1905 Movie Network Special ArticleIn 2021, on the stage of the reality show "Let's Shoot" created by young directors launched by iQiyi, director Desert made a short film "Love Without Talking". This warm work about the efforts of a deaf couple to make their daughter speak, not only won high praise from filmmakers such as Chen Kaige, but also allowed the audience to see the ordinary and great family power behind the special group.

4年後，這部感動百萬人的短片終於以同名電影的形式登上大銀幕，由張藝興、李珞桉主演，延續了短片的情感內核，講述聾人父親與健聽女兒相互守護的動人故事，進而為全國近3000萬聽障群體"發聲"。

As of press time, the word-of-mouth of the movie "Love That Doesn't Speak" was released, and the score of the ticket-buying platform reached 7.0 points. "A pack of tissues is not enough", "the emotions are delicate and warm", "I cry when I laugh and laugh" and other high-frequency words have become praised by the audience.

When he was a guest on the "Dialogue" column of 1905 Movie Network, director Desert said that the confidence of his creation came from the main creative team's nearly three years of visits and research, and what he saw in the real deaf community was not suffering, but optimism about life and kindness to others.

He also hopes to show the real life of this group of people through the film, "I want the audience to know that there is a group of people who live under the same sunshine as us." Let them be seen, this original intention has not changed in the past three years. ”

What kind of sparks did Zhang Yixing collide with the young actors? How to make the emotions of the silent world heard by more people? In the creative process from short films to feature films, what kind of support and assistance has the industry received? 1905 Movie Network interviewed the director of "Love Without Talking" in the desert and unlocked the creative code.

Talk about the actors

"Zhang Yixing's persistence andPonyVery fit"

"The Olympic bid recommended Zhang Yixing!" Talking about the origin of cooperation with Zhang Yixing, Desert bluntly said that he would start with the senior of Beijing Film Academy bidding for the Olympics, when the Olympic bid had just finished filming "All or Nothing", and learned that Desert was preparing a new film, so he strongly recommended Zhang Yixing.

After the two met, Desert didn't expect that Zhang Yixing already had a deep understanding of the role, and his persistent and pure qualities coincided with the "pony" in the play, "Yixing has a very persistent energy, and his feelings about the whole world are very pure, and the pony in the play, as a father, is also very persistent in order to create a better life for his daughter." Therefore, they have a natural overlap in temperament. ”

In order to get close to and feel the "silent world" of Xiaoma, Zhang Yixing conducted a two-month special sign language training before the start of filming, and also visited the deaf community with sign language consultant Chi Yaoming, and communicated with them face-to-face, striving to make the speed and accuracy of sign language meet the standard of normal communication.

Desert said: "The request made to me by my deaf friends is that the sign language must be pure, and Zhang Yixing has done this, and not only the lines prescribed by the movie, but he can also freely communicate with the deaf actors in life, and this professional attitude has won their recognition." ”

Talking about the relationship between the pony and the daughter Mumu, the desert is vividly described as "father and brother and child sister", and the process of Zhang Yixing and the little actor Li Luoyu cultivating a tacit understanding is also as cordial and natural as getting along with peers, "Zhang Yixing will take the initiative to buy her a pony Paulie card, accompany her to play games, and accompany and listen to her." In addition, eucalyptus also likes to dance, and they have danced a lot of Zhang Yixing's dances before, and they will also 'meet friends with dance'. ”

The closeness and tacit understanding outside the play also naturally flowed in the performances of the two, especially in the scene of "Choose Dad or Mom", Li Luoyu took on the role of Zhang Yixing, which not only made Zhang Yixing quickly immersed in emotions, but also difficult to calm down for a long time, and burst into tears outside the camera.

When seeing that Mu Mu did not choose himself, Zhang Yixing expressed the complex emotions of the character with mixed feelings with his eyes, including unbelievable consternation and helpless bitterness, and finally chose to face it with a smile. His delicate expression moved everyone present. "There is a gentle power in his eyes that adds a touch of tenderness to the character." ”

Talk about the original intention

“讓3000萬人被看到”

From a short film of more than 111 minutes to a long film of 0 minutes, director Desert and screenwriter Dandy Fu chose to spend three years polishing the script, traveling all over the country, visiting a large number of deaf groups and families, and bringing together their stories and voices into words, just to "make all aspects of this story close to the most real state." ”

在我國，有近3000萬聽障群體，他們的背後，是近3000萬個聽障家庭，影片中的聾人小馬和女兒木木，正是他們的縮影。而小馬為了給女兒更好的生活，被犯罪團夥利用的情節，也是很多聽障人士可能面臨的處境。

"Because of the simplicity of the hearing-impaired group and the lack of access to information, most deaf people have the experience of being deceived. That's why we chose to include this storyline in the script. ”

However, the film's portrayal of the hearing-impaired community does not stop at the narrative of suffering. Desert admits that before the research, he also had the presupposition that "deaf people live a hard life", but after the actual contact, he completely changed his opinion: "Their optimism about life and positive friendliness to people is what I want to convey through the film." "

It is also based on the in-depth understanding of the deaf community and the successful experience of the short film, Desert insists on using nearly 30 real hearing-impaired actors to participate in the performance, "We believe that this real power can be felt by the audience." ”

In order to help the hearing-impaired actors better adapt to the atmosphere and filming work on the set, the crew will switch between red and green lights to remind the actors when the filming will start and when to end. Staff will also learn common sign language vocabulary to facilitate communication. In the end, the hearing-impaired actors also repaid the crew's care and trust with the most sincere and moving performances.

"The original intention of creation is to hope that they will be seen, and this original intention has never changed in the past three years", Desert emphasized that this is not a work of curiosity, but an expression condensed by the main creative team with sincerity, "I want the audience to know that there is a group of people who live under the same sunshine as us, but have not been noticed." If you like this movie, you can also learn a little sign language. "

"It's like the line in the movie: 'When you walk into a place, the deaf person will smile at you at the first sight'. How can we reciprocate this kindness, maybe a few simple sign words will make the world a better place. ”

Discourse Creation

"Always exchange sincerity for sincerity"

The young director Desert, who was born in 6, is undoubtedly the best among his peers. Soon after graduating from Nortel's directing department, he directed the hit drama "Hello, Old Times" on the iQiyi platform, with a Douban score of 0.0 points, becoming the youth drama "White Moonlight" in the hearts of many people.

The director's first feature film "I Want Us to Be Together" also had a good reputation, winning a box office of 80 million, and poked the tears of thousands of viewers with real love. is good at excavating delicate and moving emotions in the base of reality, which has also become the background color of the director's desert.

Looking back on several works, Desert concluded that they happened to be based on the theme of "friendship, love, and family", reflecting his understanding and feelings about the world at that time, and using "sincerity" to communicate with the audience is also the creative principle he has always adhered to, "The creator must have a sincere attitude towards the work, and maybe even at some point your soul will become one with the work, which is my creative habit." ”

In 2021, iQIYI launched the reality show "Let's Shoot" created by young directors, helping cutting-edge young directors by making short films, so that more audiences can understand the process and difficulties of the birth of films. As one of the contestants, Desert filmed three short films, including "Love Without Talking", which was recognized by the judges and the audience, and won the "Best Young Director" award.

Looking back on this experience, Desert once said that "Let's Shoot" helped young directors open up the creative path from inspiration to actual shooting, so that they could get out of their comfort zone, complete the creation in a short period of time and have direct communication with the audience, "Let me greatly improve my understanding of myself and the work." ”

Although there was no film with the deaf community as the protagonist in China at that time, both Desert and iQiyi saw the social value and special significance of this theme, and the two sides hit it off and started a cooperation for more than three years.

From "Hello, Old Times", "Let's Shoot" to "Love Without Talking", in the cooperation with iQIYI, what the desert feels the most is a kind of "natural tacit understanding", "iQIYI is a platform that respects and trusts creators very much, giving young directors a lot of room to play, and it is under this consensus that we have created these works." ”

Talking about the future, he also hopes that the industry can give more trust to young directors, "Young directors are the most energetic and daring group of people to express themselves, I hope you can give us more space, so that more fresh blood and perspectives can pour into the market, because Chinese audiences are the smartest group of audiences, and they always need better stories and fresher expressions!" ”