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At the end of 2019, costume dramas appeared in full force. Youku’s "Crane Huating" was the first to be broadcast, Tencent’s "Celebrating More Than Years" followed closely, and iQiyi also presented the costume martial arts IP drama "Sword Dynasty" in December. "In the same IP drama, the protagonists are all hot and powerful young actors at the moment. From the official trailers and specials, the revenge story of "Sword Dynasty" in "Sword Dynasty" is known for its clear martial arts style. Long-lost intimacy. The chief director of
, Ma Huaqian, has been busy recently because of the launch of "Sword Dynasty", but he is not without a trace of fatigue. Even when telling us about the creation process of "Sword Dynasty", I was a little excited.
"IP adaptation will be loyal to the original, loyal to the book fans, the story of the play will be fuller." The era when the original work of
was modified by the magic, "Sword Dynasty" can not help but fall into the cliche, which makes people worry about the general problem of the adaptation of the play. The above sentence is a reassurance given by the director. The novel of
"Sword Dynasty" is 939 chapters long, while the online drama has only 34 episodes. The adaptation process is very difficult. Liang Jingmeng (original Wang Jingmeng) is the most entangled character in the whole play. He is the starting point of the whole story and has emotional involvement with almost every important person. When Liang Jingmeng’s character was established, Director Ma discovered that Liang Jingmeng’s history was missing in the novel. If new things were added to it, it would be more difficult, and it would be easy to be criticized by book fans. "Everyone always talks about destroying IP, the important thing is to see what angle you use. If you don't add new things to it, it means you are reading a novel, adding new things to it, if you don't accept it, or you don't like it, you will think it is a mess." Director Ma knows the consequences of the changes very well.
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can modify the plot, modify the characters, but will not change the spiritual core of the original. The production of drama should surprise book fans, and audiences who have not read the original can understand it and are moved by the characters and the story.
Respect for the core and sense of the original work is the most important principle in the adaptation work of Director Ma. When came into contact with "Sword Dynasty", the novel had not been updated yet. It had been polished for more than a year before the script was handed over to Director Ma. On the basis of inheriting the spirit of the original, the fullness of characters and the perfect ending are all the difficulties of creation, and have gone through After half a year of revision, the crew officially entered live shooting.
Liang Jingmeng (original character: Wang Jingmeng) played by He Rundong is the starting point of the whole story, but the "cause" that does not show this character in the novel directly presents the "effect". The part that complements this cause is an important part of the script creation. Part of it. "We have added Liang Jingmeng's history, so that the ins and outs of this story are supported."
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should be the queen Ye Zhen played by Yao Di (original character: Zheng Xiu). Ye Zhen was selected by the tribe in the fight against the "Law of the Jungle" he believed in, and he was carrying the family mission in Liang Jingmeng. The two men dealt with King Heng and finally chose King Heng who could give her rights. Originally, this character was a pure villain, and power was what she wanted most. "Yao Di was very involved after reading this story. She thinks that a woman like Ye Zhen came in ruthlessly, eager for love, and even desperate to pursue love." Director Ma believes that as an important female character and character in the play The choice and the motivation for change should not be only right. Love is the root of his inner conflicts and struggles. The multi-faceted and complicated character gives Ye Zhen flesh and blood.
"Yao Di understands this character better than I do, and really treats this character with a female perspective and mentality."
Director Ma said of this character and praised Yao Di for his understanding and contemplation of the character from time to time. This is also to adjust Ye Zhen's character line s reason.
and the heroine eldest son Qianxue (Li Yitong) bears most of the emotional aspects of the play. Ten years ago, Liang Jingmeng was "not in love" with Ding Ning. These two relationships are very different here in Qianxue. To Liang Jingmeng, she hates her because of love, people who like her don’t like herself, and her relatives all suffer misfortune because of Liang Jingmeng’s reforms. End without disease.
For Ding Ning, the eldest grandson Qianxue's feelings were entangled. At first, she hated him because Ding Ning is a descendant of Liang Jingmeng, but after contacting Ding Ning, she found that Ding Ning was good and slowly fell in love with him. This level of emotional progression is something that Director Ma wants to keep.
"Sword Dynasty" has no extraneous romance, but the feelings of martial arts dramas can actually be very deep. Every action isThe part with love. Refusing dog blood and sugar is not the cuddling on the surface of the idol drama, but the daring to love and hate, it is the need for the audience to follow the characters to grow up, and the plot trend to savor carefully. It is not the temperament that martial arts movies should have to attract the eye simply by sweetness.
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For the "famous scenes" that netizens generally care about, such as Minshan's victory in the first place and one day's Tongxuan, the director smiled and assured us that "you want to see it, there will be." Oriental Zen and Aesthetic Expression"
IP adaptation is most afraid of falling in love with the hat of fairy and martial arts. Director Ma said that he was not at all worried that "Sword Dynasty" would become an ancient puppet show. Before shooting
, iQiyi and producer Feng Xiaogang were very sure about setting the tone of the film, and "Sword Dynasty" would return to traditional martial arts, which really sounds like a real feeling. This is a male protagonist’s growth-style costume drama. Ding Ning’s identity has double suspense. On the one hand, he is burdened with hatred. On the other hand, he has complicated emotional entanglements with the eldest grandson Qianxue and Ye Zhen. “Ding Ning is really me. The character with the most complicated mental state in the costume dramas I have filmed.” In addition to the increased difficulty of character setting, real listening, real fighting, and real feeling are also new challenges for the crew and actors. As a result, the actor Li Xian started training in the group three months in advance. During the filming of
, he would often discuss the characters with the director and the character of the characters he studied. Ding Ning uses different identities when talking to different characters. Li now clearly distinguishes them in the play.
is the first time acting as a hero in a costume drama. The workload of the action drama is more than imagined. During the three-month training, Li Xian will be a bit blunt in the early stage, and soon he will adapt. The scene of hanging Wei Ya mentioned in the interview was repeatedly shot more than 20 times. Director Ma recalled that he also admired Li Xian's performance. The
action scene is difficult, and the air balance is not easy. Li Xian did not relax for the high demands of Director Ma. "The repeated shooting is not because of bad acting, but because he wants to do better." A sentence expresses the perseverance of this big boy.
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Regarding the bangs style of Ding Ning that fans talked hotly before the broadcast, Director Ma said that Ding Ning's hair grew with his character. He had bangs when he was a teenager. After he was carrying hatred in the middle, he made a middle-pointing treatment on his hairstyle to make his character more stable. The white hair on the temples was a later style to set off the inner trauma of the character after the blow. The shape of the characters in
draws on the aesthetic style of Qin Dynasty. Black is the main color used by almost all characters, but at the same time, different distinctions are made according to the character of each character. Queen Ye Zhen's two emotions, one love and the other hate, are reflected in the costume of love is red, and hate is black.
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"Hundreds of costumes, the main characters are on average around 5-6 sets of work, and the number of production of "swords" as the core prop of the whole play is also as high as thousands." Director Ma recalled, swordsman practice The sword was also accompanied in the process, and even assumed part of the protagonist's emotional sustenance. Ding Ning's last foil was left by Liang Jingmeng's faithful disciple, and it was his belief in revenge. The Nine Nether Emperor Sword of Changsun Qianxue was gifted by Liang Jingmeng. After going back and forth, Ding Ning brought this sword back to her, symbolizing the relationship between Liang Jingmeng and Changsun Qianxue.
Therefore, there are as many swords as there are characters, or even more. In this way, "there are hundreds of swords with names and surnames." Each item is given its meaning and name. What is surprising about
is that a large number of war scenes from the original work are still retained in the play, and part of the filming of "Sword Dynasty" was completed in Yinchuan. The most important point when choosing to shoot in Yinchuan is that the geographical features are suitable. In addition to the scenes that everyone sees in film and television dramas, many scenes in "Sword Dynasty" are on the screen for the first time. "For example, in a drama in a canyon, real shots can make a costume drama more realistic, with a sense of heaviness. If you can make real shots, you must take real shots."
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"Fish Market is also a very important one in "Sword Dynasty" The scene, as a black market, has to establish an atmosphere. This scene was set up and shot in the studio, because this is a unique space that cannot be completed in real life, so we chose a better direction."
It is inseparable from the experience of high-end movies without the reference to the movie "The Banquet". The dynasty setting of "Sword Dynasty" is similar to that of "Night Banquet", and both modeling and photography have benchmarks. The horse guided us to reveal: "Queen Ye Zhen changed the clothes to King Heng who had just left the pass, and the belt that was taken off by the catwalk danced on the fire, stirring upThe room is charming. We have a tribute banquet for this scene. As for where it will appear, please go to the play to find the answer. "
" is based on traditional martial arts and new ideas, and fine online dramas need to resonate with the times and audiences"
"Sword Dynasty" is a martial arts drama with revenge as the main line. Ten years ago, the predecessor’s hatred, ten years later, Ding Ning is a descendant to complete. The traditional concept of revenge is revenge, but in the concept of martial arts, revenge can be to kill the enemy, or it can be to change the enemy and eliminate the opponent’s hostility. Chivalrous spirit does not necessarily require the sword to point the opponent to death. In the end, we must use a higher level to resolve.
"Our martial arts tricks, for example, to kill a person, you must use a sword to actually pierce in, and the person will die. This is a traditional martial arts drama. It cannot be a shock wave that kills the enemy in the past. In the martial arts competition, you really have to use a sword to stab in to win. This is a basic point for returning to traditional martial arts. "
Hong Kong's martial arts drama in the 1980s has become a classic legend. The familiar "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", "The Eight Dragons" and "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" not only let the audience remember, but also deeply influenced generations of film and television creators. Director Ma Huaqian is no exception. In traditional martial arts, the pictures are magnificent and there are many martial arts moves, but the establishment of feelings for the characters is relatively empty. The core of the adaptation of
"Sword Dynasty" is to remove some fantasy parts and bring the real martial arts Zoom in. At present, it seems that the infusion of fuller emotions into the characters allows "Sword Dynasty" to show the biggest difference from traditional martial arts films.
"Ding Ning is a very complicated character. He is not like the growth-type martial arts teenagers before, and he is ignorant all the way. Reach the top. He came out very heavy, his only goal was to stand in front of King Heng and kill King Heng. He only had one realm of cultivation, and King Heng had eight realms, and the two were very far apart. It was only later that his identity and the things he carried were involved. You may find that by watching the entire drama, there has never been such a martial arts drama to describe a person's mental state like this. "
So when the finale came, Ding Ning let go, "In the face of justice, hatred can be resolved. "Keep righteousness and let go of hostility, and create a warm and emotional chivalrous rivers and lakes.
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The real swords and guns of traditional martial arts and the freehand brushwork of new martial arts are blended, so that "Sword Dynasty" can stand firm in the fine online drama. A place.
Director Ma Huagan from "Spiritual Domain" to "Sword Dynasty" seems to have become the darling of big IP dramas. When asked if he would like to try an original drama, he laughed and said, "There was no time and space in the past few years. To make original works, this year’s IP will probably be used up.” But in fact, IP dramas still have great market advantages, and boutique web dramas adapted from IP are still the trend pursued by the public.
However, “the success of boutique web dramas is Can not be copied. Director Ma added that the explosion of a work requires the right time and place, and the presentation of a good work may belong to this era, or it may be ahead of the audience's current consciousness. From the perspective of the development of the times, the audience's aesthetics and fine web dramas Influencing each other and growing together. A drama that
filmed before was called "Jingwei Filling the Sea". It was broadcast without response at the time. It was broadcast after two or three years, and the audience gave a great response. To become a classic, it takes time , Need to be diligent.
"A good director must also innovate and have the courage to innovate. "Director Ma's next work is already in preparation. He revealed that the new work will still be a new martial arts drama adapted from IP, and will continue to be a good story with the aesthetics of the times. The chivalrous world of "Sword Dynasty" is still going on!
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