Moving melody, elegant dance, the slowly unfolding "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains"... The dance poetry drama " Only This Green " has received widespread attention since its premiere in 2021. Today, it's been put on the big screen.
On October 1, the movie "Only Green" was released nationwide. Compared with the dance poetry drama, what new features does the movie "Only Green" have? How can the creative team better promote the integration of stage art and light and shadow art? Recently, reporters interviewed Zhou Liya and Han Zhen, the directors of the movie "Only Green".
It is reported that the movie "Only Green" was created by the original stage crew, director and cast, and the filmmakers. The plot of the film is consistent with the dance poetry drama. It tells the story of a modern cultural relics researcher who devoted himself to research when the "Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" was about to be exhibited. He traveled across nearly a thousand years of time and space and entered the artist's heart, witnessing him working hand in hand with countless craftsmen to create a painting that has gone through thousands of years. The process of creating a picture scroll that has been handed down for generations.
"Moving from the stage to the screen means that we have to take the initiative to make changes in the way of expression and performance techniques. From actor performance, action design, to lens language, we need to be more adaptable to the communication method of light and shadow art." Zhou Liya said.
Zhou Liya introduced that in stage art, many contents are expressed using imagery, and at the same time, attention is paid to mobilizing the audience's imagination; in film art, it needs to be visualized. "Therefore, we used a large number of subjective perspective shots in the movie to present the scenes seen by the protagonist, pursuing a balance between realism and impressionism." Zhou Liya said.
Changes in communication media also put forward different requirements for actors' performances.
"In the performance of dance poetry drama, because there is a certain distance between the stage and the audience, the actors will use larger body movements to convey information. The movie screen will magnify the details and movements, which It requires the actors to retract their body movements and pay more attention to expressing emotions through their eyes and facial expressions," Han Zhen said.
The reporter learned that compared with the dance poetry drama, the movie "Only Green" not only has innovations and breakthroughs in story expression, but also adheres to and inherits the aesthetics. The film image continues the green tones in the dance poetry drama. In addition, the film has no lines for the characters, and the main theme and emotional expression are entirely accomplished through the actors' performances and dances.
"It is a huge challenge not to use lines in film creation." Han Zhen said, "We made such a choice with an attitude of respecting dance and dance drama, because we believe that Chinese culture has such a power that can pass through The dialogue-free performance conveys sincere emotions and resonates with the audience. "
In recent days, the movie "Only Green" has been screened in advance in many places and has received a lot of praise.
"In my opinion, the movie "Only Green" is an expansion of the spread of dance poetry drama, and it is also an annotation of "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains". I hope that through our efforts, many people who have not had the opportunity to appreciate the dance poetry drama can The audience can learn more about "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" on the screen and appreciate the beauty of China's excellent traditional culture," Zhou Liya said.
"As literary and artistic workers, we have a duty to inherit and promote the excellent traditional Chinese culture. We presented a number of traditional crafts in the film, and also reproduced makeup such as triple white makeup and pearl makeup, hoping that the audience can better understand Feel the long history of Chinese culture." Han Zhen expressed that he hopes that the production of the movie "Only Green" can provide more possibilities for the integration and development of film art and dance art.
Reporter: Wang Peng
Pictures provided by the film crew
