From the study of solar energy to the exploration of the brain, the variety show "Hi FangPai" has carried out many interesting experiments along the way, And guests such as Wang Jiaer, Li Ronghao, Ren Jialun, Chen Feiyu and other guests have completed challenges such as self-made space beauty, coaxing animals to sleep, and self-directing and self-acting to complete short plays, and have carried out many interesting explorations, harvesting scientific knowledge and bringing joy to the audience.
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Before the end, yao Yitian, producer and general director of the program, Chen Weiyang, executive producer, Ma Haiwen, deputy director, and Zhou Yijie, chief screenwriter, were interviewed by the media. Yao Yitian said that the original intention of this show is to present people's curiosity about the world and their yearning for adventure. Through these "silly" experiments, we strive to show the beautiful qualities of exploration, bravery, curiosity, and romance in human nature. The model of the show does not set standards, there are no rules, saying that it is an experiment, but it is actually more like a fun experience for friends to play together, "their state actually represents most of the audience." Chen Weiyang talked about whether he will do the next season, "Keep it secret for the time being, and hope to surprise everyone when the time comes." ”
The test time for an experiment is two to three times that of a variety game
As the first fun experimental experience reality show in China, the guests in the program verified one novel idea after another, interesting brain holes, and came to some conclusions that were either surprising or "hilarious". The focus of the show is to combine the slightly boring scientific experiments with daily life to make fun and fun.
In Chen Weiyang's view, the original intention of the production of "Hi Release Pie" was to make an interesting and different program. After establishing the general direction, the program team found these experiments, hoping to make the audience reopen the door of curiosity and observe the surrounding things. "Curiosity is useful, even if it's boring curiosity, even if it's useless, it makes your life interesting."
From "altitude has an impact on seeing sunrise and sunset", "how to coax animals to sleep", "whether plants have the ability to perceive", to "how to pass through the viscose zone in the shortest time", "whether the scalpel can cut water droplets", etc., this season's "Hi Fang Pie" presents many interesting experiments that are not usually paid attention to. Regarding the theme setting of each issue, Ma Haiwen said that the program team will first obtain experimental topics from multiple channels, some are videos sent by netizens, some are the director group's own imagination, and some are inspired by movies, animations, etc. However, these materials are relatively fragmented, and the program group will hold a topic selection meeting every few days to select experiments that everyone feels are more "hi-pop", and then carry out very arduous and repeated verification and demonstration to ensure the feasibility and safety of the experiment.
According to Ma Haiwen, the working time of a complete test of an experiment may be two to three times the time of testing an ordinary variety game. For example, "Flame Tornado", this experiment involves a very professional knowledge of chemistry, so the program team deliberately put a director whose father works in a pharmaceutical factory to take charge of this experiment. In the preliminary test, he also consulted a very senior expert in the field of chemistry to study the phenomenon of "flame color reaction" in the experiment very in-depth to ensure the effect of the experiment and the specification of operation. "You can also see that we all use industrial-grade goggles, gloves and other protective equipment to ensure that the experiments are foolproof, and almost every experiment we have to go through a similar process."
If there are some unexpected conditions and conclusions during the test, the program team will discuss the reasons for these conditions with experts. After several rounds of such work, the final experimental method was finally obtained. "This process will basically eliminate more than half of the selected topics, and the last one left, we will pair with the theme of each episode." Ma Haiwen said.
The guest was "The Boy in the Back row of the classroom"
"What I personally want to convey most is that 'science is interesting.'" Screenwriter Zhou Yijie said. When the program team built the program framework, they watched the award ceremony of the "Funny Nobel Prize" and found that scientists were actually full of humor cells. "The serious fun in them is more funny than the simple funny." After reading their research directions and themes, you will feel that science is not completely cold and high. ”
And "Hi Fang" also fits the core idea that the show wants to convey in the consideration of the resident guests - it wants to pull science from the top of the cold mountain to the audience. Therefore, the program group set Wang Jiaer, Li Ronghao, Ren Jialun and Chen Feiyu as "boys in the back row of the classroom". "They often have some qualities: serious, funny, curious, reckless, bearish." Zhou Yijie said.
In Chen Weiyang's view, the resident guests have their own characteristics, and the unique atmosphere of this small group has also been formed in the program. Wang Jia'er is spontaneous and loves challenges; Li Ronghao is mature and stable, and is interested in experiments; Ren Jialun's point of interest is very magical, and he is an experiential practice school; Chen Feiyu is the one with the most theoretical foundation.
It is reported that "Hi FangPai" has also attracted many young audiences, most of whom are students in elementary and junior high schools, but they can watch the strange scientific experiments in the program very seriously. Zhou Yijie did not fully expect this, because "Hi Release Pie" actually has a certain program threshold, and the program team did not confirm whether the children could understand it before the broadcast. "To get this thing into perspective is to take our own example. Most of the main creators are liberal arts students, and we are responsible for bringing in the audience's perspective, if we can understand the experiment well ourselves, then I believe that most of the audience can also understand. But in fact, every experiment has a deeper scientific theory when it is further investigated. The extent to which we want to talk is where we need to consider. ”
Zhou Yijie took the "ice boat" as an example, the melting of the ice boat is related to the concept of specific heat capacity, and the specific heat capacity of each substance is another university subject. For the purpose of "popular science", the program team did not explain in detail, only to let the audience understand that "ice melts faster in water than in air". "For most people, it's easier to digest knowledge in small steps than to say a lot in one breath."
Beijing News reporter Zhang He
Edited by Xu Meilin Proofreader Wu Xingfa