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Chapter 1213

"Let's talk about "The Hangover". Everyone found out that the lines in "The Hangover" can be directly translated." Lin Xiao continued to analyze.

"Comedy is actually the most difficult to transnational, because we live in different environments, even if we are ourselves, the same stalk, if you find it funny, others may not find it funny. I don't know if you have discovered that Hollywood movies, especially comedies Movies and feature films usually contain some local things, such as citing some old movies, such as "Star Wars Series". A Star Wars culture has formed in North America, but it is difficult for us Chinese to understand. Maybe we'll find time to watch it, but I guarantee you won't think it's a classic movie."

"Similarly, our domestic movies sometimes quote some allusions. For many of us Chinese, we have received education in this area, so we can all understand and think it is common sense, but you expect foreigners to Can you understand?"

""Huang Feihong Series", we Chinese people read that period of history and can understand some of Huang Feihong's words. We may feel very heavy, but do you expect foreigners to empathize with them? Obviously impossible, each country has its own The history, culture, and these things have been instilled into our minds since childhood, and they are deeply ingrained. We must understand the history of our own country. Similarly, we don’t need to be so clear about some foreign history. gone."

"Some people may ask, why is the "Once Upon a Time" series so popular in North America? Don't foreigners know about this history? Or, don't they care about what this history means? Here we will talk about kung fu. "Once Upon a Time" in China, many of us may discuss about Huang Feihong's personality change, whether the red light photo is the Boxer? This is the focus of our attention, but foreign audiences, their focus is different .”

"As I said before, some things are difficult to break through cultural barriers, or you can't force foreign audiences to understand our domestic history, so if you want them to watch this movie, you need to give them Other things of concern."

"For example, Kung Fu! Do you know what is the most acclaimed feature of "Once Upon a Time" abroad? It is Kung Fu and action design, not the plot, at least the plot is not the most important thing."

"Furthermore, "Kung Fu Panda", I believe it is not difficult for everyone to understand, "Kung Fu Panda" also relies on kung fu, as well as the cuteness of characters unique to animated movies. "Kung Fu Panda" is actually a simplified version of a martial arts story."

"All in all, in terms of special effects and the cast of movies, can we imitate the time when Hollywood was killing all directions? Obviously not, we have no way to surpass those big Hollywood productions on the technical level, so, We can only find another way. If you like what you like, many people may despise it and think why you should do what you like? If it is just to please those foreign audiences, what is the difference from those movies that smear our domestic situation?"

"In fact, the difference is very big. Don't think it's a bad thing to do what you like. In fact, as powerful as Hollywood, isn't it also doing what it likes to our Huaguo audience? Aren't they trying to please us? The audience in Huaguo? For example, using Huaguo’s stars to shoot scenes in some Huaguo’s cities, or even simply, the background of the story is in Huaguo, or Hong Kong Island, isn’t that flattering?”

"Why do you do this? Of course it's so that you can buy tickets to watch movies willingly."

"Some people say that our films are for cultural propaganda. In fact, in my opinion, that is nonsense. The primary purpose of films is definitely not to promote any culture or ideas, but to sell money!"

"Some people may feel uncomfortable saying this, but in fact, the film itself is made and produced to entertain the public. It is a commodity first, and you need to sell it to others, even Chinese people. It doesn’t matter if you are a foreigner, you have to let them accept it first, and then you are qualified to consider other things.”

"Yes, you can promote the culture and values ​​of our Huaguo, but if your movie fails and not many people watch it, is it meaningful? No, there is nothing at all. Self-entertainment will never be able to make a movie that will attract most people. recognized work."

Lin Xiao blah blah blah blah blah blah, well, it’s not all nonsense, of course, it’s all big and comprehensive things, and Lin Xiao can’t say anything more specific.

"Thank you Director Lin for the wonderful sharing, then the next one." After the applause, the host continued to roll the roll.

"The male student in the first row."

"Hi teachers, I'm a sophomore in the directing department of Beijing Film Academy. I want to ask Mr. Lin Xiao, your film has never failed, so what do you think is the most important thing to make a film?"

Hearing this question, the directors and actors on stage couldn't help laughing. This question is really a rookie question, but after all, it was brought up, so Lin Xiao still thought about it seriously before saying : "There are countless stories and legends in this world, and human beings are the species that are best at telling and making up stories. Every piece of Wu Tian has its own story, and everyone has its own story. We perceive stories, and we feel Stories are full of curiosity and interest, but for me, the most important thing is how to tell a story, how to tell a special story in an appropriate way.”

"Mr. Lin, do you think the story is the most important to the film?" The directing student asked with some doubts.

"Photography, acting, editing, post-processing, costumes, etc., are equally important, and all elements that make up a movie are equally important. Of course, in my opinion, all of these are for the sake of telling a good story. .”

"So, yes, I think the most important thing is how to use the limited resources in hand to tell a story as well as possible. Have you ever discovered that in fact, the current movies, whether they are domestic or Hollywood? Movies and stories are actually getting simpler and simpler, and the special effects are getting better and better. It seems that as long as there are visual effects, everything is not a problem, but it will not take long before it will cause aesthetic fatigue and go from bad to worse. But in the same way, we will find that, Some movies, even if they don’t have much new ideas, still make people feel that the movie is good-looking, and this is the key to telling a good story.”

"Then how can we tell a good story?" The classmate asked persistently.

(End of this chapter)