Visual Power (Dialogue between First-Line Directors and Producers)

Author: Liu Haiyang
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: This book features a group of "image power" creators who are active in China's film and television industry. They are a diverse group of talented creators, exceptional individuals with varying degrees of political insight, economic operation skills, and leadership abilities, and are undoubtedly the backbone of the Chinese film and television industry today. The book objectively showcases their mindset, thoughts, and concerns, while also truthfully documenting their experiences, achievements, and struggles. With their wisdom, they give power to images and transform "image power" into "influence," providing entertainment to the public while also directly and indirectly participating in China's grand process of transformation.
This book collects in-depth interviews and conversations between the magazine Xingku and frontline directors and producers in the film and television industry. The content holds immense value, offering guidance akin to a map for industry practitioners and those aspiring to enter the field. Prominent directors of popular films and television series, such as Ang Lee, Gu Changwei, Tsui Hark, You Xiaogang, and Gao Xixi, as well as behind-the-scenes operators like agents, appear to decode their insights and perceptions on art, career, and the industry.