On the afternoon of May 18, Mr. Wang Shaomin, Associate Dean of Modern Creative Media College of Beijing Film Academy, was invited by the Film & Television Art and Education College to give a lecture themed Film Scriptwriting Not that Complicated — The Creation Process of the Blue Dress. Mr. Wang has given lectures about films in more than 20 higher learning institutions, including Beijing Film Academy, the Central Academy of Drama, National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts, Academy of Arts &Design of Tsinghua University, Peking University Health Science Center, People's Liberation Army Academy of Art, and University of Science & Technology Beijing. Mr. Wang has abundant practical experience in film and television performance, directing, and scriptwriting. He has directed many films, including the New Ode to the Yimeng Mountains and the Blue Dress. The lecture is one of lectures held during this Cultural Exchange Week. Faculties and students from the animation, environment, and arts departments have participated in the lecture.

On the lecture, Sang Xiaohun,Head of the Collegeexpressed his welcome to Mr. Wang and hoped that the students can have deep exchange with Mr. Wang. Mr. Wang explained problems found during film script teaching, and shared the creation process of the film The Blue Dress, including his mental struggle at the beginning, the troubleshooting at the middle stage, and the successful creation at the end. He introduced the ideas of the script from the key creative points to the extension of thinking in a step-by-step manner, and watched the film The Blue Dress together with the attendees. Besides, Mr. Wang introduced and analyzed Greimas works from distinct script elements and the relationship between six action categories.

At the end, Mr. Wang said, "Successful people succeed because they can do things other people deem impossible", to encourage the students to be brave in innovation and creation, believe in themselves, learn more knowledge about the film culture, and form a film culture thinking. The lecture inspires the faculties and students much and is highly praised by the attendees.