What was the first film made in China?

Dingjunshan. It was originally a famous section of Peking Opera, and it was also China's first attempt to make a film. Beijing Fengtai Photo Studio 1905, 3 black and white photos. There is no copy of the film now, only one stills are kept. Director Ren Qingtai, photographer Liu, starring, a famous Peking Opera actor.

In 2005, China Film Group Corporation and Stellar Media Group jointly produced a new version of Dingjun Mountain, directed by An, screenwriter Jiang Wei, starring.

[Editor] The origin of Dingjun Mountain

See Chapters 70 and 71 of Romance of the Three Kingdoms for the story of Dingjunshan, with different plots. One of them, Dongchuan, is also known as the success of World War I. It is found in Han Opera, Sichuan Opera, Yunnan Opera, Anhui Opera, Qin Opera, Jin Opera, Tongzhou Bangzi and Cantonese Opera. The name of Hebei Bangzi is "Bangzi".

Plot: During the Three Kingdoms, Shu and Wei fought. Huang Zhong, the general of Shu, fought with Zhang He, the general of Wei. Although Huang Zhong is old, his skill is extraordinary. Zhang He was defeated and defeated Dingjun Mountain. Xia, commander-in-chief of Dingjun Mountain, is brave and good at fighting, and is a great shock to the Central Plains. Zhuge Liang, a strategist in Shu, deliberately ignored Huang Zhong and Huang Zhong's plan for Zhuge Liang when sending his troops, and resolutely volunteered to attack Dingjun Mountain. The two armies joined forces and captured each other's generals. The two sides agreed to exchange horses for prisoners. When changing prisoners, Huang Zhong shot and killed him, and then cut Xia with a drag knife.

This drama relies on old students and pays equal attention to singing, reading and acting. Yu Sansheng's early masterpieces. Later, Tan Xinpei changed his handsome helmet into a scarf, and modified and polished his figure and singing skills, which had a great influence on later generations.

[Editor] Birth process

1905, Ren Qingtai, the owner of Beijing Fengtai Photo Studio and Daguanlou Cinema Park, said bitterly that "the length of the films shown is very short, except for funny films, there are only tricks and foreign scenery" and he moved his own idea of filming. It coincides with the 60th birthday of Tan Xinpei, a veteran Peking Opera performer, and supports Ren Qingtai's idea. So Ren Qingtai bought a French-made wooden-shell hand-cranked camera and 14 roll of film from Chilov in the eastern suburbs. Liu, a photographer in Fengtai Photo Studio, is responsible for operating the machine, deleting the singing and focusing on the performance. He used daylight to shoot three pieces of Tan Xinpei's performance of Peking Opera Dingjun Mountain: Volunteer, Dancing Knife and Dui, which became the earliest mime documentary short film in China.

In the late 1950s, Liu, an apprentice of Fengtai Photo Studio, was interviewed. According to his memory, the shooting of Dingjun Mountain was like this: "A white curtain was hung by two red columns under the porch. The house became the temporary residence of Boss Tan, and his minions, pianist and drummer all came. In the courtyard outside, the camera called "mobile box" is placed on the back wall of the front yard. Liu, a photographer, is the best photographer in Fengtai. Although I practiced several times a few days ago, I was still a little nervous when I really went into battle. After the sound of gongs and drums, an ancient military commander with a big knife flashed behind the curtain. This is the old yellow bell of Dingjun Mountain, which is the best in Tan Xinpei. I saw him standing in a column with gongs and drums, shaking his mouth and crossing his knife. I heard someone shouting,' Shake it', and Liu shook it hard. At that time, the film was only 200 feet long, and it soon shook, so it ended. " (Quoted from Wang Yue's "Cradle of China Film-Interview with Beijing Fengtai Studio")

Dingjun Mountain is a pure drama documentary, which met the appreciation needs of the audience at that time. After the film was released, it was warmly welcomed and there was a grand occasion of empty lanes. This is of pioneering significance to the development of China films.