On November 30 and December 1, the 2023 "Shanhai Project" will be screened internally in Yangcheng Creative Industry Park.
*] A month ago, the "Shanhai Project" set sail and ten short films were released to great acclaim at their premiere in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This internal test screening is the first screening of the "Shanhai Project" in China, and college teachers and students, film industry insiders and fans can get a sneak peek. It is reported that the "Mountain and Sea Project" will be held in late December. At that time, more audiences will have the opportunity to see the 10 short films.
Organized by Yangcheng Evening News Group, the "Mountains and Seas Project" selects 10 young directors to create 10 short films with the theme of Lingnan culture and the stories of overseas Chinese. The film was filmed in Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Jiangmen, Zhanjiang, Qingyuan, Shantou, Chaozhou, Meizhou and other places, using Mandarin, Cantonese, Chaoshan dialect, Leizhou dialect, etc. At the preview screening, many viewers found familiar hometown elements from the short film. For example, Chaoshan audiences had a heated discussion on the Chaoshan culture presented in the short film "Koi, Koi", and expressed their opinions on the actors' accents and the characters' life Xi habits. Lu Yong, an associate professor at the School of Liberal Arts of Jinan University, also sighed when he saw this scene: "There is a password in this ** that can only be read by Chaoshan people, which is the preciousness of the series of films of the Shanhai Project." ”
In the opinion of Lu Yong, an associate professor at the School of Literature of Jinan University, the performance of the short film in terms of aesthetics and skills is remarkable: "I think the whole film is mature in terms of technical skills and aesthetic concepts. It can be seen that the 10 young directors are all well trained and present a very communicative film language. For example, "What is the taste of tea brewed by seawater", it is surprising to be able to present such an aesthetic style in limited shooting. Several short films such as "Coral She's Waiting" are interspersed with animation, which also makes Lu Yong's eyes shine: "Due to cost constraints, foreign film school students often use animation to express scenes that require large-scale scheduling such as fights and car crashes. Chinese students rarely used this method before, but now they can see it!”
Xie from Jinan University, a student majoring in literature and art, was deeply impressed by the cultural themes of China's first movement, immigration, and root-seeking presented in the short films: "These short films have one thing in common with the New Southern creations in recent years, that is, they pay attention to mobility: how people re-understand themselves and their families and how to reposition their identities in the flow. Several short films use the image of the ocean to tell stories about the separation of family members, the departure and return of people. Lu Yong agrees: "Short films have to complete the narrative in 15 to 30 minutes, which is more difficult to grasp than long films. I have seen that the films of several directors have elements such as the ocean, mother, memory, and the ** of life, but they can all shoot different feelings. ”
There are also viewers who have expressed their opinions on the film. Some viewers bluntly said: "The common problem of these ** is that the soundtrack is used too much, especially the piano music." Although this is a common way to express emotions in short films, it can sometimes be too 'full'. Lv Nanfang, the project executive director of Shanhai Project, sighed: "Everyone's opinions are very pertinent. Although this season's Shanhai Project short film has come to an end, half of the directors are working on the script for the feature film, and I will pass on the audience's opinion to them. ”
Talking about the feeling of participating in the internal test screening activities of the 2023 Shanhai Project for two consecutive days, Lu Yong said bluntly: "As a first-time project, the ten short films finally born of the Shanhai Project are of a high standard, and some of them have even reached the shortlisting standards of well-known domestic film festivals. In an era of lack of public attention, it is a meritorious thing for Yangcheng Evening News to give young people the opportunity to tell stories. ”
At the same time, she is pleased to see the expressive power of young creators to local culture: "No matter how traditional a culture is, it can still connect with contemporary expression, and such a culture has vitality." From these short films, I have seen different aspects of Cantonese culture, the connection between traditional discourse and modern discourse, and the energy of global discourse, and I hope to see more such works in the future. ”
Go to the mountains and seas" Young Director Creation Support Program].
The "Shanhai Project" is a large-scale talent support activity sponsored by Yangcheng Evening News Group to excavate, incubate, select and cultivate outstanding young Chinese directors at home and abroad. Based in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, the event seeks new talents in the field of video creation from all over the world, supports them to explore the creation of different types of short films such as story, documentary, animation, etc., breaks through and expands the imagination of the future Chinese film culture, and allows the world to rediscover China through images.
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