Investigation Of Yang Yazhou's Works

Applying auteur theory, chronologic-oriented, this study investigates Yang yazhou's works in aspect of movie, TV play as well as telecines from 1993 up to present. Yang yazhou's works serves as link between the fifth generation of China Movie and sixth since China Reform and Open while it differentiate from others of this period.This study is split into five chapters. Chapter One, as general introduction, explores history of Yang yazhou's works, also his dedication into movie as director. Chapter Two discusses Yang yazhou's exploration on TV plays from 1993 to 1998, above all his collaboration with well known director Huang jianxin as his initial experience in movie, which proves to be influential in Yang yazhou's later works. In Chapter Three, Yang yazhou's rapid developing period,1998-2005 is demonstrated, during which his personal label has been built-Ordinary People Complex. Since 2000, Yang yazhou mainly involved in TV plays, especially experimental aesthetic, which reflects his concern on Love and Marriage in Family Ethics Theme, paving the way to his latter flourish. Chapter Four introduces 2005-2010, Yang yazhou's five-year flourish period, particularly in TV plays of Family Ethics 2005-2010. Meanwhile, Yang yazhou has established his own pattern, focusing on roughscuff class and family. Besides, adaptation of contemporary fictions into screen is another remarkable characteristic in terms of movie and TV plays written at that time. Chapter Five analyzes Yang yazhou's art style, namely realism, symbolic metaphor and also elaborates his choice of actors and expertise in language.Today, the overwhelming mass popular culture accelerates mass production of China movie and TV plays with poor quality even ethic confusion for worse. On the contrary, Yang yazhou's works strongly reflect positive Chinese nation features, which make his movies and plays more than classic. Without any doubts, Yang yazhou'succes will inspire the future development of China movies and Family Ethics TV plays, provoking self-examination of China movie and TV industry and that is the findings of this study.