Preface... 1
Life and Literature... 3
Literature is a humanics... 3
The seed is the core of a Literary work... 12
Themes should be treated in such a way as to enhance
their political importaance... 21
The process by which a revolutionary outlook on the world
is established should be clearly demonstrated... 28
Life is struggle and struggle is life... 37
Which makes a work a msterpiece its scale or its content?... 45
Compose the plot correctly... 52
Conflicts Should be settled inb accordance with the law of class struggle... 60
Each secene must be dramatic... 69
Begin on a small scale and edn grandly... 76
The best words are full of meaning and easy to understand... 82
The mood must be expressed well... 88
Orginality is the essence of creation... 94
Directing for the Cinema
The director is the commander of the creative group... 101
In creative work one must aim high... 110
The director should clearly define emotions... 116
The quality of acting depends on the director... 123
Exacting standards should be set in filming and art design... 129
The best possible use should be made of music and sound... 134
The secret of directiong lies in editing... 140
The assistant director is a creative worker... 145
Actor and Charater... 151
The actor is the face of the film... 151
Acting should be more innovative... 156
Before acting he should understand life... 161
There should be no affectation in speech or action... 169
Success in acting must be assured by persistent effort ... 173
Which is decisive, a world outlook or a "subconscious memory"?... 178
Camera and Image... 190
Filming should be realistic... 190
The characterstic of the wide screen should be used effectively... 195
A screen portrayal demands first- class filming techniques... 199
Screen art and fine art... 204
Our Film art should be based on Korean life... 204
Make-up is a noble art... 208
Costumes and hand props should conform to the period
and the character... 212
The sets should reflect the times... 218
Scenes and Music... 223
A film without music is incomplete... 223
A song with unfailing appeal is a true master piece... 226
A melody should be unique... 231
Good Lyrics make good music... 235
Music should be appropriate to the scenes... 241
Musical arrangement is creative work... 246
Art and Creative endeavour... 252
The process of creative work must be the process of making
Creative artisits revolutionary and working-class... 252
A man sees, hears, feels and absorbs as much
as he can understand... 260
Be loyal to the Party and prove yourselves worthy of the trust it places in you... 264
Speed campaign is fundamental to the creation of revolutionary art
and literature... 271
Guiding the Creative Process
Revolutionary creative practice requires a new system
for guiding the creative process... 282
Creative work must be guided by the method of single
collective assessment... 290
The review of creative work must produce generalized models... 298