British director Daryl Goodrich, who is famous for the
successful promotional film for London's bid for the 2012 Olympic
Games, was invited to Beijing on Friday to make a five-minute
promotional film for the 2008 Olympic Games.
As part of the "Vision Beijing" film series, the 42-year old
director will help shape a green and healthy image of Beijing and
its active cultural communications.
A total of five directors will work on the five-episode project.
Daryl Goodrich is the third director to have received an
invitation, following Italian film master Giuseppe Tornatore and
Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi.
At a press conference on Friday in Beijing, director Daryl
Goodrich, on his second visit to China, talked about how he would
exploit Beijingers' passions for the Olympic Games in such a short
time.
"Filmmaking and some sports are a very expressive subject
matter. I look closely to someone intensively and someone, when he
or she is performing. That says a lot. It is so much more than
spoken words. You can see deep inside somebody and see exactly how
passionately he or she is about what he or she does and what he or
she believes in. I am looking to catch those moments. It can be the
smallest moment on film, but it says so many words. And you're
constantly looking to find those moments. It doesn't have to be big
and over the top. Sometimes the smaller and the less say a little
more."
Shooting of the film will begin at the end of May. All of the
five short films are slated to be screened in August at various
venues, including on television, at the airport, on buses and
advertising signs.
British director Daryl
Goodrich showed up at the press conference for "Vision Beijing" on
April 13, 2007.
?Producer Caroline attended the press
conference of "Vision Beijing" on April 13, 2007.
Taiwan composer Bao Bida
attended the press conference of "Vision Beijing" on April 13,
2007.
Producer Caroline and
director Daryl Goodrich at the press conference of "Vision Beijing"
on April 13, 2007.
(CRI.cn April 13, 2007)
