Go deep into life and dig the soil of creation

Mondo Culture Updated on 2024-02-01

Original title: Go deep into life and dig the soil of creation.

Realistic dramas should pay attention to timeliness and focus on hot topics of social concern. I have been thinking about how to better observe reality, obtain richer nutrients in deep life, and continue to dig the soil for creation. The realistic dramas I directed such as "Little Farewell", "Little Joy", "Xiaomin's Family" and "Xiaoman Life" continue in theme and perspective, showing the struggle of thousands of families in China to pursue a better life.

Resolving problems in a light comedy is one of the ways I create realistic dramas. Using a ridiculous way to express the difficulties that may be encountered in life can make the audience feel a warm sense of **. On the one hand, the interaction and dialogue of the characters in the play are full of elements of joy and humor. The setting of some small details and witticisms also makes the audience feel a relaxed and happy atmosphere. On the other hand, the happy ending unfolds a touch of color to the audience and transmits upward power. We hope to show a simple outlook on life and values, and every ordinary person is struggling for life, overcoming difficulties step by step and rushing to the ideal.

Starting from small incisions, small events, and small people, reflecting the ever-changing era - "seeing the big with the small" is my consistent pursuit of creating realistic dramas. Rather than a grand narrative, I prefer to focus on the lives of ordinary people, see their joys and sorrows, and show the richness of human nature. Creating a prismal character is my aesthetic pursuit. Each character is not one-sided and flat, but three-dimensional and multi-faceted. Whether it is the plot or the subject matter, the opening is very small, and the depth and breadth of the characters are very deep, and the relatively broad inner world of the characters is seen, which reflects the development of the times and the myriad of social progress bit by bit.

In recent years, the creation of reality-themed dramas has been hot, and many high-quality works have triggered a boom in watching dramas and enthusiastic praise from the audience. Such popularity is both motivation and pressure for creators. I have observed that the creation of reality dramas, especially urban family dramas, is facing a bottleneck. The themes are piled up, "crashing", many scripts are writing repetitive character relationships, and even the plot is exaggerated and deformed, and the story is suspended. They are all crammed into a narrow road, unable to expand the breadth of their creations.

Creation requires a solid and in-depth understanding of life. The details can't be made up, and the sense of reality and life flows through the details themselves. If you want to shoot a TV series with texture and no levitation, you must go deep into life and experience life immersively. The firewood, rice, oil and salt "salvaged" from life, and the vivid stories, details, and characters "blended" can be more pyrotechnic and more down-to-earth. When "Little Farewell" was broadcast, some viewers suggested that the actors in the play changed their slippers as soon as they entered the door, which felt very real;In "Xiaoman Life", the mother just entered the door after work, and the child immediately went to her pocket to find a gift ......There are many more such details. The director's ability is reflected in the restoration of reality, so that the overlap and interaction inside and outside the series are highly realistic, so that the audience has a strong emotional resonance. Some viewers commented that this drama seems to be his daily life, which is very immersive, which is the biggest praise for me and my lifelong artistic pursuit.

The creator is always looking for the greatest common divisor between the artist and the audience aesthetically. How to penetrate the tentacles of perception into every corner of life, dig deeper, open up to new angles, and create excellent realistic works that are positive and inspiring are the topics of the times in front of creators.

We're all looking for answers.

Wang Jun, the author is a TV drama director).

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