Chapter 597: Chapter 597

Duan Yu, as expected of a director, analyzed other films; according to him, he had watched the works that were nominated for the Golden Bear Award and for Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, etc.

"The Mist Jungle script is actually quite good, but there is still a lot of depth that has not been excavated. It could be presented as a series.

What is astonishing is its special effects. You might not be clear since you’ve never acted in a special effects movie, but in commercial films, art films, and special effects films, the most difficult to shoot are special effects films," he said.

When he got to this point, Duan Yu gently coughed and said, "Although among the three types of films, art films possess the highest content value, conversely, the art film is the easiest to shoot because it places high demands on actors but not on the setting. As long as the actor is impressive enough, even if the set is just a phone booth, an art film can revolve around this setting to shoot a whole movie."

"Commercial films, in order to satisfy the sensory needs of the audience, would put effort into exciting scenes, such as explosions, car crashes, car chases, life-and-death fights, and other thrilling and stimulating scenes.

These scenes are hard to construct, and in order to bring them to life, they need to work alongside special effects, which is the second most time-consuming."

"Shooting special effects films is the most time-consuming because in these movies, even the whole world is fabricated, from the worldview to the setting, then from the setting to the people within it, they are all different from reality, unavailable for location shooting, and solely dependent on special effects to create."

"For commercial films, shooting for one or two years is already considered long, but for special effects films, that’s just halfway through. Special effects films take at least three years, often five to six years, and it is not impossible to spend more than a decade.

In special effects movies, every minute is burning money; even an inconspicuous scene might cost tens of thousands, not to mention grand sequences. Therefore, if there isn’t strong financial backing behind the movie, directors wouldn’t dare to play with special effects films."

After the crew of "Mist Jungle" passed by, soon the crew of "One’s Loneliness" made a slow entrance.

Duan Yu’s eyes literally lit up at the appearance of this crew, and his expression became even more fervent. "One’s Loneliness" was an art film! And a very special one at that!

This movie was not based on an original script, which is why it didn’t qualify for "Best Original Screenplay," but what makes the film special is that it is a biographical account of a person’s life.

What’s more precious is that although it is an art film, it was shot in a way far from boring, portraying the legendary life of the great writer Cherskyv.

It includes monumental reforms and the loneliness that was ignored and buried. Cherskyv, the great literate, was a legendary figure who influenced a country for a century and was also a global figure.

His thoughts not only left a profound impression on the people of his country but also brought valuable spiritual wealth to other nations.

So when this art film was born, it was as if it had hit the jackpot, and even though it was a niche art film, it competed closely with major commercial films at the box office, almost creating a miracle for art films in the past ten years!

He Jinxia, while listening to Duan Yu’s high praise of "One’s Loneliness," reflected in her mind and realized that Duan Yu praised "One’s Loneliness" the most. Perhaps it was because they were both art film directors?

After the crew of "One’s Loneliness" left, the next crew to enter was that of "Steel City."

Duan Yu, however, did not say much about this film, only mentioning that its shots were very realistic and cruel and that the actors’ performances were on point, without analyzing its content.

He Jinxia asked curiously, "You don’t seem very interested in ’Steel City’?"

Expecting Duan Yu to make an excuse, she was surprised when he actually nodded honestly.

"’Steel City’ may be decent, but this type of film is made every year, and there’s nothing innovative about it. The actors’ performances are not bad, and the production quality is good too, but the content itself is somewhat dull and old-fashioned."

He Jinxia couldn’t help but think of something and asked, "I saw the crew of ’World’ come in, and you didn’t comment much on the film either. Do you also think it lacks innovation?"

Duan Yu’s eyebrows furrowed slightly, and he hesitated before saying, "It’s not really for that reason, but rather because I’m not interested in ancient-themed films, so I haven’t learned much about them.

However, I have seen ’World.’ The director is very good at handling details and advancing the plot. The performances of the actors are also very good. Overall, the film’s standard is on the higher end."

He paused and slowly continued, "But the problem is that the film has a relatively strong national color."

"Although Huaxia has a high international standing, its ancient culture unique to Huaxia has always been difficult to export. In contrast, Country A’s technology, Country M’s fashion, and Country F’s liberation wars are already well-known to everyone. ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ nοvelfire.net

For ’World,’ if the audience isn’t very familiar with Huaxia culture, I feel they will not understand it due to cultural differences, preventing it from being promoted globally."

He Jinxia’s eyes flickered slightly, and she asked in a low voice, "Then do you think ’World’ has a chance of winning an award?"

Duan Yu was taken aback for a moment, pondered briefly, and slowly shook his head.

He Jinxia’s eyes drooped slightly, her thoughts unknown.

After the ’Steel City’ crew passed, all the crews attending the Berlin Film Festival had made their appearances, and the Berlin Film Festival awards ceremony officially began!

Before the host came on stage, Berlin first arranged a spicy dance performance featuring a globally renowned pop star singing the most popular music of the moment.

The atmosphere heated up, a male and a female host appeared on stage, and the big screen on stage showed the audience below. Those captured by the camera appeared on the screen.

If a celebrity was among them, some were very surprised, covering their mouths and laughing, some had a mild and polite smile on their faces, while others waved openly to the audience and blew a spicy kiss to the screen.

Before the host began announcing the awards, the camera suddenly swept to He Jinxia’s side.

The entire crew of ’Eighteen Years Old Sky’ was captured by the camera and regardless of the expressions other actors made, He Jinxia reflexively extended her hand to greet the screen.

She was dressed in a classically elegant Hanfu, her smile serene. Even those who had never known He Jinxia couldn’t help but admire, "What a gentle and pretty woman!"

Mrs. He also saw He Jinxia on the screen and said excitedly, "That’s Jinxia! She looks so pretty in Hanfu. I could hardly recognize her!"

Aunt Rui said with a beaming smile, "She is indeed beautiful, very spirited, very nice."

It’s unknown whether it was a coincidence or something else, but after ’Eighteen Years Old Sky’ had its moment in front of the camera, the lens swiftly turned and moved to another Huaxia crew—’World’!