(Studies in Global Genre Fiction)
by Jiaren Wang (Editor), Regina Kanyu Wang (Storycom) (Editor), John Shanahan (Co-editor), Guo Qi (Translator)
This handbook takes us through the making of The Wandering Earth,
one of the highest grossing non-English films of all time. It is a
rare, in-depth, behind-the-scenes study of the making of a masterpiece,
taking the reader through the entire production process of a landmark
Chinese science fiction film.
The book brings to life how The Wandering Earth
was created, from words to images, by a young and innovative
professional team assembled by director Frant Gwo. It discusses
specialised details of the filmmaking process and the collaborative work
of the crew and the cast involved to present an intuitive feeling of
the film’s production.
A step by step guide on the making of a radical large-scale film, this handbook critically examines its various stages such as,
- its
development and production stages ― the planning, preparing,
recruiting, setting up departments and processes; writing the
screenplay; creating a visual style and the production design; and the
principal photography;
- its challenging
post-production stages ― the editing, visual effects production, colour
mixing; dubbing, sound editing; publicity, etc.;
Further,
the chapters in volume also explore how Chinese science fiction films
disrupt the Western narrative context and provide the larger discourse
on Chinese science fiction.
Richly illustrated with exclusive first-hand visuals from the making of the film, this handbook, part of the Studies in Global Genre Fiction
series, will be an essential read for professionals, scholars,
researchers, and students of film and media production, film studies,
popular culture, cultural studies, Chinese studies, world literature,
and science fiction. It will also be of interest to the general reader
interested in filmmaking.
