How is "Police Honor" born?| Dialogue

The source of inspiration has American dramas and "Guardian Liberation West".

"Police Honor" officially ended on Monday, but in the hearts of the chasing audience, the story of the "Balihe Police Station" seemed to be a real story that happened not far away.

This is a "unconventional" type of drama: Different from the previous "police dramas" with criminal police and criminal cases as a blueprint, "Police Honor" focuses on civil cases and the daily life of grass -roots police. Naturally, "human feelings" and "fireworks" are the most mentioned words when the audience commented on this drama.

Since its launch, "Police Honor" has received a lot of praise, and Douban scores have also risen all the way. From 7.7 at the time of opening, it has reached 8.5. Many Douban hot comments said, "Finally, the director of the Chinese drama is willing to aim at my life."

Such a work that has a certain innovative value in the type of track and can get most audiences' praise at the same time, what happened in the process of "from nothing", and what is the current drama market and other creators. The significance of reference is undoubtedly worth discussing.

We talked with Dai Ying, the chief producer of "Police Honor", producer Zhang Yan, director Ding Hei, and screenwriter Zhao Dongling, and tried to restore the entire process of restore and resume the birth of "Honor of Police".

The goal is clear, and it will be closed in a shot

Almost all the creators will first emphasize the importance of the script when they talk about the success of the "Honor of Police".

The original inspiration of the script of "Police Honor" originated from a American drama "South City Police" watched by Zhao Dongling five or six years ago. The idea of ​​"want to be a drama" has begun to interact with her many years of screenwriter experience.

Zhao Dongling has created many scripts of police themes, such as the 1996 movie "Emergency Rescue" and 2006 "Captain Inspector". On the basis of a certain understanding of the police profession, "Create a reflecting the work of ordinary police stations at the grassroots level police station The idea of ​​life and television drama with life began to become clearer in her mind.

During the script creation stage, Zhao Dongling watched the documentary "Guardian Liberation West" and saw that many viewers paid attention to and care about the lives of grassroots police, which strengthened her confidence in her creation. After the "Police Honor" was broadcast, there were indeed many viewers who called it "Drama Edition Guardian Liberation West."

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It can also be said that from the beginning of the creation, "Police Honor" has a very clear tone. "We just want to write the hot life around us. If we do not write the police to break the big case, we write the police to deal with these garlic daily, and deal with the people with all kinds of human weaknesses around us; Instead, they write their sweetness and bitterness in daily life, write the growth of young people in them, write about how the elderly treats this profession in the fatigue of life, and how to show the police's mission and the mission and Honor. "Zhao Dongling concluded.

As for the "true" felt by most viewers, it also laid a solid foundation at the script creation stage.

In August 2019, the script of "Honor of the Police" was officially launched. Zhao Dongling and the screenwriter team visited five policemen in Jinan and a criminal police team to interview dozens of front -line police. night shift. "I am very, very, superstitious." Zhao Dongling said, "I want to find, a complete case or task that can be put in the work in order to trigger further artistic creation and re -processing."

In the play, the master of "Zhao Jiwei" "Zhang Zhijie" was called the "Bali River Sweeping Monk" by the audience. Whenever he was in the case, everyone would call "peace of mind" on the barrage. The prototype of "Zhang Zhijie" is an auxiliary police officer nearly 50 years old at the Jinan Longdong Police Station. He earns two or three thousand yuan a month and has always lived in a collective dormitory. Follow the case. On one occasion, he met a person with strange wounds on his body, so he cracked a criminal gang specializing in the stolen construction site. This case eventually became the prototype of a case in the play.

"Most of the characters and cases in this play are‘ picked up ’in the interview.” Zhao Dongling said. The plot of "Xia Jie was forced to apologize to Doctor Wu", which made the audience feel very angry, was also based on a case shared by an old police officer of the Jiulihe Police Station in Jinan.

Although the "Bali River Four Sons" does not have accurate corresponding prototypes, they are also designed according to the image of the youth police. The earliest settlement was "Li Dawei", and then the rural child "Zhao Jiwei" who came to the city to be a police officer. There were many such young people in the police team. "Xia Jie" represents the "special group" martyrs 'children in the police team. They directly inherit their parents' alarm. For various reasons, they are facing greater pressure. Role.

Zhang Heng and his team of iQiyi Film and Television Literature and Television Literature and Television reached a cooperation with the screenwriter Zhao Dongling in the early days. In April 2020, the script arrived in the hands of the total producer Dai Ying. From the perspective of the platform, it is not only a type of drama, but also a full transformation and innovation of type dramas, that is, outside the criminal investigation case, the perspective is transferred to the group of grassroots police. After all, such the theme is rare.

Innovation and risks are often two sides. Determining this project is not a very secure choice for the platform. If the police are combined with life trivial matters, it may not be able to match the original market of the "Police Drama": in a type of drama track with the police as a blueprint, criminal investigation drama is undoubtedly the mainstream creative direction; It does not dominate and rarely appears on the screen. As for the popular love, suspense and other elements, it cannot be the main line of this story. But the platform still has full confidence in this project. "In the early years, this type of film and television drama was actually very rich. Taking the small characters as the incision to show the charm of ordinary people's peaceful life." Dai Ying mentioned, "And the story itself has texture, excellent character portraits, characters, characters, characters The construction of portrayal and relationships is very solid. "

In the director's candidate, the experienced Ding Hei is considered the most appropriate. After watching the script, the feeling of the script is the same as others. "This is a less market -oriented thing. I can see the challenges of this project and a pursuit behind this challenge. Try to challenge it."

With the joining of the director team, the core main creation team of "Police Honor" has been completed. Zhang Yan mentioned that the birth process of this project is like a "relay race". Zhao Dongling came to Beijing from Jinan and opened several meetings together. After studying the script, hand over the relay stick to the director, and then transform the text language into audiovisual and audiovisual. Language, eventually passed to the audience. "This is a process of spiral rising. Each link is relatively extreme to complete what to do. It will achieve better results in series."

More importantly, everyone who is in it is enough to recognize and believe that the content of the drama and the spirit behind it is very small in the process. The "one shot" of this team has established the tone of "pleasant creative journey" from the beginning.

"All should be done"

Many audiences only saw the actor table, and they decided to "blindly vote" "Police Honor", because the lineup is indeed solid. Not only are Zhang Ruohuan and Bailu's acting skills recognized by the public, but also the old opera bones such as Wang Jingchun, Ning Li and other old opera bones Sitting.

During the four -month casting process, Zhang Ruohuan was the earliest actor. Dai Ying recalled that after watching the script, everyone felt that the role of "Li Dawei" and Zhang Ruohuan had a high degree of fit. After watching the complete episode of the script, Zhang Ruohuan decided to arrange his time and take the role. The actor of "Director" Wang Jingchun and the actor of "Li Dawei's Mother" Xu Yan, from the recommendation of Zhang Ruohuan. When meeting with the production team, Zhang Ruoyi asked Dai Ying: "You don't think this director is very very very very very very very very very very very very good. Like Teacher Jingchun? "

The casting of "Police Honor" follows several principles. The first is an actor who is more well -known to the audience on this basis to find an actor on this basis. Dai Ying mentioned that during the casting process, the opinions and ideas of the producer and the director group were almost the same, so the construction process of the actor was also more pleasant.

This is also the charm of character groups. Each character in the play has a rich character, life experience and destiny development line. "When we were creating, we hardly considered who is the protagonist and who is a supporting role. I hope that when the actor receives my script, regardless of the character size, they feel that they are the protagonist." Zhao Dongling recalled that she filmed that she filmed When I went to the class during the period, many actors came to tell her: "My role is so good." "For the screenwriter, this is the biggest praise."

After being moved by the script, and enough to recognize his role, the actors will naturally substitute more emotions and even contribute to the acting skills above the level. This is a chain reaction. The last scene filmed by Ning Li was a flashing plot. When he played "Chen Xincheng", when he was just a police officer, he failed to save a girl who jumped off the building. Zhang Yan recalled that after the filming, Ning Li sent WeChat to her and said, "I'm so uncomfortable."

Zhang Ruohuan mentioned in an interview, "In this play, all the actors are doing 'background boards' because it designed a public office area with four links. Don't say a word, even no close -up lens. "

Ding Hei believes that the formation of this shooting scene stems from the attitude of all actors. In the play, more than a dozen main characters are booting at the same time and killing at the same time. Everyone is trying to restore the real state of the police's life. "Everyone feels that they are really a police officer in Balihe. They are the same as going to work. Either go to the police, or return to the house, or go home to deal with the family affairs."

The director and actor also mentioned the word "background board". Judging from the scheduling and processing of the lens, the "background board" also exists. At the beginning, the director group also needed to give other actors some specific tasks and scenarios, but in the later stage, everyone was "particularly skilled" and knew what they should do every day -the so -called "background board", in fact, it is actually The daily life of the Balihe Police Station.

Since the first episode, the long -received long shot is also inseparable from this shooting design. Ding Hei believes that although the scheduling of the long lens is relatively complicated, it is still a narrative method, which is a way to tell stories. "There is nothing to say by means, the key is to pass out what you want to express."

About 40%of the plot of "Police Honor" occurred in the "Balihe Police Station", which is the "achievement" built by the scene team. Zhang Yan recalled that at a meeting before the filming, the art team shared their thoughts on the design of the police station: it must not exist independently, or it can be a "office building". In, there are bustling residents, criminals who have been caught, and the people who have reported to the police station to report or work. Therefore, the "Balihe Police Station" that eventually appeared in the play was almost like the "translation" of a police station in real life. A sharp -eyed audience found that there were two photographic museums next to the police station. "This is too real, there must be a photo hall near each police station."

Ding Hei mentioned that what the episode is done is not only to exist, but also someone must enter and exit from the photo studio, because people who come out of the photo hall will go directly to the household registration department. However, these details do not necessarily appear in a specific scene, but have subtly appeared as a "background board". "The point is not whether the audience can see, but whether we want to do so well, this is a creation pursuit."

The details of the gun holding the guns and the process of receiving the alarm process in the play have also received praise. When the "Director of the Gao" led the team to the police, the barrage mentioned, "When entering the house, you need to press the gun, this is the details." This depends on the support of the relevant departments during the project preparation and shooting. In the process of reading the script, Qingdao's local front -line public security warnings conducted field training on the actors, including the posture of salute, the words of the police, the norms of daily work, and so on.

It turns out that the details of the details during the shooting process can be effectively passed to the audience. The buses who appeared in a guest car carried the water drinking cup with water, and people appearing in the corner of the camera were also working seriously, and the details of such details were accurately captured by the audience.

Ding Hei said: "The current audiences are particularly detailed, and they will fix and amplify the picture. As soon as you wear it, the entire network knows. This is also a kind of supervision.

When many links are done, the so -called "fireworks" naturally come out. Anyone who lacks the aforemention may be difficult to show the final effect. Ding Hei said that on the basis of the team's believe in this story, these are "what should be done, very normal."

It can be discovered during the filming of "Honor of Police". In fact, if you want to make a drama above the level of all aspects, there is no too complicated methodology. Doing "things that should be done" is enough. See and recognize by the audience.

In Zhang Yan's view, good works are "change the sincerity with sincerity, leveraging a ring one ring", "good script (screenwriter) evoke the director's sincerity, good directors and production teams attract the investment of the actor, the actors are between the actors, and the actors are between the actors. It will also drive each other. In the end, the actors' wonderful interpretations will move the audience, and the audience will truly spontaneously feel Amway. This is a process of sincere and sincere convergence and continuous transmission. "

Real, how difficult is it?

In the first half of the "Police Honor", the entry of "Police Honor" once appeared on Weibo Hot Search, and often needs to "prepare antihypertensive drugs". Some plots even "turn off and open them slowly."

"If everyone is indifferent, it means that this play is failed. Only when the audience follow the characters in the play to feel the mood and sorrow, will there be such emotions." Dai Ying said, "This is a real life, we have to take these these, we have to take these these, we have to take these these, we have to take these these, we have to take these these, we have to take these these, we have to take these these, we have to take these these, we have to take these these, we have to take these these, we have to take these these, we have to take these these, we have to take these these. The stuff is displayed, let everyone face these emotions, and then find the export of these emotions together. "

Due to the different environment of everyone, the perspective when watching the drama works is also different. From the feedback from the broadcast, some people will say that "all things have happened around", and some audiences will think The image of the police presented in the play is "not enough to fit the reality" and is inconsistent with what they have experienced or seen.

For a work with realistic themes, it is understandable to judge whether it is true from the self -living environment. However, Ding Hei also mentioned that the method of judgment is relatively "chaotic", and it is more important to see if it conforms to the nature of society and the nature of human nature, and at the same time, it is in line with common sense, rather than "not seeing it."

Another obvious feeling is that there is almost no "perfect role" in this play. The previous controversy is "Zhao Jiwei", because he is eager to make achievements and messed up an important task. In addition, the "Cao Jianjun" of the apprentices' credit, and the "Xia Jie" who cannot handle family relationships well, have been. "Criticism" in the barrage.

With the development of the plot, their stories have more presents, and all behaviors have the motivation: "Zhao Jiwei" has a poor family and bears the responsibility of taking care of the whole family; "Cao Jianjun" has a mother -in -law who loves wealth, Compare him everywhere with "brother -in -law" ...

This is precisely the basis of the character's three -dimensional and humanized. It cannot be simply judged by good or wrong or right or wrong. "Sometimes the advantages of people are also disadvantages. For example, Zhao Jiwei may be careful and small, but he also has a strong motivation. Human nature is originally like this." Ding Hei said, "The characteristics of this drama are portrayal and restoration of real life and restoration of real life. It will definitely focus on the understanding of human nature. It may be cruel to see it, but it is necessary, because there is also a tender power behind the real. "

The background of the story in the "urban -rural binding department" is also to better "portray reality". When the creative team was collected in the early stage, the police mentioned that it was located in the police station of the urban -rural binding department or the old residential area. The problems encountered were relatively complicated. From a creative perspective, this also means that the number and type of cases that can be accommodated are more, which is more conducive to creation; on the other hand, the urban -rural binding department is also a place where China must appear in the process of urbanization but it is easy to be ignored. It is worth being recorded by the image. The strengthening of the special environment provides reasonableness for the case itself. The "residential fighting", "safety hazard investigation", and "dog -breeding", which are involved in the play, are the true contradictions caused by the residents of the urban -rural binding department experienced the changes in the living environment and in the process of integrating into the city.

In addition, the police handling some cases in the play also caused controversy from some audiences because of insufficient "iron wrist". However, with the development of the plot, when everyone began to feel emotional to the characters in the play, this seemingly "smooth" processing method began to be understood by the audience.

Because most of the time, the reality is indeed the case. In the grassroots law enforcement process, many cases surpass the emotional acceptance scale, but it is difficult to solve the problem with only the law. Almost daily work. Ding Hei also mentioned: "In fact, when they really need to express right and wrong, they are also very determined, but we may not be simple and evil, illegal and not illegal."

Those who do not know the police group, most of the police images in their minds come from criminal investigation cases, criminal police and special police as their main objects. Zhao Dongling admitted that before the interview, the police in their hearts were basically "lonely heroes" and had to have "a fearless sacrifice spirit." In the process of communicating with the front -line police, I realized that a good policeman must first protect the lives of themselves and his companions before we can talk about how to protect the lives of the people's lives.

This thinking is eventually reflected in the play. "Director" is one of the most impressive dramas for the audience to "Li Dawei". Among them, the "must be four to one when catching people, at least three to one. "One -to -one" is also the discipline that the police team must follow in real life.

In fact, it is extremely rare to emphasize "prioritizing yourself" and not actively rendering the "sacrifice spirit". It is extremely rare on the screen. At this point, "Police Honor" may allow everyone to understand this profession in depth. "The police themselves are a member of the people. They and the people feel the same joy and sorrow." Zhao Dongling explained, "We hope that the audience has no sense of obstacles when watching them, and easily recognizes that they are the two kids in the neighbors: Yesterday, I remember that he was still naughty, and he grew up in a blink of an eye. It was sensible. "

Similarly, unlike the average police -themed works that have won with drama conflicts and suspense, the advantage of "Police Honor" is a kind of "life texture". This reflects both the shaping of each character, but also in the daily life of the real police, which is trying to presented in the play. Zhao Dongling said that he hoped that this drama would prove to the audience: "Look, this is the police hero around us."

In short, the tone of "Honor of Police" is very clear, and such creative ideas also help this drama to avoid some possible "thunder areas", such as the "emotional line" that everyone pays attention to. When the plot is half half, there are many audiences "wishing", hoping that this drama has no "messy emotional line" -the work in the work that advertises themselves as "industry dramas" to describe love relationships, and even use career development as a The promotion of love is the content that the audience has always rejected.

In "Police Honor", there are not many love branch lines of "Li Dawei" and "Xia Jie", and most of them are concentrated in the second half of the plot. Ding Hei mentioned that this is a state that is in line with the real situation and naturally appears. After all, the police who just joined the job obviously had no intention of falling in love. "Everyone has just joined the job, so many alerts can not deal with it?"

Perhaps, as a drama that uses the police as the main description object and the work and life of the police as the story line, the "Police Honor" can not only be inspired by the transformation and innovation of the type as the "new type of drama", but also can also do it for the type of type. Other episodes, reference for the industry.

For example, if "Police Honor" is regarded as an industry drama, how the industry details are expanded, and how to arrange the desserts of love; for example, when the platform tries to break through and innovate, can Start with the type, focus on the transformation of the type, and then combine the context of the new era.

In a sense, "Honor of Police" is a work that relies on the birth, creation, dissemination and continuity of the birth, creation, dissemination, and continuity. Although the play has ended, each character is lively and truly in a certain parallel space -time, and continue their story -creators and all audiences are very convinced of this, which is enough.

Wen ｜ Zhang Jiaqi

Edit ｜ Zhou Yabo

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