"Winter and spring fight, the broken ice in the river is their injury, and the buds on the ground are the flowers that heal wounds..." On September 23, the "Winter and Spring Fight" Lai Guanlin Liangshan Works Video Exhibition will be launched in Chengdu Qiangaoyuan Art Space. Red Star News reporters saw at the scene in advance that the video exhibition screened Lai Guanlin's short film "Winter and Spring Fight" and related images filmed in Lak Township, Xide County, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province. On the last day of his 19th birthday (September 22), Lai Guanlin also appeared in his own video exhibition. As an actor and singer, this is the first time lai guanlin has shot a video short film of his own. "I just want to try, I want to focus on left-behind children, let the public see them, give them more attention." Lai Guanlin told Red Star News. It is worth mentioning that "Winter and Spring Fight" was nominated for the annual "Best of the Film Festival" at the Independent Film Awards in Rome, Italy.
Video exhibition site
Speaking of "Lai Guanlin", the public is familiar with his identity as a singer and actor, but he never expected that he would actually become a director himself and start filming. The day before the official launch, Lai Guanlin also appeared at the video exhibition and introduced his directorial debut "Winter and Spring Fight". "It tells the story of a pair of local siblings, because their parents are working outside the home, usually only the elderly grandmother takes care of them. The sensible sister and the naughty brother often quarrel, but one thing is the same thing, they both hide their thoughts of their migrant parents in their hearts. "Because of a choir selection that could go to Shenzhen to meet with their parents, the two siblings accidentally saw each other's hearts and sang their hearts." Yi musician Xiao Ning teacher came to the school to select choir members, the selection will go to Shenzhen to participate in the singing competition, in order to have a reunion with their parents, the sisters and brothers worked hard to sing their hearts. The title of this short film is derived from a poem in "The Little Poet in the Mountains.". In an interview with The Red Star News reporter, Lai Guanlin frankly said that he hopes to tell everyone through this short film, "Is it the left-behind children's thoughts about their parents, or the difference in the state and concept of Liangshan and the city." These questions are not answered until the children appear, and everyone has the default answer in mind. Thoughts can be many kinds, different from person to person, and different ways of expression make us often not see the whole picture of things, but all of this does not affect our sincere desire to sing. ”
Lai Guanlin recalled that he came to the filming location on February 18 this year and officially finished on March 6. "There are still 11 days to go before filming begins, and the script has not yet been finalized. Fortunately, a lot of preparations were made before, such as the four versions of the visual plan before and after the film style, and the color system to be avoided in each scene should be communicated with various departments in advance. On the day of casting, I met thirty-five groups of children, all of whom were very sincere. The talent of the Yang family brothers and sisters is unquestionable, the kindness of the sister Yang Mei carved in the bones makes her rhythm natural and comfortable when acting, and the younger brother Yang Long's stubbornness of not accepting defeat makes him very tense in the performance. "Interestingly, Yang Long was temporarily replaced a day after Lai Guanlin finished fixing the male and female protagonists of the short film." Because he is closer to the character of the script. "In an interview with a Red Star News reporter, Lai Guanlin admitted that he hopes that the film will transmit energy through singing." I am very grateful to our music director, Xiao Ning, who is a native of Liangshan, whose arrival was of great help to us to understand the local culture, and he also helped us to make the songs we needed in the film. ”
Lai Guanlin shoots a short film working photo
September 23 is Lai Guanlin's 20th birthday, and this video exhibition is undoubtedly the best birthday gift for him. Prior to this, "Winter and Spring Fight" not only won the "Best Director", "Best Actress", "Best Cinematography" and "Best Styling" of the "Monthly Competition" of the Independent Film Awards in Rome, Italy in June, but also nominated for the annual "Best film festival" nomination of the film awards. The Red Star News reporter learned that the Rome Independent Film Awards was established in 2017, and this year is the fifth edition. Although the awareness is not particularly high, it is committed to discovering new directors and raising funds for young people with dreams to make movies. This time Lai Guanlin was able to get the nomination, which is also a recognition of his efforts. It is reported that the exhibition time of the "Winter and Spring Fight" Lai Guanlin Liangshan Works Video Exhibition is from September 23 to 25, and the exhibition is open for free in all areas. "I just want to try, I want to focus on left-behind children, let the public see them, give them more attention." For the future, Lai Guanlin hopes to keep making short films.
Red Star News reporter | Ren Hongwei intern | Wang Zuxi
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