China Entertainment: The happiness of being a director is as simple as that

Chapter 39 November

At the beginning of September, Lu Pingan had to stop the production of the second animated short film.

Because school is about to start, he has to report a report.

In the afternoon, Lu Ping'an and Master Hao were ready to return to Beijing after proofreading the completed work.

When I came to the school the next day, I met Hu Qingquan. Hu Qingquan said, "Where is the work now?"

Hu Qingquan asked about the second animated short film "Reminiscence of Building Blocks House".

"Reminiscence Building Blocks House" won the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film in the original time and space, so Lu Pingan will naturally use it to hit the Oscar.

In addition, the story and painting style of this film are relatively warm, and it is not suitable for the three major European films.

When he was in Shanghai, Hu Qingquan came to see it once.

It was just that the production of "Memories Building Blocks House" encountered some problems at that time, and it was delayed by about two weeks from the expected completion time in mid-September.

The main reason is that the short film looks simple, and actually needs more original paintings than expected.

So now I am afraid that it will not be completed until early October.

"At the beginning of October, it seems that next year's Oscars will not be able to go."

Hu Qingquan felt a little regretful, but at the same time breathed a sigh of relief.

It's a pity, of course, because this is going to hit the Oscars!
Although strictly speaking, the gold content of the Oscars is not higher than that of the top three in Europe.

But in this era, Oscar has been a domestic myth.

Last year, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" won the Oscar, and the sensational scene was even bigger than domestic directors winning the Golden Bear and Palme d'Or.

The main reason is that Laomei's status and strength are really very high in the eyes of the current Chinese people, and they are unique.

In addition, the gold content of the awards is not much different, so Oscar has become a "god".

Now my students are going to rush to the Olympics without saying a word.

Hu Qingquan would not tell Lu Pingan. He had insomnia for two days when he first found out. He was even more excited than when Lu Ping An was going to hit Berlin. After all, his mentality at that time was just to participate. Who knew he would win the prize.

But now, with a certain ability to discriminate big prizes, Hu Qingquan can't calm down anymore.

As for being relieved, it was naturally because there was not enough time, and he was finally able to sleep well.

These days, Hu Qingquan has already figured out the rules for short films to be shortlisted for Oscars.

The first way, won the student Oscar of the year.

If you are a student at school, you can try to participate in the selection of the Student Academy Award, but the school of the contestant must have the qualifications for the Student Academy Award, and most of the eligible colleges and universities are located in the United States.

However, if the student works of other universities want to be shortlisted for the Student Oscar, they need to be shortlisted for three Oscar-certified film festivals.

It's a pity that Nortel currently does not have the qualifications for student Oscars, and it will take a few years to get them.

Even if there is, the time is too late.

The second way is to obtain registration qualifications through theater screenings.

The film needs to be screened commercially in the Los Angeles area for 7 consecutive days within the specified time, with at least one screening per day.

As long as you can get the screening certificate provided by the theater, you can apply for Oscar short films.

But the program needs to be completed by the end of September of the previous year.

That's too late.

Finally, there is the third way: to win an award in the competition unit at a film festival with Oscar qualification for short films.

There are about a hundred film festivals with Oscar short film qualifications, all of which are influential short film festivals in the world.

The most influential ones are Bilbao International Documentary and Short Film Festival, Tirana International Film Festival, San Jose Detective Film Festival, Manhattan Short Film Festival, etc.

If the short film wins awards at these film festivals, it is equivalent to directly getting admission tickets for the Oscar short film selection.

In short, compared to the cumbersome application for student Oscars and the high cost of finding theater screenings out of pocket, it can be said that it is the most convenient and cost-effective to participate in film festivals with Oscar short film qualifications.

It's just that the registration deadline for these film festivals is basically before October, and a few have until November, and then they are eligible to win awards by voting.

"It's better to put it in 2003, just to be on the safe side."

After discussing with Hu Qingquan, Lu Pingan and Hu Qingquan decided to simply lock in the 2003 Oscars in the following year.

Because he participated in other short film festivals, even if "Reminiscence Building Blocks House" won the Oscar in the original time and space, he can't guarantee that he can win awards in the few remaining film festivals this year. If something goes wrong, this short film will be scrapped , can't continue to climb the Oscar.

These are the short films that Lu Pingan remembers with the potential to hit the big prize, he dare not bet.

"That's good too. It's better to have enough time to prepare than to be in a hurry and lose in the end without knowing how to lose."

Hu Qingquan said a word of comfort.

Lu Pingan doesn't need to be comforted, anyway, the time limit crisis of this short film is still very early, it is a work in 08, and the short film will not generate any income, so just let it go.

And next year he is not without award tasks.

Berlin, Venice, two film festivals are the task.

Short film slam, start from Europe.

Oscar was postponed, and the sense of urgency for the production was much less. Lu Pingan simply stayed at school for a few days, and played with Zhang Songwen and the others to welcome the new year.

Orienting the new year is an interesting job, very lively.

The seniors and sisters took advantage of this opportunity, either enthusiastically helping the new students integrate into the school, or for other purposes, pretending to be someone who came here, treating the new students as blank paper, as if they could write down some truths they thought experience.

It actually looks silly, but it's just fun.

As a senior in the directing department, why did Lu Pingan go to the acting department to welcome new students?

The first reason: There are 12 freshmen in the director department this year, 9 men and 3 women.

It can be said that there is no pressure to welcome new students, and no one can come for half a day.

And none of these 12 people became particularly famous later, so it's not interesting.

The second reason, of course, is to see the magical Nortel 01 stars.

Among the freshmen in this year's performance class, there are many celebrities.

Bian Xiaoxiao, Wang Luodan, Jia Nailiang, Huang Shengyi, Wang Jiayin. . .

There are too many melons, but they are still ripe.

Lu Pingan exposed Jia Xiao's ribs sore. . .

Of course, this year's success rate is quite high.

There are a total of 29 students in the undergraduate class, at least half of them can get along later.

Among them are Huang Shengyi, a star girl, Yao Xingtong, a dragon girl, and other artists who are "over the top" in the eyes of outsiders.

It can be said to be really rare.

Of course, it's fine to have in-depth contact with them.

Lu Ping'an came to welcome the newcomers just to watch the fun.

And he was looking at the freshmen, and many of the freshmen were actually looking at him.

"This is Lu Pingan, right?"

"Yeah, the director of "The Tuner" is so handsome."

"He's from the director department? No way."

"Go up and ask for a phone call."

"..."

During the discussion, Lu Pingan ran away before someone was ready to act.

After finishing the freshman registration, Lu Ping'an and Zhang Songwen had dinner together in the evening.

"Tang Xiaolong" Lin Jiachuan, Han Wenwen, and old friends behind the short and feature films of "The Tuner" all came.

Everyone ate and drank together, and it was quite happy.

During the period, everyone also asked Lu Pingan if he had any plans for the next project.

The main question was a senior in the recording department who was entering his senior year. As a result, when he asked, it was not Lin Jiachuan, Han Wenwen and the others who pricked up their ears first, but other seniors from the photography department, art department and management department.

Only then did Lu Pingan know that the previous "Tuner" short film actually helped the seniors at that time to get on the greenway for graduation.

So now a new batch of seniors came to ask.

Before graduation, if you can participate in a serious project or an award-winning project, it will indeed be of great help to your future graduation and career choice.

This is seniority.

Ping An is open to this.

It is true that students are less experienced in working on the set, but they are indeed more obedient. They are full of enthusiasm in doing things, and can be used by one person. They can do groceries. Oh, and the salary is also low, which can save a lot of money. , of course, the premise is that there must be a master in charge, otherwise it is easy to go wrong.

So Lu Pingan said: "You will definitely open it before you graduate next year."

So everyone happily ordered a few more cases of beer.

In the following days, Lu Pingan took a few classes, which made some young theory teachers a little frightened. They just took a look at Lu Pingan when they talked about a few knowledge points, which made Lu Pingan very embarrassed. How many people. . .

Afterwards, he caught up with Yan Dan Chen Kong for a day, and on the 7th, he returned to the Demon City and continued to work.

In September, many things happened.

On August 8, Moutai was listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. After Lu Pingan returned to Shanghai, he opened an account and bought 27 million yuan.

The dream of time travel has finally come true!

On September 9, Wu Shixian's "Car 8" won the Special Jury Award for Short Films at the Venice Film Festival.

The media once again mentioned Lu Pingan, and then the question of whether Lu Pingan could win the three major European short film grand slams was also brought up.

When the media came to interview, Lu Pingan congratulated Wu Shixian and said that he would do his best.

On September 9th, the old American aircraft building shook the world, and the stock market plummeted.

Lu Pingan has no regrets about not shorting ahead of time. Simply buying Moutai is even worrying. This kind of advanced operation is fine. If you don’t understand it, you can’t play it, so you don’t feel bad at all.

On the 14th, Milk Tea Week released a new album "Fantasy", and the nunchucks are coming~
Lu Pingan bought one specially, and bought the previous one "Jay" by the way.

In fact, this September is a very magical September for the music world.

Among the new songs, there are Zhang Xueyou's "If This Is Not Love", Yehenala's "Let's Go With a Smile", Shuimunianhua's "I Have You in My Life", Leehom's "The Only" and "I Love You" and so on. Almost all the songs that are familiar to everyone are released around September 9rd. For a while, the radio station was very busy.

The music scene ushered in a golden age.

The film world is coming soon.

On September 9, "Memory Building Blocks House" was completed.

[Congratulations on completing "Memory Block House", the restoration rate is 96%, and the rewards have been issued]

[Reward of "Memory Building Blocks House": 5 years of animation painting experience]

If the film is copied without changing anything, it is estimated that there is not 100% but 98%. Animation is just copying.

But this is RB animation, the lines are RB, the painting style is French, and the objects inside are also old European. This must be changed, and this change will lose 4%, which is similar to the previous animation short film.

Lu Pingan didn't feel much regret, this must change.

"Accept the reward."

In an instant, he felt that there were more painting skills in his mind, and he felt that there was more work in his hands, as if he got rid of a novice in an instant and became a painter with five years of experience.

It's not bad, but compared with the previous super rewards, it feels like it's several grades lower.

He couldn't help wondering: "What would this be like if it were a super reward?"

[Super bonus function random]

"Ok."

Lu Pingan knows that the original reward or no reward is the norm.

Along the way, except for the first fixed reward, the latter are all super rewards, but in fact they are all tricks, either relying on Jiang Wen's help, such as the big movie "Tuner", or relying on achievements, such as The previous animated short film unlocked new achievements, and the rewards were automatically upgraded.

If you really rely on your own strength and there is no achievement bonus, the original reward is actually the norm.

And if you want to really break through 100%, it is really difficult for Lu Ping'an's current level. In the same sentence, he does not have Jiang Wen's strength, and he can shoot a "Looking for a Gun" with a different style and theme according to the script. ".

Even more conservatively speaking, it may be difficult for him to complete 90% of the film with his strength, especially for movies that need Sinicization.

A little lost.

But Lu Pingan quickly corrected his mentality.

What's wrong with the low starting point of the level difference, let's learn.

I am only 19 now, and there is still a long way to go.

After finishing work, Lu Pingan returned to Beijing the next day after having a meal with everyone in the Shangmei factory team.

He was about to prepare the second film, and as for the third animated short film to hit Venice, he decided to take it slow, after all, there was still nearly a year before the deadline for submissions in Venice next year, so he had plenty of time.

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