Chinanews client, Beijing, September 23 (Reporter Zhang Xi) Are you still watching dramas at 2x speed?

Do you feel that some TV shows are too long and protracted?

　　In response to the fast-paced life of the moment, a large wave of short dramas have recently appeared, which are regarded by many young people as "play for dinner."

In the future, will such a short drama with an episode of more than 10 minutes become popular?

"Attack Queen 2" poster

Will it be easier for actors?

　　"Attack Queen 2" is a recently hit short play. The single episode of the play is 13 minutes long and only has 18 episodes in total.

However, the high-density output of the plot information is a collection of elements such as traversal, sweet pet, sadomasochism, suspense, and palace fighting.

Because of the too much rhythm, netizens commented that "I don't want to fast forward for a second."

　　Compared to many film and television dramas that take several months to film, "Attack Queen 2" only took 15 days to film.

Photo courtesy of the interviewee, director Wu Chengfeng

　　"It is true that the production cycle is short, the online time is fast, and it is easy to integrate with the hot spots of life." In addition, the director of the play, Wu Chengfeng, said in an interview with reporters that for the actors, shooting is not that easy.

"The amount of daily lines is actually the same, but the filming cycle is shorter, but they are required to enter the scene faster and change their emotions."

　　It is not easy for the director, the time is short, and accordingly less time is left for the various departments of the crew to run in, so everyone needs to cooperate with each other from the start.

Are screenwriters better to create?

　　As a screenwriter, Lu Lingqin believes that the creation of a short drama is even more difficult. "Attack on Queen 2 is less than a quarter of the long drama. Since the plot points in each episode are very dense, it is equivalent to a shortened version of the long drama. "

　　What troubles Lu Lingqin is that in the simple plot as much as possible, design the amount of information, emotional intensity, and plot transition that can support the story, so that the skit is more refined and has a certain flow value.

Photo courtesy of interviewee Lu Lingqin

　　Simply put, it is how to quickly make the audience shine.

After all, one of the shortcomings of the skit is that because the characters are not well laid out, any shortcomings in the passages and the actions of the characters will become particularly obvious.

　　However, Lu Lingqin is very optimistic about the future of the short play, because it can bring more happiness to the audience.

On the other hand, for screenwriters, the creation of short dramas can also enhance the sense of the Internet. “The cycle is short and the output is fast. Especially for small screenwriters, there is an additional occasion to complete works and exercise market vision. The period when it is too easy to shoot is a good job to support yourself."

Can there be no big IP and big stars?

　　For the short play, Wu Chengfeng believes that the fragmented time of the audience can be filled, without the need to invest a lot of energy and time.

　　"Based on the lifestyle of contemporary young people, short dramas will undoubtedly become the trend of development, and the development of high-quality short dramas is also inevitable. In order to capture the audience's interest in a short period of time, you need novel stories, good details, beautiful pictures, and performances. Dazzling."

　　Compared with long dramas, which are often a combination of "well-known IP + well-known actors", the short dramas currently on the market are almost all new actors.

In Wu Chengfeng's view, the advantage of the skit is the interesting story setting. "From the first two seasons of "Attack Queen", no big IP and traffic stars can be loved by everyone."

"Attack Queen 2" stills

Can short dramas replace long dramas?

　　There are many short dramas like "Attack Queen", and many of the plots are "brain open" and are regarded by young audiences as "fuck drama".

Industry insiders pointed out that the popularity of such dramas also shows that the current audience needs such a substantial and non-delayed plot.

　　But can short dramas replace long dramas?

Wu Chengfeng believes that short dramas will be a general trend in the future, but they are a different development track from long dramas.

"Long drama has its own advantages, and some content is more suitable for presentation in long drama."

　　But he also pointed out that the current film and television drama market has more and more novel dramas, and competition is more benign in this kind of environment. Creators need to work hard to polish their works from all aspects.

　　"The duration and content must be refined, and the rhythm must be fast and emotional. I hope that in the future, our series will be able to let the audience shout that they are not watching enough instead of double the speed." (End)