Looking at the opening scene where the male protagonist picks up packages in an unmanned courier car, the high-tech elements will give the audience a sense of novelty and novelty, which is a positive perception;
The male protagonist goes upstairs and reveals through his inner monologue his current situation of terminal cancer and waiting to die. The emotion conveyed is that of tragedy and depression, which is a negative perception;
The male protagonist meets the neighbor aunts on the corridor and gossips. The light comedy atmosphere brought by the daily life state performed by several aunts conveys a slightly joyful emotion, which is another positive perception.
The three-act plot structure at the beginning completes the emotional ups and downs very well.
The plot structure design of other film and television dramas has their own particularities. Different concepts will naturally lead to different plot design ideas. But in the case of Chu Xuan as the director, of course he must implement his three-act structure theory, as in "Star You"
The entire play was designed and created by Liu Yihe's screenwriting team based on Chu Xuan's three-act theory.
The three-act structure theory focuses on a complete and coherent emotion, denies the separation of emotions, and then denies invalid transitions, thus stressing the continuity of the plot in the idea of cutting pictures.
Unlike most film and television dramas, when the plot of one person is being told, it suddenly switches to another person without any foreshadowing or excessiveness. This is not in line with Chu Xuan's three-act theory.
Therefore, the advantages and disadvantages of the three-act theory are obvious. The complete emotions brought by the coherent plot will make the audience feel comfortable watching the drama. As long as the three-act theory is followed, there will be no sudden emotions. But
If the ups and downs of emotions and the story are not designed to be interesting, the rhythm of the story will appear to be slow.
The significance of emotional ups and downs in film and television art is that while the multi-dimensional emotional value improves the quality of the work, it will also change the audience's perception of watching the drama. The changing sensory experience is one of the elements that attracts the audience to follow the drama.
Not to mention the ups and downs of the story, most film and television dramas pay attention to the process of starting from the beginning, paving the way to the explosion of the result. This is a common routine in global film and television, but this routine is not derogatory. As long as the design is novel and innovative, it is a good routine.
However, everything like the three-act style must be complete and coherent, and the rhythm will inevitably be lost. This is also the cost of many directors' post-editing. In order to ensure the interesting rhythm, they often suddenly cut the scene to the key plot, abandoning the foreshadowing plot.
Trying to let the audience watch the explosive point directly so as to attract the audience to continue watching.
Therefore, the three-act format must not only maintain the core element of "complete coherence" of this theory, but also avoid losing the interesting rhythm because "complete coherence" makes the plot dull. The design requirements for the script are very high, not only to make
Each three-act plot is meaningful, the emotions in it must be ups and downs, and it must be as exciting as possible.
In the design of the script of "Star You", the male protagonist has just completed an emotional ups and downs in the opening three acts. The meaning is to explain the background of the era in which the male protagonist lives and the current situation of the male protagonist. The highlight is to give the audience a reversal of expectations.
Then the next plot design will definitely go in the direction of reversal, and the ups and downs of emotions will end with the joyful emotions of the aunts. In the subsequent continuous plot, if we want to complete another ups and downs of emotions, either
To achieve the purpose of emotional ups and downs, you can pull the joy up or down, which is also the design method of the plot structure of the three-act theory.
Liu Yifei stared at the monitor attentively. The filming of the scene of the male protagonist Chu Xuan was starting.
Shots: One full-body shot from the back, and one mid-shot shot from the upper body. The two shots follow the rhythm of Chu Xuan’s movement.
Scene: A room with soft and warm lighting.
Sound: The teapot boiling Chinese medicine gurgling in the southeast corner.
Details: There are Chinese medicines next to the small table where the teapot is, so that the audience can know what is boiling in the teapot.
In the not-so-bright room, there was only the sound of cooking Chinese medicine. Chu Xuan still had no lines. He put his hands in his trouser pockets and looked at the bustling scene outside the window.
Under the lens language of this behind-the-back shot, the loneliness instantly shattered the joy brought by the aunts, but the impact was not enough.
As soon as the sound of boiling Chinese medicine stopped, Chu Xuan came to the small table in the corner, picked up the teapot and poured Chinese medicine into the cup, and then drank it slowly, coughing a few times in the middle to show his physical weakness.
Now the joy brought by the aunts is completely gone, and the emotions of loneliness, sadness, and pity are completely replaced, completing the first emotional start of a new three-act sequence.
Using negative emotions as the starting point, according to the requirements of Chu Xuan's three-act theory, the excessive emotions in the next play must have a different turn, and this emotional turn must be in line with the plot situation, cannot be random, and cannot be just for the sake of emotion.
Transform and change at will.
At the right time, the alarm clock in the house rang.
The alarm clock is a signal, which is not only needed by the plot, but also the beginning of breaking the dull mood of the audience. It is also a reminder that Chu Xuan will use the next scene to complete the emotional transformation.
Chu Xuan put down the cup, sat down by the bed and opened a large express box. The objects he took out were a clown hat, a clown nose and other makeup props.
The camera gives a close-up shot, shifting the focus of the audience, dispelling the pitiful and pitiful perception of the audience, and replacing it with curiosity about "what does the male protagonist want to do with a clown suit?", completing the emotional transformation and achieving these three scenes.
It is an emotional ups and downs that starts from negative emotions to positive emotions.
The underlying logic of the three-act plot is a simple beginning, process and result. There is a beginning and a process in this scene, and then the audience will be told a result, which is also the last link to complete the emotional ups and downs of this three-act plot.
Take a short break and start another scene after the last scene.
Chu Xuan walked directly out of the private bathroom. The shots that have always been taken from behind to show the hero's loneliness are mainly front shots in this scene.
The image of Chu Xuan transformed into a clown is given to the front camera. The contrast in the image will give the audience a new perspective and greatly deepen their curiosity about "what the hero is going to do."
This curious emotion is still a process emotion and has not been transformed into the emotion of the result, so a scene is needed to complete this link.
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The scene in front of the green cloth is like a small square. There are group performers acting as passers-by coming and going, and there are group performers watching one person's performance.
The performer is Chu Xuan, who transforms into a clown and performs various funny performances for the audience, including unicycle, magic wand, apple throwing, stilt walking...
The onlookers watched with interest, and some even scanned the QR code to reward money.
Chu Xuan performed various performances according to the teacher's guidance, Liu Yifei watched with interest in front of the monitor, and Zhou Jielun was watching the scenes on the set and silently meditating on the rhythm in his mind.
[Dear, don’t be so scared that you close your eyes.
Not everyone can do clown tricks.
Exaggerated eye shadow, blue sad teardrops.
Throwing knives, breathing fire, walking on stilts and playing the flute...]
This scene has a soundtrack and is also the scene where the song "Uncle Jock" appears for the first time to deepen the conception of the male protagonist.
The main theme of this song is rap, the rhythm is brisk and joyful, and it fits the atmosphere of the extras laughing and watching Chu Xuan's performance.
However, the more this soundtrack fits the current plot atmosphere, the greater the audience's perception of the male protagonist Jock will change, and the greater the degree of emotional transformation.
In the opening scene, the male protagonist Jock said in his inner monologue that he no longer has any extravagant demands or desires for life.
But, Jock turns into a clown and performs on the street? Would someone who has no pursuit of life do this?
Even if he just makes money to survive, it at least shows that Jock has the desire to live.
This conflict between one another and the other is a contradiction between the characters' thoughts and deeds.
Isn't that what people are like? They often think about something, but due to various factors, their actions are often not what they want.
This is who we are in reality, and it is also the self-trouble that flesh-and-blood people cannot let go of.
This scene is the end of the three-act plot, allowing the audience to transform from curiosity to a little empathy. It will have a sense of empathy for the male protagonist Jock in the difficult life, and it is also a spiritual connection between the male protagonist Jock and the audience.
Start.
This sense of substitution will arouse the audience's strong expectations for the male protagonist, hoping that the male protagonist will get better and better, thereby increasing the audience's desire to follow the drama.
The only possible logical flaw here is why the male protagonist wants to play the clown?
The two main reasons are that one is that the male protagonist is too weak to do anything else, and the other is that the male protagonist has low self-esteem caused by cancer and is waiting for death, so he does not want to face the society with his true colors.
Chu Xuan is not prepared to explain these two reasons. He believes that the character he interprets will allow the audience to understand the character's behavior. If the character is explained clearly, some connotation and depth will be lost.
Among the onlookers of this scene, there was Wu Xiaobao, played by Ouyang Nabi, who looked excitedly as Jiao Ke, played by Chu Xuan, performed the clown. Her appearance also paved the way for the next scene.
"I need a minute, but the length is not reached."
"How much more is left?"
"20 seconds."
"Okay, I'll go to the show."
Zhou Jielun was silent on the spot and reviewed the rhythm of the score for this scene. According to his concept, this scene requires one minute of music to achieve his desired effect, but Chu Xuan's performance was 20 seconds short of one minute.
Chu Xuan didn't say much when he heard what he said. In other dramas, the soundtrack follows the plot, but "Star You" requires the two to complement each other and be compatible. Zhou Jielun is far more professional than him in expressing musical emotions, so he doesn't talk nonsense.
Go back and reshoot the scene.
Liu Yifei is watching in front of the monitor. Chu Xuan's role has not been acted so far without a single line. She completely relies on Chu Xuan's acting skills to interpret the character of Jiao Ke. The character has become more and more full and soulful.
She is proud of her husband's performance level, which she has been observing and learning carefully.
Chu Xuan and Zhou Jielun went through this scene several times, and then moved on to the next three-act scene.
Lens:
Back shot, Chu Xuan has taken off his makeup, finished his street performance, and is walking upstairs with the prop box, ready to go home.
The clown was shot from the front, and after taking off his makeup, he changed to the back shot. Judging from the change in the language of the shot, it seems that he is returning to loneliness from the happy side. This shooting technique repeatedly reflects the duality of the male protagonist Jock.
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At this time, a voice came from behind: "Are you the clown uncle?"
Chu Xuan put his left hand in his trouser pocket and carried the box with his right hand. He turned around and saw that it was Ouyang Nabi.
When Ouyang Nabi saw Chu Xuan's face, perhaps because of the child's unique eyesight, she immediately said excitedly: "You are the clown uncle!"
Chu Xuan paused for a moment. He was a clown. This was a job that made people laugh in society. It was embarrassing to be recognized, so he didn't say anything and turned upstairs.
Ouyang Nabi looked excited and followed her with her short legs and chattered all the way.
"Uncle clown, you are so awesome. How did you create that magic bubble?"
"And why are you breathing fire from your mouth? Are you really capable of magic?"
"You can also play bamboo very nicely..."
"That's a flute." This was Chu Xuan's first line so far. He called the flute a bamboo. This was an insult to him. The more he humbled himself, the stronger his rebellious self-esteem forced him to correct him.
"Flute?" Ouyang Nabi looked confused.
This is the first scene in this three-act sequence. While introducing the character Wu Xiaobao, Chu Xuan emphasized that the subplot "Flute" reflects Jock's strong self-esteem caused by his inferiority complex, making the character fuller.
In such a situation of interacting with children, the drama created by Ouyang Nabi's innocence and Chu Xuan's serious emphasis is slightly joyful and can make people smile.
Inheriting the sense of empathy brought to the audience by the clown's performance in the previous scene, this scene uses a slight sense of comedy as the starting point for the three-act emotion.
"Eh? Uncle clown, you live across from my house?" Ouyang Nabi said in surprise and joy as the second scene started, chasing Chu Xuan to the door of his house.
Chu Xuan ignored her and took the key to open the door.
The camera shows a close-up shot of the door, but Ouyang Nabi is not in the shot.
"Uncle clown, can you perform a clown show for me again?" Ouyang Nabi's voice came from behind.
Chu Xuan opened the door and took a step in.
"Can I give you money and perform again?" Ouyang Nabi's voice came again.
Chu Xuan paused, and the camera turned as he turned his head, aiming at Ouyang Nabi.
Ouyang Nabi pouted: "My father is a magician, but he never performs magic tricks for me. He says magic is all fake and deceptive. I am not allowed to like deceptive things, but I just like to watch them because of this
It will make me so happy, uncle clown, you don’t know, I’m sick and can’t go anywhere, it’s so boring.”
Ouyang Nabi blinked her eyes, raised her head and said expectantly: "Uncle clown brings happiness to everyone. He must be a good person. Can you be a clown for me again?"
Chu Xuan lowered his head and looked at her. After two or three seconds, he turned indifferently and entered the room, closing the door with a bang.
The camera showed Ouyang Nabi. She stared at the closed door in a daze, then put her hands on her hips and said, "Stingy clown uncle, huh!"
She turned around and walked back to the opposite house, where she closed the door with the same bang.
This is the second scene of this three-act series. Compared with Ouyang Nabi's cuteness and lovability, and how she was pitied when she explained her illness, Chu Xuan's actions seemed a bit ruthless.
Such a cute little girl doesn't have to have such an attitude even if she doesn't agree, right?
Perhaps starting from the heart of the character Jiao Ke, such an attitude is in line with the character's character and situation, but such a plot also makes the joyous atmosphere just dissipate, turning into some rejection and confusion towards the male protagonist Chu Xuan.
Emotions, completed an emotional ups and downs.
But the male protagonist is the male protagonist after all. No matter what, we can’t make the audience feel disgusted with the male protagonist. Here we need a small reversal to mobilize the audience’s negative emotions towards the male protagonist into positive ones that are consistent with the character and the situation.
Make the male protagonist more three-dimensional.
The third scene of this three-act series begins, and the camera continues the previous scene and focuses on the end of the corridor.
The door opened and Chu Xuan walked out, dressed as a clown again, went to the opposite room and knocked on the door.
The camera focused on the door. Ouyang Nabi opened the door and saw Chu Xuan transformed into a clown. She jumped up with joy and clapped her hands: "I knew Uncle Clown was a good person! He is an angel who brings happiness to everyone!"
The camera showed Chu Xuan's face straight. When he heard these words, a smile appeared on Chu Xuan's clown face.
This is the first time that Chu Xuan, the male protagonist Jiao Ke, has laughed so far, and it is also the first smile of Jiao Ke in the series.
In front of the monitor, Liu Yifei saw the smile on Chu Xuan's face in clown makeup. She didn't know whether it was because Chu Xuan's performance was too good, or because of her in-depth interpretation of the character of Jiao Ke, but she suddenly felt the urge to cry. Anyway,
It is touching and comfortable.
As the end of the three-act sequence, this scene allows the audience to turn the negative emotions just caused by the male protagonist into positive ones, completing the complete emotional expression of the three-act sequence.
Judging from the situation, lines, and emotional transitions, the audience will clearly see that the male protagonist Jock has "light" in his heart, and this "light" is the biggest characteristic of Jock, and it is also the main characteristic of these three scenes.
The plot should express the core characteristics of the characters.
The three opening acts introduce the characters' situations.
The three-act process of playing the clown is to build up the character's heart.
The three-act sequence triggered by Wu Xiaobao highlights the distinctive characteristics of the characters and resonates with the audience.
The plot is in three acts and focuses on emotional ups and downs.
The plot consisting of multiple emotional ups and downs is the ups and downs of the story.
Therefore, these three sets of three acts form an overall framework. The opening three acts are the beginning, the clown's three acts are the process, and the three acts just now are the results.
From the overall dullness brought about by the starting situation, to the empathy brought about by the process of turning into a clown, and finally to the upward "light" character characteristics that just emerged from the result, the character of the male protagonist Jock [Joker]
One side is completely standing, not to mention lifelike, but the full sense of character is enough to establish an emotional connection with the audience.
In Chu Xuan's concept, the protagonist and the audience can reach an emotional connection, which is the basic condition for starting the main plot.
"Click!"
"Pass!"
Liu Yifei put down the walkie-talkie and saw Chu Xuan walking back while drinking water. The clown makeup on his face had not been wiped off yet, and he looked a little tired. She felt a little distressed and said, "Are you tired? Let's rest more."
Chu Xuan put down the mineral water and looked at the scene on the monitor: "Don't be tired, let's feel it. Try to finish the next scene in one go. Take the time to finish the studio scene."
"Good actor." Huang Lei praised, half jokingly and half seriously. Ning Hao, Tang Jili and other teachers also nodded in appreciation of Chu Xuan.
Under Liu Yifei's distressed gaze, Chu Xuan hurried back to the set after checking the footage several times to confirm that there was nothing wrong.