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In the past, costume dramas had the feeling of watching ancient people acting, but why do today’s costume dramas take place every minute?

In the past, costume dramas had the feeling of watching ancient people acting, but why do current costume dramas take place every minute? The plot is not solid

The script is always the foundation for the success of a TV series. Character design, relationship setting and plot advancement will make these stories come alive and lead the audience into the world of the show. Moreover, the themes are very rich, including intrigues, palaces, detectives, suspense, love, etc., and every ancient element can be used.

Looking at some current dramas, in order to lengthen the plot, various "non-mainstream" plots are added, which not only makes the audience confused between ancient and modern times, but also makes any subject matter fall in love. Return. Increasingly thin stills and settings without cultural background have made costume dramas superficial and single. Poor sense of immersion in acting skills

Acting skills are the coat of film and television dramas. If you wear them wrongly, the audience will be "out of action" in an instant. Wherever Chen Daoming and Siqin Gaowa go in "Kangxi Dynasty", they show the aura of those in power. In "Ming Dynasty", Chen Baoguo's lines can give you goosebumps. If these are "veteran actors" and we cannot use them as examples to bully others, then Huang Yi and Nie Yuan in "Marrying the Right Man in the Wrong Sedan Chair" were considered young talents and flowers at the time, right? How many young peanuts who have just debuted can compare to their level of completion?

The weak acting skills and superficial character portrayal are the key reasons why this costume drama is increasingly losing its flavor. To give a simple example, in the past, costume dramas relied on dubbing because the live sound recording was not good, but now costume dramas rely more on dubbing because the actors' lines are not up to par. In contrast, you can tell yourself what is high and what is low. Lighting

In previous costume dramas, light and shadow effects were fully respected. For example, when Mei Niang was summoned to the palace for the first time by the emperor late at night, her face flickered, reflecting the red lantern in the hand of the eunuch. The light perfectly displays the mystery of the deep palace. What’s interesting is that in today’s costume dramas, when it comes to scenes like this, the lights are brightly lit at night, for fear that the beauty of the protagonist cannot be reflected.

Except for scenes like this, in many places that should be relatively dark, modern costume dramas can still allow you to see every detail on the characters’ faces. It is obviously a dark and windy night, and it is obviously an era when only candlelight can be used for lighting! It seems that ancient lighting technology was even more advanced than modern times. Maybe you don’t realize this, but if the lighting is divorced from reality, the whole picture will look fake. This is one of the reasons for the drama. Makeup

In today’s costume dramas, if the headgear and costumes are covered, you will not be able to tell whether it is a modern drama or a costume drama. For example, Wu Meiniang was deeply impressed by this drama. How is this different from the usual Fan Bingbing? The makeup focused on the eyes, elongating the ends of the eyes and using thick false eyelashes. There is also a head full of headdresses. Are you sure that ancient technology can put these things on the head without falling off? It's totally against common sense. Scenes & Filters

Many TV shows in the past were shot in real locations. When filming "The Evil of the Golden Branch", the crew actually went to the palace to take location shots, in order to restore the reality of the scene. Nowadays, many costume drama scenes also have many real scenery, but a lot of filters are added to the whole, causing the color of the scenery to be distorted. Everyone should have a deep understanding of the effects of beauty cameras when applying filters to characters.

There are too many modern elements

Costume dramas and costume dramas, as the name suggests, are events that happened in ancient times. However, the crew is sometimes very careless. They often appear items that are not from this dynasty and often travel through time: such as mobile phones, Modern clothes, small fans, wire ducts, air conditioners, etc. can cause a costume drama to break out in minutes!