Episode 59: Who is more important, the director or the screenwriter
Lin Feihong suddenly laughed, more than two years have passed since he started uploading the script after he was reborn, to be exact, it should be two years and four months, in such a long time, no one knows that the screenwriter of "The Prodigal Son of the World" and the director of Lin Feihong actually belong to the same person, some people know the screenwriter of "The Prodigal Son", they only know the screenwriter of "The Prodigal Son", and the others do not know, and the audience who knows the director of Lin Feihong naturally does not know that he is still a screenwriter.
But then again, they can't be blamed for this, because neither what is written on the movie poster nor what is shown on the film at the time of the film screening does not state the real name of the screenwriter, but the stage name of the screenwriter is displayed in the screenwriter's column. In the film and television industry in this world, many people use a stage name instead of a real name, and often people who know this stage name don't know what his real name is, just like the famous screenwriter Gurung, the audience knows this famous screenwriter, but they don't know his real name.
However, there are still disadvantages to using a stage name, of course, there may be no harm to other directors, but it is not necessarily a good thing for Lin Feihong.
Because in the movie review area, a debate about the merits of screenwriters and directors is rolling up.
"This movie is good-looking, but that's all the credit of the screenwriter, how can there be such a good-looking movie without a screenwriter writing such a good-looking script?"
"No matter how well the screenwriter writes, it only stays literally, without the director's sharp eye and director's guidance, even if your script is good, it is just like a novel...
"But I still think that the screenwriter and the director are equally important, the quality of a movie can't be finalized at one hammer, it should be that both parties have a lot of credit."
"I agree, I agree with the upstairs."
"No, I think it's a little more credit to the screenwriter, after all, it's a movie that has a script first, how can there be a movie if there is no screenwriter?"
"Then let me ask you, if there is no director, no matter how good your script is, it will just be a bunch of rotten goods, even if a director chooses your script, if the director's ability is insufficient, then the movie will definitely not be much better."
"Everyone, don't argue, whose credit is for the goodness of this movie, what does it matter to us, and we can't share any money."
"It's just, just watch the movie well, and it's still arguing."
"Everyone doesn't argue, if you have money, you will appreciate two copies, one for the screenwriter and one for the director."
"Three copies, and one more for the actors."
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There are arguments and persuasions, which makes the movie comment area more lively.
Lin Feihong watched all this, but he didn't make any moves, and he didn't respond. He knew that he couldn't stop the crowd's comments, so he just let him go.
However, he wondered if he responded: the screenwriter and the director are actually the same person. Will they argue again?
Lin Feihong could not answer the question, and the audience might stop arguing, or they might argue endlessly, or they might even argue more intensely.
Comment is the freedom of the audience, Lin Feihong can't control it, and Tuku.com can't control it... After all, it is now a world of free speech, of course, provided that this speech does not excessively affect social customs.
Lin Feihong felt very helpless about the audience's heated discussion of the merits and demerits of the screenwriter and director, but he himself was somewhat inclined to the views of one side of the audience:
The important surname of the screenwriter is better than the important surname of the director.
Lin Feihong believes that the screenwriter is the most fundamental factor that determines whether a movie is bad, if a script is bad, even if the director is good, he will not be able to turn the tide and change the situation.
It can be said that it is the screenwriter who makes the director, and the director makes the actor, like the big directors and famous actors of Tuku.com, which one didn't become popular because he shot the script of a famous screenwriter, and famous directors like Feng Xiaogang , Xu Ke and other famous directors didn't become famous in the film and television industry because they filmed the scripts written by famous screenwriters such as Gurung and Jin Yong? Although the audience will also pay great attention to the acting skills of the actors and the director's directing ability, it is more important for them to watch the plot of the film and television work...
A good movie can make a director, but also an actor, and the good or bad of this movie depends entirely on the plot of the movie, and the plot of this movie depends on the level of the screenwriter.
However, having said that, if a director's ability is not good, no matter how good the script is for him, he will not be able to shoot a good effect... Thinking about this, Lin Feihong's brain has been swollen, he really can't figure out which is the most important, maybe both are important, maybe the screenwriter accounts for a little more... Lin Feihong seems very entangled.
However, when Lin Feihong thought of those film and television works in his previous life, he was more sure of his original views.
The novels written by famous writers such as Gu Long, Jin Yong, Qiong Yao, etc. in his previous life have been remade, and by the time Lin Feihong was reborn, he didn't know how many remakes of film and television works, such as Jin Yong's "Dragon Babu", which had been remade at least three or four times. Some time ago, Lin Feihong entered the playback system, and actually found that in his previous life, he now has remade "Dragon Babu", which is now on the air, it is Zhong Hanliang's version, although it is said to be the most handsome Qiao Feng, but the viewing effect of the entire TV series is far less good-looking than before, and it is not comparable to the first time Huang Yuehua performed "Dragon Babu".
and the most classic "Journey to the West", I don't know how many times it has been remade, but the subsequent versions basically can't be compared with the earliest one.
The classic drama is getting worse and worse, and this is definitely not because of the script, let alone the screenwriter... This is a big and important factor because of the director's ability. If a director's ability is good enough, then such a classic novel will definitely not get worse and worse. Another important reason why these classic dramas are getting worse and worse is that they have lost their "classic" nature, and there are many factors of modern society in them.
Classic dramas, the most important thing is classics, classics are its true colors, what is a classic? Classics are not too pretentious, without too many extravagant and hypocritical elements of modern society.
However, having said that, although most of the movies or TV series directed by many big directors have been filmed by others, although there are more modern factors, although they are very bloody, and they are often complained about by the audience, but even so, the movies or TV series shot by these big directors are still profitable, and the ratings and box office are still very high.
Now is the era of talking about ratings and box office, as long as these two things are satisfied, then no matter how bloody the film and television works are, it will not affect the money in the pockets of directors and actors, so now many directors have taken off the "classic" hat, but put on a "new hat" with modern elements. With the new hat, the viewing effect is different, the reason why the audience scolds that it is not as good as the classic drama on the one hand, and scolds that it is too bloody, but on the other hand, the real reason why they are still holding the film and television works that are very bloody in their mouths is because of this new hat, because this new hat is most suitable for their current life and most in line with their appetite.
The director also grasped the psychology of the audience, catering to them, grabbing their hearts, grabbing their stomachs, and grabbing the money in their hands.
The reason why the director can control the hearts of the audience and capture their stomachs is not entirely because the director has put on a new hat, but the most important reason is that although the director has added a lot of modern elements to the movie or TV series, he has not abandoned the fundamentals, and the essence of the entire script is still in it...
Therefore, relatively speaking, the screenwriter is the most important factor in determining the quality of a film and television work.