Lin Xiaoling came to the director department of the Film Academy with a nervous mood.∷∷,

She is not a rookie from last year and she is clear about the interview process.

Generally speaking, after the first round of interviews, those who should be eliminated will be eliminated, and those who should be selected will be selected. Those who want to participate in the second round of interviews are to be determined.

In other words, there is still a chance, but not a big chance.

This time, there were not three examiners, only one, and there was no atmosphere of exams, just sitting together and chatting.

Zheng Dongtian was admitted to the Beijing Film Academy in 1961 and taught at the Film Academy in 1976. He filmed many excellent films and was the backbone of the fourth generation of directors in China.

He is not only a teacher, but also the director of the Beijing Youth Film Studio.

In the Chinese film industry, it is an important figure.

He will not look for those who study hard or have a dull personality when choosing students. No matter how good you learn theoretical knowledge, it is useless. He believes that directors should have a wide range of knowledge, a wide range of interests, and an ability to understand social life.

Only by understanding this society and understanding the human nature in society can we produce truly meaningful good works.

Zheng Dongtian and Lin Xiaoling chatted casually, starting from that documentary.

I asked how I thought about shooting this documentary, how much time it took, the difficulties and interesting things I encountered...

Lin Xiaoling was a little nervous at first, but later she gradually let go. She was originally lively and had no worries when she said that.

Lin Zixuan and Feng Xiaogang?

Zheng Dongtian remembers that the screenwriters of "The Great Saba" that was shortlisted for the Golden Bull Award this year were these two, and they were nominated for the best screenwriter, but they failed to win the award. The film was filmed by the Beijing Film Studio.

The Beijing Film Academy and the Beijing Film Studio are separated by a wall. He is also the director of the Young Film Studio and is very familiar with things in the film industry.

Once a person's name is mentioned, he can quickly draw up a series of connections.

For example, he remembered the movie "Living" that Zhang Yimou was filming, and the author of the novel was Lin Zixuan.

That is, he doesn't have much contact with the TV circle, otherwise he will be in touch with more things. This can only be said that Lin Zixuan and Feng Xiaogang have not yet reached the level of well-known in the Beijing entertainment circle.

With these two people helping, it is not difficult to shoot a documentary, and Lin Xiaoling is indeed involved in the production.

They spent very little money and time shooting a very innovative documentary, which is very rare.

However, Zheng Dongtian was still unable to determine whether to admit Lin Xiaoling.

The director department of the Film Academy has limited recruitment this year, and many people are more qualified than Lin Xiaoling. Several people have even worked in the film industry for several years and have rich practical experience.

In comparison, Lin Xiaoling is still slightly lacking in life experience.

But it would be a pity if I didn’t accept it. It could be heard that the girl was under a lot of pressure to apply for the directorship exam.

Zheng Dongtian thought of a compromise. It was in 1993 that the Beijing Film Academy carried out a teaching reform, allowing each class to have one attendee.

The quota for this attendee is for those students with excellent professional grades and poor cultural grades, or have certain artistic expertise, but they cannot pass the exam, and those students from Xiangjiang and Baodao.

For such students, let them listen to the film school first, and then become a regular student after a year or two.

The Film Academy made this reform in order to be more humane in the enrollment process and take care of those more special personnel.

"Kobayashi, the director's department has too few places to recruit this year. Your situation does not meet the admission requirements." Zheng Dongtian discussed, "But you can come and listen first, and wait until the quota is sufficient next year before becoming a regular. What do you think?"

Lin Xiaoling's mood fell to the bottom when she heard the first half of the sentence, and she immediately became full of blood and resurrected when she heard the second half of the sentence.

"I'm willing to listen." Xiaoling said excitedly.

"Don't worry, you should go back and discuss with your family. Listening to this year is not considered academic work, which means you have to study in the film school for five years before you can graduate." Zheng Dongtian introduced, "Administers can stay and attend classes like other students, but there are no subsidies and scholarships, and they also have to pay tuition and miscellaneous fees and accommodation fees."

Lin Xiaoling thought about it and found that when it comes to money, she still had to go back and discuss with her parents.

She left the film school and looked back at the inconspicuous school, feeling that she was so close to her dream.

Xiaoling did not go home, but took the bus to the Art Center to find Lin Zixuan and told the story.

"Then let's listen first. Our family is not short of that little money. Don't think about anything else now. Review quickly and don't miss the college entrance examination." Lin Zixuan made the decision.

At this time, the tuition and accommodation fees in college are cheap, plus meals and pocket money, which will not exceed 800 yuan a year.

Although he is not a big money now, he still has a deposit of tens of thousands of yuan, which can be fully afforded.

"Thank you, brother, I guarantee you can do well in the exam." Lin Xiaoling said happily.

"This is what Professor Zheng takes care of you. I will buy some gifts tomorrow. I will take you to thank them." Lin Zixuan reminded.

This is human relationship.

Although Lin Zixuan is not sure what the audience quota is, being able to attend classes at the Film Academy is very telling, not to mention that Lin Xiaoling will become a regular next year and her life in the Film Academy in the next few years.

It was a matter of course that he took his sister to thank Zheng Dongtian.

Lin Zixuan asked someone who graduated from the film school in the Art Center and found out that Zheng Dongtian had a good character and reputation and was loved by students. Such people should not give too much gifts, just buy a box of medium-priced tea.

It’s one thing whether Zheng Dongtian will accept it or not, and he must show his own feelings.

"Even Xiaoling is going to take the path of directors. Time flies so fast. You say that Zhang Yimou and others are called the fifth generation directors. When Xiaoling's generation comes, it should be the sixth generation." Feng Xiaogang sighed, "Xiaoling is trying to make a sigh, it depends on you."

While they were chatting at the Art Center, Zheng Dongtian gathered dozens of students from the fourth grade of the director department to watch movies in the small screening hall. As students from the Film Academy, watching movies is their compulsory course.

Especially you can see some banned films and foreign movies.

These students did not expect that what they saw this time was a domestic film. The pictures were very rough and the sound was messy. The wind in the film often overshadowed people's voices, which was very unpleasant.

The whole film is a girl with a red scarf running around and asking questions.

But it was these films that made these people very excited to watch, which was different from the serious films they had watched before, and from the previous documentaries in China.

What they were excited about was that the film could still be filmed like this, and this is the real documentary.

There is no need for big investment, no need for a crew of dozens of people. Just two or three people, a camera, running all over the street, you can shoot such a real and thought-provoking film.

They saw a different way of shooting.

These people don’t know Lin Xiaoling’s name, so they can only call her the Red Scarf Girl. In their minds, the Red Scarf Girl has become a symbol, symbolizing a new shooting concept and an anti-traditional film form. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!