Why was he choked up at the scene? , the online version of the musical "In the Distance" starring Ayunga will be launched tomorrow
Tomorrow, the musical "In the Distance", which has been premiered for three years, will be officially launched online on the official platforms of Youku and Beijing Performing Arts Group. The online version released this time stars Ayunga and An Yuexi as the male and female protagonists, playing Yao Yuan and Lu Xiaoou respectively.
"I miss Sun Bo, the actor who plays 'Second Uncle' in the play, very much. Although he has left us forever, his love and persistence will always influence us young musical people." Yesterday, it premiered on the online digital version At the ceremony, Ayunga choked up several times when recalling the scenes on the big screen, "It is precisely because of good actors like Sun Bo and an excellent director and production team that China's original musicals have taken a step towards becoming classics." The first step.”
The musical "In the Distance" moves from theater to screen
At the end of 2020, the original musical "In the Distance" produced by Beijing Performing Arts Group and performed by Beijing Opera and Dance Theater kicked off its premiere at the Grand Theater of Beijing Tianqiao Art Center. Over the past three years, the play has toured in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Changsha, Wuhan, Xiamen and other places. Tens of thousands of audiences have entered the theater, setting off a nationwide wave of attention to Chinese original musicals.
The play is adapted from the TV series of the same name, which was nominated for four Magnolia Awards in 2020. It brings together screenwriter Shen Jie, music director Jin Peida, director Xiao Jie, composer and arranger Zhang Xiaozhen, composer Ayunga, lyricist Tian Chenming, visual director Ren Dongsheng, etc. A group of top creative performers in the industry. The musical is based on real life and focuses on the development and changes of China's express delivery industry over the past 20 years. It tells the story of the "black express delivery" of the last century, Yao Yuan, and his brothers who accidentally met Lu Xiaoou, the daughter of the inspection team leader, while avoiding inspections, which triggered a tragic incident. A series of stories that bring laughter and tears.
The online digital version of the musical "In the Distance" is about to be launched, and the scenes in the play made the lead actor Ayunga choke with tears.
Director Xiao Jie recalled: "The rehearsals and filming of the play were carried out almost at the same time. It was the time of the epidemic. The production team, creative team and filming team not only had to overcome the objective obstacles brought by the epidemic, but also faced the performance of stage art and audio-visual art. There is a huge difference in techniques, and it is not easy to divide the rehearsal and shooting plans scientifically and rationally without delaying the rehearsal progress, so as to finally complete the online digital version. "
In view of the conceptual differences between drama films and online stage plays, the film and television director team has been fully involved in the creation and production stage of the musical "In the Distance" for the first time. On the basis of understanding the plot and stage scheduling, they have prepared the online version. Storyboarding and filming work. For actors, they must not only have stage performances, but also have film and television performances.
With almost no case experience to draw from, the crew overcame numerous difficulties and successfully completed the filming of the online digital version. This online digital version uses film-like shooting techniques, multi-cameras and multi-angles to present a film and television structure, creatively uses the contemporary creative vocabulary of "image stage", integrates image art and drama performance art, and combines light and shadow, acting and singing. In the interpretation, it brings the audience an "online drama blockbuster" viewing experience, presenting the poetic distance that "even though the body has not yet arrived, the heart is already longing for".
When watching, the audience can follow the scene scheduling of the director and the camera to achieve flexible jumps in space and scenery - sometimes through a complete and comprehensive panorama, they can see the courier boy running for life and shuttle through the streets and alleys, and sometimes through in-depth The large-scale close-up pictures depict the protagonist's heart, accurately capturing the joy, anger and sorrow conveyed in the protagonist's heart. In addition, you can also experience the different states of the characters in the play through split-screen multi-viewpoints and other methods.
Ayunga: "'In the distance' is our original intention."
"2020 is an extraordinary year, but that year we all had a fire in our hearts and a common goal, which is to create an original musical that reflects the real life of contemporary China. Now we have taken this step With one step forward, I believe that one day we will be able to go far into the future of Chinese original musicals," Ayunga said. "The spirit of 'Second Uncle' Sun Bo will always accompany us and go far together."
As a witness and experiencer of the "First Year of Online Performances", over the past three years, Beijing Performing Arts Group has seized on the trend of new online performing arts formats and taken the lead in the industry to try the "Internet" model to empower the traditional performing arts industry. A series of exploration and practice of performing arts digital business. For example, Beijing's first "Online Performance Season" was held, the country's first online online theater - "Beijing Performance Theater" was created, and the online digital version of the musical "In the Distance" was launched.
Dong Ning, deputy general manager of Beijing Performing Arts Group and producer of the musical "In the Distance", said that as a landmark work of China's original musical, the musical "In the Distance" had already decided to turn its stage into a film and television at the beginning of the project. The digital version is of the highest level of sophisticated production and has pioneering value in the current Chinese original musical industry. It demonstrates the strength of Beijing Performing Arts Group and its subsidiary Beijing Opera and Dance Theater in the entire production chain of creation, production, operation, and publicity. "I believe this work can become a typical case for creating a new model of dual performance integration and exploring the future integration of stage dramas and movies."
Sun Jiashan, an associate researcher at the Central Academy of Culture and Tourism Management, believes that digitizing musicals online is a good attempt. "This can not only amplify the reality of stage art, but also enhance the appeal of stage performances."
"Although Chinese musicals have a history of more than 40 years, the entire musical field is still in the stage of market cultivation and audience cultivation. At this stage, traditional theater performances are quite limited in audience cultivation." Professor at the School of Economics and Management, Communication University of China Yan Yugang pointed out that from the perspective of the development of musicals around the world, the online digital version of "In the Distance" is a good attempt for the development and dissemination of original Chinese musicals, and can provide Chinese music in a more low-cost way. The drama market will cultivate more professional audiences.
All proceeds will be donated to a school in Qinghai to purchase winter clothes
The online digital version of the musical "In the Distance" will be broadcast for a fee on the official platforms of Youku and Beijing Performing Arts Group at 19:30 on December 22. At the premiere, Ayunga announced that all proceeds from the Beijing Performing Arts Group's online screening of the Yuanfang Network digital version will be donated to the China Siyuan Engineering Foundation charity project through the Sina Micro-Public Welfare Platform to benefit people at altitudes 813 children at the central boarding school in Longbao Town, Qinghai Province, which is more than 4,300 meters away and has an average annual temperature below zero, purchased winter clothing. In May next year, the musical "In the Distance" will be staged again at the Beijing Poly Theater.
