As soon as Levy's words came out, several people's interests had already been raised: just now everyone was discussing what type of TV series to shoot, and Levy didn't say anything, was he just thinking about this? In such a short time, he already has an idea?

"Actually, what I've been thinking about in the past two days has always been a crime drama or a medical drama. As early as the beginning of the birth of detective novels, Van Dyne said that the most important characteristics of detective novels can attract people, the most important of which is that it must be a murder case, because a murder case is the most interesting, and it will instinctively arouse people's fear and revenge, so that the novel can gain readers. Buddhist scriptures say that life and death are terrifying, and this is an unshakable principle. The most touching thing is always when someone dies. Because there are dead people, there is the pain and torture of life and death, and human feelings can be released to the maximum, and out of concern about whether people will die, the audience will continue to watch it, which is why crime dramas and medical dramas are the most popular. So I've been thinking about TV dramas in this aspect, and I myself have an idea. Levy opened his mouth, and he first gave a precautionary shot to a few friends: his thoughts were too detailed, too detailed, and even some of them were surprising, and when he said it, several people would definitely be suspicious.

Bob shrugged, "You can think about that, but let me warn you, Nick, first: TV dramas don't tell a story, they string together a set of stories, and you have to figure out the importance of creativity." ”

"Of course I do." Levy smiled, he still knew this.

There is a big difference between a TV series and a movie. If you want to shoot a movie, you must have a suitable script before you can contact the investor. TV series are different, as long as there is an idea, you can go to the submission. American dramas are different from movies, in the subtitles, in addition to the director, screenwriter and others, there is also a very important role: original. This character has a very important position in American dramas.

An American drama may have five or six, or even a dozen screenwriters, but there will only be one original. This TV series is unique, and the characters that the movie does not have are often important characters in a TV series, relying on a good idea, the original creator has the opportunity to apply to become the producer of a TV series and participate in the sharing.

"What I think no one has played yet: we shoot crime dramas, but we don't shoot police or detectives."

"No cops or detectives? Filming prisoners? Bob asked rhetorically.

"No, we shoot the story of a professional scientific team that is responsible for providing evidence to the police who solve cases." Levy waved his hand, "My idea is simple, but it has several benefits: first, we don't focus on the story of the police and bandits, but to portray a group of people who haven't shown much in front of the audience so far. Second, professional modern detection methods can attract a large part of the audience. Third, with more characters, the plot can be richer and there is more to write about. That's it, let's discuss. ”

Levy put forward his own ideas, and he also wanted to see what kind of producers his partners were.

"There is merit in your idea...... However, this goes against the principles of detective fiction. Bob hesitated, "Among the twenty principles of detective fiction, it is the first principle of detective fiction to give readers and detectives equal opportunities to solve mysteries. And there is only one detective, which is also one of the principles. These two are the foundation of detective novels, and the other is the fun guarantee of detective novels, if you overturn them all, how can you succeed? ”

After a brief silence, Bob was the first to break the silence. And as soon as he opened his mouth, he let Levy know that his partners still have a certain ability: the creation of crime dramas is based on detective novels, and Bob began to use the theory of detective novels to observe his own ideas at the first time, which is remarkable. In particular, Van Dyne's 20 rules can be remembered very clearly, which also shows that Bob has a deep experience in the creation of crime dramas.

"Is there still a love story in Van Dyne's 20 rules, do you have no love story in a TV series now, try to sell it? The Twenty Code says that there can be no underworld organizations, and Holmes violated this principle and shaped Moriarty. Michael immediately retorted, "And the Knox Ten Commandments, 'There shall be no Chinese among people of color' - as he said, we would just wait to be sued for racial discrimination." ”

"Love stories have to compromise with the market, the Knox Ten Commandments are from the 30s, and there were people who thought Chinese could do witchcraft, but these two principles ......are different."

"Bob, I didn't actually violate those two principles." Levy spoke again to interrupt the argument. "The team's detection form and high-tech means, how is this not a violation?"

"Giving the reader and the detective an equal chance to solve the mystery -- the key to this is to make the reader understand. The key point of detective novels is to create suspense, but while creating suspense, it is easy for readers to lose interest in reading because they don't know anything and can't grasp the story line at all, so it is necessary to give readers space to think and let readers read along - this is why there is this. High-tech means emerged to analyze human and physical evidence. In fact, it is the same as the process of reasoning and solving the case, it is layer by layer, showing the process of handling the case in front of the audience. Until all the evidence is strung together at the end, the audience has the same chance as a detective. It's just that detective fiction is through reasoning, and I want to do it through high-tech means. ”

Bob was stunned for a moment, he was not a dull person, and after thinking about it, he understood Levy's thoughts, "Because this helps to show the process of handling the case more intuitively?" ”

"Yes. What has always been the biggest question about the adaptation of a detective novel into a TV series? It is the detective's thinking in his head, which cannot be presented directly to the audience. Detectives can't tell the audience where they think of every step they take, novels can, film and television dramas can't. Film and television are not words, and they cannot be told through narration, and mental activity is expressed through voice-over, which is too bad behavior. In the TV series, the detective's process can only hint at the audience, but the audience may not understand it, and it is very likely that they will throw off a lot of audiences, which is a big problem. However, with high-tech tools, the thought process can be omitted, and it is understandable to express it directly to people who do not understand high-tech, which makes the reader and the detective better on the same starting line. ”

"But you've played tricks, and you've done so that the reader can't get past the detective until all the evidence is presented."

"No, you're wrong again. The people in the TV series must look for evidence to prove their arguments, and the audience can directly argue their ideas through reasoning: the difference between professional crime solving and amateur reasoning can create a balance. ”

"I just think it's a bit of a trick...... But if it can solve the problem that the ideas of detective dramas are not easy to show to readers, this slippery head doesn't matter. Bob clapped his hands, "Then why multiple detectives instead of one?" You'll have to admit to violating the rules, right? ”

"No, the principle is that multiple detectives can't compete, because each other's information has to be shown in front of the reader, and it is easy for the reader's information to easily surpass the detective. But what I do is I have multiple detectives working together, which is different. What I did was to unfold the plot, and there were multiple detectives to discuss, so that some of the content of solving the case could be revealed through dialogue. The wisdom shown by detectives in the past to really solve the case can only be revealed at the last moment. Before that, he could only show his difference through his personal way of dealing with things, his means of detection, and his personal charisma. For example, Sherlock Holmes often analyzes some things around him because it shows the difference of the characters. In film and television, it's hard to be satisfied, because if you don't give close-ups with too much detail, the audience won't notice, and they're not on the same starting line. If you give it, you destroy the integrity of your work. However, if multiple people cooperate, then these people can show their talents in different aspects by comparing with their teammates' performance, which can be much more intuitive. ”

Bob didn't say anything, but Michael spoke, "I understand your thinking a little: replace reasoning with scientific methods, make the process of solving cases intuitive, and at the same time, let people know that solving cases does not depend on genius detectives, and also make the case more realistic." Through the communication and interaction of the team members in the process of solving the case, the story and character charm in the process of solving the case are improved, and the high-IQ way of solving the case is reflected in this way...... This idea may really be good, at least, it is novel enough to be more interesting than the current crime drama. ”

What does it take for the script of a crime drama to be successful? First of all, it needs to be real - a crime that is divorced from reality cannot resonate with the audience, and the audience will only see it as a joke if the intention kills people. Second, there should be suspense. The overly simplistic case detection process will make the audience feel bored.

There are many crime dramas every year, but the general content is not very different. Otherwise, it is the process of solving the case of a genius detective, or it is the process of a police case that is almost real and slightly beautified. The attraction of the former depends on the charm of the actors, and the attraction of the latter depends on the authenticity. The former is filmed, it is "Detective Hunt", and the latter is filmed, it is "Law and Order".

And these two, the former tasted being complained about and detached from reality, and the protagonist is too fake to be omnipotent. The latter is often considered not attractive enough, and it is impossible to see how much wisdom it takes to solve the case, and sometimes even force is not needed, and there is no shooting for a whole season, no life and death pressure, and no attraction. Levy's way of saying it is to make up for both of these problems.

Relying on science to solve the case - authenticity and high IQ and high difficulty, these two are occupied. This is really close to life, and it is also a real difficult crime-solving skill.

In the development of TV dramas, some things are epoch-making developments. Detective Colombo pioneered flashbacks, and Star Trek made it clear that a spaceship doesn't have to be a saucer or a cylinder. The story of the emergency room created the core idea of medical drama professionalism and human nature, and Brosheimer single-handedly created the character creation model of the best hero - and at the turn of the new century, the development of crime drama has also reached an era of innovation. Since CSI introduced professional scientific detection methods to solve crimes, people have begun to use the two powerful tools of team and science to solve crimes.

From CSI to CM, from bone tracing to NCIS, after the emergence of CSI, almost all TV series cannot get rid of the influence of CSI. What are the top TV series? It is the top TV series that creates the era.

Since you want to do it, you must do it with the greatest influence: Levy believes that such a TV series can help him become famous overnight.