When Levy drove to Mystery Inc. early the next morning, although it was not yet 9 o'clock, Bob was already sitting in the company, waiting for Levy.

"Michael went to contact the specialists, and Alexander had a phone call with your father, and then he was very happy to see your father. Before leaving, he told us that we should try to write the outline first, and then when the professionals came, we would think about writing five episodes. Bob and Levy talked, explaining the situation, "Also, I suggest you give your father a call and at least let him know that you're okay." ”

"Alexander will do it for me." Levi smiled, he didn't know how to contact Adam: he and Adam didn't have a father-son relationship, but he would never refuse Adam's help to himself. To an old man who helped him, pretending to be his son to deceive him...... Levy felt that there was still some psychological burden. And he himself is not without a biological father, and he can't do such a thing as recognizing his father, so he simply tries to avoid Adam.

Anyway, Alexander will do his best for Levi...... Maybe the word filial piety is not quite accurate, and the change to 'kneeling and licking' is more in line with Alexander's attitude after meeting the big man, but in short, it all means the same.

"If Michael goes to find someone, I don't think there's going to be any need to worry about that. Now, let's see how we do our work. Levy sat down as well, looking at what Bob had worked out now.

Bob, Clark, Levy, plus the experts that Michael may bring back, the TV series, by now, has at least four screenwriters. As a screenwriting team for a TV series, these people are still a little less - at least, in Levy's opinion, quite few.

It is a very complicated thing for a TV drama script to take shape from the beginning. If it is divided in detail, the creation team of a script can be divided into a creative group, a plot group, a line group, a structure group, a character group, a detail group, and even a joke group responsible for writing jokes and a lens group responsible for studying shots.

These things can't be done alone. In the eyes of the audience, this is a simple story. However, there are many things that need to be paid attention to when making it. Some things may seem natural and simple to the audience, but these simple and peaceful things are a series of reasonable things with a full-time design, and they are the result of the joint efforts of many people.

Levy was researching American TV dramas, the most popular "Friends", and he also knew a lot about this TV series. In "Friends", Rachel has a common movement, putting her hand on her shoulder and listening to her friend's conversation - this action, seemingly simple, but it reflects her sexy side very well, caressing her collarbone with her hand, this action is used to express the beauty of women's physique, this is the masterpiece of the camera team, they study how to use the lens to represent the character. Phoebe's clothes have always been bohemian, and because the characters refuse to wear fur, the materials and styles on the clothes also need to be chosen - this image is the work of the character group. Similarly, Chandler's bad jokes, and Joey's hilarious stupidity, these are all the responsibility of the joke team, and Phoebe's actor is pregnant, how to cover it up, and the actor who plays Rose's second wife is pregnant, so when she appears, she sits on the bed and covers her stomach with a quilt - these are the work of the creative team.

People see the TV series as a whole, so it's hard for people to notice too much detail. But for a TV series, these are all things that need to be done well. Maybe people who don't care about fashion don't seem to care what Phoebe and Rachel wear, but those who care pay attention to these.

These details determine the success or failure of a work. It's almost impossible to do these jobs all by yourself.

Levy himself knew that he couldn't do it all alone, so he needed help. He is responsible for providing ideas and writing the general context of the story, but the processing part still has to be helped by Bob, Clark and others.

Although Levi got the original memories after crossing over, it didn't mean that his literacy went up all of a sudden. How to write lines that match the identity of the characters, how to make good use of the regional dialect, how to quote some poems or something to enrich the characters, and how to make some small jokes through language effects, these places have to be done by Bob. These things, no matter which version of Levy, are not good at.

Although Levy was a film practitioner in his previous life, he was mixed with China, and he did not study some allusions and customs in European and American culture, and he also knew nothing about the dialects of various regions of the United States. Not to mention that if he fits the identity of the character, he is also impossible. If a black slang comes out of a white man's mouth, and a black man's lines are in Indian style, it will become a sitcom, and if it is serious, you may be accused of racism. Levy can conceive the context of the story, formulate the character of the character, and shape the character conflict, but further compiling the specific lines of the character is not something he can do. In particular, the script is different from the novel, in addition to these, you have to consider the length and structure of the lines, and you also have to take into account the demeanor and rhythm of the lines, which is quite a troublesome thing. Too many long sentences, actors can't stand it, too many short sentences can't stand the camera, these aspects have to be taken into account.

Although he is dressed in white skin, Levi does not have the ability to speak English as his mother tongue and write lines with ease. But after all, Bob was born in a family of screenwriters, and has been in this industry for a long time, for this kind of work, although it can't be said to be perfect, but it can also be done well. His parents are both Broadway figures, and he has been exposed to the knowledge of line production since he was a child, and he has a specialty in this regard.

And Michael's task is to consult professionals with relevant knowledge. After all, the script requires a lot of professional knowledge, and no one understands this aspect of criminal investigation. However, Hollywood has not been filming crime dramas for a day or two, and they still know who to contact about this matter. Michael has worked a lot in Hollywood, from drama to assistant director, and he knows who needs to go where to find the best, and he's good at it, and it's a good idea for him to be in touch.

What Clark did was responsible for designing a basic set and framing composition when Levy was designing the story framework. Since Levy wanted to tell the story of CSI, someone had to study how to set up the set for the laboratory, the morgue, and the inspection department. Clark is now in charge of these aspects.

In fact, there is still a shortage of manpower now, and it will have to be increased in the future. After Michael found all the people, they first had to design a good enough story based on some realistic cases, and then, after finding the actors, they also needed to design appropriate costumes and make adjustments to the characters according to the actors' own personalities, looks, and temperaments, which was considered to be the completion of the creation.

For a TV series, when there are few screenwriters, there are five or six, and when there are more, it can even reach more than twenty, which is not unreasonable. It's almost impossible for a person to take on all these things. Levy also has to be glad that he has such a good group of subordinates, otherwise, script creation will still encounter a lot of trouble.

And now, the experts haven't come yet, and all they need to do is make the main story line and the main character line.

"The background of the story can be set in Las Vegas. First, the CSI team there is the best outside the FBI, and secondly, Las Vegas is closer to Los Angeles than New York and other big cities, which is convenient for framing and saves money for shooting. This aspect does not need to be discussed much, what we mainly need to consider is the characterization of TV drama production.

In the creation of TV dramas, the main line of characters is a very important work. Because creating a few charismatic characters is an important reason to attract the audience. No matter how good a detective drama is, it can't guarantee that every case will be deafening, so it is important to rely on the attraction of the characters to string together the story and make the audience willing to watch it.

So how do you write characters to be charismatic? This question can't be decided by slapping the brain - Americans have written TV dramas for many years, and they can be regarded as having some experience. When writing the TV series, the screenwriters were very pragmatic, and they had already communicated and summarized what the charismatic characters looked like, which became a common secret.

This is the so-called routine - the routine may not feel new, but at least it will not feel unacceptable.

"The protagonist should be 30-35 years old, have some kind of illness, or have tragic childhood memories. Good at work, having a family, not necessarily complete, having subordinates, having opponents, taking into account the characteristics of the subject of our writing, we have to give him a high IQ. Bob wrote quickly on the paper, listing all the characteristics that the protagonist should have, "It's okay to set up the characters like this." ”

It stands to reason that there is no problem: these characteristics are the golden routines that American screenwriters have summed up for a long time. Middle-aged people are facing a mid-life crisis, and people are happy to watch it - the audience targeted by American dramas are middle-aged people, so they naturally pay attention to the mid-life crisis. He is good at his work, he is extraordinary, and he has a disease that allows the audience to understand and support him, rather than be jealous of him. There is a family that can highlight the concept of family supremacy that Americans like, with a high IQ, which is the superpower of the protagonist, and with subordinates and opponents, you can drive the plot.

The details of a successful TV series may be different when it comes to production, but the basic attribute of how to create an attractive protagonist is not to be forgotten.

With these, combined with sex, violence, corpses, danger, and a little comedic effect, it can attract a lot of audiences.

However, in principle, there is nothing wrong with saying this, but in this TV series, there are some differences. "Bob, you have to understand that what we are trying to create is not a great protagonist, but a group portrait. We can't allow one person to occupy all the attractive elements, we have to separate them and spread them out into several different people. After listening to Bob's words, Levy spoke, "What we want to create is not the image of one character, but the image of multiple characters, and this traditional character construction model may not be suitable for us." ”

CSI has broken with several previous crime drama models, the most important of which is the model it has created for the detective team. Now that I have thought about it, I want to rely on the charm of each character to attract the audience, so what I have to do is naturally to create a group of charming characters.

"All the characters are charismatic, and this one doesn't seem easy to write." Bob thought about it, still frowning a little. In TV dramas, there are many characters that are very vivid, but it is much more difficult to create a character in this way than just to create a spiritual character.

"Actually, it's not too difficult." Levy groaned for a moment before he spoke, "The important thing is: to be kingly. ”