The second event of the "High-Quality Development of Chinese Film Creation" academic season was held, focusing on film ontology

China News Service, Beijing, October 2 (Reporter Shangguan Yun) Recently, the second event of the "High-Quality Development of Chinese Film Creation" academic season was held in the multi-functional hall of the China Film Archive. This discussion takes "Film Ontology - the Inner Unity of Thought, Aesthetics and Technology" as the topic, and continues to ask "what is film".

Wang Yichuan, a distinguished professor at Beijing Language and Culture University, served as the convener and host of this event. During the discussion, the scholars and creators present put forward insightful thoughts based on their respective perspectives and around the practical issues faced by the film itself.

Photo taken at the event. Photo provided by the organizer

Among them, screenwriter Zhang Ke analyzed the current situation of the industry and shared how to deal with it. He said that he is currently working as an animated film screenwriter. When writing scripts, the core thing of all works is to intersect and resonate with the emotions of young people today.

In other words, based on the classic narrative logic and acclaimed film aesthetics, he wanted to make the film social. In addition, the rhythm of the narrative, including the reversal of the narrative, is doubled or even tripled compared to before.

At the meeting, Zhang Tongdao, a professor at the School of Art and Media of Beijing Normal University, analyzed the concept of movies and believed that the era of popular movies is coming. "What is a real popular movie? Let movies return to the public, so that the public no longer only plays the role of the audience. In the future, not only in professional creations, every family can make movies, and everyone can make movies."

He gave a very interesting metaphor, that is, the reason why Tang poetry is great is that almost everyone in the Tang Dynasty could write poetry. On this basis, great poets such as Li Bai and Du Fu appeared, and the most brilliant Tang poetry in the history of poetry in the world appeared.

Therefore, in his view, if everyone can make movies, it will promote the progress of professional filmmakers. In this way, it is possible for Chinese folk Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon to create new aesthetics, new expressions, and even major breakthroughs in expression for Chinese films.

"In addition to feature films, movies also have the value of recording and the function of disseminating various knowledge, concepts, and information. Movies are a great invention. Its function is not just for entertainment. Today, the concept of movies should be opened up a little more to allow it to play a greater role." He said.

At the end of the event, Wang Yichuan concluded that around the theme of the event, the guests participated in a three-dimensional dialogue, which reminded him of the views of three thinkers such as Xu Fuguan. The views of these three thinkers are actually a positive and enterprising attitude towards life.

According to the organizer, this academic season previously opened at the China Film Archive. The first session focused on "Film Ontology - Multiple Identities of Media, Culture and Society" and discussed "What is Film". Next, the academic season will conduct in-depth discussions on "What is a good movie" and "What is a good Chinese movie" from October to December. (over)