Yesterday morning, the creators of "Ask the Boundless", which is being broadcast on CCTV, walked into Peking University and held a seminar and exchange meeting with the theme of "Looking for a Glorious Starting Point and Exploring the Questions and Answers of the Times Spanning a Century" in the Centennial Lecture Hall of Peking University.
Chen Jin, chief screenwriter and former deputy director of the ** Literature Research Office of the Communist Party of China, chief screenwriter Liang Zhenhua, director Wang Wei, screenwriter Han Chenchen, and Wang Renjun, who played *** in the play, Zhou Siyu of Mao Zetan, Guo Yilin of Mao Zejian, and Guo Junwei of Dong Yanzi, had an in-depth face-to-face encounter with experts, scholars and student representatives of Peking University.
Communication. In this event, the organizer screened the 18th episode that had not yet been broadcast in advance, allowing the teachers and students present to appreciate the dramatic tension and character charm in the follow-up plot in advance.
The special guest, Mr. Jiang Meicheng, the nephew of martyr Jiang Xianyun, shared his excitement after the screening, fully affirming the creator's high degree of restoration of historical figures. Jiang Meicheng.
In the discussion session between the main creator and the expert, Chen Jin said that although the thinking methods of TV drama creation and historical research are different, there is one thing in common - the main body is people. This was echoed by Professor Li Daoxin, Vice Dean of Peking University's School of Arts. Chen Jin.
Subsequently, Professor Li affirmed the ideological depth and character charm of "Ask the Boundless", and commented that the play has a very high starting point in ideology and art, and has achieved in-depth research and real display at the level of detail interaction, marking a historic breakthrough in domestic red-themed film and television dramas.
Professor Jin Anping, a professor at the ** School of Management of Peking University and director of the Political Party Research Center of Peking University, pointed out that one of the particularly commendable points of "Asking the Boundless" is that the play shows some new achievements in the study of party history over the years.
Although these party history knowledge is a little cold for young students, the expression techniques used in the drama are very ingenious and innovative, and they can achieve a better communication effect. Cheng Meidong. Teacher Cheng Meidong, director of the Center for Chinese History at Peking University, believes that "Ask the Boundless" is an important complement to the screen image. Cheng Meidong.
According to Liang Zhenhua, there are more than 400 characters in the whole play, including about 350 historical figures with names and surnames. The creative mode of "expert consultant + artist" has achieved very good results in this play, and it is a real strong combination.
In the session of communication and interaction with the students on site, the students of Peking University were most concerned about two issues. For actors, they want to know most about how to make themselves more able to understand him and her more fully and accurately when playing historical figures.
For screenwriters and directors, they want to know most about how to avoid being too direct in expression when it comes to a specific historical context and the spirit of the times, and how to avoid a sense of didacticism and facialization. In response to students' questions, Chen Jin said that red themes inevitably need to be straightforward and say something that we often hear.
One of the creative principles of "Ask the Boundless" is to try to find corresponding literature records for all lines and character dialogues. If we can be sure that *** and others used such language at that time, we will use such language. Niu Junfeng, who plays Qu Qiubai, Zheng Yecheng, who plays ***, Wu Xingjian, who plays Jiang Xianyun, and Wei Daxun, who plays Cai Hesen, shared their efforts to make the characters realistic. They talked about the crew's efforts to improve the realism of historical figures, as well as their experiences in interpreting historical figures.
Finally, Jiangsu Satellite TV, Hunan Satellite TV, and ** TV, as representatives of the broadcast platform, expressed their expectations for the follow-up broadcast effect of "Ask the Boundless". The exchange meeting came to an end with the passionate voice of the main creative actors and Peking University students reciting the poem "Qinyuan Spring, Changsha".