The scene of the web drama "Set Sail: When the Wind Rises" seminar
When it comes to the film and television drama "Departure: When the Wind Rises", everyone will always relish its novelty of several characteristics: the theme that few people will think of, the high-reduction scene setting, the "retro" shots that often flash in the film, the way the mirror is transported, the Chinese character titles that appear at the beginning of each episode, and the difficulty coefficients of writing and understanding are relatively high... This network drama, which takes the development of the contemporary information industry as the entry point and reproduces the social changes and changes in people's spiritual thoughts in the 1990s, has won the reputation of the audience with its grand vision and meticulous reproduction, and has also won unanimous praise from experts in related fields. At the seminar "Departure: When the Wind Rises", Zhong Chengxiang, a librarian of the Central Research Museum of Literature and History and a well-known literary and art critic, commented: "'Departure: When the Wind Rises' focuses on people's souls, reflects the characteristics of young people of that era, has the depth and breadth of realism, and is a work worth cherishing in terms of the quality of thought and art. ”
Zhang Chenxiao, deputy director of the Department of Network Audio-visual Program Management of the State Administration of Radio and Television, spoke at the seminar
Zhong Chengxiang, a librarian of the Central Research Museum of Literature and History and a well-known literary and art critic, spoke at the seminar
On October 22, when "Departure: When the Wind Rises" was completed at the end of tencent video updates, the seminar on the TV series "Departure: When the Wind Rises" sponsored by the Department of Network Audiovisual Program Management of the State Administration of Radio and Television and the China Television Arts Commission and hosted by Tencent Video was held in Beijing. The relevant responsible persons of the Department of Network Audio-visual Program Management of the State Administration of Radio and Television, the Shanghai Municipal Radio and Television Bureau and other units, platform representatives and the main creators of the drama gathered together with experts and scholars in the industry to share views and discuss topics around the creative concept, artistic techniques, social significance and other aspects of the play.
Poster for the web series "Set Sail: When the Wind Rises"
Genre Selection: Make fresh attempts to fill in the gaps
As a support project for the creation and dissemination of high-quality online audio-visual programs of the State Administration of Radio and Television, "Departure: When the Wind Rises" is a realistic film and television drama that shows the career development and fate of Chinese entrepreneurs in the 1990s: In the early 1990s, Xiao Chuang and Pei Qinghua, two "stunned youths" of the Computer Research Institute of Yenching University, entered the industry from stealing Hanka, and were selected by the leaders of the institute to join the tide of computer sales. Together with other researchers in the institute, they saw the timing, starting from acting as an agent for foreign computers, transitioning to independent research and development, and gradually moving towards success and becoming business leaders in the industry.
Web drama "Set Sail: When the Wind Rises" screenwriter Excellence Bubble spoke at the seminar
"I've always wanted to write a work that reflects China's economic development and social changes in recent decades, but for me, the content is too grand, and there are already many works on this kind of subject. After careful consideration, we finally chose the entry point of the development of the information industry - from the rise of independent brand computers in the PC era, to the full prosperity of digital products such as VCD and DVD, to the rise of mobile phones, the popularity of the Internet and so on. Speaking of the original intention of the creation of "Departure: When the Wind Rises", the screenwriter of the play, Excellence Bubble, said that from this perspective, the representative figures of entrepreneurs in the development process of the information industry are portrayed and shaped, such as Pei Qinghua, Xiao Chuang, Tan Qizhang, etc., as well as typical characters living in all walks of life in this era, which is a blank field in the current film and television drama works, so it is very worth writing.
Jia Ruiming, deputy director of the Film and Television Drama Center of Shanghai Radio and Television Station, spoke at the seminar
"When I learned that the performance object of this drama was the IT entrepreneurs of the 1990s, I still sweated for them, because this theme is indeed a blank in the current domestic drama creation." Speaking of the theme of "Departure: When the Wind Rises", Jia Ruiming, deputy director of the Film and Television Drama Center of Shanghai Radio and Television Station, said that it is more difficult to create a film and television drama that reflects the development of the information industry in the 90s: "The 90s are not far from us, and there is no strong sense of substitution for young online audiences. This theme is not like a costume drama, so that the creator can focus on the sense of detachment and legend; and unlike the current theme of film and television dramas, the creators focus on fireworks and topicality, so it is difficult to create. However, after watching "Set Sail: When the Wind Rises", Jia Ruiming said that he felt very surprised, "the creators have made fresh attempts and filling excavations, which is commendable."
Era scene: taking into account "retro" and "aesthetic fashion"
"Departure: When the Wind Rises" can achieve "commendable" results, and experts generally believe that this has a lot to do with the "high degree of reduction" of the scenes and characters in the play.
Kang Wei, editor-in-chief of China Art News, spoke at the seminar
"For an audience like me who went to college in the 1990s, it was a very immersive play. The scenes of the 1990s shown in the play have many familiar elements, such as panda panpan that quickly switches at the beginning of the first episode, BP machine, big brother, video hall, various Hong Kong film posters, etc. Kang Wei, editor-in-chief of China Art News, said that the accurate use of symbolic objects to create a sense of age with the precision of "chronological archaeology" will make the audience have a strong sense of substitution and empathy. Kang Wei believes that what is more important is that the sense of history and age of "Departure: When the Wind Rises" does not stay at the level of "object image", but excavates towards "image" and "mental image", so that the vivid characters overflow the spirit and texture of the times. On the other hand, through the organic connection between the "mimetic historical image" of the documentary and the narrative image, the richness of the semantics of the image is enhanced, the expressiveness is expanded, and a profound spiritual map is constructed.
Gao Xiaoli, editor of The Literary and Art Daily and director of the Art Department, spoke at the seminar
The "retro" elements such as flared pants, inch heads, tape recorders, and big waves in "Departure: When the Wind Rises" also left a deep impression on Gao Xiaoli, editor and director of the art department of "Literature and Art Newspaper", and what impressed her especially was that Xiao Chuang, played by Wu Lei, posed with actions and toothpicks in the play, learning the debauched appearance of Xiao Ma Ge in the popular Hong Kong film "The True Colors of Heroes". The scene that Gao Xiaoli said appeared in the first episode of the show, when Xiao Chuang and his companions were investigated for selling Hanka, Xiao Chuang took all the responsibility. "It's like a very chivalrous little brother." Gao Xiaoli said that it organically combines character shaping with the elements of the times.
Liu Chang, director of the web drama "Set Sail: When the Wind Rises", spoke at the seminar
"In order to achieve a balance between retro fashion and era restoration in visual presentation, we consulted a large number of text, pictures and video materials after reading the original work of the play and the novel "Our Time" by writer Wang Qiang." Liu Chang, director of "Departure: When the Wind Rises", said that they set a goal in their preliminary work - so that audiences from the 90s of the last century will not have a sense of violation, so that young audiences who have not experienced that era will like it. Therefore, the main creative staff spent a lot of energy on the "collection and restoration of old objects".
"Taking prop vehicles as an example, we purchased and refurbished more than 30 taxis, buses, police cars and other social vehicles of the year." Liu Chang said that while ensuring a high degree of reduction, it also takes into account the current "aesthetic fashion": "For example, the jackets worn by actors, we buy the so-called retro trend style. However, because the zippers, buttons, etc. on these styles are different from the materials of that year, we will also replace some small objects on the clothes. For example, we checked the information about interior decoration at that time and found that the wall skirt painted with blue and green paint was a typical symbol of the times. But when making the scene, we brushed about 20 centimeters higher on the real height of the wall skirt at that time, which made the scene more rich and bright, achieving visual balance. In this way, we achieve a balance between true restoration and current aesthetic needs. ”
Social significance: Restoring the big era is the responsibility of drinking water and thinking about the source
Huang Dianlin, Executive Director of the International Communication Research Center of the Institute of Communication, Communication University of China, delivered a speech at the seminar
"The play is very attractive in the overall details, the rhythm of the entire audiovisual language is used just right, the characters in the play change with the trend of the times, with a strong sense of conflict, as a period drama, the quality is very good." Speaking of the feelings after watching the play, Huang Dianlin, executive director of the International Communication Research Center of the Communication Research Institute of the Communication University of China, used the four words "surging heart" to describe.
Huang Jie, deputy general manager of Tencent's online video platform operation department and deputy general manager of film and television content production department, spoke at the seminar
"'Departure: When the Wind Rises' creates an exclusive sense of atmosphere for young audiences in the 90s through a series of era-sensitive scenery and soundtracks, and also weakens the sense of estrangement caused by the differences in the background of the times with full character shaping and emotional expression, and makes it easier for young audiences to have a sense of substitution by vividly showing the deep friendship between the characters." As the producer of the drama, Huang Jie, deputy general manager of Tencent's online video platform operation department and deputy general manager of the film and television content production department, said: "Our original intention is to create an inspirational story with young people as the main line, focusing on showing the hard work of young people in the 90s, so that contemporary young people can feel the same call of the times as the people in the play." According to Huang Jie, the total number of views of the drama on Tencent's video station has exceeded 1.3 billion.
Wei Dangjun, vice president of the China Online Audiovisual Program Service Association, spoke at the seminar
The spiritual pursuit of "letting contemporary youth feel the call of the times" mentioned by Huang Jie was generally recognized by the experts attending the seminar. Wei Dangjun, vice president of the China Online Audiovisual Program Service Association, said: "By portraying two generations of entrepreneurs and typical figures from all walks of life living in this era, this drama reflects that social development is inseparable from the macro era background and policy support, and even more inseparable from the integrity and innovation and responsibility of young people. The spirit of the protagonists dare to think and dare to fight and forge ahead allows young audiences to see their own shadows from the characters in the play, so that they believe that they can grasp the future through struggle and write a new chapter of struggle in the new era, which is an excellent example of the main theme of film and television dramas successfully leading young audiences. ”
Liu Shuxin, professor at the School of Literature and Journalism and Communication of minzu University of China, spoke at the seminar
Xing Ge, senior editor of the China Television Arts Commission, spoke at the seminar
Yi Kai, Secretary General of the China Television Arts Committee, spoke at the seminar
"The creators try to restore and express the big era, so that the audience can empathize with the resonance, which is the responsibility of drinking water and thinking about the source." Yi Kai, secretary general of the China Television Arts Commission, said.
(China Art Daily reporter Deng Lifeng)