Drama, film and television literature - a breakthrough opportunity for students with language skills

Opportunity=miracle

Because of the love for literature, the obsession with reading "idle books", the "unmotivated" or lack of "cells" for certain subjects, almost every class There are one or two such "lame heroes": their Chinese scores are first-rate or even above-average, and their reading comprehension, analysis appreciation, writing expression and other levels are significantly higher than their peers; but at the same time, they are poor in other subjects. Skewered Tofu – Can’t lift it. The college entrance examination is based on the total score, so these students with "significant advantages and outstanding shortcomings" often end up with regrets.

If it is gold, it should not be buried. Where is the opportunity for students with language skills to break through? My suggestion is to set your sights on drama, film, television and literature majors in college. In fact, every year, some students who cannot score too high in the exam get on the luxury university train as they wish, relying on their Chinese language expertise and the platform of drama, film, television and literature.

The rise of television media has triggered an innovation in literary and artistic styles. Drama, film and television literature is the product of the combination of drama, film and television and literature in the traditional sense. It belongs to the art major (look at it, art major!!). This major mainly cultivates the basic theory and script creation ability of drama, opera and film and television literature, is familiar with my country's literary and art policies, systematically masters the basic theory and creative skills of drama, opera, film and television literature, and has strong ability to observe, understand and summarize life. Ability, strong script writing ability, and strong theoretical research work, as well as the ability to engage in literary creation, I and Senior professionals in theoretical research, management and other work.

Why is this an opportunity for students with language skills to break through? The key is that when enrolling students for this major, they first require candidates to be interested in literature, have read a large number of literary classics, and have considerable knowledge reserves of ancient and modern Chinese and foreign literature. It is also necessary to have a certain foundation in literary theory and artistic theory in order to provide theoretical guidance for future creation. Of course, drama, film and television literature is an art in itself, and candidates must have good artistic perception and basic abilities in literary analysis and criticism. Writing ability is the "top priority" in the assessment of this major. Every college across the country will require candidates to write reviews of movies or TV series during the re-examination to assess their literary creation foundation and their ability to understand drama, film and television literary scripts. This is one of them. The second is that drama, film, television and literature majors are admitted as art majors during the college entrance examination. Judging from the score lines in the past two years, most colleges and universities have a score of around 400 (which requires passing scores in Chinese and English subjects). "Lame" He still has the strength to be a "foot hero". Calculating it this way, have students with a major in Chinese language already felt the aura of darkness coming towards them?

It’s difficult for those who don’t know it, but it’s not difficult for those who know it

Don’t get excited yet, it’s not too late to be happy after successfully passing the professional exam.

The drama, film and television literature major has relatively high requirements for literary knowledge and creation. It generally recruits students from both arts and sciences, and the number of students enrolled is relatively large. For those with a solid foundation in literature, it is not difficult to apply. Taking the Beijing Film Academy as an example, the process and content of its professional examinations are roughly as follows:

1. The preliminary examination includes two main examination contents: "Basic Knowledge of Literature and Art" and "Film Sketch Writing".

1. Basic knowledge of literature and art exam. It mainly tests your basic quality and artistic accomplishment, and tests your understanding of Chinese and foreign literature and knowledge of painting, music, drama, film, etc. through fill-in-the-blanks, explanations of terms, and questions and answers. It usually involves who is the author of a certain Chinese and foreign literature. Questions such as what works a certain writer wrote, explaining a certain term or genre in the field of literature and art, and so on. "Housekeeping test questions" are question and answer or essay questions, such as: "On the relationship between artistic fiction and life reality" "What are the characteristics of commercial films" "What is the relationship between the plot of the film and the environmental modeling of the play" "You "How to Evaluate Wang Shuo's Movies" will directly test your insights and analytical skills in literature and art. To put it bluntly, this kind of question is similar to the essay questions in our usual history and political examinations. They both require you to put forward your own understanding on the premise of understanding the relevant information. The questions are not difficult, nor are they weird. As long as you are well-read and like to think independently, you will be able to handle it.

2. Film sketch writing. It is used to test your artistic feeling and image thinking ability. If you can completely write an unconventional and spiritual story as required, you can get a high score.

Skit writing is set by experts from the academy. Sometimes we draw lots on the spot, and sometimes we provide several topics for you to choose from. Judging from the exams in previous years, the questions can be roughly divided into the following categories:

Character relationship type. For example, "Friends", "He and Her", "Love and Hate", "Meeting", "Farewell", etc.

Situational. For example: "Another Year of Green Grass", "Rainy Night", "Disappointment", "Bright Starry Sky", etc.

Place and time. For example: "On the subway platform", "On the way to get off work", "Lakeside", etc.

Object-based. For example: "Umbrella", "Handkerchief", "Harmonica", etc.

Students who specialize in Chinese are all masters of composition. Here I would like to remind you only one thing: the writing methods of film and television sketches are very different from other literary styles. You should try to write according to the script, and pay attention to it when writing. Express interest and portray characters.

2. The re-examination *** has two contents:

1. Written test: Writing a movie review. Usually a film is shown and then you are asked to write a review of the film. Film reviews test your ability to feel images. When writing a film review, you must write closely about the film itself. Your feelings can be diverse, but you must express them in accurate language. To write a good film review, you need not only good understanding, but also high artistic accomplishment; it requires you to have certain theoretical knowledge of film and television, and also have a good understanding of film and television creation situations. Therefore, you must accumulate comprehensive literacy in your daily life. The advice I can give you is: in the examination room, you must first learn how to watch movies. You are majoring in drama, film and television literature, so you should pay attention to the characteristics of the film's script in terms of material selection, theme, characterization, plot conception, structural design, use of details, environment selection, etc., rather than focusing on the actors. The performance, the director's scheduling or the composition of the photographic frame. While watching the movie, you should start to think about the content of the movie review. When writing, avoid using all or a lot of words to simply retell the story of the movie, or write the movie review as a reflection after watching the movie. Instead, you should analyze and evaluate the movie from the perspective of a screenwriter and use professional knowledge. . Furthermore, film review articles that suffer from shortcomings such as lack of analysis and argumentation, generalizations, and neglect of the essentials will not receive high marks.

2. oral. Oral examination is also called interview. The examiner will face you face to face in the examination room and ask you some questions about film, literature, art, life, and even philosophy and aesthetics, and ask you to answer them impromptuly. For example, what is your life experience like? Is it a rational or emotional personality? What kind of knowledge structure do you have? What books have you read? etc.

The interview actually tests your understanding and feelings about the world. What the examiner pays most attention to is your unique personality and highlights. Your strategy should be to explore your personality, highlight your strengths, and strive to lead the topic to Come up with areas that you are familiar with and personal interests, so that you have a chance to win. Generally speaking, if the examiner sees that you have this intention, he will cooperate with you.

What to do after graduation

The main employment options for graduates majoring in drama, film and television literature are to work as scriptwriters for film, television and stage plays. Of course, they can also engage in literary criticism, film and television theory research, and teaching. Waiting for work. Objectively speaking, the current social demand for this major is not very strong, but combined with the national macro-policy, overall social demand and other factors, I personally think this is a "may not be as bright as a flower, but can be as long as a tree" "Green" is a profession worth trusting.

First of all, as the country and government attach increasing importance to cultural undertakings, the film, television and drama industry is developing rapidly. At present, various film and television institutions across the country shoot more than 20,000 episodes of TV series and thousands of movies every year, and drama groups and drama groups at all levels across the country perform more than 10,000 stage plays every year. "Watching TV series" has become the most mainstream way of leisure and entertainment for people across the country. CCTV has also established special movie channels, TV series channels and opera channels. Corresponding to the high output of film, television and drama in recent years, society has increased its ability to absorb and demand for graduates of this major.

Secondly, drama, film and television literature majors generally belong to the category of literature, and the income of screenwriters is calculated based on royalties. The current "market" is that the number of words required for each episode of script is 1.5-2. 50,000 words, with manuscript fees ranging from 1,000 yuan to 10,000 yuan. A mature screenwriter can complete one episode of the script approximately every week. Therefore, as long as you are good enough, you not only don’t have to worry about where to settle down, but you also hope to become “the first group of people to get rich.”

In addition, this major has a wide "export" and graduates are versatile in one specialty. In addition to "writing", they can easily find careers in directing, education, advertising or business planning, press and publishing, media editing, and television stations. Jobs such as program writing and literary co-ordination have found success.

Recommended institutions: Beijing Film Academy, Central Academy of Drama, Chinese Opera Academy, Communication University of China, Shanghai Theater Academy, Shanghai Normal University, Yunnan University of the Arts, Jilin University of the Arts, Southwest University, Wuhan University, Central China Normal University, Shanxi University, Northwest University, Shandong University of the Arts, Nanjing University of the Arts, Nanjing Normal University, Guangxi University, Tianjin Normal University, Jiangnan University, Nanchang University