In 1990, the crew of the film "Double Flag Town Knife Rider" was planned by the famous screenwriter Of Xi'an Film Studio, Reed, and written by Yang Zhengguang. At the beginning of the establishment of the crew, a unified understanding was formed: to shoot a new western martial arts film that is not conventional and different, the average age of the creative team with director He Ping, photographer Ma Delin, artist Qian Yunxuan, lighting engineer Zhu Qinsheng, and composer Tao Long as the main creators is less than 35 years old.
The movie "Double Flag Town Knife Rider" tells the story of a child brother (Gao Wei) who has been practicing the Kansai Wuji Knife Technique with his father since childhood in western China, following his father's will, and comes to Shuangqi Town to find his wife Hao Sister (Zhao Mana) who is married to his fingers. The good sister and her father, the crippled son (Chang Jiang), do not want to see this boy. The wedding date is hopeless, and the child brother has to temporarily work as a young man in the lame shop. One day, the second master of the bandit intended to rape the good sister, and as a result, he was killed by the child brother. This move annoyed the bandit leader Yi Daoxian (Sun Haiying), who had been occupying shuangqi town for many years. In the duel with a knife immortal, the child brother killed a killing immortal with a demonic sword method to eliminate harm for the people.
(Script for the movie "Two Flags Town KnifeMan"
This photo is a photo of the famous director of photography Mader while filming "The Knife Man in Two Flags". At that time, due to the lack of photographic equipment and auxiliary equipment, the crew had to tie him to the hood of the jeep, with Steadicam and cameras hanging from his waist. Unlike the horses and cars that are now shooting galloping horses and cars, which are racing, it is easy to put the photographer on an auxiliary platform. But at that time, only the most primitive method could be used to achieve the smooth shooting of the film.
In order to show the empty, desolate and desolate scene of the western desert in the film. My teacher, Mr. Madeleine, flexibly used Steadicam to operate the Alai 3 camera according to the needs of the plot. The photo reflects the use of high-speed photography techniques by Mr. Maderin in the process of shooting the opening overture of the film, using a 45-250 telephoto lens, the focus of the lens follows the travel route of the child's horse, and the jeep that bundles him follows the child's brother who is advancing on the desert Prancing Horse, and in the shot, the teacher Maderin uses his skilled photography techniques to follow the focus while constantly changing the composition of the scene. There is also a set of shots: the knifemen ride their horses slowly down from the distant hills, in front of the mirror is the Gobi Desert that is steaming with heat, and the knifemen ride closer and closer to the camera in the scorching sun. The above methods are also used for shooting.
< the script of the movie "Two Flags Town Knife Man"
Teacher Madelin used his excellent and solid foundation skills and skillful photography techniques to make a unique film "Double Flag Town KnifeMan", which was released, causing a lot of sensation and a ticket that was difficult to find, and the audience flocked to it. With its novel composition, thrilling story, and distinctive martial arts design, the film immediately attracts the audience, and the emptiness of the Western Gobi Desert, the vast and desolate scenes bring the audience into the plot of the film.
The film breaks the expression method of conventional martial arts movies, and uses the freehand lens language technique to show the duel between the child brother and the knife fairy knife. The unexpected ending is impressive and reverie. These are inseparable from Mr. Maderin's solid photography skills.
In 1976, Madeleine transferred to the Western Film Studio. Through careful study and practice, he has changed step by step, from the second assistant of photography, to the photographer, one change per year. From the movie "Love and Legacy", "The Tenth Bullet Hole", "Flower Gun Edge", "Big Knife King V" and other films, he slowly grew into a photographer who stood alone. He participated in the three blockbuster films of the Western Film Studio, "Xi'an Incident", "General Peng Da" and "After the Decisive Battle". Before filming "Double Flag Town KnifeMan", Teacher Madrid had cooperated with the famous Hong Kong director Master Zhang Che to shoot three films such as "Xi'an Killing", "Divine Power" and "Jianghu Strange Soldier", which laid a good foundation and shooting experience for his future shooting of this film "Double Flag Town KnifeMan", and the "violent aesthetics" and Zhang Che's slow mirror pioneered by Master Zhang Che were taught to him without reservation. After the careful guidance of Master Zhang Che and his own hard work, he made this unique film "Double Flag Town KnifeMan" for us.
Awards:
1. Nominated for the Best Cinematography Award at the 11th Golden Rooster Awards in 1991
2. The 1st China Academy of Cinematographers Excellent Photography Award (Ma Delin won the award)
3. Nomination for the 2nd China Society of Cinematographers Excellent Photography Award (Ma Delin won the award)
4. Best Film Critic Award at the 13th West Berlin International Film Festival in 1993
5. Best Art Award at the 11th Golden Rooster Awards of Chinese Cinema in 1991 (Qian Yunxuan won the prize)
6. 1992 3rd Yuzhang International Thrilling and Science Fiction Film Festival Best Film Award "Double Flag Town Knife Maker" The 11th Hong Kong Film Awards Top Ten Chinese Films "Double Flag Town Knife Maker"
(The author is a disciple of the famous director photographer Mr. Maderin)