At the beginning of this year, the short drama "Mr. Pei Thinks of Father and Son Every Day" starring Xu Mengyuan became a hit at the beginning of the year. Xu Mengyuan has been an actor for 17 years. Her previous roles in "Mr. Pei" have always been lukewarm. The short drama gave her more room to perform and shortened the cycle of becoming popular. Not only her, but more and more actors who have been immersed and polished in the traditional film and television industry are beginning to "sink" into short dramas. At the same time, there are also actors who became popular through short plays and turned back to long-form videos, hoping to leave some impressive works. From a positive perspective, such a trip can indeed stimulate the potential of actors and improve the quality of short and long plays.
99 episode of the short drama "Mr. Pei" was shot in a total of only 14 days. The narrative of the short drama is compact, and there may be many ups and downs in one scene. Because time is precious, the actors' performances need to be fast, accurate, and ruthless, and they need to get into the state quickly. , crying or laughing must be emotionally accurate. This kind of shooting experience is something Xu Mengyuan has never had before, and it makes her acting very enjoyable. Xu Mengyuan's partner in the play is He Congrui, who graduated from the Central Academy of Drama. He has also worked in many TV series before.
Nowadays, many actors who have filmed long-form dramas have entered the field of short dramas. For example, Sun Yue, you must have heard of his hit short drama "Oh, the Queen is here to work". In addition, the dozen or so short dramas he starred in have also received good responses and have a high hit rate. Compared with other short drama male protagonists, this guy does not rely on his looks, but his acting skills. In fact, before becoming famous through short plays, Sun Yue, who graduated from the Performance Department of Zhejiang University of Communication, worked hard in long plays for several years. He co-starred in the TV series "Partner" with Zhu Yawen, collaborated with Ma Sichun in the TV series "Come on, You Are the Best", and co-starred in the TV series "Emergency Public Relations" with Huang Xiaoming and Tan Zhuo... In the end, he became a grown-up Short success sample.
Success is not accidental. Some of the "top performers" in the short drama field are also from "professional majors". Xu Yizhen, the heroine of "Oh, the Queen Comes to Work" graduated from Zhejiang University of Communication. She starred in the theater movie "Happiness" "On the Road" has been selected as the 2021 Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers screening film; Jiao Peikai, the male protagonist of "Wushuang" and "Love Addiction" graduated from Sichuan Film and Television Institute; Xie Yuwang of "Ex-Wives Strategy" graduated from Sichuan Media Institute... They are relying on After studying in school and having many years of experience in the drama crew, I finally stood out from the short drama track.
Although the regular army of film and television dramas has come to an end and the quality of short dramas continues to improve, it has to be admitted that "short drama actors" are still at the end of the industry's contempt chain. Some casting directors of film and television dramas will directly note in the message "Don't be short." Actor". After many aspiring short-drama actors became famous, they began to desire to go to long-form dramas to really learn some skills and produce good works. For example, Jin Chao, the two short dramas "The Princess Is Here" and "Donglan Snow", which he starred in, were hits. However, after these two works, Jin Chao never had any short dramas broadcast. When I see him again, He played two small roles in "Long Moon Ember" (55 minutes * 40 episodes).
actor, should he change from long to short or from short to long? In a variety show, Hao Lei thought it was a good thing for short-drama actors to work hard to integrate into long-form dramas and further their studies. Zeng Zhiwei said: "We who made movies in the past looked down on those who made TV series, and those who made TV series looked down on those who made online dramas, and online dramas I look down on short videos. But now Wong Kar Wai is filming TV series, and Stephen Chow is filming short videos. "
For actors, only by improving their acting skills can they be either sweet or long. Use your own light to light up the running track! (Wu Xiang)
(Source: Xinmin Evening News)
