2020 Domestic TV Series: Recording the Development of the Times in the Process of Quality Improvement (Ji·Art 2020)
In 2020, Chinese TV dramas will take on the social mission of literature and art in the course of the times, and will undergo profound transformation and upgrading in the process of slowing down and improving quality.
Faced with major themes of the times, such as decisive victory over poverty, building a well-off society in an all-round way, and fighting the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the TV series vividly reproduces the feelings and responsibilities of the Chinese nation with a "present" posture and method.
This year's Chinese TV series strives to meet people's cultural needs and enhance people's spiritual strength in the dual writing of history and reality with the artistic pursuit of integrity and innovation.
The creators use their attitude and strength to confirm the unique role of TV dramas as the most influential popular art style in promoting social progress and cultural prosperity.
Use vivid stories of the times
Inject spiritual power into society
Literature and art are the products of the times, and at the same time they are vivid carriers that reflect the times and eulogize the times.
In 2020, there are two outstanding highlights of TV series created around the theme of the major era: one is the concentrated integration of high-quality creative resources for artistic and high-quality rapid reflection of major social events, and the second is the innovative presentation mode of "unit dramas". Refreshing.
The anti-epidemic drama "Together" and the poverty alleviation drama "Stone Blossom" are typical examples.
The former content is all based on real people and real events during the anti-epidemic period. It is composed of 10 unit stories such as "turning point of life", "ferryman", "comrade" and "rescuer", conveying the unity of the Chinese people in this emergency Single-minded, brave, fearless, and selfless dedication; the latter uses 10 unit stories with real character prototypes and plot materials to show the noble feelings of grassroots poverty alleviation cadres that are caring for the masses and willing to give.
Facts have proved that this way of spreading stories around a major theme or event with a unit narrative structure is not only a creative production paradigm for thematic works to learn from, but also a novel exploration that is widely favored by audiences.
2020 is the year when my country's poverty alleviation campaign resolutely wins, and a number of TV series on poverty alleviation themes have emerged, attracting attention.
Among them, "Flowers and Leaves" showcased the landscape of poverty alleviation at the grassroots level from the perspective of Huamao Village, and built dramatic conflicts around "three reforms and three constructions" and land transfer, which clearly demonstrated the transition from "blood transfusion" to "bloodmaking" poverty alleviation. "The Most Beautiful Village" accurately shows the universal dilemmas encountered in poverty alleviation work, especially the deep-rooted conceptual and ideological problems among the poverty alleviation targets. It is "true poverty alleviation, true poverty alleviation, and true poverty alleviation". "Make a real and powerful interpretation.
In addition, works such as "No One Can Be Less", "Green Waters and Green Mountains with Smiling Faces", "Maple Leaves Are Red", "My Golden Mountain and Silver Mountain", "Scent of Books everywhere", "The Place Where Our Dream Begins" and other works are presented vividly from different perspectives. The great progress of poverty reduction in our country.
Although individual dramas have room for improvement in terms of the fullness and three-dimensionality of the characters, the focus and logic of the plot, and the rhythm and innovation of narration, in general, these works have better played the characteristics and advantages of TV dramas when they tell stories about poverty alleviation. , From multiple dimensions to artistically observe the thousands of things and great achievements in poverty alleviation and rural construction.
"Entrepreneurship", "Dream Pursuit", "Children of the Bay Area" and other dramas with chronological quality, strive to reflect the development and changes of society through the fate of the characters, or give out an epic meaning, or full of entrepreneurial passion. Through their own methods and perspectives, we will jointly preserve the image of the times and establish a biography.
Innovative expression
Show the beauty of faith and culture
Revolutionary history TV series show the beauty of faith and the beauty of sublime by leading the audience to relive the years of revolution.
Compared with the innovation of such themed dramas in recent years, the 2020 works reflect the breakthrough attempts of some creators in this regard.
In addition to the important revolutionary historical theme drama "Spine of the Taihang" in terms of the authenticity of historical restoration, the complexity of the characters' hearts, and the richness of small characters, there are also a series of "young" works that describe the growth story of the revolutionary era, especially Loved by young audiences.
For example, "Secret and Great" mixes the core elements of different types of dramas, with a strong sense of age, regionality, and fireworks, telling the spiritual transformation and personality sublimation of an old Shanghai policeman, during which, "doing earth-shattering things, doing incognito The heroic image of our party’s secret frontline of "people" pops onto the screen; "Aiming" strives to create something new with a novel narrative perspective, depicting two top sniper partners who once fought side by side, standing on opposite sides due to differences in beliefs. The story of a life and death duel and a battle of faith that eventually leads to a different destiny.
In addition, there are "Autumn Cicada", "In the Game", "Odds", and "New World" which integrate youth elements, suspense elements, reasoning elements, legendary elements, etc., although each has creative shortcomings and aesthetic flaws that cause complaints, However, the diversified theme styles and relatively sophisticated production quality objectively satisfy the audience's differentiated psychological expectations and tastes.
The height reached by a typical character is the height of the work and the height of the art of the times.
As a genre drama with Chinese characteristics, biographical dramas of heroes and models have continued to have excellent works appearing on the screen in recent years. The 2020 "No Regrets" and "Gu Wenchang" continue the creative vein of such themes.
The two dramas are based on heroes and models with touching deeds in real life, portraying the image of good grassroots cadres with firm beliefs and staying on the job all night long, giving the "initial heart" and "mission" an intuitive personality characterization.
Biography-themed dramas should make further efforts in shaping the main characters. Only a real, perceptible, full and vivid image can truly inspire, inspire and educate people.
Excellent traditional culture has given TV drama creators infinite nourishment and unlimited imagination. At the same time, TV dramas also provide sound and picture carriers for the inheritance and promotion, creative transformation and innovative development of traditional culture.
In 2020, "Qingpingle", "Heroes Huo Yuanjia", "Yanyuntai", "The Sideburns Are Not Begonia Red" and so on. Although they have different responses, they have different "opening methods" to Chinese history and culture. Excavated and interpreted, which attracted the attention of different audiences.
In addition, a cultural phenomenon that deserves attention in the field of TV dramas this year is the "masterpiece adaptation".
After "Installation", adapted from the novel of the same name, landed on the screen at the end of the year, it gained high reputation and high ratings due to its ideal literary texture, pyrotechnic atmosphere, regional customs, production quality, and strong and unique realism style.
However, more famous adaptations of dramas have caused controversy, such as "The Peerless Twins" and "The Deer Ding Ji".
This once again shows that masterpieces cannot be used as a halo and blessing item for TV dramas. If you do not respect the classic spirit, transform the art form, and create ingenuity, the works will inevitably escape the fate of going high and low.
Through the mottled picture of life
Reflecting the hot life, reflecting the dream of struggle
In 2020, a series of reality-themed TV dramas focusing on the current public life and emotions, because they are rooted in the depths of life, closely follow the trend of the times, and reflect the concerns of the people, they have excellent reputation and market performance.
First, some works have successfully triggered a topical effect because they accurately found the spiritual fit of the target audience group.
The so-called "her dramas" represented by "Thirty Only" and "Twenty Not Confused", etc., through the establishment of typical samples of independent women in modern society, not only aroused in-depth discussions about urban women's career and life, but also reflected them. There are many common social phenomena and problems.
But at the same time, it should be realized that on the one hand, such dramas should prevent only being satisfied with shaping a few personalized characters, while ignoring the three-dimensional sense of the characters themselves, the rational construction of the storyline, and the full and round aesthetic texture; on the other hand, On the one hand, it is necessary to prevent slipping into the “deviation” orientation of creating gimmicks and selling anxiety in order to simply pursue topical effects.
Second, works that focus on the industry as the main object of performance are still hot.
"Trident" uses a strong realism style to try to leverage the new pivot of genre drama production, telling the story of three veteran police officers who have worked together to solve the case; "Fox Hunting" fills the gaps in the subject matter with economic investigation stories and creates The image of several courageous and wise new-age economic investigators; "Ordinary Glory" uses the financial investment industry, a relatively niche type of workplace, to pave the plot, but in terms of spiritual characteristics, it matches the people's hard-working life dream; "An Jia" Real estate agency as the object of performance reflects the joys, sorrows, sorrows and joys of ordinary people’s lives.
In addition, "Decisive Court", "Perfect Relationship", "Blue Army Attack", "The Great Pediatrician", "Little Doctor", and "Town Policeman", etc., also showed the human temperature and highlights of ordinary individuals in different professional fields. time.
Third, the delicate grasp of human nature and emotion has become the core of the work.
Whether it’s "Happy Home" which shows the living conditions of middle-aged and elderly people and reflects on the issue of elderly care, or "Dear Myself" which reflects the career and love of young people; whether it is "Moon is the hometown" which is the entry point "", or "Shichahai" based on the life experience of a family of three generations; whether it is "The Next Stop Is Happiness" that integrates individual growth in the workplace and love anxiety, or tells about three non-blood related children in a large family "In the name of the family", which got the warmth in the book, invariably writes on the word "love", illuminating real life with strong family affection, love, friendship and the deep truth of human nature, guiding the audience to establish a correct life Views and values.
In addition to the bright spots in the creation of domestic dramas in 2020, in terms of production and dissemination, the high-quality production of web skits, the exploration of vertical screen dramas, the in-depth cultivation of the genre field, the in-depth development of integrated communication, and the works The construction of a new interactive relationship with the audience and the institutional advantage of "concentrating power to do big things" highlighted in thematic creation may provide useful reference and enlightenment for the future development of domestic dramas, or force the creation and production of domestic dramas Thinking transformation and quality upgrade.
But in any case, "content is king" is the iron law to achieve quality improvement and industry development after all.
Only by firmly fulfilling the principle requirements of "selecting the topic correctly, telling a good story, and making a good shot", will domestic dramas be promising and shine in the future.
(The author is the deputy director of the editorial department of the China Television Art Committee of the State Administration of Radio and Television)
Yan Wei