"The X" was shown in Busan, surrounded by three screens, and the visual effect was shocking.


The X poster

    Movie network news The X, the world’s first "Screen X" film directed by Jin Zhiyun, unveiled its mystery for the first time at the 18th Busan International Film Festival. In the past, the audience could only see one screen in front of the cinema, while "Screen X" extended the picture to the left and right walls to form a surround visual effect of three screens showing at 270 degrees at the same time. This broadens the field of vision and makes the audience more immersive, sharing the same fate with the protagonist.


Director Jin Zhiyun said that he accepted this challenge because he likes to try new things.

    "The X" is a film specially made to show this new technology. Director Jin Zhiyun said that he accepted this challenge because he likes to try new things, but he encountered many unimaginable difficulties. In particular, the contents of the three screens are different, but they should be unified in one environment. When shooting, there are indeed some technical difficulties that need to be overcome by the director, camera, art, props and actors.


Screen X technology demonstration

    The film is only 31 minutes long, which is not so much a movie as a short film that shows the charm of Screen X to the greatest extent. X (Jiang Dongyuan), a mysterious figure in The X, encountered unexpected danger when transferring a password box, and even met his fiancee Mia (Shin Min A), and after Mia snatched the password box, the trap caused an explosion. In the film, Jiang Dongyuan showed dazzling action acting skills, coupled with the sense of space and tension created by surrounding the screen on three sides, which made the audience sweat for him.

    Screen X technology does not run through the whole film from beginning to end, but mostly appears in closed spaces, tunnels and other scenes. Moreover, due to the position of the screen, this technology is more suitable for long and narrow spaces. So it seems that there are still some limitations. Paul Kim, the project leader of Screen X, also said in an interview with [Movie Network] that there are plans to shoot feature films using Screen X technology. In addition, the development and promotion of overseas markets will mainly rely on CGV cinemas.