"The East is Red" is a film directed by He Zhiming, a film director from northern Shaanxi. Through songs and dances, the film summarizes the arduous revolutionary struggle against imperialism, anti-feudalism, and anti-bureaucracy carried out by the Chinese people under the leadership of the Communist Party of China and Mao Zedong after the founding of the Communist Party of China. . This epic selects the most representative typical events in each revolutionary stage, making it a historical microcosm of the Chinese people's pursuit of liberation. This music and dance epic was created to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Music and dance workers, poets, composers, stage art workers from more than 70 units including Beijing, Shanghai and the Chinese People's Liberation Army, as well as more than 3,000 workers, students, and Young Pioneers amateur choirs, with full revolutionary enthusiasm, successfully Created this revolutionary epic. The music and dance epic "The East is Red" is based on the historical process of the Chinese revolution.
Plot summary:
Recently, film director He Zhiming from northern Shaanxi put the story of this ordinary farmer who created "The East Is Red" on the screen, and won the fifth place with this film Best Director Award at the China International Micro Film Festival. Talking about winning the award, he said, I am closely connected with my hometown and I create with nostalgia.
Let every word have its origin. "The fiery red sun gradually rose from the vast mountains, breaking the severe cold of the winter morning on the northern Shaanxi Plateau. The rays of light shone warmly on Li Youyuan. He faced "Crying under the sun." This is the scene that pushes the whole film to a climax. He Zhiming is still excited when talking about these scenes. "The relationship between the sun and people is actually the relationship between the Communist Party and the people, and the relationship between the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region and Li Youyuan." He Zhiming said that only by tracing the trajectory of Li Youyuan's life can the audience understand how an ordinary farmer can Write an ode to the great times.
From the northern Shaanxi folk songs "Exploring Home" and "Sesame Oil Lamp" to "White Horse Tune" and "Immigration Song", the final formation of "The East Is Red" has gone through a long process of evolution. In order to find the origin of this word, every sound, He Zhiming consulted a large amount of information and interviewed various experts and descendants of Li Youyuan. "What needs the most effort is not only the shooting, but the historical authenticity of the life prototype, and how to seamlessly connect with the artistic reality reflected in the micro-film." He Zhiming said.
With such a rigorous and meticulous shooting attitude, He Zhiming and the crew waited for the sun to rise in the biting cold night of the Loess Plateau; they worked all night to create a slogan to restore the scene; they reshot night scenes in the jujube forest. His cheeks were scratched by jujube thorns, and his clothes were torn...
These efforts finally earned the film recognition from the industry and the audience. After watching the movie, Li Youyuan's grandson Li Jinpeng said to He Zhiming with tears in his eyes: "There are many film and television works that reflect my grandfather's creation of "The East Is Red", but this one is the most authentic."
Movie "The East Is Red" Actor of Red Li Youyuan
Li Zhengfei
Birthplace: Yulin
Date of Birth: 1980
Graduation School: Shenmu Higher Drama School
Gender: Male
Born in Yuyang District, Yulin, Shaanxi Province in 1980, junior college, member of Shaanxi Provincial Music Association, member of China Northern Shaanxi Folk Song Research Association, admitted to Shenmu College in 1995 Theater school, and was admitted to the Music Education Department of Xi'an Radio and Television University in 2002. Currently engaged in folk song research and singing in northern Shaanxi, he is a freelance musician.
Li Zhengfei's popular songs:
"Our Leader Mao Zedong"
"The Red Mountain Dandy Flowers Bloom"
"Autumn Harvest"
p>"Walking Three Sides"
"Auspicious Waist Drum"
"The East Is Red" etc.
Contestant experience and awards:
In 2001, he won the silver medal in the Yulin Region’s First Liquor Culture Festival Distillery Song Competition;
In 2002, he won the gold medal in the Yulin Region New Year Welcome Competition;
In 2003, he won the “Gold Medal” of the Shaanxi Agricultural Bank of China UnionPay "Sui Ka Cup" Silver Award;
In 2003, he won the Silver Award in the 13th Shaanxi Province "Stars Award" Competition;
In 2003, he won the Silver Award in the Shaanxi Province CIMC Film and Television Competition;
In 2003, he won the gold medal in the folk category of the 5th Shaanxi Provincial Vocal Music Competition;
In 2004, he won the "Best Newcomer" in the 11th National Young Singer TV Shaanxi Division of "Dabao Cup" Award;
In 2004, the "Northern Shaanxi Folk Songs" album "Jiuqu" was recorded by Shaanxi People's Broadcasting Station;
In 2005, he won the "Shuangwei, Huaxi Bay" Cup Shaanxi Folk Singer TV Award Silver Medal in the Competition;
In 2005, he won the National Singing Gold Medal in the First Shaanxi TV Singer Grand Prix;
In 2005, he won the title of "Top Ten Folk Song Kings" in the Third National North-South Folk Song Competition. ;
In 2005, it was rated as a "Charming Star" by CCTV's "Charming China" column challenging Xintianyou;
In 2005, it was directly invited by the Ministry of Culture to participate in the 4th Tianmu Mountain Forest Tourism Resource Expo, with famous singers Liu Hegang, Wu Qiong, singers Wei Jindong, Gao Gao, Yu Shuzhen and others performing on the stage. At the same time, it has received praise from experts such as famous singers Wang Kun and Bai Bingquan, President of the China Conservatory of Music Jin Tielin, Chairman of the Shaanxi Provincial Federation of Literary and Art Circles Zhao Jiping, and Chairman of the Shaanxi Provincial Musical Association He Yi. Known as the best tenor folk singer in northern Shaanxi;
In November 2005, he participated in the recording of Jiangsu TV Station's Charming 60 Seconds program.