Brief introduction of characters in Lin Dong's works

A Lin Dong, chairman of Zhouren (Beijing) Culture Communication Co., Ltd., an early CG practitioner in China, has been engaged in film and television special effects, architectural decoration design, landscape design, animation and other work for many years, and is committed to promoting the development of film special effects in China.

Chinese name: Lin Dong

Nationality: China.

Ethnic group: Mongolian

Place of birth: Qinghai Province

Occupation: special effects director, painter, architect, calligrapher.

Graduate school: Animation Department of Central Academy of Fine Arts, majoring in architecture and indoor and outdoor design of Northwest University for Nationalities.

Main achievements: Chairman of Zhou Ren (Beijing) Cultural Communication Co., Ltd.

Member of Interior Design Branch of China Institute of Architects.

Representative works: white fireworks, hello! Mr. Shu, during the Warring States Period, the Twin Cities got a unique trick. The big deal was that there was no such person in the battle of the town.

Personal profile

Born in 1973, Mongolian in Ledu County, Qinghai Province, now living in Beijing. Early CG practitioners in China engaged in film and television special effects, architectural decoration design, landscape design, animation and other work for many years. He studied architecture and indoor and outdoor design successively in Northwest University for Nationalities and Animation Department of Central Academy of Fine Arts. 200 1 Established Zhouren (Beijing) Cultural Communication Co., Ltd. and served as the visual effect director of several film and television dramas.

Major achievements

Film visual effect guidance

Fireworks during the day, two cities hitchhiking, big event, hello! Mr. Shu, the Warring States Period, Watermark Street, the battle of towns, no one found it, night trains, urban fairy tales, the war on the other side, the story of phoenix, shrimp balls, the fire of Harlang, playing cool youth, etc.

Calligraphy and painting

Influenced by his father, he studied calligraphy and painting, inscriptions and seal cutting since childhood. /kloc-at the age of 0/4, he made his mark in the Qinghai Youth Painting and Calligraphy Competition and won the honor. He has written titles for many TV series and books, such as The Warring States, The Story of Shrimp Ball, I can't forget it, Phoenix, Fifteen Levels and so on. Painting is mainly oil painting and watercolor painting. Representative works include Prayer, Pottery Pot, City of Nature, Corner, Balcony, etc. , and drew a lot of movie scripts and illustrations.

Architecture and interior design

Interior design of Guohua Power Plant in Dingzhou, interior renovation project of China's Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, architecture and interior design of China's commercial offices in Mexico, Myanmar and C? te d 'Ivoire, etc.

The road of art

Adonlin's 20-year artistic road: architecture, animation, special effects, everything.

As the founder of Zhouren (Beijing) Culture Communication Co., Ltd., Alindong witnessed the ups and downs of the domestic special effects industry. The relatively bad creative environment and the attitude of striving for perfection make the new generation directors have higher requirements for the comprehensive ability of the special effects team. Lin Dong, who has 20 years of industry experience, is very familiar with the law of this change. As the saying goes, "Qian Fan, braving the wind and waves", from "Hello! From Mr. Shu to the battle of the town, from the Warring States to the daytime fireworks, he seems to be carefree and cast a net everywhere, but in fact he is self-contained according to local conditions.

Lin Dong grew up in Qinghai, and his father is a very famous painter. Influenced by the family environment, I like painting, calligraphy, inscription and seal cutting since I was a child. When I was a child, I saw a column called "Movie Magic", and each issue introduced the behind-the-scenes production of American movies. It can be said that working behind the scenes in film and television is Lin Dong's childhood dream. In fact, Lin Dong came into contact with CG very early. He used the dos version of 3ds3.0. At first, he studied to meet the needs of his work. At that time, I majored in architectural design at the university, and I also did architectural design for many years after graduation. But he finally chose to do video work such as advertising, animation, film and television, and founded the boatman (Beijing) Cultural Communication Co., Ltd.

Personal point of view

Special effects work needs to run through the production, and communication and technology are equally important.

In the production of a film and television work, technology is of course important, but communication can solve repeated workload and unnecessary troubles in many cases. Everyone has a good idea, but how to realize it in the most reasonable way is the control of the visual effects director. Visual effects director is a very important new position, and it is also a position with artistic guidance. He should have a solid technical foundation, provide the best visual effect production scheme according to the budget of the crew and comprehensive consideration.

In addition, how to control the budget on the basis of technology is very important. Many times, after shooting, some pictures can be easily processed on the computer without pretreatment, but the visual effects team should provide the director with a reasonable construction plan, shooting plan and operation plan in the early design. Therefore, the special effects team is not only the technical indicators needed to complete the film, but also comprehensively considers various factors in the shooting and production process to provide a reasonable production plan for the director.

It is very important for visual effects directors to make suggestions on the rationalization of the crew budget on the basis of technology, especially for movies with a lot of special effects. Many times, after shooting, you will find that some pictures can be easily processed on the computer without preprocessing. In fact, as the visual effects director, he must give the director a reasonable construction plan, shooting plan and operation plan in the early design. Some directors and producers often complain to the visual effects director that the actor's budget is overspent. Part of the reason for this overspending is that they don't understand the later period.

The ideal visual effects workflow should start with script communication, communicate with the director which scenes need post-production, and the visual effects team should provide ideas and drawings; Then, with the design draft, I can visit, select and restore the scenery with the director. Based on the on-the-spot investigation and repeated communication with fine arts, I determined the division of scenery: on-site construction and post-production, and many post-stage scenery scenes can be completed in one day in the computer; After all the ideas are opened, the visual effects team will send visual effects directors, site supervisors, designers and even professional construction teams. They can communicate effectively with the scene to ensure the execution of the shooting plan and the normal progress of the construction period. This reasonable communication greatly reduces the cost of the crew and plays a very good role in cost control.

As a visual effects practitioner, in fact, any kind of work is based on the director's creation. He is the soul of the whole movie. You just need to come up with better professional ideas to supplement his creation, and you should have a sense of teamwork, lose together and win together.

Coping with the impact of Hollywood blockbusters is both an opportunity and a challenge.

Many people think that with too many Hollywood blockbusters entering China, it will cause a kind of cultural erosion to China, but Lin Dong thinks this is a normal industry development, just like KFC and McDonald's coming to China, they have their own development methods, and domestic traditional hotels also have their own set of business models. So is the special effects industry. American blockbusters are good, but literary films can also be made. There is always a way for you in such a big market. Moreover, China's traditional culture is profound. Although many American blockbusters have a high box office at this stage, due to cultural differences, it is impossible to satisfy the tastes of all China audiences. Therefore, Lin Dong believes that China's own team and entrepreneurs should stand on their own feet. In fact, the technology and software level of special effects industry in China is not far from that of foreign countries. The key lies in people, mainly in what angle practitioners and operators should look at the problem and how to position themselves and the company. In other words, now that the social system is open, as long as we persist and have confidence in the industry, we will certainly succeed.

Lin Dong hopes that this industry is full of people who love their profession and have a sense of responsibility like him. If they are strong and United, they are really invincible. Peer is not only competition, but also victory. His point of view is that everyone runs a restaurant, you have your way and I have my way. The development of the industry is not decided by a few people, so sometimes it is most important not to be bound by many things, not to complain about others, to adapt to society, and to learn to solve problems.

Newcomer's suggestion: cultivate aesthetic quality and adhere to a down-to-earth attitude.

The orientation of boat people to cultivate talents is artists, and they will first choose talents with high aesthetic quality. For example, a three-dimensional modeler should not only understand modeling and scenes, but also design. Secondly, A Lindong thinks that art is more important than technology, and creation itself is the most important. For example, a character shaper should not only have excellent artistic skills, but also know the knowledge and principles of structure and anatomy, so that his works will not be distorted and will have "aura".

Exhibition of works