Chapter 296 Three sharp knives stabbing at "Long Lens Theory" Chapter 297(1/2)
Han Ford can be said to be among all directors in Hollywood, and I am one of the directors in Hollywood, and I am one of the directors in Hollywood. I am one of the directors in Hollywood. I am one of the directors in Hollywood. I am one of the directors in Hollywood. I am one of the directors in Hollywood. I am one of the directors in Hollywood. I am one of the directors in Hollywood. I am one of the directors in Hollywood. I am one of the directors in Hollywood. I am more enthusiastic than Griffith.
"If Montage is the Old Testament in the film industry, then Long Lens is the New Testament. Together, the two have completed the temple of film theory! Andre Corleon is the God of the film theory world! He has penetrated the core of the seventh art with his unprecedented wisdom. These two articles have pointed out the way for all film workers. He has let all film theorists lose their jobs and make them unemployed in amazement! 1917, Kanudu in "
The Seventh Art Declaration was the first to show the world that film is an art. For ten years, filmmakers around the world have been striving for this goal. But today, in 1926, with the release of "The Montage" and "The Long Lens" one after another, it means that this task has been completely completed! Andre Corleon's two outstanding works are worth millions of excellent movies, and they allow movies to be among the arts with dignity!"
"The Long Lens Theory" points out the goals they have to do for the rest of their lives: reproducing reality and reproducing integrity, which is also their highest ideal and pursuit, and the highest criterion of film art. This article conducts a macro discussion of the essence of film from a global perspective. The conclusion is convincing and inspiring! Let us cheer for Mr. Andre Corleon! This young Hollywood film master, he belongs to the United States and will also belong to the whole world!"
John Ford lifted me to an unparalleled status, which was not achieved by any filmmaker before. He called me the God of the film theory world, and this praise was also something that no filmmaker had ever received before.
Liu Bieqian from Warner's company didn't write long articles, but the connection and opposition between "Theory of Long Lens" and "Theory of Montage" is quite pertinent: "Andre Corleon's "Theory of Montage" has been widely accepted by the film industry and has become the working principle of filmmakers. The impact of this article since its publication is no less than the "Declaration of Independence". Whether as a theory or a working method, especially the latter, it has played a great role in improving the film level of various countries. My personal understanding is that the core part of Mr. Corleon's "Theory of Montage" is "conflict theory", that is, emphasizing the combination of two single shots to produce new meanings. Emphasizing the effect of the two shots is not the sum of the two, but the collection of the two. This theory is very operational. The biggest feature is that it improves the status of film editing. On the contrary, the core of "Theory of Long Lens" is "integrity" and "reality"
’. This theory seems to be completely opposite to "The Montage" from the beginning, and it is aimed at the former everywhere. When I started reading it, I felt very confused, but as I read it, I gradually understood Mr. Corleon's difficulties. "The Montage" is a popular lesson he taught to filmmakers. It is about the most basic rules of film and microscopic. This theory has become mechanized by many of us in the process of practical application, and has become rigid and dogmatic. Therefore, the "The Long Lens Theory" he wrote this time to establish our correct film world view with macro vision. His ambition is huge, and it is also very necessary for our film industry! Now, if we want to evaluate Andre Corleon's status in the film industry, especially the status of film theorists, I think it is Plato in philosophy, Leonardo da Vinci in painting, Michelangelo in sculpture, and Bach in music, even higher than their status."
Almost every time I have a comment related to me, there are always oppositions. Although I am used to this kind of thing, this issue of the Hollywood Times is a bit different from the past.
Because there are a lot more opponents in this issue.
The vanguard is naturally Charlie Chaplin. Now this guy is biting me tightly. No matter what happens, as long as I say it is good, he will definitely say it is bad. As long as I say it is bad, even if it is shit, he will also say it is good.
His articles are written with passion. If a person who doesn't know him well and doesn't know Hollywood well, he will definitely be moved by his passion and think that he is the loyal guardian of Hollywood movies.
"Someone asked me about the comments about Andre Corleon's article. What can I have? My comments are exactly the same as when his "Montage Theory" was published, that is: they will lead the film industry to a dead end and suffocate the noble art of film! Look at what our Hollywood has become now?! Look! There are audio movies everywhere, with rude movements and frivolous language, and have lost all the beauty of great silent films, become sensational things, and become the embodiment of sin.
!Before these so-called theories, our Hollywood was so vibrant. Everyone freely created and completed the movie according to their own ideas. However, after the publication of "The Montage Theory", the filmmakers used it as a criterion. When creating, they deleted and distorted their thoughts to achieve the purpose that suits it. The original colorful Hollywood movies seemed to have been pruned over a tree for a moment and lost their original beauty! I can be sure that after the publication of "The Long Lens Theory", it will bring greater disaster to Hollywood!"
"Hollywood is about to be finished! It has now become a terminally ill patient. The cause of the disease is these newly born freaks, audio movies, cartoons, "Montage Theory", "Long-Shot Theory"... More freaks will appear in the future! Hollywood is about to be finished. This is the greatest sorrow of those of us who are struggling to hold on the last position! Not many people come to support us, they all become accomplices and criminals who strangle Hollywood to death!"
"It's time for Hollywood to change! It's time for the sacred fire from the sky to burn these heresy! God, when will they be punished, and when will we see the sun and the blue sky!"
Chaplin's hysteria made me funny, but at the same time it made me feel bitter.
I believe that his feelings for silent films are sincere and real, but he has not seen the progress of history, or he has seen it, but because he is not suitable for audio films, he has made bad attacks on all filmmakers engaged in audio films, which is something I cannot bear.
Chaplin was clamoring for the silent film in his mind, and now his voice is weaker.
I thought of my current situation and thought of my desperate resistance to China in order to defend the golden age Hollywood
In the situation, although I am essentially different from him, he clamors for silent films. I defend Hollywood in the golden age because I love this era and the real movies of this era, but who can guarantee that my voice will not be so weak in the near future?
If I fail, if DreamWorks were wiped out in front of the huge tide of Wall Street chaebols, at that time, I stood up and shouted loudly. Isn’t this the same response?
My heart was filled with pain, but in the end I became extremely firm.
Although the Golden Age of the Golden Age of the Golden Age of history finally became a dream, although it collapsed in front of Wall Street in history, and although my efforts are likely to turn into bubbles, I have no regrets! Because I am not like Chaplin for myself, I am for the movies, real movies, and real Hollywood!
Even if DreamWorks closes and goes bankrupt, even if I am notorious and quit the movie stage forever, I will not regret it!
Chaplin published his article immediately after he was his loyal partner and Sinath, who had been wearing a pair of pants with him.94048f
Although Senate was once a representative of Hollywood, although his movies were once a representative of Hollywood movies, and although he was once loved by countless people, now he has become a completely obstacle to the development of Hollywood.
Compared with Chaplin, his articles are cautious and cautious. It can be seen that he carefully considered every word and sentence, making the whole article seem to be invisible.94048f
"It is undeniable that Andre Corleon's film theory is beneficial to Hollywood. It turns out that "The Montage" is now "The Long Lens Theory". The key is that what is beneficial to Hollywood is not necessarily good. In fact, we often learn from some things, correct our shortcomings and become progressive. Unfortunately, what we are doing now is exactly the opposite of what I said. I don't make any point about "The Montage" because I was already shooting a movie for a long time before this article was published. I don't know what montage is, nor do I know that there are a large set of theoretical achievements about it. But the movies I made were very popular with the audience at that time. I think many viewers remember that even now, there are still many of my loyal fans."
"I read a few paragraphs of "Long Lens Theory" but I didn't want to continue reading it anymore. If it weren't for the purpose of completing this article, I might never have read the theoretical explanation published. The world view of the film is something that each of us has. Instead of some people telling me how to do it. A director, if he has so many rules and regulations to constrain it, would not be able to make a good movie. The view of "Long Lens Theory" is absurd, movies have nothing to do with reality, and we can shoot whatever we want. There is no regularity in the movie, because it is an art similar to tracing. It is just some moving film."
"The current development of Hollywood reminds me of ten years ago, or twenty years ago, when the industry was very prosperous, no less than today's prosperity, but there was no such messy theories at that time, and everyone was still living well, at least better than now. I want to say that as a director, it is a good thing to stay away from these things, whether you agree or not."
This guy Senate is much more slicker in writing articles than Chaplin, and he is also in dealing with people. He is good at hiding his own opinions under words, but he can also let people read the meaning between the lines. He writes articles loudly, but the opinions he has mentioned are summarized based on the situation of the movie ten or twenty years ago.
Yes, ten or twenty years ago, before the relevant theories were produced, Hollywood produced many movies, and there were many excellent works among them. But it is obviously absurd to regard this as an argument that movies do not require theory.
Any art has its own theories and rules, which is the driving force that determines them. Movies are no exception.
For a film director, to a certain extent, you can shoot whatever you want, but that must be after you have mastered the necessary knowledge. Otherwise, it is difficult to imagine what you are shooting, it is difficult to imagine whether it is a movie, and it is difficult to imagine whether anyone understands it.
The last person to object was the famous Hollywood critic Nice Fon Guo. His name appeared in the newspaper, which surprised me because I haven't seen his article for a long time.
As the official critic of Paramount and as a capable assistant and adviser to Adolf Chuk, he frequently stirred up waves of criticizing my movies when Adolf Chuk was against me, but since Adolf Chuk was forced to fall down by me at one time, since Paramount and DreamWork resumed their normal relationship, he has completely disappeared, and I have never even seen him.
This time, he actually jumped out and stood opposite me again.94048f
Because of his special identity, I naturally pay special attention to his article.
"The founding of the "Movie Manual" was successful. In fact, it may become the most successful magazine in Los Angeles. I have no doubts about this, but I dare not be so sure about "Long Lens Theory" and even the previous "Montage Theory". If it is certain, there is only one, that is, at most it is just the one-sided statement of Andre Corleon, which does not represent the true truth of the movie. I am sure of this. The essence of the movie or its rules, what is it, how it is to shoot, what its meaning, how people should understand it, these problems will never be solved, so the work done by Andre Corleon is trying to clarify these problems
Work is futile. In fact, his theory has had a bad impact on the development of Hollywood movies, which is to make this place look like a bookstore or a church. In my imagination, Hollywood should be no different from casinos and playgrounds. Movies are just playing, and movies are things that people are happy about. People buy a movie ticket, walk into the cinema, watch it, smile, or wipe their tears, and come out to continue their lives. That's it. Movies don't need so many so-called connotations. Of course, there is no need for so-called theories and rules. Andre Corleon is a good film director, and even a movie master. I admit this, but he is not a good film theorist because it doesn't exist at all.
Movie theory, movies are like eating and sleeping. In a sense, Andre Corleon led Hollywood to a wrong path, a wrong path that does not exist at all."
"I think Paramount's movies are the hope of the future of the entire Hollywood movies. I understand this great company and their views on movies. They treat movies as an ordinary thing, just like producing a car or producing candy. Cars are used to save people's pace, candy is used to coax children, and movies are just to make people happy. Paramount's movies are firmly abiding by this concept, so its movies are very popular with audiences. But now Paramount has begun to change under this bad atmosphere. Many movies have to force some connotations and become boring. The initiator is Mr. Andre Corleon."
"Let's say no to these theories, Hollywood movies people, let's say no to these theories. You should block your ears and return to your original position. Only then can Hollywood have tomorrow and movies have tomorrow."
The views in Nice Feng Guo's articles are completely different from those of Chaplin and Senate. At this time, this guy suddenly became a supporter of agnosticism, thinking that the rules of movies are unaware, so there is no rule in the end. This view is naturally ridiculous. He believes that the function of movies should be for people to enjoy and entertain. This view has some truth, because movies themselves have a certain degree of entertainment, but if all movies are just things for people to entertain, it would be very terrible. Because movies are not just tools for entertainment, they should also be art.
This guy, along with Chaplin and Senate, wrote three articles, undoubtedly stabbing three sharp knives in "The Long Lens Theory", but in fact, he was a little weak and powerless.
Putting aside Nice and Feng Guo's point of view, what I care most about is whether he represents Paramount's attitude towards me. The reason why I think this way is very simple, that is, his relationship with Paramount is too special, and he is close to Adolf Chuk, so what he says will naturally contain some of Adolf Chuk's views.
What made me feel relieved was that in the whole article, I didn’t seem to see Paramount’s attitude towards me. Except for his own point of view, the rest were some similar muttering words.
But Stenberg next to me stopped doing it. He grabbed my hand and pointed at Nice. Feng Guodi Wenbing started to curse.
"Boss, why did this kid appear?! It's over! We're done!" Stenberg opened his eyes wide and looked at the article of Nice Feng Guodi, with his face ashen.
"Why are we finished?" I asked curiously with a smile.
Stenberg shook his head repeatedly and said to me: "Is this more than anything else? Who is Nice Fonguo? He is the dog-headed military advisor of Adolf Chuk, his minion. Look at the writing he wrote, it is obviously against you and against our DreamWorks. What does this mean? It means that Adolf Chuk is about to act on our DreamWorks again! It's terrible! It's terrible! Boss. A Rockefeller consortium is enough for us to work hard. Are we still few enemies now? The Akado family and Kodak Company, there was an additional Los Angeles mayor yesterday. Now the first step of Hollywood giants are coming out again and they are going to attack me. Boss, we're going to finish! Nice Fonguo, this bitch, this bitch, Adolf Chuk, is a group of ungrateful things, think about how we let them go!?"
Stenberg ran around Bizer's office like a mad dog, trembling all over.
Seeing him like this, Holgina and Bizer both laughed.
I raised my foot and kicked him hard: "Are you dizzy, kid? Why don't I think Adolf Chuk has the intention to attack us?? Take a look at this article by Nice Vigo. The whole article is just his opinion, which is completely different from the articles he wrote against us according to the meaning of Adolf Chuk. Besides, how could Adolf Chuk turn against us now? Their audio movie screening equipment was bought from us, and the audio movie screening rights in hand are also ours. How can they turn against us? Their losses will be great. Even if Adolf Chuk is stupid, he will still think of this. So, your kid's worries are purely unnecessary."
Bizer patted Stenborough on the shoulder and said, "Stenborough, I think the boss is very reasonable. Adolf Chuck has been completely convinced and has become much more honest since he was severely punished by his boss last time. Now Paramount cooperates with DreamWorks, which is a good thing for Paramount. They cannot be able to get along with themselves."
Stenberg read Nice Fonguo's article carefully again, thought about Bizer and me for a while, and then finally felt relieved: "Boss, it seems that I am too worried, but I don't think we should take Adolf Chuck and his Paramount lightly."
I smiled and said, "That's natural, don't worry, we have someone to stare at their every move."
After hearing what I said, both Stenberg and Bizer nodded.
"Bizel, you have done a very successful job in this issue of the first issue. In addition to doing the distribution of the first issue during this period, you should also start preparing for the second issue. Although the "Movie Manual" is not published every day like the daily newspaper, its cycle is not very long, and your work is very tight. Because it was the first time, all of us have worked hard on the first issue. In the future, we have to work hard, but in many cases, we have to rely on the people in your editorial department. After all, this magazine belongs to you, and we can only give suggestions." I picked up the first issue of the "Movie Manual" and read it over and over again.
Bizer's face suddenly became serious. The publication cycle of "Movie Manual" is two weeks. For a magazine, two weeks is not too long. From today on, Bizer's editorial department will be really busy. And if the "Movie Manual" does not go bankrupt, it will last forever.
"Boss, don't worry, we will complete the second issue of the "Movie Manual" in these two weeks, and it is definitely no less exciting than the first issue." Bizer said confidently.
I nodded: "That's good."
I stayed in Bizer's office until after six o'clock in the evening, and most of the time we were both directing the whole thing
With the operation of the system, good news spread frequently this day. In addition to this matter, everyone in the editorial department of I Volume I was convened, listened to their publication concepts and plans in detail, and put forward their own opinions on their ideas.
After the meeting, my stomach started to growl.94048f
"Boss, when will you go back?" Holgina looked up at the watch on the wall and said with a smile to me.
I was about to reply to him, and Gans walked in from outside in a dusty way.
"Boss, I have already made arrangements. Do you want to take action yourself?" Gans walked to me, picked up the cup in front of me and drank all the water in the cup in one breath.
"What's the arrangement? What's going on in person?" I didn't know what he was talking about, and I suddenly became confused.
Gans smiled and stared at me and said, "Boss, stop kidding, did you really forget?"
I nodded blankly.
Gans reminded: "Didn't Lemmer tell us to keep an eye on Henry Albert tonight and say something will happen? But you asked me to set up people to keep an eye on Henry Albert's, and I forgot it."
Gans said, showing a helpless and bitter smile.
After he said this, I finally remembered it.
"Then you have sent people?" I asked.
Gans smiled wickedly, "That's right, I've been patting people against him since three o'clock. In addition to the three elites under me, I also picked four or five smart people from Carlo's factory guards. Now he has seen Henry Albert firmly."
"Boss, what is Mr. Lemmer's mysterious name?" Holgina asked me with a frown.
I shrugged, "Ask me, who will I ask? I'm not the worm in his stomach. The older the old man, the more he became, the more he was, and he even kept me in a silence. But Gans, since Lemmer said that something would happen to Henry Albert tonight, it means it must be true. I can't tell the old man about other aspects, but he never lie to me."
"Where is that Henry Albert now?" Holkina asked in a low voice.
Gans laughed: "Where is that kid? Where else can he be? He is a playboy. He has changed five women since three o'clock and is now drinking coffee in a big cafe in the city center, but it seems he is waiting for someone."
"Waiting for someone?" When I heard Gans' words, I immediately laughed: "Isn't it waiting for a woman?" 94048f
Gans squeezed his eyes: "That's not sure. Boss. I have to go over and supervise myself now. Do you want to go over?"
"I'll go!" Before I could speak, Stenberg next to me rushed to say.
This guy was originally a person who liked the excitement, and when he heard that Henry Albert was waiting for a woman, he felt extremely itchy in his heart. How could he miss it?
"Holkina. Where are you? Are you going?" I turned to ask Holkina.
Holgina looked at me and smiled gently: "I don't care. Anyway, I am your bodyguard and driver. I will go wherever you go."
I pondered for a moment and said, "Anyway, I have nothing to do tonight, so let's go and see if I can successfully win Henry Albert. I have a direct relationship with whether we can successfully become the largest controlling shareholder of Global Company. We can't be careless."
"What I said is! Let's go together and help us pay attention." Gans immediately became happy when he heard that we were all over.
To be continued...