In fact, this love-themed short film festival is quite interesting.
After all, if it is purely domestic, to be honest, most of the time, it is quite difficult to impress domestic netizens.
People are curious.
This time, there were quite a few special short films in the short film festival.
Perhaps it is difficult and very few people would dare to try something completely new in a feature film. After all, the investment and production of a feature film involves all aspects.
No one dares to take risks.
Short films are different. After all, they are just short films, and the cost can be controlled within a certain range.
There is no need to pursue economic box office profits or not, and there is no need to worry about so many constraints in all aspects.
Therefore, many short films are really imaginative, including suspense-type love short films, science fiction, animation, and even horror-style romance.
One of the more special ones is apocalyptic love.
However, the person falling in love is not a human being, but a zombie, which makes it particularly interesting.
What’s more, there’s insect love.
Anyway, there are all kinds of them. Maybe the quality of the short films is not that high, but I have to say that the imagination is big enough.
For netizens, it’s free anyway, and it’s really interesting.
Of course, there are also some that stand out. The Internet is a platform that is really suitable for short films.
As long as you are good enough and Penguin Video spares no effort to provide publicity resources, it will be difficult to become famous.
Various excellent short films stand out, but they also make Penguin Video feel a little bit embarrassed.
After all, they positioned Li Yi's short film as the finale. Although Li Yi's work did not participate in the competition, what is the finale?
If the finale work is not as good as those other short films, Li Yi will be really embarrassed.
"Haha, are you too underestimating Director Li? Are you too underestimating the King of Short Films?" Yan Wenwei was full of confidence in the discussions among his subordinates.
Although he didn't see Li Yi's finished product.
But he was very confident in Li Yi.
After all, he could be said to have witnessed the rise of the monster Li Yi all the way.
"And even if it's not as good, it's still a good thing. It shows that our short film festival really allows the best works to stand out!" Yan Wenwei said with a smile.
When others think about it, it is true. Anyway, if the work is not as good as others, it doesn't matter. It is Li Yi who is embarrassed anyway.
The short film festival is in full swing.
On this day, Yan Wenwei called the short film festival team over for a meeting.
Some of them are specially invited, well-known directors, film critics and filmmakers who enjoy considerable reputation at home and abroad.
"Director Li's short film has been sent over. Didn't everyone worry about whether Director Li's short film is qualified to be the finale? Let's take a look first!"
Yan Wenwei hasn't watched it yet, but he is full of confidence.
The main reason is that Li Yi's past record is really too dazzling.
Hearing this, other people, including several filmmakers invited from abroad, and film critics also showed expressions of anticipation and curiosity.
Li Yi is now not only famous in China, but also the only great director in the world.
However, many foreign directors here are familiar with Li Yi's feature films, but they don't pay much attention to Li Yi's short films.
It's still stuck on the original "Moving forward with a heavy load".
The main reason is that most of Li Yi's short films are made in China, and the themes and backgrounds are also domestic. There is a natural barrier, and it is normal for foreigners not to know.
Unlike feature films, which go to foreign markets for promotion, short films are promoted domestically.
Soon, Yan Wenwei handed a USB flash drive to his assistant and asked him to play it.
Pictures began to appear on the screen in the conference room.
"Gift of the Magi"!
——Director Li Yi’s work!
When everyone saw the title of this short film, their first reaction was that it should be a story about a protagonist named Maggie.
The short film begins with a woman with long, shiny hair pushing a shopping cart in a supermarket.
Her goal seemed very obvious, and she immediately headed for the discount area.
The things I bought were all with discounts or gifts bundled with them.
After all, there is a huge generation gap between the background of the short story and today, so it is impossible for Li Yi to copy it completely.
Some necessary modifications are still needed.
These few short scenes let everyone understand that this woman did not have much money, and the things she purchased were all expired products or discounted products.
The woman returned home and put away the things she bought.
Then she sat in front of the window sill. A wedding photo of her and her husband hung on the wall. In the photo, her face was filled with a happy smile.
The camera followed the window sill and saw a family not far away unloading a "Christmas tree" from a car!
They seemed happy.
Everyone knows after seeing this scene that Christmas is coming.
The camera zooms back into the room.
The woman seemed to have thought of something, took out her wallet and poured out all the money.
She counted them.
Her eyes couldn't help but turn red, and she looked at the photo of her husband hanging on the wall.
The camera specifically showed the gold watch on his husband's wrist.
She lay on the bed, sobbing uncontrollably.
However, she quickly picked up her mood because her husband was coming back.
She was cooking dinner skillfully, and the sound of the door opening came from outside.
She jogged over to greet her husband.
The two hugged sweetly.
have dinner together.
During this period, the husband took out his watch without a strap and looked at the time.
Della reached for her watch and looked at it.
Then gave it back to her husband.
The next day when she sent her husband to work, she couldn't help but sigh as she closed the door.
He took out his wallet again, tears welling up in his eyes again.
After Della cried, she spread some powder on the flat surface of her face. She stood in front of the window, staring blankly at a gray cat walking on the gray fence in the gray backyard.
There is a small wall mirror between the two windows in the room, which reflects Della's figure.
She suddenly turned around from the window and stood in front of the wall mirror. Her eyes were crystal clear, but the look on her face quickly disappeared. She quickly untied her hair and let it fall.
Della's beautiful hair was spread all over her body, like a small brown waterfall, flowing and shining.
The camera gives a long close-up of the hair, which is comparable to those in shampoo commercials.
But I have to say that Della's hair hangs down to her knees, as if it were spread out like a piece of clothing for her. She is indeed extremely beautiful.
But Della was nervous and quickly combed her hair.
She hesitated for a while and stood quietly. Suddenly the camera panned to the ground, and one or two tears splashed on the worn red carpet.
As if she had made a decision, she put on an old brown coat and an old brown hat. There were still glistening tears in her eyes. As soon as her skirt waved, she walked out of the room and ran downstairs to the street.
In fact, by the time we get here, everyone present can almost guess what the story is.
A struggling wife wanted to prepare a Christmas gift for her husband, but she didn't have enough money, so she probably decided to sell her hair.
After all, previous shots have given close-ups of Della's long, bright hair many times.
But in this way, there doesn’t seem to be anything outstanding about this story, right?
(End of chapter)
