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with ardent faith, embark on a passionate journey. move forward fearlessly and rush to love "the great ocean road"

"harrick, what are you afraid of?"

"i'm afraid i'll lose another teammate!"

i never expected that the most suspenseful domestic drama in 2024 would be "haidao" which is not a suspense theme. at the beginning, two racing drivers, lin hao and harrick, had a fierce dispute and kept silent about it. it was not until episode 22 that the audience understood what they had experienced along the way:

lin hao was afraid that he would never be able to return to the competition after being injured, while harik recalled the tragedy of his good brother kerim's sudden death in a car accident. the vast sea of ​​​​sand once carried dreams, but now it brings the two of them to their careers and lives. 's double darkest hour.

the story is set in a small town in xinjiang, and it is a relatively niche motorcycle competition theme. "haidao" still conquered many audiences with its highly cinematic audio-visual language.

the majestic and magnificent humanistic scenery of the western regions not only makes everyone want to travel to xinjiang, but the light and shadow composition and color management in the play fully serve the story theme and character creation, and also create a highly unified narrative and aesthetics of chinese dramas. benchmark example.

what’s so good about “haidao aesthetics”?

for young audiences, the youthful growth and mutual redemption of the two protagonists lin hao and harik in "the big sea" are particularly attractive.

both are talented racers, but harrick and lin hao have completely different personalities and values. harrick has a simple, enthusiastic and cheerful nature. he is the leader of the six-man group in dabao. the reason behind his love of motorcycle riding is his emphasis on brotherhood. "no cross-country without brothers." when his good brother died suddenly in crimea, harik was so shocked that he blamed himself for giving up his dream of racing.

compared with harrick's sensibility, lin hao, who grew up in a single-parent family, studied with the car god alken since he was a child, and his love for motorcycles is deeply rooted in his bones.

lin hao, who seems to be unruly and unruly, has a calm and calm side. his original intention of pursuing his dream of racing is to prove his self-worth and ascend to a bigger dream stage. he rationally planned the different stages of his journey to become a professional driver step by step. when faced with the olive branch offered by the professional team dk, lin hao chose to part ways with harik.

the collision between dreams and reality, sensibility and reason, and wilderness and track between the two people is skillfully accomplished through color and composition in "la hai dao". for example, harik's clothes are generally in warm colors such as yellow and orange, making the whole person look brighter and more enthusiastic, while lin hao's clothes are mostly blue, which symbolizes the character's even colder character.

when the plot enters the second half, in the process of chasing their dreams, lin hao and harik learn to trust their brothers more, and the latter becomes more mature and steady, and truly begins to proactively plan for the future. complementary tones gradually begin to appear between the two. on clothes.

"the big sea" presents the initial collision of values ​​between harrick and lin hao through the composition of multiple important scenes. for example, lin hao visited the thatched cottage three times to persuade harrick to return to the racing track, whether it was chasing people in a noodle shop, rescuing people on the track, orgobi desertin "throwing people", the camera always shows a close-up of a single person, and rarely allows two people to appear in the same frame.

in front of the hongshanling steam train, lin hao and harrick had a long conversation about the meaning of racing, what dreams are, and brotherly loyalty, but they eventually broke up. the bifurcated train tracks lead to different directions, and the two people also go to the wrong road. the dusk in the background is a dark and lonely atmosphere.

no longer teammates, but still brothers. when harrick, who encountered a bottleneck in his life, raised money to form a team and found lin hao's pk racing car, lin hao shared his experience: in addition to feeling and talent, becoming a professional racing driver requires more scientific and systematic training and cognition. just as our life track also requires reasonable planning for every turning point.

in this scene, as well as the subsequent scene in which lin hao is hospitalized with a back injury and has a heart-to-heart confession with harrick, the number of scenes in which the characters are in the same frame is significantly increased, and a healing warm light is used to highlight the character's inner closeness.

lin hao told harrick for the first time that he envied his naturally fearless character. harrick also comforted and encouraged lin hao in his own way to cheer up and return to the race. the two evenly matched racers achieved each other in the competition. many viewers were moved by the brotherhood and sportsmanship between them.

it is worth noting that the use of natural light and the transition between warm and cold light in "haidao" are extremely subtle, which is a plus for the character creation in the play.

for example, in the scene in the hospital where harrick encourages lin hao to sign up for the tour of xinjiang rally, the natural light from the window shines on the actor's back profile to form a sculptural light. lin hao's side face is bathed in warm light, and his eyes are bright and lively. such lighting makes the actor's face is more three-dimensional and the performance is more moving, which can also highlight the flame of hope igniting in lin hao's heart.

accurately serving the plot and characters

"haidao aesthetics"‍

how was it formed?

"with its steep yadan landform, rolling sand dunes, and magnificent sunsets, it's hard to imagine that a drama would give me a more concrete understanding of xinjiang."

for many viewers, the exciting excitement of "la hai dao" is not only the passionate youthful motorcycle dream, but also the light and shadow atmosphere, scene color composition, transition scenes and editing techniques of this drama, which all reveal the creator's passion for film and television. aesthetic ingenuity.

for example, the series opens on the great ocean road in 2004. a group of children are chasing motorcycles. little harrick runs through the earth wall with mottled light and shadow, as if traveling through a time tunnel, and turns into a young man as he runs. the long shot follows harik's perspective, revealing the pyrotechnic style of dabao town and completing the time and space transformation from 2004 to 2013.

some transitions feature double entendres in deadpan humor. colleagues teased siren that she wanted to use harik's group's violation of traffic rules to scare the monkeys. siren defended, "i don't want to kill anyone, and he is not a chicken." the next second, the rooster "honda" jumped into the screen, completing when the scene changes, lin hao is introduced. he is persistent in his dream of racing and misses work every day. he is also the "chicken" who will be used by the hongshanling mechanical repair factory to scare the monkeys.

reflecting the psychological changes of characters through light, shadow and composition is very common in "the great ocean road".

after his brother kerim left, harrick, who fell into remorse, locked himself in the garage and disappeared into the dark room, symbolizing the character's darkest moment in his heart. and the ray of light coming from the crack in the door shines on the eyes, indicating that hope has not been completely given up.

after harik and his good brother lin hao parted ways, this contrasting lighting appeared again, but this time half of the character's face was shrouded in a pale golden halo. compared with his previous loyalty and impulsiveness, harrick now begins to truly think about his long-term life plan of becoming a professional racing driver, and his rationality and sensibility gradually merge.

the colors of many scenes follow the "three-color rule". for example, the composition of the red date festival in dabao town is built around the big tree in front of the car repair shop. the lush green natural scene is paired with the rich red floral curtain, and the golden earthen wall. the sense of contrast is very strong.

in the bright and lively festival atmosphere, harrick and lin hao also ushered in the budding love of their own. especially in the scene under the tree between harrick and xilin, who was wearing special clothes, the warm natural light highlighted the romance and shyness of young people's first love. , many viewers in front of the screen couldn't help but smile.

through the precise operation of audio-visual language, many details of "the great ocean road" are covered with twists and turns. there is a plot wedge at the beginning of each episode to introduce the theme. the episode about kerim's death begins with the master telling lin hao to bring an urn for him during the competition. the story of this episode also revolves around harik's transformation from escape to confrontation. the life and death proposition of a professional racing driver unfolds.

details can often foreshadow and brew emotions. the scene of the fierce competition between the kunhai rally contestants is cut with the scene of the kerim family watching the competition. the sandstorm weather covering the stadium is already worrying. kerim's infant daughter throws away the motorcycle toy in her hand. , which further indicates that danger is about to happen, so when it was broadcast here, many viewers on the barrage had already felt the tragedy of the ending of crimea.

as a rare motorcycle racing-themed work in domestic dramas, the desert speeding shots of many rallies in "la hai dao" are so stunning that every frame can be screenshotted and used as a screensaver. not only do the high-altitude overhead shots and wide-angle shots satisfy everyone's imagination of the lonely smoke in the desert and the sunset over the long river, but the moving trajectories of many motorcycles and the background form a golden section composition, which naturally creates a visual aesthetic impact.

not only is the visual presentation beautiful, but the use of music in "haidao" can always cleverly set off the plot and character emotions.

for example, in the night carnival before the kun hai rally, kerim played and sang at night, which brought back the youthful memories of the dabao boy. it was tender and sentimental, and also revealed the fate of the character; harik pushed lin hao in the wheelchair. the scenes of speeding and racing driver lin hao are intertwined with reality and reality. the soundtrack of this scene is an inspirational atmosphere, which means that the moment for the character to get out of the trough and regain confidence and dreams has arrived.

there are many scenes of singing and dancing at gatherings of family and friends in the play. from the beginning when lin hao was invited to harrick's house as a guest, he felt a bit unfamiliar in his embarrassment, to the end when the six people in the new dabao completely integrated into one, the audience was moved. "haidao" carries the story of youth, passion and dreams, and is also deeply impressed by the "dakai dao aesthetics" system that highly serves the narrative theme.

in a sense, "haidao aesthetics" provides an excellent example of the perfect integration of visual presentation and content output for the future development of national dramas. through the ultimate polishing of audio-visual aesthetics, the creators empower the plot and character creation, so that the audience can achieve a more concrete physical, mental and emotional resonance when watching the drama. this is the inevitable path for chinese dramas to become high-quality.