Many people subconsciously think that there are no colleges and universities such as "Film School" on Hong Kong Island, but in fact, there are such colleges and universities on Hong Kong Island.
For example, the Hong Kong Island Academy of Performing Arts can give people this illusion, mainly because most Hong Kong stars are not from these institutions. Instead, many people have worked hard to get there.
In the early years, the artist training courses of Hong Kong Television Station were more famous than those of universities. The main reason was that they produced more celebrities.
Of course, in a way, no matter whether the university is ranked high or low, for ordinary people, if you have more famous alumni, you will naturally be more famous and have greater influence.
Hong Kong films were once ranked second in the world, second only to Hollywood in influence, but as a result there were very few big stars and directors who came from Hong Kong's local film and television schools.
I have to say that this is also an embarrassing place for Hong Kong Island’s education sector in a certain respect. When talking about Hong Kong Island, one must mention the golden age of Hong Kong Island’s movies, the former Oriental Hollywood, but it is the Oriental Hollywood. Those However, film and television-related schools always seem to be not very down-to-earth, and it is always difficult to produce the kind of "practical" talents.
If there really weren't majors and colleges in this area, then it wouldn't be a big deal, but in fact there are.
There are still many universities on Hong Kong Island that offer film and television-related majors, and they are also well-known universities.
However, I don’t know why, maybe it’s because Hong Kong Island’s film market is shrinking, maybe it’s because of other reasons, anyway, there is a shortage of film talents in all aspects of Hong Kong Island.
This is actually one of the reasons why Hong Kong Island has been unable to truly integrate into the mainland market after turning to it.
Because there is a lack of new generation talents.
Mainland film and television schools have always been known as star reserves, providing a large number of talents in all aspects to the mainland film and television industry.
However, there seem to be few graduates from Hong Kong's universities who are well-known stars.
Especially the new generation of stars.
However, perhaps because of historical reasons, or perhaps because of the glorious film history, many celebrities, artists, directors, etc. on Hong Kong Island actually have a very strong sense of regional belonging.
"Why is there a lapse in talent in Hong Kong's film and television majors today? Why is it so difficult to cultivate a few good talents with so many universities in Hong Kong? The artist training classes of Hong Kong TV back then were obviously inferior in all aspects. Major universities, but why do they produce so many stars?" At the party, Chen Weijie said with a puzzled expression.
"Weijie, why did you enter the artist training class back then?" You Ningsheng asked with a smile.
"It's a hobby, and of course I want to make money." Chen Weijie said with a smile.
"So, artists in the past joined the acting industry based on interest and love for acting. The artist training classes of Hong Kong Island TV in Hong Kong back then were all young people who loved the performing arts. They might shine on the stage Extraordinary, but very ordinary in life.
Interest is the best teacher, so they will become good actors with hard work. How many of the current high school students in Hong Kong Island’s universities joined the industry to become actors? Their starting point is to become famous and make a lot of money. In order to become famous, they can do whatever it takes to create buzz and hype, and they go around flattering and attracting attention, but they don't work hard to improve their own business. It is impossible for such an artist to be a good actor. "
"More than that, unlike ordinary acting training courses, Island Television's artist training courses not only did not charge a penny for tuition, but also because the class location was in TV City, far away from the city center, so as long as you come to class, There will also be transportation subsidies and subsidies, so every time a class starts, it can attract thousands of people to sign up.
It was like this back then. Those who worked as salesmen, carpenters, postmen, and even those who had served time in prison became students either because of their good looks or because of their talents. However, although the admission threshold is very low, the requirements for artist training courses are very strict.
It can be said that to a certain extent, it is true that there is no distinction between education and distinction, the threshold is low, and it is easy to enter and strict to exit.
In addition, the artist training class at that time was a blood transfusion for Hong Kong Island Television, so
, there are a lot of opportunities for practice. Weijie, you have all played part-time roles in the past, right? But now? How many of the film and television majors in colleges and universities have the opportunity to practice? "
"But now there are quite a few film crews starting production on Hong Kong Island every year. Isn't there a lack of opportunities for practice?" Chen Weijie was still puzzled.
In fact, although Hong Kong films have declined, it is still relative. In fact, there are still many production crews starting production in Hong Kong Island every year. In addition, Hong Kong Island’s older directors and actors all go north to the mainland, and there are many differences with the mainland. For those who have less cooperation, it can be said that there are really no opportunities for practice.
Compared with the mainland, Hong Kong stars, especially established stars or directors, actually like to support new local talents.
But even so, it is still difficult to see any dazzling new generation of artists stand out, which has to be said to be an embarrassing thing.
"Actually, they are all professionalized now. Unlike when we were in training classes before, in fact, we not only learn acting, we also learn marketing, we also learn how to write scripts, and we learn how to make a movie. We had to learn about lighting, that is, how to act under what kind of light. We learned quite a lot at that time."
"Logically speaking, more professional learning should have better results than what we had originally, but..." Chen Weijie scratched his head.
"This is not necessarily the case. The success rate of mainland actors is not very high. It's just because the base is larger, so everyone thinks that the success rate is very high. Coupled with the university background, the same is true of those institutions. School students have much higher capital than others, so they have more opportunities." Li Yi shook his head.
In fact, this is also the case. Can you really become a star and a good actor after entering a few famous universities?
This may not be the case, it is still the survivor bias. In fact, no matter whether it is the Beijing Film Academy, the Beijing Drama Academy, or the China Maritime Drama Academy, there are only a few that are truly famous every year.
Most of them are still unknown to the public, but because there are many universities in the mainland, the base is large, so naturally there will be more successful artists.
In comparison, Hong Kong Island really cannot compare with the mainland in this regard.
After all, how big is Hong Kong Island?
How can the population of a city be compared with the population of a country?
"Then do you think our artist training school will work this time?" Chen Weijie asked with a sigh.
Yes, this gathering is actually because Chen Weijie and other established celebrities in Hong Kong plan to build an artist training school.
It is similar to the Hong Kong Island TV artist training class back then.
But even the promoter Chen Weijie himself has no confidence.
