What is Cinematic Aesthetics? may be relatively unfamiliar to outsiders, but they are not strangers to the students sitting at the scene today, because they will all learn some art outside their main business, especially in music, art, literature, and film.

So when it comes to film aesthetics, everyone knows that the main topic is coming.

There are two schools of cinematic aesthetics, one is technical, that is, the montage school, or the technocratic school, like He Fang is like this.

The other school is realistic, that is, the realist school, like documentaries, auteur films, and neorealism roughly belong to this school.

What does aesthetics in cinematic technocracy encompass? Literature, Video Technology, Sound, Fine Arts, Color, Metaphorical Montage, Movement of the Camera, Modeling and Movement, Aesthetics of Film Art, Scenes, Music...... A lot of it is a film aesthetic that belongs to the technocralist school.

Of course, this does not mean that the realists do not use these aesthetic forms, but they will also use them. It's just that the realist school is more inclined to the real route, often using some fixed long shots, follow-up shots, as well as the use of natural light, non-professional actors and other elements to form the aesthetic content of realist films.

He is talking about the film aesthetics of the technocratic school, and of course, the students who come to the lecture also know which school He is going to talk about. If Jia Kechang comes, it is probably about the realist film aesthetics.

"I believe that if I watch too many movies, everyone will form a label for my films. For example, focus on storytelling. For example, focus on the use of lenses. For example, focus on performance. Sort of these points, huh...... These points are not my own boasting, but the conclusions I have come to through a large number of professional film critics and audience evaluations.

Now that they have summarized these points, let me talk about my creative thoughts on these points. Let's talk about this story first, some people may know the plays I have talked about in film studies, but in fact, there are some similarities.

My understanding of film is that film is an art developed through the use of team creation under the image technology. Therefore, it is first and foremost an image technology, and then it is an art derived from this technology, and the final definition is that film is created, not recorded.

So in my understanding, whether it is a documentary or a feature film, it is an art deliberately created by the creator for the audience to watch. Documentary films, which are also films, are nothing more than the creators who put together a large number of documentary images to tell the audience a concept and story based on reality.

Documentary video materials, that are not films, but only documentary video materials. Cinema refers to the art of video with a certain amount of creation. So, since it's created, it's storytelling, not absolutely real. So how to make the movie look good and make the audience like it, this is the first problem we have to face, the story ......"

Next, He Fang explained several of his film aesthetics, including the storytelling of He Fang's films and how to tell stories. Including the use of the lens in the film, how he uses the lens to tell the story, and the application of the lens language in the film. Finally, he also explained the performance requirements and style of his film performance.

Basically, this is also to refine some of the things that have been talked about before, and then theorize to everyone.

Of course, in addition to talking about these three points, He Fang also added a personal analysis of the development trend of world cinema.

"Personally, I think there are several directions for the development of world cinema in the future, such as the sense of experience will continue to be strengthened in photography technology, that is, some sports long shots will be the mainstream, and I have been exploring this direction in several of my films.

In terms of storytelling, there will be three changes in future films, one is the interest of pure stories with hidden themes, the second is that stories with the main theme will be the mainstream, and the third is that those that talk about Chinese cultural values will become the mainstream.

What to say about these three types, the so-called hidden theme of pure story fun, refers to whether some movie audiences like it or not, the movie is always preaching, so that the theme is pure, and the entertainment is more thorough. For example, comedy movies are fun, action movies are enjoyable, war movies are big scenes, and romance movies are sad or sweet and greasy...... In short, the theme should not be too prominent, and the main theme is to make the story purely good, not preachy.

The so-called movies with a biased main theme, that is, our post-90s and post-00s generations have slowly grown up, and they are no longer like their fathers who worship the West when they talk about it. Back then, as soon as the post-60s and post-70s arrived in Western developed countries, some people were envious and even admired.

But the post-90s and post-00s generations who go to the United States and the West now see that the big cities in the United States and the West are not as good as the construction of China's second- and third-tier cities, with garbage everywhere, feces and urine smelling all over the place, and there are endless robbers, shootings, and marijuana smokers, and they wonder why their parents worship this kind of ghost place.

Don't talk about the post-90s and post-00s, even I, the post-80s, didn't think how advanced and developed the United States was when I went abroad to the United States. Judging from the construction of cities, the level of public security, consumption and entertainment, and so on, the West is far behind China.

Others say that going to the West is enjoyment, but in fact, if you want to enjoy it, you still have to be in China. Because China's food, entertainment, public security, and urban construction are far higher than those of the West. This is not that I deliberately belittle the United States and the West, because my one-sided words cannot be derogatory, you can see for yourself.

Therefore, in this case, the post-90s and post-00s generations are no longer willing to watch movies that belittle us, say that we are backward, and make messy and messy on behalf of China. Because they feel that their IQ has been insulted, but anyone who has been abroad knows that China is better than abroad, why are people deliberately smearing China?

Therefore, the main theme movie that boosts the morale of young people will become the mainstream, and young people will feel that this is the magnanimity that our big country should have. Why should you pretend to be garbage when you are developing very well? Don't talk about touting yourself, but deliberately smearing yourself, this makes them unacceptable. ”

When He Fang said this, some people in the audience suddenly shook their heads, disagreeing with He Fang's statement. But more young students raised their heads proudly, feeling that what he said made sense, and that they needed a kind of self-confidence now.

"And the third story direction is that Chinese cultural values will become mainstream, why do I say that? Because as our young people become more and more knowledgeable and our national self-confidence grows, the universal values of the West will not be accepted by young people.

For example, the Western values say that 'God has let you suffer this fate, and you must do everything according to God's will', while the values of Chinese culture are 'my fate is up to me, not heaven'.

Another example is that Westerners say that Chinese have no faith, do not believe in God, and are not God's people. That's because in Western mythology, when the Flood came, Noah's Ark was built according to the will of God, and mankind has survived ever since. And what is the Chinese mythology? It is when the flood comes, China is Dayu to control the water, discharge the flood out, and man will conquer the sky, so we rely on ourselves to change our fate, and Western culture is to obey God's will.

This is the spirit of Chinese culture, we don't believe in God, we believe that 'man will conquer heaven', Western culture says 'what people get in their life is given by God', and our Chinese culture says 'no, this is what we have created through our own efforts'.

It is the ancestors of our Chinese nation who have brought us such a cultural heritage, so our myths and stories are such myths and legends as 'Houyi shoots the sun', 'Jingwei reclamation', 'Yugong moves mountains', 'Dayu controls the water' and so on.

This is Chinese culture, this is Chinese faith, and this is Chinese spirit. When our young people awaken, then the cultural spirit that lies in our blood will also awaken. Therefore, when Chinese cultural values become mainstream in future film stories, they will affect the whole world. ”

As soon as He Fang's words fell, the audience erupted in warm applause.

Although He Fang's argument is already a rotten street in 2023, this is like a lightning bolt in 2013, finally splitting the lie that 'Chinese have no faith', so that many people present who believe that 'Chinese have no faith' are like Daigo empowerment and suddenly realized.

It turns out that we do not have faith, but this faith is the spirit of 'indomitable, man will conquer heaven'.

"Looking at global history, why is it that in other parts of the world, feudal societies are generally inherited by a royal family for thousands of years? Generally does not change easily, and the change of feudal dynasty in China is the most ordinary. What is the rationale for this?

In addition to these, our Chinese culture also knows that "harmony is precious", "unity and cooperation can lead to win-win results", "individual heroism must serve the collective interest", "only when there is a country can there be a home", "individual freedom has boundaries" and many other excellent Chinese cultures.

These should be embodied in our film and television works, and eventually spread to the world, so that the whole world can understand why China is the only civilization with a history of 5,000 years, why China does not expand when it is at its strongest, and why China believes that cooperation can achieve win-win results......"

As soon as He Fang's words fell, there was a round of warm applause, and today's students really enjoyed listening to it, and they really heard a lot of spirit and self-confidence from Chinese culture here.

Let some students who are not confident in culture have a stronger confidence and a stronger waist.

However, some people sitting in the front row gritted their teeth, they had been 'working hard' in these colleges and universities for so long, and they had finally knocked down the cultural self-confidence of some students, making them have a kind of idea of 'dedicating their life's talents to the United States and the West'.

Why did you ask him to give such a speech? What is he here for?

Isn't it nice to think that the world dominated by the United States is good? Everyone lives a comfortable and happy life as a prosperous talent in the United States, what are you going to toss for?

"Finally, I would like to say that I advocate that everyone should study abroad, go abroad, and go internationally. Why? Because you will only see the truth when you go out, not some woven lies, because when you go out, you will understand whether we are useless in the end, and you will believe what the country has done for the country and the people. Because only when you go out, will you be more patriotic.

Okay, thank you, I'm done talking. ”

After He Fang finished speaking, he bowed deeply to the audience, and then the audience stood up and let out thunderous applause.

Dai Jinhua sat in the audience, she suddenly had the illusion that she was in college, and she still remembers the passionate speeches of the teachers at that time, encouraging the students to be people who contribute to the country, to be talents in building the modernization of the motherland, and to serve the people......

In many years, she had never seen a passionate speech like this, and once upon a time, it was preached......

As soon as He Fang finished his speech, the host took the stage and announced a 10-minute break in the middle, and then entered the next link after 10 minutes, the exchange and interaction session.

He Fang also took this opportunity to put the water out, and then smoked two cigarettes.

Although there were many people who wanted to come forward to say hello, everyone still tacitly did not come forward to bother.

Ten minutes later, everyone was back on the scene, and the host was a beautiful vice president of the student union, who acted as a bit of a celebrity.

"Okay, we once again welcome our young international director He Fang to the stage with warm applause."

He Fang walked up to the stage and nodded to everyone.

"Next, we have entered the communication link, you can ask questions freely, please cherish your opportunity to ask questions, one person can only once, only one question at a time. Okay, let's get started. Please ask questions from the yellow clothes in the middle of the third row. ”

The moderator said.

"Who is the director, you say, 'If you love the United States, but the United States does not necessarily love you', I don't agree with this sentence, the United States is the most free and democratic country in the world, and every one of their citizens is deeply protected by the state, why do you say, 'If you love the United States, the United States does not necessarily love you'?"

The audience was full of discussions after the question, and He Fang nodded at the questioner.

"I don't know if you've ever been to the United States? Have you ever lived in the U.S. for more than a year? Have you ever observed life in the United States at all levels? Or do you have a comprehensive understanding of American society? ”

"If America really loved every one of its citizens, there wouldn't be so many homeless people who didn't care. According to recent data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, in 2013, about 255,000 homeless people over the age of 50 were living on the streets across the country, up 18 percent from 2007 and accounting for one-third of the country's homeless people. In other words, in fact, the total number of homeless people in the United States is about 750,000.

While China is working to eradicate poverty completely, why does the United States, the world's largest power, ignore its homeless people? Why not solve the problem of homeless people once and for all? What is the reason for their wandering and bankruptcy? Are they just outcasts after being exploited by the capitalists, and it costs money to manage them, and the capitalists would rather spend their money on the wars in the Middle East than on their homeless people, is this the people who love it?

If America had truly loved its citizens, 33,636 people would not have died in shootings in 2013. If the United States really loved its citizens, there would not be more than 33,000 gangs that intrude on the lives of normal people every day. If the United States really loves its citizens, there will be no more than 1,000 cults that bewitch its people every day. If the United States really loved every one of its citizens, it wouldn't make marijuana and drugs semi-legal......

And so on, there's a lot of data that shows that the United States doesn't love its citizens as much as everyone thinks. All of this proves one thing: that's what I said: 'You love America, America doesn't necessarily love you.'" Are you satisfied with my answer? ”

As soon as He Fang's words were finished, the audience exclaimed, is the United States like this? Is this really the case? Impossible, right? The world's number one power has seven or eight hundred thousand homeless people?

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