Chyi Yu's film spirit

He made a lot of efforts in the film Freshwater Fish Culture. In order to shoot this film, he led the film crew to Lingxian County, Zhejiang Province, and worked hard day and night to prepare for shooting. The film needs underwater shots of herring eating snails and grass carp eating grass. At that time, this kind of lens was taken through the glass of the water tank, and the camera was waiting by the water tank, which failed again and again. Yu Qi deeply understands that without perseverance and hard work, it is impossible to shoot precious shots that people usually can't see. He tried to overcome the difficulty of not knowing the language when he first arrived in the south, went deep into the masses, visited fishermen, and sometimes went to the town teahouse for a few hours early in the morning to find the old fisherman "actor" With the help of fishermen, they finally succeeded in shooting unexpected shots. Because Yu Qi has been engaged in the creative activities of dramas and feature films, when directing science and education films, he always makes a serious exposition as a director, and sometimes draws a shot picture to discuss with cooperative photographers, so as to strive for perfection in creation. He pays special attention to the choice of extras and the nature of commentary, and is also very particular about the use of montage in science and education films. The success of the creation of Freshwater Fish Culture shows that Yu Qi is good at explaining scientific and technological knowledge in simple terms and with great interest, as well as his vivid, delicate, fresh and smooth directing style.

In the winter of 196 1, he learned that Professor Huang Wenji from the Biology Department of Fudan University had mastered the information that owls prey on mice through scientific investigation, which proved that owls are beneficial birds that should be protected. So he made up his mind to put this scientific research achievement on the screen, correct the bad reputation of owls, and educate people to get rid of superstitions and publicize scientific knowledge. Yu Qi and others followed Professor Huang Wenji in and out of the mountains and forests. In the dark, they lay in the wet bushes and carefully observed the owl's whereabouts and living habits. The desire to photograph the night life of owls has more strongly impacted Yu Qi's mind. However, when they really want to make a movie, difficulties will come, and even they will encounter big problems that are almost insurmountable. Because the owl's habit is to lie down during the day and go out at night, it is most afraid of light, and it is inseparable from light to make a movie. What shall we do? Yu Qi gave full play to the wisdom of all the comrades in the film crew and came up with a way to domesticate owls artificially. It took them a year and four months to domesticate the "blind" owl into an animal "actor" who is not afraid of light and people and can perform wonderful performances under the mercury lamp. Yu Qi and the comrades of the film crew went through many sleepless nights together, and finally filmed the owl catching and swallowing mice. This extremely precious and rare shot has made many visiting friends in the international science and education film industry marvel and admire. On one occasion, a French film director held up a film camera and filmed the whole movie Night Owl on the screen. He told Yu Qi that he had always wanted to make such a film, but he didn't succeed.