December 14, 2002.

At 12 noon, outside the solemn Great Hall of the People, there was a lot of noise.

More than 1,000 Chinese and foreign journalists and media specially invited special audiences to watch the movie almost filled the square outside the Great Hall of the People.

On the various long guns and short guns set up on tripods, the flashes of light are constantly flickering.

Interestingly, every reporter at the scene was wearing a formal suit, including the photographer's suit.

Zhang Weiping's requirements were really strictly followed.

Outside the Great Hall of the People, there was a lively and crowded scene, and everyone had a look of expectation on their faces, after all, this was the premiere of the first blockbuster film in China!

The staff of the new screen is strictly conducting entry checks, and every guest and reporter who wants to enter must be inspected comparable to a security check, and no electronic equipment or recording equipment is allowed to be brought in!

Even reporters, when they enter the venue, they have to deposit their video recorders, cameras and other equipment in the hands of the staff, and wait until the press conference interview session after the movie viewing is over, and then they can re-collect the equipment for interviews.

The main reason for such strict requirements is to prevent piracy from flowing out.

In order to meet the conditions for the Oscar competition, "Hero" let the audience take the lead in satisfying their eyes as early as Shenzhen.

As a result, some people used some illegal means to steal the content of "Heroes", and triggered a small-scale piracy spread.

Therefore, to prevent lawbreakers from taking advantage of this premiere to carry out piracy activities, the cultural department has specially formulated very cumbersome preventive measures, for fear that if another movie is released, the scandal of piracy will flow out.

Of course, this also makes reporters generally feel that the shelf for the premiere of "Hero" is really not small.

In the past, the invitation to the premiere of the film was courier, mailed by the organizer or sent to reporters on the spot, but this premiere, in order to determine one person and one certificate, the reporters had to go to the organizer's company to receive the invitation in person, so that the prestige of the "uncrowned king" of the reporters was swept away.

When the premiere is admitted, reporters are required to go through a series of cumbersome procedures such as bag storage, security checks, inspections, and storage of photographic equipment an hour in advance, and wait for early admission.

This made the reporters even more unhappy, and many reporters thought in their hearts that at the press conference after watching the movie, they would definitely let the crew of "Hero" feel the power of the "uncrowned king", and ask how to be sharp!

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Front-of-house reporters and special visitors entered the venue in an orderly manner.

In the Great Hall of the People, in the screening hall of "Heroes", a group of guests who arrived in advance have gathered together and are chatting with each other.

Wu Yuan, who was also wearing a formal suit, was also mixed in.

He only arrived in the capital at five or six o'clock in the morning, and after a few hours of minor repairs, he came to the Great Hall of the People with Han Dong and entered the infield through another door.

Wu Yuan and Han Dong are not the only ones who have this kind of treatment.

In addition to the crew of "Hero", Jiang Wen, Chen Kaige, Feng Xiaogang and other domestic first-line directors, leaders of the Ministry of Culture, and the heads of China Film and New Pictures are also among them.

These people quickly divided into circles and began to communicate with each other.

Wu Yuan got together with Jiang Wen, Chen Kaige, and Feng Xiaogang.

"Director Wu, this time I finally met the real person, after my wife finished filming your "The Undertaker", she went home and praised you so much!"

Director Kaige looked at Wu Yuan with a smile and patted him on the shoulder very kindly.

Although "The Undertaker" did not bring Chen Hong any art awards, Director Kaige has always valued this, he really admires Wu Yuan himself!

"Your "The Undertaker" is really well made, the film is full of warmth and emotion, no wonder it won the best director in Berlin."

Director Kaige smashed his mouth, as if he was reminiscing about the content of "The Undertaker", and then said with some regret: "It's that you still have some deficiencies in lens aesthetics." ”

"The movie is warm and emotional, but the use of lenses is more restrained and simple, in fact, it can be a little bolder, such as the scene where Zhang Guorong blows suona under the snow mountain, if I am asked to shoot, I will set up a few more cameras and add a shot from overlooking."

"In terms of color, some design should also be done, the snow-capped mountains are white, if Zhang Guorong can wear red clothes, the picture will be more impactful!"

"Or tie a red ribbon on the suona, and when you play, the red ribbon flutters in the wind!"

Wu Yuan listened carefully, nodding seriously from time to time.

He is not acting, the aesthetics of the lens is indeed one of Wu Yuan's shortcomings.

After all, he is still focusing on the field of commercial films in his dream, which is also the main development direction of Chinese films in the 21st century.

Let's put it this way, in terms of film aesthetics and color aesthetics, the seventh generation of domestic directors are all tied together, and they may not be as strong as Chen Kaige, Sunglasses King, and Zhang Yimou.

Even the ginger pattern can't compare!

In "Sunny Days" and "The Sun Also Rises" filmed by Jiang Wen, the lens aesthetics are also very slippery!

However, commercial films do not value this, commercial films pay more attention to the conflict and drama of the plot of the movie, the commercial value, and the use of special effects.

Wu Yuan is quite good at shooting special effects shots in movies, let him play special effects, he dares to confidently say that he is definitely better than the current directors.

So he didn't feel any pressure at all to make "Pirates of the Caribbean".

Even if this movie uses a lot of special effects shots, and half of the scenes have to be shot in the studio, he can complete the shooting task very well, and he is very familiar with green screens, little green men, and motion capture equipment!

If Director Kaigo were to shoot "Pirates of the Caribbean", he would definitely not be able to shoot it.

Similarly, the lens aesthetics achieved by relying entirely on live shots, Wu Yuan's level is at the level of an ordinary director, far less than the level of director Kaige.

Therefore, when he selected films, he also deliberately avoided some movies that required a large number of empty shots, image beauty, color aesthetics and picture impact, and mainly focused on movies that rely on plot to win.

For example, "The Night the Comet Comed" and "The Undertaker" are all movies with good scripts, not movies with beautiful pictures, classics, and images.

For example, "Farewell My Concubine", "Wuji" and "The Legend of the Demon Cat" directed by Kaige all use a large number of artistic aesthetics such as natural scenery imagery, man-made object imagery, color imagery and sound imagery.

This is something that Wu Yuan can't catch up with.

There is a good saying, no matter who plays the play directed by Kaige, his appearance can be automatically improved by a notch.

Yang Guifei in "The Legend of the Demon Cat", without the lens of director Kaige, there is no longer that thrilling beauty, and it is even a little ugly under the lens of other directors and is not photogenic.

This is all thanks to Director Kaigo's top-notch camera mastery.

It's no wonder that many people say that director Kaigo is more like a top cinematographer than a director...

Wu Yuan didn't want to distinguish whether Director Kaige was a director or a photographer, he just wanted to learn more strengths and advantages from Director Kaige.

And director Kaigo is also willing to impart knowledge to this young director he admires.

One of the two is willing to learn, the other is willing to teach, and the chat atmosphere is called a harmonious and enjoyable atmosphere.

Jiang Wen, who had been banned for five years on the side, listened and joined the discussion with great interest.

In the area of film aesthetics, he also has a lot to talk about.

In comparison, Director Feng is more embarrassed.

At least at this stage, Director Feng doesn't have much dry goods in his stomach.

His films are at the level of large-scale sitcoms, and the shots have no artistic value...

Listening to the two Nortel, a director of Chinese opera, talking about film aesthetics and lens language, Director Feng couldn't interject if he wanted to...

Let's just leave, the other circles have nothing to do with him...

He had no choice but to stand aside silently with Xiao Xiao, pricking up his ears and listening carefully to the discussion of the three of them.

Director Feng also has a heart for making art films, which is also a good opportunity for him to learn!