In 1940, the 41-year-old Xi fat finally beat John Ford's "The Grapes of Wrath" at the 13th Oscar with a work, and won two golden statues for the best picture and the best black and white film. Ford was furious that the other's work won only Best Director and Best Supporting Actress. Because this means that "The Grapes of Wrath" is inferior to "Butterfly Dream" from an artistic point of view, that is, in that year, Xi Fat successfully made Hollywood notice him and started his life as a "camera master".
But since when did he start making his shots different? If you were in Hollywood in the 1940s and 1960s, you must know the truth that no one sees mediocrity. Xi Fat's shots are obviously not mediocre, and can even be described as excellent. Although this British guy who went to the United States to join the United States, his identity was a designer at the beginning. You must have heard that there are many successful transformations of actors in the director industry, but not many designers have successfully entered Hollywood, at least he was the only one before Xi Fat.
You also know the latter things. Xi Pang likes to draw storyboards and regard it as the basis of his own film creation, not the script. It is not too difficult to draw a storyboard without a storyboard, but as a storyboard drawn by a film director, before the animated film became mainstream, it was the best in terms of precision and storytelling. none of them.
At that time, the best photography was divided into color film and black and white film. The old guys' understanding and mastery of color film did not keep up with the times, which gave the little guys a chance. In fact, in 1940, Xi fat had the opportunity to shoot color films, but until 1960's "Psycho", he still made black and white films. This is probably the biggest unsolved mystery in movie history. A designer knows what color means opportunity. However, for texture, having too many colors to choose from is not necessarily an opportunity.
At that time, everyone wore colored clothes, but in black and white tones showed different textures. Black and white and light and shadow are the perfect combination, which may be the most important reason why black and white movies are so popular with creators. At least in Butterfly Dream, Hitchcock has already demonstrated his adept light and shadow magic ability. Although the ability of the lens is a little green, it has begun to take on the style of a master.
As for the story that may disappoint you, the story structure of Xi Fatt’s film is a little weaker, and many things can be fooled. It may not be possible due to financial issues. Of course, some flashbacks are missing, and it becomes a single-person narration by the doctor. But this does not prevent it from winning, at least Xi Fat is not complacent.
Winning the award has always been a lame person who is not too lame. Since it is the best cinematography and the best picture, then it must be worthy of these two in that year. His competitor, Ford, is a general. Even if he failed this time, he still won many golden statues for many years after that. This made Xi Fat very frustrated. It is not easy to be a foreign daughter-in-law. Ford is in the Hollywood narrative. The comprehension is still stronger than that of Xi Fat, but you know, the competition in the movie is more than that from the moment of birth.
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