Drawing on the movie "My Motherland", 20 episodes telling 10 stories, scheduled to air in October
Series "Together" Focus on Anti-epidemic Ordinary People
Recently, reporters from the Beijing News visited the scene of the anti-epidemic drama "Together" in Beijing, Wuxi and Shanghai. It is reported that Chen Yuren, vice president of SMG, received a creative task from the TV drama department of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television in February, hoping to shoot a series that will be broadcast this year in a "faster way, in a documentary style and based on a true story." Demonstrate the Chinese people's victory over the epidemic. Chen Yuren found cooperation with Yaoke Media and set the creative method of "Together"-drawing on the movie "Me and My Motherland", an independent story every two episodes, a total of 20 episodes of the whole drama, different directors, screenwriters, division of labor and cooperation, as soon as possible Complete broadcast in October.
Regarding the general concern of the audience, what exactly did this episode reflecting the national memory, how to shoot, and how did the actors perform, etc., the reporter interviewed the main creator of the episode and learned that no real celebrities will appear in the drama. , The protagonists are ordinary people such as medical staff, takeaway brother.
What did you shoot?
No celebrities, only ordinary people
Because it shows what has just happened in the real world, the news of the preparation for "Together" has received much attention as soon as it came out. The audience enthusiastically discussed the candidates for the "anti-epidemic hero" in their minds online, and netizens chose Chen Daoming to be the most suitable actor to play Academician Zhong Nanshan. In an interview with the Beijing News reporter in Shanghai, Chen Yuren admitted that the protagonists portrayed in "Together" are ordinary people, such as Lei Jiayin's courier brother who delivers food during the day during the closure of the city and volunteers to transport medical staff at night. There is no reality. Celebrities.
"This time, our thoughts are in line with the opinions of the leaders of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, and we hope that celebrities will not appear in the show, mainly ordinary people. Of course, celebrities have taken the lead, but it is ordinary people like Courier that really touched us. Don’t look at him as an ordinary person. During the days when the city was closed in Wuhan, many people were relying on the courier brother to maintain their contact, maintain their lives, including maintaining their confidence. It’s amazing.” Chen Yuren said that in the play It will show the collective image of health care workers and draw characters from real plots, but it will not be a very specific individual.
Filming "Time Report Drama" such as "Together", film and television creators will be a bit guilty, worrying that the filming is too tall, and the characters created are not grounded enough.
Director Shen Yan bluntly said that he didn't dare to agree immediately at first, until the outline of the story of "The Ferryman" came out. After reading it, he felt that it was very well written, and he took it, and asked Lei Jiayin to express the brother. "I wrote an ordinary people, I saw it very touching." Director Liu Jiang was also impressed by the script before deciding to direct the "Search" unit. "The script really looked at me and cried, and I took it. The character Lu Chaoyang (played by Huang Jingyu) caught up with SARS at the age of six, and his parents died. He was stimulated and refused to have emotional communication with the outside world, but he had another His ability is very sensitive and developed. This time, as a staff member of the CDC, he conducted an epidemiological traceability survey. This ability has made great achievements. The uniqueness and growth of this character really moved me."
In addition to "Passenger" and "Search", "Peer" filmed in Wuxi Fifth People's Hospital and "Square Cabin" filmed in Shanghai Jiading Sports Center also feature ordinary people. "Peer" is directed by Teng Huatao and starred by Yang Yang and Zhao Jinmai. After the closure of Wuhan, the respiratory doctor Le Bin (Yang Yang) and the laboratory doctor Rong Yi (Zhao Jinmai) went retrograde and experienced ups and downs. The story of finally returning to Wuhan to perform the duties of a doctor; "Square Cabin" starring Wang Jun and Jin Dong, etc., led by Dr. Hu Qingsheng who led a team to support the Wuhan Square Cabin Hospital, he led young medical staff to treat The patients in the shelter have formed a deep friendship.
How to shoot?
Anti-season filming, 1:1 restoration of the cabin
The prevention and control of the epidemic that has not been completely completed poses challenges to the shooting-for example, it is difficult to get on the spot, and some ordinary locations are difficult to enter the shooting; to overcome the difficulties of anti-season filming, filming winter scenes in hot summer.
"The Ferryman" was launched in early April and was one of the earliest crews to resume work in the country. It tells the story of Wuhan, but the whole drama was filmed in Shanghai, looking for actors who were in Shanghai at the time. "At that time, I had to be responsible for everyone's safety. I tried to find places in Shanghai without Shanghai signs, and restored some things in Wuhan through the scene." Shen Yan said that the epidemic prevention and control was very strict at that time, and I wanted to enter the hospital and residential area for scenery. Shooting is much more difficult than it is now, you must find the Wei Jian Committee to file.
Lei Jiayin revealed that both Yue Yunpeng and Jia Nailiang had taken the initiative to ask for a takeout brother in the play, but they were isolated in Beijing at the time and could not keep up with the progress of the filming. Lei Jiayin returned to Shanghai from his home in the northeast at the end of March, and the quarantine had ended when the shooting began.
Director Liu Jiang lamented that the plot is in the harsh winter in Beijing, and the greenery of Beijing is now full of lushness. "I just broke down when I turned on the day I switched on." Various avoidances in the shooting, and a lot of special effects will be used in the later stage to wipe through the lens. In the other film "Peer", there are many scenes where two doctors are on the road. "No one was on the road during the epidemic. Now the traffic has recovered almost. So it takes a lot of time every day on the road to cooperate with the production department and other departments to find ways to stop people and cars." Teng Huatao said .
The "square cabin" unit directed by Wang Jun and starring Jin Dong restored the first square cabin in Wuhan 1:1, and finally selected the Jiading Sports Center. "Basically (same as Wuhan's cabin). The only difference is that the seats in the auditorium are red and the ones in Wuhan are blue."
How to act?
Wear a mask without makeup, magnify the action
Unlike previous TV series, "Together" is more realistic. Nearly 80% of actors in the show need to wear masks to perform, and many actors perform without makeup or hairstyle. In addition, there are many roles of medical staff in the play, and many actors who have never played a doctor have to pass the professional level first.
Yang Yang, who played the doctor for the first time in "Peer", told reporters that he went to the hospital to experience learning before turning on the machine, and learned medical knowledge, first aid methods, and the use of medical equipment with professional doctors. "My lines have many medical terms, which are difficult to recite. During the course of studying in the hospital, I worked hard to understand and become familiar with the terms. There are also the use of medical equipment, such as the use of respiratory masks and the operation of pharyngeal swab nucleic acid detection. Some It may seem easier, but actually it takes a lot of time to achieve accurate posture and standard operation."
Lin Yan, the deputy director of "Peer", revealed that apart from some special effects makeup, such as sick makeup and injured makeup, all actors basically did not apply foundation, mascara or hair. "On the one hand, I want that kind of realism. Real doctors have very little makeup. Maybe some female doctors will lighten their makeup. On the other hand, because of the plot, the two doctors try to return to Wuhan and run around on the road. And the situation, there is no chance to put on makeup." Lei Jiayin in "The Ferryman", a takeaway young man who plays the role of a servant, has done more extreme in not wearing makeup. I didn't wash my hair during the filming. I went to the scene with a big oil head every day. At the end of the day, I felt itchy scalp.
Acting in masks is an unfamiliar experience to most actors. In the "Square Cabin" unit, Jin Dong needs to put on protective clothing and goggles. The goggles are often foggy, and even the close-ups can't see the eyes. Director Wang Jun can only let the staff continue to wipe the goggles.
Jin Dong told the media that after the "full armor" the actors could not recognize each other, it was all by looking at the words on the protective clothing, and performing the movements had to be enlarged. "It was a bit uncomfortable at the beginning. The director came over and told me that walking a little faster, because it feels like an old man. In fact, I personally feel that I have walked very fast, but when I put on protective clothing, the picture looks bloated and a little bit sloppy. ."
Lei Jiayin also admits that wearing a mask is not good for acting. "My eyes are small, and I don't talk like other people's eyes. The acting has to rely on the overall feeling. I feel that it is more difficult to pass information on the mask. But I still believe that as long as you The audience will feel it."
Lei Jiayin and director Shen Yan reached an agreement. This time, they tried to exercise restraint in the creation and performance, relying on the plain style of the documentary, but not excessively rendering and sensational. "Everyone has a group memory at this time. If you click it, the big guy will understand, but what you should do is to exercise restraint."
Writer/Reporter Yang Lianjie from Beijing News