List of cast members of Summer Mourning

Zhao Yan Metropolis Daily 20081October 27th A8 edition reporter: Luan.

After more than two months of intense filming, more than a dozen like-minded college students have produced a campus film "Mourning in Summer" reflecting the emotional life of contemporary college students, which will premiere on campus this Thursday night. This has become one of the hottest topics in Yanshan University. Yesterday, Xin Wang, the initiator and promoter of this campus film, came to the editorial department of this newspaper and told about his first "electric shock" experience with members of the "crew".

"This is a story about a dream."

Xin Wang wearing a pair of wide-brimmed glasses looks gentle, but his words reveal an active nature. He said that he was born in 1986 and is currently a junior majoring in computer science and technology in Liren College, Department of Electronic Engineering, Yanshan University.

Xin Wang, who majored in engineering, is essentially a literary youth. When he was a freshman, he wrote the original campus novel "Summer of Sorrow", from which the script of the movie of the same name was born.

"We decided to make this film in the second semester of our sophomore year. Since then, we have changed the script, changed it and changed it again. It only started at the end of August this year. " When talking about his own creation, Xin Wang said that his story is not only a story about the emotional life of contemporary college students, but also a story about dreams. I believe that all students can find * * * from it.

"The crew members are all good friends."

In the second semester of sophomore year, Xin Wang learned that the school supports students to shoot DV movies. He immediately talked with his friends Xu Xinxin, Li Xiaojie and Su Peng about their ideas, and the four young people hit it off and began to struggle for their dreams.

Xin Wang is a screenwriter, promoter and the main person in charge of the crew. Xu Xinxin, a junior majoring in industrial engineering in School of Economics and Management, served as the director. Li Xiaojie, a junior majoring in economics at Liren College, takes into account the major events and feelings of the crew and also plays the male part of the theme song "That Summer"; Su Peng is very busy and belongs to the kind of person who will come to help for a few days when he is free.

"The core member is the post-production Xia Tingkua who joined later. He is a senior majoring in mechanical automation in Liren College, and his skills are great! " Xin Wang said that because they are good friends with similar interests, they are always in a very happy mood despite many difficulties in their work.

"165438+ wear summer clothes to make up the lens in October"

After deciding to shoot in May, Xin Wang and Xu Xinxin began to look for actors. At that time, they printed an audition notice on the most common A4 paper. "So many people have come, which makes us excited and completely unexpected!" Soon, the leading actor Ma Hao and the leading actress Lin Yan stood out. "At that time, female number two was also selected, but she didn't show up on the day of the audition. Later I learned that she resigned. " Fortunately, Lu Jiawei, a freshman in charge of makeup in the crew, took the initiative to ask for a substitute and provoked this burden. "I am especially grateful to my actors. They not only performed well, but also were very dedicated. 165438+ 10 took a lot of pictures. The weather was already very cold in the later period, but in order to match the plot, the actors still appeared in summer clothes, even if they were sick, they didn't say a word. " Xin Wang sincerely praised.

"I have to shoot if I don't sponsor myself."

Without sponsorship, the members of the "crew" were a little depressed, and everyone decided: pay for it themselves! According to Xin Wang's estimation, the film cost more than 4,000 yuan from preparation to production, all of which was funded by the crew.

"In fact, we encountered many difficulties in shooting. We borrowed four DVs from school and friends, and we had to buy our own microphones ... "The most troublesome thing for him was to look at a pile of messy materials before post-editing, and he even cried. Fortunately, the partners are very strong and gradually sort out the mess. Now all the films have been edited, with a total duration of more than 80 minutes. The theme song has also been recorded. This song was written by a friend of Li Xiaojie, and the lyrics were rewritten by Xin Wang according to the plot.

"Unique sense of accomplishment!" Xin Wang described the mood at this time. He said that after the film is released in school, it should be uploaded to the Internet for more people to see and recognize. "It premiered on the East Campus on Thursday night and was shown on both campuses on Friday night. I believe the students will come to join us. " -Record the sufferings and joys of the cast of Yanshan University student film "Wounds in Summer" (Author: Xin Wang)

When a group of children with borrowed DV claimed to make a movie, they got more cynicism than admiration or encouragement, but it was in this cynicism that they came step by step, their steps became more and more solid, and they responded to everyone's doubts with silent actions. -inscription

One day at the end of April 2008, I found Xu Xinxin and asked him if he really wanted to be a director. His eyes lit up at once, and he said of course. I said, well, I'll write a book and you will be my director.

In this way, the crew was formally established. From the instant hit it off between two people to the passionate fighting spirit of people from ten different colleges, it took only two days without accident. Because the idea of making a movie didn't come out of thin air, it can be said that it has always been our dream. When I was a freshman, in April, several of us were still in the student union, and a crew of more than a dozen people had been formed to shoot a musical short play. But before we set sail, our dream was rejected by our superiors at that time on the grounds that the school wouldn't give us money and wouldn't let us find our own sponsorship.

A year later, when these people meet again, the power of generate is enormous. He suppressed his dream for a long time and finally saw the way to realize it, although there are endless unknowns ahead. What gives us a chance to realize our dream is Secretary Zhang of the Youth League Committee of Liren College. His personal support made us ecstatic.

In mid-May, when we only had a DV borrowed from a friend, we couldn't wait to hold a grand actor audition at school. In the vast arc hall of Xida University, we auditioned for a whole day and interviewed all kinds of people, some who can perform and some who can't, but everyone who came here made us feel gratified. At least these people have recognized us, recognized our dreams, or been crazy.

That day was full of emotion for us, because someone really came, someone was willing to sign up, someone was willing to perform seriously in front of four inexperienced judges and listen to every word we said sincerely. At that time, I thought, even if it was just for them, I would stick to it, because I finally saw that not everyone was laughing at us, and so many students were willing to follow us and be crazy in the eyes of others.

On that day, there was a girl who was very talented, could act, was handsome and generous, and could sing and dance well. She is meticulous, which makes us all like her. Shortly after the12 earthquake, I said that I would call you on the spot and you would treat me as a friend of my hometown in Sichuan. She hesitated and said, ok. So I told her word by word with a microphone that her house had collapsed and her family had not been found. She didn't speak, bit her lip, her muscles trembled and tears welled up. Until we told her that she could be re-elected, she was still choking, and I knew it was beyond the scope of performance. She is the heroine unanimously elected by us after the primary election, and Lin Yan, the actor of No.1 Si Wen.

After that, the road was quite difficult, because the original boot date was delayed because of the lack of sponsorship. At that time, I was carrying materials all day, running around, meeting many merchants and spending a lot of time, but none of them even wanted to believe us. It seems that they are not worried about how many people will watch our film, but more worried about whether we can shoot it. In those days, I was always wrapped and hit by this distrust. Suddenly I feel that the road ahead is dark and I can't see where the exit is. I was really confused at that time.

It's summer vacation in a blink of an eye, and I spent most of the holiday in a daze. Just when I was desperate, someone suddenly asked me how the movie was, and I realized again that there were still people watching us silently, waiting to see our works. So at first, that passion burned in the body again. I called Xu Xinxin, and I said I would shoot even if I pooled my money.

I went back to school in mid-August and started looking for sponsors again. It can be said that I spent another half month in vain without any suspense.

In the second week of September, I called everyone together again, borrowed the office of the student union, and held the first formal meeting since the establishment of the crew, which can also be said to be the opening ceremony of our film. The next day, we started the test machine in a hurry. I smiled from my heart for the first time, as if I hadn't felt this way for a long time.

But before I could enjoy this joy, I was interrupted by a hurried phone call in the afternoon. Xu Xinxin told me that female number two hasn't arrived yet, and the afternoon was originally arranged for her.

That day, they waited for her at the appointed place for a whole afternoon at the meeting, but there was no one there and the phone couldn't get through. Later, the girl sent me a message saying that she wanted to quit, leaving a reason that she might not be able to convince herself. Although I didn't want to see such a thing, I didn't object or stay. Later, when she called me, I thought I agreed to her request calmly. Because I know this is the same as love, since I know I can't stay, I'd better let her go.

In the next few days, it can be said that Xu Xinxin and I were so busy that we found the right actress all day long and used all the contacts we could, because there were only a few days left.

This interview is completely different from last time. We can't wait to decide whether the actor can do it when he just walks up to us and sees it at first sight.

In just a few days, our mobile phone stopped several times, stopped charging and paid it every day. In this way, we still haven't found a candidate who can satisfy us completely.

On the weekend again, he asked me what I was doing, and I said boot, boot as usual. So we started filming Maho two days before we decided on the heroine. We are rather poor heroes.

Finally, a girl who volunteered came into our sight. Her name is Lu Jiawei. She used to be our temporary makeup artist. She is the only new student in the crew. In the eyes of a group of mistresses, she looks at each other like a newly sensible child. In her expectant eyes, everyone finally nodded.

To tell the truth, she is not the best, but she is the most active one. Even if it's just a shot for her, she will paint her makeup for an hour. And she is basically a must-see for every game, and the attendance rate is higher than that of Xu Xinxin and me. In addition to the heroine, she must also be a makeup artist, photographer and audience ... but such a kind and lovely child will always be slaughtered for dinner by those hateful disciples.

In fact, speaking of these three protagonists, everyone is moving. Because our play is called Wounds in Summer, and it's all about summer, but for various reasons, shooting was postponed until autumn. The weather in Qinhuangdao is always changeable. Everyone says that there is only summer and winter here, and a gust of wind can always bring everyone from hot summer to cold winter. But in this weather, the actors have to take off their thick clothes and pretend to be comfortable in the cold wind in summer, which makes us feel a twinge of pain.

There is a scene in the movie about the heroine Si Wen and the hero Bai Bing running into the campus crying from outside the school after breaking up. At that time, it was the end of 10. Even though she was wearing a thick coat, she would unconsciously tremble in the wind. In order to grasp every tiny movement of Si Wen, Lin Yan just took three photos back and forth in the cold wind in a thin summer dress. Later, I learned that she had a fever that day. When editing, we looked at her on the screen with a sour nose. For the first time, she didn't move, just erased the director's beginning on the audio track, and then the whole scene was strung into a movie.

The film can be made because we have absolutely solid technical backing. His name is Xia Tingkua, a senior. We all call him Lao Xia, but in fact he is one year younger than me. He is a technical madman in our eyes. Before he graduated, he had a national technology patent in his hand, and once designed and produced a 16 meter long rocker arm for film and television. He is more proficient in computers. He can make Apple's leopard operating system run smoothly on a PC, and he can skillfully use professional-grade final cut to deal with amazing video effects. Without him, I don't know how much our film will be eclipsed.

Today, the whole movie is finally presented to everyone. No matter whether the comments are good or bad, these seven months, along the way, moved, happy, bitter and sour, are intertwined in our psychology. We are shooting the story in the script, and we are telling our own story with our own lives. Maybe there will never be another chance to get together and shoot the next movie, but this story has been branded in our hearts forever and ever, and it will always be the most perfect movie in our hearts.