"As long as it is an excellent work created by an excellent director, an excellent screenwriter, an excellent actor, and an excellent team, I value it." At the 29th Shanghai TV Festival Magnolia Awards jury meeting on June 26, TV series Category jury chairman and director Yan Jiangang’s selection criteria are the aspirations of all judges. Wei Keran, chairman of the documentary category jury, Indian director and producer, summed it up as "the theme can trigger thinking and move the audience." The animated film category judge, Japanese screenwriter and director Mari Okada said that truly good works can touch everyone's hearts. Heart.
The competition for nominated works is fierce
"I almost saw double images when watching the movie. Facing so many high-quality dramas, our awards are so few. This is a problem facing all the judges." Yan Jiangang was pleasantly surprised. In the past year, there have been a large number of high-quality TV dramas at home and abroad. Nearly a thousand works from 57 countries and regions around the world applied for the Magnolia Award. In the end, 10 dramas from 7 countries were selected for the three major categories of the Magnolia Award.
Yan Jiangang
"The competition for the nominated works is very fierce, and we are also very headache, because we can only choose one best." Judge You Yongzhi said bluntly, "We follow the principle of letting a hundred flowers bloom and a hundred schools of thought contend, and strive to present colorful and different types of works. In front of the audience. The judges focus on the overall quality of the work, not any one of them." In You Yongzhi's view, "The success of a TV series must be comprehensive and requires the concerted efforts of the director, cinematographer, art writer, and actors. "
You Yongzhi
"An excellent work requires profound thinking, exquisite art, and excellent production. The basis of all of these is artistic appeal." Judge Li Yuesen emphasized the artistic appeal of the TV series, "If any work does not have it. If artistic appeal is not recognized by the people, it is not considered a good work. "
Every character has its own attributes.
What kind of works are more popular? The judges speak out. Director Yang Lei emphasized "casting", "The choice before starting the film is very important. Each character has its own attributes. If the initial choice is incorrect, it will actually affect the series. We will have a lot of communication before and after the film starts. Including reading the script and catalyzing on-site, some new ideas will be generated."
Yang Lei humorously compared the process of getting along with the crew to a blind date, "This is the process from meeting, falling in love, and finally living together." He said, "The so-called innovation is not something we imagine we have never seen before, but something from Find content that touches people in life experiences and express it so that the audience can experience it. The shortlisted films of "
" have different styles and have their own merits. Regardless of their genres and themes, whether domestic or foreign, the audience generally prefers the new and hates the old. They want to see it. The problem that every screenwriter has to solve is how to make his works unique and irreplaceable in the competition of the same type and subject matter. Every screenwriter racks his brains and devotes all his energy to this. Only by working hard on narrative can you defeat the works of other competitors." Judge Wang Xiaoqiang sighed based on his own screenwriting experience, "Any screenwriter starts from the first word of his first work until he can. Everyone has spent a long time being nominated for the Magnolia Award, which may last for more than ten years or even decades."
Judge Wang Xiaoqiang
Judge and art director Han Zhong commented on the artistic visual performance of the shortlisted works, "It is getting better and better. The bigger the show, there are many aspects of aesthetic display, some of which have reached a certain height of oriental aesthetics. "
The final result is determined based on the number of votes.
During the selection process of "Magnolia", if the judges have different opinions, who will they listen to in the end? "We will finally reach an agreement based on full discussion. If there is any inconsistency, there will be a voting mechanism determined by the organizing committee, and the final result will be determined based on the number of votes." Yan Jiangang said that the members of the jury are all experts in various professional fields and are excellent practitioners with rich experience. "We have a common position and common insights. More importantly, we have strong values and aesthetic ideas. There is a high degree of consistency, which ensures that we have a basic consensus on the judgment of each work. Of course, benevolent people have different opinions and wisdom. Everyone may look at and evaluate a certain work or each individual award from different angles. This is normal. "
judge and British producer Elwen Davis shared her review process, "First of all, I look at the overall content. I also switch to the audience's perspective to see why they like this work and why they care about this story. "Judge and French actor Andi emphasized originality, "The most important thing is originality. Whether it can really catch me, I will also consider the perspective of the Chinese audience. "
Haiqing
"Chinese TV dramas are becoming more diversified, healthier, more professional and making great progress. "Judge Hai Qing is looking forward to more exciting creations, "It is a work that expresses and has feelings, and is really driven by inner motivation. ”
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