Huang Yuetai’s character style

Huang Yuetai did not go to high school, and he even has some dyslexia to a certain extent, mainly because almost all the words he sees are transformed into images in his mind. Sometimes, in short He would read dozens of words for a long time. However, in every scene, he will firmly remember all the actors' dialogues. According to the actors' dialogue rhythm and psychological rhythm, the movement of the action camera is complex and delicate.

Huang Yuetai’s lens use is based on the actor’s performance. In order to make the picture vivid and capture the actor’s precise reaction shot in time, he does not put the quality of the picture first and uses a large number of zoom lenses. Except for the use of fixed lenses in "The Letter of Contribution", in Huang Yuetai's other works, he rarely uses set-up cameras. He uses a lot of sports lenses, and is regarded by his peers as the craziest user of sports lenses. A very important point is that he is used to putting the machine on a small crane. If the actor's position is not accurate, he can make up for it by moving the camera.

It is worth mentioning that when the actor's emotions are at their peak, Huang Yuetai will use restrained camera processing methods. For example, in "Painted Skin", after Xiao Wei seduces Wang Sheng and is interrupted by the lizard spirit, Xiao Wei and There was a fierce quarrel between the lizard spirits. At this time, Huang Yuetai used a fixed shot and a panoramic composition instead of split shots, which made the scene full of emotions and coherent, and also verified Huang Yuetai's emphasis on the actors' performances. degree.

Huang Yuetai's accurate understanding of the fate and emotions of characters gives him strong support for his color metaphor language. In the film "Painted Skin", General Pang, played by Donnie Yen, fought against the bandits. The skin color of the character is adjusted to warm tones, while the colors of the bandits are all adjusted to cool tones. The use of such strong contrasting tones is very bold. Huang Yuetai wants to express his understanding of General Pang’s psychological state through this strong color language. General Pang and The sand bandits are basically people from two worlds, and the warm colors also give General Pang a sense of heroism. After General Pang defeated the bandits, the colors of the Pang family army and General Pang immediately became unified again. This unique approach makes the visual language very fresh.

Zhang Yimou also used color similes in "A City Full of Golden Armor". He emphasized the conveying of symbolic meaning. At the end of the film, at the square and round table, the brilliant colors slowly faded into Black and white, only the color of the chrysanthemum in the middle is retained. It is a metaphor that all flashy and colorful things do not actually exist. The emotional reference of chrysanthemums in the film is fully emphasized through the contrast of colors.

Huang Yuetai did not let the colors jump out and affect the narrative. He expressed his feelings about the characters very delicately through color and light. In the film "The Name of the Name", Huang Yuetai used a lot of "Dusk light" is used to express the three brothers' feelings of "the sunset is infinitely beautiful, but it is almost dusk". The use of red color in the sunset, which is hidden but not highlighted, is quite restrained and skillful.

Huang Yuetai uses his whole body and mind to understand the plot and the fate of the characters, and uses a unique and charming image perspective to help the director tell the story. He strives for freshness in the image, but does not emphasize unique style and form. He uses a very professional His attitude is to seek a balance between art and business. During the filming process, he will bring a voice recorder, because he often shoots in dreams, and he will record the colorful and imaginative images in his dreams on the recording. His pen has become the inspiration for this or the next drama. His hard work and hard work are also reflected in that when he entered the photographer's profession, he put forward requirements for himself. When he saw all the scenes and characters, he must immediately come up with three ideas. A completely different light and lens to express. This is a person who lives for images and a person who lives for stories.