The first generation of directors refers to film directors in the silent film period, who were generally active from the early last century to the late 1920s. There are about 65.438 million directors in this generation, represented by Zhengqiu Zheng, Zhang Shichuan, Shan Duyu and others, especially Zhengqiu Zheng and Zhang Shichuan.
The main activities of the second generation directors were in the 1930s and 1940s, and some directors were still working in film posts until the 1950s, 1960s and even 1980s. This generation of directors mainly include Cheng, Shen Xiling and Cai Chusheng.
The third generation of directors refers to the directors and artists who embarked on the film industry after the founding of the People's Republic of China. This generation of directors mainly include Yin Cheng, Xie Tieli, Hua Shui, Cui Wei, Ling Zifeng, Xie Jin, yan wang, Guo Wei, Li Jun, Yanfu Yu, Lu Ren, Wang Ping and Lin Nong.
The main body of the fourth generation directors is the graduates of Beijing Film Academy in 1960s. They put forward that China's films "throw away the crutches of drama" and pursue the simple and natural style and open structure, and the countryside has gradually become the central theme of their works.
The fifth generation directors refer to young directors who graduated from Beijing Film Academy in 1980s. Their works are strongly subjective, symbolic and allegorical, and the representative figures are Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige and Tian Zhuangzhuang.
The sixth generation directors generally refer to a group of young directors who entered the director department of Beijing Film Academy in the middle and late 1980s and began to direct films after 1990s. Representative figures are: Bird, Wang Xiaoshuai, etc.
The film direction of the seventh generation directors is basically oriented to commercial films, including Lu Chuan and? Gao Peng, Li Fangfang, Zheng Chang and others.
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Duties of directors:
The director and creative staff study and analyze the script, find a suitable expression for the script, and be responsible for the artistic level of the whole play; Jointly nominate and recommend actors and actresses with producers; According to the script and shooting requirements, choose the exterior or guide the interior construction;
Guide the props group to complete the preparation and arrangement of props; Guide the on-site shooting work; Discuss the publicity plan of the work with the producer; Guide the lighting of the shooting scene. The audience sits? Actor? Photography, recording, art, makeup, clothing and other departments.