It was also the first time that Yu Dong saw the finished film of "Golden Dream". Although he had never doubted Zhang Yimou's ability before, after seeing the finished film, he still felt a little emotional. Zhang Yimou's talent for making commercial films is still very high.
Zhang Yimou can definitely be regarded as a director who can adapt to the situation. As long as he is given an excellent script, he has the ability to film the story well. Some people say that his ability to shoot commercial films is lacking, but in fact he is not lacking.
The ability to shoot commercial films, but the lack of the ability to find scripts.
I have to say that Zhang Yimou, who is a professional photographer, has a really good command of movie scenes.
At first glance, the color tone of "Golden Dreams" is no different from other movies, but as you look at it, you can find that every part of the picture gives people a feeling of golden light.
This golden glow was not done in post-production, but was achieved by borrowing the natural light and shadow of the scene during real-life shooting, so this effect looks vague and not intentional.
The reason why Zhang Yimou's use of color is so excellent is because he firmly believes that color is the most important thing in movies.
He once said that from the perspective of human physiological characteristics, color can quickly arouse people's emotional fluctuations because it is primary.
Obviously, his theory is inseparable from his studies in the photography department. In photography, the importance of color goes without saying.
It is said that when filming "Golden Dreams", even the clothes of the extras were selected by Zhang Yimou himself, just so that all the people and objects in the shot could match his desired colors.
"If you want a sunset, shoot in the evening."
Zhang Yimou is obsessed with color and does not fully believe in post-processing technology, so he has very high requirements for the environment when shooting. In what direction is the sun and the wind direction, what types of trees are around, how tall is the building, and how many vehicles are there? These are all factors he will consider.
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The most interesting thing about the movie is probably the ending.
At the end of the movie, the protagonist gets help from the female star he once rescued, changes his appearance, breaks through the siege, escapes and ascends to heaven.
At dawn, he climbed over a deserted hillside alone. After climbing through all the hardships, he saw the sunrise.
But this rising sun feels a little strange. It looks more like a sunset.
At this time, "Golden Dreamland" sounded.
"There was a way home here"
"There was a way home"
"Sleep, baby, don't cry"
"I will sing you a lullaby"
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Amidst beautiful music, the movie comes to an end.
Because the pictures and music were so beautiful, the audience was reluctant to break this perfect situation. They waited until "Golden Dreams" finished playing before they applauded.
Zhang Yimou, who was sitting in the front row, stood up, turned around, clasped his hands and bent down to thank the audience.
Yu Dong was about to put down his applauding hand when he was grabbed by McCartney who was standing next to him.
Turning his head in surprise, Yu Dong saw an excited McCartney.
Sir McCartney, who was nearly sixty years old, looked at Yu Dong with tears in his eyes, "YU, thank you, thank you for making such an excellent work. After watching this movie, I even retrieved the song I composed when I wrote it." The feeling of the song. I must admit that Zhang is definitely a great director."
Yu Dong smiled and said, "Mr. McCartney, you should tell Zhang Yimou this. I think he will be very happy after hearing this. I heard that in order to give myself a better chance to complete "Golden Dreamland" During the filming of "Golden Dream", Zhang Yimou listened to "Golden Dream" no less than a thousand times. And I have reason to believe that the inspiration for the last scene came from the song "Golden Dream"..."
"Huh? What did you say?" McCartney asked, tilting his ears.
Yu Dong said a lot, but McCartney didn't hear a few words clearly because the venue was quite noisy, with only applause and congratulatory sounds.
After Yu Dong finished speaking, the scene finally became quiet, but Zhang Yimou walked onto the stage, and next he wanted to express his thanks. McCartney wanted to say something else, but when Zhang Yimou came on stage, he held back.
Although Zhang Yimou stayed in the United States for several months because of the filming of "Golden Dreamland", his English was still very poor, so he had to bring a translator on stage.
However, the translator he brought with him was no outsider, it was Matthew McConaughey, the actor of "Golden Dreams".
Matthew McConaughey has been cooperating with Deep Space Company for four years. Matthew McConaughey started learning Chinese four years ago.
At the beginning, Matthew McConaughey did not study very seriously, and his Chinese proficiency improved very slowly. However, starting two years ago, he became serious and went to the Deep Space Company every day.
If you want to learn Chinese, Deep Space Company is definitely a good place, not only because there are many Chinese Americans there, but also because the learning atmosphere there is better and most employees are learning Chinese.
In Deep Space Company, you can meet Chinese learners at various stages of learning, and you can also encounter various problems encountered when learning Chinese.
People often joke that even if the old employees of Deep Space Company cannot survive in Deep Space Company, they can still go out and open a Chinese training class in the future, and their level will definitely not be worse than those of professional Chinese teachers.
Matthew McConaughey's Chinese proficiency has been rapidly improved in Deep Space Company.
At first, he had a Chinese name called Matthew. Later, when his Chinese became better, he felt that the name was meaningless, so he changed his Chinese name to Zhang Luhe.
When others asked him why he was named Lu He, he said he hoped he could be convinced enough and live a peaceful life.
Asked again why he chose the surname Zhang, he said that it was because he hoped that when others asked him what his surname was, he would not have to say "free".
Now, every time Matthew McConaughey goes to China for an event, he will say his name is Zhang Luhe when he introduces himself, which makes the media at the scene stunned because the name Zhang Luhe is so Chinese.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Seeing Zhang Yimou and Matthew McConaughey on stage together, the audience in the theater thought that the director and the actor wanted to speak together, and did not translate in the direction of translation think.
After Zhang Yimou came on stage, he held up the microphone and said, "Everyone, good afternoon."
Matthew McConaughey translated this into English.
Seeing Matthew McConaughey translating, many people at the scene laughed. They didn't expect that Zhang Yimou brought Matthew McConaughey up and asked him to translate part-time.
There were so many translators at the scene, but Zhang Yimou didn't ask for one, but Matthew McConaughey. Naturally, he also wanted to achieve good results, so seeing the reaction of the audience, Zhang Yimou was quite satisfied. He chuckled, "People always ask me,
Was it me or Yu Dongding who selected the actors for "Golden Dreams"? Today I will answer again, all the actors were selected by me. Especially Matthew McConaughey, he is my chosen male lead. Of course.
, the reason why we chose him as the male protagonist was not only because of his excellent image and work ability, but also because of his Chinese proficiency. Because of choosing him, we saved a translator today."
When Matthew McConaughey translated these words, the audience laughed louder.
Many people did not expect that Zhang Yimou, a person who looked very serious, could actually talk so interestingly.
Of course, in addition to being interesting, people have also discovered that Matthew McConaughey's Chinese is indeed very good.
More and more American celebrities can speak Chinese. Although not many are as good as Matthew McConaughey, many celebrities can speak some simple sentences.
After joking, Zhang Yimou formally began to express his thanks.
"I have many people to thank for completing this movie, but if I want to say who I should thank the most, then I will say his name without hesitation - Yu Dong."
"If the movie "Golden Dreams" is compared to a child, then all I did was dress the child in decent clothes, and the one who really gave birth to the child was naturally Yu Dong. Without him, there would be no "Golden Dreams"
"Dreamland" novel, and there is no "Golden Dreamland" movie."
There was another burst of laughter at the scene, and many people cast their eyes in the direction of Yu Dong.
Zhang Yimou continued, "When I decided to take over the filming of this film, I was under great pressure. I knew the importance of "Golden Dream" in the eyes of readers, and I also knew the status of Yu Dong in the hearts of readers. Once I didn't
If a movie is well made, it will definitely be criticized by a large number of readers. Moreover, I lack experience in making movies in Hollywood, and I lack the commercial film performance to conquer the audience."
"But after careful consideration, I decided to accept this movie because I really couldn't refuse such an excellent story. A director will only encounter a limited number of good stories throughout his life, like "Golden Dreams"
Good stories are even rarer. I am lucky enough to encounter them. If I don’t catch them, I will regret them for the rest of my life.”
"There is an old saying in China, if God does not take it, he will suffer the consequences. When the time comes, if he fails, he will suffer the consequences."
After saying this sentence, Zhang Yimou regretted it. He forgot that today's translator was Matthew McConaughey. This sentence may be too difficult for Matthew McConaughey.
But what Zhang Yimou didn't expect was that after hearing this sentence, Matthew McConaughey calmly translated it into English: God gives you something, but if you don't want it, you will suffer.
Although this translation does not express the meaning of the Chinese sentence very accurately, it is pretty good, at least it shows that Matthew McConaughey can understand the Chinese sentence.
Hearing Matthew McConaughey's translation, Yu Dong in the audience couldn't help but applaud. He also didn't expect that Matthew McConaughey's Chinese level is so high now.
When we last met at the Deep Space Annual Meeting, Matthew McConaughey's Chinese level was not that high yet. Only half a year later, it has actually improved a lot.
Zhang Yimou's thank you speech was quite long. He talked about his experience in filming "Golden Dreamland". At the end, he expressed his gratitude to the audience who came to the scene and invited them to attend the dinner.
Many of the audience members who came to the scene were film critics and some well-known media figures. Zhang Yimou certainly hoped that they could write a few good words about the movie in their columns after they returned.
As the author of the original work and the boss of the company, Yu Dong, of course, has to go on stage to canvass for "Golden Dreamland".
After Zhang Yimou said his thanks, Yu Dong came on stage.
When he takes the stage to speak, he naturally does not need Matthew McConaughey to translate.
Adjusting the height of the microphone upward, Yu Dong said, "Zhang Yimou said that the person he is most grateful to is me, but he is actually wrong. On the contrary, I should thank him more. I want to thank him for putting on clothes for my children."
Clothes."
"Hahaha!"
Loud laughter erupted from the scene.
Although Zhang Yimou is already quite humorous, Yu Dong is obviously even more humorous.
Amid the laughter of the crowd, Yu Dong said with a smile, "Moreover, Zhang Yimou not only puts on clothes for my children, but also the most beautiful clothes. I have maintained a good relationship with many directors because the directors have the
Talents that I don’t have, they have the magic ability to turn words into pictures and directly stimulate the audience’s eyeballs. There are different categories of directors, and each type of director has its own specialties. Zhang Yimou, he is obviously a colorist.
The master has fully proved this in his previous works, and today when I saw "Golden Dreams", I was even more convinced of this idea..."
Yu Dong's words of thanks are actually a collection of rainbow farts. His mission today is to praise the movie fiercely, so that the film critics and media people on the scene will also praise it after they return home.
Of course, Yu Dong is not exaggerating; "Golden Dream" is indeed worthy of these praises.
Film critics are not stupid, and they can naturally see the excellence of "Golden Dreams". They have already discovered the colors Yu Dong mentioned.
The golden color throughout the film is not particularly obvious, but as a professional film critic, this ability is still there.
What impressed movie critics the most was the sun that the protagonist saw at the end of the movie when he climbed over the hillside. Is it a rising sun or a setting sun?
Judging from the time, there is no doubt that what appears at dawn is the rising sun.
But the sun that finally appeared, no matter the light, angle or movement, was more like a sunset.
This is a very contradictory sun.
Many film critics are thinking about that scene in their minds now, trying to find a subtle interpretation, so that their own review articles appear more exciting than others.
There are many things worth exploring in the movie, including family affection, friendship, love, and discussion of social public opinion.
The discussion of public opinion is the same as in the novel. It is mentioned in the novel that the news never broadcasts information that is contrary to mainstream opinions, public opinion or the interests of the audience.
Of course Yu Dong's hard-working "Yo Ha" also played a role. At least it gave the film critics a direction to praise, and for Yu Dong's sake, they would take care of it to some extent.
Chapter completed!