Such achievements are hard-won. It is said that sequels are difficult to do. As long as you step into the same river, you must accept higher expectations and stricter scrutiny from the audience. The "sequel curse" has become the default fact in the ecology of domestic drama creation. But this spell failed in front of "Big Rivers 2".
What makes it at the end of Big Rivers 2? Let's walk into this river and see how it inherits the previous high score and breaks the "sequel curse".
Times are waves: "Little" I am the wave of the reform tide.
During the broadcast of "Big Rivers 2", the investigation report of TV series was released as scheduled. According to the report, under the call of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television to encourage the creation of realistic dramas, there have been more than 20 realistic TV dramas, covering cities, years, workplaces, criminal investigations and other types, leading the entire TV theater.
Among them, "Dajiang Dahe 2" ranked first in the list with the first score of Douban. Concealed and great, in the name of home, nothing more than 30 or 20, don't mess around, settle down and get good results, leading the real theater in 2020.
An Overview of the Basic Situation of Realistic Drama (I)
Looking at these works, it is not difficult to find that the reflection of "big times" and "little people" and the * * fusion of "big environment" and "small roles" are the constant themes of high-quality realistic TV dramas, and also the important "keys" for creators to "build a big pattern and show high intentions".
Take Big Rivers 2 as an example. If we compare the reform to the tide of the times, Song Yunhui, Yang Xun and Lei Dongbao are promising young people who have braved the wind and waves. Wherever we went, the splashing waves converged into a grand symphony on the wave of reform, which gave birth to this unprecedented era of change.
And writing a grand narrative, "its beginning is also simple, and it will be great when it is finished." This is the writing style of the times. Blindly "shouting slogans", "labeling" and "painting faces" is obviously a creative act that lacks sincerity and is not intentional. To create a TV masterpiece that is truly recognized and liked by the contemporary audience, we must catch a trickle from the tide of the times, vividly reflect the big times with the stories of "little people", write works in down-to-earth and in-depth life practice, and make the works show the value of the times.
Viewers who have seen Big Rivers 2 will find that the description of each character in the play always flows in the "middle zone" of human nature. It does not criticize any relationship with colored glasses, nor does it look down on every small role from the perspective of God. Instead, it looks on coldly the social relationship and social structure of each individual and inspires the audience to reflect and reflect step by step.
Why is it difficult for Song Yunhui, a "doer", to be promoted step by step in Donghai Plant? Why did Song Yunhui and Cheng's seemingly "perfect match" marriage drift away? Are you willing to follow the honest and frank leadership style of "Song Yunhui"? Is Yang Xun an exquisite egoist or a helpless businessman? The dramatic conflict around the plot is "unexpected and reasonable", which makes people have a long aftertaste.
Harmony with dust: TV drama creation should seek light from dust
A good work is that no matter how cold the narrative background is, you can find light from the dust and "the way home" from the lost.
Looking for light from dust and looking for light from darkness is a test of the creator's skill. At present, some realistic works lack this.
Observing the reality dramas broadcast in recent years, we will find that many TV dramas have fallen into the same pattern. Not only the content of the story is very similar to that of characters experience, but also the emotional expression and presentation of the story are quite similar. This kind of creation is often just a cloak of realistic theme, in fact, it is to vent personal feelings or emotions, lacking sincerity and awe in creation.
For example, when it comes to rural areas, it is inseparable from the household contract responsibility system; Talking about students is nothing more than connecting with the college entrance examination; When it comes to entrepreneurs, we always start with small business suppliers. Of course, this is inseparable from the development of the times, but blindly displaying these contents will inevitably make people feel visually tired and refreshing.
Realistic TV series can arouse the feelings of the audience and have all the characteristics of * * * communication: always maintain a high degree of interaction with the real society, face the cold reality through differentiated individual stories, and construct the image of "reality" in different dimensions of history and reality.
"All changes are accompanied by pain and detours, and the open road will not be the broad road." Some scholars once commented on the original author Anai, saying, "Unlike some commercial war bestsellers on the market, which focus on traps, intrigue and intrigue, the commercial war characters written by Anai are always aboveboard and exude unique charm."
Hou Hongliang, the producer of Big Rivers 2, said: "What we want to present is not a house fight or a factory fight, but a plot that jumps out of local contradictions and looks back after the precipitation of the times. These include the drastic changes before and after the "southern tour speech", the collision of ideas at that time, and the wrestling between reform and conservatism. We can see that many things are those who are determined to make progress and push forward history. " Indeed, the pioneers of reform represented by Song Yunhui and Lei Dongbao in the play have the meaning of "breaking the bones with a sledgehammer". They stood up after falling again and again, which also gave the audience positive energy.
In this sense, "knowing the world is not refined, and the calendar is smooth and true." It is not only a portrait of Song Yunhui in the series "Rivers and Rivers", but also a high creative realm.
Details are the key: a long-term and stable "quality control" sign
There are abundant mineral deposits in real life.
Excellent realistic TV plays are based on the sincerity expressed by writers and the sincerity performed by actors, and also need the blessing from real details. For example, the behind-the-scenes team of Big Rivers 2 is the famous "Virgo Studio" in the industry. Behind the constant praise of his "conscience works" and "quality works" is the team's consistent excellent production level. Whether it is photography, scenery or service, we can see the meticulous team.
In TV dramas, the urban and rural features of the Yangtze River Delta in the 1980s and 1990s, as small as a "February 28th" permanent bicycle, a happy motorcycle and even a handwritten iou, can bring people back to the story of that year, because many props and daily necessities in it truly restore the childhood scenes of a generation.
What's more worth mentioning is that in order to make 1988 return to the sense of the times of 1993, the crew set up a real scene in Ningbo. In the studio rebuilt by the factory, there are both the office of Xiaoleijia Village Committee, which is familiar to the audience, and Song Yunhui's Home.
It can be seen that for high-quality realistic TV series, quality is reflected in every detail. It should be the pursuit of every creator, from the accurate grasp of the script to the truth and delicacy of serving the Tao-that is, taking the improvement of artistic quality as the highest task, taking the craftsman spirit of Excellence as the role vision, and running through the whole creative road with pragmatic development and innovation.
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Everyone is a grain of sand in the torrent of the times. In the pattern of the big era, people, stories and details will have an atmospheric field.