The preparation for the filming of "Fairy Sword", Chen Feng handed it over to Xu Cheng, and all he could do was to provide a script, while he was busy with the preparation of "Youth Singing and Dance".

Chen Feng sat in front of his desk, looking at the blank document on the computer screen, frowning and thinking, how will he shoot his next movie?

To be honest, it is not a wise choice for Chen Feng to make a song and dance film, because song and dance films have been in decline for more than ten years. Chen Feng has not seen this situation before, and the decline of song and dance films is very similar to his previous life. After DreamWorks musicals entered a period of contraction in the 70s, they came to the 90s, in fact, they were not without masterpieces, such as Warner's "Campus Romance" released in 1995, which was popular and blockbuster, but it was an animated film; And the live-action song and dance film, "Beautiful Lady", can only recover the cost, and the main reason is that the heroine of that movie is the queen of the music world, Christie.

Why is it that only "pseudo song and dance films" like "Campus Romance" are selling well now?

A big reason is that song and dance films have developed to the present, and compared with the "golden age", there have been qualitative changes, and song and dance films have also begun to focus on the plot, rather than making a simple content, and then just sing and dance throughout the process. In the future, the revival of song and dance films will depend on the integration of the plot and song and dance, so that people can watch the song and dance at the same time as the story, so that the song and dance can serve the plot, rather than the two being separated stiffly.

How will the future revival of musical and dance films? In 2000, "Stage" amazed the film industry as a dark horse; Then, in 2001, a "Red Dragonfly" made Nicole nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress; In 2002, "Chicago" gained fame and fortune. At the same time as the box office hit. Numerous awards, including one Mesno Best Picture. If you go a little further, there will be a "Black Swan" after that.

In fact, these movies are not simple song and dance films, their most attractive thing lies in the plot, in the words expressed in the movie itself. Like "Chicago", "Black Swan", etc., they explore human nature, and song and dance are just in the service of that.

This kind of song and dance drama is very literary and artistic, and the production is also large, and the selection of actresses is even more crucial, and the performance level of non-actresses cannot be done.

So. This type of film is not his choice now; Then it is the second category, youth and campus song and dance films. This kind of song and dance film has a long history, 1978's "Dancing Youth" and 1983's "Swan Dance" are classics, and this kind of song and dance film has no heavy theme. The main thing is to tell the mentality of young people in that era; Or the attachment to dreams; Or the pursuit of love.

Once this kind of film is made, it will explode into an unparalleled craze, instantly sweeping the student class around the world.

"Singing and dancing youth?" Chen Feng muttered softly. This movie is undoubtedly a good film, it finds the lifeblood of youth campus song and dance films, that is, it has a positive and inspirational theme; There is also music and singing and dancing that are in line with the times; A handsome actor and actress who attracts the student class. With all these things done well, it is not surprising that there has been a huge response from the student class.

Chen Feng seriously analyzed the difficulty of filming "Youth Singing and Dancing", the scenes he filmed were concentrated on the high school campus, which was a place he was familiar with, no problem; There are no complicated shots, no stunts during the shooting. No special effects, no problems; In terms of actors, Wells, Xue'er, and Mu Wanqiu are all very suitable candidates, and there is no shortage of actors and actresses in this world, but there is no shortage of young handsome men and women with some acting skills.

The only problem with his singing and dancing films is the choreography, and as for the arrangement, he can complete it. But these jobs can be done by hiring a professional choreographer, and in fact there is no problem.

It's 2016, though. If "Youth Musical" is launched, will the market accept it? Chen Feng held his chin, frowned and thought about this question, trying to analyze himself rationally, there is no shortage of entertainment in this era. Students on campus are much more impetuous than ever. …,

However, why was "Youth Musical" so popular in the previous life? It has even become a must-see movie for many couples.

First of all. There are handsome men and beautiful women, the atmosphere is relaxed and happy, and they are really good at singing and dancing. The most important thing is that it shows a kind of life state of modern young people, as well as a dream of life, a passion for life, showing a very good vitality.

Secondly, now many young people's living conditions are not able to find their goals, so life is always spent in boredom, no motivation, the song and dance shows that young people for their own goals to continue to work hard, those audiences themselves also hope to find their own life goals, and then work hard for it, I feel that that is life, life, so that can be a good way to publicize their youth, youth is not the most beautiful struggle?

Moreover, he is also a young man, and if there is a good school song and dance film that causes a craze now, he will go to the cinema and watch it. The reason is very simple, he likes to dance and sing, there are not a few people like him, look at the dance floor of the bar is always crowded with people, singing and dancing are never outdated, no matter what age of young people, they hope to sing and dance, to the fullest release of their enthusiasm!

But that reason alone wasn't enough, because he could have gone straight to the bar to dance instead of going to the cinema to watch a movie; So the movie can't just sing and dance, but also meet some of the needs of the audience, just like him, he misses high school life, he likes to be positive and dare to pursue the theme of his dreams, so he will go to watch "Youth Musical", and if he is a high school student, he will also watch it, because in real high school life, he will not have such a wonderful story, he longs for himself to be in the world of the movie, longs for himself to pursue and realize his dreams like the hero and heroine, and has a beautiful love.

Another point is the herd mentality of young people, the classmates have gone to see it, wouldn't it be very outdated if he didn't go to see it?

This is why in the previous life, "Youth Musical" was popular, and why "Hot Prodigal" with a production fee of 6 million could collect nearly 400 million box office worldwide, they carry young people's expectations for themselves, and the pursuit of beauty, they want to be like that.

Therefore, campus song and dance films are timely at all times, and the current market, the demand in this regard is about to overflow, and their generation of young people also want to have their own "Song and Dance Youth".

And 2006's "Youth Musical", regardless of the story content or shooting style, is also applicable in 2016.

But "Youth Musical" is a TV movie, it was only broadcast on Disney's TV channel at the beginning, and Disney just wanted to test the waters, and didn't even invest much in publicity. As a result, this film sparked a wave of "singing and dancing" craze on campuses across the United States, and then swept the world, attracting more than 170 million viewers, making young people around the world reacquaint themselves with song and dance films and making them crazy. Disney's popularity was unexpected, so they filmed "Youth Musical" 2, which continued to be broadcast on TV channels, and the popularity continued to be hot; Then "Youth Musical" was moved to the big screen, and the global box office received 252 million.

So if "Youth Musical" is directly screened in cinemas, will this film still be successful? Chen Feng is not sure, but the chance of success is very high. Because the repercussions of "Youth Musical" 1 are actually the biggest in the trilogy; "Youth Musical" made a new attempt, the story background was moved to the resort, and the structure of the plot became complex. "Youth Musical" returned to the campus background, and the story structure was adjusted back to a concise style, but it was still criticized by some critics and fans as a money-making movie with no new ideas. …,

It can be said that the last two parts of the trilogy are largely supported by the popularity of "Youth Musical" 1, and they just eat the old book. This is one drum, then decline, and three exhaustion. And the audience will have a mentality, the first two are all seen on TV, why did the third part ask me to go into the cinema? If it had been aimed at the big screen from the beginning, the audience would not have thought that way. But "Youth Musical" still received 252 million box office.

In addition, the success of the "Youth Musical" series is not only to break the ratings, not only the 252 million box office, but also the big sales of the film DVD, the movie soundtrack CD to become the annual sales champion, and the touring stage theater to full ...... This is the huge influence of "Song and Dance Youth 1", so as long as it is properly promoted, "Song and Dance Youth 1" will be directly put on the big screen, and it may not be as successful as "Zhu Xian".

Of course, if you want to shoot, then you need to make a lot of changes. Because TV movies are considered based on the viewing feeling of the small screen, whether it is the way of performance or the form of expression, there are many differences from screen movies, which is not limited by the production cost, but TV movies are TV movies, and it has its own set. If "Youth Musical" is broadcast on the big screen, it needs to change and follow the set of big screen movies.

In terms of actors, Chen Feng thought about it for a moment and decided that the male protagonist would be played by himself, and the female protagonist would be starring Mu Wanqiu, and the king and queen of heaven would also be a highlight. As for the other supporting roles, such as the roles of the actor's opponents Xia Pei Evans and Ren Evans, Chen Feng thought about it for a long time and decided to hand it over to Wells and Ah Feng, as for why the brother and sister are of different races, Chen Feng simply adapted it, and the two of them formed a family, which is very common in Hangzhou. and the little girl who played the piano, Chen Feng thought of Xue'er, because their personalities were very similar, they were all like elves in the jungle. The other supporting roles, Chen Feng also finalized them one by one. (Your support is my biggest motivation.) )