I'MDIFFICULT 我是機車少女
《Last Summer》
“You should’ve warned me how good the acting was! I ended up crying at work. Are you responsible for that?”
“I rarely watch an entire music video, but this one, paired with the music, really pulls you into the story.”
“Someone called this ‘Taiwanese romance,’ and it’s so true.
This restrained, unpretentious, yet deeply genuine emotion is a unique beauty of Taiwanese culture.”
For the first time, I found myself repeatedly checking YouTube comments after a video went live.
It was touching to see so many people moved to tears or finding solace. It remarkably touches everyone's deepest emotions.
I've been thinking about what makes this video so special. From an editing perspective, it feels like a kind of magic that creates space.
This space comes from the perspectives captured by the cinematographer, WAI KIN SOU.
I used to think close-ups were essential to highlight key points, but his wide shots allowed me to focus on the actors' performances even more. Perhaps this is similar to the experience of watching a movie on a big screen.
Because the screen is so large, our eyes can only see so much, and the surrounding blurred atmosphere gives the audience a space to truly engage. Thus, long takes are necessary; without enough time, this effect cannot be achieved.
However, the question arises: Can this music video, not shown on a big screen, achieve the same effect?
Evidently, audience feedback has answered this question.
This visual expression not only passes the big screen test but also works on smaller screens.
I think this success can be attributed to other factors:
the director's script arrangement, the natural portrayal by the actors and stylists, and most importantly, a good song.
Writing this, I am truly grateful for this collective creation.
Through this experience, I've learned much about the magic of visual storytelling.
Director : Roger JC Lee Year : 2024
Editor : Dora Tsai
[ music video ]
「演得那麼好你要先說啊！上班上到一半爆哭你要負責嗎！」
「很少會把整首MV認真看完，但這首MV配著音樂，真的讓你可以進入情境。」
「有網友說這是台式浪漫，說得真好。這種內斂、不張揚，但深刻真實的感情，真的是台灣人特有的美感。」
這是我第一次在影片上線後，不斷刷YouTube留言的作品。看到許多網友因為共鳴而流淚或釋懷，甚至意外詮釋了我與導演沒想過的版本。
雖然《Last Summer》表面上是一部小品，卻神奇地觸動了每個人內心深處。
我一直在思考這部作品的特別之處。從剪接的角度來說，我覺得這是一種創造空間的魔法。這個空間來自攝影師偉鍵所捕捉的視角。
過去我認為要凸顯重點，就要使用特寫，但他的遠景鏡頭反而更能引導我專注於角色的表演。
我認為這是一件非常不容易的事，要用遠景鏡頭說故事，需要非常精準的眼光和極佳的美感才能做到。
這可能與在大螢幕上看電影的體驗相似。由於畫面巨大，肉眼能看到的東西有限，但周圍的失焦氛圍給觀眾提供了一個能真正參與其中的空間。
因此，剪接上就需要使用長鏡頭，否則無法達到這樣的效果。
不過，問題來了：「這部MV並不是在大螢幕上播放的電影，能達到同樣的效果嗎？」
顯然，觀眾的回饋已經解答了一切。
這樣的鏡頭表達，不僅能通過大螢幕的考驗，小螢幕也同樣出色。
我想這歸功於導演的劇本安排、演員與造型的自然詮釋、純淨的調色，以及最重要的，一首好歌。
寫到這裡，我真的很感謝這次的集體創作，讓我理解了很多關於影像的奧妙。
