The Best Director

Although September 11th is less than ten days away, the 2nd anniversary of 9/11 and the sound of preventing terrorist attacks occupy the newspaper pages, but the earth will not stop turning because of this, and life is life. Movie mí continue to go to the cinema, game mí continue to play games, and drama fans are also paying attention to the upcoming autumn season on TV this year.

The tenth season of cBs' "Friends" concludes...

Naturally, this year also has a lot of new works that people look forward to, the TV station's thriller drama "Carnival"; cBs seems to be determined to develop detective dramas, and then launched the homicide investigation department's "Iron Evidence" and the sitcom "Two and a Half Men" and so on. : x has "Arrested Exhibition", "Fatal Call", etc.: the idol drama "Basketball Brothers", me has "Death Likes Me"... There is also the crime drama "Las Vegas", and the most anticipated drama series , the most publicized "Prison Break", this new drama of the crime drama type will soon appear on the 6th screen on Monday the 15th, and its promotional work has also entered the final stage.

In the elegant reception room of "TV Series" magazine, Wang Yang and Miller sat on the white sofa, accepting an interview with Nadia Leiter, the deputy reporter on the opposite sofa. She wrote while asking questions, while Wang Jan was laughing and talking about something with his hand movements, and Miller answered a few words from time to time.

Although Miller has participated in many interviews in the past year, he is still full of nervousness and excitement when he thinks that the TV series he will star in will start on the 15th. This year was like living in a dream for him. On that day, he met Fantastic Yang in the park with great luck, and was unbelievably favored by him. With his encouragement, he passed the audition for "Prison Break" and signed the contract. , got the complete script, started filming, and participated in the San Diego Comic-Con...

Thinking of the scene at the animation festival, Miller couldn't help but feel very emotional, he actually has movie fans, signing autographs for others..."... More importantly, he is filming.

If it is not scheduled for the full season, TV dramas will shoot the first half of the season first, and then shoot while broadcasting. The ratings are undoubtedly one of the most important and important criteria to determine the fate of a show on the TV screen. If the ratings of the round are low If the popularity is not enough, the TV station will mercilessly cut the show in half and replace it with a new show, so naturally there will be no need to film the second half of the season and there will be no ending.

If the ratings are satisfactory, the plot of the script, the roles of the characters, and even the order of the show will be adjusted according to the ratings and the audience's response.

Filming while broadcasting is one of the main reasons why American dramas broadcast one episode a season and one episode a week; in addition, when the weather turns cold in autumn, people reduce outdoor activities and increase the time to watch TV. In addition, students return to school after the summer vacation, and the regularity is restored. Therefore, from mid-September to late May of the following year, the ratings and market size are the highest. In addition to these, Miller also knows that this is to cultivate the audience's "dating awareness" and form their viewing habits and rules.

However, "Prison Break" because of Miracle Yang's big name, if an episode is not broadcast, it will not be cut in half.

At least Monday will be kicked out and broadcast on other schedules.

"Yang, everyone guesses that "Prison Break" was a kind of emotional vent when you were in prison. I'm sorry about your imprisonment, but is there such a thing?" Nadia, a female reporter... Leiter's face was full of interest Looking at Wang Yang, she smiled and shrugged. She followed his words and quickly wrote them down in her notebook.

"That's true... At the very beginning, I did have such emotions." Hearing her question, Wang Yang immediately laughed. Now that he recalled that period of time and that diary, he has faced the situation calmly. It would still be fun sometimes, but he wouldn't want to do it again. He thought about it and smiled, "I was eager to leave the cell, but of course I walked out with my chest held high, not escaped."

He frowned, and asked back: "What if you escaped? Do you have a reason to escape? Probably this is the original intention, but." He patted Miller on the shoulder and said seriously: " "Prison Break" was the brainchild of many people, it's not my venting, that's rude to say."

"Excuse me."

Nadia apologized, but did not intend to delete the question, leave it to the editorial department! Seeing that Wang Yang said it was okay, she asked again: "Yang, can you tell me about the work and role you have undertaken in this drama?"

"Okay, that's exactly what I want to say." Wang Yang nodded, he was just one of the main creators, and said, "You know I didn't participate in the shooting and production of specific episodes of "Prison Break". Several times on the set. But we booked the whole episode, so at the beginning, everyone gathered around a table, took the script, the shot script, and discussed how to shoot, what style, what rhythm... "Prison Break" in Illinois The scene was filmed at Juliette City State Prison, which has been in the old prison for many years. Miller remembered that Miraculously came to the set 4 times, and said with a smile, "It is more beautiful than Riker Island!"

"My job is to frame these aspects, provide advice and solve doubts, and help 4 directors unify the style of 24 episodes; when it comes to post-production, I went to the editing room. Then this summer came to the publicity stage, and I sat here Yes." Wang Yang said with a smile, looked at the female reporter, spread his hands and said: "Actually, I have always been very relaxed in the crew, and it is really a pleasant process to work with so many outstanding people."

"How do you define this TV series?" Nadia then asked with a smile. This question has been asked many times. The creators of "Prison Break" have said a lot at the San Diego Comic-Con, but she wants to listen to it. Magic Yang said it again.

Hearing this, Wang Yang remembered the "Prison Break" that he watched in the editing room and was about to be broadcast on the street. Compared with the version in his mind, there were many, very different. First, ng must understand the attractiveness of "Prison Break" and why it is so good-looking. To put it simply...he smiled at the female reporter: "Nervous, exciting, smart, and cool."

In fact, its core is two aspects, the classic "friendship in arms" and "death penalty crisis".

The latter does not specify the death penalty crisis of Michael Schofield's brother, but includes new crises that continue to appear in each episode, and new crises faced by each character. In this respect, it is the same exciting crisis as "Time" Tension and suspense emerge, creating tension and suspense, crisis brings resolution, plot development and climax, and then a new crisis emerges.

So why is it not good looking?

It is not good-looking because many parts are too wordy. Féi soap operas use too many characters in the past to fill Ye Lai with water, and even frowned at the contradictions. Naturally, this has something to do with the filming and broadcasting. At first glance, the energy was spent on the non-essential areas, and the character who seemed to be popular was just given to him, lacking the core "prison break plan" level. When Michael Scofield used up a few layers, the new crisis came will become weaker and weaker.

"Spiritually touching, people can't live without the TV for a second and you will feel breathless..."

This is what he is really doing. He can clearly see the advantages and disadvantages of this series at a glance, and then work with the creators of the crew to amplify the advantages, make up for and delete the shortcomings, and make the series "become" more exciting. This version does not have the water injection of those féi soap operas, but increases the level of prison escape action. There are more than 2 crises in each episode, and the big crisis at the end is even more tense and compact.

But the reduction does not mean that there are no memories of the characters at all. The flashback to the past and the night are not only delaying time, but also to shape the characters and stay in the present, and to shape the characters for the "friendship in arms".

Fernando...Sucre, T-Bag...These prisoners who participated in the escape together must be liked by the audience, and they are willing to see their faces on the screen, so that the story can progress and the ratings can be high. So this group of people has a relationship with Michael Schofield that is either touching or hateful.

I want the audience to like this group of criminals. The treatment in the original version is to portray them as "innocent", "forced to helpless", or people who break the law slightly. Even serious criminals will find reasons for them. But in any case, a prisoner with a minor offense and only a few stabbings must escape from prison. No matter what the reason is, it is deliberately far-fetched. The most obvious ones are "fat laundry men", veterans, and even Sucre. If this is the case, they will not treat it at all. Any interest in jailbreaking.

Even if they escaped, their family and loved ones would not accept it and would only curse: "Stupid!"

This is the most deadly point, never underestimate the IQ of the audience. It is very difficult to solve this aspect. Prisoners are not necessarily "good people inside" and have convincing reasons for escaping from prison...

In fact, this is related to the "death penalty crisis". A group of light criminals who were unwilling to escape from prison changed their positions. This process provided many crises and solutions. But as long as the crisis type in the plot is transferred to other aspects, and those vulgar girlfriends betrayed and daughters are seriously ill, there will not be so many far-fetched characters: on the other hand, felons can repent or not, the key is to Thoroughly deal with them as "crisis figures" instead of "comrades" who are disconnected.

That character played up his threat and brought a legitimate crisis, which is 10,000 times better than bringing the frowning touch that the audience can't convince themselves.

Of course, comradeship is needed. A drama series that achieves extreme excitement, suspense and mystery will be successful; if it is still moving, it will be even more successful! Fortunately, they're doing fine now. As for the actors, in fact, the original version of "Prison Break" failed very badly in dealing with the issue of women. They underestimated the consequences of "dead women", and also underestimated the beauty and enthusiasm of the heroine, or the ordinary mediocrity. Tune in, because this isn't Ugly Betty for sale.

Wang Yang would not have made the same mistake, leading female prison doctor Sarah, who cast and auditioned for a younger and prettier candidate, the now-unknown Canadian actress, Evangeline Foley. She was born on August 3, 1979, and had only played one role in "People Before" without Tom Welling before, but she would have played the heroine Kate in the future "Missing".

"There are beautiful actresses in Taobao women's clothing Tmall Taobao mall Taobao women's winter clothing M, and handsome actors, ha!" Wang Yang smiled and glanced at Miller next to him, and Miller immediately smiled, Wang Yang Continued to laugh: "Also, every episode makes you 'Wow!' At the end, 'Oh! , and you’re like, ‘What’s next? Oh my god, we won't see until next week? , oh god! How cool would it be to have a remote control and press it to fast forward to next Monday! "

"Haha!" The female reporter Nadia Leiter was amused by him, and wrote on the notebook "The remote control fast forwards to the next week..." and asked with a smile: "Why did you choose Winter Ties?" She said Looking at Miller, I felt that he was really handsome. Although there are handsome guys everywhere in Hollywood, it is still rare to see a handsome guy with such charming eyes, such temperament, and such a tall figure.

Wentworth Miller still feels a little unbelievable that he has only played the leading role in a TV series until now.

"When I was walking the dog in the park that day, I met Miller. He had a hundred dogs walking, right?" Wang Yang frowned struggling and made a gesture of being pulled forward. Miller's smile suddenly became a little shy, and he said, "It's only eight." Wang Yang raised his hand and said with a smile, "Then he said 'I'm an actor', that's good! He is the most suitable actor for "Prison Break" .I invited him to audition, and that's what happened."

"I am very grateful." Miller's eyes were full of gratitude. Wang Yang shook his head and said seriously: "Actually, Wentworth is very hardworking and very talented. He only needs to overcome his lack of self-confidence and nervousness during the audition, and he will fly high, so it's none of my business." Miller still thanked : "You encouraged me, thank you."

Nadia... Lei Te nodded, thinking while writing, in terms of actors, Miracle Yang has discovered many handsome guys. Not counting Zach Galifianakis, Bradley Cooper in "The Hangover", Daniel Wu and Jay Baruchel promoted in "T-21-Team" are all impressive. Bright, and Zachary, who followed him on the big screen for the first time... Levi, Tom Welling, Michael... Pete, are three shining new stars.

She knows that now Tom... Welling is starring in the superhero blockbuster "The Return of the Man"; Zachary Levi is finishing a comedy and is said to be joining "The Hangover 2"; Michael Pitt is participating in the performance of an independent film. Suddenly an unknown name flashed through her mind, Joshua... Alba, she didn't know what this person was doing now;

"Jan." Nadia Leit asked with a smile, "Do you think Wentworth can enter the big screen? Do you have any plans to let him appear in a movie?"

"Yes, of course!" Wang Yang nodded without hesitation, patted Miller on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "I said that he has great potential and talent, and he must be so handsome! If there is a chance, we will cooperate . ” Even though it was clear that this was a polite remark, Miller was still very happy.

After asking a few more questions about "Prison Break", Nadia Leit smiled and began to ask about gossip: "Jan, what influence did TV dramas have on you growing up? What kind of role did it play? What kind of position does it have?"

"Oh! Its influence is huge. I started watching TV series, "Knight Rider" when I was 2 years old." Wang Yang rolled his eyes upwards, and those memories were so blurred that he didn't know whether he had imagined them or they had happened in reality. Existence, he said with a smile: "After watching a few episodes, my mother found out a parenting book from somewhere, saying that it is not allowed to watch it, it is harmful to health! I was driven out of the world of TV dramas."

Wang Yang spread his hands in a self-deprecating way. His future children don't know if they can watch TV so early, but Jessica, who is familiar with parenting books, must know, and I will ask her when I go back. Thinking of this, he continued to laugh and said, "When Hou Mi was old, I could watch it again! That year "Knight Rider" was still on the third season, and I kept watching the fourth season when it ended, and later added missed it earlier.

"I don't just watch "Knight Knight", but when it comes to TV series, it has the greatest influence on me." Before his eyes vaguely appeared the majestic picture of Mike Knight, looking at the female reporter, he said excitedly: "Actually, I am very I like the kind of chivalry, a ranger who gallops in the world of crime and danger, powerful and cool, and beats those bad guys to the ground. I have always thought of such a story when I was growing up..."

Wang Yang stopped with a smile and didn't say any more. Since junior high school, he has been writing the script of "Ranger", a story about a superhero punishing villains in a modern city. He gave it to Jessica as a birthday present 5 years ago.

"That will be one of your future plans?" Nadia Leiter asked with interest on her face, "Movie or TV series?"

"Yes, a Ji Rong..." Wang Yang murmured, but this plan has to be postponed. Time passes by, but Qingnet is still there. His current enthusiasm and grasp of "Ranger" are not at their peak. . He pointed to the female reporter's notebook, and said with a smile: "Stop writing this, it distracts the attention of this interview, why don't you promote "Firefly", let's forget about "Prison Break", haha!"

Unfortunately, Nadia crossed out the answer according to his request, and said, "So you also like TV dramas very much!" With a smile on his face, he said with a smile: "Of course, movies and movies are the way to tell stories, and the director likes to tell stories." Nadia then smiled and asked: "In addition to "Prison Break", we will see the episodes you made in the future Is it? When?"

"Of course." Wang Yang nodded. How could there be only one "Prison Break" in such a long life? He thought for a while and said: "I'm sure I will still make TV series in the future. If I have the opportunity in the next few years, I will try to make a sitcom. The interesting lives of several people. You know I am also very I like "Friends", this year is the last season, I am really sad."

"Wow!" Nadia's eyes lit up immediately, and she was looking forward to it as an ordinary drama audience. One of Magic Yang's public image is humorous and funny. If he is serious, he can make others laugh even on stage. Back then, he wanted to adapt "Juno" into a sitcom, but he refused. As a result, the ratings of dramas and sitcoms that followed suit were high. What would happen if he made a sitcom?

While writing, she said with a smile: "This lace news will make the album fans shout excitedly!" Wang Yang said thank you. Nadia looked at Miller, and asked with a smile, "Winter Tais, Jan is getting married soon, do you have a girlfriend?"

"No." Miller shook his head and smiled: "Not yet, I have been busy these years and have no time to date