In the epidemic, will the film and television drama be out of file?
——Explore the story of the Jiangsu crew's return to work
Zhang Nan
Since the fight against the epidemic, viewers have been in great demand for film and television dramas, and various ratings have risen. At the same time, it is concerned about how the film and television crew has restarted for several months after pressing the pause button, because this is directly related to whether our film and television reserve will be “out of file”. Yangtze Evening News reporters interviewed many Jiangsu film and television crews and heard them tell the story behind the resumption of work. Yangtze Evening News / Zi Niu News reporter Zhang Nan
Orderly return to work
Jin Yong Theme Experience Pavilion Settles in Hengdian
According to incomplete statistics, during the epidemic, more than 50 crew members stopped filming in the country, and there were 31 in Hengdian alone, involving more than 6,000 people. For the film and television industry, this will lead to a longer production cycle, increased shooting costs, and a decline in the number of film and television drama projects, which will affect the platform's inventory supply. To put it bluntly, new dramas are difficult to shoot, which means that the "backlogs" that ordinary people watch will increase. Nor does it mean that there is no good drama in "backlog dramas". The main audience now hopes that television dramas can reflect real life in time and reflect the new weathervane of creation.
Recently, Xiangshan Film and Television City, Shanghai Film and Television Park, and Hengdian Film and Television City have successively opened. The reporter of the Yangtze Evening News learned from the Jiangsu Radio and Television Bureau that at present, Jiangsu film and television enterprises have resumed work and production. Yesterday, Jin Yong's "Sculpture of Carving Trilogy" development industry chain development project was signed in Wuxi National Digital Film Industry Park. The project mainly includes Jin Yong's "Sculpture of the Carving Trilogy" theme experience hall, immersive drama and theme business, animation film and television dramas, mobile games, and the development of theme derivatives. New entertainment and new business formats, with an investment scale of about 3 billion yuan.
At present, there are not many shooting projects, and it is difficult to resume work for the film crew, and there are even fewer new dramas. There is also good news. On March 28th, a TV series "Mom is waiting for you" jointly produced by Nanjing Radio and Television Station and Jiangsu City United Film and Television Culture Co., Ltd. was opened in Hengdian Film and Television City. This is the first new crew to start in Hengdian since the film crew was suspended on January 27. Created by screenwriter Liang Zhenhua and starring actors Zhang Yan and Song Jialun, this drama tells a touching story between an ordinary mother and five children in a small town in northern Jiangsu from the early 1980s to the turn of the century.
Crew scan
500 people "latent" film and television base, cooking by themselves
Smaller crews are more flexible to resume operations. Under the premise of strict precautions, the team of Jiangsu Ziwei Xingying Culture Company began shooting on the streets of Nanjing, and successively produced anti-epidemic micro-films such as "Never Shake 2" and "Sunshine Always After the Storm".
For the crew of "Dear Rongzhuang" (originally named: "Fell in Love with Special Forces") filmed in Changzhou, it didn't take long for the crew to turn on, and more than 500 crew members were isolated in the actor apartment of Changzhou West Taihu Film and Television Base. There are troop actors Xu Honghao and Fu Chengpeng, as well as actors from provincial and municipal dialects. Like the lead star Li Qinjia, who is near Suzhou, is also isolated from the crew.
The producer of the show, Zhu Hao, told reporters, "The whole group is quarantined to eat and live. It is a big head. In terms of accommodation, the film and television bases were exempted during the epidemic. The creators were also very loyal. They did not need to pay wages during the shutdown, which helped us a lot. We Responsible for everyone to eat well during isolation and ensure nutrition. "
After 4 years of preparation, "Dear Rongzhuang", which was started before the Spring Festival, was regarded by fans as the Chinese version of "Descendants of the Sun." Later, they grew up together in a series of dangerous events and harvested love stories. Huang Jingyu and Li Qin are also looking forward to the military CP.
Affected by the epidemic, it was difficult to achieve a transition shooting. At present, the crew is trying to set up scenes in film and television bases. "To avoid unnecessary panic, we built our own hospital and police station." Many group performances couldn't get home, and the staff had to go up.
There are ups and downs in the return to work, but there are also surprises
For the crew of China's first foreign aid medical group drama, "Deep Breathing", starred by Qi Wei and Yang Youning, the return to work was quite an ups and downs.
The play was highly anticipated at the beginning of the filming. It gathered Qi Wei, Yang Youning, Zhang Junning, Zhu Zhu, Gao Shengyuan, He Zhengjun and other powerful actors to tell a Chinese foreign aid medical team to come to the South Pacific to fulfill their professional mission. On the island, in the face of a one-hundred-year natural disaster, the rescue team started a race against time.
Liu Xiaofeng, the person in charge of Jiangsu Straw Bear Films Co., Ltd. told reporters that the crew started in the Daya Bay Economic and Technological Development Zone in Huizhou, Guangdong on December 3 last year, and stopped filming on January 28. 420 cast members were on standby at the hotel and cooperated with closed control. .
Due to the strict local control, the application for resumption of work was not approved. Liu Xiaofeng said that the loss of work for the past two months has caused a lot of losses, and the direct loss of a large amount of equipment rent and site rent was 5 million, hoping to resume work in a timely manner. Fortunately, through the Jiangsu Radio and Television Bureau to help coordinate, March 18 finally resumed work.
There are still many practical problems with the isolation of the crew. Many cast members stay in the group, including many foreign actors. For example, Chinese American actor Gao Shengyuan played a Chinese doctor in the play. Many people know him because he is the husband of Zhou Xun. It is not easy to take care of their lives according to different eating habits. "I can only buy basic ingredients for cooking. The logistics team has spent a lot of time not only renovating the patterns, but also thinking about baking bread and making cakes. In addition, there are more than 20 Hubei staff members in the group. Although they have been in the group Here, I haven't been back at all, but I also need various reports. "
However, there were surprises. Liu Xiaofeng said that because it is a medical drama, a large number of masks and disinfection liquids stored in the group are of great use, not only for everyone's use, but also to donate 10,000 to the local China-Japan Friendship Hospital when supplies are scarce.
Policy assistance
Anti-epidemic poverty alleviation is the key support theme
According to the data provided by the company to NetTV Internet, from February 1 to March 20, a total of 988 cultural and entertainment enterprises in the country were registered and cancelled. Talking about the impact of the epidemic on the film and television industry, Liu Xiaofeng believes that this year, it is indeed very difficult for film and television companies, and many new projects are currently open. "I was going to start a new project in March, but now I am investing in the early stage, because the previously fixed location and personnel have now changed." He told reporters that previously, the company's "Two Worlds" and other web drama projects Outbreaks were affected by the outbreak. But he also believes that the industry is inherently liquid. Industry-leading companies may be more resistant to risk, and for smaller companies, cash flow will not be sustained. Eventually it will lead to project abortion and resource reorganization.
The reporter learned from the Provincial Radio, Film and Television Bureau that this year's theme of poverty alleviation and fighting the epidemic will be the focus of TV drama creation support. In order to promote the resumption of production of TV dramas, the province's 2020 TV drama script competition is currently being held to encourage the creation and production of epidemic and anti-epidemic works, and further increase key dramas and talents support. We will closely follow and guide the creation of key themes affected by the epidemic, filming, post-editing, and promotion, and strengthen assistance services.
In addition, during the prevention and control of the epidemic, all the review materials such as the record, distribution, and promotion of TV dramas, TV cartoons, and online audiovisual content were changed to online submission and email submission. The workdays for applying for TV drama distribution licenses, review, review, and review of TV cartoons, online dramas, and online movies are all reduced.