0384 [New President of the Directors Guild]
"Card!"
In the "Gravity" studio in the suburbs of Los Angeles, Wan Xiaohu looked at the replay on the monitor and shouted a card.
"Okay, today's drama will be filmed here. Clean up and continue tomorrow."
Time is leisurely, and it is soon November. The studio of "Georgement" was filmed. The last light box scene ended, and champagne and wine were celebrated all night. After a day off, the crew immediately switched to Florida, USA, in the lake in Okeechobee.
In the movie setting, the heroine comes from Okeechobee and always wants to go home. In the end, Tiangong Space Station fell into a lake not far from this small city, allowing the heroine to truly "go home".
The shooting of this section is simple and simple, and it is a bit complicated to say that responsibility is a bit complicated. The main thing is to take underwater shots in the lake.
Since the end of November, the crew has been stationed in this lake called "Little York Lake". Sandra conducted underwater training under the arrangement of several associate directors and photographers. Wan Xiaohu flew around on Little York Lake in a rubber boat, and occasionally pulled out a fishing rod to catch a few fish.
More than a week later, the scenes in the water ended, and the last set of shots was the plot of Sandra swimming from the lake to the shore and standing up tremblingly.
"Sandra, are you ready?" Wan Xiaohu asked.
Sandra soaked in the water and said with some trembling words: "It's ready."
It is now late autumn. Even in Florida, which is located in a subtropical climate, the temperature of the lake is still very cool. After soaking for a long time, it is not good for the body. Sandra has just left the fire cage of the light box, and has come to the cold lake again, and deeply understands the taste of the Nine Heavens of Ice and Fire.
"Okay, the last scene. We will finish the filming after the end! The lake is very cool, so I will try to complete it in one go!" Wan Xiaohu was a little excited. After more than a year of shooting, he finally ended the regular filming. After the filming, only special effects and post-production were left.
The photographer held the camera in his hand and stepped on the sand by the lake, aiming at Sandra Bullock. The scene was called to start. Sandra immediately swam to the shore and then lay in the sand, breathing heavily.
Then, he stood up tremblingly, his legs trembling a little, as if he was not used to the gravity of the earth.
I have to say that Sandra's performance is excellent and she completed it in one go without any pause.
Wan Xiaohu, who was sitting behind the monitor, couldn't find any place to be picky about.
"Perfect!"
After stretching, Wan Xiaohu shouted loudly: "Well, I think we're done with the film!"
"Thank God, it's finally over, my nightmare!" Sand shrank his shoulders and let out a long breath.
"Wow, the film is finished!"
"It's finished!"
"Haha, I can go home happily for Christmas."
"It's not easy, it's been more than a year."
"Hi, director, where to eat tonight?"
A team of more than 20 people was so excited that they started to make noise. Wan Xiaohu waved his hand: "Pack up the equipment first, let's go to the largest hotel in Okeechobee tonight and have a good meal!"
...
The indoor studio shooting has ended. The post-production special effects work has been carried out in an orderly manner.
Arrange everything for the two teams of "Gravity" and "Frozen", Wan Xiaohu, who has been busy all year long, took down everything at hand.
In the villa of Santa Monica.
Wan Xiaohu held Jessica's waist, put her forehead against her forehead, and whispered: "Jessica. I'll go back to China first. This year, our Chinese Directors Association will hold the 11th Cross-Strait and Hong Kong Film Directors Seminar, and announce that the 2010 China Film Directors Association Annual Commendation Conference will resume, and I may not refuse."
"Well, your job is important." Jessica said sweetly, hugging Wan Xiaohu's neck.
"You and Juanjuan are ready first. I'll ask Joshua to come and help. When I finish the meeting, I'll come back to celebrate Christmas with you."
"Actually, we can live with my parents. Joshua wants to accompany his girlfriend to his future father-in-law's house, and there are not many people."
"You can do it, it doesn't matter where I live. Well, it's getting late, it's time for me."
"Be careful on the way, call me when you arrive in China."
"Of course, my wife, Kiss."
Just as Wan Xiaohu was about to kiss Jessica Alba, Wan Juanjuan, who was already 2 and a half years old, ran over on her bicycle: "Dad, I'm hungry."
Wan Xiaohu squatted down with a smile and kissed Wan Juanjuan on the face: "Be good, let your mother make cakes for you later. Now we're leaving, is it okay to take your dad to the airport?"
"Dad, what are you doing at the airport?"
"Dad is going to China on a business trip."
"Then bring me a gift."
"What gift do you want?"
Wan Juanjuan's little head tilted, and her eyes turned, she saw a panda Abao's doll on the bar at the door: "I want a giant panda, it's really a giant panda."
"Wow, this is a really good idea." Wan Xiaohu was embarrassed, and then pointed to the turtle master next to Panda Abao and said, "Will we go to the zoo to see giant pandas? Their hometown is in China and it is not suitable to keep them in our homes. In this way, will Dad give you a very beautiful turtle?"
After hesitating for a moment, Wan Juanjuan nodded: "Okay, I want a turtle."
"Okay, my little princess!"
...
On December 19, 2010, Wan Xiaohu returned to China.
The purpose of coming back this time is very simple, which is to attend the 11th Cross-Strait and Hong Kong Film Directors Seminar and to attend the press conference of the 2010 China Film Directors Association Annual Commendation Conference.
The Cross-Strait and Hong Kong Film Directors Seminar was held for 11 sessions. Wan Xiaohu was also the main force of the seminar that year, but with his status rising, he has not attended much in recent years. To be honest, he is now a little bit over Hong Kong and Taiwanese films.
The film industry in these two regions has been slumped, and Taiwanese films are as declining as ever. A large number of talents have entered the mainland and participated in various production links of mainland films. The exchanges are no longer of great significance.
Moreover, due to political or historical reasons, in the face of the increasingly prosperous mainland films, Hong Kong and Taiwanese films, there were boycotts to varying degrees. A group of talents joined the mainland and integrated into mainland films. A group of people stuck to the local area and boycotted mainland films, making the existence of such exchange seminars insignificant.
Therefore, Wan Xiaohu is not very interested.
There is a special reason for participating this year because the annual commendation conference of the China Film Directors Association resumed.
In 2005, the Chinese Film Directors Association was preparing to imitate Hollywood and commend it within the association every year. However, after one session, the response was dull. After all, the Chinese films of that year were pirated and DVDs, and the industry scale was small and the degree of commercialization was low.
So it was not held again after that.
Until this year, the film market in mainland China broke through the annual box office mark of 10 billion yuan for the first time, reaching 10.172 billion yuan, an increase of 63.9% from last year's 6.206 billion yuan.
The overseas sales revenue of domestic films was 3.517 billion yuan, an increase of 26.9% from last year's 2.77 billion yuan.
The revenue from film broadcasting of movies on various film channels across the country was 2.032 billion yuan, an increase of 20% from 1.689 billion yuan last year.
The overall film benefits of 15.721 billion yuan for the whole year were 47.4% year-on-year increase from 10.665 billion yuan last year.
These excellent achievements mark that after eight years of hard exploration and hard work, Chinese films have basically embarked on a healthy path of virtuous cycle and sustainable development, and the film industrialization reform has achieved important phased results.
With the strength, the restart of the annual commendation conference of the China Directors Association was promoted. After many preparations, it was decided to hold the second commendation conference in January next year and hold an external press conference on October 20 this year. In order to achieve the commendation conference in a month, the China Directors Association will hold a new term election.
Another task is to assist the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television to prepare for the Beijing International Film Festival. This is also the third international A-class film festival in Asia after the Tokyo Film Festival in Japan and the Magic City Film Festival in China. The task of radio, film and television is to become bigger and stronger, and the assistance of these elite directors is indispensable.
On the night when Wan Xiaohu arrived, Huang Jianxin, president of the Directors Association, invited a large number of directors to dinner as a guest. It was called "to welcome international director Wan Xiaohu," but in fact it was to discuss tomorrow's itinerary.
Wan Xiaohu, the greatest director in China and even the world, is in charge. This time, the Directors Association has great ambitions to hold a truly association award and regularize it, rather than a small fight like in 2005.
The best directors in the mainland were all present.
Zhang Yimou, Feng Xiaogang, Chen Kaige, Ning Hao, Jia Zhangke, Wang Xiaoshuai, He Ping, Li Shaohong, Lu Chuan, Tian Zhuangzhuang, etc.
While drinking and chatting, as the last president, Huang Jianxin pulled Wan Xiaohu and said, "Director Wan, we have already decided to do it here. In the next Directors Association, you will lead everyone to do things."
Wan Xiaohu knew the news early and was not surprised, but he refused: "I also want to do my best for the Directors Association, but you also know that I don't have enough time and may not take good care of it."
"This is okay. You can leave the specific work to the executive committee member. You have a head start. You are a busy person, and we dare not force you to tie it to the Directors Association every day, but the Directors Association must be regular and your fame must be taken over. You have to take on the burden of this president for five years."
"You tiger boss can't just get into a big circle in Hollywood, so you don't take us like the local buns. At least you can teach you the experience of Hollywood, let's learn it and go outside to earn money." Feng Xiaogang joked casually.
"I can't say that experience, I have some experience. Since everyone agrees and regularizes the Directors Association, I won't refuse. At that time, you still need to work together. Come on, I'll give you a cup."
The next president of the China Film Directors Association was placed on Wan Xiaohu's head.
After a few glasses of wine, the new management personnel list, the vice president, secretary-general, deputy secretary-general and executive committee members, were also in touch with each other and just waiting for the day after tomorrow's voting election.
After talking about the election, the wine became popular. Taking advantage of the excitement, we began to discuss which award should be given to this year's commendation conference.
The awards of the commendation conference are film of the year, director, young director, actor of the year in the eyes of director, actress of the year in the eyes of director, screenwriter of the year, director of Hong Kong and Taiwan, and director of outstanding contributions.
Other directors pay attention to the ownership of the awards for this award, but Wan Xiaohu didn't care about it at all.
He felt that the directors here had too obvious limitations in their eyes and did not understand the primary and secondary at all.
The Directors Association recognizes actors and screenwriters?
Too unprofessional!
Chapter completed!