Youth Film Handbook interview with director Zhao Ye
Film debut "Mawujia"
Choreographer: Zhao Ye
Story: Ma Wujia grew up in the cage of love, A Jia loves his mother, and he loves his sick brother Adin. So I don't mind constantly giving blood transfusions to sick Adin, I don't mind if my fingers are also transplanted to Adin, I don't mind my mother's unreasonable needs, and I don't mind myself often fainting. But he likes to participate in sports meetings and likes to be close to a female classmate, but his blood-defying body prevents him from doing what he likes. He began to resist, and finally went to the hospital to kill his mother, who was also hospitalized.
Manual: Why did you choose this story as your directorial debut?
Zhao Ye: "Ma Wujia" is my first long story. Since it took more than two years to complete the production of "Tsai Wei", I have been holding back for a long time to make a long story, although I also made a short story during this period, but I did not fully express some of my thoughts. So after graduating from college, I started planning my first film. The filming of "Ma wujia" stemmed from seeing a novella "Blood Clotting" in which the protagonist Ma Wujia is a fifteen-year-old teenager, and I was very touched by his behavior, so I decided to adapt him into a script. This is mainly because Ma wujia's final act of resistance seems to me to be brilliant, and I hope to be as unscrupulous as him, but in reality I can't do it at all, I only have to entrust it to the characters in the movie.
Manual: What do you want to express in this debut work?
Zhao Ye: "Ma Wujia" is the story of a teenager, a young teenager who has no remorse. Although there is no direct personal experience in this movie, there are still some sustenance for me, and I have some thoughts about growth
Brochure: Where did the money for the shoot come from?
Zhao Ye: I funded part of it myself, and the other half of the funds were borrowed.
Manual: Did you write the screenplay yourself or did you find someone to write it?
Zhao Ye: I wrote the script myself. At the beginning of "Mawujia", I tried to write it with other screenwriters, but there were some ideas that could not be unified, and finally I wrote the script myself. So much so that I still write the script myself, and I hope to be able to hand over the script to someone more capable than me to complete, because one person's ability is really limited.
Brochure: What was the biggest difficulty in making a film debut?
Zhao Ye: I think for anyone who makes a debut will face all kinds of difficulties, some of which are really varied and unbelievable. Probably a lot of people think that money is the first difficulty, and it is true that I have a lot of financial problems when shooting every movie. Because with more money, you want better production, and it will always be this bottomless pit. But I think these problems can be overcome, fifty million can make a movie, five thousand can also make a movie, the biggest difficulty is still themselves, their own belief in themselves is the most important, as long as there is a firm belief, all objective conditions can be created.
Brochure: What was the fate of your first work? Has it been released? How's it going?
Zhao Ye: "Ma Wujia" is relatively lucky, winning many awards at home and abroad, but it has not been released.
Brochure: Who has helped you the most by shooting your debut?
Zhao Ye: There are too many people who have helped me, and I am grateful for all aspects of help, but the most important thing to thank is my parents.
Manual: Which of your other directorial debuts did you like the most? Why?
Zhao Ye: Mirko Manchewski's 1994 Before the Rain.
Brochure: What advice do you have for young directors who are making a film for the first time?
Zhao Ye: "Don't waste your first time, shoot it for your life!" ”
Mud interview
Director's Resume:
Zhao Ye, born in Beijing in 1979, graduated from the Beijing Film Academy.
In 2004, he directed the animated short film "Tsai Wei";
In 2007, he directed his debut film "Ma Wujia";
In 2008, he directed "Zajanol";
In 2010, he directed "The Chestnut of the Light Man";
In 2012, he directed "The Hound";
In 2013, he directed "Grumpy Angel";