With Yang Xiaopei and Fang Fang as the chief producers and Zhou Dongyu and Xu Kai starring, the costume fairy love drama "Ancient Dust" is being broadcast on Tencent Video. The drama tells the love story of the true god Gugu (Zhou Dongyu) and Bai Jue (Xu Kai) who have survived several lives and deaths, and are still deeply in love, since the exclusive broadcast on Tencent Video on June 17, with the special effects production that has won the true taste of oriental aesthetics, the interpretation of the fairy character is more "human", which has aroused heated discussion.
"Ancient Dust" tells the love story of the true god GuGu (Zhou Dongyu) and Bai Jue (Xu Kai).
Tonou, equipment multi-coverage 于 Dunhuang mural
Well-made special effects are a highlight of "Ancient Dust". In the play, the magnificent and beautiful celestial realm, the misty lookout mountain, the eerie and deep demonic realm... Each scene has unique and distinctive characteristics, exquisite details, and can organically dominate under the aesthetic system of oriental aesthetics, which becomes the help of the plot narrative. The crew also creatively integrated Dunhuang elements, spanning more than 2,000 kilometers to Dunhuang to see the scene, absorbing the essence of traditional aesthetics and exerting the oriental beauty to the extreme. For example, in the pilgrimage halls of the ancient world, the overall curve shape of the temple comes from the flying lines in the Dunhuang murals, the pillar foundations of the pillars, and the flower heads of the railings, many of which are also taken from the Dunhuang murals. In the immortal realm of the post-archaic period, Dunhuang elements were applied in more detailed places, such as incense burners, hanging banners, and furniture that almost copied the design in the Dunhuang murals.
It is understood that "Ancient Dust" set a unified oriental aesthetic system in the early stage of creation, and built a "Thousand Ancient Dust" base that includes 40,000 square meters of studio scenes and 50,000 square meters of exterior scenes, and finally presents an "ancient illusion" with a strong oriental aesthetic charm.
The fight special effects of "Ancient Dust" are realistic and textured. A scene of the Bronze Bridge Gods vs. The Poor Strange Beasts of the Demon Realm: the poor strange in the close-up view, the hair and muscles change and flutter with the attack action, and the distant view and the poor strange beasts with different shapes continue to attack, making people feel like they are watching the battle next to the Bronze Bridge. To this end, the production team not only simulated the muscles of the poor strange beasts, but also made a number of individuals with different shapes and textures to avoid duplication when the poor strange beasts were clustered.
"Ancient Dust" shows the oriental aesthetics.
Immortals also have a human touch, get rid of the high cold style
The immortals in the traditional fairy love drama are mostly cold and indifferent, and there are a few who are full of humanity. "Ancient Dust" breaks the stereotype, and the gods and immortals in the play have vivid joys and sorrows and unyielding resistance to fate like human beings. The True God of the Burning Sun who is in charge of the affairs of the Three Realms is fair and strict, but he is also the eldest brother who loves the Ancients; the True God of the Apocalypse has a good wine, and has also brought the Elder to become a "little stubborn lord", pushing the cards and playing with the color of all the spirits; Xuanyi who has fallen into the Demon Realm is not a villain with a face, and the enemy in his mind is an unjust fate...
The love of "Ancient Dust" is also full of moving. Zhou Dongyu performed a quirky, exquisite and kind-hearted main god, who is brave and persistent in his treatment of love, but also knows how to focus on the life of the world. Xu Kai needs to perform three different characters: Bai Jue, who has a cold appearance but is deeply stoic, Bai Xuan, who hides behind the mask and is gentle and protective, and Qing Mu, who is obsessed with frankness. In the recently updated plot, "Tai Cang Gun" confessed the Lord on the Lookout Mountain, Qing Mu turned into Bai Jue in seconds, hugged Hou Chi and called her "Ancient" affectionately; after Bai Jue's divine consciousness left, he changed back to Qing Mu, and he was also a longevity noodle and a flower, using actions and words to directly express his admiration to the person he liked. All kinds of affection moved the audience.
Through the growth and choice of characters, "Ancient Dust" presents a far-reaching intention. When the chaos robbery came, the ancients resolutely gave up their children's private feelings, sacrificed themselves to eliminate the chaos robbery, and saved the three realms, which pointed out the clear intention of "giving up small love for great love", which triggered the value resonance of the audience.
Beijing News reporter Yang Lianjie
Edited by Tong Na Proofreader Wu Xingfa