text丨Chen Xueying
"new mainstream" dramas proposed by Tsinghua University Professor Yin Hong in 2021 "China TV/Internet Drama Industry Report 2021", the report summarizes the characteristics of "new mainstream" dramas as "mainstream value + Mainstream market", which is in line with both mainstream values and market demands, and gave a high evaluation and earnest prospect of "the new mainstream will become more mainstream".
" ideal shines on China " as the main theme drama to commemorate the centenary of the founding of the party, adopts the form of "poem selection drama", and writes a century of history through "scatter perspective", so as to construct a magnificent moment in "meaningful moments" Epic, and through the "defamiliarization" of the central characters and the "coreization" of the peripheral characters, the theme writing of "ideas shines on China" is completed in the combination of artistry and authenticity.
One is the "scatter" writing of a century-old history. "Ideal Shines on China" adopts the form of "Poem Selection Drama", selects 40 groups of characters' stories from different periods in the 100 years of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party, and condenses them into a total of 40 episodes of about 25 minutes per episode. "Anthology drama" is a translation of English anthology series, also known as "independent unit drama". Anthology is derived from ancient Greek ·νθολογ·α, which is extended to a collection of poems with the meaning of "flower collection". Each episode of the anthology drama has different characters and stories, which are relatively independent and have a unified theme. The more representative ones are the British dramas " Black Mirror ", "9 Secret Story " and so on. In the creation of domestic TV dramas, serial dramas are the main form. In 2019, the film " me and my motherland " adopted the method of multi-screenwriter, multi-director writing and shooting independent units, and its artistic presentation achieved a new breakthrough in the main theme film. In 2020, the anti-epidemic report drama " together " also adopts the method of cooperation between multiple writers and directors, and the whole drama is composed of unit stories, so that each episode has been more carefully polished and realized the "main theme" and "" Artistic" combination.
As a tribute to the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party, "Ideal Shines in China" shows how the Chinese people, under the leadership of the Party, from the Communist Manifesto to the "Chinese Dream", from poverty and backwardness to great rejuvenation, from The road to the history of Weiwei Daguan is the blue thread of the road. In such a large time and historical span, "Ideal Shines on China" adopts the form of "Poems", which has well handled the relationship between theme and content. In the more than 20 episodes that have been broadcast, there are "The Taste of Truth" about the beginning of the founding of the party, "Bonfire in the Snow Country" during the Red Army's Long March, "Button" about the implementation of the market economy, and "The Field of Hope" about the development of modern rural areas. ", " family " to fight the epidemic in 2020...From the founding of the party, the founding of new China, reform and opening up, to the constructive achievements of the party and the country since the 18th National Congress, "Ideal Shines in China" selected 40 times The small stories in the nodes present the ideal core of warmth or perseverance, or sublime or simple, in a subtle and in-depth way, so as to use such a "scattered perspective" method to bring together multi-dimensional and three-dimensional images. Centennial Party History. As the chief screenwriter Liang Zhenhua said: ""Ideal Shines in China" seems to be writing echoes of grand banquets, or the key turning points of the story, or the most beautiful variation of a song. 40 stories and 40 styles, as if A song, it is not a single tonality, it has both expressionism, , and poetic symbolism, which is a very romantic creative attitude." The whole play is like a group of poems, through the lyricism of each measure, it is completed together. Magnificent emotional expression and content expression.
Second is the "defamiliarization" and "coreization" of characters. Generally speaking, the characterization of "Ideal Shines in China" can be divided into two categories: one is the well-known historical figures and well-known figures; the other is more "marginal" and less well-known in history or reality. figure. The former's characterization mainly adopts the method of "defamiliarization", that is, selecting the lesser-known characteristics of the character, or the angle that is not often concerned, and using this as the starting point to shape the character. For example, "The Taste of Truth" tells the story of Chen Wangdao. However, it does not start from Chen Wangdao's life experiences such as studying abroad and returning to China. Instead, it places the characters in a precarious social environment, and introduces the character " Jiangliu " for comparison. In the natural narrative advancement , poetically shows the story of Chen Wangdao's translation of the "Communist Manifesto", with great ingenuity. "Bing Tang" will "two bombs" Deng Jiaxian's research work, combined with his wife's personal life of accumulating rock candy for his low blood sugar, adds warmth to the story and brings a new experience of watching dramas.
And in the forty-episode series, the more "marginal" and lesser-known characters in history or reality account for a larger proportion. In the shaping of these characters, the method of "coreization" is adopted, and the focus of the narrative is on the characters' own experiences, so as to show the spirit of the characters. For example, "Guardian" tells about the protection of important materials by the father of Communist Party member Zhang Renya Zhang Jueqian , the protagonist of " Leilei's Medal " is a sparring partner of the women's judo team, and "Button" writes about reform and opening up and the development of the market economy. Zhang Huamei The self-employed experience is the main line, and the protagonist of "Bonfire in Snow Country" did not even leave a name in history... As the main theme TV series, "Ideal Shines in China" does not only focus on the "highlights" of "heroes" in history Moment", but to focus more on the "corner of history", to explore the ideal light and the power of belief in the characters in the corner, so as to achieve the theme of "ideas shine on China".
three is a combination of authenticity and artistry. As a "main theme" TV series, "Ideal Shines on China" needs to ensure the authenticity of characters and events to a certain extent, and can reflect history from the side. As a "new mainstream" drama, it also needs to have a certain degree of artistry, so as to be well received in the market. For example, " Tianhe " is based on the construction of Red Flag Canal . The environment, geographical conditions and practical difficulties encountered in the construction process have all restored history to a large extent, but one of them committed suicide due to overturning water. The woman, the image of the "red flag" that appeared many times, and the lens expression of the wife in Wu Zutai's memory, all have elements of artistic processing and artistic processing. Another example is "Eight Girls", the two clues of the story of the eight girls singing to revolutionize and the story of a contemporary school choir learning to sing are skillfully combined, and the authenticity and artistry are realized in the juxtaposition of the two time and space. combination.
All in all, in the treatment of time and history, "Ideal Shines in China" adopts the form of "anthology drama" written in "scatter", and adopts "defamiliarization" and "coreization" in the treatment of characters, so that the real Combining sex and artistry, in the process of writing a century of party history, the theme expression of "ideal shines on China" has been completed, which is in line with mainstream values and market demands, and is a representative of "new mainstream" drama creation.
