web drama " Zichuan·Guangming Sanjie " (hereinafter referred to as " Zichuan ") has just ended on the dual platforms of iQiyi and Tencent Video, becoming a dark horse in the men's costume channel in March.
How to adapt well-known male novels into dramas with market potential has always been one of the difficulties in the entire film and television industry. If you are not careful, you will fall into the routine of single genres and constant upgrades and repetitions. In order to gain recognition from the audience, it is very important to find new breakthroughs while respecting the original work.
The story of "Zichuan" takes place in a fictional "Xichuan Continent". As the core protagonist group, the "Three Bright Heroes" (Zichuan Xiu, Di Lin, Si Yilin), need to find a breakthrough in the power struggle and the hatred of family and country to save their home and lover. In the play, there are undercurrents in the family and the court, as well as high-quality action and fighting. How the "Three Heroes of Light" face challenges and overcome difficulties has become the core focus of the play that continues to attract the audience's attention.
In fact, the planning to adapt "Purple River" from the novel to the screen began more than ten years ago. At that time, the success of TV dramas adapted from male channel IPs had not yet been verified. As the early script has been gradually improved after years of development, the project has entered an intensive preparation period in 2018, and will not be officially launched again until the end of 2020.
In the early stage of script development, the main creators made the script style more realistic, and conducted many script readings, main creative readings, and actor readings, in an effort to allow the entire team to understand the "Xichuan Continent" before entering the actual shooting. The understanding becomes more vivid and solid.
According to Han Bing, the chief producer of "Purple River" and vice president of Linghe Culture: ""Purple River" took only 101 days to complete after the project started in 2021. During this period, it also experienced several transitions and encounters. "When we encounter various accidents, as the chief producer, my responsibility is to find ways to solve them within the expected range and protect us to the greatest extent possible." Directors and leading actors must find ways to scientifically manage their creations so that they can complete the shooting with quality and quantity."
Before the filming of "Purple River", a large-scale reading was conducted by the main creatives to give the entire team a full understanding of the content. , the cooperation in official shooting is closer. Through the scientific production management process, many solutions to problems that may arise on site can be made in the early preparation stage, and problems can be dealt with in real time after they arise, ensuring maximum efficiency.
can also be seen. Obviously, the production level of "Zichuan" is still remarkable. In addition to the story and characters, the realistic and sophisticated production of "Purple River" has also become one of the hot topics among the audience. So we can see that the battle scene at the beginning of "Purple River" is full of impact, and the realistic style of the picture texture is far beyond the "plastic feel" brought by ordinary costume dramas. This may be because the aesthetic style of the play, including the design of costumes, scenes, and props, all draw on the strengths of traditional Chinese aesthetics.
Han Bing said that the creative team takes traditional Chinese aesthetics as the core of the overall aesthetics. For example, the architectural style of the whole drama absorbs the characteristics of complex palaces and pavilions made in certain dynasties, supplemented by colorful decorative features. . Most of the furniture and utensils in the play are based on real historical objects, with more visually impactful colors and shapes added. In terms of clothing design,
also combines traditional Chinese clothing and modern design tailoring methods. In this regard, Han Bing described the natural and elegant design style of the women's clothing in the play with the leisurely feeling of "drunk and sleeping in the green shade". The armor that often appears on male characters is also carefully crafted to combine the patterns on ancient bronzes with the Taotie pattern, making it in line with the aesthetics of the current audience.
At the beginning of the design, the main creative team of "Purple River" deliberately found relevant experts including the History Department of Peking University and the Historical Image Research Center of Beijing Normal University to conduct research on all aspects of Fuhua Road and strive to ensure the quality experience presented. It deserves careful consideration.
"We still have many areas where we need to show details scientifically and rigorously, such as the chariot that is more than ten meters high, how we can seamlessly connect physical props and visual special effects; for example, the scene where Yang Minghua forges iron in the play, our The art team of the director's team not only did a lot of homework, but also specially invited professional masters who have been engaged for many years to give detailed instruction on site. We believe that these details will make the audience feel our sincerity and sincerity." Han Bing said.
These sophisticated productions must be matched with excellent lighting and photography to deliver the most high-quality images directly to the audience. In addition to using large lighting equipment to light up the studio, a large number of small lamps were also used to shape the details, and even many candles were used to enrich the background. Only by stacking light sources layer by layer can the camera capture a detailed "light and shadow modeling" picture.
From the clearly stylized service to the exquisite lighting and photography, these high-quality visual experiences can directly give the audience a sense of trust in the story and characters, making the fictional "Xichuan Continent" become real. In the process, the audience can become more immersed in the story and experience the ups and downs of life journey with the protagonists.
The currently concluded "Purple River" is only the first season of the show, and it is the first 24 episodes of the 48 episodes that have been filmed. In the first season, many viewers can also feel the oriental aesthetics passed down behind it through the sophisticated production, which adds luster to the entire story and builds up a lot of audience expectations for the second season of "Purple River".
Author: Wang Yan
Text: Wang Yan Pictures: Posters, stills Editor: Xu Yang Editor: Xing Xiaofang
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