2018年CRI Ordinary citizens celebrate film carnival in Beijing

 

A film-featured carnival¹ is now being held in suburban² Beijing, attracting large crowds of people to experience new tricks of filmmaking and entertain themselves in multiple ways.

This year's film carnival carries the theme "Dream of Star Coming True". It invites ordinary citizens to participate in the film shooting and production in person, and make themselves the protagonist³ of their own films.

All these could be realized in a virtual stage adorned⁴ with green screen.

Although there are many similar projects elsewhere in other international film festivals, Ma Ping, Deputy General Manager of the China Film Studio Company, thinks their virtual stage provides visitors a unique experience.

"Their carnivals⁵, or other theme parks; they are pre-designed for tourists. It's not a real studio. But what we are opening to the public now is a real production studio, like this stage—we shot a lot of famous projects here, like Wolf Totem, like Monster Hunt 2. It's a real production stage. Normally, this kind of stage would never open to the public," said Ma.

Along with ordinary visitors, the virtual production stage has also become a favorite site for teams of journalists to do live streaming.

From their personal experience, these reporters are willing to uncover the mysteries of how this magic stage combines interactive⁶ film elements with entertainment.

However, according to Ma Ping, the stage, equipped with world-class virtual production capabilities⁷, may also offer visitors other pleasant surprises.

"If you use the traditional green-screen stage, after you finish shooting, then you need a very long period for post production. That might need months, or even years. But in this virtual production stage, even shooting in a similar green-screen environment, but you can see the outcome in real time."

Outside the studio of the virtual stage, there are several interesting destinations in the film-featured town.

An open-air theatre brings back memories of the past. Xu Hui and his girl friend from Kaifeng, a prefecture-level city in central China's Henan Province, were among the visitors sitting down on a bench at the theatre.

"Today, moviegoers usually opt⁸ for the well-equipped cinemas. Few would go to watch films in an open air theatre. My girlfriend and I travel to Beijing hoping that we could get a better understanding about advanced filming technologies as well as the movie culture. We've surprisingly found such a special, reminiscent location, where we are willing to sit down and feel like in the old days," Xu said.

The Film Carnival of the 8th Beijing International Film Festival will run until May 1st.

1 carnival   

n.嘉年华会，狂欢，狂欢节，巡回表演

参考例句：

• I got some good shots of the carnival.我有几个狂欢节的精彩镜头。
• Our street puts on a carnival every year.我们街的居民每年举行一次嘉年华会。

2 suburban   

adj.城郊的，在郊区的

参考例句：

• Suburban shopping centers were springing up all over America. 效区的商业中心在美国如雨后春笋般地兴起。
• There's a lot of good things about suburban living.郊区生活是有许多优点。

3 protagonist   

n.(思想观念的)倡导者；主角，主人公

参考例句：

• The protagonist reforms in the end and avoids his proper punishment.戏剧主角最后改过自新并避免了他应受的惩罚。
• He is the model for the protagonist in the play.剧本中的主人公就是以他为模特儿创作的！

4 adorned   

[计]被修饰的

参考例句：

• The walls were adorned with paintings. 墙上装饰了绘画。
• And his coat was adorned with a flamboyant bunch of flowers. 他的外套上面装饰着一束艳丽刺目的鲜花。

5 carnivals   

狂欢节( carnival的名词复数 )； 嘉年华会； 激动人心的事物的组合； 五彩缤纷的颜色组合

参考例句：

• The Venice Carnival is one of the oldest and most famous international carnivals in the world. 威尼斯嘉年华是世界上最古老、最富盛名的国际嘉年华会之一。 来自常春藤生活英语杂志-2006年2月号
• A few exceptions would be made, he said, such as for carnivals. 他说一些免责条款将被制定出来，例如嘉年华会。

6 interactive   

adj.相互作用的，互相影响的，（电脑）交互的

参考例句：

• The psychotherapy is carried out in small interactive groups.这种心理治疗是在互动的小组之间进行的。
• This will make videogames more interactive than ever.这将使电子游戏的互动性更胜以往。

7 capabilities   

n.能力( capability的名词复数 )；可能；容量；[复数]潜在能力

参考例句：

• He was somewhat pompous and had a high opinion of his own capabilities. 他有点自大，自视甚高。 来自辞典例句
• Some programmers use tabs to break complex product capabilities into smaller chunks. 一些程序员认为，标签可以将复杂的功能分为每个窗格一组简单的功能。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

8 opt   

vi.选择，决定做某事

参考例句：

• They opt for more holiday instead of more pay.他们选择了延长假期而不是增加工资。
• Will individual schools be given the right to opt out of the local school authority?各个学校可能有权选择退出地方教育局吗？