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Scott Ross (born November 20, 1951) is an American digital media executive with a career spanning three decades. In the 1980s he led George Lucas' companies and in 1993 he founded, along with James Cameron and Stan Winston, Digital Domain, Inc., one of the largest digital production studios in the motion picture and advertising industries.[citation needed]In the 1980s Ross was general manager of Lucasfilm's Industrial Light and Magic (ILM) and under his leadership, ILM won five Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects (Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Innerspace, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, The Abyss, Death Becomes Her). The company re-organized in 1991 and Ross was named senior vice president of the LucasArts Entertainment Company, which comprised Skywalker Sound, LucasArts Commercial Productions, LucasArts Attractions, EditDroid/SoundDroid and ILM.Under Ross' direction, from 1993 to 2006, Digital Domain garnered two Academy Awards and three nominations, receiving its first Oscar in 1997 for the ground-breaking visual effects in Titanic. That was followed by a second Oscar for What Dreams May Come. Digital Domain received additional nominations for True Lies, Apollo 13 and I, Robot and won three Scientific and Technical Academy Awards for its proprietary software.Digital Domain's Commercials Division has established itself as the premier visual effects studio in the advertising industry. With Fortune 500 clients such as Nike, American Express, Gatorade, Anheuser-Busch, Coca-Cola and Mercedes-Benz, the Commercials Division has garnered dozens of Clio Awards. In addition to the visual effects divisions, Mr. Ross launched Digital Domain Films, a feature film production division. The first feature film produced by Ross was the New Line Cinema release Secondhand Lions which achieved both critical and box office success. In 2006, as Digital Domain's CEO and Chairman, Ross sold Digital Domain to Wyndcrest Holdings led by film director, Michael Bay, and his partner John Textor.At present, Ross sits on multiple boards and is an advisor to companies and schools such as the Beijing Film Academy, Lenovo Computers, DeTao Masters Academy in Shanghai, Eyellusion (a holographic live concert touring production company) and is a co-founder of Trojan Horse Was A Unicorn. the world's leading digital artist conference which takes place in Malta. Ross also continues developing film screenplays that focus on the pressing issues of the day.A native of New York City, Ross began his career in media studies at Hofstra University, where he graduated with a BS in communication arts in 1974. He returned to Hofstra in June 1997 to receive an honorary doctorate degree from his alma mater. Ross is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (OSCARS) and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (EMMYS). He has worked on over 100 of the world's largest special effects films and has lectured extensively about the creative process, content and technology in over 30 countries around the world.Read His New Book Here:https://www.amazon.com/UPSTART-DIGITAL-REVOLUTION-MANAGING-UNMANAGEABLE/dp/1836636911

笔记：adoption n. 领养动词是 adopt.She's a retired professor from the Beijing Film Academy. Born in 1964, her marriage failed and has no children. And she did think about adoption, but the plan fell apart and just went nowhere. 她是北京电影学院的退休教授。 1964年出生，婚姻失败，没有孩子。 她确实考虑过收养，但这个计划不了了之。获取节目完整音频、笔记和片尾的歌曲名，请关注微信公众号「早安英文」，回复“笔记”即可。更多有意思的英语干货等着你！

Scott Ross (born November 20, 1951) is an American digital media executive with a career spanning three decades. In the 1980s he led George Lucas' companies and in 1993 he founded, along with James Cameron and Stan Winston, Digital Domain, Inc., In the 1980s Ross was general manager of Lucasfilm's Industrial Light and Magic (ILM) and under his leadership, ILM won five Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects (Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Innerspace, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, The Abyss, Death Becomes Her). The company re-organized in 1991 and Ross was named senior vice president of the LucasArts Entertainment Company, which comprised Skywalker Sound, LucasArts Commercial Productions, LucasArts Attractions, EditDroid/SoundDroid and ILM. Under Ross' direction, from 1993 to 2006, Digital Domain garnered two Academy Awards and three nominations, receiving its first Oscar in 1997 for the ground-breaking visual effects in Titanic. That was followed by a second Oscar for What Dreams May Come. Digital Domain received additional nominations for True Lies, Apollo 13 and I, Robot and won three Scientific and Technical Academy Awards for its proprietary software. Today, Dr. Ross sits on several boards, consults with international companies and lectures on Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and was one of the early adopters of Mixed Reality technologies. Dr. Ross was an early advisor to Magic Leap (an AR hardware and software startup that eventually raised over $2B), is a board member to Eyellusion (one of the world's leading hologram company which brings back deceased rock stars) and was a founding partner, along with Brett Leonard, the director of LAWNMOWER MAN in VR production company, Virtuosity. Dr. Ross has presented keynote speeches addressing new technologies such as AR/VR to SIGGRAPH in Shenzhen, BOAO in Hong Kong as well as to the Beijing Film Academy. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/amuse/support

Monetize Your Content Roy Taylor, Ryff Inc.   – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 923 Roy Taylor Roy Taylor has been Founder and CEO of Ryff Inc. since the company was formed in June 2018. Ryff is the inventor & world leader in VPP (Virtual Product Placement) which delivers real-time, digital dynamic brand integration for sport, social media, film, and television.  Until December 2021 he was also a Director for the Board of BAFTA (British Academy of Film & Television Arts) North America. Chairman Emeritus to the Infinity Film Festival he is also Technology Advisor to three film schools, the Beijing Film Academy, Dodge Chapman and The Johnny Carson Center of Emerging Arts. Previously he was Corporate Vice President and Worldwide Head of AMD Entertainment Studios based out of Hollywood, Los Angeles. Before that Mr. Taylor ran worldwide channel sales at Advanced Micro Devices responsible for $2 Billion annual revenue. He worked at AMD from January 7, 2013.  Prior to AMD Mr. Taylor served as Executive Vice President and General Manager of Display Devices Division at MasterImage 3D, where he was responsible for autostereoscopic (glass-free) 3D business. From 1998 to 2010, Mr. Taylor served as Executive Vice President NVIDIA, first as a founder of NVIDIA Europe and later internationally after a transfer to NVIDIA headquarters in Santa Clara in 2005. Mr. Taylor is principally known for the invention of the ecosystem business model whilst at NVIDIA and for his roles in supporting the video game industry. Mr. Taylor is synonymous with his ‘The Way Its Meant To Be Played' campaign and the catch phrase ‘Can it play Crysis?'. More recently he has been a vocal advocate for the metaverse including VR, AR and AI. In his role as head of AMD Studios Mr. Taylor was Executive Producer of VRLA, the worlds largest VR event and during this time he picked up Executive Producer credits for three VR productions and the India's most successful film, Baahubali.   Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with Roy Taylor about monetizing your content. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week's show: - How Ryff delivers perfection that is rooted in authenticity. - Why you don't want to sell more to spend more, you want customer activation. - How it's important to find the content that resonates with your customers. - Why all decisions are based in emotion. - How you should direct your content to the people buying your products.   Connect with Roy: Guest Contact Info Twitter @ryff_co Instagram @ryffco LinkedIn linkedin.com/company/ryff   Links Mentioned: ryff.com   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anna Mönnich ist Filmemacherin aus Ulm. Ihre Kurzfilme bereisten Filmfestivals weltweit, wie das Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis, International Film & Video Festival of Beijing Film Academy, Cameri­mage Festival Poland uvm. Ihr neuestes Projekt ist ein Mitmach-Kino, bei dem jeder mitschreiben und mitspielen kann. Was hinter "Lumba" steckt, warum dieser Film authentischer sein kann, als andere Kino-Filme, und wie man selbst zum Drehbuch- und Kino-Star wird, das erzählt sie Sabrina in diesem Interview.

歡迎留言告訴我們你對這一集的想法： https://open.firstory.me/user/cl81kivnk00dn01wffhwxdg2s/comments 每日英語跟讀 Ep.K558: Chinese Start-up Launches Long-Distance Kissing Machine for Remote Lovers Beijing-based Siweifushe has released the MUA, a long-distance kissing machine that collects and transmits users' kiss data through motion sensors hidden in silicon lips. The kissing machine captures and replays sound, and slightly warms up during kissing, giving users a more authentic experience. The MUA, named after the sound people commonly make when blowing a kiss, also enables users to download kissing data submitted via an accompanying app by other users. 總部位於北京的思維輻射公司推出了名為可能吻（MUA）的遠距離接吻神器，該機器透過隱藏在矽膠嘴唇的動作感應器收集並傳輸用戶的接吻數據。接吻神器還可以捕捉和重現聲音，在接吻過程中輕微加熱，讓使用者體驗更加真實。可能吻以人們接吻時的聲音來命名，還可以讓使用者下載其他用戶通過專屬應用程式上傳的接吻數據。 The MUA was inspired by China's frequent and lengthy lockdown measures during the three-year COVID-19 pandemic, which limited physical contact. Siweifushe's inventor, Zhao Jianbo, who was in a relationship during the lockdown, focused his graduate project at the Beijing Film Academy on the lack of physical intimacy in video calls. The product was launched on Jan. 22 and has been priced at around 260 yuan ($38). 這個產品的靈感來自於中國在 COVID-19 疫情的三年間頻繁、長期且廣泛實施的封鎖措施，這些措施限制了人與人的身體接觸。思維輻射的發明者趙建波（Zhao Jianbo，音譯）在封鎖期間與一位女友交往，他在北京電影學院的畢業製作項目中專注於探討在視訊通話中缺乏身體親密接觸的問題。該產品於1月22日推出，定價約為260元人民幣（約38美元）。 Within two weeks of its release, the firm had sold over 3,000 kissing machines and received about 20,000 orders. To use the device, lovers must download an app onto their smartphones and pair their kissing machines, which they plug into the phone charging port. The device is available in several colors, but with the same unisex lips. 在發行的兩週內，該公司已經售出了超過3,000台接吻神器並收到了約20,000份訂單。情侶們必須將接吻神器插入手機的充電口並下載應用程式，才能使用該設備。親吻神器提供多種嘴唇顏色，但唇型是採中性的設計。 Some users have said that the device was intriguing, but others said it made them feel uncomfortable. The lack of tongue was a top complaint, and some commentators on social media site Weibo also expressed concern that the device could be used for online erotic content, which is strictly regulated in China. However, Zhao said his company complies with regulations, and there is little they can do about how people use the device. 一些用戶表示該設備很有趣，但也有人表示該設備讓他們感到不舒服。最多人抱怨的點是缺少舌頭，社交媒體微博上的一些評論者也擔心該設備可能被用於網路色情內容，而這在中國是嚴格受到監管的。然而，趙建波表示他的公司符合監管要求，他們對人們如何使用該設備沒有太多控制力。 The MUA is not the first remote kissing device. Researchers at Tokyo's University of Electro-Communications invented a "kiss transmission machine" in 2011, and Malaysia's Imagineering Institute made a similar gadget called the "Kissinger" in 2016. Siweifushe's kissing machine offers an innovative way for couples to stay connected during periods of physical separation. 可能吻不是第一個遠距接吻設備，東京電気通信大學的研究人員在2011年發明了「親吻傳輸機」，馬來西亞的 Imagineering 研究所在2016年製作了一個名為「Kissinger」的類似裝置。思維輻射的親吻神器提供了一種創新的方式，讓分隔兩地的情侶能保持聯繫。Reference article: https://www.reuters.com/markets/asia/chinese-firm-invents-lockdown-inspired-kissing-machine-remote-lovers-2023-03-23/ Powered by Firstory Hosting

In episode 4 of the special Melting Pot limited series, our host Payal talks to Alvin Lee a Singaporean filmmaker who received his Bachelor of Film Directing degree from the most prestigious Beijing Film Academy.Lee's short films have won numerous awards at film festivals. Alvin is also a Media Education Scheme scholar with the Singapore Infocomm Media Development Authority (Film). Stay tuned as we discuss his journey in our next episode.His previous short film, "Bon Voyage," won Best Director and Best Sound at the 6th Singapore Short Film Awards. "Seed" won Best New Director at the 2016 China Short Film Golden Hummingbird Award and Best Actress at the 2017 Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia. "A Time For Us" is his thesis film from Beijing Film Academy which premiered at the 29th Singapore International Film Festival, Southeast Asia Short Film Competition, and won awards at international and local festivals. Alvin also directed the film segments of the 2019 National Day Parade, which feature the inspiring stories of four different characters and how their stories are linked to Singapore's progress. Tune in and catch our host @Payal in conversation with Alvin Lee as he talks about his journey into the film world. Alvin's film is being screened at the 33rd edition of The Singapore International Film Festival.Episodes available on all podcast streaming platforms and on YouTube.Apple Podcasts: https://buff.ly/2Vf8vv8⠀Spotify: https://buff.ly/2Vf8uHA⠀Google Podcasts:https://buff.ly/2Vds6LX⠀-Original music credit: Rish Sharma.His music is available on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and other streaming platforms.-October2019 voicesandmore Pte Ltd All rights reserved Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/melting-pot. https://plus.acast.com/s/melting-pot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

MY FATHER'S JOURNEY is a feature documentary that played to rave reviews at the February 2022 Toronto Documentary Film Festival. A film about the filmmaker's father, Chongren He, travelling to the city he was born, Li Jiang, a small town close to the border of Tibet. He is a descendent of the Naxi, one of the fifty-six Chinese minorities which has a population of 300,000. What makes the Naxi unique is their ancient Dongba culture preserved through the millenary pictographic writing. Xiaodan He, is a Montreal based Chinese-Canadian filmmaker, who studied film production at the Beijing Film Academy of China. Her main work includes The Dance of the Star (doc-fiction, 80 min), Cairo Calling (fiction, 9 min), The Fall of Womenland (documentary, 48 min), A Touch of Spring (feature fiction) and My Father's Journey (feature documentary). Subscribe to the podcast: https://twitter.com/wildsoundpod https://www.instagram.com/wildsoundpod/ https://www.facebook.com/wildsoundpod

For the Valentine's week episode of our podcast, we were joined by Xiaolu Guo to discuss her intense, fragmentary meditation on the nature of love, A Lover's Discourse.Buy A Lover's Discourse here: https://shakespeareandcompany.com/I/9781529112481/a-lovers-discourseBrowse our online store here: https://shakespeareandcompany.com/15/online-store/16/bookstore*SUBSCRIBE NOW FOR BONUS FEATURESIf you want to spend even more time at Shakespeare and Company, you can now subscribe for regular bonus episodes including: An initiation into the world of rare book collecting; The chance to expand your reading horizons as our passionate booksellers recommend their favourite titles; Handpicked classic interviews from our archive; And an insight into what makes your favourite writers tick as they answer searching questions from our Café's Proust questionnaire.Subscribe on Spotify here: https://anchor.fm/sandcoSubscribe on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/sandcoSubscribe on Apple Podcasts here: https://podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/shakespeare-and-company-writers-books-and-paris/id1040121937?l=enAll money raised goes to supporting “Friends of Shakespeare and Company” the bookshop's non-profit, created to fund our noncommercial activities—from the upstairs reading library, to the writers-in-residence program, to our charitable collaborations, and our free events.*A Chinese woman comes to post-Brexit London to start over - just as the Brexit campaign reaches a fever pitch.Isolated and lonely in a Britain increasingly hostile to foreigners, she meets a landscape architect and the two begin to build their future together.Playing with language and the cultural differences that our narrator encounters as she settles into her new life, the lovers must navigate their differences and their romance, whether on their unmoored houseboat or in a cramped apartment in east London. Suffused with a wonderful sense of humour, this intimate novel asks what it means to make a home and a family in a new land.*Xiaolu Guo was born in south China. She studied at the Beijing Film Academy and published six books in China before moving to London in 2002. Her books include Village of Stone which was shortlisted for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize, A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers which was shortlisted for the Orange Prize, 20 Fragments of a Ravenous Youth which was longlisted for the Man Asian Literary Prize, and I Am China which was longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction. Her recent memoir, Once Upon a Time in the East, won the National Book Critics Circle Award, was shortlisted for the Costa Biography Award, the Jhalak Prize and the Rathbones Folio Award 2018, and was a Sunday Times Book of the Year. In 2013 Xiaolu was named as one of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists. She has directed several award-winning films including She, A Chinese, and documentaries about China and Britain. She was a judge for the Booker Prize in 2019, and is currently a visiting professor at Columbia University in New York.Adam Biles is Literary Director at Shakespeare and Company. Buy a signed copy of his novel FEEDING TIME here: https://shakespeareandcompany.com/S/9781910296684/feeding-timeListen to Alex Freiman's Play It Gentle here: https://open.spotify.com/album/4gfkDcG32HYlXnBqI0xgQX?si=mf0Vw-kuRS-ai15aL9kLNA&dl_branch=1 Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sue Stockdale talks to Brendan Davis, a writer-director-producer working internationally in film & TV about what his work involves; what makes an award-winning film, and how filmmaking can transcend some of the silos that people find themselves in.Brendan's career began his entertainment career in Atlanta in 1990, moved to Los Angeles in 2002, and has split his time between Beijing and Los Angeles since 2013. Davis has been a producer on films premiering, competing, or winning at Sundance, Toronto, Berlin, and other festivals. In 2013 Davis produced the first Los Angeles-based season of Chinese TV hit "Jia Pian You Yue" for CCTV-6, featuring Stan Lee, Justin Lin, M. Night Shyamalan, Sean Astin, and others. He is a former Producing faculty member at the New York Film Academy in Los Angeles, served a year as Chairman of Adamas Film International in Beijing, and has guest lectured at the Beijing Film Academy. In 2018 he wrote and directed the documentary “Yibin: An Elemental Journey” for CCTV. In 2019 he and director Eric Raine completed a 5-year journey making feature documentary CRAZYHOT, about the world of ultra hot chile peppers, now available on VOD worldwide. Davis is currently in pre-production on Paris-based feature film MY FAVORITE SEASON and producing a documentary on US-China relations with writer-director Larry Sullivan, cinematographer Naeem Seirafi, and partners.Quotes'Film is a way for me to connect with greater experiences outside myself, but also have my internal interpretation of it.' 'Film is as much driven by the use of sound and music, as it is the visual'. 'The most successful films in general have a sense of cohesion internally. It feels like a finished piece of work'. 'A lot of things inspire me. I think that overcoming long odds is, something that's very relatable to people in general. I think that especially moves me'. 'I feel like there is interest in how can I benefit my family and my society, my cohort. That's a generic difference between the Chinese culture versus the American culture. But I do think it's changing'.'I have a lot of hope and faith and confidence in filmmaking to transcend some of these silos that people find themselves in. And I feel like that's what is going to be even more necessary than ever before, as we move forward'.Find out more about Brendan Davis:  Website https://www.crazyinagoodway.com the podcast "How China Works" https://www.howchinaworkspodcast.com/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/brendankdavis/Twitter https://twitter.com/VeritasInLuxRead the transcription for this episode at www.accesstoinspiration.org or connect with us at Twitter www.twitter.com/accessinspirat1  Facebook www.facebook.com/accesstoinspiration  Instagram www.instagram.com/accesstoinspiration  LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/access-to-inspiration/   Sign up for our newsletter http://eepurl.com/hguX2b   Download our Impact Report https://accesstoinspiration.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/Impact-Report-2021.pdf Sound Editor: Matias de Ezcurra (he/him)Producer: Sue Stockdale (she/her)

Wu Liuqi doesn't need fancy sets to tell his tales. With a big red nose, a pair of round spectacles like Harry Potter, and his expressive body language, Wu, a 31-year-old mime artist, made his stage debut in the reality show Super Sketch Show, broadcast by streaming platform iQiyi, with a five-minute performance, titled Bob's Travels.31岁的武六七是一名默剧演员，他不需要花哨的布景来讲故事。一个大红鼻子、一副哈利·波特标配的圆框眼镜，再加上极具表现力的肢体语言，武六七就这样完成了时长五分钟的作品《漂流记》。这是他在《一年一度喜剧大赛》上的舞台首秀。该档综艺目前在爱奇艺播出。 武六七表演《漂流记》截图。图源：爱奇艺Playing the role of Bob, who finds a magic hat which turns him into the captain of a big boat, Wu takes the audience along on his voyage into a fairy tale world, where he meets new friends.武六七在《漂流记》里扮演鲍勃。鲍勃发现了一顶神奇的帽子，戴上之后，他就变成了一艘大船的船长，带领着观众踏上了旅程，进入到了一个童话世界，在童话世界里，鲍勃结识了新朋友。"The audience love to see the actor use nothing but his skills to create a magical world," comments one viewer on Sina Weibo.一位网友在微博上评论道：“武六七单凭借自己的技艺就创造了一个神奇的世界，这是观众们喜欢看的。”Actor Cao Muzhi, who also participated in the reality show, says he was "taken back" to his childhood while watching the one-man show. "I even felt a little bit lost after returning to reality."演员曹牧之也参加了这档真人秀节目，看完这个独角戏后，他说：“他真的带我回到了童年。结束的那一刻，从戏里回到现实中，我甚至感觉有些茫然失落。”Wu, a Beijing native, has been performing and touring as a mime artist for 10 years. This is the first time Wu has performed in a reality show which premiered on Oct 15 and is being streamed weekly on iQiyi.武六七是北京人，做默剧演员已经有十个年头了，期间一直各地巡演。这是他第一次参加真人秀。该真人秀于10月15日上线，目前在爱奇艺周播。The reality show invites five celebrity judges and audience members to vote for 25 groups of contestants. With many rounds of competition, comedians work as soloists or in groups to create original shows for the final win.节目邀请了五位大咖和现场观众一起为25组喜剧小队投票。比赛分多轮进行，喜剧演员或以个人形式或以组队形式创作原创作品争夺冠军。"Comedy is hard. The judgement is made based on one rule — whether it makes you laugh or not," says Ma Dong, founder of Beijing-based media enterprise MeWe, which produced the reality show. 北京传媒公司米未为该档节目的制作方，其创始人马东表示：“喜剧很难。评判的标准就一个：能不能让观众笑。”"All comedy, at its core, is tragedy, if you look deep enough into it. That's why it is so hard."“深入观察就会发现喜剧都有悲剧的核。这就是为什么喜剧这么难。”The reality show is open to lesser-known comedians who bring surprises. Some of them are veteran actors, who have been performing in TV dramas, movies and musicals for years, but still haven't achieved fame, while some are newcomers.《一年一度喜剧大赛》中的喜剧演员都不是很有名，但他们带来了很多惊喜。参赛演员中有已经在电视剧、电影、音乐剧里摸爬滚打多年但仍籍籍无名的演员，也有新喜剧人。 "There are many great comedians in China and we want to offer those who may not have been seen by the audience before, a platform," Ma Dong says.马东说：“中国有很多非常棒的喜剧演员，我们想为那些以前可能从未被观众看到过的人提供一个平台。”The art of mime is usually considered a niche compared to other theatrical art forms. Wu, however, sees it as a relaxing break from the fast-paced life, which is loud and chaotic.与其他戏剧艺术形式相比，默剧比较小众。然而，在武六七看来，默剧可以为充斥着喧闹和混乱的快节奏生活带去短暂的放松。When Wu started to perform as a mime artist, his first show was seen by fewer than 10 people, all of whom were invited to see the show for free.武六七刚开始做默剧时，他的第一场演出只有不到十个观众，还都是被邀请到场，免费观看的。"In the beginning, I struggled to make people laugh. It took me a long time to learn, to practice, to see what keeps an audience laughing and what makes them disinterested," says Wu.武六七说：“一开始，我不知道怎么让观众笑。我花了很长时间去学习、去练习，想看看什么能让观众笑起来，什么又是观众不感兴趣的。”Ten years ago, Wu and his childhood friend Wang Zi, also a mime artist, founded a club in Beijing, hoping to popularize the genre. They named the club Na Da Ding, or "handstand".十年前，武六七和发小王梓一起成立了拿大顶剧社（“拿大顶”在北方话里是“倒立”的意思），希望能普及默剧这一艺术形式。"When you need a good idea for a show, it helps to do a handstand for a few seconds, and let the blood flow to your brain," Wu says.武六七说：“倒立几秒钟能让血液流回大脑里，有助于思考作品的创意。” Now, with around 10 members, the club tours nationally. Last year, Wang performed about 130 shows at small live house venues in China.现在，剧社大概有10名成员，会在全国巡回演出。去年，王梓在中国进行了大约130场小型现场演出。"For me, mime is very cool because it is totally dependent on the self-expression of the artists," says Wang, 31, who also showcased his act in the reality show, incorporating dance, hand gestures and a clown performance in his works.31岁的王梓也参加了《一年一度喜剧大赛》，并在自己的表演作品中融入了舞蹈、手势和小丑表演等元素。他表示：“我觉得默剧是一件很酷的事情，因为它完全依赖于演员的自我表达。”Actor Jiang Long, 25, made his breakthrough and has gained a large fan base with his comedic play, titled The Last Class, which received high scores both from the celebrity judges and the audience.25岁的演员蒋龙凭借剧目《最后一课》实现自我突破，收获了大量粉丝。五位大咖评委和现场观众均为《最后一课》打了高分。蒋龙表演《最后一课》截图。图源：爱奇艺Jiang played the role of a jobless actor who works at an escape room to pay his rent. While playing the role of a zombie, he meets his acting teacher, who is keen on giving more training to Jiang, despite the awkward situation.蒋龙在剧中饰演一名没有戏拍的演员，在密室逃脱里扮演丧尸维持生活。一次扮演丧尸的时候，他遇到了自己的表演课老师。当时情况很尴尬，但老师盛情难却，一直给蒋龙指导演技。"It's a real story. I went to act in an escape room, where I met a friend, who is an actor. He is a good actor and was devoted to his job of scaring people. He didn't give up acting, although he had to figure out a way to make a living," recalls Jiang.蒋龙回忆道：“作品是真实故事改编的。有一次，我去玩密室逃脱，碰见了我的一个也是做演员的朋友。他真的是一个很好的演员，全身心地投入到专门‘吓人'的角色之中。虽然不得已要找条出路维持生活，但他依旧没有放弃表演。”"For many young actors, it is difficult to find jobs after graduation. I am experiencing the same situation and still waiting for opportunities."“对很多年轻演员来说，毕业后很难找到工作，我也在经历这种情况，还在等机会。”One of the judges, Huang Bo, was touched by Jiang's performance, which reminded him of his own experience.蒋龙的表演感动了评委黄渤，让黄渤回想起了自己的经历。The 47-year-old actor-director recalls his early days pursuing an acting career in Beijing.47岁的黄渤现在是演员兼导演。他在节目现场回忆起了自己年轻时北漂的经历。"After graduation in 2004, no one hired me to act so I had to return to my hometown to make a living. I was struggling and depressed. Then I returned to Beijing to continue to look for opportunities to act because I just couldn't give it up."“2004年毕业以后，没有人找我拍戏，为了生活，我就回老家了。当时心里很挣扎很难受。因为自己还是没有办法放弃表演，就又回北京来了，希望能碰到机会。”Born and raised in Shenyang, Liaoning province, Jiang graduated from Beijing Film Academy in 2015. He learned to play the piano and practice Latin dance as a child, winning a provincial competition in 2005. He got his first role in a 2004 comedy TV drama, Grow Up, which introduced him to acting.蒋龙在辽宁沈阳出生长大。2015年，蒋龙从北京电影学院毕业。小时候他学习了钢琴和拉丁舞。2005年获得了“辽宁省第二届国际标准舞大赛”拉丁舞一等奖。2004年蒋龙参演喜剧《长大成人》，开始了自己的演艺生涯。 He says that some of his actor friends have left the scene to do other things, like opening restaurants. However, he still possesses hope.蒋龙还表示，他的一些演员朋友已经离开了这个行业，去做一些其他的事情，有开餐厅的。但他自己还是对这个行业抱有希望。Coming to the reality show allowed Jiang to test his acting skills in comedy. He was intrigued by the genre and decided to concentrate on it.来这个真人秀能让蒋龙检验自己的喜剧表演能力。蒋龙对喜剧很感兴趣，也决定要深耕于此。"Good comedy cures people. I become happy and confident when I make people laugh. I met lots of talented comedians in the reality show, who inspired me," says Jiang.“好的喜剧治愈人。能让观众笑我就会开心，也会变得自信。我在这个节目里遇到了很多有才华的喜剧演员，他们给了我很多启发。”Before Super Sketch Show, Ma Dong's company successfully produced a reality show, titled The Big Band, in 2019, which brought once-underground Chinese indie rock bands into the limelight.在推出《一年一度喜剧大赛》之前，米未在2019年推出了《乐队的夏天》，一炮而红，把中国的地下独立摇滚乐队带到舞台聚光灯下。In 2020, the second season of the reality show also achieved success, which attracted many young music fans to outdoor festivals and live house venues to enjoy their live performances.2020年，《乐队的夏天》第二季开播，也大获成功，吸引了很多年轻人去户外音乐节和小型演出场所观看乐队现场演出。For Super Sketch Show, Ma Dong and his team spent a year working with scriptwriters, actors and actresses — double the time they worked on The Big Band.马东和他的团队耗费了整整一年的时间与编剧、演员探讨打磨，才最终推出了《一年一度喜剧大赛》这个节目，筹备时间是《乐队的夏天》两倍之多。"The process of preparing for Super Sketch Show was full of concern. We didn't want to entertain ourselves. We were just trying to make people happy and deliver a warm, funny package for all ages," says Ma Dong.马东表示：“筹备这个节目的过程中有很多担心。我们不想自娱自乐，我们想让大家开心，把温暖有趣的作品打包送给观众。”编辑：商桢 周婵记者：陈楠录音：Stephanie Stone实习生：舒好 申乐

Scott Rosenfelt is one of Hollywood's most successful independent producers. On the strength of such films as Home Alone, Smoke Signals, Mystic Pizza, Teen Wolf, and Extremities, Scott has garnered international acclaim and recognition.Rosenfelt's most recent film, Critical Thinking, about the Latino and African-American Miami Jackson High School chess team that won the national chess championship in 1998, was an early selection of the 2020 SXSW Film Festival for its world premiere. It is directed by John Leguizamo, who also stars, Michael K. Williams, Jorge Lendeborg, Angel Bismark Curiel, and Rachel Bay Jones. Vertical is handling domestic distribution and CMG, foreign, as the film is slated for a September 2020 release.Rosenfelt's script, CounterPlay, will go into production in January 2021 in the Philippines, with Pedring Lopez (Maria) directing. Rosenfelt will be producing with Michael McDermott and Andy Green of Fusion Entertainment as Executive Producer. The film stars Sam Worthington, Luke Hemsworth, Luke Bracey, and Derek Ramsay.Rosenfelt is also producing 5-4-3-2-1 in partnership with CMG Entertainment. Kieran Darcy-Smith will direct for the thriller to be shot in Chicago in 2021.Rosenfelt wrote the script for and will be producing Fever, a feature film based on the Bre-X gold stock scandal. Kieran Darcy-Smith will be directing, with Gabriel Almagor joining him as producer along with Mark Spillane and Kristie Spillane of Unbreakable Films in Australia. The film is slated for a First Quarter 2021 start, with principal photography in Australia, the Philippines, and Calgary.Rosenfelt has written and will be producing Nanda Devi, based on one of the CIA's most secretive missions, set in the Himalayas in 1965 at a time when the Chinese were first testing their nuclear capability. The film will be produced in association with Mulberry Films.Rosenfelt is producing The Five, which he co-wrote with Robert Bruzio. It is the story of the famed “500 Club” in Atlantic City, and its colorful owner, Paul “Skinny” D'Amato. Skinny was the inspiration for the Rat Pack and was credited for putting Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis together as an act. His club was front and center for the most colorful time in Atlantic City history.Rosenfelt has also written and will be producing, G.O.L.F., to be directed by Sean McNamara. It is the story of a young Latina golfer struggling to make her way to qualify for the U.S. Womens' Open. Luna Blaise is attached to play the lead.Rosenfelt was producer and writer on The Jade Pendant, which had its theatrical world premiere in Los Angeles on November 2, 2017. It is also the winner of the Golden Angel Award for the Best Film by an Independent Producer in the 2017 Chinese-American Film Festival. The tragic love story is set against the backdrop of the Los Angeles Chinatown War of 1871, and stars Korean actress Clara Lee and Taiwanese actor Godfrey Gao. It was directed by Po Chih Leong.His documentary, 7 Days In Syria, distributed theatrically in August 2016, showcased the extraordinary work of Janine di Giovanni, the award-winning journalist specializing in reporting from conflict zones who had been covering the war in Syria as the Middle East Editor for Newsweek. Rosenfelt wrote and produced it with Robert Rippberger directing.As writer, director, and producer, his first documentary, Standing Silent, a recipient of a Sundance Documentary Filmmaker Grant, had its theatrical release on January 25, 2013, It had its World Premiere at the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival and has played the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival along with the Doc NY Film Festival as well as having won the Best Documentary at the World Jewish Film Festival in Ashkelon, Israel.Rosenfelt directed the feature film, Family Prayers, starring Joe Mantegna, Anne Archer, and Paul Reiser, which had its World Premiere at the 1993 Palm Springs International Film Festival and the 1993 Seattle International Film Festival.Home Alone, in which Rosenfelt served as Executive Producer, remains the highest-grossing live-action comedy of all time, generating over $1 billion worldwide.  Mystic Pizza, which he also produced, launched the career of Julia Roberts and went on to critical and commercial success, while Teen Wolf, which Rosenfelt also produced, starring Michael J. Fox, is one of the highest-grossing independent films of all time.  Extremities, which Rosenfelt produced, starred Farrah Fawcett and garnered international, critical, and commercial acclaim as well.At ShadowCatcher Entertainment, a company he co-founded in 1994, he produced the award-winning Smoke Signals.  Written by highly acclaimed novelist/poet Sherman Alexie, Smoke Signals was the winner of the Audience Award and the Filmmakers Trophy at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival and was distributed by Miramax Films. It was nominated for multiple Spirit Award Nominations and won Best Debut Performance for Evan Adams.From 2012-2015, Rosenfelt served as Professional-in-Residence at Quinnipiac University. He has been a guest lecturer at the Beijing Film Academy as well as at Harvard's Department of Government, and the American University in Paris. He has spoken numerous times at the Tisch School at NYU, USC, UCLA, Chapman University, and Loyola Marymount as well as the AFI. He recently received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2020 Lighthouse International Film Festival.Rosenfelt is a member of the Directors Guild of America, the Writers Guild of America, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He is a graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.Connect with Scott Rosenfelt:https://www.scottrosenfelt.com/

My guest today is Christine Seow. She is a filmmaker who graduated from Wee Kim Wee School of Communications and Information at Nanyang Technological University, and was doing a one year course in Beijing Film Academy’s Directing Department until the pandemic occured. Her thesis film was awarded the Asian Television Awards Cash Prize and was screened at Fort Myers Film Festival 2018. Several of her documentaries was screened at Freedom Film Festival 2018, where ‘Life After Death’ won the Commendation Award. She has also directed a Viddsee Original documentary series titled ‘While You Sleep’ which won Best Documentary at the Asia Web Awards 2018. She was also involved in a narrative Toggle Original series called Perfect One, which premiered in March 2019.As a casting associate, Christine has also worked with local renowned directors such as Anthony Chen, Kirsten Tan and Boo Junfeng. She was part of the Youth Jury & Critics Programme during the 2016 Singapore International Film Festival and wrote for SINdie, a local film critic website.Please enjoy the show.Show Notes[1:10] What is Christine’s first impression of a story that left an impact on her?[3:26] How has Christine’s definition of a story evolved over time? Moonlight and how it reflects life.[8:42] Will Christine want her audience to understand her message, or have their own interpretation?[11:20] How can we approach films as more than entertainment?[20:20] Did Christine choose film or did film choose her?[22:37] What are stories that Christine has intention to tell but the opportunity has not shown up yet?[25:16] How will the nature of film change if there is the ability to record all our experiences and review them?[31:25] Are good shots and edits sufficient to make a good film? What are some under appreciated skillsets in film-making? [41:50] How can an aspiring filmmaker sharpen their skills? Recommended mediaMentionsMoonlightThe Arrival by Shaun TanCorpus ChristiThe Actor's Art and Craft: William Esper Teaches the Meisner Technique by William Esper and Damon DimarcoHe: Understanding Masculine Psychology by Robert JohnsonConnectIf you like to find out more about me, please find me on my personal website at www.pohjie.com, or connect with me on Twitter (@pohjie_pj).OutroThank you for listening to this episode. If you like this episode, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts and share this episode with 1-3 friends. I started this podcast with the intention of having awesome conversations with interesting people, and having your support means a lot. Thank you.Music creditsShades of Spring by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4342-shades-of-springLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Peter and PP are authors, musicians, educators, and community builders. They write screenplays, novels, and short stories and translate screenplays for the US and Chinese markets. Peter teaches screenwriting at Beijing Film Academy and is passionate about his role as an educator and mentor. PP is a classically trained pianist from a family of musicians and artists going back to the Qing Dynasty. Join us this week to hear about their stories!

The Cinematography Podcast Bonus Episode: Xiaoding Zhao Illya sat down with cinematographer Xiaoding Zhao and Shadow producer and translator Ellen Eliasoph at Cameraimage 2019 to discuss the film Shadow. Director Zhang Yimou and Zhao worked together to create a very distinctive color palette, wanting it to appear to be like a Chinese ink brush painting. The costumes are also all in gray or black for the same ink washed look. It also enabled the color of red blood to show bold and bright against the duller background. For Shadow, Zhang Yimou chose to make most of the action design in constant rain, which proved a huge challenge for Zhao. Getting the proper lighting was difficult, because he wanted to use a softer light on the actor's faces, but illuminating the hard contrast on a wet and dark exterior was also important. Zhao actually started off life as a professional speed skater, but got injured and couldn't continue, so he began taking photos and videos of his speed skating team. He found he really enjoyed the work and was admitted to the prestigious Beijing Film Academy. Zhao and Zhang Yimou have made 11 movies together, including the acclaimed House of Flying Daggers, for which Zhao received an Oscar Nomination in 2004. You can stream Shadow right now on Netflix. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGetemRDuVY Find Xiaoding Zhao: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1618536/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cr31 Special thanks to Shadow producer and translator Ellen Eliasoph Zhao was featured in the May issue of American Cinematographer: https://ascmag.com/articles/asc-close-up-zhao-xiaoding Sponsored by Hot Rod Cameras: www.hotrodcameras.com Find out even more about this episode, with extensive show notes and links: http://camnoir.com/bonusshadow/ Website: www.camnoir.com Facebook: @cinepod Instagram: @thecinepod Twitter: @ShortEndz

Brendan Davis-  Brendan Davis has been a producer on films premiering, competing, or winning at Sundance, Toronto, Berlin, and other festivals. In 2013 Davis produced the first Los Angeles-based season of Chinese TV hit "Jia Pian You Yue" for CCTV-6, featuring Stan Lee, Justin Lin, M. Night Shyamalan, Sean Astin, and others. He is a former Producing faculty member at the New York Film Academy in Los Angeles, served a year as Chairman of Adamas Film International in Beijing, and has guest lectured at the Beijing Film Academy. In 2018 he wrote and produced the documentary “Yibin: An Elemental Journey” for CCTV. In 2019 he and director Eric Raine completed a 5-year journey making feature documentary CRAZYHOT, about the world of ultra hot chile peppers, which is currently being sold. As of late 2019, Davis is in development on Paris-based feature film MY FAVORITE SEASON with filmmaker Larry Sullivan through their company International Troublemakers, and on New Zealand-based feature THE BISHOP’S MAN, adapted from the best-selling novel and to be directed by acclaimed filmmaker Babak Payami.  In addition to his film efforts, Davis co-created and hosts the "How China Works" podcast with Yingying Li. Davis also makes media appearances discussing the intersection of China and Hollywood and is a frequent speaker and consultant regarding general East-West issues. Davis’ 2019 consulting and speaking engagements included live “How China Works” events with Yingying Li in Beijing as well as at Stanford University, the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley, and at Onepiece Work in downtown San Francisco. He also moderated a panel at the 2019 Horasis China Meeting in Las Vegas on “The Future of China’s Belt & Road Initiative” and will moderate a panel at the next Horasis Global Meeting in Cascais, Portugal in 2020 on the the topic of “Fulfillment”. In December 2019, Davis was recognized for his cross-cultural leadership by being appointed to serve as a Distinguished Special Foreign Expert with the Beijing Global Talent Exchange Association. His appointment as an advisor runs through 2024. Website: https://www.crazyinagoodway.com Listen to another #12minconvo

节目名称：Screen Age 节目主题：Story of Yanxi PalaceSH: Hello my dear audience, long time no see, do you miss us? Welcome back to the " Screen Age", I am your old friend Sarah.S: Hi, I am your old friend Sara( without h). Today, let's introduce a quite popular drama " story of Yanxi Palace " to you.SH: It is a TV series where many famous stars play the roles. The heroine Wei Yingluo is acted by a young actress Wu Jinyan. She is a new but hardworking girl who has graduated from Beijing Film Academy. In 2014, she has been nominated " the most popular actress" in Shanghai TV Festival. A few days ago, she had been to our school to recommend her new film.S: Yes! I have seen her in the venue. She is so beautiful! However, I love the hero better. He is the sixth emperor of the Qing Dynasty. The great actor Nieyuan plays this role. His acting is excellent because he has also graduated from the professional college, Shanghai Theatre Academy. He has taken a lot of acting and some makes him been awarded. SH: The reason why this drama rises to fame is not only these cast but the new tendency that scriptwriter follows. He has said that there will be many new things in this drama and now he succeeds. He finds the enthusiasm of youth and meets the requirement of the public.S: Sure. First, in sight, the gray deep walls are yellow tiles and red columns of the palace, they are probably more in line with the audience's imagination of the deep palace.SH: Secondly, on the clothing, huang fei's clothing uniforms use the simple style, even according to the different character, cuting the clothing.S: And, even the composition is also very particular. Instead of rapping on the face, there is a composition that highlights the depth of field and the background of the main character.SH: These changes above make this great show.S: Today's leading lady wei is born in an ordinary family but eventually become a respected imperial concubine.SH: In ancient China, it pays great attention to the hierarchy system. How do the ordinary wei become the imperial concubine step by step?S: Above all, let us talk about wei's coming, qianlong six years, maid wei, in order to seek elder sister death truth, enter the Forbidden City as a palace female.SH: So, wei comes to the palace as a maid instead of a xiunv, how the things go?S: Wei is just a little maid, at first,things do not go well, her forthright character in the harem also offend other people frequently.SH: But wei is clever and resourceful, and solve every difficulty.S: After several investigations, it is confirmed that the death of her sister is related to a brother of the emperor, wei determine to seek justice.SH: When wei was a maid, she met a woman who changed her life.The empress worry that wei go astray and try to give her warmth and help.S: I like the queen so much, she is just like a fairy, she is my " bright moonlight".SH: Under the careful guidance of the empress, wei gradually grew into a upright and strong court female officer, and put down resentment. S: But the queen lived under great responsibility and pressure, which causes the death of her at the age of thirty-sevenSH: Unfortunately, the queen's death leads misunderstandings of qianlong, the two people from mutual hostility to finally understand each other and support each other. The ending is good.S:In the show, wei is forthright, daring to love and hate. In the early stage, she had a love affair with the empress's brother, fu heng, but they failed to get together because of misunderstandingSH: I think it's a pity. After all, I'm "fuying girl".傅璎女孩S: But I think this is an inevitable result. Although fu heng is nice, he does not have the power needed for wei's revenge, which only the emperor hasSH: Well, wei and the emperor are very happy anyway.S: This is the end of our program. We hope you can keep your nature like wei and do not change it easily.SH: What do you think about the screen age? You can leave a message at the bottom. Maybe the next episode is what you recommend. See you next week. Bye.S: Bye. 节目监制：毕鑫屹编辑：王雪莹播音：王雪莹（SH） 张桐辉（S）整合上传：侯泓锾

This week’s guest is Kevin Geiger. Kevin is a founding partner of creative development company Magic Dumpling. Kevin has a pioneering, lifelong background in animation and VR, working on and off at Disney for many years both in Burbank and China, as well as building two versions of Magic Dumpling between Disney stints. He also owns a children’s book company called Peewee Frog that is doing some really cool stuff.  Among all the great points that Kevin makes based on his extensive experience and perspective working here is the main, macro one - namely, that China IS changing, but that it won't change for YOU. We also discuss the point that you can’t view China and attempt to solve any challenges you may be having in dealing with or understanding it through an outside lens, especially a western one. To interact successfully and satisfyingly here, you have to gain some real local perspective and develop an alternate set of instincts that are relevant for this reality as it is, not what you imagine it to be. Lots of food for thought in this episode, and many good words to heed before diving into anything over here.  But it's not all serious; in fact, it's mostly a fast, fun and (hopefully) funny talk, and I hope you enjoy it. Links to check out all of Kevin's very cool enterprises are in the show notes; if you're a China-curious creative, this episode is especially a don't-miss.  Before we get into the interview I want to take a minute and tell you about our sponsor, Stackry. Stackryis the global leader in international parcel forwarding from the US to anywhere in the world. The way it works is that you shop at any US retailer, have your packages shipped to your Stackry address, and once everything has arrived, Stackry consolidates your stuff and ships it to you anywhere in the world, even China, saving you up to 80% of the shipping costs versus shipping things directly from the store. Stackry provides free storage, same day consolidation of your packages, and a tax-free US address for you to use. I have an update on my own Stackry story: I see from the Stackry website that I’ve had one big batch of items delivered to their warehouse in New Hampshire, and I have one last order on it’s way to them. As soon as everything arrives, Stackry will do their packing consolidation magic and get everything moving towards me here in Beijing. I’ll update you as my Stackry story continues, and it’s really easy to use their site and get yours started, too. Sign up TODAY via the link below, and use the offer code BIGFISH at the checkout to save 10% off your first shipment.  Enjoy! Please SUBSCRIBE to “Big Fish in the Middle Kingdom” at: Apple Podcasts / iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/big-fish-in-the-middle-kingdom/id1237037187?mt=2 Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=174877&refid=stpr SPONSOR: Stackry “Big Fish in the Middle Kingdom” sign-up link: http://bit.ly/BigFish2018 Use the offer code BIGFISH at the checkout, and save 10% off your first shipment! GUEST: Kevin Geiger links: Personal website - www.kevingeiger.com Linkedin profile - www.linkedin.com/in/kevingeiger Magic Dumpling's website - www.magicdumpling.com Peewee Frog's website - www.peeweefrog.com VR/AR/animation blog - https://www.awn.com/blogs/reality-bites HOST / SHOW:  please LIKE “Big Fish in the Middle Kingdom” on Facebook:  Brendan Davis on WeChat: BrendanDavis  Brendan Davis on Twitter: @VeritasInLux  Other links to LISTEN: https://www.crazyinagoodway.com/podcast-links/

Tom Miller, senior Asia analyst and managing editor at Gavekal Research, joins Jeremy and Kaiser to discuss his new book, China’s Asian Dream: Empire Building Along the New Silk Road. Miller combines policy analysis with his on-the-ground reporting from over a dozen countries to better understand China’s most ambitious foreign policy move since the “reform and opening up” that started in 1978: Xi Jinping’s signature Belt and Road Initiative. With its substantial financial backing and global reach, the Belt and Road Initiative has the potential to reshape the international order and accelerate China’s development as a world leader. Miller brings clarity to the vast and seemingly undefinable policy, detailing China’s desire to create “a network of interdependence,” hone in on issues of national security, and use international development to bolster the country’s growth. Recommendations: Jeremy: Ear to Asia, a podcast by the Asia Institute of the University of Melbourne, features academics who examine an array of topics about Asia. In one episode, Chinese literature specialist Anne McLaren discusses her research into the folk ecology of the Lower Yangtze Delta, particularly the rhythmic song cycles sung by workers there. Tom: Guo Xiaolu’s 郭小橹 memoir, Nine Continents: A Memoir In and Out of China, depicts the author’s difficult beginnings growing up in a poor fishing village on the East China Sea, her later navigation of modern China at the Beijing Film Academy as a young woman, and her outsider’s perspective on London, where she now resides. Her other novel, A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers, is also worth a read. Kaiser: Väsen is a Swedish folk trio that plays a viola, a 12-string guitar, and and a nyckelharpa (a “keyed fiddle”). It brings together rock, jazz, and classical influences to discover a modern sound rooted in Swedish tradition.

This week's episode features an archival conversation with Jia Zhang-ke, one of the most influential filmmakers in modern Chinese cinema. Jia is receiving the prestigious Carrosse d’Or (Golden Coach) award during this month's Cannes Film Festival and his latest film, MOUNTAINS MAY DEPART, is also screening in competition. Jia Zhang-ke is one of the leading figures of the "Sixth Generation" of Chinese cinema, and we've welcomed him to the Film Society many times over the years. Back at the 2008 New York Film Festival, he came to present his documentary-fiction hybrid 24 CITY, which deals with the changing industrial landscape of Chengdu as a factory is torn down and replaced by luxury flats. The film screened as part of the festival's main slate and, during his visit, the director sat down with critic Scott Foundas for one of our HBO Directors Dialogues. During the conversation, he discussed his beginnings as a filmmaker at the Beijing Film Academy, his criticisms of the "Fifth Generation" of Chinese filmmakers, and his singular approach to nonfiction filmmaking. This podcast is brought to you by The Film Society of Lincoln Center. Film Lives Here. www.filmlinc.com

更多内容请关注咱们 NEWSPlus Education authorities here in China have released a list of 15 undergraduate majors with grim rates of employment over the past two years, painting a sobering picture of the current job market.Statistics show that in recent times, each year China has over 7 million students who graduate from college, a record high since the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949.The soaring number of college graduates has been seen as a success for the country's education expansion move, but it has also created a brutal job market with bargain-basement salaries and knowledge that employees can easily be replaced by others.Majors in radio& TV, civil engineering, along with the newly arising biological science and tourism management, are those having the lowest employment rate. And those related to the arts consist of half of them, including performing, animation, art and design, broadcasting and hosting.A graduate from Linyi University majoring in piano admits that she and her peers' prospects are dim."I majored in music, I graduated a couple of months ago. I'm now working on foreign trade for an enterprise. Many of my peers' occupations are irrelevant to their majors."Xie Fei, a famous director and also a professor from the Beijing Film Academy, explains why graduates with arts-related majors are not in vogue."It's because these majors have been developing quite unrealistically for the past years. There are too many students majoring in film and TV production, or broadcasting and hosting, and there are not enough qualified teachers. Those facts lead to students without high qualities."In addition to art majors, some of those majors used to be in very high demand, such as law, biological science, tourism management and civil engineering.Xie Yang, a senior lawyer who has been engaged in the law profession for 16 years, explains why those once hot majors are becoming less popular. "There are too many law schools in China. We have an over capacity of supply compared to market demand, while, at the same time, we have a shortage of very qualified and skillful talents."But Xie also suggests that young people should substantiate themselves by self-improvement. As long as they never give up expanding their knowledge and skills, they will eventually get an opportunity to show their talents in society.

In his semi-autobiographical movie "11 Flowers," Wang Xiaoshuai has been extremely personal in presenting the spiritual and sexual awakening of a teenager. Moviegoers may identify with the film's sentiment, but still ask for more. The film is set in a rural town in southwest China in 1975, a year before the end of the Cultural Revolution. The 11-year-old boy Wang Han is receiving painting lessons from his father. His new artistic perspective encourages him to more closely observe the world around him, thus leading him to learn of a murder that the adults are gossiping about. Later, an in-person encounter with the murderer makes him contemplate the apparently peaceful – but actually tumultuous – lives of the adults' life at that time. At the same time he is also entering puberty. Known as one of the "sixth generation of Chinese cinema," Wang Xiaoshuai studied painting in middle school before he majored in directing at the Beijing Film Academy. The cinematography of "11 Flowers" is most impressive, and moviegoers can enjoy almost every shot like a classical painting. Certainly the picturesque shots help viewers absorb the nuanced feelings Wang is trying to convey, but an audience needs more than just beautiful, moving pictures. Wang is perhaps best known for his sensitive portrayal of young people, and this time the hook is his personal awakening, but he falls short of the mark. For one thing, the boy Wang Han is too mature for an 11-year-old. Portrayed as quiet and somewhat isolated from his fellow playmates, the boy is often shown in close-ups staring at something in the distance and lost in thought. The director may have wished to present the character as he once was, but in doing so he has totally missed the point of awakening. The father character is overly artsy. His longing for freedom may seem logical against the historical background, but seems odd for an obscure and ordinary man in a remote town. Moreover, his lessons on painting and Monet sound more bookish than fatherly. Perhaps the director is occupied too much with his personal feelings. In the length of 110 minutes he takes his time showing almost every detail he could manage about the lives in a rural town in 1975. His effort could very well appeal to the nostalgia of people who shared his experience, but for those who live outside the director's own personal experiences, the bulk of his message is lost in the distance between the viewer and the screen. Wang has spoiled himself with "11 Flowers." The richness of personal feelings gives the movie a humanistic touch, but the lack of depth in the characters and storyline may well leave viewers wishing for more. On my scale from one to ten, "11 Flowers" gets a five.

China is currently the world's largest growing film market; The Beijing Film Academy enjoys not only a large population of domestic students but a growing amount of international students. The University also boasts a modern campus complex located in the Haidian district of Beijing. The Beijing Film Academy is the largest film academy in Asia. I decided to get a better look at the training grounds of China's future directors, producers and movie stars. "I have just arrived at the Beijing Film Academy, after coming of a very busy road I see a very old Chinese Style sign at the entrance of the University. What's quite complexing is that after you go past this rustic and very old fashioned looking sign you enter into what is a very modern campus. So I am now going to enter the University and begin exploring." After Entering the University my first impression is that it does not seem to be as big as some of the other major campuses in Beijing. It does however seem like it is very well put together and there is still a student vibe to the university and there are a lot of students on campus that I presume all seem to be rushing to class. "I have just walked up to the A and B building of the Beijing film academy. The A building is where they host all their professional classes. One of the special features of the A building that I have only just noticed is that the second floor of the A building seems to be an auditorium. There is a staircase that seems to lead to the auditorium from outside and from what I can understand it is designed to be a place for the students to look at the stars and relax in between heavy classes. I have found out behind there is an Apple store which is exclusively used by the students at the Beijing Film Academy. "Walking further forward I have just come to sports center of Beijing Film Academy. This does remind me of my recent trip to Tsinghua University. There are a lot of students here playing basketball in the blistering cold. This is a big part of the University culture in China, trying to keep your body fit as well as your mind clear." "As I pass the basketball court I have just approached what appears to be an Egyptian style temple in the middle of the Beijing Film Academy Campus, from what I understand this is quite a big part of the Beijing Film Academy, it gives them spiritual support for the classes they will have to take throughout the semester." "Walking to the next section of the Beijing Film Academy I have reached their private 3D cinema. A lot of films have private screenings of the Beijing film academy. It is important part of the University, one of the luxuries enjoyed by the students who attends here. As I walk past the 3D cinema I come to the 3D animation center of the University. There is a very comical cute looking statue which represents the type of animation that is studied in this building. From what I can see all the students that seem to be studying here seem to be very professional in regards to their work." "I have just walked up to the fourth floor of the animation building and I am looking at the digital film lab. A lot of the prop and set designs used for projects within the university are all designed in this very building and it is very aesthetically pleasing to watch." "I have just walked to the other side of the Beijing Film Academy campus to the department of cinematography. The interesting part about this section of the campus is that they have a restaurant called the movie story theme restaurant and bar. You don't actually have order anything to sit here. The restaurant was designed for students to meet up, talk about their homework, write screen plays, talk about story boarding etcetera." "One of the other famous aspects of the Beijing Film Academy is that the University is known for having a lot of beautiful female students. I have caught up with one of them to ask her about her thoughts towards the University Campus." "I am a student at the Directing program in the University. I really like this school, life here is really convenient, and because the school is so small everyone seems to know each other. The community within the campus feels very intimate. We also have many graduates that come back to the University to guide our progression. Learning about film is not something that can be done in the classroom; it requires you to have your own experiences in the right surroundings." Reflecting back on my day at Beijing Film Academy I would not recommend this university as an ideal tourist spot. It does not have the size and prestige of Tsinghua or Peking University. The university is however an ideal place for film lovers and people who enjoy looking at pretty girls. I thoroughly enjoyed my experience and would entertain the thought of returning there for light hearted walking in a vibrant surrounding.

Continuing a series of podcasts featuring our Best of Young British Novelists, today we bring you an interview with Xiaolu Guo. Guo studied at the Beijing Film Academy and received her MA from the National Film School in London. She has published seven novels in both English and Chinese. A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers was shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction. Her other novels include UFO in Her Eyes and 20 Fragments of a Ravenous Youth. She directed the award-winning films, She, a Chinese and Once Upon a Time Proletrian. 'Interim Zone', in the issue, is an excerpt from I Am China, her new novel forthcoming from Chatto & Windus in the UK. Here she spoke to deputy editor Ellah Allfrey about her experience of growing up in rural China, her move to writing in English and becoming an East Ender.

In 2011, the Academy for International Communication of Chinese Culture (AICCC) conducted a survey of international views toward Chinese cinema. The AICCC concluded that foreign audiences simply don't understand Chinese films and culture. To discuss this, AICCC selected five films that provided popular in China. At USC five AICCC scholars will discuss these films and other issues with American specialists. About AICCC Jointly established by Beijing Normal University and International Data Group (IDG) , the Academy for International Communication of Chinese Culture aims to introduce and disseminate Chinese culture worldwide more effectively and contribute to a harmonious world culture through solid, in-depth research and art works with Chinese characteristics by effectively integrating resources from Beijing Normal University, IDG, relevant government departments, enterprises, non-profit organizations and communities. Shixian Huang graduated at Peking University in 1961. Huang is Professor Emeritus of the famed Beijing Film Academy (since 1961). He is also Vice Chair of the Chinese University Association for Film & TV Studies（since 1989）, and a board member of the Film Critics Association of China. He is a jury member of many film festivals. Professor Huang was among a group of six specialists asked by "Asia Week" magazine in 1999 to choose the 100 best Chinese films of all time. Huang is also a Research Fellow at the East Asian Studies Center at the University of Southern California (since May 14, 2001 up to 2006). In February 27, 2011, Professor Huang Shixian won the very first "2011 Bridging Cultures Award" on 17 Annual` Sedona International Film Festival.

In 2011, the Academy for International Communication of Chinese Culture (AICCC) conducted a survey of international views toward Chinese cinema. The AICCC concluded that foreign audiences simply don't understand Chinese films and culture. To discuss this, AICCC selected five films that provided popular in China. At USC five AICCC scholars will discuss these films and other issues with American specialists. About AICCC Jointly established by Beijing Normal University and International Data Group (IDG) , the Academy for International Communication of Chinese Culture aims to introduce and disseminate Chinese culture worldwide more effectively and contribute to a harmonious world culture through solid, in-depth research and art works with Chinese characteristics by effectively integrating resources from Beijing Normal University, IDG, relevant government departments, enterprises, non-profit organizations and communities. Shixian Huang graduated at Peking University in 1961. Huang is Professor Emeritus of the famed Beijing Film Academy (since 1961). He is also Vice Chair of the Chinese University Association for Film & TV Studies（since 1989）, and a board member of the Film Critics Association of China. He is a jury member of many film festivals. Professor Huang was among a group of six specialists asked by "Asia Week" magazine in 1999 to choose the 100 best Chinese films of all time. Huang is also a Research Fellow at the East Asian Studies Center at the University of Southern California (since May 14, 2001 up to 2006). In February 27, 2011, Professor Huang Shixian won the very first "2011 Bridging Cultures Award" on 17 Annual` Sedona International Film Festival.