Chinanews.com, Beijing, February 22nd (Reporter Shangguan Yun) Two generations, three families, daily necessities, rice, oil, salt, and parents...Recently, the hit drama "Our Days" set off a wave of "nostalgia", which made some viewers sigh , as if back to childhood.
The play is directed by Wang Lei and co-directed by Liu Chang and Fu Zien.
Director Wang Lei mentioned in an exclusive interview with a reporter from Chinanews.com that on the surface, this drama is a period drama, but it is actually filmed for modern people. The main purpose is to tell everyone that real life is actually unsatisfactory, but even In this way, we should also enjoy life and bring warmth to those around us.
How to interpret the "sense of age"?
From the 1980s and 1990s to the early 21st century, "Our Days" has a relatively long time span.
"Our Days" stills.
Photo courtesy of the play party
In order to fit the time of the story as much as possible, Wang Lei and other creators spent a lot of time choosing the scene, and finally chose an old street in Lushun.
Some of the old-fashioned color TVs, TV cabinets and other objects that appeared in the play are also "genuine products" that they tried to collect.
"There is a scene where a child steals chocolate. When we were making the props, we also checked the information to see if there was chocolate in that era, and if there was, what brand was it, and whether it could be bought locally, and finally imitated some. "He said.
The scene that impressed Wang Lei the most was when Yang Siyu and Dongfang Hong proposed to Wang Xuehua at the same time.
"The heavy scene filmed on the first day of the filming was basically a day's work. But at that time, it may be because the actors were not familiar with each other, and the energy was not raised. From two o'clock until dark, even Half of it wasn't finished," he said.
The effect of filming was not ideal, and the actors, crew and various departments behind the scenes were under a lot of pressure.
Before and after, this scene was filmed three times before finally showing a good effect, which more accurately reflects the emotions and personalities of the characters.
This experience deepened Wang Lei's point of view: the quality of the play must be strictly required, and he must persevere when encountering similar problems. Good things must be "grinded" slowly, and "trial and error" must be allowed, and he should not rush for success.
Characterization and Characterization
In "Our Days", Liu Shuxia and Wang Xianping, who are a bit "petty bourgeois", are husband and wife. The former likes poetry and pays attention to the feelings and emotions when getting along. The latter is an upright person, but his character is somewhat "rough".
"Our Days" stills.
Photo courtesy of the play party
The character traits of the two people are fully reflected in the play.
Actor Li Naiwen played Wang Xianping. Wang Lei said that the overall creative atmosphere of the crew was very good.
The directors hope that Li Naiwen can highlight Wang Xianping's uprightness a little bit when performing, "Naiwen just said, then I will try."
"Wang Xianping's son Mingzhong has a girlfriend. She is older than Mingzhong and has a child with her. There is a scene where Mingzhong insists on staying with his girlfriend, and Wang Xianping is so angry that he yells 'Get out of here'! "He found that Li Naiwen was very involved in this scene.
During the filming, I put myself into that kind of angry emotion and yelled out, almost all the people present were frightened.
In order to play Liu Shuxia well, Li Xiaoran also worked very hard.
Previously, Wang Lei had collaborated with Li Xiaoran in several films, "She usually has very high demands on herself, and she goes all out in filming, thinking about where a scene can be performed more excitingly."
Wang Lei said that sometimes Li Xiaoran will design three performance plans for a scene, and communicate his ideas with the director and actors in time to see which one is better.
The performance of the famous actor Song Chunli in the play is also a highlight. She played the role of Liu Shuxia's mother "Narenhe". .
In Wang Lei's view, Song Chunli's acting is particularly relaxed and natural, and she has always memorized her lines proficiently. "When we saw the finished film, we all felt that the person was our grandmother. Teacher Song Chunli performed a kind of commonality and kindness of the characters." feel."
"Our Days" stills.
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"Period drama" filmed for modern people
Including Liu Shuxia, Wang Xianping and others, "Our Days" depicts social changes through portraits of small people and daily life.
"The script has been polished for five years. Before the filming, the director team had almost a long talk with every actor who had more than 20 scenes to be filmed. We hope that the actors can show that after an event, each character should be Some reactions or attitudes." Wang Lei said.
He explained that this is because "Our Days" is not a "strong plot" drama, but wants to start with people, "We told the actors and teachers not to treat this drama as a drama, but as life." .”
From this perspective, "Our Days" is actually filming humanities.
Wang Lei made an analogy, "It's as if you are about to move, and you find two or three diaries of your parents in a corner. Warm."
"On the surface, it is a period drama, but it is actually filmed for modern people." Wang Lei said that this drama mainly wants to tell everyone that real life is actually unsatisfactory, but even so, we should enjoy it Live life and bring warmth to those around you.
create real characters
After "Our Days" is broadcast, Wang Lei will go to see the audience's comments, hoping to get some suggestions and inspirations from them.
Director Wang Lei.
Photo provided by the interviewee
Talking about the experience of directing a film, he feels that in real life, people always have some so-called "little problems", they may have selfishness, and they may have deficiencies in terms of knowledge, knowledge, and reactions to things, etc. , not a perfect person
"Because of this, they are real, and there will be conflicts and misunderstandings when getting along with others, but they will still show kindness and tolerance, and support each other." Wang Lei believes that the characters in a play should also be close to life.
Why do some idol dramas make the audience feel "suspended"?
According to his analysis, one reason is "fake" and divorced from life.
For example, in terms of character creation, no matter what the characters in the play are, they should be like people in reality.
"If the characters of a play stand still, then this play can make the audience empathize faster, and it is easier for the audience to accept and like it." He said.
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