1. Prologue: She bravely presents the image of a middle-aged mother, which is favored by the audience!
In the recent TV series "Our Days", which has attracted much attention, the 46-year-old veteran artist Li Xiaoran boldly presented the image of an ordinary woman living in the 80s.
She does not shy away from showing her true middle-aged appearance in front of the screen, and unreservedly presents the imprint of time on her cheeks in front of the audience.
The close-up captured by the camera on the set clearly and realistically reveals her cool, radiant white skin, visible nasolabial folds at the corners of her mouth, and fine lines on her face that become more pronounced with mood swings.
Especially during the performance of her full dedication to the childbirth scene, the wrinkles on her face are even more visible.
However, in some scenes, Li Xiaoran's complexion was even slightly dull due to the lighting effects not reaching the desired state. Despite this, the proportions of her facial features are still quite harmonious, and the baptism of time has caused her eye sockets to appear noticeably sunken.
This kind of realistic and imperfect depiction just adds a rustic and warm charm to the characters she creates. In contrast, those middle-aged female stars who were once jokingly called "girl teaching" are too pretentious and embarrassing when interpreting the role of young girls.
For example, Liu Xiaoqing, who is more than half a hundred years old, plays a 15-year-old girl in the costume drama "Heroes of the Sui and Tang Dynasties", and even if the filter is turned on at full power, her weather-beaten face cannot hide her stiff demeanor.
Lin Xinru, who is also a "post-85", in the costume drama "The Long Song of the Beautiful Country", in order to show the liveliness and agility of the girl, she used too much force, making the overall appearance look as funny as "silly big sister".
Dong Jie, who became popular in her early years with the image of a beauty in ancient costumes, also wore a student outfit at the age of 39, combed a girl's hairstyle, and starred with an actor who was 14 years younger than herself. However, when the camera gets closer, her eye bags and nasolabial folds have nowhere to hide, which makes the audience feel extremely uncomfortable.
To sum up, Li Xiaoran's brave attempt in "Our Days" truly shows the natural image of middle-aged women, and has won warm praise from the audience with her sincere attitude and superb acting skills.
She has successfully created a unique charm that is completely different from the "girl teaching".
2. Chapter: The popular dramas of 2022 have achieved remarkable results!
Since the beginning of 2022, the period drama "The World" has attracted the attention of many audiences with its strong atmosphere of the times and deep-rooted discussion of human nature. This work has not only achieved impressive results in terms of ratings, but also won unanimous praise from the audience.
During the hit broadcast, the ratings of the show refreshed the high peaks of 2% and 3% many times, and won an excellent score of 8.1 on Douban! The two leading actors Lei Jiayin and Yin Tao won the honor of the emperor and queen of the year in one fell swoop with their excellent and superb performances.
I have to say that the success of "The World" has undoubtedly set a towering benchmark for new period dramas in 2022 and has become an important reference in the industry However, in comparison, the performance of some other period dramas is overshadowed, for example, "Hutong" starring Zhao Lusi, although her acting skills have been controversial, and even her makeup and styling have been mercilessly evaluated by the audience as "hitting the street" level, however,
Douban's word-of-mouth has very high expectations for the upcoming "The Sea in My Dreams", this drama not only has the popular Zodiac Zhan and Li Qin co-starring, but also many powerful actors have joined in as supporting roles, judging from the texture of the trailer, it can be described as an extraordinary quality, and the two young protagonists are full of youthful atmosphere, so that the public has high hopes for them, and it is expected to become a hit in a new round of period dramas in 2022.
vividly depicts the intricate family and friendship entanglements between the four families At the beginning of the plot, Wang Xianping (played by Zhang Songwen), Dongfang Yushu (played by Sun Hao) and Yang Dashan (played by Ren Shuai) The life scene of the three families Wang Xianping and Dongfang Yushu have been neighbors and friends for many years, the relationship between the two is very deep, and Yang Dashan and Wang Xianping are colleagues, because they once competed together for the position of section chief, and there were some contradictions between the two In the eighties, although the living standards of the people were gradually improved, but in the cold winter season in the north, the earth was still covered with snow, and people wore heavy cotton clothes and cotton pants, hats, and scarves around them to resist the cold。
In those ancient years, the windows were covered with heavy paint, the iron pillars were covered with mottled rust, and the pot in the stove made a low humming sound from time to time.
These meticulously depicted scenes can lead the audience through time and space in an instant, and feel the unique charm of that innocent era.
Fourth, delicately reproduce the life scene of the 80s
In order to accurately depict life in the 80s, "Our Days" shows many classic scenes with rich details. When the new life of the protagonist Wang Xianping's family, the daughter, was born, the cruel reality that the child was born unable to give birth came like a thunderbolt in the clear sky, and the whole family was suddenly in a predicament.
His wife, Liu Shuxia, was in short supply of breast milk due to postpartum discomfort, and at this time, neighbors reached out to each other to provide breastfeeding services for their children. Witnessing this scene, the audience seems to have experienced the simple neighborhood affection of that era.
Faced with the child's illness, the whole family is worried, as if it has suddenly matured overnight. Everyone expresses their love for their loved ones in their own way, without any conflicts of interest, only the most sincere feelings are silently supported.
It is especially worth mentioning that Liu Shuxia's mother also lives in this family, and Wang Xianping, as a son-in-law, takes care of her even more than his own son, so the old man also hopes to repay Wang Xianping's filial piety.
Although there are occasional minor frictions in the family, their hearts are always connected, and this unique bond of affection is the biggest highlight of the show. According to the early plot layout, the focus is mainly on depicting the family entanglement of the parents, and as the story develops, it will gradually turn to the depiction of friendship between children.
At that time, there will be the companionship and growth of childhood sweethearts, injecting a different kind of charm into the plot.
In addition to the emotional entanglements of the characters, the restoration of the details of life in the 80s in "Our Days" is also amazing. Although living conditions have improved in the 80s, the streets of the north are still covered with snow-capped beauty during the cold winter months.
People wore plain and warm cotton clothes and trousers, hats on their heads, and scarves around their necks to protect against the cold. The windows were heavily painted, the iron pillars in the courtyard had long since rusted, and the pot on the stove made a low humming sound from time to time.
These vivid and delicate scene descriptions make the audience feel as if they have traveled through time and space, immersed in the innocent and simple atmosphere of the times!
Fifth, the emotional, sincere and touching family entanglements are vividly portrayed in detail
In order to truly restore the life style of the 80s, "Our Days" has put a lot of effort into the production process. The crew skillfully used cool colors to adjust the scene, carefully creating an unpretentious, realistic and realistic visual effect.
In terms of the image shaping of actors, they resolutely abandon the modification of beauty filters, and strive to show the most natural and real side.
The actor Li Naiwen, a veteran actor who has entered the age of 48, did not hesitate to appear without makeup in the play, and in order to enhance the texture of the picture, he even deliberately drew some chilblains on his face.
Under the close-up capture, the viewer can clearly observe the deep dark circles under his eyes, as well as the dense fine lines at the corners of his eyes, without concealment.
Not much different from Li Naiwen's situation is the 46-year-old heroine Li Xiaoran. In some scenes, her skin even looks slightly dark and resolute due to the handling of light.
The proportions of her facial features are already relatively broad, and with the baptism of the years, the sunken eye sockets have become more and more obvious. When she goes all out to interpret the birth scene, the nasolabial folds and wrinkles on her face cannot be hidden.
Although this kind of realistic presentation is not perfect, it adds more simplicity and warmth to the characters created by Li Xiaoran. In contrast, those middle-aged actresses who were once known as "girl teaching" seem too pretentious and embarrassing when interpreting the role of young girls.
For example, Liu Xiaoqing, who is over half a hundred years old, challenged to play the role of a 15-year-old girl in the costume drama "Heroes of the Sui and Tang Dynasties", although the filter has been pulled to the maximum, her face, which has been through vicissitudes, still can't hide her stiff expression.
Another "post-85" actress Lin Xinru, in order to show the liveliness and agility of the girl in the costume drama "The Long Song of the Beautiful Country", used too much force so that the whole appearance became as funny as a "silly big sister", which is really unbearable.
At the age of 39, some people even dare to wear school clothes, comb girlish hairstyles, and partner with actors who are 14 years younger than themselves. When the camera zooms in, her eye bags, nasolabial folds and other problems are exposed, which makes the audience have a strong sense of disobedience.
On the whole, Li Xiaoran bravely and truly showed the image of a middle-aged woman in the hit drama "Our Days", and won warm praise, praise and appreciation from the audience with her sincere acting attitude and outstanding acting skills! She used her unique and distinctive personality charm to show people an independent style that is very different from the so-called "girl teaching".
6. Summary: Interpret the image of middle-aged characters with sincerity.
With the help of the well-crafted TV series "Our Days", Li Xiaoran successfully created an unpretentious but friendly image of a middle-aged woman with his sincere and deeply rooted performance, which won warm praise, praise and appreciation from the audience.
As a period drama dedicated to truly reproducing the details of life in the 80s, "Our Days" can be said to have done its best in the production process. The crew carefully selected cool colors for color grading, aiming to create a rustic and realistic visual effect as much as possible, so as to avoid the over-beautification that can lead to beauty filters.
In terms of the modeling design of the actors, the production team was uncompromising and resolutely abandoned the use of beauty filters. Although the actor Li Naiwen is over 48 years old, he still insists on appearing without makeup in the play, and in order to enhance the realism of the character, he even deliberately sketches some marks left by frostbite on his face.
Whenever the close-up gives him the closest possible shooting distance, the audience can clearly see the deep dark circles under his eyes and the dense fine lines at the corners of his eyes, without any concealment or embellishment.
has a similar experience to Li Naiwen, the forty-six-year-old heroine Li Xiaoran. In some scenes, her skin tone is even slightly dull due to the effects of lighting.
With her prominent facial features, her sunken eye sockets have become more and more obvious under the baptism of time.
As she struggles to interpret the birth scene, the nasolabial folds and wrinkles on her face have nowhere to hide, and they are presented directly in front of the camera.
This kind of real and unadorned depiction, although it does not beautify the characters too much, makes the characters created by Li Xiaoran add a bit of simplicity and warmth, so that the audience can deeply feel the simple image of an ordinary middle-aged woman.
In contrast, the middle-aged female stars who were criticized as "girl teaching" in the past seem deliberately contrived and unnatural when they play the image of a youthful girl.
For example, well-known movie stars such as Liu Xiaoqing and Ruby Lin have created exaggerated looks in order to show the so-called "girlish style", but instead of hiding the footprints of their years, they create a rather embarrassing and disobedient visual experience.
However, it is precisely by relying on this sincere and sincere acting attitude that Li Xiaoran interprets the unique charm of a middle-aged woman with a real performance, which makes many members of the "Girl Sect" sigh to themselves.
However, whether middle-aged actresses are still suitable for playing the role of a girl is undoubtedly an issue worth pondering.