This is obviously a brand new experience, especially with the use of the long lens, the picture moves rapidly. In order to solve the problem of focusing the picture, Xiao Ran spent a day specifically scheduling the location of the scene and adjusting the position of the camera.
, in order to solve the focus problem. Now it seems that the problem is obviously minimal.
This long shot of the gunfight is not very long, only about three to four minutes, but it took a lot of effort from Xiao Ran. It is one of the most exciting scenes in the whole film. What is amazing is that even though it is a long shot,
However, due to the on-site scheduling, it actually showed Xiao Ran's consistent style, which seemed to be quite smooth and done in one go.
The previous set-up took about ten minutes, and the rest was the scene in an abandoned warehouse. This scene was particularly simple, because the camera no longer needed to run around, and there were always very few shots.
The story behind this is relatively simple. Two "supporting characters" are fighting each other in the warehouse, but the police arrive outside. In the end, the two people and the virtual protagonist are trapped in it, and the two supporting characters are seriously injured.
, gasping for breath before dying, he discovered the virtual protagonist and shot him dead.
When the virtual protagonist fell heavily to the ground with a bang, the screen gradually faded to black. However, the two supporting characters' words were still heard from the speakers, and then many footsteps were heard, presumably from the police.
At this time, the sound gradually disappeared.
Xiao Ran's mood was very strange. He was recalling his feelings when he was creating. During the creative process, he felt like a balloon with enough air. Countless inspirations filled his mind every day, and he could seize the most suitable ones in time.
of in the video.
Even in the post-production period, he still maintained considerable inspiration and creative energy. Looking back now, it was indeed that inspiration and impulse that drove him to complete the filming of the film in less than a week.
However, when the film was completed, he felt like a deflated balloon, unable to lift up any energy. The most frightening thing was that during that period, he had no idea about film creation in his mind.
It's empty. It's as if everything about me has been emptied out by that film, as if I have devoted my whole life to creating such a film.
Now Xiao Ran finally understands why many directors and actors find it difficult to perform well in a short period of time after filming a classic film. Because the desire and impulse to create completely exhausted him while filming that film,
It took a long time to regain my breath, just like after a long-distance run.
The entire audience was dumbfounded. No one could imagine that this was a film like this! Lin Qingxia and the others looked at Xiao Ran in confusion, hoping that Xiao Ran would give an answer. Xiao Ran just smiled and said nothing, and of course he didn't.
It is clear that this film was able to win the Palme d'Or largely because of this wonderful way of expression.
What kind of film is this, and what is it trying to tell? The audience all has such doubts in their hearts. In fact, they all know that the story is very simple, it is just a police story that takes place in more than an hour, or rather it is a gangster story.
The story of a bandit.
But they didn't understand why it was like this. It was completely different from what they usually saw, and it was a completely different way of expression. They saw two robbers who were definitely the most impressive people in their lives fighting each other.
Cherish heroes, but they have to die for each other for the concept that one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers.
At this point, Xiao Ran adopted a step-by-step approach. At first, the conflict point arranged for the two supporting characters was the money stolen from the bank. Later, as the two supporting characters gradually and inadvertently emerged their attitudes towards money.
It turns out that the reason why they fight fiercely is not for money, but to compete with others who are similar to themselves. In the overall situation, this concept is very romantic.
However, Xiao Ran's shots are very realistic, and what even Xiao Ran himself can't figure out is that he can actually express the two very cleverly. This is in line with Adu's attempt to use realism in "The Big Event"
The method used to show the mutual respect between the two robbers is quite similar, which is a very contradictory method.
However, Xiao Ran did a much better job than Adu did ten years later, and any traces were covered up. Realism became a method, and romantic sentiment gradually grew through the descriptions of the two actors and the camera.
in the minds of the audience.
The whole place was silent, and Xiao Ran's heart gradually sank. Perhaps, he had gone too far, and some viewers couldn't even understand that this was a video with a virtual protagonist. Restore the essence of things through the eyes of the virtual protagonist, let
Everything becomes more realistic, and any realistic technique is definitely not as classic as this one.
However, Xiao Ran overlooked one thing, he did go too far. Many techniques are not acceptable to everyone, such as the parallel interlacing of time and space in "Infernal Affairs 3", which has caused headaches for countless viewers for a long time.
Thinking of this, Xiao Ran suddenly laughed bitterly. He thought that he had really gone too far, and the local audience really couldn't accept it. However, when he thought of the parallel interlacing of time and space in "Infernal Affairs 3", he suddenly
An inspiration appeared, an inspiration that he had to think about immediately.
However, he just briefly thought that the inspiration might be more extreme in terms of structural techniques, and he lost interest. Now he glanced at the audience below, feeling extremely depressed. He thought that he had really failed, and even doubted his own ability.
Was the Palme Prize stolen?
"It's okay, it's just that they don't understand!" Lin Qingxia obviously understood Xiao Ran's mood best. Seeing Xiao Ran's expressionless look and a look of dejection in her eyes, she immediately leaned forward and said softly: "In
In my heart, you are the most talented person."
It doesn't matter even if the whole world rejects me, as long as you appreciate me! Xiao Ran inadvertently remembered this very familiar dialogue, but he knew it was false. Although Lin Qingxia's words made him feel a little better, but he
Still very uncomfortable.
If we have tried that kind of hope and suddenly find that the reality is a hundred times different from what we expected, that feeling is what Xiao Ran feels now. Still expressionless, Xiao Ran stood up, he didn't want to stay there any longer
Here, because here, he is no longer a god, perhaps a forsaken god.
After Xiao Ran left, many viewers who were still sitting in the theater were thinking, what kind of story is this and what kind of film is it? On the surface, this film can be called a model without beginning or end.
.However, as long as you have a good appreciation of movies, you can clearly notice that the ins and outs of the movie are clearly explained.
The origin of the story is clearly explained, and the feud between the two gangsters is also faintly projected in the dialogue. The final ending is even more obscure and meaningful. The two lines of dialogue at the end of the gangster are very meaningful, and the footsteps are nothing more than...
It confirms that when the police rush in and the sound gradually disappears, it can be understood as the death of the virtual protagonist.
What's very amazing is that the audience doesn't even know what they can't understand. They just tell themselves that this is very strange, so strange that people can't understand it. The whole story is very clearly laid out in front of everyone, and even
Even the topic is very clear, but they still clearly feel that there is something they don't understand.
Finally, the theater gradually ended, and no matter how stubborn the audience was, they had to leave. On the way home, an audience member who was very close to the theater saw two beautiful girls walking towards him, but he was so absorbed in thinking about the plot that he obviously did not notice.
He just suddenly shouted excitedly: "I understand!"
This frightened the two girls so much that they thought they had met a perverted pervert, but they saw this handsome guy shouting "I understand" and running away. Of course, the name of pervert and pervert is exempted, but the name of psychopath is destined to be indispensable.
When Li Zhuotao, the film critic who knew Xiao Ran best, was taking a taxi home, he was also thinking about it, but suddenly he suddenly had a flash of inspiration and shouted: "I understand!" The smile quickly spread to his face.
Suddenly, this excited shout scared the driver and almost hit the safety island with his car.
If we can have ears that listen to the world, then we will definitely find that calls like this happen once or twice in Hong Kong. Some of them are on the way home, some are in bed, and some are in dreams...
This night, many people are destined to have difficulty falling asleep. However, we can completely believe that, and we are deeply certain that when "True Colors" is released, more people will have difficulty sleeping...
The only regret is that Xiao Ran didn't hear these shouts, otherwise he would have been much happier. Movies are made for people to watch. Xiao Ran doesn't make movies for himself. Without the approval of the audience, he is nothing.
.Just like the author of a novel, the purpose of creation is to gain the recognition of readers. If there are no readers, would you really write it down for yourself to read?
However, Xiao Ran didn't expect that he didn't even have a voice of approval. Although he knew that he was lucky not to be beaten violently, it still made him seem to have lost his spiritual support. On the way home
, he thought self-deprecatingly: Maybe he really has no choice but to plagiarize, even if he wants to make a work that is completely his own and has a completely personal style!
The next morning, when Lin Qingxia saw that Xiao Ran couldn't get up, she realized something was wrong. She reached out and tried it, and found that Xiao Ran was actually sick. He didn't know whether Xiao Ran was really sick, but he just
He felt that he should be writhing on the bed like a snake today, because he felt as if something was blocked in his heart, making him unable to breathe.
After Lin Qingxia invited her personal doctor to come, she accidentally scanned the new newspaper and suddenly discovered the name of the movie "True Colors". Out of curiosity, she quickly picked it up and watched it. After roughly finishing it, she rushed in happily.
Xiao Ran's room shouted: "Aran, someone appreciates your film!"
Xiao Ran, who had been paralyzed on the bed, immediately jumped up and repeated these words in disbelief. At this moment, he felt as if these words had collided in his mind countless times. He could almost say
It was the stopped beating heart that started beating so violently that the personal doctor who was listening to the heartbeat almost thought that Xiao Ran was having a heart attack. Moreover, his body became hot.
"Look, look at Li Zhuotao's evaluation of this film in the new newspaper!" Lin Qingxia was filled with emotion when she saw Xiao Ran's sudden change from a dead snake to a swimming dragon. How many people like Xiao Ran can love movies?
, Xiao Ran could even become depressed and sick because of the lack of recognition from the audience for the film.
"Mrs. Xiao, Mr. Xiao is not sick, although his body temperature is a bit abnormal. But..." The personal doctor couldn't help laughing. He also liked watching Xiao Ran's videos. Seeing the scene in front of him, he roughly guessed why: "
I think Mr. Xiao may have a mental illness, it’s okay!”
Xiao Ran can no longer hear what the personal doctor is saying. Li Zhuotao's review is very good, perhaps rather strange. He narrated the process of enjoying the preview screening in the theater yesterday, and said that he was in
The sergeant suddenly understood.
And what follows is his comment on the film: If you don’t appreciate the film, don’t suddenly understand what the film is about, and what is missing that you didn’t expect, then you will never understand the amazing work of director Xiao Ran.
Talent. That is something that can be imagined
You can, but can't express the artistic conception. Only by experiencing it can you find that the world is particularly different. And you will find that this film is something you will never tire of watching. At least I will watch it again, or more times.
Theater, in order to penetrate this feeling.
After reading the full text, Xiao Ran no longer felt depressed, and his body temperature dropped quickly. Although this may seem a bit exaggerated, the fact is that it is often the case that something you love will dominate your life. It's like
Back then, Xiao Ran was so itchy that he screamed wildly just to watch the gangster classic "Underworld".
The personal doctor had left. Lin Qingxia sat next to Xiao Ran with a smile, lightly tapped Xiao Ran's forehead, and said angrily: "I have never seen someone who loves movies like you, who can do nothing for a movie.
It became like this after being recognized by the audience!”
Xiao Ran smiled sheepishly. Lin Qingxia had never expected that it would be extremely difficult for a film to not be recognized by the audience at all. In addition, Xiao Ran always regarded himself as a god, and suffered such a disastrous failure last night.
How not to be mentally shocked.
On the day when the test screening finally ended, Li Zhuotao and other film critics finally understood Xiao Ran's "True Colors" and once again commented on this film. In Li Zhuotao's view, this Xiao Ran's personal work
In the film, the perspective concept of the whole film is very unique and very genius. He even thinks that he is a genius if he can even think of it, and Xiao Ran really did it.
He also believes that Xiao Ran's entire film is very exciting. In terms of plot and process alone, it is a very exciting police film, or "gangster film". In terms of specific techniques, there are a few things that are most genius. First,
There are quite a lot of long shots in the film, and the long shot of the shootout between police and gangsters shortly after the beginning is even more classic, especially in terms of scene scheduling, it is enough to become a textbook.
The second point is the brief darkness that appears in the title of the film, which is extremely artistic and shows an implicit tension. The third point is undoubtedly the explanation of the ins and outs, especially the handling at the end is even more amazing. He even felt that
Xiao Ran felt aggrieved and thought that it would not be difficult to win the Cannes Film Festival as a director based on these techniques alone.
And he believes that the film is full of flashes of genius, and you can feel that surging spark all the time. Coupled with the absolutely extremely personalized performances of the two male protagonists, it can simply push this film to a height that is difficult to reach.
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However, Li Zhuotao also pointed out the biggest shortcoming of the film, which is not so much a shortcoming as a shortcoming. He believes that the film is not literary enough. The key reason why it is not literary enough is that the commercial elements are very strong, and even the entire plot is not artistic enough.
It is basically a commercial film type. Of course, according to Xiao Ran's commercial style, this can really be regarded as a work with a perfect personal style.
Xiao Ran could only smile bitterly at these comments. Only bystanders could see things that the parties involved could not see. He thought that now he finally understood what his biggest shortcoming was. It was too commercial, and even filming a series of experiments like this
The stylistic works with strong meaning have subconsciously added many commercial elements.
With the opinions of bystanders, Xiao Ran quickly discovered the shortcomings. It was indeed commercial enough, with fierce gun battles and the chase scene was changed from a car chase to a running chase. On the surface, it seemed that it was indeed not as good as "
Blockbusters such as "The Spy" are popular, but the intense artistic conception is quite sufficient and very stimulating.
If you look at it by genre, this is basically "Dark War" or "Real Hero" packaged with a unique perspective. Of course, the plot is very different, referring to the type of two-hero movies that are evenly matched.
Xiao Ran knows that he has made progress, and now he can create artistic conception through clever techniques. Moreover, he can give people the tension and pleasure of "The Spy" with simple and not intense gunfight scenes, and
All this was done under difficult shooting conditions with only one camera.
Several facts have proved that after years of hard work, Xiao Ran has finally reached the stage of mastering his skills. He is finally able to combine his experience and knowledge to complete his own style. In other words, he has truly entered the ranks of famous directors.
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What made Xiao Ran dumbfounded the most was that Li Zhuotao even called him a master director of commercial films. This is no nonsense. A small-scale film with a very personal and stylized style was actually directed by Xiao Ran into a rhythm film.
It is a bright and tense commercial film, even if Xiao Ran wants to admit that it is not the king of commercials.
However, everything that happened because of "True Colors" did not decrease because of its official release. On the contrary, it became more. Things happened that were even more unpredictable for Xiao Ran...