At first, I just wanted to make money

A collection of short stories... it's actually a platter movie!
Different from the 'Me and My XX' series that we are familiar with, our domestic assortment movies were originally love movies!

Perhaps the earliest was "Love Malatang" directed by Zhang Yang in 1999. Although the film had little influence in the film market, the assortment of love stories between men and women provided a basic object of reference for subsequent imitators.

Most of the time, the assortment of movies was a small probability event that the directors did occasionally, until the birth of "Love in the City", which turned the love assortment movie into a genre with Chinese characteristics.

In 2010, Wang Jiawei’s royal photographer Xia Yongkang shot his first feature film. The connections he accumulated in the Hong Kong circle allowed him to invite many celebrities to appear as guest stars. It has become a typical example of the unprecedented success of platter movies, and it has also promoted the popularity of platter movies of love since then.

After Love in the City achieved a high box office, Xia Yongkang hit the iron while the iron was hot. Together with his partner Chen Guohui, he invited many well-known big-name actors to film "Global Love" in the same format, and earned another 5818 million box office.

In fact, this kind of movie is all a routine, a love story, and a gathering of stars.

The selling point is the star!

Because it is a collection of short films, the shooting time is short, and these stars will not be delayed for too long. As long as the money is in place or the relationship is in place, it will basically be successful.

In Shen Xudong's impression, the largest assortment of love-themed movies is "Run to Love", with five directors Guan Hu, Teng Huatao, Gao Qunshu, Zhang Meng, and Zhang Yibai. The five stories take place in five regions around the world, and Zhang Ziyi, Peng Yuyan, Tong Liya, Zhou Dongyu and other big-name stars participated...

And it was also released on Valentine's Day, and the final box office was 4700 million, with a score of 4.0 on Douban...

Failed!

The movie version of "Northern Love"...Shen Xudong has no impression, only remembers that the box office was good...

Therefore, Shen Xudong offered to let him make a version...

Chen Sicheng understands commercial films—the essence of commercial films can be summed up in one sentence: do enough superficial work.

Don't think that this is very simple, many directors don't bother with this matter at all, such as "The Promise", not only will not please, but also wait for the audience to worship...

There are also many younger generations who have no skills and a lot of accents!

Shen Xudong chatted with him for a while...

It's quite speculative, but the occasion is not suitable. I made an appointment tomorrow morning to discuss in detail...

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Xu Ke's movies, the most powerful thing is his aesthetics and editing...

His martial arts has revolutionized the old Hong Kong-style martial arts pattern of the golden hat and sable fur in one fell swoop, and the sword is frosty and cold in fourteen states!

But to say that he is a film artist is not enough, after all he is a Hong Kong director!

There are many, many directors in Hong Kong, but only a few can be regarded as pure film art directors, that is, to strive for excellence and uncompromise in films as works of art.

Not Xu!
Although he has created many Hong Kong film pioneers and eras, he is not the kind of film that is regarded as art.

Therefore, most of his works are full of imagination and bold production, and even profound truths, but after all, many details are rough, and he lacks the will to go deeper in art.

In human terms: the text is a bit rough, the narrative line is often sacrificed, and the rationality often needs to be questioned. Behind the imaginative and unconstrained style is the lack of logic!

He is more pursuing an effect.

Therefore, when he considers that to achieve this result, he will not work hard on precision, and even often compromise, to time schedule, to capital, etc...

Even with the support of Shen Xudong, "Flying Swords of the Dragon Gate" is still not qualified to become a classic movie...

Shen Xudong changed the main line - Yuhuatian's perverted love for Zhao Huaian...

Yu Huatian wanted to use Zhao Huaian to take the position. This was an obvious motive and an ambitious side, so he tried his best to do it with all his strength.The head of the West Factory, the head of the second gear, and even himself went to Longmen himself.There is a saying: I will take care of things that you can control in the East Factory, and I will take care of things that you can't control in the East Factory!He is keeping his word.

In his mind, Concubine Wan Gui is a tool, Dongchang is a bunch of trash, and only Zhao Pei is his opponent.

Power and wealth can no longer satisfy him, what he wants is to defeat Zhao Huaian head-on!
The original version needs to slowly speculate about this mentality. This time, Shen Xudong added a few words, which directly expressed it...

In addition, the changes brought about by 3D to the audio-visual language may be similar to those of the widescreen. The widescreen generally increases the length of the lens, and Xu Ke's scissors are therefore limited.This time it mainly relies on the wire and it is the wire of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". Xu Ke is good at handling the small space not as chic as the large space, which may be due to the emphasis on the effect of the wire this time.

And the action design can't be said to be awesome...

Thrilling is more about throwing darts - because martial arts instructors don't know how to use 3D to show melee combat and cold weapon battles, basically all battles are hidden weapons flying around...

Also...Xu Ke's purpose in doing this scene is to experiment with 3D martial arts...

So, a big scene is needed!
There are still tornadoes...

But it's all worth it: the 3D effect is really good!

At the end of the movie screening, Shen Xudong came to the stage to express his impressions:

"Cameron used 3D to shoot "Avatar", and director Tsui Hark used 3D to shoot "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate". Now it seems that this matter is reliable.

Hollywood 3D blockbusters use a lot of motion capture and CG technology. The 3D images of the main body are actually mostly completed with CG, and the animation is rich in color. "Flying Swords of the Dragon Gate" mainly relies on live-action performances. There is also a place in the coordinates of the world's 3D movies, especially compared with pseudo-3D like "Battle of the Gods", "Flying Armor of the Dragon Gate" is even more proud.

From the perspective of Chinese film history, "Flying Swords of the Dragon Gate" can be regarded as the first truly Chinese 3D film.

It can be seen that the whole "Flying Swords of the Dragon Gate", photography, art, and editing, from the early stage to the late stage, are all built around the 3D effect as the core. From the opening of the shipyard section, the 3D effect is shocking! "

The host was still waiting to ask, Shen Xudong pointed to Zhang Yimou who was sitting under the stage: "Why don't you let Director Zhang evaluate it!"

"It's really powerful, it's more powerful than I imagined..."

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As usual, Shen Xudong praised "Flying Armor of the Dragon Gate" on his Weibo.

Don't talk about the plot, just talk about 3D...

哦，《龙门飞甲》12月23号下午6点上映，首日票房是1480万——3D票价比一般电影贵五块！

Word-of-mouth is not bad, at least crushing Xu Jinglei's "Intimate Enemy" in the same period - I really don't understand why Xu Jinglei wants to release a movie at this time, "Jinling Thirteen Hairpins" and "Dragon Gate Flying Armor" occupy all the movies Media resources, no one cares about your release at this time.

It doesn't matter, anyway, it is produced by Bona...

The next morning, Shen Xudong met with Chen Sicheng and Ning Hao at the racecourse...

Ning Hao also met during the premiere of "Flying Armor of the Dragon Gate"...