8.1 points! The high-profile Dear Child does not stop there.

Special feature of 1905 film network The series "Dear Children" is coming to an end, and Douban officially scored 8.1 points, becoming the most popular film and television drama in the recent series.

During the broadcast, "the realism of life" and "selling anxiety" became the key points of discussion for many netizens.

　

Anxiety or truth, this series of feedback proves that this series is excellent in drama. In fact, the drama "Dear Children" was adapted from a film written and directed by the director, which won the Silver Bear Award for Best Screenplay at the 58th Berlin International Film Festival.

　

Compared with movies and TV series adapted from the same IP, this kind of film-changing drama is not common, but it has a long tradition. Everyone is familiar with and adapted from The Partner.

There are successes and failures.A 2-hour volume video work, expandedZhangsucceedWhat’s the difference between more than 20 episodes and even more than 30 episodes? What’s the difference between it and the same IP adaptation drama?

　

What has been changed in Dear Child?

If the length of the novel is the key to the adaptation of the film drama, then the limitation of the film itself will inevitably require addition and expansion in the process of adaptation into the film drama.

　

As far as Dear Children is concerned, the original film was 115 minutes long. At present, there are 34 episodes, with a single episode of about 45 minutes, and the overall duration is about 1539 minutes, that is, 25.5 hours.

The plot of the movie Left and Right is not complicated. It tells the story of the woman Zhu and her ex-husband who divorced for many years and reorganized their families. However, at this time, her daughter was diagnosed with leukemia, and ordinary chemotherapy did not control her condition well. In the absence of a match, Meizhu proposed to re-conceive a child with her ex-husband.

　

At that time, when the film was released, it caused a social discussion about morality and ethics.

Just from the current point of view, the controversy about this work remains the same, but it has gradually shifted from the original to the discussion of the family itself.

　

On the main characters, the drama has not changed the characters in the original film, and still focuses on the heroine, and revolves around the four-person relationship with her husband, ex-husband and ex-husband wife. Even in addition to the name of the hostess, the names of the other three roles have not changed.

Only on this basis, the drama broadens the family network and social relations of the four characters.

The addition of this character makes the dispute between the two families in the original story closer to reality. It has really become a story of three generations, and at the same time, the plot of letting the woman take her children to remarry has been discussed.

　

In particular, the intervention of the hostess and husband, the handling of the relationship between aunt and sister-in-law, and the life of a large family under the eaves have also added the original lack of fireworks to the story itself. Pull this extraordinary story directly to the audience.

Interestingly, the actress who plays the wife’s husband and sister in the drama series is the heroine in the movie Left and Right. The ex-husband who played in the drama series also made a guest appearance in the movie.

The addition of characters directly enriches the plot itself.In the 34 episodes, more than half of the length is to expand the pre-history of the film, showing the audience the reasons for the divorce of the woman and her ex-husband, as well as the problems faced by the new family after their respective reorganization.

At the same time, the group images of characters have been more vividly expressed and displayed, and the audience has more thinking and authentication on each character’s personality. Judging from the current development of the plot, the story has been synchronized with the movie plot, which is only the foreshadowing of various branches left by the series at present, and is still the key to the subsequent plot development.

　

The most important thing is that the film left an open ending at that time. Can a clearer ending be given in the TV series?

What is the key to changing movies into dramas?

In fact, whether an IP novel is adapted into a film or television work, or a movie is changed into a drama, or a drama is changed into a movie, it is essentially an adaptation behavior for a screenwriter.

　

These projects can be noticed by the producers because the projects themselves have received enough attention and recognition in the market. After having a certain reputation and influence, the formation of this kind of adaptation is naturally a natural result.

Not only the movie "Left and Right", but also other movie IP adapted into drama series have been recognized by the market. Until now, it is still a masterpiece repeatedly mentioned by many viewers.

　

Due to the limitation of the length of the film, it is inevitable that some plots will be taken over by simple words in the narrative of the story. However, the adaptation process of the series can also leave enough capacity for these previously neglected plot points to be explained in a wider dimension, and at the same time make up for the logic and character shaping sacrificed because of the length of the film version.

However, compared with the adaptation of novels, it is not so difficult for movies and dramas to change each other.

　

Xiao Shang, who is engaged in drama planning, told us that when the novel is adapted from IP, the creative team will consider readers’ certain ideas about the existence of words, but there are 1000 Hamlet for 1000 readers, so it can be broken and reorganized, and it can also follow the original rules. However, film-to-drama is different, and excellent film works have built more specific pictures in the audience’s minds. This preconceived content has become the difficulty of breaking the reorganization.

　

For example, the TV series Partners, which was broadcast before, was adapted from the movie Partners in China. It is still the story of three young entrepreneurs, but the creative background was changed to Internet entrepreneurship, which reappeared a dream-building period of passionate young people in the late 1990s.

　

However, this change has also caused many viewers to vomit, and there are many dissatisfaction with the details of life that have not been controlled well in the drama.

Adapted from the movie of the same name, the drama "Return to 20" is no longer the personal transformation journey of the 70-year-old grandmother. In the drama, her husband Xiang Dahai is also rejuvenated together. Together, they re-pursue themselves, redeem their love and work together to help their granddaughter realize her musical dream. Interestingly, both the film version and the drama version play the role of grandma.

　

After the series was broadcast, the reputation was average. The public did not have too many suggestions on the plot this time, but the actor’s acting skills became the key to criticism.

　

In the movie and drama works under the same IP, the actors’ acting skills are always on the same level for comparison. This contrast is also true in The Partner.

　

Breaking the preconceived ideas of the audience is the biggest challenge facing the film reform drama.

Judging from the current works, most of these works have found a suitable outlet in the adaptation and creation, but the feasibility of this method has not been recognized by the audience.

　

The future of film reform drama

Dear Children will not be an orphan. Earlier, many film companies, such as Bona Film and Huayi Brothers, announced plans to adapt their popular movies into TV series. And other plays, all appear in the corresponding film list.

From the perspective of the overall market, the film drama is the general trend, but in the face of this phenomenon, Xiao Shang also talked about his own concerns. "For the current market, there are not many original works. In recent years, IP adaptation has been repeatedly mentioned, and the film drama itself has been over-strengthened, but it is worried about the backlog of original works space. "

Of course, in the face of the current market, the audience wants to see the emotions that are synchronized with the times, and good original works can also become the content that is constantly mentioned by everyone. Minning Town and The Awakeing Age are good examples.

　

Film drama should be a kind of enrichment and supplement for the market. Only by making good use of IP can we make it a good helper for propaganda works. Otherwise, blindly pursuing IP value will only make everyone feel that it is "fried rice".