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Studies On Chen Kengran Film

Posted on:2020-09-25Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:H Y ZhangFull Text:PDF
GTID:2405330575965927Subject:Theater, film and television
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As a pioneer of Chinese film,Chen Kengran is a film creator,director,producer,screenwriter and many other identities.Since the founding of Yu Lien Film Co..Ltd.in 1925,Chen Kengran has created 44 films in his directorial career,including the documentary"May 30 Shanghai Tide"(1925)and the martial arts film "The Woman of the Wild"(1-13 episodes),the early Chinese wax disc dubbing sound film "The Yu beauty"(1931),"left wing fellow traveler"movie Vanilla beauty"(1933),the collection film "Daughter"(1934),comedy"Chaotic Point"(1 948),the science and education film "Hao Jianxiu's Work Law"(1953),the opera film "Pickup Jade Bracelet"(1 954).Chen Kengran's creative process reflects the creation of early documentaries and martial arts films,the overall style of left-wing films and commercial films,the guidelines for film making after the founding of the People's Republic of China,and the overall turn of film works.In his nearly 30-year career,Chen Kengran tried to strike a balance between business appeal and artistic expression,trying to choose between ideology and educational concepts,and striving for opportunities in times of change and geographical migration.Chen Kengran thinks that film is a "new comprehensive art".He enriched the image form of the film by exploring sound and painting technology,stunt photography,animation and other means.Chen Kengran affirms the basic demand for the commercial value of films.As an operator of company,Chen is required to be responsible for many aspects,such as operation,film creation,talent recruitment,financial revenue and expenditure.Yu Lien's production line has changed from sad movies to swordsman movies,which reflects the profit-seeking nature of capital.During the star period,Chen's film creation was greatly influenced by political factors such as the playwright's political standpoint and the examiner's inspection means.His creation changed from "Left-wing Pedestrian Film" to "Socially Educated Film",which reflected Chen's conscious retreat to a safer and conservative mainstream commercial ideology for film creation under the political and ideological struggleThe background color of Chen's films is simple humanitarianism and patriotism.In the "May 30th Shanghai Tide ",he aimed his camera at the patriots who had been hurt by violence.He is good at describing women,and has created many unique female images:from the "good wife and good mother" in "Autumn Fan Complaints"to the" chivalrous woman" in "The Wild River Female Swordsman",to the Weak will "Ye Qiuzi" in "Female Enemy",to the "Youzhenr"of professional women in "Chaotic Mandarin Ducks",and finally to the "labor model" in "Hao Jianxiu's Work Law".As a pioneer of Chinese movies,Chen Kengran explored the possibility of film sound painting technology and enriched the experience of early film production;It tries to diversify the commercial types of films and develops the type exploration of early films;To adhere to the ideal of "educating society" is worthy of the ideal that intellectuals use their own power to influence society.
Keywords/Search Tags:Chen Kengran, Yu Lien, Documentary, Martial arts film, Female image
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