project is too bland, there is no twist, the protagonist wants to form a rowing team because of prejudice, why not a rowing team, your explanation in this story is that there is a rowing competition in the local area, and the protagonist happens to know a little, this explanation is far-fetched in the past.

And judging from your narrative, the game that should have been the climax of the whole film didn't have many twists and turns, first falling behind, and then the whole team worked together to catch up slowly, and finally won the game and won the first place, and then it was recognized by foreigners, it was too peaceful, it is conceivable, it is difficult for the audience's emotions to follow the plot with ups and downs, and those soundtracks, without corresponding picture matching, are also in vain......"

The more he spoke, the more the young man's face fell.

Guan Jinpeng was also a little unhappy in his heart, as soon as he finished boasting, Tang An was degraded for nothing, and he also denied some of the advantages he mentioned.

The other 29 people in the audience also had different expressions, some were pondering, and some were also dissatisfied with what Tang An said.

But Tang An hasn't finished speaking, "This type of film is easy to make, there have been countless similar movies in the past few decades, but it's not so simple to make a good shot, from the beginning of the plot you introduced decided that this is a failed project, I suggest you upload this plot to any forum or website related to the movie tomorrow to see, the comments at the bottom will be "boring", or no response at all." ”

This is even more ugly, the audience is full of young people, there are international students, and there are professional directors who graduated from professional colleges, and they have always thought that they are just an opportunity and lack an investment, otherwise they will be the next Tang An.

Tang An looked at the group of young directors in the audience, maybe he was talking a little heavy, but if he couldn't listen to this, he should hit the street.

Several people looked a little unconvinced, including the client.

Tang An picked up the teacup and moistened his throat.

"I know you're not convinced, and just looking at a synopsis negates a movie. But let me tell you, the director, stars, IP, title, and plot introduction are the few conditions that a low-budget movie can attract audiences, and your film may not have big stars or big IP, which requires a sufficiently eye-catching title, at least so that the audience will search for it, and then if the plot introduction can attract them, it will be half the success. ”

"It's not just the audience, this is also an important condition for you to attract investors, if I were an investor, I wouldn't be able to pay a penny for this plot!"

"Don't be unconvinced, I'll give you an example, in 2011, a movie was released at the Huaguo Film Project Venture Capital Conference, called "The Piano of Steel", which was very unusual in a bunch of shortlisted projects at that time, and many people couldn't understand how to shoot a few movies like artificial pianos, and the director used a 40-word overview to get the opportunity to invest. ”

"Does anyone remember those 40 words?" asked Tang An as he looked around.

Everyone, look at me, I'll look at you, "The Piano of Steel" has basically been watched, this film won the Best Actor at the East Economic Film Festival, and also won the Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Actress nominations at the Magic Capital Film Festival, Golden Rooster, and Golden Horse Film Festivals.

However, everyone knows the plot, but no one remembers the introduction of director Zhang Meng who impressed investors three years ago.

Tang An looked around and saw that no one answered, so he smiled and said, "Actually, I don't remember it clearly." ”

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The audience is full of question marks with black faces, you can't remember it yourself, why did you come to ask us?

Everyone looked at Tang An, waiting for him to continue.

Tang An didn't sell it either, "I can't remember the completeness, but I still remember the approximate meaning that the actor made the piano by hand with the help of a group of down-and-out brothers who were retired thieves, full-time gangsters, big brothers, and pork princes." I probably remember the words retired thief, full-time gangster, big brother in the rivers and lakes, and pork prince, which is also the reason why the director impressed the director of Perfect Film and Television. ”

"Maybe as a director's point of view, you and the investor think differently, I talked about this movie by chance when I was chatting with Mr. Chi, he said that at first he thought it was a comedy movie similar to "Crazy Stone", "Crazy Stone" is a group of people with different identities to grab a stone, and "Piano of Steel" is a group of people with different identities to build a piano. ”

"It's as simple as that, several characters with different identities get together, and the funny story happens, this is the idea of the investor. There is a market for comedy, and the genre like "Crazy Stone" has proven that the genre has the potential to be on fire. ”

Tang An looked at Li Chi after speaking, "The members of your rowing team in "Breaking the Waves" are almost like carved out of a Mozi, you can set up several completely different characters, there must be conflicts between the characters, you can imitate the narrative of "Crazy Stone", write a comedy story, it should be better." ”

Those who can come here through layers of selection are not stupid, at least the basic ability of a director is there, Li Chi thought about Tang An's words for a while, and also figured it out.

He hurriedly bent down and thanked Tang An, "Thank you Director Tang for your advice, thank you." ”

"Bang Bang ......"

The applause at the scene rang out, and at first there was a little sparseness, and many people were thinking about what Tang An just said.

There was not much time, Tang An pressed his hands weakly, signaling quiet, and the class had to continue.

This is the time to comment on one person's project, and not everyone has the opportunity to spend an afternoon.

Everyone hurriedly stopped, if they delayed the time and their project did not show up, it would not be good.

In the crowd, some people were still talking in a whisper, and Wen Muye, who wore glasses, was discussing with Han Yi, an alumnus of the Beijing Film Academy who also graduated from the directing department with a master's degree, whether to mix his project with some comedy elements.

"Lao Wen, your book is a literary road movie, and it's okay to add comedy elements, Ning Hao's "Heart Flower Road" is said to be a road comedy. Han Yi helped with ideas.

Wen Muno nodded and asked, "What about you?"

Han Yi shook his head and said, "I won't change, I'm a ghost love, selling tears and not laughing." ”

As he was talking, Tang An on the stage over there directly called the name, and it happened to be Han Yi next to Wen Muye.