A few days ago, the 8K panoramic sound Peking Opera movie "Catch and Release Cao" was screened and exchanged after the screening was held at the Shanghai Museum of Natural History.
When the ending song "Waves and Sands" was sung, the film ended and froze, and the entire audience spontaneously applauded.
After the screening of the film, the film's lead actors Wang Peiyu, Guo Yi and the host Zhang Yuan interacted with the audience. The two lead actors shared interesting things about the filming process and briefly talked about the feelings of film shooting.
From the stage to the big screen, the fine treatment of emotions and expressions in the language of the film lens is completely different from the stage presentation.
Wang Peiyu shared that the stage performance and the shooting camera have a different sense of space.
The stage is large, the lens is small, and the "close-up" is like the audience under the stage walking up, the space distance becomes closer, and the psychological distance must be grasped more accurately.
The role of Lu Bohao, played by Guo Yi (left) in the play, seems to be a "passer-by" who has not appeared for a long time, but it is actually an important part of the plot promotion and character shaping, which requires his performance in the play to strive for accuracy and grasp the sense of proportion.
Film shooting scene (Liu Haifa photography)
An audience member who was over the age of 19 came from Pudong to participate in the event, and he lamented that Peking Opera films can show performances from multiple angles, see details that are easy to miss more clearly and intuitively, and can always retain and broadcast repeatedly, which is a valuable cultural wealth.
Many young audiences participated in the post-screening exchange meeting, and they said that the Peking Opera film showed the charm and characteristics of Peking Opera, the narrative rhythm was smooth and natural, and the two hours did not feel long at all. Unfortunately, there are not enough opportunities for opera films to be seen in theaters, and I hope that Peking opera movies can be released in more theaters.
In recent years, a number of Peking Opera films have been supported and welcomed by the audience when they were screened, and the Shanghai Peking Opera House is also actively working hard to promote the release of the Peking Opera film "Catch and Release Cao" in theaters, in order to meet the viewing needs of the audience as soon as possible.
The Peking Opera film "Catch and Release Cao" is the fifth "Peking Opera Film Project" work co-produced by the Shanghai Peking Opera House. Peking Opera films show the exquisite performances of artists, combined with the latest film language and technical means, hoping to create a fine product that can stand, spread and stay, attracting opera fans, film fans, especially more young audiences to enter the theater, understand and fall in love with peking opera art.
Source: Thoughtful Shanghai