Film Category Facts & Differentiators

Measuring Cultural Value/Elements:

Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions

General Observations: All respondents offer full support for the interview. All strive to provide the researcher’s support at all times.

Perspectives + Description: Respondent 1

Respondent 2

Respondent 3

1. The film was 1986 directed by Hou,

H. H., who is the leading figure of Taiwanese New cinema movement.

1. Hou described realsocial phenomenon―the creation of focusing on living things around.

1. Director Hou is professional at new technique of filming.

2. Received Different Evaluation: This movie in 1986 received significant acclaim by critics. But it was commercially unsuccessful.

2. It earned (1) The Award of Edit, (2) France Nantes Film Festival: • “Best Music Award” • “Best Photography Award” (3) Portugal Castro Oia Film Festival: • “Best Director Award” (4) Academy Awards • “Best Director Award”

2. The film’s popularity reaches worldwide.

2. Power Distance Index (PDI)

(Awards)

3. Movie Technique:

(1) - (3) Uncertainly Avoidance (Trials)

(1) Lighting: There weren’t many lighting techniques used in Dust in the Wind; they mostly use natural lighting throughout the film.

(1) Emphasis on personal experiences and memories of growing.

(1) With deep focus on photography and emphasis long lens aesthetics, with a realism and modernism style.

(2) Created Techniques: Hou created his own types for this film -Minimal amount of dialogues, no movement and expression, beautiful wide angle shots, no close-up, no follow shot, no panning, and no whip pan. Anyway, some of his techniques are still being used in Taiwanese films today.

(2) The film seems to closer to the role of the man in the street to construct the general public living experience, express concern Taiwanese culture. That’s great.

(2) There were strong local nature, close to the Taiwanese people’s lives: Use of local resources.

(3) New Actors/Actress used & Not in Studios: It was filmed in local areas with actors and actresses that had no experience or training in acting; moreover, every scene was not filmed in studios and had no special fast-paced editing, which means that the scenes usually is quite long.

(3) Since our eyes don’t move as fast as the camera fast-pasting angel, so it’s better for the audience to see the whole long shot in the film and clear the culture more.

(3) It’s very nature, not artificial for actors/actress with no experience which works perfectly in the film.

4. Difference between US (Hollywood) and New Taiwan Cinema

(1) Without Many Conversations: It is an unusual movie; Ah-Yuan and Ah-Yun, did not have many conversations or dialogue in the entire movie. There was a scene where Ah-Yun sent Ah-Yuan off at the train station, but did not talk the entire time while waiting for the train to come; they both kept silent even until they had parted ways.

(1) However, it was good to be accompanied with the friendship in the mountain, rhythm of forest or ocean, city meaner, grow better.

(1) It was made by Phase a spectrum with human interaction poems, very good.

(1) Uncertainly Avoidance

(Audio-Visual)

(2) Encourage Context: I could understand that they were experiencing many difficult situations in life, but why would Mr. Hou not include some basic dialogue in this film? As I guessed, Mr. Hou did this on purpose because he wanted the audience to think about the context of the film.

(2) I like that kind was into the world of imagination even converted to think about life’s attitude reflected by the screen.

(2) It was an understandable movie for audience to clear even there was not a lot of details in the film.

(2) Uncertainly Avoidance

(Effects-Spirit)

(3) Cinematography & Content different: The comparison does not match up at the first place because we did not compare films that are in the same genre. Obviously, the more notable and successful Hollywood films are lots of action, fighting, special effects, and fast paced cuts. Shawshank Redemption (1994), The Godfather (1972) are ranked in the top movies of all time and use little no to no special effects, fast cuts, or intense action in their movies.

(3) Comparison is when you compare different objects that are similar to each other.

I still think Taiwanese films full of culture are better to watch.

(3) The main reason those old Hollywood cinema became successful is because it’s entertaining and fun to watch.

(3) Uncertainly Avoidance

(Customer Service)