innovative and controversial director Andre Zulaski once said: "It is the mission of most movies in the world to please most people, but I Will not do this. Movies are not just for people's enjoyment." Many films with technical demands or non-mainstream views also often have such a personality, as if they exist to undertake some innovative mission.
Although it is not easy to be vague and one-sided to classify the German director Sebastian Spoel into this category, his film "Victoria" does appear to be full of personality in terms of expression and has a certain audiovisual aggressiveness. In nearly 140 minutes, there was only a long shot to the end, and no post-editing was done. With the progress of the plot and the escalation of conflicts, the people in the film encountered unexpected changes in life, which also made the audience feel close. With the stimulation of the body and mind, the heartstrings began to tighten, and I couldn't move my eyes. The one-shot shooting method, when presenting intense and exciting dynamic scenes, it is inevitable that the whole shooting will be restarted because of errors in the busy schedule, which will cause unconscious pressure and panic on the actors, and this pressure and panic is very suitable for the post-filming. The performance needs of the characters are full of tension.
Although one shot is not a new shooting technique, the overall completion of the film is also worth the pride of the creators. The presentation in one go often requires more dedication from practitioners, including physical, mental, and collaboration. At least "Victoria "The shooting process can be said to be a commendable adventure and a cool shooting experience. In pursuit of formal perfection, we need to try our best to avoid all kinds of emergencies that may occur during shooting, because too many unpredictable and uncontrollable factors may cause the entire pre-shooting effort to be abandoned. Of course, follow-up shooting must be vigorous, the actor's position and expression The level of quality is also an important part. It can be said that this is a collective indulgence and tempering, which can better reflect the collaboration ability of a team and the control ability of the director.
Under the cover of night, only one lens was used and 22 locations were changed. Here, time and space have been used and compressed in a reasonable and effective manner. Moreover, here, photography is not only a technical work, but also an individual work. , The photographer is holding a Canon C300 handheld camera. Due to the needs of the plot and the dynamics of the characters, he must quickly follow up and make adjustments to achieve the best presentation of the lens picture, not to mention the chase, escape, etc. in this movie There are not many dynamic scenes. It is said that a total of three shots were taken during the shooting, and Spur chose the last one, probably because this one achieved the on-site effect he hoped to have.
When he was an actor, Spur was little known, and in the position of director, he appeared quite talented. Throughout his several works, perhaps at least he can be considered as a director who is good at making youth films. The youth he presents has The loneliness, confusion, and confusion of youth also have the fearlessness, restlessness, and madness of youth. The image of Victoria in the film seems to be a mixture of loneliness, confusion, and fearlessness, restlessness, and madness. The final wildness of the night seems to be her. A complete release of the depressive career of piano practice in the past ten years is also a "retaliatory" madness for her to work in a foreign country and live lonely. However, while releasing her unruly, she must bear the consequences. Young people always wake up after the fact. Clearly.
In the film, the streets of Berlin in the early hours of the morning are full of loneliness and "lively", quiet and "bustle". On such nights, live the night life, strike up strangers, make small thefts, and talk about the little things that are attracted to each other. Love seems to be very normal... Obviously, it is a big purpose to narrate the lives of young people in such an unhurried manner. When the incident happens suddenly, when the audience suspects that the style of painting is going round and the rhythm is advancing, the shooting is done in a single shot. The technique is reminding the audience that this is an unusual story that is being told in an unusual way.
The script of the film is only a thin 12-page paper. Anyone with a little experience knows that these 12-page papers can't support a 140-minute play at all, so the actors have a lot of room to play, and many of the dialogues are on-site. Impromptu, and this kind of real and vivid communication formed a very natural aura, which made the feelings suitable, and also brought out the sorrow of life and death in the end. Of course, perhaps because most of the dialogue is unscripted, the first half of the film gives the audience a sense of boredom. Of course, it also gives the audience the opportunity to stay close to the characters’ lives for a long time and perceive their state of mind, especially the heroine Victoria. A lonely desire to take risks and even expect "little destruction" for her final decision to join a criminal act that normal people fear to avoid, provided the corresponding personality foundation and emotional foundation, and these young people It is conceivable that they are just unprepared and forced to enter the crime. Their IQ and EQ are simply not enough to deal with these.
For some viewers, the film is so obsessive to the end, without editing, it is easy to make it difficult to watch the film due to excessive preparation and long narrative. At the end of the film, it swayed for more than two hours. Later, when the last frame was a fixed camera (of course, this shot was beautiful and meaningful), I believe many people took a long sigh of relief. In addition, some fragments of the film are slightly exaggerated and distorted. There is a clear outline in the characterization, and the polarization in the comments is normal. This may be the result that the director wants. After all, he once said: "I I hope to maximize the space for free play... The film does not need to be perfect, but tension and aggressiveness..."
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