Unveil the Green: VFX and Modern Filmmaking

In Sino Screen’s Speaker Series on November 17, we invited the visual effects director who was appointed by Oscar. Starting from the macro concept, the lecture is full of rich content, and at the same time witty and interesting.

All guests shared their experiences on how to enter the field of visual effects and also brought video clips of previous works to share their stories with the audience in a more concrete image. Starting from the interpretation of visual effects, Jacques and Cao Han also admit that the production of special effects is a tedious process, and they often encounter situations where the production effect is not as expected. Hongchun Zhu also introduced the difference between visual effects and animate effects. The visual effects director Jacques introduced the "one-stop" process of visual effects from pre-planning to subsequent production, to help audiences more effectively understand its operation in the industry. The four guests also shared their thoughts on the future development of visual effects. They all thought that technology would be the key factor to change their future.

The dispute is the active interaction between the audience and guests. As a special effects artist, Cao Han suggested that for projects that require visual effects, the communication with the special effects artist should be as early as possible, and make sure to prepare as soon as possible. The host, Chuyan Fang, also started from his own work experience and briefly analyzed the front and backstage of the visual effects coordination planning.

Content Producing: When West Meets East

On September 22nd, 2019, Sino Screen presented its third Speaker Series about content producing. We were glad to invite our friend Mike Myles who is a veteran in cross-cultural collaborations working with top companies from CBS to iQiyi, and known for his hits such as The Rap of China.

In the first half of the panel, along with questions from the host Wang Yue, Mike Myles first gave us a unique interpretation of Hollywood “sociality.”

In this industry that emphasizes relationships, he thinks that “building relationships” is more important than “to social”. Also, in the film and television industry, no matter what profession, you need to have your own creative perspectives and positions, and you must stick to your own position.

He believes that the importance of leadership is better than professionalism in the work of producers. The most important role of the producer is to unite the power of the group and let each person release their abilities to achieve the desired goal.

Finally, when talking about the exchanges between Chinese and Western film and television industry, he said that in his years of cooperation experience, both China and the West need to learn from each other's strengths.