Original title: Talent training: starting from love and starting from the grassroots
Love is the foundation of success
“If you don’t create a work from the perspective of the audience, then there is no way to provide a work that the audience is satisfied with.” Producer Michael Sambert said. In his view, in order to play one’s own value in the film industry, three basic qualities are crucial: first, the enthusiasm to find a good story; second, the persistence to a good story; third, a strong execution. He also emphasized that for those who work in film, no matter what role they play in the industrialized system, they must have an audience’s perspective.
Oscar-winner for best sound design Leslie Puckley also spoke about the importance of love. He said that the competition for Indian films is very fierce, and maybe only 15 of the 200 films every year can be successful at the box office, but there is still a steady stream of film creations and the number of films continues to rise. Resel Puckley pointed out that the driving force behind this is still the love of movies. “You have to have a very crazy spirit for your story to be a classic.”
Although China’s animation industry still needs to be improved, Yuan Ye, co-founder of Light Chasing Animation, said that the production characteristics of animation itself have naturally promoted China’s animation production to follow the industrialization system. He said that as a whole, people who join the industry are basically driven by love. On the one hand, the animation production process is very complicated and detailed; on the other hand, the lack of professional settings in animation education in China makes the training of talents need to continue to rely on the accumulation of first-line practice. Therefore, in addition to professional skills related to animation, personal learning ability and creative ability are also very important. “This puts forward requirements for comprehensive ability.” Yuan Ye concluded.
Early and proactive participation in practice
“At present, there are more than 300 film and television colleges and universities in China, and 30 key universities. The number of applicants for film and television majors continues to rise every year, but many graduates from famous colleges and universities are difficult to enter after entering the society. industry.” said Jiang Weimin, CEO of Shanghai Vancouver Cinema Academy.
In response to the common problem of the disconnect between production and education of film talents, producer and Oscar winner for best sound design Richard Anderson said that education in film academy can indeed help individuals touch all aspects of film, but if they want to go deep into the industry and adapt to industrialization The operation of the system should start from the grassroots level. “When the Hollywood system started working, there were no professional film schools.”
Chen Daming, artistic director of the Shanghai Vancouver Film Academy, believes that for those who study film, the real hard work is not only in school but also outside the school. What you learn in school is only basic knowledge. To gain a foothold in the industry, you still have to find your own position through various attempts.
Producer Li Shaowei also encouraged students to leave the film school. He said bluntly that students can work while studying. He believes that only in this way can we truly understand what is happening in the industry, and in the future we will be able to choose when opportunities arise.
While emphasizing the need to actively participate in industry practice as soon as possible, the guests also expressed their views on the current situation of education for film talents. Gan Chao, vice president of the Great Youku Business Group of Alibaba Entertainment Group, said that the current film talent training has the problem of unclear professional division of labor and insufficient professional focus.
In addition to further subdivision of majors, the participants also mentioned the need to cultivate aesthetic awareness. They believe that after entering the production process, basic production techniques and skills can be learned, but aesthetics is an indispensable condition for a practitioner to move forward and become an excellent talent.Return to Sohu, see more
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