Three young talents in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province, Qin Kai, Shi Xiukun and Jia Xi, spent one year and seven months to make a rural theme film "Finding Revelation", which was adapted from the Wenhua Award-winning work - the large-scale modern Huai drama "Town". On the afternoon of the 28th, the New Literary and Art Group Working Committee of the Jiangsu Provincial Film Association hosted a movie viewing seminar at the Happy Blue Ocean Cinema in Nanjing Litchi Square. Guo Xiaowei, executive vice chairman of the Jiangsu Film Association and president of the New Literary and Art Group Working Committee of the Provincial Film Association, and Guan Ruosong, Yang Jinsong, Shu Ke, Yu Yong and other experts and scholars attending the meeting praised the creative spirit of the three filmmakers who were not afraid of hardships, and at the same time believed that "Finding Revelations" pinned on the artistic feelings of post-80s filmmakers and was worth watching.
Poster of The Search for Apocalypse
The film "Finding Notice" is a realistic rural theme, jointly produced by Jiangsu Big Fish Film Co., Ltd. and Jiangsu Xinmei Film Co., Ltd. Zhenjiang youth director Qin Kai directed, young writer Tao Ran wrote the screenplay, young talent Shi Xiukun produced. Young actors Li Xiaoning, Su Na, Fang Yue, Wang Meiqian and so on starred.
The film tells the story of a small village that admires traditional virtues and makes waves because of a reward of 5 million yuan to find a benefactor. By portraying the protagonist Zhu Wenxuan's wavering and perseverance in the face of life difficulties and the temptation of money, the small characters in the film have their own hearts, and the desires, accidents and coincidences of ordinary people have contributed to the exquisitely structured story in the film.
The scene of the movie-watching seminar
It is worth mentioning that the countryside as the entrance to the creation of realistic films is the goal that filmmakers are chasing. From the early years of "Xiyingmen" and "Our Cow Hundred Years Old", to the later "No One Can Be Less", the film, although simple, is just as shocking. This time, "Finding Revelation", 3 young filmmakers living in the city, pointed the camera at the vast rural land, filmed the countryside in the new era, and made works close to modern life.
During the discussion and exchange, Qin Kai, Shi Xiukun and Jia Xi respectively introduced the creation process of "Finding Revelation". From the start of the film on December 25, 2019, to the public release license issued by the National Film Administration, to the release of the current film, they have tasted the bittersweet and bittersweet of artistic creation. In the creation of the film, uncontrollable factors such as the epidemic were encountered, resulting in an extension of the creative cycle and an increase in input costs. In the face of many difficulties, they encouraged each other, did not get discouraged, did not give up, and finally completed the creation, and squeezed into the national theater where big coffee gathered and strong hands were released, taking a place for "Soviet-made" films.
Producer Shi Xiukun
Director Qin Kai
Screenwriter Jia Xi
During the discussion, cultural scholar Guan Ruosong took the lead in speaking, saying that Jiangsu has always been a major province that has contributed to the box office of films, and the promotion of film art has a good foundation in Jiangsu. With limited funds and dedication to film art, the three creators have completed such a main theme work with practical significance and positive energy, which is an artistic journey with courage and pursuit.
Cultural scholar Wang Fenggang said that making a movie is not an easy task, and the theme, plot, characters, themes, etc., all need to be carefully planned by the choreographer. The watchability of "Finding Revelation" lies in the fact that the creators carefully shape the characters and let the audience get useful inspiration from them.
Yang Jinsong, a national-level screenwriter who has participated in the creation of films such as "Fanghua", said that the current film market competition is very fierce, and many movies are vigorous when they start up, but after shooting, they are completely missing, becoming "inventory", and they cannot squeeze into the theater line. "Finding Revelation" entered the theater, which is a certain success in itself.
Guo Xiaowei said in his speech: "The movie "Finding Revelation" reflects the story that took place in the new socialist countryside from one side. Works of art originate from life and are higher than life, and real life provides an inexhaustible source for artistic creation. The contradictions and conflicts and dramatic stories caused by a '5 million yuan reward for finding a benefactor' have been experienced, felt, refined and processed by the artist, and have become a film with a fresh style and no gimmicks, which deserves recognition and encouragement. The three producers are representatives of the new literary and artistic group, who bravely stand at the head of the tide and make unremitting explorations, which is a start full of vitality. So many people from the cultural and artistic circles gathered together to exchange creative gains and losses with the creative team of "Finding Revelations", and to promote each other, which made people feel excited. ”
In addition, film critics Shu Ke, Yu Yong, Yu Henian and Tu Zhongming, screenwriter Zhao Xiaofei, writer Cai Xiaoni, directors Yan Xian, Liu Yonglong, Chen Hanbing, Zhang Xiaobing, film and television planners Wu Chi and Wang Zehao, and producer Pingyang Zonghan also spoke successively, expressing their own views.
It is reported that the discussion session was presided over by Zhang Nan, chairman of Nanjing Gunard Film and Television Company. Cao Yuting, deputy secretary general of jiangsu filmmakers association, Chu Fumin, secretary general of the new literary and art group committee of jiangsu film association, Liu Min and Yin Xiaolin of Nanjing Gundard Film and Television Company attended the meeting.
Yangtze Evening News/Purple Cow News reporter Kong Xiaoping
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Source: Purple Cow News