Poverty alleviation theme drama innovation and upgrading Theme creation lyrical story of the times

Beijing, December 17 (Xinhuanet) -- 2020 is the decisive year for poverty alleviation, starting in March, "No One Can Be Less" about the relocation of poverty alleviation and relocation and "Green Waters and Green Mountains with Smiles" focusing on young people returning to their hometowns to start a business, kicking off the curtain on the broadcast of this year's TV series on the theme of poverty alleviation.

Subsequently, dramas such as "Where We StartEd Our Dreams", "Books Everywhere", "Flowers and Leaves", "The Most Beautiful Countryside" and "Stone Blossom" were broadcast one after another, and in the context of building a well-off society in an all-round way, the theme of "poverty alleviation" has become the focus of this year's drama market.

Keep up with the times Theme innovative content production upgrade

In recent years, the creation of the drama market has been continuously innovated, but the rural theme dramas have not changed much, coupled with the impact of the audience's youth, rural theme works have been neglected day by day. However, with the change of the background of the times, works with rural themes have gradually gained market attention.

Although they all reflect the same theme of poverty alleviation, these works have recently chosen different angles of entry and the theme content of the times, breaking the stereotype of traditional "rural drama" and narrowing the distance with the audience to the greatest extent.

"Green Waters and Green Mountains with Smiling Faces", which tells the entrepreneurial story of young people chasing dreams in the future, focuses on the two major themes of "ecological civilization" and "rural revitalization"; "No One Can Be Less" can see young college students building their hometowns with youth and using wisdom and knowledge to alleviate poverty; "Taking Root" focuses on the story of Li Shuyuan, a retired soldier who started his own business, taking root in the countryside and starting his own business; and "Stone Blossom", which is planned and guided by the State Administration of Radio and Television, focuses on ten typical poverty alleviation problems in the new form of the times report drama. It reflects the aspirations of the masses in poor areas for a better life and the infinite wisdom and strength that burst out in the face of the challenge of poverty.

In addition to the content upgrade, the cast of poverty alleviation dramas has also undergone obvious changes, and the addition of many powerful star actors has also increased the viewing points of rural theme TV series, such as "Green Water and Green Mountains with Smiles" starring Yang Shuo, Pan Zhilin, Ma Su, etc.; "Warm Taste" invited Jin Dong to play "Sun Guangming, the first secretary of the countryside", and the supporting roles of Li Naiwen, Wu Yue, Gao Lu, etc. are also more active actors on the screen in recent years. In addition, there are "Maple Leaves Red" starring Sun Qian and Meng Haoqiang, "Flowers and Leaves" starring Wang Xun, Zhu Mo, Shao Feng and other actors, as well as "Aba Family" starring Pu Bajia, etc., all of which can see the figure of actors who are well known to the public.

Of course, whether it is the update of the cast or the upgrade of the production team, the ultimate goal is to improve the quality of the series. Whether poverty alleviation dramas with more serious themes can reach a wider audience, whether they can find materials and bright spots in the real poverty alleviation stories, and form a diversified pattern of a hundred flowers, still need the joint efforts of creators.

Theme creation: Find the right topic to write the story of the times

Over the years, whenever there is a major event and an important time node, film and television workers will cooperate with the launch of theme works. This year is not only a year of decisive victory in poverty alleviation and a comprehensive construction of a well-off society, but also a special year of encountering the new crown pneumonia epidemic, in the fight against the epidemic, the deeds of many frontline anti-epidemic personnel have touched countless people, and countless touching stories have emerged during the period.

In the face of these social themes, TV drama creation has a huge theme space. Tv drama workers actively responded to the creation of two major theme TV dramas on epidemic prevention and control and precision poverty alleviation planned and researched by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, recorded the voices of the times, and emerged a number of related theme works such as "Together", "Our New Era" and "Ten Difficulties in Poverty Alleviation".

Under the initiative of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, this year there has also been a form of "times report drama" that reacts more quickly and more closely follows the times. As a product of the genre innovation of the TV drama industry in the new era, the Times Report drama focuses on reflecting the theme of the times and the spirit of the times in a timely manner, creating at a faster speed, taking the real story as the prototype, and characterizing the documentary style.

For example, "The Most Beautiful Retrograde" and "Together" take the fight against the epidemic as the theme, record the most simple and plain "epidemic" power, show the kindness and responsibility of every ordinary person in the war "epidemic", and pay tribute to every ordinary person who bravely pays. "Stone Blossom" focuses on ten typical poverty alleviation work problems, and shows the typical deeds of poverty alleviation cadres and the touching stories of cadres and masses in poor areas through ten story units such as "Qingshan Does Not Live Up to People", "Ancient Village Feelings", "Torch in July", and "The Last Earthen House".

With the maturity of the creative concept, works that reflect the theme of the times and show the spirit of the times are becoming the mainstream of creation. The innovative form of the times report drama broke the production and broadcasting conventions, gathered the strongest creative lineup in a short period of time, and created works that not only conveyed profound ideological connotations, but also took into account artistry and interest, so it achieved a good reputation and ratings effect after broadcasting.

When the development of the country, the social situation, and the people's life become the "vivid script" of TV series creation, the theme creation will inevitably keep up with the pace of the times, undertake the sacred mission entrusted by the times, sing the spirit of the times with high-quality works, meet the cultural needs of the people, and be a participant and witness of the times.

Author: Zhang Chun

Source: Xinhua Net