SKIN
Musical short film (Representative works)
Logline
Gu Xiaoting, A girl who wants to go to a dance academy to pursue her dream, has her beautiful vision shattered by a sudden phone call from her teacher.
She wants to prove herself to her mother and chooses to go to a bar to dance in exchange for the "favor fee" requested by her teacher.
However, she bumps into her mother in the bar. There were quarrels and some secrets that had been hidden for many years were discovered...
"For mothers who don't seem to love their children, their love may not be apparent on the surface. Deep down, they must love their children deeply."
---Director's forewrd
Love comes in different forms, but leads to the same destination.
Character
Xiaoting Gu 18 years old
She thinks that the family she lives in is not happy. She has been dependent on her mother since her parents divorced early.
Because of his mother's special job and tough personality, he has been living in oppression and loneliness. But behind her tough body is the helplessness and resistance to face reality again and again.
She had thought about whether she had ever had love many times. She longed for love and care, but at the same time, she often stood on the edge of everything and did not dare to get close.
Description of the core
This musical film tells the story of a daughter and her mother.
A "bad" mother who seems not to be recognized by society, wanders on the edge, and is criticized and scrutinized in the traditional sense, and a "good" daughter who pursues her dreams persistently.
My heart journey
"I am thankful for this work. This work also made me find my former self, and I believe that good works and actors always redeem each other." ---Stellar Yu.
1. DANCE
This work contains five pieces of original music and dance. During these half months, my understanding of the script has been constantly updated. I slowly walked into the character, felt her, and used all my past emotions and experiences to understand the various aspects of the story.
I like these five pieces of music very much. They are the bridge for me to gradually get closer to Xiaoting.
Dance training process
Simulate shooting
One evening, I turned off the lights and turned up the music to the maximum. I tried to just feel it all. I hoped that I could throw away all professional problems and focus on the dance of my feelings. That time was the first time I listened to the lyrics.
Following the emotion of the lyrics, I cried after dancing. It was the first time I was really close to Xiaoting, and it was also the first time I wanted to hug her.
Straps needed for rooftop dance
Thighs during training camp
"I am thankful for this work. This work also made me find my former self, and I believe that good works and actors always redeem each other." ---Stellar Yu.
2.HOME
I moved into her home more than half a month in advance.
I was not used to it at first, because the room had a very strange square layout, which was very depressing. For the first two days, I kept doing it until I couldn't breathe. It was this indescribable feeling that made me understand Xiaoting in a forced way. Ting's depression and loneliness, she spent many days and nights alone in such a room, and the terrace outside the room was her lonely stage, the only place where she could be unscrupulous.
" I gradually
approached her,
felt her,
understood her,
and embraced her. "
"I am thankful for this work. This work also made me find my former self, and I believe that good works and actors always redeem each other." ---Stellar Yu.
3.FILM ACTING
The last five days I presented my work.
Thanks to all the difficulties and my efforts in the past half month, this work made me believe in myself again: I can be an actor.
It made me truly understand how to feel the role, understand the role, respect the role, coexist with the role, and express everything she wants to say but can't express based on the character's personality.
Film Stills
SCENCE 1
Film Stills
SCENCE 2
Film Stills
SCENCE 3
Film Footage
