Chinanews client, Beijing, June 18 (Reporter Shangguanyun) In the past few days, the successful "Dragon Boat Festival" has attracted the attention of many people. "Luo Shen Shui Fu" and "Lan Ling King Entered the Battle." "Qu"... In one word, it is "beauty".
"Dragon Boat Festival" is the prequel of Henan TV's popular program "Tang Palace Night Banquet". It has similar styles but different points. It adopts the form of web drama + web comprehensive, and draws four parallels from the perspective of four Tang Xiaomeis. Staggered story lines.
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Why is this show full of traditional cultural elements so good to see the explosion?
In the narration of Chen Jia, the chief director of "Dragon Boat Festival", the mysteries are revealed one by one.
The hit "Luo Shen Water Fu"
In the whole party, the most concerned should be "Luo Shen Shui Fu" (formerly known as "Pray"): after a less than 2 minutes underwater Chinese style dance video was broadcast, it quickly became popular all over the Internet.
Behind the popularity is a lot of hard work of the main creators.
After the dancer He Haohao received the notice of participating in the performance, she quickly plunged into the intense rehearsal. This dance was performed by her alone.
It is difficult to move laterally in the water. For this reason, He Haohao tied a fishing line around his waist and can be pulled to move.
In an interview, she mentioned that her arm was marked with many small wounds.
During the whole underwater dance shooting process, I changed my breath every 50 seconds, and I went into the water more than 200 times a day.
In order to ensure the beauty, He Haohao also avoids blinking his eyes frequently while under water, and controls his expression well.
In all, the dancers and staff spent a total of 26 hours in the water before the filming was completed.
Stills of "Luo Shen Shui Fu".
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The final finalized "Fu of Luoshen Water" is 1 minute 54 seconds.
Chen Jia remembered that the last shot was about 30G. This material was shot three times. “I always feel there is room for improvement. I stared at the shot for the third time, hoping to be as perfect as possible.”
Not just dance
"Luo Shen Shui Fu" is a dance, but it is not just a dance.
From the dancer's styling to the selection of the background, they are all carefully designed.
Chen Jia said that in traditional customs, ordinary people would go to the dock to pray for a good weather and a good grain harvest. The plot also came from this. Therefore, the party started as a sacrificial scene.
"Then, I want to find an image of the god of water and express it in the form of underwater dance." Chen Jia flipped through many books and found that Qu Yuan had descriptions of Luoshen in many articles, which fits perfectly. "Finally settled down, dancing. The protagonist is Luoshen."
Soon, she ran into another problem: whether it was "Heaven's Questions" or "Nine Songs", Luoshen's costumes were very gorgeous, beautiful but not suitable for shooting underwater, which may affect the physical performance of the actors during performances. Beauty.
Therefore, a group of people plunged into the data pile again to find a suitable image. "We found'Fei Tian', which looks more elegant and agile. We combined'Fei Tian' and'Luo Shen' to make costumes for actors, suitable for underwater dances." .
"This suit of underwater dancing, look at its streamers and colors, echoes the custom of wrapping five-colored silk threads on the arms during the Dragon Boat Festival." Chen Jia explained.
Caution in the show
Out of the circle, not only "Luo Shen Shui Fu", "Lan Ling King Into the Battle" also boarded the hot search.
While playing the melody itself with the pipa, it also imitated the sound of the golden iron horse and the horse-sound drum, presenting the magnificent life of the Lanling King.
"Lanling King Entering the Battle" is being filmed.
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This show has a different style from "Luo Shen Shui Fu", the plot uses two lines of light and dark, and at the same time quotes Bai Juyi's poem "Night Rain" to express family and national thoughts.
Chen Jia said, “Everyone can look at the historical stories related to the Lanling King and the "Lanling King Entering the Battle". The idea that the show wants to express is as follows: The origin of the Dragon Boat Festival is ours in China. Traditional culture needs to be protected and passed on."
Some viewers may not have noticed that there is a small detail in "Lanling King Into the Array". Chen Jia specially selected the Baiyun Mountain Waterfall. Come up for an interaction."
Not only "Luo Shen Shui Fu" and "Lan Ling King Entering the Formation", the seven programs of "Dragon Boat Festival" are all related to traditional culture, "Dragon Boat Festival" reproduces the magnificent scene of sacrifice on the eve of the Dragon Boat Festival; "Tang Seal" is magnificent; The dancing posture of "Lie Ren Xing" recreated the prosperous scene of the Tang Dynasty.
Chen Jia explained that with such a design, viewers who watched the entire "Dragon Boat Festival" can get a coherent story; only seeing a certain program does not affect the understanding and appreciation of a single program.
The beauty of traditional culture
After the broadcast, "The Wonderful Dragon Boat Festival" went viral.
According to media statistics, in 41 minutes, it has achieved multiple firsts: the first evening party created in a combination of "net comprehensive + online drama" mode, and the first program to put underwater dance performances on the screen...
Stills of "Beauty Walk".
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The popularity of He Haohao, Chen Jia and others soared.
She was very happy when her work was recognized, and her heart that had been hanging for a long time was relieved.
But looking back on the creative process, Chen Jia believes, "It is not us who are the fire, but our Chinese culture."
Regardless of poems, songs, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting... She feels that every bit of our daily life has long been infused with the unique aesthetics of traditional Chinese culture. That beauty has passed through thousands of years of time and has become a way of life that we take for granted.
“We hope that through innovation, we will show traditional culture in the show and bring surprises to everyone.” This show also brought her a lot of gains: the ability to spread traditional culture is actually very powerful and can be integrated with trendy art forms.
The beauty of traditional culture can always provide us with a continuous source of inspiration.
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