At the beginning of this year, "Wandering Earth" officially opened the "first year of science fiction" in China, and domestic films also opened the door of "heavy industry aesthetics". The ever-changing technological changes are highly stimulating the creative desire and imagination of literary and art workers, making them continue to explore courageously in the way of encoding visual representations of content dissemination.
Starting from December 20th at 21:10 every Friday evening, under the authoritative guidance of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, Jiangsu Satellite TV, iQiyi, and ByteDance jointly produced the first large-scale science fiction popular science variety show "Starting from the Earth", which will represent China The ambition of sci-fi's endurance is to face difficulties before setting off. On December 11th, the program team has completed the studio recording of the first three programs in Beijing. Li Xiang, Zhang Rongrong, Li Yongle, Munchlai, Zhang Yang, etc. participated in the live recording as the host and guests, and the part of the show is science fiction. The first three phases of post-production have also been completed and are ready to go.
From "One Stop to the End" to "The Most Powerful Brain", from "Super Team" to "Extraordinary Magician" to Litchi New Year's Eve, knowledge attributes and industrial aesthetics have long become unique genes that distinguish Jiangsu Satellite TV from other platforms. "From the Earth" will start from here, we are not surprised. But probably everyone is curious: Why does Jiangsu Satellite TV have to eat such a difficult "sci-fi nut"? The show will be broadcast soon, will it become the starting point of "heavy industry variety show"?
inspired the original intention of sci-fi creation, which has always been emotional
Not long ago, at a forum entitled "Industrial Forces Accelerate Sci-Fi to the Public" at the Fifth China (Chengdu) International Sci-Fi Conference, the big names in the sci-fi world said, The Chinese have a strong science fiction plot and have a high degree of acceptance of related film and television works. In the past, foreign blockbusters were used to solve this demand, but with the popularity of "Wandering Earth", the science fiction industry has actively joined the power of Chinese film and television. , The unstoppable flourish.
is science fiction far away from us? In fact, the seemingly open-minded world has many connections with our real life. On July 25 this year, an asteroid named "2019OK" passed by the Earth. With a slight deviation, its destructive power may be comparable to the explosion of thousands of atomic bombs. After a false alarm, many people began to examine the vastness of the universe and the insignificance of human beings-the scenes of asteroids hitting the earth that often appear in science fiction movies seem so real.
Compared with traditional science fiction blockbusters, "Starting from the Earth" has more enthusiasm to put "sci-fi" into "science". It leads the audience to wander through the magnificent visual effects space, and at the same time entertaining and popularizing scientific knowledge. , Inspire sentiment and sow ideals. Zhang Yunxiao, the editor-in-chief of
, said that after participating in this show, he has experienced many entangled and difficult nights. Whenever he is about to retreat, he thinks of his eight-year-old son. "Many children like him are addicted. For all kinds of sci-fi books, I can’t find too many excellent sci-fi programs, especially the sci-fi programs produced by us Chinese. This has become the most powerful motivation for me to do this.” "Science Fiction World" editor-in-chief of
said: "Science fiction is the crystallization of science and literature. It is of great significance for us to promote scientific knowledge and popularize the spirit of science, especially to improve the learning interest and innovative consciousness of the majority of young people. I always say that when facing reality with my feet down to earth, I will lift my head for a moment and look up at the stars. I think science fiction has such a unique charm. "
art or science? They are moving towards “recognition” in the “controversy”
. Among the entertainment products, science fiction blockbusters have strong high visual effects, science and engineering men, and heavy industry temperament. They pursue shocking audio-visual enjoyment, and they also pay attention to certain scientific logic in the magnificent imagination. . It is conceivable that "From the Earth", which is about to meet with the audience, has both variety temperament, science fiction aesthetics, and movie quality. In an interview with
, Chief Producer Zhang Yedi said: “Jiangsu Satellite TV has the courage to challenge such a groundbreaking program. It also reflects the innovative power of the platform. The program uses several unrelated teams to The names of science fiction are gathered together, and then effectively compatible. "
Where are the difficulties? Zhang Yunxiao introduced, “If it’s a serial drama, then setting a world view can support it, but now each issue is about a relatively independent unit drama, and each one must have both story and science.”
Yang Guoliang It said, "Science fiction literature works, it’s charactersThe structure of emotion and worldview, but when it becomes a TV variety show, it involves the professional media form of TV. We must consider the length of expression and the effect of presentation. These we have no bottom at the beginning, and we need an experienced variety team. And the drama team gave us feedback. "
The debate about "art or science" often stumbling, and the number of scripts is changed. In the process of mutual recognition, they do not rely on each other to compromise, but must ask for a reasonable way that takes into account the demands of multiple parties. One time at Nanjing Airport, a group of people from the program team were discussing the alien presentation plan while enthusiastically discussing and typing records on the computer. Halfway through the research, it was the check-in time. They accidentally discovered that the plane was delayed for more than 3 hours. This group of people was so happy, so they finished the story line with inspiration. They said that it was the happiest plane delay they had experienced.
innovative production methods, unremitting exploration of TV "heavy industry"
in the province Among the top satellite TVs, Jiangsu Satellite TV is the first platform to bring content production into the "Industrial Aesthetics Era". From "The Most Powerful Brain", "Extraordinary Magician" and "Super Team" that shocked the eyeballs, to many consecutive years Come to use black technology to expand the circle of friends and rival the international level of lychee New Year's Eve, Jiangsu Satellite TV continues to refresh the public’s imagination of television with technology and creativity. Compared with movies with shocking effects, TV performance seems to survive shortcomings and disadvantages. However, with various hardware technologies that have been constantly changing in recent years, such as larger screens, higher-definition picture quality, and more three-dimensional sound effects, coupled with the rapid development of domestic special effects technology, today’s TV people have enough confidence and To explore the possibility of TV “heavy industry aesthetics” based on the basics. Mi Chunlin, general manager of Novartis, who is in charge of post-production special effects at
, said: “If the production process of the film is followed, the entire project may take three to four years, and the shortest One or two years. This time, we will use virtualization methods that are different from traditional production methods, which can meet production needs and save time. At present, this technology is also in its infancy in Hollywood. "
, as an original program pursuing "technical flow", has a huge amount of design for "Starting from the Earth". Zhang Yedi said: "Designers must have in-depth collisions with the screenwriting team at the beginning of the entire creation and complete a large number of The early conceptual design, and some technical solutions and later practical solutions for future shooting. The design of each important object must conform to the construction and description of the scene by the screenwriting team and the science fiction consultant, and a large number of conceptual drawings and color matching manuscripts are required in the process. We must not only design them, but also repeatedly demonstrate their rationality and possibility, because when the program is officially broadcast, many viewers will look at the program frame by frame with a very cautious eye. "
is also a huge challenge for the actors joining this show. In the eyes of actor Zhang Li: "Science fiction works have a lot of room for imagination. We often perform non-physical performances." Although it is difficult, I think for actors, this is not just a simple variety show, but also a kind of energy transmission. We very much hope that the audience can feel our expression very concretely. I want to take all of my Performance energy is used in the works of this show. "
Although "Wandering Earth" has opened the door of Chinese science fiction, the "advanced journey" of domestic science fiction has just begun. "From the Earth" bravely keeps up with the pace of exploration, and is about to accept the audience's scrutiny.
