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Chapter 387 Visiting Team
"What? Mainland China is also going to make a zombie movie? Can they make it?"

As "Travel to Taipei" came to the Berlin Film Festival and held a screening party, many questioning voices emerged overnight.

Filmmakers from all over the world do not deny that mainland China does have some competitiveness in making art films, but it is very lacking in the field of commercial films.

And this time, they even made a zombie movie.
Many people couldn't help but laugh after learning the news.

A place that hasn't even learned how to walk is blindly and arrogantly trying to run.

happy.

It’s really fun.

"Travel to Taipei" became a hot topic for many people and was even more popular than many of the participating films.

2 month 15 day.

With nothing to do in the morning, Wang Shu and others strolled to the premiere of "Katyn Massacre" and met German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Although this Polish film did not have any big-name stars, it did have another very important star on the red carpet for its premiere.

That is, German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Merkel showed great interest in this film very early on. She did not even attend the opening ceremony of the Berlin Film Festival, but she was invited to attend a non-competitive film, which shows how great the influence of this film is.

At the premiere, the leading actors who were standing with the Prime Minister were somewhat restrained. Fortunately, the Prime Minister was tactful enough to leave first surrounded by the crowd, and the remaining leading actors then became the protagonists of the camera again.

After the two heroines posed, they even scraped against each other, which added a little episode to the red carpet.

"This movie is so great that even the German Chancellor came to support it!" Zhang Yishan exclaimed.

Yang Zi nodded on the side, agreeing quite a bit.

Li Binbin replied: "It's really great that Mr. L is here."

"Ha." Wang Shu smiled slightly when he heard several people exclaiming.

Li Binbin was puzzled and asked, "Director Wang, what are you laughing at?"

Yang Zi thought Wang Shu was just trying to show off and thought the movie was nothing, so he didn't say anything.

Wang Shu smiled and said, "If you know this movie, you will know that he did not go to the opening ceremony of the Berlin Film Festival, but came to the premiere of this non-competitive film for a purpose."

"Ah?" Li Binbin looked puzzled.

Seeing that Yang Zi and the others were confused, Wang Shu immediately explained.

The Katyn Massacre is based on a real event that happened in history.

That is, because the remains of thousands of Polish soldiers were buried in the forest near Katyn near Smolensk afterwards, scholars called it the "Katyn Forest Massacre."

Not only officers and soldiers were killed in this incident, but also a large number of Polish police and intellectuals were innocently killed.

Since the incident, scholars have written books and published a large number of articles and monographs to discuss the matter.

However, the former Soviet Union has long kept silent about this issue. Even the entry for Katyn does not appear in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia.

For half a century, it has been a mystery whether it was the Soviet Union or Germany that killed these Polish officers.

It was not until the end of the 20th century that people found some clues about the Katyn Forest Massacre in some declassified private documents of Stalin and concluded that the Soviet government at the time was responsible for it.

Poland is a member of the European Union and the murderer was the former Soviet Union, not Germany.

As the German Chancellor, Merkel will of course come to make her presence felt when this movie premieres at the Berlin Film Festival.

After hearing Wang Shu's explanation, everyone including Liu Dehua suddenly understood.

Li Binbin and Yang Zi looked at Wang Shu with some surprise. They had never expected that Wang Shu even knew all this.

I thought to myself, no wonder he could become a great director at such a young age, he really has a lot of knowledge.

The fact that he has such a large amount of knowledge shows that Wang Shu has been "recharging" himself in various ways.

Thinking about the fact that Wang Shu has been in the industry for several years and has now become a big director, but has never had a girlfriend, they all felt surprised.

Wang Shu has been filming and is already very busy. If he had a girlfriend, he would definitely not have time to "recharge".

Like now, besides working, I am "recharging".

"Many people say that Director Wang has a talent that no one else can match."

"Now it seems that talent is only one of the factors."

“Beyond that, there is hard work.”

“Others are working, he’s working.”

"Others fall in love after work, but he recharges and enriches himself."

"Others run out to play after work, but he is still recharging and enriching himself."

"He is more talented than you and works harder than you. If he doesn't succeed, who will?"

Li Binbin's gaze fell on Wang Shu. From just these few words, he had already figured out a lot of things.

When Yang Zi looked at Wang Shu, there were little stars in her eyes, and a little admiration.

She didn't admire him for this reason, but she had already admired Wang Shu, the young great director, for a long time.

At this moment, the feeling of admiration in my heart has become stronger.

After Wang Shu finished his explanation, he wanted to add, "Poland is a vanguard in the anti-H movement. Some things can just be watched and there is no need to be too serious about them."

Then he hesitated for a moment and said nothing.

After all, people are different and everyone has different ideas. There is no need to bring up this topic, so as not to backfire.

After the little episode, the group started strolling around again.

This year's Berlin Film Festival is truly dazzling in terms of starlight.

The Rolling Stones, Madonna, Penelope Cruz, Scarlett Johansson and other internationally renowned stars all appeared at this year's Berlin Film Festival.

The Rolling Stones came because Martin Scorsese directed the Rolling Stones documentary "Shine a Light", which was also the opening film of this year's Berlin Film Festival.

Director Martin Scorsese also appeared with members of the Rolling Stones.

Madonna, who directed her debut film "The Dirty and the Witty", did not compete in the main competition unit, but was shortlisted for the Panorama unit.

As for Scarlett Johansson, she has been in the industry for 14 years and has played many roles, and she has already become famous.

However, the role she is best known for worldwide is the Black Widow in the Marvel superhero movies.

In addition, the number of films applying to participate in the Berlin International Film Festival this year hit a new high. A total of 103 films were launched from 5000 countries, from which the organizing committee selected 400 films.

Kosslik, who is hosting the Berlin Film Festival for the seventh time, believes that this year may be another bumper year for Asian films.

In 2007, the Chinese film "Tuya's Wedding" took home the Golden Bear.

This year, "Left and Right" directed by Wang Xiaoshuai was shortlisted for the competition unit.

The film tells the story of a mother who has to have another child with her ex-husband in order to save her seriously ill eldest son.

Koslik commented on this: "This is a short story, but it is very touching. It allows us to have a deeper understanding of the hearts of people caught up in the vortex of capital."

"The Sparrow" directed by Hong Kong director Johnnie To was also nominated.

"Wenque" is another name for thieves, and the protagonists of this film are exactly four idle thieves.

The film tells the story of how they help a mysterious woman steal a key and end up on a path of no return. The theme is still the "brotherhood" that Johnnie To is good at.

Meanwhile, Japanese director Yoji Yamada brought his harrowing war-era drama "Mother," in keeping with the festival's tradition of having Golden Bear winners touch on major events in recent history.

In addition, compared with Venice and Cannes, the Berlin Film Festival is less servile to Hollywood.

And the Berlin Film Festival pays more attention to films from third world countries.

That’s why Kosslik said that this year’s Berlin Film Festival might be a harvest year for Asia.

However, Wang Shu knew that at this year's Berlin International Film Festival, apart from the first prize of the Golden Bear Award which was awarded to the Brazilian film "Elite Squad", the Grand Jury Prize and the Silver Bear Award for Best Director were both won by American films and American directors.

Plus there's also an award for Best Sound Effects.

The United States was a bumper year for this Berlin Film Festival.

Wang Shu and his team stayed in Berlin for two days and then flew back home.

After all, "Travel to Taipei" is currently in filming mode, and every day the crew stops working is a day's wasted expenses.

After returning to China, I started shooting at a busy pace again.

On February 2, Deng Chao, who played a homeless person, joined the crew.

Sun Li came to visit the set.

"Director Wang, I bought you a cup of hot milk tea." Sun Li walked to Wang Shu and handed him a cup of hot milk tea.

She came to visit the set, so she definitely didn't come empty-handed.

I not only bought milk tea, but also coffee.

Sun Li knew that Wang Shu didn't like coffee, so she handed her milk tea instead.

"Thank you." Wang Shu took the milk tea and thanked him.

Then he shouted "click", signaling everyone to come and have some coffee or milk tea.

Deng Chao had already seen Sun Li coming to the scene, but Wang Shu didn't say "cut", so he could only turn a blind eye. Now he quickly walked over and took the coffee from Sun Li's hand.

"When did you arrive?" Deng Chao asked.

"Just arrived!" Sun Li replied.

Yang Zi and Zhang Yishan took the milk tea and thanked them one after another.

Sun Li smiled and politely replied, "You're welcome."

Wang Shu said at the right time: "Take a five-minute break, then start shooting."

After hearing this, Deng Chao made an OK gesture in return.

Sun Li came to visit Deng Chao's class. Although she came on Deng Chao's first day in the group, it was because Sun Li knew Wang Shu.

Since the two had not seen each other for a long time, Sun Li and Deng Chao did not go aside to chat separately, but chatted with Yang Zi and Zhang Yishan next to Wang Shu.

"Is this the first time for both of you to act in a movie? How does it feel?" Sun Li asked with a smile.

Zhang Yishan and Yang Zi looked at each other, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Wang Shu glanced at it and said, "It's not the first time. Zhang Yishan starred in "Slam Dunk Showdown" before."

As soon as Wang Shu spoke, Yang Zi immediately responded: "This is my first time."

"I feel like there's a big difference between acting in a movie and acting in a TV series."

"A TV series can be performed slowly, and the changes in facial expressions, body movements, and everything else can be done slowly."

"Movies are different. You need to find the right rhythm within a limited time. It can't be too fast or too slow, it has to be just right."

When Sun Li and Deng Chao heard this, they were a little surprised at the same time. They thought that this girl was amazing. She had figured out all this at such a young age. She was unlike some TV actors who didn't understand the logic at all.

Movie directors don't ask TV actors to star in movies because TV actors have appeared in too many TV shows and have developed a habit of acting in the same way as in TV shows.

However, the acting style used in TV dramas is a taboo in movies.

Because movies are usually only about two hours long, the rhythm needs to be clear within the limited time.

The same is true of the actors' performances.

If an actor's performance in a certain clip lasts one frame or one second longer, it will affect the rhythm of the following content, disrupting the rhythm of the entire movie.

Therefore, movie actors need to complete the required performance within the set time, not a second more or less.

It’s different for actors in TV dramas. They can act however they want. One second more or one second less is fine. There’s no problem at all.

It is precisely because of this that many TV actors have developed habits after acting in TV dramas for a long time, and find it difficult to perform at the rhythm required by movies when acting in movies.

This is also one of the reasons why few TV actors can successfully transform into movie actors.

Although TV actors and movie actors are both actors, in China, there is a huge difference in their performance styles.

For example, a sad scene in a TV series can be completed through brewing with a large number of shots and time.

This cannot be done with movies, as they are limited in length and can only achieve the same effect in a short period of time.

Therefore, movie actors’ acting skills are more tested.

Excellent film actors can seamlessly transition to acting in TV dramas.

A good TV actor may not necessarily be a good movie actor.

Of course, if it is the Hollywood model, then this situation is relatively less common.

This is because Hollywood's TV series production tends to be more like film production, which allows TV actors and movie actors to be used interchangeably.

Domestic TV dramas, in order to make money, are usually filled with nonsense and are long and boring.

The performance style of TV actors is very different from that of movie actors.

In the eyes of Sun Li and Deng Chao, Yang Zi was only fifteen or sixteen years old, but he could understand all these things, which was quite amazing.

Unexpectedly, just as they were thinking this, Yang Zi said shyly, "Of course, Director Wang told me this."

"At first I didn't quite understand it, but later on, I gradually gained some insights."

"I discovered that acting in movies and TV series are really different!"

Sun Li and Deng Chao suddenly realized that it was Wang Shu who was giving them instructions. No wonder they were so clear and logical.
Zhang Yishan was surprised and asked, "Is acting in a movie different from acting in a TV series?"

"Why don't I feel that way?"

"When I starred in Slam Dunk not long ago, it felt similar to starring in a TV series, didn't it?"

Sun Li and Deng Chao heard this, smiled and said nothing.

Yang Zi only had a vague idea of ​​what was going on. She didn't know how to refute and subconsciously looked at Wang Shu.

Wang Shu then said, "I've seen your information before."

"My experience in Slam Dunk is a plus."

"Now that I hear you say that, I feel this movie..."

Wang Shu paused for a moment here. Although he didn't say it explicitly, everyone knew what he meant.

(End of this chapter)