Director Xin Yu-kun. Surging journalist Gao Zhengtu
As a feature film debut, the high starting point of the maze. This film was originally called the funeral the coffin since 2014 First after the youth Film Festival best feature film and best Director, but once again the year in Taipei, Hong Kong, Poland, Busan, 17 regions in the world such as Venice Festival, and received 8 awards.
On October 16, the movie theaters in China.
A movie without stars, rural subject matter, but because the exquisite and sophisticated look very nice in the narrative. This is Director Xin Yu-kun of his own place, even in the face of a media interview quite some "young" outspoken, saying "this movie will tell you award-winning films can also be not ugly", unconsciously I do not know how many peer predecessors shot the knees.
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Movie with an almost black humor story, to an unclaimed corpses for the Center, around which the secrets of one of the three people in the village and on his mind. Circular narrative of the story is a classic, progressive layers of a mine does not know when it will explode one pass to the next hand. Each person received mine is keeping secrets, cannot be said to confused with clever things, including ignorance and weakness of humanity, there are people in the society and the times threw questions.
Cost of 1.7 million Yuan, a 24-day shoot, this is Director Xin Yu-kun feature film debut of the specifications. Rendered movie looks now, many in the industry is surprised at such cost. In fact, steeped in Xin Yu-kun in the film and television industry for a long time.
Born in baotou, Inner Mongolia Xin Yu-kun, dropped out of high school years was a Director at a private school specializing in XI ' an. He is not Orthodox academic background, had to apply for Director Department of Beijing Film Academy and the Department of literature, there have been lost. After graduation, Xin Yu-kun began as a television TV comedy films, plays, photography, clip, Qi work allowing for various types of training. He liked the Coen brothers and Nolan, who used to write TV Comedy TV are complex circular structure of the book, but because "viewers don't understand" is bouncing. In 2008, Xin-Yu-kun entered the Beijing Film Academy in photography, but the Director has not given up the dream.
After 2013 to begin preparations for the funeral of the coffin, Xin-Yu-kun to stop all other work, families rely on wife who supported close friends called him "Lee". In the First Film Festival Awards, and won best picture and Director of Xin Yu-kun on stage, the first sentence is: "I want to thank my wife ... ..."
"Ang Lee" through the most difficult moments, the big screen release of the maze, the second film, goodbye, not again began working with stars, and has been confirmed for this year's Taiwan Golden Horse Film Festival's opening movie.
Before the screening of the film, Xin Yu-kun accepted the Word Press (www.thepaper.CN), an exclusive interview with Xinhua.
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"Dialogue"
This is not a discussion of death and burial culture art films
Surging News: movie name of the funeral coffin, now replaced with the labyrinth, wanted to pay tribute to the blood simple '?
Xin Yu-kun: the first name of the mind. Play inside each hero, are is by with everyone are has mind of feel to wrote of, expression has mind cannot said out, but last we trial of when, found this film with other film name has, so on must to modified, at found "funeral home coffin" so a Word, Word of meaning is funeral but no buried of coffin, with film core of props special anastomosis, and I think can with such a outside of of things, to to film named.
We started to walk Film Festival, some in the industry to our opinion is, in fact, the film was released, it was not thought that winning art film feeling stuffy, but it seems to many viewers turned away. Imagine a film back from the movie called "funeral coffin", people will think this is a discussion on life and death, burial explores cultural art films, but it's not, so will feel that the title of the film to get wrong, but also as a released film, requires a more precise type of film.
"Maze" this concept from script creation stage on has has, audience is from a God perspective view these role in maze inside spin, and role they each other are not know other body occurred of thing, they are is in inside tangled Ah, go to go to, then wall, but audience always know they why will such, so I will think "maze" this concept special apt. Of course, I also really like the Coen Brothers film, their full-length debut, blood simple, then, I combined the original name "feelings" and "blood simple" concept, the name "maze", "Labyrinth" just the accurate definition of the suspense genre.
Surging News: the coincidence and the reality of what was the inspiration for the story?
Xin Yu-kun: the producers of the film are, ye people of pingdingshan, Henan province, our village is shooting his own House, he initially told me about a place in their hometown of actual cases, early 90 's of the last century, a charred corpse could not find his family, and quite a few people, then every one involves a little-known story.
This story inspired me, I prefer the black theme, it just has a black, crime, suspense, elements, but there is a difference is that our story takes place in the present, it cannot be assessed in 1990 to take, the first cost will be very high, the second doesn't mean much to today's audiences, identity will be reduced. Identity is at the beginning of writing scripts I will pay more attention to things. So design clues to a parent-child relationship and left-behind women, constructs a complex stories must have a time based on filmed the moment these days, will let viewers agree that this is in their side of what may happen.
Surging News: now that want to do film genre in terms of style, why was the bias documentary?
Xin Yu-kun: the most important reason is cost, to be completed in the shortest time taken, you can't take the time to consider lighting, art sets, plus the film itself is a realist themes of the film, so we made a documentary film, with carrying a video camera, use of natural light effect.
Surging News: Although the budget tight, but still professional. Play with non-professional actors, the majority in rural areas, how to plan for this?
Xin Yu-kun: after the script is complete, I am particularly worried about how in the case of very low cost deployment of actors in question, since this is an ensemble, role a lot. Producers believe that should find a relative "faces familiar" actor, so dispersing more favorable, but my main concern is cost, we are shooting only 1.7 million, and the actors just more than 100,000 paid. In this case, "faces familiar" actor is not satisfied with the fee. Producers also recommends that the face is not familiar with non-professional actors, or even "not money" actor.
Later, I thought, if this movie is the leading actor is a single lead set, that I can find someone who has no experience, so that I can take the time to train her to stimulate her acting potential, but this is an ensemble, I both are full. Finally, we have had in Henan province some Repertory Theatre, dance theatre, theatre and TV star in those who are experienced, they are professional actors, but not involved in larger projects. I find actors standards, the actor doesn't have to play particularly well, but be sure to look for "looks like" actor.
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Logic says write simple stories
Surging News: ring the narrative structure of the narrative was a classic and quite difficult, this is your favorite narrative types?
Xin Yu-kun: film studies, his favorite films of linear narrative films, I'll pull tab to research stories and complex narratives that took more than 30 minutes worth of video, these exercises gave me some experience. Movie history development Centennial to, story of routine and characters of relationship actually are is in repeat, just era not as, actor not as, so said story is important, how to said is important, using what of logic to put a simple of story said fancy, this is why everyone think Nolan long debut follow color of place, it actually Shun line came is a special simple of crime event, but he with this way tells out, not only rendering out has story more of possibilities, A fan video of the audience a sense of play, just do not simply want to know such a simple story, and would also like to know there is no other possibility.
Surging News: so I wanted to do from the outset this time such a structure of the story, or is the inspiration to form the structure of the story?
Xin Yu-kun: is based on prototype of how we want to present the story, the story itself is a linear structure, producers believe that if this is the film festival route, documentary manner without too much modification is good; I prefer unknowns, you never know which one will the Festival favorite.
I convinced the filmmakers do as I want to, but I too soon to write the story, because if you just tell a story in a very fancy way, the audience will think virtuoso is too heavy on suspicion of, then you need to think about what kind of themes are used to enhance the story kernel and conform to the narrative. Domestic movie has many using such skills told story of film, but many audience think bad of points is perspective problem, so I to rendering to audience a God perspective, film inside four a main of characters will has a to statue incense kowtow of lens, seemed they are is in see with audience, audience exposure Yu which dark of room in, to a God perspective see these characters in fate whirlpool in spin.
Views shadow experience compared rich of film critic people are think real overstating film height of is last a lens, white tiger burn finished incense out of to, slowly shake up of lens, this is a live of perspective, dang audience has know White Tiger fate, again back see he incense of lens, on will is very funny and absurd, pray gods to bless you, but eventually decided himself fate of not gods, but you himself.
Surging News: I heard that there are also questions on the movie review, so in the end looks very bright and positive energy was specifically added to the end of it?
Xin Yu-kun: film festivals and now the show's version of the story is the same, only father and son to give himself up Captioning is not, in the current environment, many viewers can understand why is this thing you add, and delete the thing, does not affect the plot. Many seniors have told me about that, father and son at the end of the casket in the eye lens is the best, I was considering this proposal, intended to cut off later, but there are two issues, one is that I don't have to explain where this Medal, and second, how the Huang Huan Zong Yao came back discouraged.
Why cannot wrote father put medal took has, because I wants to expression father to son do has many thing, son and to father do has many thing, if father in site picked up to medal, later by do of all may are is to protection himself, such design of logic on variable has, pay of meaning on variable has, so plot must if father see son manslaughter has people, simple to protection son to do this thing.
As the creators of the film I had an impulse to express the theme. In order to have a trial, added the title of surrender, the audience will think this father and son escape in dangerous chain of events is a joke, so I feel more obliged to add the final scene had the audience out, first confessed medal drops, second, we will see the whole event victim and the instigator of the whole event had a pass, such fate theme was deepening.
Just do their own thing in the present environment Field experience to complete just prove the charm
Surging News: from initially liked the movie today in this industry, China's movie was very different in the environment, how do environmental influences on you?
Xin Yu kun: took this Department film of when, I is 29 age, nearly had been, from is small of when has Director dream, way Chase dream of process special rough, high school dropped out of to learning movie, but into has a fundamental not learn movie of school, out zhihou found this industry fundamental not himself imagine of so simple, no contacts relationship wants to do movie on barriers heavy.
Then, when I was 25 years old, went to the Beijing Film Academy, to survive a number of TV comedy or advertising, gradually have their own family, living and industry began to feel the pressure, because it is a pyramid, are at the bottom of the film workers lived a life lived outdoors, for people with families, it is not a long-term solution. 29 years old I have a opportunity to make a feature film, then I will take the opportunity to try, risk failure might change the risk to do it. So I just do my own thing in the current environment, I do not have to pay attention to the external environment.
Surging News: many people compare you with Ning, is a rare story of a Director, what type is your hope for the future creation?
Xin Yu-kun: after creation, I want to do film genre into account audience, not deliberately to self expression and complex creations of the author. Now operation of big project are is to profit, certainly will repeat to do some things, once was do this type fire has, everyone will to do this type of film, such yilai market on will missing many type, I wants to keep himself original do some small cost of type tablets, because you of cost small has, returns pressure small has, you of free creation space big has, to creation out like Nolan, and Kun Ting such in movie industrial within cannot produced creation style and vitality.
Goodbye, no stills
Surging News: your next movie goodbye, also has gone is the opening film of the Golden Horse Awards, as a newcomer, two movies starting point has been very high. Look at how his present state of creation? Stars join make a movie feel any different?
Xin Yu-kun: Goodbye, never see again was I held a learning attitude to participate in a project, this film is a Singapore Director Chen Zheyi as producer, wants to set up an international youth Director on the partnership. Me, Thailand Director xiwaluo·kongsaku and Singapore Director Chen Shijie co-directed, took a 30-minute video, three of our respective focus on family, friendship, love relationship to creation. Actually from style to content, this Department film with heart maze are completely not as, it discussion on characters Zhijian emotional distance of proposition, on I for challenge difficulty is big of, because I no took had expression delicate emotional of film, on like Director Zhe Chen art dad mom is not home that feel, on I for this is a learning of opportunities, we collective creation, collective discussion.
Wilson Chen in this play very hard, his plays three different roles of different backgrounds, he challenges far greater than the Director's test. Work with idols, I have some mental burden, but cooperation so far, who have been very accommodating, Director even came up with some unexpected way to actively participate in the creation, as an actor, this is very rare.
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