Film-makers like Hsu Ke and Hsu An-hua began an overhaul of traditional techniques, with full support from Ming Chi, CMPC general manager at the time, and inspired by the arrival in Taiwan of new wave Hong Kong movies from 1979 on. The added impetus of the video boom brought classic European films into reach, and one by one new directors began to emerge using new forms.
由於當時中影總經理明驥的大力支持，加上一九七九年香港新浪潮電影進軍台灣，徐克、許鞍華等人在拍攝手法上的翻新，給電影創作者帶來不小的刺激；配合錄影帶的興起，多了觀摩歐洲經典名作的機會後，新導演紛紛破除窠臼，開發出新的表現形式。