Zhang+Yimou+Chart+It

that your director would be known for || Example || Film || ** How can you emulate this in your film? ** ||
 * || Techniques & Iconic Examples
 * Cinematography || Long shots of fighting/war || -The epic fight between The Queen and The Empire

-Various fighting scenes

-Various fighting scenes

-The fight between the Japanese Soldiers and the last Chinese Solider || Curse of the Golden Flower

Hero

The House of Flying Daggers

The Flower of War || I can do a fight scene with some kind of arranged fight scene in it, maybe including traditional Chinese kung fu. ||
 * Editing || Nonlinear Story Line || The "parallels" and the "twists" of changing various plot details, telling a different story every act.

The opening scenes and the ending scenes, "time twisting" || Hero

The House of Flying Daggers || Using a non-linear editing cut, will not do the traditional start to finish cut. ||
 * Lighting || Extreme bright lighting || The colorful palace that looked so vivid || Curse of the Golden Flower || Use really bright colors to overlight the scenes and settings. ||
 * Sound || Traditional Chinese music || The "old man song" during the fight scene between Nameless and Iron Sky

The girls's last song for the school girls before they leave

Various fighting scenes || Hero

The Flower of War

The House of Flying Daggers || Use old traditional Chinese music as well as scores. ||
 * Mise-en-scene || The use of colors || Each color represent a different act in the story told by Nameless, colors are used to separate each scene. || Hero || Wear different colors for each different scene, I can do a tribute/homage to Hero ||
 * Performance || Choreographed fight scenes || Any fight with any main characters || Hero/The House of Flying Daggers/Curse of the Golden Flower || Choreograph a fight scene, although it won't be as complicated as the ones in his movies, it will still be a nice homage. ||
 * Themes || Sacrifice for the greater good || Nameless sacrificed himself for the good of the Chinese people

Prince Jai kills himself in order to save his mother

The "call girls" takes the place of the school girls to "entertain" the Japanese soldiers

Liu sacrificing himself for Mei

Yang Tianqing risking his life for Ju Dou || Hero

Curse of the Golden Flower

The Flower of War

The House of Flying Daggers

Ju Dou || There needs to be something to take away from my move, I will have to give up something in order to truly make it a Zhang Yimou style movie. ||