"Once Upon a Time in Bianshui" fictionalizes a complicated and exotic world - Sanbiangpo. A young working man named Shen Xing ( Guo Qilin ) ventures into a secret place to survive and is looking for his uncle. In the process, he meets the mysterious boss Uncle Chai ( Ng Zhenyu ), thus starting an adventure full of dangers and making difficult choices in human nature.
is a detail-controller. He admitted that the team spent a lot of thought on just the opening credits and subtitles of each episode. "In the title sequence, we use a sandbox-like perspective to present the regional features of each unit's story. We also share some small easter eggs in the title sequence of each episode. This is also more in line with the drama's character of Shen Xing as a Bianshui driver connecting various themes. "We hope to retain the audience from the beginning of the film through this method."
regards the unique subtitle design of this drama as an important part of building the visual aesthetic system of the drama. "Traditional drama subtitles are mostly bold and white. We specially designed them in yellow and customized fonts to highlight the unique human and geographical environment of the drama. We strive to coordinate every aspect with the overall imaging style."
At the screening, many viewers were full of praise for the characters such as Shen Xing played by Guo Qilin and Uncle Guai played by Wu Zhenyu. From a calculation point of view, this mainly relies on the high degree of adaptation between the actor and the role, the actor's precise grasp of the character's characteristics, and the team's careful design of each character in the play.
gave high praise to Shen Xing played by Guo Qilin. "Guo Qilin gave this character a unique comic color." He shared his experience of inviting Guo Qilin to play the role of Shen Xing, "When I went to meet Director Cao (Cao Baoping, the show's producer), Guo Qilin was talking about cross talk in the office. At that time, I felt that he was particularly suitable for Shen Xing. After the contact, I It’s not that he doesn’t turn on the phone.”
When talking about the “movie quality” highlighted in the entire drama, the director responded in different media formats such as movies, TV series, and even short videos. In his view, because of their longer length, TV series can delve deeper into characters and plots and convey richer story connotations. This is a creative advantage that movies and short videos cannot match.
"Once Upon a Time in Bianshui" is produced and directed by the well-known filmmaker Cao Baoping. Even in his first directing work "Madhouse", he collaborated with Youku, and later collaborated on "The Cloud". This is the third cooperation between the two parties. In the eyes of the audience, it is not only a kind of fate, but also based on the high degree of unity between the two parties in terms of artistic aesthetic cognition. "We are honored by Youku's respect for creators and inclusiveness of the content ecosystem. They also gave great support and professional advice during the creative process. We are very happy to cooperate."
Article / Beijing Youth Reporter Yang Wenjie
Editor/Gong Lifang
