The director of a competitive reality show should provide two perspectives, the "outer circle" and the "inner circle" spreading around the center of the movie.
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Recently, director competitive reality shows have become very popular.
"Director Please Advice" brings 16 directors together to create PK, pre-preparation and casting work, various details of the shooting process, feedback from the audience and critics after the film is screened, the interaction between the director and the producer... When the show showed the entire film production process, we discovered that the filming itself was a "big show".
When watching a director’s competitive reality show, we are not just looking at a beautifully packaged finished product, but to fully understand the people and links closely related to the identity of "director", even if there is no lack of rush and panic rough "particles".
It can even be said that exposing problems and disputes, revealing real dilemmas, and giving viewers space to think is the deeper value and meaning of this type of program.
The director of a competitive reality show should provide two perspectives, the "outer circle" and the "inner circle" spreading around the center of the movie.
From the perspective of the "outer circle" of the audience, one can examine the relationship between the film and the market.
The issue of "niche literature vs. popular pop" that arises from time to time in the film public opinion field is shown in a dramatic scene with a "mini-theater sense" in "Director Please Advice"-a film that is not clear at first glance , "Unique" directors who cannot be obtained, should the audience continue to give opportunities?
In the show, "Crazy Alien" directed by "crossover player" Liang Long received less than 120 votes from the public viewing group, and his film was forced to be suspended before it was finished.
The audience who pressed the "leave the seat button" at the scene said frankly that they could not see what the director wanted to express from beginning to end.
However, the "professional film appraisal group" complained for Liang Long and gave a high evaluation.
Because of the "bad start", he became the only one on the scene that most people "can't watch". In the latest episode of the show, Liang Long said that he is inevitably anxious that others will not be able to read the film now.
Afterwards, the program team released the full version of "Crazy Aliens" to online audiences, and several bullet screens gave praise. It was a pity that the audience at the scene pressed the "exit button" just before Liu Yinhuaming.
The “reality” reflected by this scene is very strong, which reminds people of the controversial works every time a new movie enters the theater. Some people give an evaluation after watching it carefully, some people decide to leave after watching half of it, and some people have never watched it. The film was "persuaded to retire."
Some niche films that are labelled as "unintelligible" have also lost the opportunity to pursue the box office.
As Hao Lei said, film is the art of a director. When we see a film, we also see the inner world of the director at that time, but "why should we see that everyone is exactly the same?"
The box office appeal of a movie is, of course, an instant reflection of market selection trends.
However, the evaluation of "good-looking" should not be completely linked to "easy to watch", and the comprehensive consideration of film professionalism should also become one of the standards for the public to talk about movies.
Returning to the "inner circle" of the director's perspective, the status quo of the domestic film creation community can also be seen through the director's competitive reality show.
Nowadays, in the domestic film industry, the big directors who can easily call out their names have all built up their personal signatures by relying on the works accumulated over the years.
Undoubtedly, the audience needs to recognize and evaluate the director's style and heritage in a series of publicly screened works.
For directors in the "non-head" camp, the audience's perception may come from a short introduction on Douban. The creation scales and ratings of the past are at a glance. For those with few works or mediocre ratings, the "next movie" becomes unknown.
In the show, Liang Long, Wu Zhenyu, Han Xue and others tried to "cross-border" as directors. The names of Zeng Zeng, Degena, Wang Yichun and others were unfamiliar and the quality of the film was not low. The audience would automatically produce two voices: "So these People also work hard to be directors." "It turns out that the works of these strange directors can also be played."
I thought it would depend on the masters of various martial arts schools, "Dumbledore singled out Doctor Strange", but it turned out to be more concerned with the original texture of the film, and the young director stumbled while ignoring the "famous" indicator. Explore the path of growth.
At the same time, current variety shows pay more attention to the presentation of female director groups.
The young director once gifted the short film "Love" adapted from the IP of "Western Journey", and Degna's short film "Back to the Boregan River" adapted from "Black Steed", both left a deep impression on the audience.
It is a good thing for female directors to be respected and seen, and the benign development trend prevents them from being "categorized."
Director Chen Chong once reminded that many people have misunderstandings about women and think that female directors are directing literary and romantic films.
"After we are categorized, there may be a kind of restriction on opportunity. But the road is all walked out by people. I believe that if there is a special story that you want to tell, you will tell it."
What the audience expects is that all the directors who have been neglected and misunderstood and their "under-the-box" stories and skills can be truly accepted by investors in the movie circle and the market public, rather than just having a stunning moment in variety shows.
The popularity of directors' competitive reality shows is a profile of the increasingly mature and standard film and television industrialization trend.
When the audience has a deeper understanding of the responsibilities of the "director" identity, they will find that the director is not a job that burns only personal talents, but has to coordinate all the jobs: screenwriting, acting, filming, lighting, post-production...only Only by ensuring the professionalism of all links in the production chain and stimulating the enthusiasm and ability of everyone can we produce high-quality works.
Anna source: China Youth Daily