Chapter Seventy-Seven: Documentary

"The end of the play. ”

The rough narration sounds again, and the picture returns to darkness.

"Hahaha... Everyone in the hall leaned forward and fell back again.

"Xiaoxin, how much enmity does that chicken have with you? Haha. Wei Ping laughed.

"I didn't really slaughter it, and I counted it as a blessing in my previous life. Han Xiaoxin pursed his lips and said. "I wanted to shoot an explosion scene to break it to pieces, but I didn't have time to get it. ”

"Hahaha... Han Xiaoxin's words caused a burst of laughter again, and as a demoman, he seemed to have a special preference for explosions.

"I think this film is very good, especially the ending, which makes people want to laugh when they see it, hehe. Lin Jianguo also smiled.

"Well, in fact, the story itself is very simple, but from the beginning of the 'Overlord' to break free from the escape, it improves the storytelling of the film, showing the determination of the 'Overlord' to break free from the shackles, and although the ending is a bit spoofed, it also reflects its tragic 'life' encounters, which can be regarded as a kind of black humor expression, at best, it can be an allusion to reality. Xu Jing smiled and said.

"Really? Han Xiaoxin smiled and said. He originally wanted to make up for the ordinary release shots, but he didn't expect that after a mistake, it not only improved the story of the film, but also raised the theme of the short film, which was quite a stroke of genius, and he couldn't help but feel a little happy.

In addition, the best thing about this short film is its rhythm, which is relaxed and not dull, and the shots of several of the cockfighting matches are very sharp, fast cuts, fast movements, and the close-up shots at the beginning and the escape shots are also very dynamic, which makes the short film have a high viewing value. But the disadvantage is also very big, that is, many scenes are very rough, the details are relatively weak, and there is almost no contrast to the environment, and there is no sense of picture. Xu Jing said again.

Speaking of which, the cockfighting shots and escape shots surprised Xu Jing, although because of the light, those shots look dim and pictureless, but they can also give people a dazzling sense of sharpness and dynamics, which is quite similar to the film style of "Borderless City".

The original "City of God" is cut from a close-up of the knife sharpening action, and the opening shot uses a lot of close-ups: close-up of sharpening knives, close-ups of playing the piano, close-ups of beating drums, close-ups of cutting carrots, close-ups of killing chickens, close-ups of dancing feet, close-ups of bartending, close-ups of chickens breaking free from ropes, and so on.

"City of God" has a style that can keep people in a state of excitement, and even become the most rated violent aesthetic blockbuster of all time by many critics, but of course, it's actually not bloody.

Not long after, Xu Jing changed to a short film shot by Qin Tian.

"I joined the patrol in 1980 when it was formed. ”

At the beginning of the picture, a middle-aged man appeared, wearing a vest with the word 'patrol' printed on it, with a solemn face, with Erlang's legs crossed, his elbows propped on the table, and a cigarette between his fingers, taking a puff from time to time, and speaking after a long silence. The whole picture is quite realistic, like a TV interview.

"At that time, the walled city was also the most chaotic time, almost every day there were black state fires, robberies, thefts can not be counted, and the most dealt with every day is to catch robbers. ”

At this moment, the picture suddenly everything, the camera shook randomly, following the steps of a middle-aged man trotting all the way into an alley, not far away were two young people robbing the picture, and the wall on the side of the camera was painted with the black slogan 'Robbing here, once caught, cut off hands and feet!', although the words are not small, but they are not in the focus of the camera, and ordinary people will not notice these words if they are slightly negligent.

I saw that the middle-aged man immediately rushed over, and the camera also shook and followed, at this moment, the picture was everything, and it returned to the picture of the middle-aged man smoking at the beginning, and the cut of the lens was quite abrupt, which made several people in the screening hall stunned.

"There are a lot of crimes in this place, and under normal circumstances, the police outside ~.inspectors will not take care of it, and the law will not work here. But there are so many evils, if we don't deal with it, it will affect the neighborhood too much, so once we are caught stealing or robbing, we will deal with it in our own way. The middle-aged man continued to smoke and said.

The camera is everything, but it is the picture that the robber has been caught. I saw several patrolmen press the robber to the ground, and the middle-aged man pulled out the rapist's hand and held it down, and then the camera was everything, but it was a big face of the middle-aged man, with a hideous expression on his face, which took up almost half of the shot, and then the face leaned back, and the picture showed a raised hand holding a machete in his hand, and he slashed down with a knife in his hand.

The screen suddenly went black, and when it lit up again, it was the picture of a middle-aged man smoking, the cigarette between his fingers had burned to the place where the filter was, and the middle-aged man pressed hard in the ashtray.

"I don't know when it rains here, because I can't see the sky, a quarter of the people smoke D, there are a lot of child laborers, most of the girls grow up to become sexuals, and many people freeze to death in the alleys in winter, and collecting corpses is also what we often do. ”

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The next picture is almost the same shot, one time is the middle-aged man quietly narrating, the other is through the lens to continue the middle-aged man's narration, in the stillness and movement, outlining the appearance of a walled city with three religions and nine streams, dragons and snakes, in which gang forces, residents' organizations, voluntary organizations and religious groups are active, with a complete set of social relations and social structure.

The film is longer than Wei Ping and Han Xiaoxin's short films, about twenty minutes, in the middle of watching, everyone in the hall did not move, just watched quietly until the end.

When the lights came on, Xu Jing frowned slightly, thinking, and several other people were also reminiscing about the short film just now, and no one spoke for a while.

"This film ... Well, it feels very different to me. After a while, Zhao Xiaojun spoke first.

"Lao Qin, you... Is it a documentary?" Han Xiaoxin said curiously.

"Surely this is not a documentary, is it all acted out if you haven't watched it?" Wei Ping interjected.

"Well, it's not a documentary, but it's realistic. "Qin Tiandao.

"This short film can be said to be a documentary, and if it is expanded, it can also be regarded as a film, a documentary film. At this time, Xu Jing also spoke: "This film is actually very well shot, the story is rigorous, and the details are very well done, especially through flashbacks, flashbacks and clips are intertwined with real interview images, creating a documentary feeling, which is very special." ”

Xu Jing didn't expect that Qin Tian, who didn't often carry a camera to shoot on the street, would be able to shoot such a stunning short film, but thinking about it, it is a little clear, among several people, Qin Tian belongs to the kind of person who is relatively dull, and only Qin Tian can calm down and often borrow some books from him, just like a large number of flashbacks and flashback editing methods in short films, isn't it the content of Karel Reiz's "Film Editing Techniques" that Qin Tian borrowed from him some time ago?

"However, the shortcomings of this film are also more obvious, there is no sense of rhythm, it will look boring, and the composition of the lens is relatively ordinary. Xu Jing said again: "By the way, do you all have plans to be directors in the future?"

"Uh, I... I hadn't thought about it yet, I bet it was just a joke. Han Xiaoxin scratched the back of his head and said in a bit of astonishment.

"I'm casual, I just think it's fun to shoot this film, hehe. Wei Ping looked indifferent and said.

Qin Tian didn't speak, obviously acquiescing, but it was normal, he borrowed so many professional film books on weekdays, how could he not have some ideas in his heart?

"In the future, when I make movies, I will try to explain some things to you, and you can listen to more if you want to learn. Xu Jing said. In terms of experience, Xu Jing may not be able to compare with some big directors, especially the large crew, which he can not control now, but few people can match him in the knowledge related to movies, and Xu Jing can also afford to teach some skills.

"This... Xiao Jing, can I really be a director?" Han Xiaoxin was a little lacking in energy, but he was a little tempted, and said.

"Of course, if you are willing to learn, when the time comes, I will write a script for you to shoot. Xu Jing smiled and said.

"By the way, Xiao Jing, is something happening?" When a few people packed up their equipment and were about to leave, Lin Jianguo remembered Xu Jing's 'broken' shock before, and couldn't help asking.

"It's okay, uncle, I've already figured out a way. Xu Jing replied: "You can contact North America in a while and help me check Stanley Kubrick's phone number." ”