List of China Directors in Past Dynasties

The first generation of directors: refers to the pioneers of China films in the 1920s, such as Zhang Shichuan and Zhengqiu Zheng. Representative works include "Singing Girl Red Peony" and "Burning Red Lotus Temple".

Second generation directors: refers to a group of directors who were active in the film industry in 1930s and 1940s, such as Cai Chusheng, Sun Yu, Fei Mu and Wu Yonggang. Representative works include Night in the City, Road, Yu and so on.

Third generation directors: directors who began to be active in the film industry in the 1960s, such as Zheng, Xie Jin,,, Ling Zifeng, Xie Tieli, etc. His outstanding works include War in the North, White-haired Girl, Song of Youth, Little Soldier Zhang Ga, Early Spring in February, Women's Basketball Team No.5, furong town, Opium War, Camel Xiangzi, Border Town and Spring Peach.

The fourth generation of directors: some directors who graduated from Beijing Film Academy or various film factories before the Cultural Revolution and emerged in the new period, such as Wu, Wu,, Zheng,,.

China's films "throw away the crutches of drama", advocate documentary, pursue simple and natural style and open structure, and pay attention to the exploration of society and life philosophy. Representative works include Youth Sacrifice, Sha Ou, Animal Year, Little Flower, Old Stories in the South of the City, and Side Street.

The Fifth Generation Directors: A group of directors who graduated from the Film Academy in the 1980s, such as Chen Kaige, Zhang Yimou, Wu Ziniu, Tian Zhuangzhuang and He Qun. The subjectivity, symbolism and implication of the works are particularly strong. One and Eight, Yellow Land, Grand Parade, king of the children, Hunting Ground Zasa, Red Sorghum, etc.

Sixth generation directors: The sixth generation directors generally refer to a group of young directors who entered the director department of Beijing Film Academy in the middle and late 1980s and started directing films after 1990s. Representative figures and their works are:

Bullfighting in Guan Hu, killing for life, get on the bus and go, hair out of order, Liu Laoliu, Ning Hao grass, Jia's fate, Xiaowu, platform, your mother, Beijing bastard, Wang Xiaoshuai's winter and spring day, seventeen-year-old bike.

Wang Yizhi (Wang Qiang) holds the Spring Festival, Lu Xuechang grew up, Zhang Ming's Wushan Yu Yun, He Jianjun's postman, Lou Ye's weekend lover and Suzhou River, Zhang Yang's spicy love soup and bath, Wang Quanan's eclipse and tuya's marriage, Lu Chuan's Nanjing! Nanjing! "and so on.

Seventh Generation Directors: Lu Chuan, Gao Peng, Li Fangfang, Long March and others. The film direction of the seventh generation directors in China is basically oriented to commercial films.

The duties of the director are:

1, organize the creative staff to study and analyze the script and find a suitable expression for the script.

2. Select actors with the producer and other members of the director group.

3. According to the script and shooting requirements, choose the location or guide the construction of the interior.

4. Guide the props group to complete the preparation and arrangement of props.

5. Command on-site shooting.

6. Guide the work team to complete post-production, including editing, recording, theme song, animation, subtitles and special effects.

7. Discuss the publicity plan of the work with the producer.