SHORT BIO:
Junior student, studying at the Department of Film and Television Photography and Production, Shanghai Film Academy, Shanghai University
FILMOGRAPHY:
Filming the documentary “A Summer Long As Usual” in my freshman year;
Filming the experimental short film “One Year After Another” in my sophomore year and be awarded as an excellent student short film for the winter break at Apple Creative Camp；
Creating the screenplay for the science fiction short film “Sisyphus”;
Creating the screenplay for the science fiction short film “Fireprayer”;
Participated in the filming of multiple student short films, the job includes photography, screenwriting, production, etc
1. What is the first story you ever wrote?
In fact, my first experience of scriptwriting was in junior high school when I adapted a fairy tale from a textbook to participate in a talent competition at school and ultimately won an award. I am proud of this.
2. Growing up, what movies or stories inspired your creative passion?
“A One and a Two” by Edward YANG and “Millennium Actress” by Satoshi Kon,they interpret the meaning of life from different perspectives.
3. For an unknown writer, what is the best way to get their screenplay seen?
Participate in more related activities and meet more like-minded people,this’s what I’m trying to do.
4. What experiences from your life influence your characters?
As I mentioned before, I often contemplate the meaning of life, so I inevitably think about death. What if we could avoid death at a certain cost? I brought this problem to my characters and asked them to solve it.
5. Can you explain your character development process?
When creating this story, I always defined the female protagonist as a believer and the male protagonist as a false god. When the true self of the male protagonist is exposed, we can better see the struggle of the female protagonist’s conscience and the irreversible arrogance of the male protagonist.
6. Do you write bios before you start writing?
Yes, this can help me better understand the characters and get closer to their possible inner thoughts.
7. How emotionally involved are you with the characters you create?
As much as possible. This helps me advance the story through them.
8. What are your thoughts on structure?
I hope this is a story which the audience can gradually unravel the mystery with the protagonist. So in the early stages of the story, I designed some questions that neither the protagonist nor the audience knew about, which were related to the construction of a worldview. As the story progressed, the audience could better understand the entire story and the tragedy behind it.
9. Do you outline before you start writing?
I think this is necessary. This can help me avoid getting stuck in the mist of themes or lack of logic during the writing process.
10. What is the most important aspect of building a great character?
Try to empathy with the characters, whether their thoughts are right or wrong, whether they are heroic characters or villains. I have always done this.
