Chapter 1447: Filming Begins (11)
What it feels like to marry a rich woman, this is how he feels.
Xia Siyu also said: "Don't be too happy too early. I have both money and talent, so you have to make my film good! If I lose money and I can't win an award, look at me How will I deal with you when I come back?"
When Bo Yan heard what she said, the pressure suddenly increased: "This... the film hasn't started shooting yet, how do I know what it will look like?"
Of course he hopes to shoot well. If he were an actor, he would be very confident, but as a director, he is always a bit unskilled the first time. And it requires money and awards.
How many great directors can't balance artistic films and commercial films, let alone a newcomer.
"I'm optimistic about you!" Xia Siyu was full of confidence in Bo Yan. She has read the script and if she follows the script honestly, the effect should not be too bad.
She said: "Actually, when we are the audience, when we watch movies, we don't watch so many artistic and non-artistic movies. The first time we watch it, the story is wonderful and the narrative is smooth. It is already very good. I can't finish it the first time. , and also analyze what is art and not art. After watching it for the first time, I can go back and analyze it, and I can feel that there is a deep meaning in the shot, but if it is for the sake of showing off my skills, it is also for the sake of my own philosophical thoughts. If you have to fulfill this false and empty idea, you will lose more than you gain.”
Bo Yan was speechless after hearing this. It is true that when he first became a director, he thought about a lot of dazzling techniques, such as one shot to the end, shake shooting, and black and white effects. However, what Xia Siyu said is quite right. Of course, remakes must come up with new ideas, but if there is no special artistic pursuit, it is the easiest choice to just follow the script.
"However, there has already been a movie about "Sunrise", even though it was a work decades ago. If it is to be made, it must be adapted."
Xia Siyu nodded: "That's for sure. In my opinion, what is adaptation is that Yuan Zhen wrote the first draft of "The Story of Yingying" and Wang Shifu adapted "The Romance of the West Chamber". "The Romance of the West Chamber" is better than "The Legend of Yingying" in terms of writing style, The plot has improved? This is a good adaptation. Yuan Zhen is a great talent, and many of Wang Shifu's descriptions are also modified based on Yuan Zhen's work. So do you think your screenwriter is better than Cao Yu? On the basis of the core, of course you can change it. If you can't change it, just use Mr. Cao's original words, there is no shame in it. "
After all, "Sunrise" was written by Cao Yu. Even if limited by the limitations of the times, some expression techniques may seem a bit critical now, but this is still a master of literature. Adaptation is okay, but don’t lose the core just to show off your skills.
Bo Yan did fall into the quagmire of adaptation at the beginning and went astray. He wanted to distinguish his work from his previous works, and it was not easy to create new ideas for a familiar work. But Xia Siyu's words made him realize that maybe it doesn't need to be so complicated at all, just shoot honestly and embrace the original work if you can't figure it out. Unless you are Tsui Hark, don't mess with other people's original works, you will be sprayed to death.
After thinking about this section, when he looked at Xia Siyu, he felt as if this guy had been completely transformed. Who would have thought that Xia Siyu two years ago couldn't even read a word of classical Chinese.